Georgia Flood Death Toll Near Seventy Across Three States
Reports from Augusta and surrounding districts indicate sixteen dead in Georgia with hundreds homeless and $9.9 million in damage in the Augusta area. Carolina cities report heavy losses and a broader death toll likely near seventy across Georgia, North and South Carolina as floodwaters recede. The affected population is largely Black, with widespread property destruction and harsh conditions for the homeless.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Georgia
Carolinas
Spartanburg
Greenville
North
South Carolina
North Carolina
Grn
Toll from South Carolina flood rises with rail washouts
The flood situation across Spartanburg and surrounding counties improved in 46 hours with danger to major cotton mills passed. No local deaths reported yet. at Pelzer an entire wagon and mule team perished in the Saluda. Two railroad workers were swept away downstream near Laurens. Estimates suggest thirty or more statewide drownings, while cattle losses deplete farmers. Bridges may cost over 100600. Piedmont remains cut off from Augusta Columbia Charleston as 20 miles of Southern track in Broad River valley floodbound.
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Spartanburg
Ave
Pelzer
S. C
Saluda
Laurens County
Piedmont
Augusta
Columbia
Charleston
Southern Railroad
Broad River
Sensation in Beech Watgis trial prompts venue change question
In Jackson Kentucky on August 31 the Beech Watgis case saw a cross examination where witness George Clemmons claimed locals believed influences would prevent a fair trial. He said residents accused Judge Redwine of having long familiarity with the people and jury fixing.
Man Kills Daughter-in-Law in Aug. 31 Incident
In Youngstown Ohio on August 31 Manson Brown killed his daughter-in-law Mrs G Brown with an Indian club after a quarrel over Brown’s invalid wife. Brown surrendered to police. Separately at Burton Powder Company works near Quaker Falls Bere County an explosion killed one man, burned two fatally, and seriously injured a third.
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M. Brown
G. &. Brown
Brown
Jfe
Youngstown, C
Burton Powder Com ‘Pany
Quaker Falla
Tolier
Bere
Sage Fortune Reveals Estate Value After Transfer
New York reports the Sage estate now valued at 64.15 million dollars after Beckett transfer orders. Russell Sage died July 22, 1906, leaving Mrs Sage nearly 64 million in the will. The state tax reserve stands at 997,358.01, with Mrs Sage's share listed as 650,? and other relatives sharing 850,000.
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New York
Beckett
Russell Sage
Great Britain May Assist Netherlands in Venezuela Row
London officials say Britain cannot rule out action to aid Holland in its dispute with President Castro of Venezuela. Rome reports indicate no decision yet on measures, and Britain prefers to support the Netherlands without appearing to bully a smaller state. The Hague says the Dutch government accepts explanations by former minister M. de Reus and will not disavow or apologize.
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Great Britain
Holland
Presiden Castro
Venezuela
Foreign Office
Rome
The
Rome Dispatch
United States
Hague
Netherlands
al. de Reus
Republic of Venezuela
Castro
Iinister
M. de Reus
American fleet caresses Melbourne in welcoming visit
Aug 31 Melbourne reports the arrival of the American battleship fleet led by Admiral Sperry. The party lands at St Kilda pier and proceeds through crowds to the city, with street decorations and a formal welcome by Governor Gibson Carmichael. The governor visits the flagship in the afternoon.
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Melbourne
Port Phillip Bay
Hobsons Bay
St. Kilda
Admiral Sperry
Princess Bridge
Queen Victoria
Swanton
Collins
Town Hall
Treasury Building
Mally Unon
Victoria
Gibson Carmichael
Inter
Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Seeks Entry to Winnipeg
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway seeks entry to Winnipeg Manitoba with an option on 1 million dollars of property between Notre Dame avenue and Water street up to the Red river. It may abandon that and use Canadian Northern Grand Trunk Pacific terminals now under construction costing 3 million dollars.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Notre Dame Avenue
Water Street
Red River
Canadian Northern Grand Trunk Pacific
General Strike Threat Over Rock Island Smoking Ban
Division Superintendent C E Easly enforces a cigarette discharge on a Rock Island division in Little Rock Arkansas. Engineers and trainmen threaten a general strike citing violation of personal liberty while Chicago officials say no strike will occur and promise to review the dispute.
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Brotherhoods
Little Rock
Ark
Easly
Arkansassion
Brotherhoods of Engineers
H Ic
Chicago
Shooting mystery near Atlantic City shocks city
August 31 reports say O B Roberts lies weak in Atlantic City hospital after a liver wound from a boardwalk shooting last Wednesday. Police focus on W S G Williams, whose wife rode with Roberts, while Williams denies being in Atlantic City and undergoes police questioning. Detectives plan to verify Williams alibi with his Long Green residence.
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N. C
O. B. Roberts
Roberts
Willams
Baltimore
Williams
Ws Ao Fee
G. Williams
Charles B. Roberts
Abr Walliams
Long Gree
Littlefield Named Receiver for Browns & Co
Woodstock Conn August 21 congressman Charles E Littlefield was appointed receiver of the Wall street firm A Browns & Co by Judge Holt of the US District Court Southern District of New York. He must post a 250 000 bond. St Paul August 35 Dr W W Folwell longtime president of the University of Minnesota was injured in a car crash at Franklin Minnesota while with his son Russell the accident feared serious.
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Conn
Charles E. Littlefield
Wall Street
A. 9. Browns & Co
Holt
United States Court of the Southern District of New York
Tittlefield
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Franklin, Minn
Russell
Br. Folwell
Life convict escapes from Lansing prison in bold daylight
Fred Proctor, a life term murderer from Oklahoma, escaped Wic Kansas penitentiary at Lansing by wearing the warden's son's clothes. He served as Warden Haskell's cook and walked out through the executive building front door into the street in a daring escape.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Fred Proctor
Oklahoma
Wic Kansas Penitentiary
Lansing
Proctor
Haskell
Under Suspicion. Two ColonelsCaught in London Mystery
A tangled tale from London recounts Colonel Jayne of Massachusetts befriending Colonel Swartz of the Royal German artillery. In a street ambush a German colonel was assaulted and robbed while Jayne defended him. The incident resembles an abduction bid and led to both men meeting again years later on a frontier, with Jayne later exonerated after a three day examination and banished to Russia.
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TP. G. McClure
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Swartz
Royal German Artillery
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St Petersburg
Lee
Russia
Head
Jocosely
St. Petersburg
Joh
Siberia
Alym
Swart
Germany
M. Quad
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Star_ Knitting Co
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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