Record Winter Wheat Crop Expected To Break All Tes
Northwest traffic officials and market correspondents project the 1901 wheat harvest across the Dakotas Minnesota and surrounding states will break all prior records with estimates ranging 135 to 200 million bushels for the region and a total surpassing 700 million bushels for winter and spring wheat. Conditions are unusually favorable across the grain belt with high yields anticipated despite occasional pests and late warmth.
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CuIcago
Northwest Territory
St. Paul
Northwestern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington
Dakotas
Minnesota
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Kansas
Oklahoma
Michigan
Tennessee
Texas
GUNS TO GET HARVESTERS IN KANSAS FARMER STANDOFF
In Burlingame Kansas a band of twenty Osage County farmers halted a westbound Santa Fe train to seize harvest hands bound for irrigation fields. After a half hour clash using clubs shotguns and revolvers a compromise formed. The 200 harvesters agreed to work locally at 3.50 dollars a day.
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Kansas
Burlingame
Kan
Osage County
Peterson
Here
Lehigh Valley Freight House Fire Claims One Life
A blaze at the Lehigh Valley Railroad westbound freight house at Tifft farm Friday afternoon destroyed the sheds and contents worth 75 000 and damaged the Hennepin canal estimated at 26 000. About 270 workers fled by jumping into the Blackwell Canal. Pietro Zaizo is missing.
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Lehigh Valley
Burraro
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Tifft Farm
Blackwell Canal
Pietro Zaizo
Hennepin Canal
Dowleites Hounded in Evaneton Open Air Meeting
Four Dowieites traveling to Evaneton faced a hostile crowd as eggs were thrown and townsfolk jostled them through the streets. Police struggled to manage the mob and the group was eventually driven from town.
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Cunicaco
Evaneton
Austro Hungarian minister to Mexico reopens historic ties
Vienna reports Count Gerlachstein appointed Austro-Hungarian minister to Mexico, restoring diplomatic relations for the first time since Maximilian’s 1867 assassination. Big grain fire near Los Banos California scorches ten thousand acres with additional grazing land burned.
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Vienna
Count Gerlachstein
Mexico
Maximilliga
Count Gerlichstein
Maximilan
Los Banos
Cal
Here
Flood Devastation Report From Winnauses West Virginia
First authentic dispatches describe a catastrophic flood from Moody related areas. Death toll projected to exceed 100 as survivors recount a terrifying surge that swept away homes in Vivian and Davy with many miners at work nearby. A mother clung to a trestle pillar saving her child.
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Winnauses
W. Va
Hor
Vivian
Gloudburst
Elkhorn
Hay Laid To Rest Funeral of Adelbert Stone Hay in Cleveland
The funeral of Adelbert Stone Hay, a noted diplomat, was held Tuesday afternoon in Cleveland at Wade Mortuary chapel. The remains arrived from New Haven with his parents Secretary of State Hay and Mrs Hay, their children Helen Alice and Clarence, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Wade, and Samuel Mather accompanying the body.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake View
Adelbert Stone Hay
New Haven
Wade
Hay
Helen
Alice
Clarence Hay
Samuel Mather
Great Military Honors for Von Schwartzkopf Body
The body of Gen. von Schwartzkopf, once chief of staff, will be received with great military honors on the North German Lloyd steamer Witteking as it arrives at Bremer Haven. From there, the body will be taken to Berlin for a mourning parade and salute.
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von Schwartzkopf
Bseriaix
Gen
von Walderioe
Aré
Winter Palace
Pekin
Witteking
Hiego
Bremer Haven
Bresher Haven
Berlin
Leipziger Bank Suspends Payments Amid Cash Strain
Leipzig based Leipziger bank halts payments after Dresdner Credit Anstalt stoppage disrupts discounting. Directors cite market strain with liabilities estimated 85 million to 90 million marks and assets around 48 million marks.
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Leipzig
Leipziger Bank
Dresdner Credit Anatalt
Lokal Anzeiger
De Glera to Be Recalled From Pekin
Berlin dispatch reports M. De Giers the Russian minister to China will be recalled from Pekin. He is to be transferred to Munich and replaced at Peking by 31 year old Paul Lassar, described as an Anglo phile.
