Floods Swell in Colorado Raging Rivers Hit Cities
Heavy storms in Larimer county push Cache la Poudre and Big Thompson rivers to flood levels washing out dam headgates and damaging Boulder landmarks. Residents flee lowlands while ditches are shut and water backs up, threatening the beet workers and Boulder pipeline relying on reservoirs for drinking water.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Cache la Poudre
Big Thompson
Larimer County
Ams
Moon
Poudre
Cole
Silver Lake
Boulder
Lakewood
Denver, Boulder & Western
Strike in Sicily Mines Turmoil Destroys Porto Embedacle
In Palermo on June 2 rioters in the sulphur mines at Porto Embedacle attacked and destroyed half the town. They fired depots tore up tracks and cut wires as troops were dispatched to restore order amid the uprising.
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Palermo
Sicily
Porto
Ord
Intrenchments at Vera Now Occupied by U S Forces
Description of strong points around Vera now occupied by U S forces with shoulder high trenches and sand bag breastworks. The fortifications are expected to inflict heavy damage if Mexican sorties occur, as troops await engagement.
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Vera
Stee
U. S. Army
Agauzed
Rumors Fade as Matson Denies Supreme Court Bid
R. N. Matson told a Leader interviewer that rumors of his candidacy for any office are unfounded. He says friends have urged him to run for judge of the supreme court, but he insists he is not a candidate at this time and may reconsider if circumstances change in the future.
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R. N. Matson
Book of Future
Supreme Bench
Matson
Supreme Court
Looking For Boy With Good Arms
Chicago American pitcher Joe Bens attended municipal court seeking to adopt a baby. He stated he wants a good sturdy boy with the right kind of arms.
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Chicago
Joe Bens
Chicago Americans
Marriage Ties Fort Collins Veterans in Quiet Ceremony
W B Miner former Fort Collins mayor and 1904 Roosevelt delegate wed Mrs Ancle Battery a neighbor of 46 years in Fort Collins. Miner a prominent sheepman in the west after moving here. his wife had died earlier and Battery’s husband had died years before.
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Fort Colling
W. B. Miner
Fort Collins
Roosevelt
Ancle Battery
Rumors Swirl Over Huerta Escape Routes at Vera Cruz
Refugees from Mexico City tell of Huerta fleeing by both east and west coast routes and possibly boarding the Hamburg‑America liner Ypiranga for Havana or Hamburg. They claim trains carried his family, while U S forces monitor ships and trains at Vera Cruz amid fevered speculation.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Huerta
Mexico
Havana
Huertas
Funston
General Funston
Higher Ups To Contradict Mellen
New York June 2 Directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad held a special meeting to discuss testimony by former President Mellen before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Several board members are expected to appear tomorrow to contradict some of Mellen statements. Accountants engineers and operating officials will also testify.
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New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Mellen
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Weather update for Abington and Wyoming regions
Readable fragments report cooler conditions on Wednesday with a warmer Thursday. forecast mentions fair weather and lingering uncertainties. No precise temperatures or locations provided due to damaged text.
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Wyoming
Huerta Willing to resign if pacified says Mexican delegates
Washington reports that Mexican delegates told mediators Huerta will resign once Mexico is politically pacified and a successor government has public support. They reject any approach involving Huerta personally and note internal changes are tied to international questions.
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Washington
Huerta
Constitutionalist
Constitutionalista
Niagara Paus
Carranga
Ing
Mediation
Mexico
Ritchie And White to Meet Again on Labor Day
Milwaukee promoters announced tentative plans for Willie Ritehle to fight Charley White in a ten round bout on Labor Day with both fighters' consent. Efforts are also underway to match White with Ad Wolgast, who is popular locally.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Willie Ritehle
Charley White
White
Ad Wolgast
United States Infantrymen Scout Dunes Near Vera Cruz
United States infantrymen push inland from Vera Cruz as outposts extend. Scouts patrol desert gaps while dirt trails hide Federals behind dunes. Fifth Brigade troopers guard sand ridges to prevent surprise attacks and signal corps men relay messages by wig wag system to distant outposts.
