Cloudburst Damage Hits Kentucky Farmland Rivers Rise
A third cloudburst in a week drenches central and eastern Kentucky. Landslides wash corn, tobacco and wheat in multiple counties. Rivers including the Kentucky Big Sandy Red Cumberland and Licking rise rapidly threatening towns and flooding lowlands. Logs fill upstream waterways as crops are ruined.
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Kentucky
Clark
Montgomery
Bourbon
Bath
Fleming
Scott
Nicholas, Lee
Wolfe
Rowan
Carter
Boyd
Big Sandy
Red
Cumberland
Licking
Licking River
Madrid South Dakota Council Resigns Over Pay Dilemma
All councilmen in Madrid Sa resign due to workload and pay of fifty cents per meeting. A majority vote is needed for appointments, but with no council remaining the town faces a governance gap and no replacements are available.
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Madrid
Mayor Schmitz Found Guilty of Extortion in San Francisco
A jury of twelve declared San Francisco Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz guilty of extortion after about an hour and a half of deliberation. Foreman Charles E. Capp led an informal verdict with eleven voting for conviction and one for acquittal, juror Burns dissenting.
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Schmitz
Eugene E. Schmitz
San Francisco
Cal
Charles E. Capp
Burns
Tragedies Span Fire Deaths and Violent Crimes Across Cities
Reports tell of Joseph Springer in Wilmerding attempting suicide over medical fees and later dying in McKeesport Hospital while others suffer from a deadly Detroit fire. August Meyer of Brooklyn dies after a beating by robbers as Nicholas Fennimore is arrested. Charles Shafer shoots his wife and mother in law then kills his child with two shots before fleeing. Major William Butler, famed Illinois National Guard officer, dies at his Bloomington home after long illness.
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Joseph Springer
Westinghouse
Springer
Wilmerding
McKeesport Hospital
Aimie Roundtree
Harper's Hospital
Detroit
Mich
Robert Abernathy
Yee Avenue
Roundtree
August Meyer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nicholas Fennimore
Meyer
Charles Shafer
Symmes Creek
Lawrence County
Ohio
George Thacker
Shafer
William Butler
Ilinois National Guard
Porto Rico
Bloomington
Four Bathers Drowned in Manatee River
Four Black bathers drowned in the Manatee River near Palmetto Florida. James Jones Pearl Swillie Ada Swillie and Annie Randall were swimming at a shallow depth when the tragedy occurred.
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Manatee River
Palmetto
Fla
James Jones
Pearl
Ada Swillie
Annie Randall
Fire destroys Canadian Shipbuilding Co plant near Buffalo
A blaze devastated the Canadian Shipbuilding Company plant seven miles below Buffalo on the Canadian side of the river. Estimated loss reached 260000 dollars. Fire authorities investigated cause and containment.
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Shipbuilding Co
Canadian Shipbuilding Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Government Purveyor Seeks Ban on Modern Food Product
Dr. Wiley, the federal pure food censor in Washington, declares the modern product debauched by commerce and benzoate of soda, offensive to the alimentary tract, and announces it must be removed.
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Wiley
Washington
Cyclone Destroys Kurrachi Seaport Hails Widespread Damage
A powerful cyclone swept Kurrachi on Thursday driving steamers ashore and leaving most buildings damaged. Kurrachi, a major British India seaport, has a population exceeding 120000.
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Kurrachi
British India
Wheat Export Outlook Dims as Crop Figures Released
Government data show total indicated wheat crop at 616,592,000 bushels with 368,529,000 winter and 248,004,000 spring. Last year’s crop reached 735,000,000 bushels. Abandoned Kansas acreage clocks in at about 21 percent, while spring planting runs late and yields hover just below ten year averages.
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America
Pneumonia Ranks Near Tuberculosis in Fatalities in 1904
Federal statistics for 1904 place pneumonia second to tuberculosis in deaths with about 40.4 thousand fatalities. The report notes a rising death rate, a 70 percent recovery rate, and roughly 180,000 annual cases. Treatment emphasizes bright rooms with outdoor air, water applications, and simple diet. The piece also outlines Minnesota legislative reforms affecting the insane, dependent children, education, labor, and public institutions.
Unclear market outlook amid mixed signals
Fragmented text hints at mixed economic indicators with mentions of demand, durable goods, and market expectations. References to Illinois and trade, with numbers like 29 and 23, but no coherent events or outcomes.
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Illinois
Chicago Business Tone Mixed as Trade Struggles Persist Amid Optimism
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes stronger underlying conditions in production and distribution with continued expansion in wholesale and farm outputs. Yet most eastern cities report slow retail trade and cautious ordering. Wheat and corn exports rise week over week while overall business failures edge higher in the United States and Canada.
