Flood devastates Spartanburg and surrounds with heavy loss
A late night cloudburst in Spartanburg and nearby areas causes rail line washes and mill collapses. The Pacolet mills bear the heaviest damage with 1.2 million dollars in losses and 1200 workers left without work. Death toll estimates range from 40 to 150 across Clifton Glendale and Converse facilities.
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Spartansboro
D. C
Southern Railroad
Pacolet
Clifton
Glendale
Pacolet Mills
Converse
Clifton Factoy
Picker Room
Clifton Mill No. 3
Morean
Investigation Ordered Into Killing of Kansas Homeseekers
Washington reports the general land office will probe the reported murder of a Kansas homeseeker family by cowboys after wires were cut at the Dewey Cattle company. Kansas militia may be mobilized at Cheyenne county sheriff’s request to guard Dewey ranchmen amid threats of lynching.
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Washington
General Land Office
Kansas
Dewey Cattle Company
Dewey Company
Interior Department
Topeka
Kan
Bailey
Cheyenne County
Dewey
Berry
Gave His Life for Science
Dr Milan Sachs a Viennese physician died of the plague at a Berlin hospital after researching the disease in Agram and other Balkan cities. He contracted the fever at the bacteriological institute and died in an isolated barrack. Authorities say precautions prevent further spread.
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Berlin
Milan Sachs
Agram
Balkan
Rock Island Loses Road Lease Ties
New York June 8 With the expiring contract Rock Island leases the Des Moines Fort Dodge railroad and the close cooperation between the two properties will end. The current lease expires in three years. Edwin Hooley and a group of capitalists recently gained control of the property.
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New York
Rock Island
Des Moines & Fort Dodge
The
Herald
Edwin
Hooley
Missionaries Ordered to Leave Berlin in Germany
Hugh J. Cannon superintendent of Mormon missions in Germany his wife and two secretaries plus six other missionaries face expulsion by Prussian authorities under a government order to remove all missionaries from Prussia.
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Germany
Prussian
Berlin
Hugh J. Cannon
Prussia
State Medicines and Early Stove Inventions
The article notes druggists on medicine shelf life and interactions, warning that sweetness extends potency and safety declines after six months to six years. It also traces stove innovation from Polignac to Franklin Rumford, highlighting early iron stove attempts and downward draft designs in the late 18th century.
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New York
Cardinal Polignac
England
Franklin
Count Rumford
Payment on Delivery
A writer in the London Tatler relays anecdotes about Lord Tennyson’s altered lines in his early century work and a teachers exam query about the “king who never smiled again.” The piece also notes a South Australian magnetic ant nesting pattern guiding travelers north–south.
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London Tatler
Lord Tennyson
Knowles
William Rufus
Northern Territory
South Australia
Nature
Cockroach Warning In Exchange Leads To Neighbor Fallout
A fragment shows a woman interrupted at an ager saying there are no roaches in the house, while another claims they will appear soon. The speaker mentions selling a preparation that drives pests to neighbors, highlighting tension over pest control.
Not a Bit of Remorse in Freedom Life
A dialogue shows a character rejecting regret over leaving a free life and joking about remarriage if the other is harmed. A Maryland justice rules a railroad cow-killing case for the plaintiff because no warning sign was posted at the crossing.
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Fanny
Charlie
Maryland
Foundations Under Castles in the Air
A quote underscoring the value of building foundations beneath ambitious dreams. The speaker urges turning lofty visions into solid plans rather than leaving them as mere ideas.
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Thorean
Courting Danger in Cold Caves and Cough Remedies
An old newspaper notice warns of dangers from icy caves and widespread cough risks. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for coughs and related illnesses, with a testimonial from Joseph D. Burns of Ithaca, New York. The notice urges against substitutes and describes The Common Sense Medical Adviser offered for mail order.
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Joseph D. Burns
Huestis Street
Ithaca
New York
Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
Bufffalo
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J.T. Turner
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JE. Switzeh
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Sol. Coldred
E.shrader
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Geo. W. Koonts
Geo. W. Lewis
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We. Mosser
Low City
Corner College
Ch Capital
P. A. Konan
Caah
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Zed. B. Wilaon
Cannon, Jr
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DR. King’s
Chichester
Returm
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Cremical
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Phila
Madison Medicine Co
Madison, Wis
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T. C. Ganson
Mu_ A. Far
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J.C. Cocnkan, V
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Foreigh Exchange
C. Carnon
Cochran
Max Mayer
Milton Moon
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Jobo T. Jones
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