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the Cruz
Vera Cruz
Mex
Ican
Fifth Brigade
Signal Corps
Roosevelt River of Doubt Claim Seen As Rediscovery
Chicago June 2. Rev Bernard Murray challenges Colonel Roosevelt on the so called river of doubt saying the explorer merely rediscovered the Madeira River in Brazil. Murray cites London maps from 1688 naming the watercourse.
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Roosevelt
Bernard Murray
St. Bernard's Church
Brazil
Murray
Madero
Madeira
London
Breach of Promise Suit Involving Rodeheaver
Miss Georgia W. Jay sues Homer Rodeheaver for 50000 alleging breach of promise after he refused to marry her. Testimony shows she used sleeping powders for nerves and that a mother attempted to change his mind amid the disputed engagement.
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Chicago
Georgia W. Jay
Homer Redbeaver
Billy Sunday
Frank Jay
Miss Jay
Rodeheaver
Georgia
Young Jay
Joy
Treaty Clearing Indians Wins in Supreme Court
In Buffalo on June 2 three Seneca Indians used a 1797 treaty as a defense in the Supreme Court against illegal fishing in Eighteen Mile Creek. Chief Kennedy produced the treaty book granting perpetual fishing and hunting rights, and the defendants were released.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Supreme Court
Eighteen Mile Creek
Kennedy
Snow Melt Triggers Cascade Eruption at Mount Lassen
Red Bluff California June 2. County Supervisor W J Rushing reports the eruption at Mount Lassen geyser was caused by rapid melting snow sliding into the crater two days earlier fueling the disturbance.
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Red Bluff
Cal
Forester
W. J. Rushing
Mount Lessen
Army of Men Needed in the Wheat
Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma wheat raisers seek at least 2000 more workers to harvest crops. Labor commissioners ask Secretary Wilson to assist in securing labor. Workers needed by June 16 with pay from 2 to 3.50 dollars daily. Employment to last three to six months.
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Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Commissioners of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
May Vote On Canal Tolls This Week
Washington June 2 developments in the senate today encouraged leaders to believe a vote on the canal tolls exemption repeal bill will be taken Saturday night. An effort to secure the unanimous consent to vote on Friday failed. Senator O Gorman, leader of the opponents Will, announced Wednesday the bill will be kept constantly before the senate until it is disposed of.
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Washington
Senate
O'Gorman
Mrs Becker Visits Sing Sing After Husband’s Second Murder Conviction
Mrs Charles Becker made her first visit to the death house at Sing Sing prison since her husband’s return after a second conviction for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. She spoke with him for two hours and plans to relocate to Ossining to stay near the prison.
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New York
Charles B&. Becker
Sing Sing Prison
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Ossining
Kansas temperance advocate shot in Leavenworth incident
J K E Codding former warden and assistant attorney general was seriously wounded by Jake Wiseman an alleged resort owner in Leavenworth near the Missouri line. Physicians say the wound may be fatal. Codding was a noted temperance advocate and prison reform proponent.
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Leavenworth
J. K E. Codding
Kansas State Penitentiary
Jake Wiseman
Codding
Kansas
Missouri Line
Earnworth
J. K. Codding
Lansing
Dynamite Traced to Watchman Aimed at Promotion
Washington June 2 five sticks of dynamite with burning fuses were found under Secretary Houston's directive. Daniel H Jauch a watchman who found the explosives admitted placing them hoping for a promotion. He suffered head injuries during the incident and fled as crowds evacuated the building.
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Washington
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Daniel H. Jauch
Jauch
Philippines
Herolem
William Taylor Dies in Pinedale
GREEN RIVER Wyo June 2 Word reached here that William Taylor 59 well known in Green River has died in Pinedale He leaves a wife and several children.
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Green River
Wyo
Pinedale
William Taylor
Lightning Kills Army Captain in New Mexico
A U S Army Captain Jacob Walkup of the Medical Corps was killed when lightning struck his automobile near Central New Mexico. Captain B J Tillman, his wife Agnes, Brig. Gen. Francis Moore, and Captains wife survived shocks with minor injuries. The incident occurred near Central New Mexico with Walkup’s widow and son Kenneth visiting relatives in Pennsylvania.
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N. M
Jacph O. Walkup
Medical Corps
B. J. Tillman
Agnes
Walkup
Dho
Kenneth
Pennsylvania
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