Another Cloudburst In Kentucky Feeds Flood Fears
A third cloudburst in a week struck Central and Eastern Kentucky, causing massive crop and land damage. Counties including Clark, Montgomery, Bourbon, Bath, Fleming, Scott, Nicholas, Lee, Wolfe, Rowan, Carter, Boyd suffer washed corn, tobacco and wheat land as land slides open gashes. Rivers such as Kentucky, Tig Bandy, Red, Cumberland and Licking rise rapidly. Towns along the Licking face inundation. mountains rivers swarm with logs. Thousands of logs lost statewide.
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Kentucky
Clark
Montgomery
Bourbon
Bath
Fleming
Scott
Nicholas, Lee
Wolfe
Rowan
Carter
Boyd
Red
Cumberland
Licking
Licking River
Madrid Town Council Resignations Leave Dilemma
All Madrid councilmen have resigned over workload and pay, leaving the town without a functioning council. A majority vote is needed for appointments, and the town cannot fill vacancies while no council remains to authorize replacements.
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Dilenann
Madrid
Mayor Isogene K. Schmitz Guilty of Extortion
A jury of twelve from San Francisco convicted Mayor Isogene K. Schmitz after an hour and thirty five minutes of deliberation. Foreman Charles E. Capp led an initial ballot with eleven voting for conviction and one for acquittal, dissent by shoemaker Jarer Burns.
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Schmitz
Mound City
Isogene K. Schmitz
San Francisco
Cal
Charles E. Capp
Jarer Burns
Wilmerding Man Plots Suicide Over High Medical Fees
Joseph Springer age 25, Westinghouse Air Brake Co employee of Wilmerding Pa, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the mouth after arguing against high physician fees. He was taken to McKeesport Hospital, where doctors fear he may die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sands
Joseph Springer
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Wilmerding
Springer
McKeesport Hospital
Fatal blaze injures seven at Jefferson Avenue rooming house
Mrs. Annie Roundtree lies dying at Harper's Hospital Detroit with critical burns. Robert Abernathy suffered probable fatal injuries after a fire in a four story rooming house on Jefferson Avenue. Four others hurt. Thirty three occupants jumped to safety into nets. Fire started when a boarder upset a lamp.
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Annie Roundtree
Harper's Hospital
Detroit
Mich
Robert Abernathy
Jefferson Avenue
Beaten to Death by Robbers in Brooklyn
August Meyer a well to do shoe dealer of Brooklyn N Y was beaten by three highwaymen and died within hours One suspect Nicholas Fennimore 20 is under arrest charged with homicide Two others escaped Meyer was returning home when attacked in Brooklyn by the trio.
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August Meyer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nicholas Fennimore
Meyer
Desperate Man Shoots Wife and Mother in Ohio Tragedy
Charles Shafer, 30, of Symmes Creek Ohio, shot his wife and her mother Mrs George Thacker. Both women likely to die. He then shot his Hetle boy twice on a hill and attempted to burn the body. Shafer is still at large. Domestic trouble was given as the cause.
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Charles Shafer
Symmes Creek
Lawrence County
Ohio
George Thacker
Shafer
Major William Butler Dies in Bloomington After Prolonged Illness
Major William Butler a renowned Illinois National Guard officer who served in the Spanish‑American War and led a regiment of the regular army in Porto Rico for years died at his Bloomington home after a period of invalidism.
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William Butler
Illinois National Guard
Porto Rico
Bloomington
Elephant Kills Boy At Buffalo Parade
Ruth the giant elephant of Cole Brothers Circus went on a rampage at Lafayette Square along Main Street Buffalo striking a crowd after being provoked by missiles. A ten year old boy, Ravi Linguing, died from a fractured skull after the animal lifted and dropped him. Trainer Ki Dunlop was briefly jailed and later released. Ruth, valued at the circus at 7500 dollars, to be put to death by chloroform.
