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Arrangements by United Railways and Electric Co of Baltimore insure 3000 motormen and conductors with a $1000 death benefit. A Colorado desert sand storm destroyed an Oasis and melons, threatening $1 million losses and a missed shipment. Helena Water Works will cut public water unless $73,000 bills are paid. Jewelry valued at $2000 plus found after Yale dorm theft arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Railways and Electric Co
Baltimore
Indo Valley
Southern Pacific
Colorado Desert
Helena Water Works Co
Helena, Mont
Boston
New Haven
Conn
Dorsey C. Suarzey
Vanderbilt Hall
Yale
Jacob Burkhart
Oxford
Burkhart
Central West
Chicago
Northwest
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
William Marvin
Skaneatles
N. Y
United States
Florida
Jackson
Key West
van Buren
Crier
Red Cross Identity Depot
Mississippi River
Quincy
Mass
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Marion
John M. Farley
New York
Corrigan
Rome
Pearl
San Francisco
Sanak
Alaska
Unalaska
Nathaniel McKay
Washington
Atlantic City
N. J
War Department
Charles R. Barnett
Quartermaster’s Department
Battle Creek
Mich
James Landers
Landers
Escaped Oregon Convict Tracy Nears Renton Hideout
Seattle reports Harry Tracy, the fugitive, at Rancher Gerald’s house below Renton on Cedar Mountain road after fleeing Fort Madison. Bloodhounds pursue him as Sheriff Cudihee and a growing posse close in. Tracy has killed three men and wounded several others while eluding capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Seattle
Wash
Sheriff's Office
Harry Tracy
Gerald
Renton
Cedar Mountain Road
Sheriff’s Office
Tracy
Columbia
Puget Sound
Cudihee
Palmer
Gerald Home
Anderson
Fort Madison
Salem
Merrill
Black River Bridge
Andy Neilson
Tom Madden
Phil Ritchie
Genesee River Flood Drenches Rochester City
Rochester records an unprecedented river stage with 500 feet of Erie Railroad tracks underwater and Exchange Street flooded 600 to 700 feet. Charlotte ships are tied up and the Flats flood. A two acre jam of debris backs the flood, delaying commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Genesee
Erie Railroad
Exchange Street
Charlotte
Dairy Commissioners Meet in Portland For Pure Food Law
The national convention of food and dairy commissioners met in Portland. Major topic is passage of a national pure food law by Congress to provide uniform food legislation across the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
National Convention of Food and Dairy Commissioners
Congress
Union
Double Execution in Salisbury on the Scaffold
In Salisbury North Carolina on July 9 Arch Conley an Indian and Dick Fleming were hanged on the same scaffold. Conley was executed for the murder of a young Negro last November. Fleming was hanged for assaulting a white woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N. C
Arch Conley
Dick Fleming
Conley
Fleming
Commotion at Tulsa Sparks Oil and Gas Field Theories
July 9 Guthrie reports great excitement as surveyors near Tulsa Indian Territory discover cracks in mound sides with escaping gas and roaring sounds. A small volcanic activity on the hilltop lifts and hurls boulders while experts suggest a vast oil and gas field driven by deep pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
C.T
Tulsa
Indian Territory
Judge Dismisses O'Hara Case Over Union Boycott
Judge Hallett in Denver district court dismissed George S. O'Hara's suit against the Cooks' and Watters' union after union representatives promised to end boycott and picket actions. The dispute, once tense enough to risk U S Japan tensions, involved O'Hara who runs two Denver restaurants employing non union staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Hallett
George S. O'Hara
United States
Japan
O’hara
Linden Tree Arabian Stallion Dies at 30 in Beatrice
Linden Tree, the famed purebred Arabian stallion gifted by the sultan of Turkey to Gen. Grant and later to Gen. L. W. Colby adjutant general of the state militia, died last night in Beatrice Nebraska at the age of 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Tree
Beatrice
Neb
Turkey
Grant
L. W. Colby
Louisiana Purchase Exposition to Close Sundays
The board of directors adopted a resolution that during the entire exposition the gates will be closed to visitors on Sundays. The decision was announced in St. Louis on July 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Cloudburst Flood Wrecks Greene County Structures in Pa
Waynesburg reports the worst flood in Greene County history after a cloudburst. Ten Mile creek and its branches washed out eight miles of railroad roadbed between Waynesburg and Deer Lick, along with bridges and many farm buildings. No deaths but extensive property damage estimated near 200000 dollars. Travel will be by horseback and wagon for weeks.
