Dallas Flood Tops 1866 Record with Trinity Rise
Dallas suffers a catastrophic flood as the Trinity River overflows Sunday night and Monday, killing fourteen people, destroying homes and property worth millions, leaving 4000 homeless, and severing telegraph and telephone lines west and southwest of the city. The flood surpasses the 1866 peak of 52 feet, flooding the business district and submerging the poorer residential area. North Dallas remains cut off from the business district with most streetcar lines out of service. Waterworks and power plants are swamped.
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Dallas
Tex
Trinity River
North
Bankruptcy Orders Involve Inman & Company Partners
In Atlanta United States district court Judge Newman issued orders in the Inman & Company bankruptcy. James R. Gray of Atlanta and James Fr McGowan of Augusta are adjudicated bankrupt individuals linked to the firm. Proceedings affect both cases against Inman & Company and may determine Mrs Francis Jones Inman’s legal connection in a pending voluntary bankruptcy.
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Inman & Company
Atlanta
United States District Court
Newman
James R. Gray
James Fr. McGowan
Augusta
Gray
McGowan
Inman
Thaw Remains In Matteawan After Habeas Corpus Ruling
Justice Morschauser of the New York Supreme Court rules in Poughkeepsie that Harry K Thaw should stay in custody and under observation at Matteawan asylum. The decision cites the mental condition and public safety concerns, delaying release until recovery or certainty there is no danger of delusion triggering further attack.
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Poughkeepsie
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Mae Wood 18 Released After Perjury Charge
Mae C Wood of Omaha freed on five thousand dollar bail in New York amid a divorce suit against Senator Thomas C Platt. She faces perjury charges from testimony in court last week. Bail bond lists Mae C Wood Platt after filing.
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New York
N. Y
Mae C. Wood
Thomas C. Platt
Miss Wood
Mae C. Wood-Platt
Last Libby Prison tunnel survivor Goodwin Scudamore dies
Lakeport California report says Goodwin Scudamore, the last survivor among Union prisoners who tunneled from Libby Prison during the Civil War, died at his Lakeport home aged 86.
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Liberty
Lakeport
Cal
Goodwin Scudamore
Libby
Jewish Publication Society to Translate Bible in 20th Year
At its twentieth annual meeting in Philadelphia the Jewish Publication Society announced plans to translate the Bible. The organization, based in Philadelphia, said arrangements are complete for the project, signaling a major scholarly undertaking.
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Jewish Publication Society
Philadelphia
Jewish Publication Society of Almerica
Wages Cut 17.94 Percent For Fall River Textile Workers
Twenty thousand Fall River operatives accept a 17.94 percent wage reduction under a new textile wage agreement with cotton manufacturers. The pact takes effect Monday and lasts until next November, as mills expect higher production next month. The cut adds to about 170,000 New England cotton workers with reduced wages this spring.
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Fall River
Mass
Textile Council
New England
Revised Constitution Advocated By Chicago Professor
Professor Charles Zueblin of the University of Chicago urged a revision or abolition of the U S constitution during a Pi Upsilon Alumni Association banquet in Chicago. He called the current system the fundamental fallacy of government and criticized the electorate for political intelligence, contrasted with Swiss herdsmen. He argued Americans misapply government by the people for the people.
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Chicago
United Stats
Charles Zuebin
University of Chicago
Ps{ Upsilon Alumni Association of
The
Northwest
Zueblin
Sensational Trial Likely In Wood Platt Perjury Case
In New York charges of perjury against Mae C Wood, Omaha lawyer and former wife of an Omaha newspaper, move toward a grand jury. The case involves a divorce suit against United States Senator Thomas Platt. Public interest centers on Platt's prominence and age as he faces cross examination.
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New York
N. Y
Mae C
Wood
the &Rmer
Omaha
United States
Thomas ©. Platt
Wood-Platt
Republican Party
Peaches In Plenty For Gotham Summer
Peach orchards from Georgia to the north report large and fine crops with heavy foliage and strong growth. New York City will see more beaches this summer and lower prices for consumers due to abundant harvests across southern and northern peach regions. Excessive moisture remains the main risk to crop protection.
