Deaths and disasters spark a crowded world report
Frank Hoover of Dunkirk Ohio died by gas in Indianapolis after failed revolver attempts and a prior gas plan at a Piqua hotel. John J Ryan and O W Deppier of Cincinnati were convicted of embezzlement as bailee in St Louis tied to Get med Quick turf rings. A sprawling, disjointed wire of crimes, trials, and disasters across the globe notes explosions at a whisky distillery, a court bombing attempt near Petersburg, and various political and social upheavals from Indianapolis to Servia, with scattered updates on treaties, railways, and university plans.
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Dunkirk
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John J Ryan
O W. Deppier
Cincinnati
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Parmer
Marion County
Joe Eventt
Atmerean Soery
Equity
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Indianapolis
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Maurehurtin
Manchuria
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Ottey
To Taree
Omaror
Baer
New York
The Blood Accusation and Kishiner Massacre
Washington correspondent William E. Curtis notes that massacres of Jews in Russia trace to the blood accusation alleging Jews kill Christian children for matzo blood. The piece cites rabbinic denials, papal and imperial condemnations, and compares similar Chinese superstition fueling riots.
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William E. Curtis
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
Russia
Temple
Europe
China
Rota
Forest and Flood Losses Prompt Reforestation Plan
A Chicago Inter Ocean analysis estimates U S flood damages at about 120 million dollars this spring across Kansas Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania and South Carolina with potential future losses. It argues one half of such losses could be prevented by reforestation of river watershed lands and plains of Kansas Nebraska and Minnesota. It cites experiments in several states showing tree farming can be profitable and urges farmers railways and manufacturers to join a national reforestation effort at modest cost.
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le Sours
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Dennseylvania
South Carolina
United States
Nansus
Nebraska
New York
Pennays
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Tiline
Jones University
Minnesota Forestry Department
Creop
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Notable Deaths and Awards from Current Events Notes
Simon Wilson of Newark died from glandeur contracted from a diseased apimal. Thomas H Curran of New Haven earned a Yale degree on his deathbed. In Brooklyn two policemen rescued several women and Phil from a Fulton Street fire. Officer W H McAuley suffered severe burns and required restraint.
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Simon Wilson
Newark
Glandeur
Yale
Thomas H Curran
New Haven
Phil
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
W. H. McAuley
Irrigation storage revives Mississippian flood aid debate
Advocates press storage reservoirs on western rivers to reclaim up to 35,000,000 acres of arid lands and mitigate Mississippi flood risks. They argue a “secondary storage” approach could supply July and August water, while irrigation plans hinge on long term capacity and cost.
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Mississippi
St Louis
Missouri
Feudists Torch Jackson Ky House Belonging to Captain Ewen
Feudists set fire to a two and a half story house in Jackson Kentucky during the Hargis Cockrell feud. Captain Ewen who testified against the Worn tne thar be wok was guarded after threats while his hotel was crowded with boarders. The arson left families homeless and the town reliant on hospitality as authorities investigated motives and suspects nearby.
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Ewen
Arsen
Howe
Vssi
Portland
Labor unrest and wage talks sweep across nations and cities
Reports from Chicago to Brantford, and from Paterson to San Antonio, detail wage disputes and union activity. Workers demand shorter hours, higher pay, and better conditions as industries from tobacco to carpentry show rising unrest and strikes.
Trade review notes mixed signals in week markets
The BR G Dun Co weekly trade review notes unfavorable developments limited in scope with early effects showing greater conservatism. May railway earnings rose 12.7 percent from last year and 25.4 percent from 1901, while iron and steel contracts remain deferred. US Steel bought 105600 tons pig iron for Q3 delivery as prices adjust. Export demand grows and textile markets stall with few long lead contracts. Western floods and Eastern droughts curb consumption. footwear prospects brighten. hides prices rise. Failures in the US and Canada decline to low levels. building materials demand limited by strikes. Wheat and corn exports for the week and fiscal year totals are provided.
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New York
BR. G. Dun & Co
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Bradetreet
Ltta
Comsahiof Astiitute
Asphalt Mine Near Ardmore Prompts Local Street Plan
An asphalt mine near Ardmore in Indian Territory is touted as able to pave all streets in Indian and Oklahoma Territories. Ardmore plans to build its streets with native asphalt, using a six inch foundation, multiple compacted layers, and a final heated powder coat for durability, at roughly half the cost of crushed stone.
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Indian Territory
Corporation
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Heppner Flood Devastates Oregon Town in Severe Calamity
A massive flood struck Heppner Oregon on Sunday evening washing away Willow Creek Causeway. Early reports claim 400 to 500 lives lost with 105 bodies recovered by 5 am. The town, seat of Morrow County, relied on farming and stock raising. the Oregon Railroad branch terminus, its station washed away and communications disrupted.
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Portland
Heppner
Ore
Pacific Coast States
Morrow County
Oregon
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Cloudbauista
Willow Creek
Tone
Arlington
Jane
Pope backs American brides for Italians amid benefits
The Pope favors American brides for Italians for reasons beyond finances, citing human nobility. The National Board of Fire Underwriters votes that it is unwise to influence legislators, adopting a resolution. In Colorado, a cave-in at Liberty Bell mine near Telluride crushes two men and injures two others.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Liberty Bell
Telluride
Colo
Ees
A Maryland Wonder Dodd’s Kidney Pills Praised Widely
In Upper Cross Roads Maryland on June 15 residents report remarkable cures from Dodd's Kidney Pills. The medicine is claimed to help long standing rheumatism lumbago backache female troubles nervous disorders and even dropsy diabetes and Bright's disease. Mrs John Cooney credits the pills as the best remedy for kidney trouble and weak back saying they are the most wonderful remedy ever heard of.
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Maryland
Upper Cross Roads
Dodd
Bright
John Cooney
Cooney
Widow in Scene of Angel Cake Incident
A verse talks of Mary baking an angel cake placed on a table. Her husband sampled it, and within a week she died, with a doctor noting the cake let part of its delicacy pass. The piece concludes with Mary becoming a widow.
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Mary
The Camera's Recrentricition and Photo Doubts
An exchange on nature beauty and photography optimism as a color expert and a skeptical observer discuss taking up amateur photography to ease doubts, reflecting a Washington Star note on curious hobby interest.
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