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Greene County
Waynesburg
Ten Mile Creek
Waynesburg & Washington
Deer Lick
Monks Clash in Holy Sepulchre Trial Verdicts Given
In Jerusalem the November clash between Greek and Latin monks at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre led to 34 Greeks being imprisoned for periods from one week to nine months. Germany and Italy secured protection rights for their subjects, challenging France’s exclusive protectorate claim. troops failed to prevent fights and several casualties were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christ’s Tomb
Germany
Italy
France
Preacher Fends Off Mob at Eldorado Illinois
In Eldorado Saline county a mob of 20 white men attacked the home of Rev. Peter A Green pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal church. He fired back and is believed to have wounded a mob member. The incident follows a drive of teachers and students from a colored school days earlier and fled to safety for fear of further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
Eldorado
Saline County
Colored Normal and Industrial School
Peter A. Green
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Fire kills five Toronto firemen in front street blaze
Five firemen David Lee Harry Clarke Adam Kerr Walter Collard and Russell perished when a brick wall at the old street railway stables at Front and George suddenly toppled outward during a blaze. The fire swept the McIntosh and Gadsby McCann properties in about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Old Street Railway
Front
George Streets
P. McIntosh & Sons
Gadsby & McCann
David Lee
Harry Clarke
Adam Kerr
Walter Collard
Russell
McIntosh
Floods Raze Crops and Rail Lines Near Manhattan
In Manhattan Kansas on July 11 the Raw and Blue rivers reached their highest levels since 1881 and continued rising. Flooding has damaged crops and railways with six feet of water covering the Blue Valley railroad and trains halted since Tuesday. Rock Island trains are blocked as miles of track west of Manhattan lie underwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Blue Valley Railroad
Rock Island
Paris orders closures of noncompliant religious orders
Premier Combes instructs department prefects to notify religious orders that have not obeyed the law of associations to dissolve within a week or face forcible closures. About two thousand establishments are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Combes
Dayton Leads Them All
Washington reports that the 50 largest U S post offices earned 4,478,368 in June, up 14 percent from June 1901. New York City topped totals at 943,567 with a near 13 percent rise, while Dayton Ohio led in percentage gain over last year at more than 40 percent. Columbus Ohio rose over 38 percent. Buffalo Jersey City and Albany fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Washington
United States
New York City
Chicago
Columbus
Buffalo
Jersey City
Albany
Storms Cause Havoc Across Europe Including Fire at Berne
London reports a yesterday’s storm causing widespread damage from New Market to the Alps. Lightning struck Berne railway station, setting it on fire and partly destroying structures. A furious gale swept the region all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Newmarket
Berne
Switzerland
Alps
Extreme Heat Grips Italy with High Fatal Heat
Rome report cites an enduring heat wave across Italy with 100 degree temperatures in Milan Mantua and Pavia. Officials note numerous sun stroke deaths as the scorching conditions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Milan
Mantua
Pavia
Baptists Gather for Big Union Convention in Providence
Delegates from every state and territory in the United States along with participants from Canada and Mexico assembled in Providence for the Baptist Young People's Union of America annual convention held yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Canada
Mexico
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Bridge and Train Washed Away in Wheeling Crash
The Baltimore & Ohio bridge over Wheeling creek near the depot was washed away yesterday. A train of cars on the bridge toppled into the flood, causing the wreck and blocking the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Wheeling Creek
Press as Enemy in Atlantic Maneuvers Plan
Washington reports Secretary Moody proposes treating U S press as a common enemy during September joint army and naval maneuvers on the Atlantic coast. Invaders and defenders would mask movements while reporters pursue their own vessels to cover the war exercise. The plan aims to curb leaks and holds officers responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Atlantic
Washington
War
Navy Department
Moody
Great Press
Ill Fated Journey in Borneo Ends With Mass Cholera Toll
Dispatches from Singapore report a Sarawak expedition of 815 boats up the Batang river faced severe cholera. By June 19 over 1,000 died, hundreds ill, as desertions reduced the fleet to 40 boats. The surviving force, including Vyner Brooke, returned to Singapore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harry de Windt
Siberia
Charles Vyner Brooke
Rajah Brooke
Sarawak
de Windt
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Batang
Borneo
Vyner Brooke
Cunard Steward Fined for Flag Desecration in East Boston
Charles Roberts an assistant steward on the Cunard liner Saxonia was fined 10 dollars after pleading guilty in East Boston district court to desecrating the American flag. He and two companions intoxicated on the Fourth of July tore a flag and insulted a bystander. A fight followed and Roberts was beaten and hospitalized. Roberts is English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Charles Roberts
East Boston
Roberts
Mutiny and Murder Aboard Mary Sanford Ship
Capt McDonald recounts the voyage of the American schooner Mary Sanford from Bluefields Nicaragua to Pensacola Florida. First mate A G Nicholson killed Fred Reed a Negro seaman over a disputed duty. Four West Indian sailors threatened to hang Nicholson from a yardarm before order was restored aboard by the captain two mates and the steward.
