Record Heat Drives Grain Market in Western Drouth
Kansas City july report notes no rain in the drought belt covering Kansas western Missouri Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Temperatures top 100 with no wind while corn oats hay and potatoes suffer severe damage, rain unlikely and yields expected to fall sharply. Wheat shows strength due to limited supplies and feeding needs.
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Rica
England
France
Russia
Kansan City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Weather Bureau
New England
Record Heat Wave Hits Southern States with Record Highs
Weather across the Central Southern states and parts of the Southwest reached record highs on July 14. Memphis reported 102 degrees, Little Rock 108, Shreveport its hottest day, and Mississippi towns set multiple records. Crops threatened by drought as heat persists. one fatality noted in Pine Bluff.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southwest
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Minshalppi
Ab Jackson
Vicksburg
Natchez
Shreveport
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Fort Scott
America's Indemnity Move To Hague Arbitration Considered
Pekin July 14 The ministers remain unable to agree on indemnity terms due to differing views in their home governments. It now appears they may accept America's proposal to transfer the entire dispute to The Hague permanent arbitration tribunal for resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mateer
Hague Tribunal
Pekin
Aeema
America
Hague Permanent Arbitration Tribunal
Chicago population in 1900s upsurge noted in city directory
Statisticians project Chicago will reach about 2,100,000 inhabitants in the new city directory due in July. The directory will list more than 615,000 names, indicating a population growth larger than any previous year and a higher percentage increase than in recent decades.
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Chicago
Fragmentary OCR Describes Fire At Hotel and Damages
Incomplete text references a church and a fire at a hotel with injuries and damage. Mentions an authorized firing and a fire incident at an urban location. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR and missing names or dates.
Storm hits McComb as game crowds flee winds cause deaths
A severe wind and rainstorm struck McComb Mississippi at 6 p.m. yesterday fatally injuring Willie Kuntamann and a Black man named Andrew Johnson, injuring several others and blowing down a gallery that buried people. John Dyker broke a leg and William Hersog broke an arm. two of Hersog’s sons were badly bruised.
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Twe Persona
McComb
Miss
Persona
Willie Kuntamann
Andrew Johnson
John Dyker
William Hersog
Hersog
Prominent farmer robbed of nearly $1000 in gold
Conrad Migert a respected farmer north of La Crosse, July 14, was robbed in a field of nearly $1000 in gold. An elderly man, Migert’s savings had dwindled after years of misfortune including prior buried funds stolen on his farm and a failed Alma bank deposit. He now faces hardship and poverty with his solitary life and limited resources.
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Ona la Crosse
Vic
Conrad Migert
Here
Alma Bank
Elgert
Yokum Granted Bail in Second Trial for Murder
Ferende thinks Yokum will be acquitted on a new trial set for next fall. Judge Levi McGee granted bail of 2500 for Will lama Yokum, to be released from county jail at noon, after a life sentence for a murder in this city five years ago. He is over fifty and claimed self defense.
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Ferende
Bella Fourche
Levi McGee
Savanth Judicial Dirouit Haa
Lama Yokum
Yokum
Minnesota to Be Stricken From Naval Register
The secretary of the navy orders the famous old Minnesota stricken from the naval register. A condemnation board appraises her at $16,000 and she will be sold at public auction in Boston, where she now lies. Built in 1855 in Washington, she was the flagship of Admiral Goldshore in the battle at Hampton Roads the day before the Monitor arrived.
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Amone
Naval Nogiator
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Minnesota
Naval Register
Boston
Admiral Goldshore
Hampton Roads
Accident Sparks Insanity in Bololt Woman
Mrs. Oscar Turney, wife of a conductor in Bololt Wisconsin, has become a raving maniac after witnessing a grade crossing crash that killed two women. She shouts for trains to slow, threatens drivers with a revolver, and was sent to the Mandota asylum.
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Bololt
Wis
Oscar Turney
Teameters
Gant
Bmandota Asylum
Milwaukee passenger train wreck near Portage injures engineer
The Milwaukee passenger train due at 7 05 yesterday did not arrive until 2 00 pm after colliding with a Northwestern freight at Minnesota Junction near Portage. Both engines wrecked. Engineer Thomas Little of the Milwaukee road was seriously injured. No other injuries reported. In Marshalltown Iowa a new report suggests Henry Knutson of Legrand, the Northwestern station hand found dead Monday, may have been murdered rather than killed by a train.
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la Crosse
Wis
Milwaukee
Minnesota Junction
Portage
Thomas Little
Milwaukee Road
Marshalltown
Iowa
Henry Knutson
Legrand
Northwestern
Fire destroys Norlander saloon in Willmar
Willmar July 14 fire raged at the rear of the Norlander saloon destroying about 200 dollars worth of property. Proprietor A G Larson narrowly escaped suffocation, being asleep in the bedroom where the blaze began. The blaze is believed to have started from a lamp explosion.
