Flood Destroys Derwent Mine and Kills Seventeen Mules
Flood waters from Wills Creek inundated the Derwent mine of the O Gara Coal Company near Derwent, drowning seventeen mules and flooding the workings. Estimated losses reach at least 65000 with about 300 men idle awaiting salvage or pumping out the shaft, which could take a year. The incident follows recent severe storms across the Wills Creek Valley and mirrors recent record floods.
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Derwent
Guernsey
Wills Creek
O'Gara Coal Company
Niagara Falls
The
O'Gara Co
Imperial
Belle Valley
Floods damage mines and crops across Ohio communities
The Cambridge Collieries and National Coal Company report minimal flood impact with some mines flooded and workers relocating. In Byesville floodwaters crest at 8 PM with commerce districts and bridges affected. hay crops damaged and homes near Cumberland see two feet of water while buffalo creek hits record levels.
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Cambridge Collieries Company
Blue Bell
National Coal Company
Cumberland
Buffalo Creek
Flood Record Set in Pleasant City Depot
Water in Depot Pleasant City Ohio on July 15 reached the highest level ever recorded, as flood warnings spread and local crews prepared for rising waters.
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Depot Pleasant City
Weather Outlook for Ohio Tomorrow
Washington July 15 indications for tomorrow show probable local thunder storms in Ohio with east winds becoming variable.
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Washington
Ohio
Tight the net of evidence in forged petition probe
United Press Special reports assistants Marshall and Dempsey arrived in Columbus to pursue Cincinnati suspects in a large referendum forgery scheme. They will make arrests once evidence is fortified with Chief Grimm assisting. Officials claim 7200 Butler county signatures were forged in Cincinnati. Arrests of three Hamilton county solicitors loom as investigators study suspicious signatures in Cuyahoga county and across the state. Governor Cox says over 100 arrests could follow with strong evidence.
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United Press Special
Columbus
Atty
Hamilton County
Ralph E. Tapscomb
Newark
Roderic Jones
Lipscomb
Francis Daly
F. M. Swartz
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Cox
Weatherman Promises Relief From Electrical Storms
Columbus July 15 The weather bureau said the worst electrical storms have passed and light showers may come tonight. Two days of rain dumped 7.2 inches in Zanesville and three or more inches in Columbus Coshocton Lima and Bellefontaine signaling potential floods otherwise.
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United Press Special
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Zanesville
Coshocton
Lima
Bellefontaine
Amendment 10 Passed By Night In Erdman Act Debate
Washington D C July 15 The House voted unanimously to pass amendment 10 to the Erdman act extending federal mediation for the wage dispute involving 42 eastern railroads conductors and trainmen The reform will be signed by the President if no unforeseen events arise Republican Leader Mann agreed with Democrats to suspend business The White House conference set up a six member federal mediation board with four members chosen by employees and railroads President Wilson had named the other six arbitrators for cabinet approval
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United Press Special
Washington, D. C
House
Mann
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Aegpeage Gy Ak
Federal Mediation Board
Arbitration Board
Wilson
Miss Milholland Weds Hollander in Amsterdam Connection
London July 15 The marriage of Miss Inez Milholland famed suffrage leader of New York was confirmed by a telephone message from the Milholland residence The bridegroom is Eugene Bossevein of Amsterdam Holland whom she met through Marconi in New York last winter They are honeymooning in Holland
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United Press
London
Inez Milholland
New York
Milholland
Eugene Bossevein
Amsterdam
Holland
Marconi
Maury Diggs Named Defendant in California White Slavery Case
The article identifiesMaury Diggs as one of the defendants in a California white slavery case. Details explain the charges, location, and context within the investigation, outlining the legal action and parties involved.
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California
Two Dupont Powder Mills Explode Near Trap Meet
Wilmington Delaware July 15 two Dupont Powder Company mills exploded today about half a mile from the eastern handicap trap shooting meet. About 1000 pounds of powder went up and no workers were in the plant as machines were controlled from outside.
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United Press Special
Wilmington
Del
Dupont Powder Company
Friends of Boy Hood Days Die Together in Car Tragedy
Henry Carter of Middlebourne learns of his son William Carter's death in a street car wreck Sunday night near Cambridge. He travels to arrange funeral arrangements, awaits Dayton relatives, and recalls flood trials and shared boyhood ties with Dora Fairchild who suggested the ride that ended in tragedy.
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Boy’ Hood
Henry Carter
Middlebourne
William Carter
Cambridge
McDonald and
Stevens
Union Depot
RB & O
Quaker City
Dayton
The
Traction Company
Chautauqua Opens in City Park Under Cambridge Band
The Chautauqua begins in City Park with the Cambridge Band providing a pre-concert show. Programs include Wehrmanh Quartet, Jane Elsie Wrote impersonations, lectures by Dr. Aaron Watkins and Prof. Louis Williams, and nightly music from Musical Artists. The band concert starts at 7:30 each evening.
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Cambridge Band
Wehrmanh Quartet
Jane Elsie
Kansas
J. K. Codding
Aaron
Watkins
Louis Williams
Williams
Cambridge
Teachers Certificate from Cambridge Exam 1913
The teacher examination results from Cambridge dated July 5 1913 list recipients in several categories. Gentlemen one year elementary include Bert Bomiphant Clyde T Lepage Raymond Secrest and A R Kuhn. Ladies one year elementary include Mrs M Campbell Josephine Castor Helen Fowler Jennie Meredith and Ethel Smith. Gentleman three year high W recipient is P Fishel.
