Explosions Toll Rises on Tennessee Officials Probe Underway
Two more deaths raise Tennessee explosion fatalities to five. Injured sailors evacuated to Los Angeles hospitals as naval inquiry convenes aboard the South Dakota. Roosevelt expresses concern and a full board will probe boiler failure off California.
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Roosevelt
Naval Board
San Pedro
Cal
Tennessee
E. J. Burns
New York City
J. H. Carroll
Los Aneles
Coffman
G. E. Fox
South Dakota
Ofley
B. Raby
Washington
California
Admiral Sebree
Los Angeles
Reyears
Theennessee
Pacific Fleet
Theodore Roosevelt
Troop 8 Leaves for Home Amid Salted Plant Beds Mystery
Special dispatch reports Troop B First Ohio Cavalry returning to Columbus after duty in Brown County. Tobacco beds near Olive Chapel and Lang farm allegedly sprayed with salt harming crops. Night riders threaten farmers as Col. Knox reviews skirmishes and warrants.
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TROOP
Commercial Tribune
Ripley, O
First
Ohio Cavalry
Burley Tobacco
Brown County
Ohio River
Georgetown
Contested Taft Delegates Hit New Road Ahead
Republican stalemate over contested Georgia and Florida seats ends with a plan to stop presenting evidence to the National Committee. Bradley named to lead the appeal while Florida and Georgia contests are postponed amid forged ticket allegations and internal party tensions.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Knox
Fairbanks
Hughes
Cannon
James Francis Burke
Pennsylvania
Hemenway
Joseph B. Kealing
Indiana
Crane
Massachusetts
A. B. Humphreys
New York
Bradley
Kentucky
National Committee
Taft
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky Planter Warned About Tobacco Ahead
Lexington June 6 Rankin Clemmons a rare tobacco grower in the county received warning notices through smooth channels informing him of crop guidelines and potential issues for the growing season in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Lexington
Nebraskas Twin Tornadoes Kill Dozens Across Counties
A pair of tornadoes hit Fillmore and adjacent counties killing at least twenty-five, injuring many, and destroying homes and churches. The storms swept toward Geneva and Shickley, with several bodies identified among the dead and others missing as floods follow the high winds.
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Geneva
Neb
Fillmore
Franklin
Edgar
Fairfield
Inavale
Chester
Kansas
Scandia
Riverton
Kan
Austin
Child
Webster
Thayer
Carleton
Deshler
Shickley
Ong
Nebraska
Filmore
Tornado Hit Courtland Kansas Kills and Injures Residents
A tornado struck Courtland Kansas near the Nebraska line last night with multiple fatalities and injuries and extensive destruction as communications were disrupted. The storm damaged homes and structures, hindering aid and evacuation efforts.
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Omaha
Neb
Courtland
Kan
Nebraska Line
Twenty Mine Rescuers Missing in Gold King Fire
In Silverton Colorado on June 6 twenty three miners are missing after a fire at the Gold King mine in Gladstone. A rescue party of thirty four reached the fourth level amid bad air. fourteen escaped while twenty were overcome. Two special trains carrying 300 men and medical staff were dispatched to reinforce the search, with a second group entering the mine later.
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Silverton
Col
Gold King
Gladstone
Servian Charge Quits Cetinje Amid Diplomatic Tensions
The Servian Charge d'Affaires left Cetinje Montenegro on indefinite leave of absence. The move follows testimony from a conspiracy trial involving 52 accused and hints that Crown Prince George may be linked to plot to overthrow the Montenegro regime.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Servia
George
Hage War Feared in Oklahoma City
Fears of a race war swirl after the killing of Sheriff Garrison by a Black desperado. Governor Haskell orders out the Oklahoma National Guard Company M for tonight as the body arrives by special train at 3:30 a.m. Rumors of mob violence fill the evening.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Sheriff Garrison
Haskell
Oklahoma National Guard
Explosions At Prest-o-Lite Plant Injure Eleven In Indianapolis
A series of blasts at Prest-o-Lite Company on South Street in Indianapolis injured eleven people including workers and firefighters. The plant cost $70,000 and is near St. Vincent's Hospital and a police fire station, both badly damaged. One man jumped from a second story window breaking his leg. others suffered burns and head injuries. Fire and structural damage reverberated through nearby buildings as a small tank failed and a compressor exploded.
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Indianapolis
Prest-o-Lite Company
South Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
City Fire Department
City Fire Engine
Albert Lemrod
Prest-o-Lite
Otto Hoffmeister
Ralston Avenue
John Vangarden
Winter Avenue
William Hutchinson
Hazeltreet
Edward Foullois
William Steinhaur
William Quinlan
Eastth Street
Pa- Rne
Robbers Kill Man and Wound Woman in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga on Rossville Avenue three negroes halted a car and killed Joseph Knight, a businessman, while Miss Sallie Pool was wounded and may not recover. A pursuit by posse and bloodhounds followed as authorities warn of possible lynching if captured.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Rossville Avenue
Joseph Knight
Miss Sallie Pool
Knight
Miss Pool
Rossville
Alleged Robbers Shot by Officers in Belle Bridge Farm House
Pittsburg reports two men shot one fatally during a siege by detectives and bandits at a farm house in Belle Bridge. Thomas Manning, 23, was shot four times and will die after firing at Detective Englert who was struck twice but survived. Arrested: Joseph Patterson and his two sons John and Wilmer. two escapees unnamed. The group is linked to the Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke Co store robbery in Boston and a recent street car robbery of eleven passengers.
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Elmer R. Jennings
Barr
Major Becht
Dufining
Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
J. W. Wickes
Regie
Pondsmen
A. J. Jones
Omer Barnes
Y. G.gibson
Byron West
George W. Barnes
Jim Jones
W. W. Durham
Preston H. Rogers
Era
Rogers
Chickley
Elijah Artenbecht
John Merriam
Geneva
Here
John Shively
Luli Smith
Rogs Shively
Shi
Pittsburg
Belle Bridge
Thomas Manning
Englert
Will
Manning
Joseph Patterson
John
Wilmer
Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Boston
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E. W. Watson
East St. Louis
Ill
A. Harris
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. Fitzpatrick
S. Stamates
Norfolk, Va
F. S. Maxfield
Toughena
Maxfield
R. F. Rutledge
Athens
G. M. Corns
Ironton
EB. C. Boggs
Woodland
Ala
G. W. Meek
Skidmore
George Wood
Scranton
Los Geles
Angelus Hospital
Navy Department
Philadephia
Scrantom Pa
William H. Brown
Ohio Night Riders
Raider
Long Farm
Manchester
Lang Farm
Corwin Lang
Lewis County
Adams County
Dr. Mitchell
Marietta
Court of First Instance
Convention
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
McKinley
New
Friends
Butler Ames
Montana
Cliff Simple
Byron
Lulu Smith
Shivelyshome
Irene Shively
Maud Carter
Baby Carter
Mr. Small
Guide Rock
Henry Madison
August Fentell
Ray Fleming
Fentell
John Austin
Ross Shively
Press Bailey
Edward Russell
Young
Grey
Bennett
Lester Carter
Wolf
New York Herald
Servian
Sheriff's Office
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