Lightning Kills Three in Cahokia Fishing Party
A bolt of lightning struck a St. Louis fishing party sheltering under a sycamore near Dead Creek Cahokia killing three men ages 32 18 and 28 and fatally injuring a boy 13. Bernie Egglin 13 Joseph Egglin 24 Albert Leidinger 14 suffered serious injuries. The tragedy occurred as the group tried to escape a storm and light enveloped the tree.
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Cahokia
Ill
St. Louis
Dead Creek
William Inghauser
John J. Degraff
Louis Stern
Bennie Egglin
Joseph Egglin
Albert Leidinger
Fire destroys St Agnes Church spares vestments
July 5 New York at the corner Hoyt and Sadtstt streets a church roof was struck by lightning and set ablaze. Firefighters saved valuables while some parishioners were pulled from danger. John Garvin 28 died from heat and smoke. Injured include Mary Connelly Edward Cross and Thomas O'Donnell student.
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Bernshire Church
New York
S. Agnes
Brooklyn
Hoyt and
Sadtstt Street
James Duf Zong
St. Agnes
Hoyt Street
John Garvin
Mary Connelly
Edward Cross
Thomas O’donnell
Lightning Strikes Several Houses in Chicago
A July thunderstorm in Chicago produced heavy rain and intense lightning. Fires started by bolts. five people were struck and one man, Frank Daucek, was hurled from a roof and rescued by firefighters after being thrown into a neighboring building window.
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Chicago
Frank Daucek
Daucek
Lightning bolt kills inmate at Kentucky asylum
A bolt of lightning from a clear sky struck about eighty inmates at the Central Kentucky Asylum for the Insane in Lakeland near Louisville at 3 30 this afternoon. It killed James Howard age 34 of Stavensport Ky and knocked unconscious Nat Mercer an attendant and three other patients.
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Louisville
Central
Kentucky Asylum For the Insane
Lakeland
James Howard
Stavensport
Nat Mercer
Evansville Woman Margnus Siegel Dies Suddenly
Evansville's Mrs Margnus Siegel, one of the city’s oldest German residents, collapsed and died as she prepared for bed. Her husband was the socialistic candidate for mayor last spring.
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Evansvile
Margnus Siegel
Strike widens as sheet steel workers press demands
Pittsburg July 3 The Amalgamated Association sheet steel and steel hoop workers enter day two of their strike with no rapid developments. President Shaffer expects ten days to two weeks before results, while mills repair and plans for fall resumption loom. Several companies sign scales, mill closures and reopenings scheduled.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated “Association
Combine
Shaffer
Amalgamated
C. M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
American Steel Hoop Company
Amalgamated Association
Union
Southern Car and Foundry Company
Anniston
Ala
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Bessemer
American Tinplate Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Lockhart Iron and Steel Company
Sharon Tinplate Company
South Sharon
Stewart Iron Company (Limited
Sharon
N. G. Taylor Company
Cumberland, Md
American Rolling Mill Company
Michigan
Zug & Co
Reading Strike Is Settled
President George F. Baer announced the Reading railway shop strike is resolved with workers returning to work immediately and restored to relief association benefits as if uninterrupted. The labor union will not be recognized and the company will hire as it sees fit without distinguishing between union and nonunion men.
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Reading
Philadelphia
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Reading Railway
Philadelphia & Reading Relief Association
Storm Prevents Lynching of Greek Prisoner in Illinois
In Paris Illinois on July 3 three strangers attacked Mrs Epperson at her home while her husband was away. A Greek peddler named John Yatto was captured and later bound over to the grand jury as a lynching threat loomed until a heavy storm forced deputies to relocate the prisoner.
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Paris
Ill
Edward Epperson
Epperson
John Yatto
Metcalf
Chrisman
Yatto
Grand Jury
Richardson and Miss Ten Broeck Wed at Asbury Park
James W. Richardson of Washington and Miss Josephine Ten Broeck daughter of Mayor Ten Broeck married today at Asbury Park. Miss Ten Broeck drew notice last winter for a bold plunge into the ocean and a two mile January swim. Richardson has long served in the war department.
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Asbury Park
James W. Richardson
Washington
Josephine Ten Broeck
Mayor Ten Broeck
Miss Ten Broeck
Richardson
War Department
Salt Lake Herald Sold to William Iglehart
The Salt Lake Herald, published in Salt Lake City Utah, is sold by A W McCuen and the R Chambers estate to William Iglehart. Iglehart has managed the paper since 1898 and previously worked with the Salt Lake Tribune. Earlier he was connected with the Chicago Record.
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Salt Lake Herald
Salt Lake
Utah
The
A. W. McCuen
R. Chambers
William Iglehart
Iglehart
Salt Lake Tribune
Chicago’ ‘Record
Kruger in exile pictured as sorrowful old man in Amsterdam
An essayistic piece portrays Paul Kruger as a worn and sympathetic exile in Amsterdam. It contrasts his comfort with his former duties and critiques the romantic view of his struggle against the world.
Mrs Austin Wheat Food Delight Promises Breakfast to Dessert
A bakery package promising Mrs. Austin's Wheat Food as a versatile product for breakfast and dessert. The label touts taste and delight, appealing to home cooks seeking convenient, flavorful options.
Navy Purchases Land Around Observator Clockroom
The Navy Department bought about 16 acres surrounding the observatory in Washington to shield timekeeping instruments from interference. A 1000 foot highway-free buffer and a 1600 foot radius circle around the clockroom were established. Congress had appropriated 149000 dollars for the land, which has just become available.