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Ruth
Cole Brothers’ Circus
Lafayette Square
Main Street
Buffalo
Vwe
Er Yietion
Lily
Laquino
Abbott
Cole Brothers
STARG
Probing Railroad Mail Plot Claims Big Government Savings
The Cincinnati Times-Star reports a Roosevelt ordered probe into railroad postal relations, claiming government savings exceed 2,000,000. Thirty two post office inspectors have worked on the case since December, with details on involved railroads and mail weighing periods guiding compensation changes. The shift raises payments by 4 percent and aims for equal net prices.
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Post Office
Roosevelt
Cincinnati Times-Sair
Mostingster
Meyer
Cortelson
Cortelyon
Children Die to Join Mother in Cleveland Poison Suicide
Margaret and Vlelem Cairris, aged 10 and 1, died after mixing arsenic into their meals to join a deceased relative. They dove with grandparents on Lakota Street, Cleveland, hoping to ease the grandparents’ burdens. Their act follows another death in the family. the whereabouts of the father are given as Marysville.
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Margaret
Vlelem Cairris
Lakota Street
Cleveland
Marysville, Nap
Murder Rumor Surrounds Corona Sanatorium Escape
The body of BR Steiner, once a New York City merchant, was found along the Corona road after escaping a private sanitarian. Fellow inmate Joseph Kleine also fled with Steiner and is missing. Police suspect Steiner was murdered.
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Frces Sanitarium
BR. Steiner
New York City
Corona
L. B
Joseph Kleine
Mr. Steiner
Steiner
Roosevelt Urges Tax Reform at Jamestown Exposition
President Roosevelt in two Jamestown speeches calls for heavy taxes on the rich to prevent magnified fortunes passing between generations. He also urges stricter resource conservation and holds employers liable for worker deaths or injuries.
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Roosevelt
Girl Ablaze in Philadelphia Trolley Car Fire
Miss Margaret Chance, 18, caught fire aboard a crowded Fox Chase trolley in Philadelphia when a flame erupted under her dress. Passengers fought the blaze as her clothing burned away, leaving a frightening scene with no clear cause yet determined.
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Margaret Chance
Philadelphia
Harriman Granted Immunity After White House Talks
President Roosevelt and advisers at the White House conferred on a new campaign against trusts and railroads. Henry S. Harriman is immune from federal criminal prosecution due to his testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
S. Hf
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
White House
Eight Hour Law Applies in Arctic Public Works
The War Department in Washington declares that the eight hour law must be applied in Arctic regions as in other areas, despite the wide daylight variation. The ruling covers road building and other public works projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctics
Arctic
War Department
Washington
Wheat Crop Report Shows Large Domestic Wheat Supply
Government crop report indicates a total yield of 616,593,000 bushels of wheat with 368,520,000 winter and 248,004,000 spring. The data show no surplus for export and imply ample domestic availability for consumption and use.
Rural Mail Routes Increased as 387741 Daily Serviced
A government report shows rural mail routes expanded to 387 741 currently in operation served by 20 506 regular carriers. Since May 1 there was an increase of 177 routes and 848 routes run tri weekly. There are 1 564 petitions pending with 241 favorably acted upon. A balance of 1 340 433 remains unexpended from the new service appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crusaders Beaten by Mob in Frontenac Kansas Attack
Saloon sympathizers beat two temperance preachers Rev. J. Primrose and Rev. A F. Berkstrasser after release from jail in Frontenac Kansas. One man struck Primrose with a heavy stick. both ministers were knocked down kicked and bruised before escaping by trolley. The pair had been buying liquor in Frontenac saloons to use as evidence against keepers and were arrested.
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Kansas
J. Primrose
A. F. Berkstrasser
Frontenac
Kan
Mr. Primrose
Primrose
Borkstresser
Revere
Old Soldier Preference Law Questioned in Kansas
An opinion from BLS Jackson Attorneys General at Topeka challenges the old soldiers and sailors preference law. It states the appointing official can decide if an elder veteran is competent for an office, potentially overriding veteran preference in practice.
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BLS
Jackson
Topeka
Kow
Tiake
Ian
Slayer of Four Is Dead in County Jail
Thomas Baldwin, Calfax business man linked to a wholesale killing spree in February, died in county jail on Wednesday morning after a period of poor health. He had slain Mrs. Simeon Eisenburg, her daughter Cora, Mia, and Mrs. Kennedy who testified against him, in a case tied to an assault.
