Deadly floods and twisters sweep the West
Parts of Montana Nebraska and Kansas reel from record floods and a devastating tornado. In Camp Parole near Washington D C a derailment caused nine deaths. Montana reports five flood fatalities with farm and rail damage likely in the millions. Nebraska tornado toll 22 to 25 with hundreds homeless and no livestock remaining. Kansas river flood drives North Topeka residents from homes as overflow worsens.
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Washington, Balti-moore and
Millons
Gentry
Cascade
William McFrudyenn
Towers’ Ranch
William Dick
Missouri Bottom
Conventions Next Favor Second Place for Many Republicans
Washington dispatch notes Republicans consider Roosevelt era policy, Taft prospects, and possible Taft as running mate. It reports discussions on Chicago and Denver conventions with Burrows as temporary chair, Lodge as possible permanent chair, and Sherman pressed for vice presidency if Taft nommed. Democrats favor Tom L Johnson as national chairman with Bryan likely nominee.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Chicago
Denver
Burrows
Roosevelt
Lodge
Taft
Sherman
Utica
New York
Sherpran
Republican Congressional Committee
Te Tke
Hughes
Ohio
Grass Culture for Lawn Care and Seed Mixes
The article outlines lawn preparation from grading soil to sowing seed. It recommends a deep plow at least eight inches, removing stones, enriching soil with manure, bone meal, or fertilizer, and using a seed mix of Kentucky blue grass with white clover or redtop, with liberal reseeding and pure seed for best results.
Tornado Wrecks 200 Buildings in Charles City Iowa
A tornado struck Charles City Iowa on June 8 demolishing about 200 residences and barns. W R Beck and a child were killed with three children reported missing. The storm path was about ten rods wide and ten miles long, triggering 3060 residents to seek shelter in cyclone cellars.
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Charles City
W. R. Beck
Southowest
Charles City College
Coal Pit Mine Disaster Kills Six In Colorado
Six men are dead and eight others in danger after toxic air from the Gold King mine near Gladstone Colorado. 25 to 30 more are temporarily weak at home. Rescue efforts faced peril as shaft house and engine room burned. names of the dead include Peter McMini and Gus Olson with several seriously injured. A separate note from Los Angeles reports six deaths aboard the cruiser Tennessee after a boiler tube explosion and collision injuries.
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Lulu Smith
Shively Home
Geneva
Irene Shively
Maud Carter
Baby Carter
Carleton
Mr. Small
Guide Rock
Henry Madison
Franklin
August Fentell
Elijah Artenbricht
Shickley
Baby Fleming
Fairfield
John Austin
Fentell
C. Simpel
Byron
Silverton
Colo
Gold King Mine
Gladstone
Peter McMini
Troy Coburn
Alex Johnson
A. W. Burns
Victor Erickson
Gus Olson
Seri
Tornado Hits Farm Near Mauston. Father and Son Die
A tornado devastated the farm of Johm Dalton about four miles south of Mauston Wisconsin destroying the farmhouse and barns. Dalton and his twelve year old son Phillip were killed in the disaster.
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Mauston
Wis
Johm Dalton
Dalton
Phillip
Editor Quinby Is Dead
Detroit mourns the death of June-William Emory Quinby longtime editor and proprietor of the Detroit Free Press and former United States minister to The Netherlands He died in Grieve hospital after a three month illness at age seventy three Born in 1858 in Brewer Missouri he moved to Detroit in 1860 and joined the Free Press staff rising to managing editor and part owner after 1863
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Detroit
William Emory Quinby
Detroit Free Press
United States
Netherhinds
Grieve Hospital
Quinby
Brewer
University of Michigan
Ree Press
Wilbur F. Storey
Wisconsin Northern Railway to Build from Red Granite to Peysippi
Madison June 8. Articles of incorporation for the Wisconsin Northern Railway Company filed with the secretary of state. The line will run from Red Granite to Peysippi, a distance of eighty six miles.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Northern Railway Company
Secetary
Red Granite
Peysippi
M. P. Lincoln
Neb
State Board of Equalization
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Nebraska
Tennessee Democrats back Bryan for president at Denver
The Tennessee Democratic executive committees from all ninety six counties vote unanimously in favor of Hasan J. Bryan as the party’s presidential nominee at the Denver convention.