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Willmar
Minn
Norlander
A. G. Larson
Fire destroys Gardner home. boy dies from burns
Cedar Rapids Iowa July 14 A fire of unknown origin razed Joseph Gardners residence. In the effort to save belongings Gardners son was overcome by the heat and fatally burned. Firefighters battled the blaze as the boy perished.
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Lows
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Joseph Gardner
Gardner
Newly Commissioned Guardsmen Named In Wisconsin
Madison July 14 The following Wisconsin National Guard members have been commissioned second lieutenants and battalion quartermasters of Commissary George C Bandera Oshkosh James W Brown Milwaukee Charles J McCrory Mariette and Ulrich Mockil Sheboygan all named in the list reflecting promotions and new offices within the guard structure.
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Madison
Wis
Wlaconain National Guard
George C. Bandera
Runaway Tragedy Kills William Brown in Munaway Minn
In Munaway Royalton Minnesota on July 4 a man named William Brownon was killed when a crate caused a runaway incident. He was forty two years old and leaves a family.
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Royalton
Minn
William Brownon
Drowning After Circus Morning Hurtful Act
At Stillwater Junction on Lake St. Croix a teen worker named Johnson of Bloomington Indiana, age sixteen, with the Gentry trained animal show, was drowned after fellow circus hand Watkins threw him into the lake while swimming with others. Johnson cried for help as bystanders tried to save him, but he sank. Watkins fled toward Stillwater with Lewis Everett pursuing armed, intending to kill if caught.
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Atillwater
Bunn
Lake
St. Croix
Will
Johnad
Bloomington
Ind
Watkins
Johnson
Jia
Manne Ag
Io Johnson
Watking
Stillwater Junction
Lewis Everett
Hut Watking
Convicted Hare Cattle Thief Faces High Trial Costs
Manuel Argenta has been convicted of cattle theft after multiple trials in Johnson Fremont and Natrona counties totaling ten trials. The cases cost Wyoming about 100000 dollars and the duo were linked to driving the range cattle business from the region. Argenta, a back-breed Mexican, resides near Hole in the Wall country.
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Casper
Wyo
Manuel Argenta
Johnson County
Fremont County
Natrona County
Fell To His Death at Earhuff Organ Factory
John Dunser, night watchman for Earhuff organ company, North St. Paul, was killed instantly when he fell seventy five feet from the roof of the five story factory while trying to escape the heat. He is believed to have slept on the roof ledge after midnight and rolled off.
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Wight
Paul
John Dunser
North St. Paul
Earhuff Organ Factory
Organ Company
Night Watchman
Storm 14 Manitoba Destroys Crops and Mills
A terrible storm hit Pleasant Point district near Carberry on Saturday night causing about 100000 dollars in crop and farm building damage. Tornadoes at Rat Portage and Norman wrecked lumber and damaged mills. Austin Molanis was killed by lightning near Botsva ain.
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Winnipeg
Hottest Day Here Brings Heavy Grain Damage
Sunday proved the town's hottest day in over twenty years with a southwest wind all day. Wheat and oats suffered severe damage, estimated around sixty percent of crops ruined. Long Prairie Minnesota records the heat on July 17 as crops endure notable losses.
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Long Prairie
Minn
Gov Herrald Delivers Senate Commission to Nitterdge
Broux City Iowa July 17 Gov Herrald presented the commission creating A B Kittredge as United States senator to Senator Nitterdge. Herrald traveled to Sioux Palla to appoint and then deliver the official document to the new senator.
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Herrald Hands
Senator Nitterdge
Broux City
Iowa
Bults
A. B. Kittredge
United States
Oy. Herrald
Sioux Palla
Woman Dies From Heat in Glenwood Wisconsin
First heat related death of the season reported as Mrs Albert Tlepert died after prostration from sunstroke while working in a hay field. Thermometer reached 109 degrees in the shade indicating extreme heat conditions locally.
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Glenwood
Wis
Gasoline Explosion Injures Sandlers at East Fifth Street
July 17 reports say Mr and Mrs Bernhardt Sandler furriers of 141 East Fifth Street in the Ebpy block are in city hospital with serious burns from a gasoline blast. Doctors fear fatal outcome in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatatly Burnet
St. Paul
Bernhardt Sandler
East Fifth Street
City
Heat harms crops as two prostrations reported in Wisconsin
Prostrations at La Crosse Wisconsin totaled two after a 100 degree temperature yesterday. Crops across western Wisconsin suffer great damage from the drought and heat, with ongoing concerns for local agriculture and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Rough Town Violence At Fort Meade Sparks Riot
Newly recruited soldiers at Fort Meade sparked a rough town incident Sunday night firing on residents. Civilians were jailed after resisting police, a fire broke out inside a building, and troops were moved to the guard house. A prior soldier was shot by a citizen ten days earlier during a homeward trek.