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Thomas Baldwin
Calfax
Electric swing collapse injures eight at resort
An electric swing at Electric Mark, a new resort at Fortyo Sixth Street and Ladin Avenue in Kansas City, collapsed at night, injuring eight people, one seriously. The 65 foot center shaft snapped, causing the cars to fall to the ground.
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Auniscment
Fortyo Sixth Street
Ladin Avenue
Kansas City
Great Strike in France Brings Government Collapse
In the south of France a six million strong region of wine growers revolts abolishing civil government. Mayors and city councils resign as a former obscure wine grower rises to supreme command and directs the strike against the government.
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France
W Aman
Woman admits burglary role in Cleveland raids
Mrs. Bessie Metzdorf 15 years old confessed to Cleveland police that she was a burglar. She said she often accompanied her husband Otto Metzdorf in his alleged store raids acting as a lookout. Mrs. Nettie Tucker, mother of Mrs. Metzdorf, is charged with receiving stolen property.
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Bessie Metzdorf
Cleveland
Otto Metzdorf
Nettie Tucker
Metzdorf
Boat Sinks with 28 Drownings Off Barbado s
Twenty eight passengers including twelve women and children perished when the French schooner La Jalouse sank off Barbados while en route from Cayenne to St Louis. The captain and twenty one men survived to reach Barbados.
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Cayenne
St. Louis
Barbados
Dorchester Celebrates 277th Anniversary in Massachusetts
Dorchester Massachusetts marked the 277th founding anniversary in a commemorative celebration noting its status as an early New England town. The event highlighted Dorchester as a pioneer in free public schooling funded by taxes and as one of the oldest settlements in New England.
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Dorchester
Mass
United States
New Hogland
Eleven Drown After Launch Collision Near Jamestown
A launch carrying six midshipmen and five seamen returning from a ball at the Jamestown exposition was struck by a steamer. All eleven aboard were drowned, including the midshipmen on their way to the battleship Minnesota.
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Minnesota
Lady Novelist Julia Magruder Dies in Richmond
Julia Magruder, famed novelist and author of children’s stories, died in Richmond Virginia. Her work graced magazines and book shelves, shaping literary fiction and juvenile narratives for years.
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Julia Magruder
Richmond, Va
Officer Resigns After Engagement Scandal
Lieutenant Mack Richardson of the Twenty Sixth Infantry resigns his commission after failing to marry Miss Kelly of Brownsville Texas. The engagement was broken off while the unit moved to Fort Sam Houston, with records noting no formal war department complaint.
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Mack Hichardson
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Army
Lieut
Richardson
Wiliam Kelly
Brownsville
Texas
Tig Company
Fort Brown
Miss Kelly
Fort Sam Trowsten
San Antonio
Philippines
Althoug
War Department
Boston Doctor Calls for Genocide of the Degenerate
Dr Andrew Christian a Boston physician argues for killing babies who show signs of idiocy or degeneracy and for a board of marriage overseers to ensure only the fit marry. He urges mothers to quietly end lives of deformed children as the kindest option, and favors education to accept such actions.
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Boston
Andrew Christian
Nminivinges
NUN ABDUCTED FROM SCHOOL IN DULUTH INCIDENT
Sister Borromen of St Clement's Catholic school in Duluth Minnesota was kidnapped by two men who drove away with her after seizing her from a teaching room. The 28 year old nun, daughter of Edward Deigle, faced pressure over her vow and was last seen entering a vehicle with her alleged abductors. Police pursue possible family involvement as investigations continue.
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Borromen
St. Clement’s Catholic School
Duluth
Minn
Edward Deigle
St. Taal Terminal
Conspiracy Report Claims Japanese Plot in Washington
A claimed international conspiracy involving Japanese in the United States and Japan seeks to overthrow the Tokyo government, seize power, coerce apologies and indemnity for San Francisco attacks, and push admission of unrestricted laborers.