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New York
N. Y
New York City
Georgia
Unveiling of Southern Cross at Confederate Memorial Day
Representatives from Southern societies in Washington plan Confederate memorial day at Arlington June 7. The unveiling of the Southern cross will be an imposing ceremony with eighty young women from Southern families in Washington to participate. Governor Glenn of North Carolina and Representative Thetas W. Sims of Tennessee will be asked to speak.
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Arlington Cemetery
Washington
D. C
Arlington
Glenn
North Carolina
Thetas W. Sims
Tennessee
Mrs. Eddys Son In Jail In Deadwood
George Washington Glover, son of Mrs Baker G Eddy, came to Deadwood from Leadville and argued with a officer over moving his horse to a livery barn. After an altercation he was arrested and held in jail overnight.
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Deadwood
George Washington Glover
Baker G. Eddy
Leadville
Donceoe
Glover
Trolley Collision Kills One In San Francisco
A crowded trolley collision at the foot of a steep hill in San Francisco killed Henry Baer, a traveling salesman, and injured twenty others. One victim was likely fatally hurt, with several more severely hurt as a Sacramento street car was struck while rounding a curve on Deyisadero Street.
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San Francisco
Cal
Henry Baer
Deyisadero Street
Sacramento
Senate and House Pass Dam Time Extension Bill
The senate and house approved a vetoed bill extending the time to finish the dam on the Rainey River in Minnesota. The government filed a Sherman act case against the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad and others for restraint of trade and monopoly. Dr Seymour Oppenheimer of New York and vice commodore of the Motor Boat Club of America entered his power yacht Mao I in the New York to Bermuda race.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Seymour Oppenheimer
New York
Motor Boat Club of America
Bermuda
Trinity River Flood Devastates Fort Worth Area
Seven dead and thousands homeless as the Trinity River floods surge to record heights since the 1889 event. Port Worth and North Fort Worth suffer extensive damage to stock, homes, and rail service while rescue efforts deploy row boats and patrol wagons. Authorities warn the toll will rise as missing persons and property losses mount. Relief camps form and a city proclamation seeks aid for the displaced.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Port Worth
North Fort Worth
Trinity River
North Mort Worth
Rock Island
Denver
Frisco
Handley
White City
Lake Como
East Fourth Street
Long Bridge
City Park
Trinity
Green
Bureau of United Charities
W. D. Harris
Campaign contribution bill limits southern House representation
In Washington, a publicity bill with Crumpacker's Indiana amendment to curb representation in states with disfranchisement laws passed the House 160 to 125. Brought under suspension, forty minutes of debate followed. Southern members denounced the measure while Williams led the attack as a revival of Reconstruction. Democrats opposed the bill after the Crumpacker amendment.
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Washinngton
D. C
Cruumpacker
Indiana
House of Representatives
House
Williams
Crumpacker
Admiral Evans Visits White House for Vice Admiral Talk
President Roosevelt backs Rear Admiral Evans for promotion amid praise for his cruise around the Horn. Evans, on crutches, quips that he fooled the doctors and says the decision rests with the officials in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Evans
United States Navy
Evang
Norwegian steamer chased for crimping two seamen in bay
U S customs officials with seamen’s unions and firemen pursued the Norwegian steamer Times Iverson two miles down Mobile Bay on Friday afternoon. They recovered H Johansen and B Kuhl, two seamen claimed to be crimped from the British Kassala Morgan last night, amid the chase with a tug boat.
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Mobile
Ala
United States Customs
Firemen
The
Union
Times
Iverson
H. Johansen
B. Kuhl
Kassala
Morgan
Governor Folk and saloonists face Sunday closing clash
In St Louis Missouri saloon keepers vow to resist any Sunday closing law as Governor Folk declares he will use full powers to close saloons outside the city. The dispute centers on extending Sunday closing to outside districts, with both sides signaling aggressive steps.
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St. Louis
Folk
Disastrous trolley crash leaves many dead and injured
In Philadelphia near Chestnut Hill a trolley car ran off track on a steep grade and collided with a southbound car. Three people died instantly and at least five others were fatally injured. Forty-five more were seriously hurt and taken to Chestnut Hill and Germantown hospitals.
