Floods Rake Midwest and Hyde Park as Storms Roar
Severe storms flood basements and yards from Wisconsin to Michigan with hail rain and cyclones. Four people drown at Leavenworth while damage hits packing houses and rail lines. Hyde Park reports shells fish and turtles carried by air currents amid high winds and a capsized sailboat on the lake.
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Hyde Park
Chicago
Leavenworth
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Michigan
Cox
Peoria
Union
Virgil
S. D
Irvin Daly
Kun
Springheld
Ills
Chadron
Ned
Baraboo
Wis
North Loup Valley Wreck Strains Nebraska Flood Losses
Reports from North Loup Valley and surrounding districts show extensive flood damage with losses surpassing 100000 dollars in one county. Bridges were washed away on the North Loup and nearby creeks, water flooded large areas, farms, buildings and stock were destroyed, and Dannobrog suffered flooding from Oak creek.
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North Loup Valley
St. Paul
Neb
Sba
North Loup River
Oak
Turkey Springs
Munson Creeks
North Loup
Dannobrog
Oak Creek
Drownings Reported After Cloudburst Flood In Missouri Area
Four children including Dennis Desmond Michael Desmond and Dennis Cummings aged under ten drowned while seeking refuge in a stone culvert during a violent cloudburst. Floodwaters swept through the region tearing signs and flooding cellars with bodies not yet recovered from the Missouri River.
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Lravenworth
Jane
Dennis
Michael Desmond
Eugene Cummings
Missouri
Frank Mayo Dies Suddenly on Union Pacific Train
Grand Island Nebraska June 9 Frank Mayo the noted actor died of heart paralysis on a Union Pacific fast mail train en route to Omaha. He had complained of chest pains last week while performing in this city and his final appearance was in Puddin head Wilson at the Broadway theater Saturday night.
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Grand Island
Neb
Frank Mayo
Union Pacific
Cambria Coal Finds Gold in Sold Coal
June 6 report says Cambria coal fields owners discovered coal sold at 2 per ton contains 5 to 8 dollars worth of gold per ton. This unexpected value boost could affect market pricing and profitability for Cambria mines.
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Cambria
Battleship Massachusetts Completed And Ready For Commission
The battleship Massachusetts built by the Cramps is finished and will enter commission this month in Philadelphia. The completion marks a new addition to the fleet as naval readiness advances.
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Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Cramps
Meteor Wins Royal London Yacht Club Race
Meteor won the big yacht race at the Royal London Yacht Club event in Loxpoxs June 65 with Britannic finishing second.
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Meteor
Irish land bill moves to second reading in House
The Irish land bill entered a second reading with debate and a division imminent as measures to restructure land tenure were examined in parliament. The discussion focused on tenant protections and related reforms.
Elephant standoff ends as trainer battles Dick in tent
In Kansas City a circus elephant named Dick attacked trainer Joseph Beatty after he freed the chains. Beatty dodged tusks and used a hook and support from William Chambers and elephant Topsy to drive Dick away and chain him to his post amid a frightened crowd.
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Beatty
Kansas City
Tephart
Joseph Beatty
William Chambers
Circus
Willliam Chambers
Topsy
Chambers
Union Pacific Plans Independent Homeseekers Excursions
The Union Pacific seeks low excursion rates to Nebraska and, after rivals refused assent, the chairman denied the appeal. The road will run its own excursions on June 23 while the Southern will not join and will honor no cheap tickets over its lines for those dates.
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Nebraska
Curiaco
Union Pacific
Southern Road
Convention rate set for Chicago to Connell Bluffs and Omaha
General passenger agents of the Chicago Missouri river lines announce a reduced one way fare between Chicago and Council Bluffs and Omaha for the national Democratic convention in June. Delegates and attendees travel at 7.25 dollars to Omaha and 7.25 to Council Bluffs with the same agreement as Chicago to Kansas City.