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Sturgis
Woldiera
Fort Meade
Rome
Aturé&ia
Wale
Tle
Waa
Harvesting Begins in Winona County
Harvesting has begun in Winona county with small grains ripening simultaneously. Oats are being cut now, ten days ahead of prior records. Scarcity of seasonal help forces farmers to pause corn and potato cultivation to finish grain removal this week.
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Rank ‘Beston
Winona
Minn
MEAT BUGS AND DROUGHT PLAGUE PARMER IN LANGDON
Langdon Minnesota on July 17 endures a ten day heat wave with temperatures from 95 to 105 degrees. Hot winds ferment drought while chinch bugs ravage crops. Farmers report extensive losses with corn and wheat suffering as fields turn parched. one farmer loses twenty acres.
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Langdon
Minn
Oata
Electric shock death at Third and Robert Streets
John Corcoran, a woman employed by the St. Paul Gag Light company, was shocked by a short circuit and fell from a pole at Third and Robert Streets at 6 30 last evening. She died four hours later. The body showed multiple fractures and severe burns across the arms and torso.
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Killen
St.Paul
John Corcoran
St. Paul Gag Light Company
Third
Robert Streets
Tribute to Gilbert Bishop Honored by Daughters at Oakland Cemetery
Tribute to Mahlon N. Gilbert coadjutor bishop of Minnesota Episcopal diocese from Sunday school children. Daughters unveiled memorial cross at Oakland Cemetery with service led by Rev. C. D. Andrews and Rev. Ernest Dray in Want City.
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Hishop Gilbert
St. Paul
Oakland Cemetery
Mahlon N. Gilbert
Episcopal Diocese of
Minnesota
C. D. Andrews
Ernest Dray
Child dies from heat wave exposure in Hutchinson county
The four year old child of Peter Edelmann, a Hutchinson county farmer, died after sleeping in the sun during the intense heat wave sweeping the state. The tragedy marks the second heat related fatality reported.
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Bloux Malla
Peter Edelmann
Hutchinson County
Counterfeit Dollars Surface in Waterloo Circulation
Counterfeit dollars dated 1893 found circulating in Waterloo Iowa. The note’s plating wears easily revealing the forgery and the ring appears convincingly made. Local investigators warn residents to scrutinize currency and report suspicious bills to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Fire at Stampery post office blamed on tramps
Percy Iowa July 27 fire gutted the Stampery post office with one mall pouch destroyed after it is believed to be set by tramps. Mail inside the pouch reportedly rifled before burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Iowa
Ita
Child Renowned Barn Fire and Missing Girl Report
In Durned Papa's Barn at Madlaen Minnesota a six year old boy attempted to burn potato bugs with coal oil and unintentionally set fire to the barn which burned completely. A July 17 report notes insurance coverage in Red Wing. Also on July 17 a seven year old girl from O P Velvang vanished after going to a bluff to pick flowers and is feared kidnapped as searchers fail to locate her.
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Durned Papa
Madlaen, & D
F. M. Jenson
Red Wing
Minn
O. P. Velvang
Drowned Soldier J Paul of Company A at Port Snelling
Harry Rose of Company A Eighth United States Infantry stationed at Port Snelling drowned while bathing in the Mississippi near the fort. He went beyond his depth in a swift current and was lost in the river on July 17.
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Snelling
J. Paul
Harry Rose
Eighth United States Infantry
Port Snelling
Mississippi River
Mysterious fire destroys three buildings at Des Moines County poor farm
A July 17 blaze at the Des Moines county poor farm in Burlington, Iowa caused the destruction of three buildings with a $40,000 loss and $24,000 insured. Insane patients were reportedly resited with difficulty as the fire raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Des Moines County
Pension Granted to Houston County Poorhouse Inmate
John Culhane, an inmate at Hokah Minnesota's Houston county poorhouse for twenty years, receives a pension of 17 per month and 1200 in back pay. He is over eighty three years old.
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Getya
Hokah
Minn
John Culhane
Houston County Poorhouse
Younger Brothers Walk Freely From Sandwater Prison in Civil Dress
St Paul July 1 9 10 yesterday the Younger brothers Cole and Jim walked from the Sandwater prison amid civilian clothes and unrecognized faces. They toured Buillwater city on Lake St Croix, asked about electric streetcars, and returned for a private dinner with the warden. The pair appeared relaxed and eloquent, hosted by the warden and a prison board member, before resuming their parole. Employment for the Younger brothers has not yet been decided. Also news of Bishop Cotter’s recover from hospital in Rochester with improving condition.