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Philadelphia
Germantown Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Germantown
Under Charge of Uxoricide in Alabama Arsenic Poisoning Case
Gadsden Alabama J G Albright of Walnut Grove is jailed on a uxoricide charge in the death of his wife ten days ago. The woman had taken arsenic as a tonic and died without warning. The body was exhumed and found to contain poison.
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Alabama
Gadsden
Ala
J. G. Albright
Walnut Grove
Britons Welcome Fallieres Arrive Aboard Leon Gambetta
The French cruiser Leon Gambetta brought President Fallieres and his party to Dover from Boulogne shortly after 1 pm. British ships under Lord Charles Beresford gave a hearty naval welcome to the presidential visitors.
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Dover
Eng
Leon Gambetta
Alleged Forger Greer Shot by Detective in New Mexico
Bristol relatives report Filmer Greer a 35 year old fugitive wanted at Mountain City Tennessee for obtaining money under false pretense was shot and killed by a New Mexico detective. The detective sought a $400 reward. Greer wounded the detective before his death.
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Bristol
Tenn
Filmer Greer
Mountain City
New Mexico
Greer
War on Race Track Gambling Pushed by Governor and Legislature
Final plans to combat race track gambling in Louisiana were unveiled after Governor Sanders announced opposition to wagering on horse races. A bill to eliminate gambling related to horse racing is expected to be introduced within ten days, aiming to end the winter racing season in New Orleans.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Sanders
Priest Stabbed in Church by Suspect Farmer
In Salisbury Missouri Rev Joseph I Lubeley pastor of St Josephs Catholic church was stabbed twice with a pocket knife during Sunday services in front of about four hundred worshipers. The assailant Joseph Schuette a farmer is believed to have suddenly demented and the attack caused a near panic with bystanders restraining him until authorities arrived.
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Salisbury
Joseph I. Lubeley
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Joseph Schuette
Bequest for Roosevelt Ties to Somerville Estate
Boston reports a new will and two codicils authenticate a $10,000 bequest to President Roosevelt from Benjamin Hadley, an eccentric recluse found dead in Somerville last December. If genuine, nearly all of his $500,000 estate would go to his English relatives except the President’s $10,000 legacy.
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Boston
Mass
Roosevelt
Benjamin Hadley
Somerville
A Century of Stone Coal Centennial in Wilkesbarre
The New York World notes Wilkesbarre marks a century of anthracite with tribute to Judge Jesse Fell who in 1808 showed burning stone coal in an open grate. It outlines production growth from 865 tons yearly to 72,000,000 plus tons, with value near $166 million, and questions how long supply will last, forecasting about 100 years.
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Wilkesbarre
Jesse Fell
Wyoming Valley
California
Fell
United States
Pennsylvania
Shensi
China
New York World
A Poor Pupil Chicken Theft Tale In Court
In the Children's Court the colored boy faces charges of stealing chickens for the fifth time. The magistrate asks the boy’s father Abe to teach him right from wrong. The father replies he has shown him the right way, but the boy keeps getting caught with the chickens.
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Abe
Darky
Seven Year Alibi Wins In Chicken Theft Case
Henry Langevin, accused of stealing over 200 chickens from Constable Joseph Demoran, used a seven year marriage alibi claiming he never left home after 7 pm. His wife corroborated, asserting he was home before 7 pm each night. Judge Alvan Day discharged him after accepting the alibi, in Middleville Dispatch report.
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Henry Langevin
Joseph Demoran
Alvan Day
Langevin
Middleboro
Miss
Dispatch
Philadelphia Record
Anticipation Speech Reflects Fatigue and Wary Resolve
A terse exchange captures fatigue and resolve as a character named Ulk notes starting work at dawn with only an hour’s rest. The dialogue hints at looming labor and anticipation of continuous effort starting the next day.
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Ulk
Food and health letter touts Grape-Nuts benefits
A board of health president endorses Grape-Nuts as a rational food. The letter recounts personal recovery from malnutrition and heart palpitations after using Grape-Nuts with milk, claiming improved digestion and sleep. It urges readers to trust the food’s scientific basis and notes ongoing reader letters.
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Wellville
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