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Conneil
Noble Red Men Well Set Up
CHAMBERLAIN June 8 Upwards of 1 200 Indians at Lower Brule agency have cause to believe he is well worth living. Agency authorities began distributing among the Indians allotting land in severalty a vast number of horses colts cows and calves and enough agricultural implements to stock all the white farmers in several townships.
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Chamberlain
Lower Brule
Cardinal Gibbons Better After Atlantic City Visit
Cardinal Gibbons returns from Atlantic City in improved health and plans to travel to Cincinnati to deliver the sermon for Archbishop Elder's 63rd anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on June 10.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Bathmonth
Atlantic City
Cincinnati
Archbishop Elder
McGuffey Author Dies at 80 in Mount Auburn Home
Alexander H. McGuffey, author of a series of readers and spellers familiar to generations of schoolchildren, died yesterday at his Mount Auburn home. He was 80 years old.
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Author McGuffey
Cincinnati
Alexander H. McGuffey
Mount Auburn
Minister Hannis Taylor Ill in Paris En Route to Madrid
Word reaches Washington that Hannis Taylor United States minister to Spain has fallen ill in Paris while returning to Madrid from England after sending his family home.
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Washington
Hannis Taylor
United States
Spain
Paris
Madrid
England
Death in Ohio River Bathing Incident Near Aravata
Fred Bush aged 17 and Fred Smart about the same age drowned while bathing in the Ohio river near Aravata Kentucky on June 8.
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Aravata
Fred Bush
Fred Smart
Ohio River
Drop in Wheat Drives Market Lower Today
Wheat led the decline as traders priced in government crop expectations and weak cabies. Prices sunk 2.5 cents with July wheat at 88 4, September at 90. Corn and oats slipped as well while pork, ribs, and lard showed assorted losses. Cash quotes listed No 2 red wheat 8 1 0 to 8 1 0 and no 2 corn at 27 5/8.
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Curiscano
Chicago and South Omaha Live Stock Prices Summary
Cattle receipts around 2,500 at Chicago with top Angus at 4.20 and common around 3.80. hogs about 210,000 at Chicago with heavy weights near 5.30 and rough 3.25 to 3.60. sheep and lambs fair to good native forms with mutton near 3.36 to 4.83 and spring lambs around 5.45. South Omaha shows cattle weaker with native steers around 4.35 to 4.90 and cows 2.40 to 3.25, hogs steady to higher with buyers paying 3.00 to 3.20, sheep fair to choice natives up to 3.00 to 3.24, lambs 3.20 to 5.00.
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Chicago
Dune
Falde
Omaha
Texas
Happenings From Home and Abroad
A mixed column notes events at home and abroad including a National Plumbers association convention in Cleveland with 500 delegates, executions in Kentucky, a national meeting of Afro American Women in Washington, and varied international and domestic incidents. It lists silver and gold totals, drownings, deaths of notable collectors, and political developments.
Multiple_MISC items of varied early 1900s sharp state crime and society notes
Friday June 5 reports a string of incidents across several states: hangings ordered in Jefferson City for a wife killer. a freight car wreck in Provence Alabama injures a brakeman. fatal shootings in Freaglen Dakota and near Moniteau Missouri. arrests in Cassville Missouri tied to Ned Wilson’s death. public health bans on spitting in Indianapolis railcars. a Marion printer killed in Richland Missouri. a child burns to death in Kingfisher Oklahoma. hail wrecks crops near Hot Springs Arkansas. plagiarism charge against Hyde of Vermillion South Dakota. Italian actor Ernesto Rossi dies in Pescara. ex Kentucky judge Nastin dies in Rome. Huntcliff sails Alabama pig iron to Manchester. Fred Marks commits suicide near Leavenworth Kansas. gold ore found near Syracuse New York. James Dearmond dies in Davenport Iowa. Emperor Williams yacht Meteor wins a race. Canadian Pacific earnings rise to 554000 for week ending May 31.