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de Glera
Berlin
SS Petersburg
M. de Giers
China
Pekin
Munich
Pes
Paul Lassar
Fire devastates tobacco region and homes in Kentucky
A Wednesday morning fire in MayYFig Kentucky destroyed seven tobacco rehandling houses, a cooper shop, thirty residences and business buildings. Property worth about 200,000 was burned, leaving scores homeless and hundreds jobless.
Thousands Get Raise in Wage Scale Plan at Cleveland
A conference of American Tioplate officials and the Liaworkers Protective Association led to a new wage scale effective July 1. Workers will receive a 2 percent advance, benefiting nearly 400,000 workers. Henderson of Inspection and Secretary Henry White attended the event.
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Cleveland
Tioplate
Liaworkers’ Protective Association
Medical College in Chicago Fire After Lightning Strike
A lightning bolt struck the College of Physicians and Surgeons on Harrison Street during a heavy storm on Tuesday night June 25, causing a blaze that destroyed the five story building and equipment valued near 200000 dollars. Patients in the adjoining West Side Hospital were moved quickly to the county hospital as firefighters and medical students aided in evacuation. no injuries were reported. The college is the medical department of the University of Illinois in Champaign Lil.
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Playa Ramne
Chicago
Collen of Physicians and Surgeons
Harrison Street
Lincoln
Honore Streets
College
West Side Hospital
The
College of Physicians and Surgeons
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Lil
Shooting in Seattle Ends Ex-Police Chief’s Life
John W W Considine shot and killed ex Chief of Police W L Meredith in a crowded Seattle drug store. A stray bullet wounded a bystander as the two men clashed amid rival interests in the theatrical and gambling ventures. Considine was arrested and jailed as crowds demanded action. the two men had been mortal enemies for about three years.
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John W. Considine
Seattle
Wash
John WW. Considine
Standard Gambling House
People’s Theater
W. L. Meredith
Considine
Meredith
Menad
John Considine
Tom Considine
Considing
Copeenes
Spokane
Medals for Sailors Commemorating Spanish American War
The naval board of awards ratified medal designs approved by Secretary Long to honor U S Navy service in the West Indies campaign. The campaign medal recognizes all participants. the meritorious service medal honors distinguished noncombat contributions. Recipients include Hobson Lieutenant Ward Victor Hilue Lieutenant Buck and a few others amid general mobilization of local defense forces.
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WasningTon
Naval Board of Awards
Long
Congress
United States Navy
West Indies
Looge
Board of Awards
Hobson
Lieut
Ward
Victor Hilue
Buck
Market Quotations Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Market quotes from Chicago to New York show cattle prices from 2.50 to 8.00, hogs 3.00 to 8.50, and sheep 2.50 to 4.25. Grain values include wheat No 2 red around 66 to 87 cents, corn No 2 about 42 to 43 cents, oats 20 to 28 cents, rye 46 to 57 cents, with butter creamery 18 to 19 cents and potatoes at 50 to 60 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
Choice Creamery
Lusbel
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Ile
Stern
Keystone Wiped Out as Flood Ravages Pocahontas Field
A cloudburst swept the Norfolk and Western line from Kaas to Vivian West Virginia washing away Keystone and Vivian and many smaller towns. About thirty miles of track were destroyed along with freight cars and coaches. Fatalities estimated in the hundreds with millions in property loss and widespread destruction of homes and mining cabins.
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Wikhorn
Kaas
Vivian
West Virginia
Keystone
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Cabina
Pocahontas Coal Fields
Ghoul-armed Floods Strike Pocahontas Valley Horror
Reports from Virginia describe a devastating flood in Pocahontas and Clinch valleys with Elkhorn creek bursting banks, seventeen towns damaged and deaths feared. Militia were ordered to shoot robbers, bodies buried in improvised coffins as communities cope after the disaster.
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Pocahontas Valley
Pocahontas
Cottas
Dabria
Clinch Valley
Tazewell County
Virginia
Cedar Bluff
Clinch River
Indian Creek
Tazewell
Giles
Johnstown
Pocahontas Cowfields
Indian Ridge
Elkhorn Creek
Elkhorn
Damas
Thun
Death of Adelbert Hay in New Haven Hotel Window
Adelbert Hay, 26, son of Secretary of State Hay, was found dead on a sidewalk outside the New Haven Hotel in New Haven, Ohio, after retiring to his room at 1 am. Authorities think he fell ill and toppled from the window. Secretary Hay, who had traveled from Washington, collapsed upon viewing his son's body.
