Flooded Topeka District Sees 34 Dead and Receding Waters
Kansas River water fell 14 inches by 8 PM and is dropping further as flood remains threaten. Read of 34 known dead from Topeka and North Topeka including children, women, and workers, with disease outbreaks among refugees and food shortages pressing merchants and officials toward tent-cities and emergency measures.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas River
Manhattan
Wamego
Jordan
Henry
Ward
Garrett
G. H. Garrett
Kutz
Forest
Seahaven
Louise
Story
George M. Story
Jackson
Adams
John T
Montgomery
Ida
Citizens’ Bank
Kansas Avenue
Pretzel
Andrew
Oakland
Ludington
North Topeka
Munsey
Carl Goff, Jr
Associated Press
Gordon
Milton Holt
Continental Creamery Company
Smith
Milwaukee
Peoria
Hugh Duffy
Boston
Duffy
Kansas City
Missouri City
L. Y. Grubbs
Grubbs
Brother Hagan's Oblast Shoe Adclaims Proven Merit
In these days of doubtful advertising it must comfort buyers to see real value. A window glance at Brother Hagan's Oblast store at Washington and Boylston shows testimonials from wearers. Hundreds of signed cards and thousands more claim satisfaction with the Union Made Oblast Shoe, inviting readers to join the line and be happy.
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Brother Tlagan
Washington and
Boylston Streets
Brother Hagan
Cures Nervous Dyspepsia With Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Continued on page 2 first column the ad promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a stomach tonic and nerve food claimed to banish low mood and disturbed sleep caused by disordered digestion.
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Horsford
Boston Museum Honors End of Era with Benefit Night
The Boston Museum ends its eight year lease with a final benefit performance for Vincent Hospital featuring Mrs Dane's Defence by the Empire stock company. Notable performers received bouquets and autographs as Dexter Smith read a commemorative poem, celebrating the theatre's long era and envisioning a future grand temple to the arts.
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Boston Museum
Vincent Hospital
Empire Stock Company
Amed
Miss Anglin
Dexter Smith
Gainesville Tornado Slams City Killing Over 100
A sunlit June day vanished as a tornado struck Gainesville Georgia killing more than one hundred people and wrecking 200 buildings. Mills and shops destroyed. fires started. rooftops ripped from depots schools and hotels as residents aided by nearby towns rushed to rescue the injured.
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Atlanta, Ga
Gainesville
Gainesville Cyclone Kills Dozens and Destroys Mills
A devastating cyclone struck Gainesville Georgia at noon, killing about 100 people. The Gainesville cotton mills, several hotels, the iron works, oil mills, and many stores were leveled, with about 80 killed at the mill and hundreds injured. Dozens more perished in other wrecked structures as the storm moved toward New Holland.
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Gainesville
Gaines- Ville
Joe Saubert
Millenge
New Sholland
Arlington
Brenau College
Devastating Gainesville Mills Storm Kills Dozens
A cyclone struck the Gainesville cotton mills near the Southern railroad station just before 1 pm killing 82 operatives in one room and destroying nearby cottages. The Pacolet mills at New Holland suffered extensive damage with a large death toll among women and children. Stores at the site, including Joseph Logan’s, were crushed with several fatalities. Reports from White Sulphur, seven miles away, describe further ruin.
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Gainesville
Southern Railroad
New Holland
Pacolet Cotton Mills
Joseph Logan
Fair Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
Boston weather outlook shows a fair sky on Tuesday with likely fair conditions on Wednesday. Winds vary throughout the period, with no significant weather events expected.
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Boston and Vicinity
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Sardou Bridge
East Approach
Rock Island
Reform School
Lake Contrary
Atchison
St. Joseph
W. C. Neville
Gainesville Cotton Mills
Georgia
Simplex
Emma Eames
Walter J. Bates Company
Boylston St
Vision Pl
Westvill
Lombardy
A. K. White & CO
Dorchester
Mass
Famous Old Theatre
Mr. Smith
Moses Kimball
Sedley Smith
R. M. Field
Shakspere
Grand Stock Company
Agamemnon
Roseius
Apollo
Elessie
Electric Light Company
Piedmont
Richmond Hotel
Cot- Gainesville Iron Works
Mrs. Marshall
Camp
Jack Murphy
Murphy
Ulah Jackson
Ethel Lyne
Annie Garrett
Claude Shedd
W. Bb. Sloan
Talley
Jones
Southern Depot
J. R. Logan
Tamae Cimnoan
Vcliaupeosataprovii
Maude Gordon
John Simpson
Anna Schubert
Ola Miller
Edward Skinner
Bessie Skinner
Doe Clark
J. EF. Summerville
Alonzo Ford
Doe Stovall
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