Northwest Swept by Destructive Storm Across Minnesota Wisconsin
A Northwest storm caused seven deaths and widespread damage in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Telecommunication lines collapsed, many towns isolated, and numerous injuries reported as winds up to 68 mph struck cities from Sioux City to Milwaukee. Reports cited drownings, a collapsed home, and a country wedding barn ruin as damage mounted.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Loretta Grams
Margaret Kelly
Louis Grams
Sioux City
Appleton
Watertown
Wis
Eau Claire
Oshkosh
Madison
Fond du Lac
Wausau
Marinette
Milwaukee
New Heat Records Set Across Cities
Terrific heat broke June records from the Ohio Valley eastward with 102 degrees. Louisville tied 100 and Jacksonville 100, New Orleans 98, Washington 97, Boston 92, Philadelphia 92, Chicago 98, Nashville 98, St. Louis 98, Denver 92, and New York 84 as cooler conditions prevailed around the Great Lakes and Northwest.
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Jacksonville
New Orleans
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Nashville
St. Louis
Mercury
Denver
New York
Columbus Sets Heat Record At 97 Degrees This Year
Heat records were broken in Columbus as the Weather Bureau thermometer hit 97 degrees, the highest for the year so far. The peak occurred at 3 PM, while a street-level reading in the Statehouse yard showed 102 degrees.
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Columbus
Weather Bureau
Statehouse
Relief From Heat Not In Sight In 1944 Weather Log
A historical weather fragment notes high temperatures around 98 degrees with readings at multiple times during a day in 1944. The text lists portions like 2 pm 7 pm and 12 noon with various temperature marks but remains garbled. It documents persistent heat with no relief evident.
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RWS Gah
Aess
Heat Kills and Saps City Residents in Extreme June Day
A 48 year old tailor Meyer Scollick and others were overcome in Cincinnati intersections and parks. Frank Lehman 32 and William Wagner 30 were rushed to City Hospital after collapsing in public areas. The city endured its hottest June day in 42 years with the official 98 mask reading and widespread Ohio Valley heat.
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Fifth
Elm Streets
City Hospital
Garfield Park
Frank Lehman
Conroy Street
State and
Clifton Avenue
Auto Patrol
William Wagner
Sixth and
State Avenue
Sixth
Evans Streets
Cincinnati
Weather Office
Fountain Square
Ohio Valley
Louisville
Indianapolis
West
Pno
Twenty Aircraft Fly Honor Guard at Vienna Funeral
Twenty aerobatic planes formed a mourning guard at the funeral for nine Austrian officers and men killed in last Saturday’s air catastrophe. Archdukes, Cabinet members, and foreign attaches attended as the aircraft circled the cemetery during the service. Victims named: Captain Johann Hauswirt and lieutenants Hofstetter Flatz Hocstal Bruer Haidinger. corporals Hadina Weber and engineer Kammerer.
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Vienna
Butte Riots Tie Miners Union Factions in Turmoil
Butte Montana endured a night of rioting sparked by internal strife in the Western Federation of Miners. One man was killed, four injured, and extensive property damage reported as 250 pounds of dynamite exploded. Mayor Duncan delayed calling troops, awaiting sheriff action and guidance from Governor Stewart.
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Butte
Mont
Miners’ Union
Duncan
Western Federation of Miners
Stewart
Helena
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
Union Hall
Charles Henderson
Citizens’ Committee
Henderson
J. J. McCaffery
Wilson pardons four in dynamite conspirac
President Wilson commuted at once the sentences of Michael J. H. Hannon Scranton Frank H. Painter Omaha Fred J. Mooney Duluth and William Shupe Chicago in the dynamite conspiracy cases. The remaining twenty defendants including leaders must report to Leavenworth tomorrow. Clemency for John H. Barry and Paul J. Morris was withheld pending separate petitions. New trials granted for Olaf A. Treitmoe William J. McCann James E. Ray Richard H. Houlihan Fred Sherman and William Bernhardt.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
President Wilson
Michael J. H. Hannon
Scranton
Frank H. Painter
Omaha
Neb
Fred J. Mooney
Duluth
Ill
Richard H. Houlihan
Chicago
Fred Sherman
Indianapolis
William Bernhardt
Cincinnati
Sponsor Katherine Masson for transatlantic flyer America
Katherine Masson served as sponsor for Rodman Wanamaker's ocean crossing aircraft named America. The launch ceremony occurred on Lake Keuka near Hammondsport New York with the christening marking the plane's ocean crossing mission.