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Japan
Tokio
United States
San Francisco
Washington
Minneapolis Workmen Ordered Out by Trades Council
A mass meeting of Minneapolis building trades council members voted to strike all workers on projects where contractors use material from master sheet metal workers on strike over the open shop principle. The action will affect nearly all city building operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Building Trades Council
Big Fire in San Francisco Destroys Multiple Properties
A major blaze swept Bryant street in San Francisco destroying property valued at 200000 dollars. The Franklin grammar school Yosemite flour mills lodging house and wholesale houses of Customs Seed Company and San Francisco Pastel Company were consumed by flames.
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San Francisco
Bryant Street
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Franklin Grammar School
Yosemite
Customs Seed Company
San Francisco Pastel Company
Missing Dentist Found in Army to Philippines
Dr Valle Burgee a Coffeyville Kansas dentist who vanished March 8 and was suspected of murder is en route to the Philippines as part of Company FP twenty sixth regiment The Coffeyville cab driver accused of murdering Burgee has been released
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Army
Valle Burgee
Coffeyville
Kan
Philippines
Twenty-Sixth Regiment
Burgee
New York Senate Approves Public Utilities Bill
The New York Senate concurred with the Assembly to pass the public utilities bill over Mayor McClellan veto. The 80 to 8 vote sent the bill to Gov. Hughes for signature. The measure would govern utility operations and rate setting in the city.
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New York Senate
Assembly
McClellan
New York City
Gov. Hughes
Washington University Professor Hit by Pitch Fatal Brain Injury
Prof. Ernest O. Sweetzer, civil engineering instructor at Washington University, lies semi conscious at Jewish Hospital St. Louis after a student pitched ball caused a brain injury. The Sunday accident follows the ball strike during a class or demonstration.
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Ernest O. Sweetzer
Washington University
Jewish Hospital
St. Louis
Chicago business mood holds steady amid favorable weather
Dun's Review of Trade reports Chicago area shows steady confidence in business outlook as weather supports production and distribution. Retail demand expands, though lightweight apparel shelves accumulate awaiting warm waves. wholesale demand softens between seasons while fall and winter orders compare well to last year. Farm prospects in Illinois and Iowa are highly favorable with land and stock values at peak. mercantile credit remains sound and defaults are minimal. Failures numbered 29 in Chicago district, down from 17 last week and 28 a year ago.
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Tlinois
Iowa
Chicago
Dun
Cross currents in trade and crop conditions noted
New York reports mixed signals with slight crop improvement boosting optimism in some regions, while many eastern cities see slow retail trade and weak collections. Despite this, full trade appears satisfactory as heavy stockclearing last winter reduced ordering, yet crop uncertainty and lack of spring reorder demand temper optimism. US weekly business failures reach 145, Canada 18. grain exports show strong year to date totals with wheat 160,944,898 bushels and corn 68,748,026 by fiscal year end.
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United States
Canaida
Canada
Bradstreet
Markets Across Cities Report Grain and Livestock Prices
Chicago cattle 4.00 to 4.90, hogs 4.00 to MAL, sheep 3.00 to FESO, wheat No 2 to Be, oats de, hay timothy 14.00 to 23.00, eggs 126 to 14, potatoes 1.05 to 1.20. Indianapolis cattle shipping 3.00 to 6.35, hogs 4.00 to 6.27, wheat No 2 28 to 93, corn No 2 white 3a to S4e, oats No 2 white 45 to 40, St Louis cattle 4.50 to 6.50, hogs 4.00 to 6.20, Cincinnati cattle 4.00 to 5.85, New York cattle 4.00 to 6.35, hogs 4.00 to 6.65, wheat No 2 red 95 to 6c, corn No 2 6a to 68, eggs western 1% to 16. Toledo wheat 95 to 97c, corn 5 to 56, oats 45 to 47, rye 78 to 80c, clover seed 9.30.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
New York
Disasters Hit Pacific Mail Earnings Drop
The annual report of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company shows earnings of 4,830,245 dollars, down 885,092, due to numerous wrecks and the San Francisco earthquake.
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Pacific Mail
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
San Francisco
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