Cleveland Flood Devastates City in Historic Deluge
Cleveland records a devastating flood after a cloudburst from 2 to 5 am. Rivers breached, eight miles long by one and a half wide, causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Homes inundated, culverts and bridges destroyed, and several streets flooded. Rescue efforts used rowboats and river life saving crews. cemeteries and parks suffered damage. No lives were lost.
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Seine
Cleveland
Citi
Anrea
Dean and
Giddings Brooks
Quincy Street
Vienna Street
Cedar Avenue
Prospect Street
Lincoln Avenue
Euclid Avenue
Glen Park Place
Streeis
Vaneer
McKinley to visit Pan-American exposition in Buffalo
President McKinley and party will arrive from Canton September 4 at 6 PM. A 21 gun salute from Fort Porter will welcome him as bells ring and whistles blow. He will stay at John G. Milburn’s home and attend events at the exposition. He departs September 5 for a grounds drive to Niagara Falls then returns for a public reception.
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Buffalo
N. Y
McKinley
Committee On
New York Central Railroad
Canton
Dunkirk
United States
Fort Porter
John G. Milburn
Muffalo
Mr. Milburn
Niagara Falls
Temple of Music
Trade in Cuba Shows Shifts Hurt U S and North America
Figures from the Division of Insular Affairs show Cuba’s exports in the first seven months rose to 95,033,920 while imports fell to 26,997,817. U.S. imports dropped 6.4 percent and other North American imports fell 15.6 percent. Cuba increased shipments to the United States by 11.1 percent and to other North American countries by 145.8 percent.
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Washington
Cuba
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
United States
North American
Was It Explorer Andree Found Near Moose Factory
Walter W. Cobb and G. W. Shields return from a 45 day Hudson bay trip with a North relation from Indians about Andree and a companion. At Moose Factory traders hear of a northern party finding two white men' bodies 900 miles north, said to lie in a broken basket resembling a balloon basket.
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Meath
Moose River
Kankakee
Walter W. Cobb
G. W. Shields
Hudson Bay Region
Andree
Moose Factory
Far North
Strikers Move To Shut Duquesne Mill In Pittsburgh
The Duquesne plant faces a critical moment as open hearth workers stay out while ladle men return. The mill runs full with help from Bessemer department staff. 60 day-turn men are idle. Amalgamated says weekly strike benefits total 40 000 for about 10 000 beneficiaries, payments to start September 14 and continue while the strike lasts.
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Pittsburg
Duquesne
Bessemer Department
Monessen
Vandergrift
Amalgamated Association
Williams
Association
They Stole a March at Star Tin Plant Standoff
Nine of twelve non-union workers bound for the Star tin plant were seized by striking crowds after arrival in Philadelphia. Police escorted the group to an omnibus toward Twelfth street mill, but a 350-strong mob overtook the bus near Union station, forcing nine men into a hotel on Liberty avenue while three were taken into the mill yard by company personnel.
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Star Tin Plant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Twelfth Street
Union Station
Liberty Avenue
Expiatory Mission Doubtful Over Berlin Apology
Berlin dispatches from Basel report the expiatory mission doubts Prince Chan will visit Berlin to offer apology for Baron Ketteler's murder. Mission members refuse conditions, stating they would rather die than accept them. They oppose Prince Chun’s attendants prostrating before Emperor William as improper homage.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Basel
Switzerand
Chan
Baron Ketteler
Prince Chun
William
China
Sunday Baseball Scores From Americas League Games
The report lists multiple games with inning breaks and key players. Milwaukee vs Phila ends 3 to 7 with Husting Maroney Plank Powers noted. Chicago vs Baltimore finishes 6 to 3 with Callahan Sullivan Nops Howell Bresnahan umpire Sheridan. Ga Rapids and Ft Wayne Toledo also show final tallies and pitcher pairings.