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Katherine Masson
Lake Keuka
Hammondsport
N. Y
Pilots Fly 15 Miles in Rodman Wanamaker Flying Boat
Lieutenant Porte accompanied by George Hallett James Lamont and George Robinson flew about fifteen miles tonight in the Rodman Wanamaker trans Atlantic flying boat America. A violent wind and rainstorm endangered the machine this afternoon as more than a dozen men held the anchor ropes in the blinding rain while the wind tossed the craft. Trees were leveled nearby by the wind.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
Porte
George Hallett
James Lamont
George Robinson
Rodman Wanamaker
America
Keystone marriage ban tests new eugenic law in Reading
Herbert Good age twenty two and Leona Helman age twenty one of Reading are the first couple in the state refused a marriage license under the new eugenic law. Police watch to prevent marrying out of state. Helman vows to persevere despite family opposition and local court contempt if they wed elsewhere.
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Commercial Tribune
Reading
Herbert Good
Leona Helman
Herbert
Whitacre Leads Signatures For Governor Nomination In Ohio
In Columbus on June 24 the Commercial Tribune reports totals for gubernatorial petitions. Democrat Whitacre Canton filed 10,640 names, 1,853 beyond the 8,787 required. Republican Willis Ada filed 35,512. Tod Youngstown 19,100. Hogan led Democrats for Senate with 28,013.
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Special Dispatch
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Columbus
John J. Whitacre
Canton
Secretary of State
Whitacre
Cox
Frank B. Willis
Ada
David Tod
Youngstown
Timothy S. Hogan
John L. Zimmerman
Springfield
John J. Lentz
John H. Clarke
Cleveland
James R. Garfield
Mentor
Daniel W. Williams Jackson
Frank W. Woods
Medina
Samuel B. Douglas
Oxford
John P. Turner
Cambridge
United States
Arthur L. Garford
Elyria
Fremont
Charles Q. Hildebrandt
Wilmington
Rudolph W. Archer
Bellaire
Amos McDowall
Toledo
Charles E. Steinebaugh
Bowling Green
Charles A. Wilson
London
E. C. Woodworth
Athens
Roy Merryman
Steubenville
E.C. Turner
Ralph D. Cole
Findlay
Joseph B. Foraker
Cincinnati
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Supreme Court
Frank Taggart
Wooster
Judge Supreme Court
George Coyner
Mt. Vernon
Thomas A. Jones
Sat Wert
E.S. Mathias
Jackson
Rebels Take Zacatecas In Major Mexican Campaign
Reported capture of Zacatecas after a week long battle with Villa's forces suffering 2,200 killed or wounded. Federal losses heavy. Rebels advance toward Mexico City as diplomatic talks at Niagara Falls aim to resume relations and shape a post Huerta government. Carranza agents travel to Washington to join mediation talks.
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An Luis
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Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Huerta
The
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Washington
Zacatecas
Mexico City
Trinidad Rodriguez
Maclovio Herrera
Toribio
White House
Carranza
New Orleans
Alfredo Breceda
Breceda
Fernando Iglesias Calderon
Galderon
Calderon
Mr. Espinosa
Luis Cabrera
Mr. Calderon
Civil Service Men Plan State League Meeting
A call for a July 2 meeting in Columbus to organize a State League for the protection and enforcement of the State civil service law was issued to municipal civil service commissions by the State Civil Service Commission. Governor Cox will welcome attendees, with speakers on merit, operation of the law, political activity, constitutional status, and related topics from state and local civil service leaders.