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Bryan
Nashville
Aged Augustinian Dies in Lawrence Mississippi
Lawrence Mississippi reports the death of Jane S-Brother Lawrence said to be the oldest member of the Augustinian order in the United States. He was ninety eight years old.
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Lawrence
Jane S
Augustioin Order
United States
French Admiral Jaureguiberry to lead Quebec tricentennial mission
The outline notes Admiral Jaureguiberry named head of the French mission for the Quebec tricentennial celebrations. Shuttered Santa Fe shops and a new Topeka mill announce a one week halt, with about 1.5 thousand workers affected. Four Democratic delegate conventions set for New Mexico Virginia Kentucky and Utah. Ambassador Tower presents letters of recall in Berlin. AFL meeting in Chicago to discuss labor questions. Yale student George F. Cattlin drowns after canoe overturning. Hayden statue unveiled in Philadelphia Fairmount Park. Taft to attend Yale commencement June 22. Jamaica auto race records 93.20 mph.
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Quebec
Santa le
Topeka
Khan
Denver
New Mexico
Virginia
Kentucky
Utah
United States
Tower
Berlin
Reeall
Emperor William
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
George F. Cattlin
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Branford
Tnnted Germean Singers of
Philadelphia
Joseph Ilayden
Fairmount Park
Taft
Jamaica
L. I
Figuring It Out in a Snippet from a Cleveland Plain Dealer
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer where a character asserts identity and cleverness in a terse exchange. The speaker scorns the other, declaring I am the one and you are the cipher. The line reflects a witty, dismissive tone characteristic of a quick moral clash.
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Eipher
Cleveland
Plain
Dealer
Brussels sprouts culture from seed to winter storage
Brussels sprouts form multiple small heads in leaf axils rather than a single head. Sow early, transplant when three inches high, space rows 24 to 30 inches apart and 2 feet in the row. Water well after moving, trim excess leaves to widen space for heads, and store in a pit or cold frame for winter use. They are delicious boiled or stewed with cream.
Growing Rhubarb From Linnaeus Roots
This guide explains preplant rhubarb cultivation with Linnaeus variety. It covers planting spacing six feet between rows four feet in row, harvesting five to six stalks per bunch, partial leaf retention to reduce wilting, mulch with stable manure in fall, and packing in sixty quart crates. Yield may reach 35 to 40 dollars per acre per month.
Spraying And Water Conditions For Potatoes And Alfalfa
Agricultural notes emphasize spray timing for potatoes based on season and rain, advising six inch vine height and frequent spraying every ten days to two weeks. A separate tip highlights dry, well drained soil for alfalfa, warning against wet feet and shallow water tables in old fields.
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W. J. Green
Savings account opening urged by St Joseph Valley Bank
Local notice invites readers to start a savings account this month with the St Joseph Valley Bank. It promises savings books issued and interest paid on deposits every four months. The notice also lists a teacher Frances Styers at 711 Bower St and includes fragmented contact details.
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Frances Styers
Bower St
St. Joseph
Bucklen Theatre Showings Highlight Dramascope and The Ham Tree
Bucklen theatre rolls three daily dramascope programs this week with large clear films and stage effects. McIntyre and Heath star in The Ham Tree with Klaw & Erlanger backing, bringing a musicals and black face comedy show on Friday June 12. seat sales begin June 9.
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Bucklen Theatre
Mecintyre and Heath
Klaw & Erlanger
New Discovery Proclaimed Life Saving By Naples Man
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine states in a letter that Dr King s New Discovery saved his life and remains a reliable throat and lung remedy for nearly forty years It is promoted as a preventive of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs Sold under guarantee at Houseworth Bros drug store 50¢ and 1 00 Trial bottle free Also notes law office move and local business ads
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Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
Dr. King
Houseworth Bros. Drug Store
Absorbing Macaroni as Italian Art
A humorous Chicago Record-Herald piece on eating macaroni in Italian style. It satirizes the long pasta as a Gordian knot and gives fanciful, step by step directions for consuming the massive banquet strings with various utensils.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Cy Huber Fined and Disfranchised for Petty Larceny
In Connersville Indiana on June 6 Cy Huber aged 24 was fined fifty dollars and costs deprived of the franchise for five years and sentenced to the Indiana re formatory for petit larceny. He was convicted of stealing a chicken valued at twenty five cents.
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Connersville
Ind
Cy” Huber
Indiana Reformatory
Huber
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