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Navy Department
Washington
Naval Observatory
Butterfield Inconclusive Condition At Cold Springs
Fishkill Landing N Y July 3 The condition of General Daniel Butterfield at Cold Springs last night was unchanged There was no rally The secretary of war has granted his family request that if he dies his body shall be buried on the military reservation at West Point.
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Butterfield
Fishkill Landing
Mrs Austin's Famous Wheat Food Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Mrs Austin's Famous Wheat Food rich in phosphates and gluten. It urges purchase at all grocers with the phrase All grocers sell It. 7-14.
Cam BON compliments West in America tour
French ambassador M Jules Cambon returns from a lakeside stateside trip with praise for Western progress and culture. He says Easterners misjudge the West, citing polished Chicago society and artistic, musical home life across northern cities.
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New York
M. Jules Cambon
United States
Srance
Great Lakes
Washington
M. Cambon
Chicago Society
Two Die in Butte Lodging House Fire
A fire at the Pullman lodging house, 114 West Mercury street in Butte Montana killed Sam Mix a waiter from Missoula and Ole Berg a carpenter from Butte. Two others were severely injured and about twenty others escaped with lesser injuries. The blaze started at about 2 am and drew rescue efforts from local crews.
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Butte
Mont
Pullman
West
Mercury Street
Sam Mix
Missoula
Ole Berg
Seven Hurt in Train Wreck Near New Castle
Morn ing passenger train southbound from Oil City ran into two limestone cars left on the tracks two miles north of New Castle at 10 this morning wrecking the train. Two passengers and five train men were seriously injured and many others bruised. Names listed include William McElree, Mrs J A Barnes, T W Dougherty, William Gumfry, Isaac Barnhart, Mail Agent Banbury, and a fireman.
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Hart
New Castle
Qll City
Pennsylvania
William McElree
New Winnington
J. A. Barnes
T. W. Dougherty
William Gumfry
Isaac Barnhart
Banbury
McKinley Busy With Canton Visit Amid Heat Wave
President McKinley, occupied with urgent public business before departing, plans a Canton visit on Friday for those with pressing matters. Extreme heat in recent days has not affected Mrs McKinley, who remains unfavorably mentioned in the dispatch.
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Canton
Washington, Db
McKinley
Record Heat Toll Across New York and Other Cities
Heat wave pushes New York and Brooklyn to record deaths amid 83 to 106 degree heat and 50 percent humidity. Ambulances and stands flood streets as stores and tenements see many collapse. relief arrives with a heavy thunderstorm and rain. Notable victims include L. B. Adams of Chicago and Jacob S. Rogers of Paterson. other city deaths listed from Philadelphia to Toledo.
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New York
Mogues
Brooklyn
L. B. Adams
Chicago
Equity
Jacob S. Rogers
Rogers Locomotive Works
Paterson
N. J
Adams
Grand Union Hotel
Rogers
Union League Club
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Suburbs
Cleveland
Washington
Wilmington
Del
Baltimore
Detroit
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Ohio
Indiana Corn Backward Amid Mixed Crop Reports
The weekly weather service crop report shows Indiana and other states with backward corn growth, while the western regions report favorable conditions. Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Iowa need cultivation, Texas and parts of the South require rain, and oat and cotton prospects vary across regions with overall favorable wheat and hay outlooks.
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Indiana
The
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain Region
Pacific Coast
South Atlantic States
Central
West Gulf States
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Dakotas
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Atlantic Coast
Virginias
Carolinas
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
California
Oregon
Washington
Minnesota
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Missouri River
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Kansas
Riots Erupt in Brussels Chamber Over Guard Chief Speech
In Brussels on July 3 socialists clash with ministerialists in the chamber of representatives. A socialist interpellation criticized a civic guard general who allegedly urged firing on rioters. M Poitlle vowed to kill the general. Names and epithets fly as the house backs the government.
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Brussels
Chamber of Representatives
Civic Guard
M. Poitlle
House
Friction Between American Superintendents and West Indian Laborers Erupts
Reports from Ecuador allege a Jamaicans Barbadians and Porto Ricans attacked American railroad workers in a clash that left several laborers dead and many Americans wounded including the camp chief after Americans fired revolvers to defend themselves.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Ecuador
Grave Charges for Officers in Congo Village Beating
Antwerp reports from Rome say Belgian officials are on trial for demanding women dance to amuse an intoxicated Congo village chief. When he refused they killed him with revolvers and massacred the women, a violent incident sparking official charges.
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London
Rome
Antwerp
Daily Express
Congo
Niagara Bank Closed Shuts Doors in Buffalo
The Niagara bank, a state institution, has closed its doors in Buffalo. Chairman S. M. Clement said the closure stems solely from its close connection with City National Bank, noting the president was a former vice president, and that no other local bank is affected.
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Niagara Bank
Buffalo
Clearing House Committee
S. M. Clement
City National Bank
Huntington on the brink as water fails and fire rages
Huntington West Virginia swelters as July 3 reports say the city lacks water with broken pumps and empty reservoirs. The Adelphi Hotel burns in a densely populated area while firemen struggle for water. Laborers suffer as factories close and a water famine amplifies distress.
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Huntington
W. Va
Adelphi
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Amsterdam
Mr. Kruger
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James Barnes
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