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Chicago
Ainst
United States
Canada
Spring wheat acreage and yields in Northwest states shift
The report details last year’s date related figures for OWE KeepEnem 4.4 and 93.7 on June 1 1905 with a ten year average of 93.3. It lists five principal spring wheat states Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Washington with acreage changes and conditions on June 1 in two conditions WOT and WG versus a ten year average. It also presents indicated yields for the Northwest three principal spring wheat states and notes oats crop prospects with large area seeded and a current condition 4.3 percent below last year and 8.1 percent below the ten year average.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
California
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Texas
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
United States
Northwest
Seonane M L
Missouri
Jennsylvania
Wlifornia Oe
Tex
Michigan
USA
Fraud in Pension Cases at Washington Office
Fraudulent pension cases were uncovered at the Washington pension office. A decision now blocks any ex soldier from pensions unless they served a full ninety days.
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Washington
Burnham Jr Released on Bail After Court Ruling
George Burnham Jr a former vice president and general manager of the Mutual Reserve Life Fund Association was freed from the Tombs on 7500 bail following an appellate division ruling. District Attorney Jerome plans to appeal to the Court of Appeals and the indictments against Burnham and Eldridge may be dismissed if the decision stands.
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George Burnham, Jr
Sing Sing
Mutual Reserve Life Fund Association
New York Tombs
Supreme Court
Jerome
Court of Appeals
Burnham
Eldridge
George Burnham
Political currents stir party hopes and backroom odds
Reports from across the nation describe Knox endorsed by Pennsylvania Republicans for the presidential nomination with acceptance caveat. Bryan criticizes rigid party lines. Quay issues grim capitol warning. Hughes seeks party reform and duty to the people. Gov Hughes signs utilities reform. Minnesotas John A Johnson emerges. Penrose denies third term chatter after White House visit.
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Philander C. Knox
United States
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Oan
Viatt
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Hughes
Brooklyn
Republican Party
New York State
North Dakota
Penrose
White House
Commodity prices and shipping notes from Chicago to New York
An extensive listing shows prices for cattle wheat oats corn rye and hay across markets in Chicago New York Milwaukee Buffalo and Poledo with reported freight and sale figures. The report notes Pacific Mail ship losses after the San Francisco earthquake and rising flour prices impacting loaf size and cost.
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Chicagotcattid
Hes
Prime Heavy
Sheen
Paix
Choice
Art Ag
Timothy
Prairie
Indianapolis
UC Ie
Ste. Milwaukee
New York
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
San Francisco
The Sleeping of the Wind Poem
A piece titled The Sleeping of the Wind paints a tranquil night scene with a pale moon, quiet birds, and a gentle breeze that finally falls asleep. It evokes a serene coastal landscape where nature pauses as the day ends.
The Delmonts Theaters And An Escort Mixup
Emily Trevor travels with her mother to New York while Laura Delmont’s note misleads about escort arrangements. An advertised corps of escorts appears in the press prompting a cautious, comic night at the theater as Jim Delmont arrives to resolve the mistaken plan and calm the family.
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John Delmont
Laura
Emily Trevor
Brother Jim
Jim
Philadelphia
Works
Wave
New York
Delmont
Indy
Mommy
Emily
Tie
Ciick
Joan Delmont
Ful
Ariel
Sid
Ife
Vin John
Cleveland
Phin Dealer
Do You Think For Yourself A Gentle Reminder From Dr Pierce
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women, claiming no alcohol or habit forming drugs and listing ingredients endorsed by medical authorities. It invites readers to request a booklet by mailing name and address to Dr. Pierce, Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Guy
Tequ
Sage
LV. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Allen's
Allen
Allen S
Olmsted
le Roy
Congressional Courage and Beautifier Advertisements
A tangled mix of political mockery and beauty product hype. It cites political phrases and inserts a long ad for Gouraud's Oriental Dream beauty elixir and Allen's Foot-Ease, with claims of medical endorsement and wide distribution.
Fragmented Gazette Excerpts Echo Immigrant Ties and Paris Origins
A garbled recap shows immigrant groups described in vivid terms alongside a historical note on Paris origin. It references many nationalities, languages, and frontiers, then briefly recounts how Paris grew from Lutetia through Roman era influences to its name.
Postum Food Coffee Reverses Coffee Health Decline
A reader recalls abandoning coffee due to health risks and switching to Postum. She reports rapid weight regain and overall health improvement, praising Postum as pure and nourishing and urging readers to read The Road to Wellville in the package.
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Salisbery
Wellville
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