Flood Devastates St Louis Area with Dead and Missing
Floods around St Louis and East St Louis reach critical levels as Mississippi and Missouri rivers crest. Dozens killed or missing, hundreds displaced. rail traffic paralyzed and commerce halted. Limited reports from Madison Granite City Venice and Verona indicate submerged towns and collapsed structures. rescue efforts ongoing amid rising waters.
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Hannibal
Watter
Venice
Madison
Granite City
East St. Louis
Union Men Split Over Building Trade Row
In New York a clash within the central board of building trades ends with a faction led by Sam Weld Parks seizing control as material drivers push to withdraw. President John Donovan and 14 other organizations depart, leaving 16 delegates. District Attorney Jerome vows a John Doe investigation into delays in city building operations and alleged conspiracies by material dealers and large contractors.
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Wisbee
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Aix
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Univers
John Donovan
Letimnon
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John Doe
Tong
Shore
QU Mien
Efim
Plot Foiled Soldiers Foil Plan To Assassinate Witness
In Jackson Kentucky June report says soldiers guarding Dr L Ewen hotel prevented an assassination of the principal witness against Jett and White. May and wife lodged there but were turned away after suspicious noises. No arrests made as martial law not declared and county officers refuse for drunkenness or suspicions. Train from Maxoffiv county delays Jett and White trial to tomorrow.
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Yentre
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Consul Ingersoll Dead in Colombia and Colon
Cable message received by the state department reports United States consul Ingersoll, stationed at Cartagena Colombia, died at Colon on Saturday. He was a native of Minnesota and a nephew of the late Stephen G. Ingersoll.
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Washington
State Department
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United States
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MiMnols
Stebert G. Ingeraol
Tragic Collision off Marseilles Claims Many Lives
A collision near Marseilles between the Liban and Insulaire of the Protogenet line sinks the Liban after a direct hit. Over 100 passengers and crew perish, with dozens rescued by nearby vessels as the wreck sinks in deep water near Matre Island.
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Énat
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Not from Missouri Minister Conger hints inquiry
Pekin June 9 United States Minister Conger telegraphed Secretary Hay seeking inquiry into the authenticity of an interview with Count Cassini the Russian ambassador. The interview denied Conger's account of Russian demands on China and questioned his actions based on unreliable rumors.
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China
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Mob disperses after threat to lynch Sparta man
A mob surrounded the Sparta jail early today trying to lynch Sam Montgomery, accused of murdering his wife. Officials guarding Montgomery dispersed the crowd and expect no further trouble.
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Miss Barber to Wed Luther Day in June
Canton June 3 Cards announce the upcoming marriage of Miss Ida Barber niece of Mrs McKinley and daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshall Barber to Luther Day son of Justice William R Day on Wednesday June 2 in Canton Ohio United States facts indicate a notable social event with familial ties to prominent figures. The article notes the forecasted wedding date and the families involved.
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Supreme Justice Day
Canton
Ida Barber
Marshall Barber
Luther Day
Justive
William R. Day
Devastating cloudburst wrecks mills near Pacolet and Clifton
A South Carolina flood from a Greenville Spartanburg cloudburst washes away Mill No 1 and destroys Mill No 2 at Pacolot. Union South Dakota isolation reported. Bridges collapse on Broad River corridor. Six bodies seen drifting. Wide property loss and fear of many lives lost among mill workers and townspeople.
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Greet
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MUST QUIT GERMANY Mormons Ordered to Leave Prussia
Hugh J. Cannon, superintendent of Mormon missions in Germany, his wife, secretary, and assistant secretary, were instructed by police to depart Prussian territory within three weeks as part of orders to expel all eighty six missionaries. No reason given beyond the police deeming Mormonism undesirable. Cannon plans to move headquarters to Zurich, Switzerland, with missionaries visiting Prussian socialist communities from there.
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Hugh J. Cannon
Germany
Prussian
Prussia
Therm All
Dunno
Governor hissed as he defends bank taxes at banquet
Parkersburg West Virginia Governor Alph White faced boos at a West Virginia Bankers association banquet as he criticized banks tax dodgers and tax lodgers while stating his own income relied on banks but paid less than required under the state law. The speech escalated with repeated hissing and cheers.
