Son of Secretary Hay Dies in 60 Foot Fall at New Haven
Adelbert Stone Hay former consul at Pretoria and eldest son of John Hay fell from a third story window in New Haven, instantly killed. The Yale graduate would have led commencement, as grief-stricken Secretary Hay reached the city with his party. Police and doctors failed to avert the tragedy. speculation and mourning followed as relatives arrived.
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Adelbert Stone Hay
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Pretoria
South Africa
John Hay
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Yale
Hay
Young May
Adelbert
Mr. Whitney
R. L. McDuffy
New York City
Charles Wade
Cleveland
Seth Mosely
Wall Street
Col. Hay
Samuel D. Gilbert
Solitary Spectator Witnesses Tragic Hotel Fall
A lone laborer on the city streets saw a man fall from a hotel window and die outside the main entrance. Yale graduates, including Julian Mason, identified the victim as Del Hay. The room showed a half smoked cigarette and a ring on the floor. investigators deem the death an accidental fall.
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Julian Mason
Edward C. Mason
Chicago
Hay
Secretary of State Worn by Nine Hour Washington to New Haven Trip
Hon John Day arrives in New Haven exhausted after a long nine hour journey from Washington. He is overwhelmed by grief over an untimely death. Local reports describe his strenuous travel and visible fatigue.
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Washington
New Haven
John Day
Ashington
Funeral arrangements at Mosely residence amid grief
The Mosely residence is the site of funeral plans pending the arrival of Mrs May and Mr Mather. Dr Gilbert reports Col Hay's condition not serious, says grief is the cause of prostration. The triennial class of 98 mourns Adelbert Lay. plans for reunion are postponed awaiting family wishes.
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Mather
Gilbert
Col. Hay
Adelbert Lay
Cliss
College Town
Secretary Day
Cailles Surrenders With 650 Men on Luzon Island
Gen Cailles surrenders at Ti zon Island Santa Cruz Laguna with 650 men and 500 rifles. Oaths of allegiance to the United States given to former insurgents. Col Baballes also surrenders after fleeing to the mountains. Cailles could not rally all insurgents. Surrender proceedings were orderly. Manila reports say insurgent prisoners on Luzon will be released and Gen Malvar is expected to surrender soon.
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Laguna
Tizon Island
Cailles
United States
Baballes
Manila
Luzon Island
Malvar
Insurgent Colonel Arollio to Surrender in Tatangas
Manila reports Colonel Arollio and a sizeable portion of Gen Malvar’s forces expected to surrender to American authorities at San Jose in Tatangas province next Wednesday. The July 4 shift to civil government ends friction between military and civil service over examinations for civilians now employed by the military department.
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Arollio
Malvaris
San Jose
Tatangas
Phillippine Islands
Department of the
Civil Service Board
Military
City of Bangor Collides With Launch Estelle in Fog
In a dense fog Sunday morning the City of Bangor loomed into the naptha launch Estelle off Deer Island beacon, throwing five men into the water. Two were drowned, the remaining three were rescued with difficulty.
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Boston
Harbor
Maine
City of
Death in a Flood Hits Pocahontas Coal Fields
A West Virginia flood devastates Keystone and the Pocahontas coal fields. Officials estimate up to 200 dead as Elkhorn Creek and nearby streams rise rapidly, washing out bridges and tracks and isolating the region from aid.
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Pocahontas
West Virginia
Elkhorn Creek
Cloudburst Devastation Near Tazewell Claims Multiple Lives
Reports from the Clinch valley branch of the Norfolk and Western line indicate widespread loss of life and property west of Tazewell Virginia. A Shakerag settlement saw floodwaters six to eight feet high, forcing evacuations by boat. Paris Vandyke’s family home on Higginbotham farm was swept away. wife and two children perished, others saved or found in critical condition. A white woman's body was recovered downstream in Phim creek, unidentified.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Norton
Tazewell
Shakerag
Tate- Well
Higginbotham
Paris Vandyke
Vandyke
Phim Creek
Coal and Coke Plants Besieged by Flood Waters
Report describes miners along Pocahontas streams catching whisky and beer barrels drifting downstream. Many coal and coke plants at the mouth of the Pocahontas region are destroyed or washed away, with high flood waters hindering communication and delaying accurate assessment of losses.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Vivian
Elkhorn
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Blyfield
Pocahontas
Four Dead As Allegheny Flood Wrecks Pittsburgh Area
A June storm and flood in Allegheny County Pennsylvania caused at least four deaths and injuries to two. The Turtle Creek area suffered heavy rain again on Sunday with more destruction. East Pittsburgh saw six feet of water at the Westinghouse plant, leaving mud and extensive property damage. streetcar motors were destroyed and business losses may reach $500000.
