Illinois Towns Flooded As River Rises And Mail Is Abandoned
The Mississippi swelled over the Illinois shore near St Louis flooding East St Louis and the rail and shipping district. West Alton Falcon and several Illinois towns lost post offices while tens of thousands face homelessness as levees break and farms flood across 100000 acres with potential losses estimated at $2 million.
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Reelect The Old Officers Of Local Railways
The Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha railway company held its annual meeting in Hudson Wisconsin and declared a semi annual dividend of 344 percent on preferred stock and 3 percent on account. The old officers were reelected. The St Paul and Sioux City company an auxiliary of the Omaha also met in St Paul and re elected its old officials.
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St. Paul
Toy pistols cause deadly injuries in Pittsburg
An epidemic of toy pistol injuries sweeps Pittsburg Pennsylvan ia with five deaths in three days. All victims are boys struck during Decoration day celebrations and one boy remains in critical condition.
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Pittsburg
Colored teacher lynched after Illinois shooting
In Belleville Illinois a mob of about 5000 hanged W T Wyatt a colored schoolteacher two hours after he shot County Superintendent Charles Hertel of St. Clair county who had refused to renew Wyatt's teaching certificate. Wyatt's body burned as the mob taunted him.
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W. T. Wyatt
Charles Herteli
St. Clair County
Hertel
Wyatt
Fielder
Maror
East St. Louis
Trouble of the Waiters Strikes Hit Chicago Venues
In Chicago on July 6 six restaurant workers voted to join the union and reoccupy their posts. At Marshall Field's cafe waiters refused to depart while about half of Burdick and Milans staff walked out. Chicago Athletic Club saw Lee Schultz, a waiter, climb the rear fire escape to order a strike. he was arrested as a burglar inside, then released on bail.
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Tune 6
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Walters
Is Only One Step Higher
Governor Yates of Illinois sails for Europe aboard the Umbria saying he does not seek re election. When asked about accepting a Roosevelt vice presidency bid he answers No there is only one position he would consider higher than governor of Illinois.
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Defense closes its case in Moses Fowler Chase case
Fowler Indiana June 8 the defense closed its evidence in the Moses Fowler Chase case. Under a ruling by the Hamilton county Ohio court as guardian of Chase estate, cannot control Chase property in this state because Chase was not in the court's jurisdiction when the appointment was made. The case will be taken up again Monday.
Pope Said Suffering Illness and Weakening Strength
Venice dispatch reports the Gazette de Venise stating the pope suffers from intestinal inflammation and eats almost nothing. The paper warns that while no immediate danger is seen, concern will grow unless an improvement appears soon.
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Venice
Gazette de Vella
Phosphorus Match Ban Endorsed by International Congress
Berlin reports the international chemical congress adopted a resolution for a global treaty banning phosphorus in matches. It calls on the Paris based International committee to convey the resolution to governments and cabinets for action.
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International Chemical Congress
Berlin
Paris
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