Hanna Slate Preserved as Ohio Convention Signals Rises
At Columbus Ohio May 31 Republican leaders prepare Tuesday evening to discuss endorsing five proposed state constitutional amendments and nominations for Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court and School Commissioner The Hanna slate remains in good preservation amid factional attacks while candidates like Herrick Guilbert McKinnon and Harding compete for delegates Gillett Summers and Sheets emerge in the battle over the Judgeship and a Cairo pledge is urged by party loyalists
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Republican Party
Supreme Court
Hanna
The
Herrick
Harding
Barket
Ellis
Guilbert
McKinnon
Board of Public Works
Watkins
Albert Douglas
Eleventh Congressional District
Ashtabulan
Nelson A. Sims
Elmer J. Miller
Gillett
Colonel Gillett
Newark
Walter D. Guilbert
Gillett Bureau
Warren G. Harding
Judge Summers
Springfield
Burker
Summers
Sheets
Ottawa
Jackson Feud Tension Holds With Guarded Streets
Jackson Ky May 321 Tonight no disturbance beyond a drunken fight near a blind tiger. State militia maintains strict guard around jail and key homes. Citizens discuss Curt Jett and Tom White as guards drill impressively. Authorities prepare for trial delay and continued troop presence.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Colonel Williams
Marcum
Sarah Patrick
Thomas Marcum
J. B. Marcum
Captain John Patrick
Cockrill
Cannes City
Ohio & Kentucky
German Baptist Brethren Hold Vast World Conference
Twenty five thousand attend the German Baptist Brethren annual conference in Bellefontaine Ohio with ministers from across the United States. Elders D J Miller G J Fereken and J B Tront spoke as business sessions set to open Tuesday addressing rules on apparel church creeds tobacco unions and governance of missions and charities.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellefontaine
German Baptist Brethren of the World
United States
Mt. Morris
Ill
G. J. Fereken
Geneva
Switzerland
J. B. Tront
Lanark
Sweden
General Mission Board
Ouicwse
Fire in Earnest Declared by Major Allen
Lexington May 31 Major Em bry Allen says Jackson remains quiet with no disturbances since Wednesday night He notes his demand for more troops stems from heavy guard duties to protect camp courthouse jail outposts and to detain and arrest suspects He praises a sentry who slept on duty due to exhaustion but says he may remit the fine if conduct improves Guards are to be increased but the risk of trouble is not deemed high by Allen He says soldiers will shoot if necessary after Wednesday night firing and describes the sentinels firing on houses along the court side and the accuracy of their aim.
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Tom White
Curt” Jett
Curt Jett
Clark County
Curt
Jackson
Troublesome Creek
White
Patrick
Tom
Desperado
Hargis
Colonel Williams
Curtis Jett
Redwine
Oneal
Cincinnati
Lexington
Embry Allen
Kansas City
Kansas River
Kan
West Bottoms
Union Station
Union Avenue
Blossom House
Greatest flood grips Kansas City as fires burn in Union Station area
The flood swamped the wholesale district, five feet deep on bridges, with warehouses and shops flooded to ceilings. Dozens of lime car fires broke out near Union Station, destroying lime stock and a Missouri Lime warehouse. Militia deployed as flood zone spans three by four miles.
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Argentine
Armourdale
Fifth Street
Union Station
Twelfth Street
Missouri Lime and Cement Company
Kansas
Santa Fe Limited
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Alton
Burlington
Wabash
Union Avenue
Armour Pecking Plant
Armour & Co
Jackson Powder Magazine and Matches Everywhere
A Jackson resident now in Lexington foresees turmoil if Breathitt County troops depart. He argues no lasting good will come from their presence and predicts exodus or bloody feuds, warning trials may polarize residents and implicate officials in securing acquittals. He recalls prior disclosures and likens Jackson to a powder magazine ready to explode.
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Lexington
Herald
Jackson
Breathitt County
Kentucky
White
B. J. Little
Elisor
Hargis
Little
Soldiers expect prisoners to confess in Kentucky case
Two soldiers returning from Jackson assert Curtis Jett and Tom White will confess to the assassinations of J B Marcus Jim Cockrill and Dr Cox. They describe multiple shooters and note Jett and White show signs of stress while implying others were involved. The men face criticism for sharing a cell.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Jackson
Curtis Jett
Tom White
J. B. Marcum
Jim Cockrill
Dr. Cox
Jett
White
John Patrick
Cockrill
Kansas City Flood Destroys Warehouses and Stockyards
Water from the Kansas River inundates Armourdale and Argentine areas, floods the packing house district and stockyards to depths up to fifteen feet, submerges the Live Stock Exchange basement, and forces abandonment of the Mail Station A and two fire houses. Militia and police coordinate relief as boats replace wagons for communication.
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Kansas City
Kansas River
Armour, Cudahy, Fowler, Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Swift & Co
John Deere Plow Company
Deering Harvester Company
McCormick Harvester Company
Parlin, Orendorff & Co
Live Stock Exchange
River View
Missouri
Union Station
Ee City
Union Avenue
Blossom House
Armourdale
Schwarzschild and
Sulzberger
Swift
Schwarzschild
Kansas River Flood Dams West Kansas City
Flooding from the Kansas River overwhelmed the west bottoms district and Union Station in Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri. Officials report rail lines and warehouses submerged, packing plants at risk, stockyards flooded, and thousands evacuated as relief camps open at the convention hall.
Flood Destroys Crops and Livestock Near Hannibal
The Mississippi River rise floods islands and bottom lands near Hannibal Missouri Thousands of acres of corn and other crops are submerged and farm property dwellings and livestock are ruined Residents flee to the Missouri shore The gage at Hannibal bridge reads 14 feet 8 inches above low water mark with forecaster predicting 18 feet could yield a years worst flood
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Hannibal
Mississippi
Missouri
Hannibel
Hannibal Bridge
St. Paul
Nebraska Flood Reaches Rail Lines and Bridges
Flood waters recede slowly across Salt Creek near Lincoln and Blue River near Beatrice while Waverly Ashland and Crete suffer overflow. Railroads including Burlington and Missouri Pacific are halted. bridges are washed away and roads unusable. Authorities aid stranded farmers as drizzling rain threatens renewed flooding.
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Lincoln
Neb
Salt Creek
Waverly
Ashland
Blue River
Beatrice
Crete
Burlington
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Nebraska
Anxious Mother Warns About Visitor
A Chicago scene shows a mother anxious about a young man who calls twice weekly and stays late. The daughter replies she will sit with him, highlighting social expectations of propriety.
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Chicago News
Train Derails Into Pacific Ocean at Rincon
Nearly thirty injured as four coaches of the Southern Pacific southbound overland limited derail near Rincon California. Severely hurt include Mrs Nelson Johnson and Mrs J C Smith. many others damaged or cut. Cause unknown. rails may have spread as locomotive passed.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Southern Pacific
Overland
Pacific Ocean
Rincon
Los Angeles
Nelson Johnson
Ft. Madison
J. C. Smith
Co. W. Grady
Lawton
O. T
J. F. Carr
Creston
Alice Stebbins
Ithaca
N. Y
J. M. Casey
Robert Casey
O. M. Wells
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Barker
Cairo
T. B. Rouse
Monroe County
Rouse
Mallory
Grover Cleveland
Committee On
Ohio River
And
Major Allen
Jackson Powder
Budweiser
Addis
Kansas Cities
Convention Hall
Waters
Carter
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