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Cambridge
Bert Bomiphant
Clyde T. Lepage
Raymond Secrest
A. R. Kuhn
M. Campbell
Josephine Castor
Helen Fowler
Jennie Meredith
Ethel Smith
W, P. Fishel
Murder in Chicago Alley Ends Italian Importer’s Life
James Acques, a wealthy Italian importer and restaurant owner in Chicago and Illinois towns, was murdered today in a city alley. He suffered bullets to the head neck and chest, with blackhand suspected.
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United Press Special
Chicago
James Acques
Illinois
Blackhand
Storm roars through Lima causing fires and outages
An all night storm with wind lightning and heavy rain struck Lima Ohio on July 15 causing extensive property damage and outages to telephone electric light street railway and interurban lines. Vernon Wolf a traction power plant engineer was fatally burned by electricity and several others were injured. Lightning also burned several barns.
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United Press
Lima
Vernon Wolf
Killer defender speaks after slaying woman over alleged infidelity
John McBrine, 23, a Toledo car inspector, admits shooting Mrs Icy Austin Barrington after she said she had married three times and eloped with others. He claims he acted to save other men and would do it again if needed. Victim linked to Barrington Bowman and Miller. husband Miller lives in Detroit.
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United Press
Toledo
John McBrine
Icy Austin-Barrington
Barrington
Bowman
Miller
McBrine
John Miller
Detroit
Gerald Bowman
Pontiac
Mich
Bert Miller
Greeks Accused of Massacres in Pravishta Action
United Press report from London says Bulgaria charges Greek forces with massacres in Pravishta claiming Greek troops killed nearly the whole Turkish and Bulgarian population. Both sides report advances and Greek commanders foresee a major battle on Bulgarian soil.
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United Press
London
Pravishta
Interstate league to remain with four clubs
The Interstate league will not disband. It will continue with Erie, Youngstown, Akron and Wheeling as members, while Zanesville, Canton, Steubenville and Columbus drop out.
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Cleveland
Erie
Youngstown
Akron
Wheeling
Zanesville
Canton
Steubenville
Columbus
Samuel Rea Heads Pennsylvania Road at White House Conference
Samuel Rea, long prominent Pennsylvania road figure, chaired the delegation at a White House conference, outlining transportation policy goals and regional infrastructure needs. The event drew officials from state agencies and local councils seeking cooperative funding and nationwide improvements.
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Pennsylvania Road
White House
Flood Wrecks Marietta Area After Cloudburst
United Press reports Mu kingum river and tributaries subside after yesterday’s cloudburst. Rail traffic on the Pennsy north disrupted as three trains stalled. Duck Creek Valley towns wrecked, stores submerged, and Standard Oil pumping station at Warner destroyed. Bridges washed away. Crops ruined. losses run into thousands.
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United Press
Marietta
Duck Creek Valley
Standard Oil Company
Warner
Water floods entire C M passenger train
Northbound C M train wrecked in high water near Monday morning and abandoned. By Tuesday water three feet deep covers the rails from Cambridge to Byesville, disrupting Marietta Division with tracks blocked near Belle Valley and Stanleyville. Local traffic stranded.
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Marietta
Cambridge Shops
Cambridge
Byesville
Cambridge Men Rescued From Flood Waters At Duck Creek
Conductor W S Davis formerly of Cambridge and Brakeman Sweeney narrowly escaped drowning while rescuing passengers from a passenger train as Duck Creek rose rapidly. A farmer ferried them in a snail boat that overturned amid a swift current. Davis was resuscitated after near suffocation. Sweeney swam 300 yards to rejoin the boat. The northbound Cambridge train faced possible derailment as floodwaters threatened Tyner and aimed to cut the division. A wreck crew was sent to Tyner to clear a freight engine that left the track, but no cars derailed.
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W. S. Davis
Marietta
Cambridge
Sweeney
Duck Creek
Messrs
Davis
Tyner
Storms Sweep the Northwest Cause Heavy Damage
A fierce electrical storm across northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin caused extensive damage. Telegraph and telephone lines, railroad traffic, and dozens of homes and businesses were hit. Estimates place damages between 200000 and 1000000 dollars with Milwaukee Racine and Appleton among affected areas.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Evanston
North Shore
Milwaukee
Racine
Appleton
Rail traffic halted by high water around Cambridge
West and south Cambridge routes on the B and C Railroad are completely tied up as floodwaters rise. N M P and T Co inter urban cars run to the Glass Plant, beyond which tracks are underwater up to 23 inches. General Superintendent Hays said on Tuesday afternoon that no clear return date is set.
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Cambridge
Supt. Hays
Mrs Hugh Bowers Returns From Marion Visit
Mrs. Hugh Bowers of Marion returned home Monday after a week’s visit with William Bower and family on North Bight Street.
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Hugh Bowers
Marion
William Bower
North Bight Street
Licking River flood recedes after Muskingum rise
In Zanesville Ohio on July 15 the Licking River sank from the Muskingum peak and the flood was not expected to worsen. Water from Wills creek Tuscarawas and Walhounding rivers carried away large volumes. some west side areas saw minor inundation. The Sixth street temporary bridge faced drift but workers shifted it clear and it remains safe.
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Zanesville
Licking River
Wills Creek
Tuscarawas
Sixth Street
Riots and Federal Troops in New York and Boston
Fifty years ago today anti draft rioting in New York grew violent with federal troops and Black residents killed. In Boston authorities used canisters bullets and bayonets to suppress unrest as the papal encyclical condemning boycotts was read in Ireland churches.
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Boston
Churches Ireland
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