Flood Routs Guanjuato as City Drowns Amid Cloudburst
A cloudburst sweeps Guanjatuato Mex on July 4 causing devastating floods. Buildings crumble, hotels submerge, and the American consulate building floods to second story windows. Death toll estimates range from 200 to over 1000 with many bodies buried under ruins.
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Guantajuato
Mex
Church of San Diego
Dwight Furness
Marafil
Hotel Union
la Olla
Trapuato
Guanajuato
Intimidation of Native Christians Reported in Canton
A July report from Canton notes that native Christians face intimidation. Local observers cite growing pressure, with concerns raised over religious freedom and community safety. Authorities have not released formal statements.
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Canton
Free Man Holley Returns After Fourteen Years In Colombian Prison
Frank Holley once of New York spent fourteen years in a Colombian prison and is now returning to the United States. His aged mother and his fiancée expect him home. his wife died a year ago leaving him three children. Holley worked as a skilled driller for Eagle ton Drill of New York. He left for Colombia with a fiancée during upheaval and later reported being captured as a spy in the interior.
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New York
Colombia
Frank Holley
Holley
Eagleton Drill Company
Kniaz Potemkine
Engelson Company
Successful ascent of Le Baudy airship across France
The Le Baudy airship, built for M. Le Baudy, began its voyage from Paris toward the eastern front. Under Col. F. Boutieaux and M. Berteaux, the craft reconnoitered Meaux and picked a descent site on a race course. Departing Moisson before 4 a.m., it covered 95 kilometers in 2 hours 35 minutes arriving at 6:20 a.m.
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le Baudy
New York
M. le Baudy
Paris
France
Herald
M. Berteaux
Col
FE. Bouttieaux
Military Aeroastatic Bureau
Chalais
Bouttieaux
Meaux
Moisson
Husbands Revenge Ends Fatal Attack Attempt
Will Green, a negro, tried to assault Mrs. Sam C Edwards in Yorktown Arkansas. He hid in a cornfield and seized her but she escaped after a struggle. Mrs Edwards' husband then killed Green with a double barrel shotgun. The killing was ruled wholly justifiable and Edwards was not arrested.
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Little Rock
the Gazette
Yorktown
Ark
Will Green
Sam C .Edwards
Greene
Celestials Nabbed for Gambling in Canal Street Hall
Chicago reports 119 Chinese men arrested in a Canal Street saloon hall for gambling. Patrol wagons made four trips to move the crowd to the station while detectives blocked escapes via stairs and windows. First Fourth fatality in New York records Morris Komerstein shot through a Monroe Street window.
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Chicago
Canal Street
New York
Morris Komerstein
Monroe Street
Voting Trust Ends for Toledo, St. Louis and Western
The voting trust for the Toledo, St. Louis and Western railway stockholders has terminated and certificates of stock have been prepared for the stockholders.
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New York
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railway
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