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Jefferson City
Provence
Ala
Black
Ben Berry
Albert Hawkins
Freaglen
D. 1
Berry
Atiios Woods
George Martin
Moniteau
Bud Greenway
Mathew Hilton
Cassville
Ned Wilson
State Boards of Health of
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Charles Harker
Marion
Kan
Richland
WM. McDonald
King Fisher
O.T
Hot Springs
Ark
Miss Hyde
State University
Vermillion
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Pescara
Leghorn
George B. Nastin
James M. Dearmond
Iowa
Davenport
Emperor Williams
Meteor
Britannia
Ailsa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Across Atlantic Rowers To Start Sea Crossing In 18 Foot.
A two man crew plans a transatlantic row in an 18 foot boat, while other brief items note the death of Iroquois widow at 118, political revivals, and various legal and social snippets including a Syracuse jeweler wedding, Armenian reform resolutions, and a Missouri murder conviction.
Ill-Centered Chronicle Patchwork From Bridgeport Parade
A garbled sentence mentions the Czar of Russia illness a Bridgeport street parade and a horrific hyena attack on Timer Northrop. The president has signed the unclear measure. The fragmentary text yields no clear event, date, or outcome to confirm.
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Jone
Czar
Russia
Bridgeport
Northrop
Many incidents reported from train to court across states
Frank Mayo on a Union Pacific train near Grand Island Corbett and Sharkey sign articles for a four round bout in San Francisco June 24 Captain John G Bourke dies in Philadelphia Western cyclones increase demand for window glass Irish land bill read again in House of Commons Frank Enderley shoots Wash Logsdon at Carthage Missouri likely fatal result Hop weather renews complaints about Chicago water scarcity St Louis officials face outside inquiries about safety of friends Max Fessler shoots wife in Chicago and dies by suicide Robbers at L Klein Co Chicago steal about 300 dollars John Probst a Peoria insane man dies after eating bugs rats and potato drugs Burglars loot Charles Hamilton home in Hiwood Indiana White and accomplices wounded during Moran Indiana store robbery Probst’s death due to Paris green exposure J B Taylor Texas stockman locates buffalo herd in Presidio county Persian shah installed Red wolves raid Lake Charles water relief fund reaches 250000 Depository banks asked for balance due the government Henry Fitzgerald falls 69 feet from a building Marshal Dugger killed Osage nation while arresting whisky peddlers Bryan speaks in Jacksonville about Job and His Boils June races open at Omaha Indian Territory Democrats instruct Bland Ferguson and Humbles feud leads to three wounded Jackson ville, Fla. murderers and rapists to hang Burlington Iowa excursion ends in riot Milwaukee streetcar fares drop to 4 cents Morton addresses Tennessee graduates on citizenship in Knoxville.
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Accor
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Grand Island
Corbett
Sharkey
San Francisco
John G. Bourke
U. S
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House of Commons
Frank Enderley
Carthage
Chicago
St. Louis
Max Fessler
L. Klein & Co
John Probst
Peoria
Charles Hamilton
Hiwood
Ind
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George Hall
N. K. White
Moran
White
J. B. Taylor
Floxas
Presidio County
Lake Charles
Henry Fitzgerald
Marshal Dugger
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Signa Pi Society
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Colmeness
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Africa
Linke City
Cal
Jackksonville
Fla
Burlington
Milwaukee
Patrick Kildare
Leavenworth
Kas
John
Alvah Blair
Nevada
Henry Anthony
International Association of Car Accountants
Cleveland
Vanderbilt Engagement Announced for Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
The engagement of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and Miss Grace Wilson is formally announced. The wedding is to be an event of the near future.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Grace Wilson
Callom Exits Presidential Race Confirmed
A Washington Post report states Senator Callom has effectively ended his bid for the presidency, declaring himself out of the race. Curiously noted as of June 10, the decision marks a shift in the contest with calls for new alignments among supporters.