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Allegheny County
Turtle Creek
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Westinghouse
Westinghouse Company
Tornado Strikes Lincoln Damaging Mills and Homes
A June tornado struck Lincoln causing about 190000 in damage along a 12 mile path. The Lincoln mattress factory, Illinois Asylum for Feeble Minded Children, the Dinous Odd Fellows home, Lincoln College, flour mills and county poor farm suffered severe damage. Several stores roofs were ripped off, many houses wrecked, and thousands of trees blown down. An elevator at Middletown collapsed and Elkhart freight cars were blown from tracks with heavy crop losses.
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Lincoln Mattress Factory
Ilinois
Dinois Odd Fellows’ Home
Lincoln College
Middletown
Elkhart
Cortez Captured Near Laredo Promptly Identified
Sheriffs Avant Kinsel and Choate along with posse members arrived in Laredo at dusk to identify the prisoner captured by Capt. Rogers and R P K Merriam about 40 miles north. William Loucary and Deputy Choate affirmed the man is Gregorio Cortez the outlaw long known to them and tied to Sheriff Morris's death.
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Frio
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Kines County
Rogers
R. P. K. Merriam
William Loucary
Bastrop County
Cortez
Karns
Gregorio Cortez
Sherif Morris
Boer Invasion Expands in Cape Colony Report
London reports Lord Kitchener has not yet issued a tally on Waterkloof mishap while Cape Colony actions suggest a growing Boer invasion. A Daily Mail letter from Cape Town on June 5 says invaders number 7000 to 10000, moving through eastern and midland districts, winning recruits and horses.
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Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Disturbances Continue at Kharbin Manchuria
The Daily Mail reports further disturbances at Kharbin in Manchuria with large Chinese troop presence nearby and the railroad destroyed in several places.
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The
Daily Mail
Kharbin
Manchuria
Wall Hodge Receives News of Father's Death
New York on June 24 reports Jaspin Wall Hodge of this city received word that his father Rev Dr Wall H Nit died recently. The source notes focus on the family and the solemn announcement from a local church.
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Jaspin “Wall Hodge
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Distracted Bride and Drowning Tragedies In White River
George Lacks aged 28 drowned while bathing in White river within Indianapolis city limits. His brothers in law Charles and James Wilson attempted rescue. James narrowly escaped. Lacks had married four days earlier and his bride tried to jump in before collapsing unconscious. Separately Harry Cole, 19, drowned while bathing with friends below the city. three companions were rescued with difficulty.
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George Lacks
White River
Charles
James Wilson
James
Lacks
Harry Cole
Clerical swindler Hendricks pleads guilty in Indiana
Laporte Ind June 24 H M Hendricks the clerical swindler appeared before Judge Richter and pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses. He received an indeterminate sentence of two to 14 years. Hendricks swindled Catholic priests in Ohio and Indiana by posing as agent of estates bequeathed to churches. Former government employee at Washington he cites drink as cause. He has a wife and family in Western Pennsylvania.
Severe electrical storm hits Central Indiana Saturday
An intense electrical storm swept Central Indiana on Saturday night causing telegraph and telephone service outages. The day had been extremely hot and the storm was followed by heavy rain, but reported damage was limited beyond communication disruptions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Farmer James Smith Quarantined Over Smallpox Exposure
In Scottsburg Indiana on June 24 James Smith a local farmer has smallpox and the surrounding neighborhood is exposed. Health officials quarantine the area as three more scarlet fever cases arise in the city and an epidemic is feared.
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Scottsburg
Ind
James Smith
Indiana secretary serves steel trust under state law
State Secretary Hunt issued notices to the United States Steel Corporation demanding immediate compliance with Indiana law requiring foreign companies to incorporate here based on invested capital. In Wabash County, Gus Cfenines a 19 year old Greek laborer from Athens drowned at Rich Valley, the third drowning in the county that week.
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Hunt
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Cedar Rapids Tops Terre Haute in Close Finish
Cedar Rapids won at Terre Haute with a strong finishing push by Brown and Schultz against Stefani and Weaver. Umpire Abbott. Final score line shows Cedar Rapids scoring 4 10 1 and Terre Haute 3 7 2 across three periods.
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Brown
Schultz
Stefani
Weaver
Abbott
Atlas foundry workers strike over non union labor
In Indianapolis on June 24 a group of 115 foundrymen at Atlas engine works stopped work to protest the company hiring non union labor. Hugh Ianna serves as president of the firm.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Atlas Engine Works
Hugh Ianna
Verdict in Harmon murder case returns life prison term
Brazil Ind June 24 The jury finds Samuel Harmon guilty of the murder of Charles Reynolds and sentences him to life imprisonment. A mob gathered outside but dispersed after the verdict was announced.