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St.Paul
Btwater
Builwater
Lake St. Croix
Cole Younger
Nurns
Wan
Prizon Hospital
Jim
Uate
Sach
Walla
Slil Water
Cole
Wolfer
Bronson
Youngers
St. Croix
Wisconsin
Drowned man found in Red Lake River near St. Hilaire
Sigsbal Gjerde aged twenty three of Angus was found drowned while bathing in the Red Lake river near St. Hilaire Crookston Minnesota on July 16. The body was recovered and the section lists the victim as alone.
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Red Lake River
Crookston
Minn
Sigsbal Gjerde
St. Hilaire
Alngte
Angus
Mob Out for Gore Surrounds Kansas City Jail
About 2,800 people mobbed the county jail after an alleged crime by Black residents. Eight suspects, two identified as Joseph Robert and Holland, were moved to the Workhouse as the crowd dispersed. A disturbing assault on Miss Davis and her escort Vernie Newton near Nineteenth Street and Woodland Avenue left both in critical condition. Seventeen others were beaten. shots fired caused property damage but no additional injuries reported.
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Kanaas City
Joseph Robert
Holland
Misa Davis
Vernie Newton
Troost Park
Nineteenth Street
Woodland Avenue
Megroga
Newton
Dayla
North End
Roes
Maj. Strong In Trouble Over Actress Escapade
San Francisco reports stir in army and social circles over Maj Putnam Bradies Strong son of a former New York mayor for an escapade with actress May Yohe in a hotel. He registered under aliases at the Palace and California hotels with his wife, the actress, and authorities may arrest him upon return from the Philippines.
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Ommecinia
Actreun
San Francisco
Maj
Putnam Bradies Strong
New York City
Strong
Philippines
Francis Hope
May Yohe
Abo
Accidents Mark South Omaha Festival Bull Event
At the South Omaha festival last night a matador was tossed by a bull, clothes torn and bruises reported. Alfred Pearson was thrown in a bucking broncho display and badly bruised, then rode a wild steer and nearly died before hospital care. Roy Boyd was carried fifty feet aloft and fell, suffering injuries feared fatal.
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Omaha
South Omaha
Alfred Pearson
Roy Boyd
Spectacular Royal Mission Sails Toward Berlin for Apology
Prince Chun younger brother of Emperor Kuang Ai departs Pekin with a formal mandate to apologize in Berlin for the murder of Baron von Ketteler. A special train carried him to Taku then by steamer to Shanghai, departing July 20 toward Genoa and Berlin by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Chum Leaven
Pekin
Berlin
Prince Chi
Emperor Kwang Au
Barton von Ketteler
Prince Chun
Taku
Shanghai
Mme
Genoa
Bertin
Ralt
Santos-Dumont's Cigar Balloon Completes Paris Flight
In Paris on July 14 M Santos-Dumont tested his cigar shaped balloon with a motor. The craft started from St Cloud, skimmed the Eiffel Tower area, circled Paris and returned to St Cloud. Reportedly the ascent and descent were controlled and the trip fairly successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasial
Santos-Dumoint
Paris
M. Santos-Dumont
M ‘Tor
Biffet Tower
St. Cloud
Paspern
Asronaut
Prussian crackdown and Polish language schooling spark unrest
In Folen Eastern Priuala the Prussian government pays a Berlin correspondent to report suppressing growing discontent, arresting sixty anti German leaders after an edict bans Polish clergy from religious education in the national school. In Memphis Joseph Treadway and Adolph Stafford dispute crops. Treadway killed Bradford by a tree strike and awaits jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folen
London
Foles
Priuala
Berlin
Daily Chronicle
Hima
Segietieg
Ifoe
Memphis
Tenn
Joseph Treadway
Adolph Stafford
Tipton County
Treadway
Bratford
Half the Town Burned in Cooper Texas Fire
Fire started in the Delta National Bank building destroyed about half the town's business district. Estimated loss about 58,000 dollars with roughly half the property burned or damaged. Firefighters fought the blaze suppressing further spread as residents assessed the damage.
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Cooper
Tex
Delta’ National
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Cal
Tee Wing
Look Lee
STORM
Manitoba
Evie
Blestowed
Marvesting
Sioux Falls
Hudson
Settiers
Taste OF Liberty
Will Water Prison
Minhop Cotter
Cotter
Rochester
Gore
Maj. Strong
Omah
Uea
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