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Tax Commission
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Out for Joe's Scalp as Chamberlain Trade Plan Faces Debate
London June. The house of commons will meet Monday to open the second reading of the budget bill. Opponents of Chamberlain prepare to attack his preferential tariff scheme with the support of liberal opposition and some government allies. Michael Hicks Beach may declare against Chamberlain, backed by free trade conservatives, while Richie’s stance hinges on the budget’s corn duty repeal. Campbell-Bannerman and Liberals demand a clear policy, either for or against free trade, with unambiguous opposition if needed.
Reign of Terror in Jackson Ky Battle Ends in Turmoil
Rioters and militia clashed in Jackson on Saturday night as 162 shots rang out. With no town marshal after the killing of James Cockrill and no arrests by Sheriff Callahan, Judge Hedwing reversed an order yesterday. Curtin Jett and Tom White share a jail cell after a lengthy conference with their lawyers as the Marcum faction expresses no confidence in the trial.
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James Cockrill
Callahan
Hedwing
Curtin Jett
Tom White
Marcum
Anglo American Move Imminent on Kishineff News
Washington reports a flurry of high level talks between American and British officials about the Kishineff Jewish massacre and Russia’s role. Ambassador Choate met the President and Root, while Cassini voiced Russian hurt over US criticism. Odessa consul Heenan cites refugees but holds back full text.
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Root
Knox
Michael Herbert
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Russia
State Department
Kishiner
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Olesen
Veryice
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Heenan
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Kishinet
Protest to Czar Proposal by Rev Lorimer
At Temple Bethel NYC Rev Dr G C Lorimer urged forming a 20 member committee of Jews and Christians to travel to Russia and protest to the czar against Kishinev massacres in the name of God and humanity. The idea drew support but no concrete steps were taken.
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Russsian Court
New York
Temple Bethel
G C. Lorimer
United States
Russia
Kishinet
President Roosevelt Honors Confederate Dead at Arlington
Flowers from President Roosevelt decorated 264 Confederate graves at Arlington National Cemetery. For the first memorial services, Miss Nannie Randolph Heth, daughter of General Harry Heth, received a large bouquet on behalf of the president, with each grave adorned by his gift.
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Arlington
Harry Heth
Getty
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Roosevelt Ideas and Miss Roosevelt on Tastes
Washington gossip notes Miss Alice Roosevelt among several young women at a social gathering. She recalls meeting an Italian man married twenty five years, father of twenty children, and comments how her father would love that man.
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Washington
Jane Whig
Italy
After the Trust Contemplates Lipton Plant Purchase
A New York report says negotiations are under way for Chicago packers to buy the Lipton plant and Boyd Gunham Co. Union Dutchers push plans to aid their employer in the fight against the cartel. The agreement provides seventy hour weeks as a standard.
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Tree Chicago Packers
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Remarkable run of tragedy surrounds Grayling murder suspect
Mrs. MecKnight, jailed on a murder charge in Fire Lake, has a long history of deaths linked to her orbit in Grayling. From multiple infant and child losses to relatives dying under mysterious circumstances, investigators exhumed John Murphy and family remains to test for poisoning, with prior autopsies yielding limited conclusions.
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Ernest McKnight
McKenzie
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Bife Lake
Cabinet Meeting Details and Resignation Accepted
Washington reports a special cabinet meeting with all members present except one. President discusses department conditions as Postmaster General leads, Chief Examiner A R Gerven resigns and is accepted, Higgins of the examiner division slated for promotion. Christian Herald transfers 10000 to China famine relief efforts in KwANG-Si province.
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Enel
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The
Christian Herald Today
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Kwang-S
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Steamer Martha's Vineyard Collision in Dense Fog
In Woods Hole Massachusetts on June 9 the steamer Martha's Vineyard collided with an unknown fish schooner in dense fog off Vineyard Haven. The vessel was badly damaged and one man was seriously injured with several passengers rendered unconscious by the crash.
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