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Callom
Curiaco
Washington
Ial
Senate Overturns Veto on River and Harbor Bill
The senate passed the river and harbor bill over the president's veto by 86 to 5 after three hours of debate. The veto was criticized by West Sherman Pettigrew Hawey and Butler and defended by Vilas Hill and Bate as the measure became law.
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Washietoy
Senate
West
Sherman
Pettigrew
Hawey
Butler
Vilas
Hill
Bate
House Prepares to Adjourn After Extended Sessions
The house began final adjournment preparations by extending daily sessions. It met at 11 and sat until 6. This prolonged schedule marks the near end of the current session.
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Hinarox
Senate Renews Battle Over Battleships Plan
Washington June 1 The Senate votes 17 to 33 to insist on an amendment cutting naval battleships from four to two.
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Senate
Washingtoon
Pilled Cheese Hill Passes Senate in Busy Session
Washington June 3 The senate wrapped a long session by passing the filled cheese bill from the house by a vote of 8% to 13. The measure imposes annual taxes of 400 on manufacturers 250 on wholesale dealers 413 on retail dealers and a one cent per pound tax on the product plus an import duty of 8 per pound on imported filled cheese.
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Senate
Congress
House
House seats the colored man in South Carolina contest
Washington June 5 The house voted 158 to 33 to seat George W Murray a colored man from South Carolina over William Elliott in the First district. Murray received applause as he was sworn in replacing Elliott who had been seated previously.
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Washington
William Elliott
South Carolina
George W. Murray
Murray
Sliott
Two Democrats Unseated in House Races
In Washington on June 6, two Democrats were unseated and replaced. Mr. Lockhart won in North Carolina seven, and Mr. Downing in Illinois sixteen displaced former incumbents allied with Populists and Republicans.
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House
Lockhart
North Carolina
Downing
Ilinois
Martin
Senate stalls as bills advance amid parliamentary skirmishes
Washington faces slow Senate progress as the deficiency bill nears veto fixes and a Bowman act claim dispute. a post office appropriation report is approved while immigration talk shifts to the queen regent remark. Final conference reports pass on naval and Indian bills as other measures await action.
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Washtaron
Dune
Harris
Morgan
Onba
Spain
Mexico Forgives Corn Duties in Two Mexican States
Washington reports Minister Ransom says Mexico exempts duties on 28,000 tons of corn imported for Tamulipas and San Louis Potosi and sold at company price. In Yucatan and Campeche 50 percent duties are remitted, aiding local sales and trade. Kas son the Only One Left in Iowa is sole survivor of 1860 Republican convention committee that drafted Lincoln’s platform.
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Washington
Ransom
Department of State
Tamulipas
San Louis Potosi
Yucatan
Camperehea
Kasson
John A. Kasson
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
Conferees Reach Final Agreement on Indian Appropriation
Washington June 7 conferees reach final agreement on the Indian appropriation bill. The sectarian school amendment reduces the closing period for government contracts with these schools to one year. Cherokee old settlers claims fees are referred to the Court of Claims. Report agreed to in the Senate.
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Washington
Court of Claims
Senate
Compromise on Three Battleships Reached
Wasnixetos June 7 The naval appropriation conferees agree on a final report authorizing three new battleships and setting armor plate price at 425 dollars per ton.
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Wasnixetos
Kem to leave Nebraska for Colorado fruit and stock raising
W J M Kem ends congressional career and plans to move to Colorado where he has bought a quarter section of land to pursue fruit and stock raising.
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Kem
Leslie Nebraska
Wasaixeros
Jnne
WJ. M
Nebraska
Coloado
Time Schedule Entry for Charles S. Fer in St. Paul Minn
Schedule note lists a 2 85 p.m. or 2 20 p.m. time for Charles S. Fer General Pass. Agent in St. Paul Minnesota with legible designation.
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ST. Paul
Minn
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