Flood claims thirty in Kentucky town Gradyville
Cloudburst hits Gradyville Kentucky near Columbia in Adair county at midnight. The town of about 400 people at the forks of two creeks is described as a deathtrap as waters rose rapidly and swept away nearly every house. A partial list names Dr. L. C. Mell and family and Hatfield Moss and relatives among the dead with several other bodies recovered.
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Columbia
Adair County
Two Creeks
Strang
Hill
John Moore
Austin Wilmore
L. C. Mell
Dr. Mell
Hatfield Moss
Ada Mell
Mary Mell
Austin Milmore
Pearl
Harry
Irene
Mary Moss
Jacob Nelson
Greensburg
Karl M. Garland
Keltner
Gradyville
Big Creek
Local summer scenes and civic notes in Indianapolis
Local jottings describe summer habits as families vacation, skaters fill streets near College Ave, and parks and creeks mark spring memories. Citizens discuss courthouse corrosion, street paving disputes, and taxes, with comments on judges, bailiffs, and political rumors involving Fairbanks and Kealing.
Four Die In New Minden Cyclone Tragedy
A late night cyclone over New Minden Illinois killed four people and injured six others, damaged the German Lutheran church and parochial school, and leveled about eight houses. The Weihes family home was wrecked and residents sought shelter in cellars as physicians rushed to aid the wounded. The town has previously suffered a devastating cyclone eleven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Minden
Henry Weihe
Carl Stuemeyer
Herman
Weihes
Houston
Two Killed at York In Cyclone and Hail Storm
MARSHALL Ill June 8 A cyclone and terrific hail storm passed over the southern part of this county last night At York 16 miles south of here Mrs Pinkston and Henry Rook were killed Several others were injured and many houses and barns were destroyed No damage was done in Marshall.
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York
Scrippa-McRae
Marshall
Ill
Here
Furnished Rooms For Rent At Discounted Rate
SRES ROOMS FURNISHED complete within The People's Owttitting Ce ad offers rooms fully furnished for $175 normally and now $125. Read as a real estate listing fragment with unclear location and contact details. Important entities include SRES ROOMS FURNISHED and The People's Outletting Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SRES
Sworth
the People's Outlitting Co
Orchard Gunfire and Firebomb Plot On Trial At Boise
Self convicted assassin Harry Orchard testifies under cross examination about a wholesale murder plot linked to the Western Federation of Miners. Defense aims to prove Orchard was employed by both the Federation and Cripple Creek mine owners, while he admits plans to kill Peabody and others and that his earlier testimony was altered for years. New witnesses include Cole and Arnold as cross examination unravels details of payments, travel, and alleged orders from Haywood and Pettibone.
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Fense
Harry Orchard
Cripple Creek
Orchard
John Neville
Boise
Idaho
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Citizens’ Alliance
Cole
Sterling
Sherman Bell
Richardson
A. L. Arnold
Mine Owners’ Association
Maj
H. A. Naylor
Victor
Colo
Ouray
Haywood
Moyer
Telluride
Pettibone
Peabody
Stevens
Meyers
Steve Adams
Adams
Denver
John O'Neil
Moyer and
Chicago
Gov. Peabody
O'Neil
Lyte Gregory
Gregory
Idaho City
Federation
Simpkins
D. C. Scott
Scott
K. C. Sterling
Swoyer
Vindicator
W. F. Davis
William Easterly
Colorado
Stirling
Orchards
Easterly
Barnes
Gev
Davis
Rural sleuths trail thieves from New Augusta to Indianapolis
Rural horse thief detectives, with a neighbor, tracked two chicken thieves from New Augusta to Indianapolis, about four miles distant. They found the men but did not capture them. city detectives later arrested William Flory and John Surber, with the Britton farm nearby reporting two dozen stolen chickens.
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New Augusta
Indianapolis
Britton
Horse Thief Detective Association
C. F. Hessong
William Fox
Emrichsville
Belmontave
Calvadgest
Justice of the Peace
Hessong
Fox
Josh
Swell Attire He Took From Bill Smith
Walter Wez, a negro, took Bill Smith's Sunday clothes from 1022 Susquehanna Street, including belt and necktie, wore them on Indiana Avenue, and was arrested. Smith later found the borrowed trousers again, confirming the prior incident.