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RWE
Milwaukee
Phila
Husting
Maroney
Plank
Powers
Hart
B.H. F
Chicago
Baltimore
Callahan
Sullivan
Nops
Howelland
Bresnahan
Sheridan
Tragic Hudson River Explosion Kills Family in Albany
A naphtha launch exploded on the Hudson near The Abbey, killing Mia Alexander and her young daughter. Wilbur Alexander and his son Wilbur Jr. were badly burned, ending a family river outing near Albany.
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Albany
N. Y
Wilbur Alexander
Hudson River
Mia
Alexander
Wilbur
Market report from Cincinnati and surrounding cities
Flour prices for winter patent and other grades. wheat and corn bids. live stock values in Cincinnati Indianapolis East Buffalo markets. cattle hogs sheep and lambs price ranges and notable top figures across regions dated Aug 31. Includes exporters and packers price bands and per head or cwt figures.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Steamboat Explosion Death Toll Rises to 25
In Philadelphia on September 2, the Delaware river steam boat disaster added four recovered bodies, bringing total dead to 25. Names identified include Clara Weild age 13 Nellie Lallantyne age 23 and Elizabeth Gillison age 28. Four remain missing and six await morgue identification with some bodies burned beyond recognition.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Clara Weild
Nellie Lallantyne
Elizabeth Gillison
Strike Practically Lost Says Amalgamated Officer
Bay View Lodge members hear J D Hickey report on Amalgamated Association and U S Steel meeting. Hickey says the strike is practically lost with 72 percent of mills operating. No lodge action taken. another meeting scheduled in a week.
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Milwaukee
Bay View Lodge
Amalgamated Association
J. D. Hickey
Hickey
United States Steel Corporation
Deputy Sheriff Bomer Shot Dead in Paris Tennessee
Marshall Bomer deputy sheriff aged 23 years was shot Saturday night by Thomas Tharp a Negro while attempting to arrest him after a picnic. Bomer died Sunday morning. Bloodhounds on Tharp’s trail and threats of mob violence follow the case. Bomer was popular and well connected.
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Paris
Tenn
Marshall Bomer
Thomas Tharp
Tharp
Bomer
Plan to reduce American force in Philippines shifts to peace aim
Manila reports point to Miguel Malvar’s likely capture or surrender as a步 step toward lasting peace. The plan envisions two departments Manila and Iloilo to cut forces, amid rising surrenders and desertions in Batangas and other districts. Dede Tavera Benito Legardo and Jane Lusurlaga take Philippine Commission oath.
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Dede Tavera
Benito Legardo
Jane Lusurlaga
Philippine Commission
Manila
Miguel Malvar
Iloilo
Batangas
H. C. Hale
20Th Infantry
Gonzales
Col. Gracias
Pardee ‘de ‘Tavera
Jose Luxsuriaga
Worcester
Department of the Interior
Wright
Department of Commerce and Police
Ide
Department of Finance and Justice
Mosés
Department of Public Instruction
Senor Paterno
Senor Pubad
Philippines
Congressional
McClellan
The
Drowning Fatality From Rockaway Exhibition
George Belcher a Brooklyn expert swimmer died at Broad Channel after an apparent onstage drowning during a deep water exhibition carried by his daughter Eva 18. A bystander saved Eva but Belcher sank and could not be revived as onlookers misread the act as part of the show.
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New York
George Belcher
Brooklyn
Broad Channel
Rockaway Beach
Eva
Belcher
Hoth
Double Murder at Siwanoy Golf Club Attic Yonkers
The bodies of David Scott and John Stevens, both colored and employed at the Siwanoy Golf Club, were found in an attic room of the Yonkers clubhouse. They had been murdered with a butcher knife, which was found on the floor, showing repeated thrusts. Warner Simms, a colored waiter, is held on suspicion of involvement.
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New York
David Scott
John Stevens
Siwanoy Golf Club
Yonkers
Warner.Simms
Newport Season Spurs December Wedding Plans
A commentary on Newport summers as the season of flirtations and match making, noting many engagements lead to marriages, some later ending in divorce. The piece hints at a rich father and daughter plotting a late September wedding, with details on bride attire and traveling attire amid seaside fashion.
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Newport
New England
Dan Cupid
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