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Columbus
State League
Civil Service Commissions
State Civil Service Commission
James N. Gamble
Cincinnati Civil Service Reform Association
Duane H. Tilden
Civil Service Committee
Civic League of Cleveland
Cox
Merit System
Public Service
James R Garfield
United States Civil Service Commission
S. A. Hoskins
State Commission
Charles B. Wilby
Cincinnati Commission
Ralph Edwards
Cleveland Commission
Justice Wright Refuses to Testify at Impeachment Hearing
Justice Daniel Thew Wright declined to testify before the subcommittee hearing impeachment charges, after his lawyer Darlington negotiated a waiver of immunity and privileges. The panel approved questioning only if Wright would waive such protections, but the attorney chose not to permit testimony citing cross examination concerns. The move drew sharp commentary from observers.
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Washington
Daniel Thew Wright
Darlington
Justice Wright
Senate
Wright
Servian King Abdicates in Favor of Crown Prince Alexander
King Peter I of Servia abdicates due to ill health and passes government to his son Crown Prince Alexander, per a royal proclamation issued at Shlare on June 24. The Servian constitution is cited as the basis for the transfer during the king’s illness.
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Commercial ‘Tribune
Shlarade
Peter I
Servia
Prince Alexander
Servian
Prosecutor Blames Cox Tax Policy For Huge State Duplicate Rise
Franklin County Prosecutor Edward C. Turner argues in a letter that under the elective assessor system the state tax duplicate jumped from 2.489 to 6.719 billion between 1910 and 1918. He cites farm land, city real estate, and total valuations rising after the Smith and Warnes laws and Defends Kilpatrick reform against Cox critics.
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Franklin County
Bircial Tribune Bureau
VanRigan
Columbus
Edward C. Turner
I. E. Selple
Tippecanoe Club
Cleveland
Warnes
Turner
AYC
Seiple
Cox-Finley Press Bureau
Noah Named as Cause of Fall in New Sumerian Tablet
London translated tablet described by Dr. Stephen Langdon and Dr. Proebel suggests Noah caused the fall of man by eating the tree of knowledge and Enki tempted him. University of Pennsylvania Museum confirms the find from Nippur as part of a larger hymn-like work dating to about 2500 B.C.
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Adam
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Philadelphia
London
Stephen Langdon
Jesus College
Oxford
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Nippur
Langdon
Proebel
Nuhu
Enki
Foraker Justifies War With Spain At Ohio G A R Encampment
Rev. C W Blodgett of Cincinnati endorsed for National Commander in Chief and Mansfield chosen for the 1915 encampment at the Ohio G A R gathering. Foraker defended the Spanish American War citing humanity and international law. He criticized Governor Cox and urged timely Philippine independence. Officers to be chosen Thursday.
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East Liverpool
C. W. Blodgett
Cincinnati
Mansfield
Ohio G. A. R
Washington
Cox
McKinley
Joseph B. Foraker
Spain
Cuba
Maine
Philippines
Wilson
Panama Canal
F. B. Willis
Deaware
J. Kent Hamilton
Toponoe
W. Warneck
Urbéna
Medal from Kaiser Presented to Schmidt at Saengerbund Meet
In Louisville Ohioans play a leading role at the North American Saengerbund opening. About 2700 singers and 1000 visitors attended with a 12000 turnout for the concert. Charles G. Schmidt of Cincinnati presided. Oskar Metzger presented a golden medal from Emperor William to Schmidt for the Saengerbund.
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the Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Saengerbund
Charles G. Schmidt
Cincinnati
Oskar Metzger
Ohio
Germany
Schmidt
William
Captain Metzger
United States
No One Killed In Watertown Tornado
Watertown South Dakota June 24 two hundred buildings in the tornado path lay ruined today many unroofed and twisted even barns along a two by ten block strip wrecked most seriously injured are believed to recover city council and Commercial Club met to organize a relief fund for victims hundreds left homeless
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Commercial Tribune
Watertown
S. D
Commercial Club
All Night Garousal Ends in Tragedy
Waldo R. Ballou, prominent Stamford citizen and former City Council member, dies from a skull fracture at a local hospital. Mrs. Helen M. Angie, a divorced woman linked to Ballou, is under coroner’s arrest as investigators probe his death. Angie claims Ballou was her betrothed, says he drank and fell, and she moved the body to the sidewalk to escape.
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Stamford
Conn
Waldo R. Ballou
Helen M. Angie
Angie
Ballou
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