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Walter Wez
Bill Smith
Susquehanna St
Bill
Smith
Anderson
Wez
Indiana Ave
Narrow Miss by Gunman Foils Queisser Outside East Market
Wholesale meat dealer Frank Queisser narrowly escaped gunfire at 4:30 am near the Kentucky avenue and Georgia street corner. A well dressed man emerged from National Chain works, ordered him to stop, fired twice, then fled west along Kentucky-avenue. Queisser, of 211 North Senate, had just visited Swift & Co. for calves. Police will investigate.
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Queisser
Kentucky-ave
N. Senateave
Swift & Co
National Chain Works
Georgia-st
Senate-ave
Georgia St
Georgia-et
Seniors Entertained by Juniors at Brenneke's Hall
Seniors of Shortridge High school were entertained by juniors Friday at Brenneke's hall. Nearly all students attended a dancing afternoon with hall decor in the class of 08 colors and an orchestra. Cake and punch in junior colors were served. Allen Lloyd, honor pupil of 1907, received a daisies bouquet from Robert Bosson. Robert Hendrickson, elected to present the flowers, was absent due to injuries from a recent track meet.
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Shortridge High School
Brenneke’s
Allen Lloyd
Robert Bosson
Robert Hendrickson
Man Killed by Train at Moorefield Yards
A man believed to be Curtis England was struck and killed Friday afternoon by a C. H. & D. train at Moorefield yards. Flagman Thomas Heiber said the victim either ignored warnings or intended self harm as he stepped onto the track. The body, found with a card bearing the name Curtis England No. 24, was taken to Flanner Buchanan morgue on Illinois Street awaiting identification.
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Curtis England
Moorefield
Thomas Heiber
Flanner & Buchanan
Illinois St
Hoehn Appears, Waives Hearing On Felony Bond Theft
Frederick William Hoehn 70 admitted taking bonds and negotiable papers from sister Mrs. Christian Nold. He appeared in police court Saturday, waived examination, and was sent to the grand jury under a $5,000 bond. Unable to post, Hoehn was returned to Marion county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick William Hoehn
Christian Nold
Hoehn
Marion County
No Summer in 1907 Pronounced by Goose Bone Philosopher
Cincinnati reporter recalls an 1837 almanac foretelling no summer in 1907. A local woman found the note while examining old furniture, noting the prophecy attributed to a goose bone philosopher.
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Cincinnati
Edward Durban
Puro Distilled Water Company Prices Recorded
Half gallon bottles priced in cents and five gallon demijohns at 40 cents. Listings include New phans 2177 and old main 778, indicating pricing or catalog references for water products.
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Puro Distilled Water Company
United States Weather Forecast Update
A garbled forecast item notes Grant Clay as maker of an artificial web with fourteen years at New York Dental company. It lists Delaware Street Phiae 3050 and references a weather forecast context though details are unclear. The fragment mentions entities Grant Clay New York Dental Delaware Street and a numeric 3050.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Clay
New York Dental: Company
Delaware St
The Gem Laundry Ad
The Gem Laundry offers family washings rough dry per pound and all flat pieces ironed. Try it. Phones 1671.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GEM
Market dealers form a combine to protect merchants stalls
A group of market merchants plans a protective association similar to the Indianapolis Retail Grocers' Association. Promoted by Domenico Montani the move aims to unite stall renters to secure representation, counter perceived city administration hostility, and guard against future rental increases or stall removals.
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Indianapolis
Domenico Montani
D. Montani & Co
Montani
Board of Public Works
Preston C. Trusler
Joseph T. Elliott
Board of Public Safety
Tragedy at Olneyville in Providence Rhode Island
In Providence Illinois a shooting left one person dead one dying and another seriously wounded. George W Lonsdale killed his 11 year old daughter and wounded his wife then attempted suicide causing his likely death. A boarder was also targeted but unharmed. The motive remains unknown.
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Providence
R. IL
Olneyville
George W. Lonsdale
Lonsdale
Firemen Quell Riot in Park Avenue Brawl
In Hamilton Ohio this morning a race fight between Black and Hungarian residents drew about 50 participants. The fire department used water streams to break up the free for all fight and several people were injured in the melee.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Hamilton
Park Ave
Ordinance Test Sought After Disorderly Conduct Case
Gail G Hill was discharged in police court on Saturday morning while on trial for disorderly conduct. A demurrer by Dan Brown Jr challenged the new ordinance as invalid for not defining the offense. the judge sustained the challenge and proposed sending the case to circuit court for a test. Police officials see the ordinance as a helpful tool in their work.
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Gail G. Hill
Dan Brown, Jr
Thomas Co. Whal On
Fred R. Bonnifield
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