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Pennsacola
Fla
High Seas
McDonald
Mary Sanford
Bluefields
Nicaragua
A. G. Nicholson
Fred Reed
Reed
Nicholson
Two West Virginia Farmers Die by Their Own Hands
Hinton West Virginia July 9 two prominent Sweet Springs farmers William A Mahan and Charles H Blaker both 42 shot themselves. They had threatened suicide earlier and were under close family watch. They left home early saying they were going hunting and were found dead from two gunshots. Both men were cousins and neighbors.
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Hinton
W. Va
William A. Mahan
Charles H. Blaker
Sweet Springs
Pawtucket Rail Strike Ended With Restored Wages
The street railway strike that began June 3 ended last night with workers returning to service. Except for five objections, all strikers resume on an 11 hour day at 18 to 23 cents per hour, with no gains claimed by the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brent K. Yates
Hiawatha
Kan
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway
Peoria
Johnstown
Old Country
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Road
Chicago
New York
Great Northern Railway
Chicago University
University
Patrick A. Feehan
Archdiocese of
Cleburne
Tex
Santa Fe Railway
Pawtucket
Family quarrel ends in double tragedy in East St Louis
Jeremiah P. Fenton a machinist shot his wife during a family quarrel at their home and then killed himself. The wife was mortally wounded and died later.
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East St. Louis
Jeremiah P. Fenton
Fenton
Storm Disaster Hits Newfoundland Coast Coastal Losses Mount
Reports from St. John's detail coastal disasters from a recent storm. Whittle's five crew vanished off Cape St. Mary while Hen nessy's schooner with 25 men and two women barely avoided sinking at Maddox Cove. Eighty boats destroyed at Pouch Cove and nets and gear losses total about 40 000 dollars. The Lily with cargo ran ashore at Blackhead Bay and is a total loss.
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St. John's
N. F
Whittle
Cape St. Mary
Hennessy
Maddox Cove
Pouch Cove
St. John’s
Lily
Blackhead Bay
Volcanoes Erupt Near Nicaragua Costa Rica Border
Managua July 9 reports that Mirad Valle and Rincond Vieja volcanoes in Costa Rica, located 80 and 60 miles southeast of Lake Nicaragua, are actively erupting.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Democracia
Mirad Valle
Rincond Vieja
Costa Rica
Lake Nicaragua
Boston Man Kills Sister Then Wounds Mother in Roxbury
Herbert Hill shot and killed his sister Alice at their Roxbury home and then wounded his mother who entered to protect Alice. The mother sustained probably fatal injuries, leaving investigators to determine motive and full circumstances.
