Cloudburst Ravages Cameron Creek Area
A sudden cloudburst turned Cameron Creek into a raging torrent sweeping dwellings away. The flood caused fatalities and injuries while crops were ruined. Rescue workers worked through the chaos as residents faced destruction and loss.
Cloudburst Floods Hit Gradyville and Louisiana Parishes
A Kentucky cloudburst at Gradyville leaves three dead and twenty one missing as Big Creek overflows washing away houses and bridges. In central and eastern Kentucky floods destroy fences and crops while cotton fields submerge. Cameron parish in Louisiana reports widespread flooding with vast swaths under water and cattle at risk.
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Gradyville
Strong Hill
John Moore
Austin Wilmore
Wilmore
L. C. Nell
Nell
H. Moss
Big Creek
Lexington
Kentucky
New Orleans
Cameron
Louisiana
Orchard timeline questioned in defense case at Boise trial
At a Boise hearing Orchard described travels with Moyer in 1904 from Denver to Cripple Creek to recruit Steve Adams. He denied motive tied to the federation and said he sought a partner rather than a political aim. Orchard challenged Richardson's inferences about his testimony.
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Boise
Ida
Orchard
Menver
Quray
Colo
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Pettibone
Richardson
Peabody
Cripple Creek
Steve Adams
Federation
Adams
Cotton Advances on New York Exchange Amid Active Trading
Cotton prices surged on the New York Cotton Exchange with July up 1.50 a bale within half an hour and the July option 3.75 above Friday’s low. Trading was brisk and excitable as reports of English syndicate purchases influenced the market. Patriots from Montgomery report cotton conditions at 50 percent with poor stands. In New Orleans futures reached 13 cents and July option hovered near 13.12 while October near 12.50 before retreating. James Corrigan died after a Santa Fe wreck near Beaumont. Pat Wallace injured.
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New York Exchange
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Montgomery
Ala
Seymour
Alabama Division
The
Cotton Growers’ Association
New Orleans
Cptton
James Corrigan
Beaumont
Pat Wallace
Lawyer Is Taken From Vehicle and Beaten
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney L A Britton of Lonoke county was abducted by four masked men while riding near Hamson's schoolhouse eight miles from England. He was tied to a tree, stripped, and severely lashed with a heavy strap before being released. A doctor treated his injuries. his condition was not serious.
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Little Rock
L. A. Britton
Lonoke County
Hamson
Mr. Britton
J. W. Gates
England
Jordan
Gates
Britton
Trust prosecutions conference at White House discussed
A Friday night conference at the White House on trust prosecutions included President Roosevelt, Secretaries Root Cortelyou Garfield, Attorney General Bonaparte, Interstate Commerce Commissioners Knapp and Lane, and Frank B Kellogg. The Harriman case and coal road cases were reviewed for three hours. Bonaparte stayed to discuss the harvester trust and possible referral to his office.
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Washington
White House
Rooosevelt
Root
Cortelyou
Garfield
Bonaparte
Interstate Commerce
Knapp
Lane
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
Harriman
Harvester Trust
John Coyne Penniless After Dewey Victory Ride
John Coyne, who carried Admiral Dewey’s message after the Cavite victory, sought lodging at a Hong Kong police station after a Washington robbery left him without railroad tickets and over two hundred dollars. He says he served in the regular army from 1877, was wounded in combat, and now lives in St Paul.
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Dewey
Hongkong
Chicago
John Coyne
Admiral Dewey
Bay of Cavite
United States
Washington
St. Paul
Coyne
Plague of Mosquitoes Becomes City Burden
Beaumont reports thousands of mosquitoes swarming the city causing widespread nuisance and discomfort as residents endure a heavy June outbreak.
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Beaumont
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