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Brazil
Ind
Samuel Harmon
Charles Reynolds
Drowning of Councilman’s Son Echoes Lawrenceburg Tragedy
Lawrenceburg Indiana residents report Eddie Kuntz, son of Councilman George Kuntz, drowned while bathing on Sunday. Rescue efforts failed as the body was not recovered.
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Ind
Eddie
George Kuntz
Burglars Enter Home of Aged Mrs Gwinn in Greenfield
In Greenfield Indiana on June 24 burglars entered the home of aged Mrs A T Gwinn. She screamed and was choked by the intruder until her rescuers frightened the burglar away.
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Greenfield
Ind
A. T. Gwinn
Young Farmer Henry Reed Injured in Farm Dispute
Anderson Indiana June 24 Henry Reed a young farmer recently from Hawkins County Tennessee was severely cut in several places by fellow farmer Edward Manis in a dispute reported from Anderson.
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Anderson, Ind
Henry Reed
Hawkins County
Tenn
Edward Manis
Granger Woman Fatally Shot by Albert Jones
Anderson ind June 24 Mrs William Granger who was fatally shot Friday by Albert Jones is dead. Mrs Gorman the witness to the shooting is prostrated and may die. Evansville ind June 24 Evansville made it three straight from Davenport Sunday Score Ville 9 16 15 Davenport ran and Roth.
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Ind
William Granger
Albert Jones
Gorman
Evansville
Davenport
Ville
Roth
Sunday Baseball Scores and Box Total Lines
Baseball box scores from Sunday show multiple matchups with innings totals and run counts. Teams listed include Dayton, Indianpolis?, Toledo, Wheeling, Louisville, Columbus, Ft Wayne, Marion, with pitchers and umpires named in each game.
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Fricken and
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Wheeling
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Toledo
Columbus
British Bark Falkland Wreck Off Bishops Rock
There is no doubt that the captain, mate and four men of the British bark Falkland from Tacoma bound for Falmouth were drowned after the wreck off Bishops Rock on June 22. Mate Bateson’s body was recovered Sunday afternoon. another body was seen floating, believed to be of a man clinging to a hen coop in the boat’s escape. Capt Gracie’s wife is reported very ill.
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Gracie
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Bishops Rock
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Banknotes Stolen From Hong Kong Bank Strong Room
A Tacoma dispatch says the steamship Victoria brings word that $270,000 in bank notes were stolen from the strong room of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Singapore. Only two or three trusted employees had access to the room.
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Youth stabbed to death in Troost Park incident
Kansas City report says Thos Scruggs aged 18 son of M D Scruggs livestock dealer was stabbed to death at Troost Park while trying with two companions to fend off an unprovoked attack by ten to fifteen youths. Aberdeen senator Kyle gravely ill with heart trouble and may not recover.
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Aberdeen
S. D
James M. Kyle
Riots Suppressed in St Petersburg Iron and Cloth Works
London reports that renewed labor riots in the ironworks and cloth factories of St Petersburg have been suppressed by the military authorities, according to the Daily Mail correspondent.
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London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Markets Report Flour and Grain and Live Stock Prices
Cincinnati and Chicago quotes show flour grades from fancy to low grade with prices from 1.75 to 3.40 per bushel and wheat and corn on track. Live stock in Cincinnati and Indianapolis ranges include hogs from 5.85 to 6.15, cattle 3.00 to 5.25, sheep 3.00 to 3.65, and lambs up to 5.00. East Buffalo notes cattle activity with prices not fully listed.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
East Buffalo
Connecticut Aims to Preserve John Brown Birthplace as Landmark
The Connecticut general assembly considers funding to buy and convert John Brown's birthplace near Torrington into a state historic landmark. Local historians led by Dwight C. Kilbourne of Litchfield County Historical Society push to safeguard the 1787 house, its oak foundation, and the famed kitchen fireplace.
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Connecticut General Assembly
Dwight C. Kilbourne
Litchfield
Litchfield County Historical Society
Connecticut
Tortington
Torrington
William M. Cook
Palmer Named Permanent Commander in Chief of British Forces in India
Maj. Gen. Sir Arthur Power Palmer has been confirmed by King Edward as permanent commander in chief of British forces in India. He has long led the Punjab frontier force and served as provisional head of the imperial service, with extensive experience in Indian campaigns including 1857.
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Arthur Power Palmer
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Punjab Frontier Force
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Campais
Palmer
Sir Arthur Palmer
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