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Boston
Herbert Hill
Alice
Roxbury
Marine corporal killed by train at Magruder's Station
Washington July 9 Samuel Boyd aged 24 one of Admiral Dewey's orderlies on the flagship Olympia at the battle of Manila Bay was struck by a train at Magruder's Station Maryland last night and killed he served as a corporal in the marine corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Boyd
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Manila Bay
Magruder’s Station
Marine Corps
Ames Acquitted in Bribe Case Verdict
Minneapolis jury acquits Superintendent of Police Fred W. Ames after 13 hours deliberation. Ames faced charges of accepting a bribe in a high profile case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Minneapolis
Minn
Fred W. Ames
Labor Unions Split Threatens Lorain Central Group
In Lorain on July 11 reports say the Central labor union faces a break up as officers act against members wishes. After Councilman King was snubbed at a July 4 welcome, unions including boilermakers and shipbuilders threaten to withdraw. The Central union claims over 1,500 workers are represented and more defections may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Central Labor Union
King
Central Union
Cleveland U S Court Dismisses Bernhardt Baseball Suit
In Cleveland on July 10 1902 Judge Wing dismissed William Bernhardt 4H petition to restrain him from playing for any team but Philadelphia due to lack of jurisdiction. A similar order against Napoleon Lajoie and Elmer Flick was denied. they will continue to play in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
William
Bernhardt
Philadelphia Baseball Club
Napoleon Lajoie
Wing
United States Circuit Court
Elmer Flick
Special Session Called to Consider Ohio Municipal Code
Governor Nash and leading Ohio Republicans met to plan a special session in Columbus on August 25 to study a uniform municipal code. A detailed code bill is hoped to be ready for the session to satisfy the entire state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putin Bay
Ohio
Columbus
Gov. Nash
First Smallpox Death in Marion Sparks City Outbreak
Albert Thibault is reported as the first of 25 smallpox victims in Marion. He was buried at midnight after his wedding attended by his brother Otto, who had been in quarantine and attended anyway. About 50 people were exposed as the town closes churches libraries and a four day race meeting is cancelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Albert Thibault
Thibault
Otto
Cleveland
Fisher Seeks Mrs McKinley Over Assassination Plot
George Fisher of Pittsburg seeks to meet Mrs. McKinley to reveal alleged plot details in her husband’s assassination. A porter refused access, Fisher told Mayor Robertson of threats from anarchists offering 60 000 dollars, with five supposed assassination attempts. Township trustees later sent him to Pittsburg for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
George Fisher
Pittsburg
Barge H P Baldwin Leaks in Heavy Seas Off Marblehead
The captain and crew of the barge H P Baldwin faced a late night emergency as heavy seas caused a leak while being towed by the tug L P Smith from Marblehead. They kept the vessel afloat at sea and beach ed the barge near Cleveland after reaching port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
H. P. Baldwin
Marblehead
L. P. Smith
Body found on Segur avenue pile after commons fight
The dead man is George Reiger an unmarried laborer. He was found on a board pile on Segur avenue after reports of a fight in the neighborhood commons. Initial heat death was ruled out as police investigate no external injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
George Reiger
Segur Avenue
Ice Water Killed Him in Cleveland Foreman Dies
Peter O'Rourke 45, foreman at the Lake Shore round house, died Friday afternoon after drinking ice water at work. He collapsed and died within minutes. He leaves a wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Peter O’rourke
Lake Shore
Roundhouse
State camp grounds readied for brigade encampment
Newark July 12 three hundred men from the First Second Third and Sixth regiments and the Ninth battalion O N G are at the state camp grounds shaping the camp for the brigade which will arrive Sunday for its annual encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Nash favors Cincinnati plan but doubts legislature
Columbus July 12 Gov Nash supports the Cincinnati plan of city government yet doubts it will gain enough legislative support to pass. He notes opposition from both Democrats and Republicans including Foraker and Hanna factions and says he will draft a bill with a chance to become law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nash
Cincinnati
Foraker
Hanna