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Falla
New Haven
Adelbert Hay
Conan
Booth Actican Republic
Hay
Washington
Adelbert
Washington, D. C
United States
Macrum
American consul in Pretoria resigns after four months
Adelbert Hay, appointed consul to Pretoria in December 1999, returned from South Africa four months ago and resigned his post. He stayed in Pretoria through the city’s capture by Lord Roberts and acted for English prisoners and British interests, a policy criticized by his friends.
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Pretoria
South Africa
United States
Hay
Adelbert Hay
Lord Roberts
Ws Jn
London
Great Britain
America
Roberts
Transvaal
Emile A. B. van Amaringen
Valley Flood Rout Preserves Little Hope For Survivors
A massive flash flood devastates the Elkhorn valley after days of rain and a cloudburst. Coal towns along the Norfolk and Western Railway suffer widespread destruction as buildings, rails, and telegraph lines are swept away. Thousands flee to the mountains while rescue efforts begin amid wreckage and rising waters.
Won by Waddell in Fourteenth American Derby at Chicago
Robert Waddell, Mrs. Bradley’s Virginia gelding, captured the fourteenth American Derby for 3-year-olds at Washington Park Chicago. Terminus was second and The Harcader third as Bonnibert finished fourth. The race drew about 30,000 with a large, fashionable crowd enjoying fast track and pleasant weather.
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Mike
Robert Waddell
Mrs. Bradley
Dawo
Chicago
Terminus
Harcader
Bonnibert
Washington Park
Keller Trial Ends as Barker Guilty Verdict Delivers Blow
The Keller trial concluded with Barker found guilty unanimously of the most serious charge after Judge Blair rejected the defense plea tied to unwritten law. Mrs Barker cried openly upon verdict. Keller absent and unemotional. Prosecutor Erwin pressed the jury on the woman's credibility given the alleged outrage. Barker’s appeal was noted by his counsel.
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Keller
Barker
Blair
Erwin
Government Secretly Probes Trusts Under Sherman Law
A Washington dispatch reports the Department of Justice is covertly investigating trusts under the Sherman anti trust act. Secrecy guards the probe as officials seek solid evidence, wary of obstruction by powerful combinations. The effort aims to build a strong case for a pivotal legal showdown.
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Washington Dispatch
Department of Justice
Department
Attorney General’s Office
Winter-Wheat Harvest Progress and Crop Outlook
Weather bureau reports warm, favorable conditions across most regions with improving corn and oats. drought risk noted in southern Texas and parts of the Mississippi Valley. Winter wheat harvest advances in the central western belt, Pennsylvania and New York show some deterioration from disease, apples face mixed prospects, and overall hay and pasture conditions vary by state. A note on a Georgia effort to memorialize Eli Whitney near Augusta.
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Weather Bureau
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Pacific Coast
South Atlantic States
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West Gulf States
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Dakotas
Towa
Ilinois
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Texas
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Mississippi
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Virginia
Carolinas
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
California
Oregon
Washington
Minnesota
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Illinois
Kansas
Toval Atuynis
Wisconsin
Ginal
South Dakota
Souleast
British Columbia
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Iowa
Pantie
War Department
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Ciutcano
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Wm. M. Marsham
Harrison
Dennis Swenk
Trenton
N.J
American Plow Company
Ibe
Decatur
Ind
Standard Oil Company
Preble
Senator Dubois Quite IL
Butse
Idaho
Fred Dubois
Hot Springs
Mont
Dle
Sr. Ovis
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Galulag
McKinley
Abe
Medical College
Cape Colony
Barkley East
Fouches
Glen Almond
East Aliwal
Bikhora
Banka
Norfolk and Western
Hallroad
Coaldale
Kikhora
Hart
Pocahontas Con
Ross
Elkhorn River
Ethorn
Minera
Hanis
Norfolk
New Jersex
Thomas G. Barker
Arlington
N. J
John Keller
Waddell
Georgia
Eli Whitney
aAugusta
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