Gov Nash seeks bar help to draft code in Put-in-Bay
Gov Nash asked the State Bar association to appoint a three member committee to aid in drawing up a code. The association approved the request and President Wheeler will name the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Put-in-Bay
Nash
The
State Bar Association
Wheeler
Death from Lockjaw after Fourth celebration
Bryan Tucker, 13, son of Prof. L. L. Tucker of Mount UnionCollege, died in agony on Thursday from lockjaw after receiving a minor hand wound from a blank cartridge during Fourth of July festivities in Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockjaw
Alliance
Bryan
L. L. Tucker
Mount Union College
Fire Threat Savaged Clarksville. City Hall Lost
A disastrous blaze in Clarksville yesterday threatened total destruction before the Morrow fire department arrived. Losses reached about $50,000, including the city hall Linton's dry goods store Stacey's implement store and several dwellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Clarksville
Morrow
Linton
Stacey
Brakeman Fatally Crushed in Railroad Accident
James Broderick, brakeman on the C. P. road from Pittsburg, was fatally crushed after being caught between two cars while making a coupling near Union depot on Wednesday in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
James Broderick
Pittsburg
Union
Montreal Captain Plans Pole Quest by Ice Autos
Captain Bernier of Montreal leads a Canadian Arctic expedition using Russian invention autos fitted with ice rollers. The plan anchors near Siberia, drifts toward the pole, plants wireless poles, and establishes stations 50 miles apart, aided by dog sleds and portable sledging autos for open water navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernier
Montreal
North Pole
Arctic
Siberia
New York Herald
Electricity to replace steam on New York City railroad tracks
Diom J. Arnold told the ninth annual convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in Boston that electricity may substitute steam for motive power on the line from Mott Haven Junction to Forty second street. A Harlem river power plant and Forty second street substation would supply power to 65 ton electric locomotives via a third rail to Fifty first street and an overhead trolley to Grand Central. The project costs nearly 5 million dollars and includes storage batteries in both facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Great Barrington
Mass
Diom J. Arnold
Chicago
Mott Haver Junction
Forty-second Street
Harlem River
Fiftieth Street
Grand Central Station
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Claim
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired feet and ease tight shoes. It urges trial packaging from A. B. Olmsted in Le Roy and warns against substitutes while linking a whiskey and gambling quip to the Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N
Kidney Troubles Dear Mrs Pryozuam
A reader describes long suffering from kidney troubles and other complications two years ago and how persistent illness nearly ended hope for recovery. The message reflects a desire to regain health and life’s value when health fails.
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Defiance Express
Has. J. Thompson
Frice—Latty
Court ST
Defiance
PAILY
Northwestern Telephone
Benjamin B. Kingsbury
Attorney AT Law
B. B. Kinassury
J. G. Lever
M. D
Brigh Newsiester
Dando Bldg
Phila
Q Beve
Clinton Street
Chas. Torrence
Plumbing Gas Fitt.ag
Winton St
4Th and
5Th Street
Omaha
Newline
Rockford
Dubuque
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Cornell Bluffs
Ro. R
A. H. Hanson
Perr Soorszaa Ff
Xeon Fr
Napoleon
Hamlet
D.vision
Lima
Bainbridge
Fort St
Union Station
Detroit
Columbere
Ottawa
Leip- Bie
Malinta
Wauseon
Denson
Adrian
Wallen
Rankin Drug CO
Bros
Chicago, IL
E. N. Lewis
Defiance, Chio
Rough
Ie. Co
Scientific American, Sons
A! Newscentera
7 & Gp
Globe
Frank Ferguson
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Ferguson
Boddy
Masonic Temple
A. A. Low
Henry Newman
New England
Southampton
England
Graul
Paterson
Hinchliffe
Board of Aldermen
Treasury Department
Mary J. Walker
Millbrook
John H. Reinoehl
Lebanon
E. P. Marshall
Annville
Bear Creek
Chicago & Northwestern
Butte
Mont
Lewis Wilkins
Presbyterian Hospital
Marseilles
H. RR. Hall
Marshall Brook
San Diego
Cal
D. E. Grosch
L. A. Foster
Earl of
Tidewater Oil Co
Bayonne
Indiana
Kentucky
Muncie
Ind
Henry Lamb
Pennville
Mack
Edward Hartman
Reading
Outlaw Tracy
Kansas
Europe
Ohio Field
Buckeyes
Atchison Globe
Louise M. Gibson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tydia E. Pinkham
Louise Gipson
Langle Ave
Gua Ea As
Rey Siesem
Jaa As
Hanson Truss CO
Sixth Ave
N_Y
Tedenis
J. P. Allen
St Paul
OPIU
Woolley
Box
Atlanta
A.N. K
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