Historic Missouri floods sweep towns and farms
Severe rains flood northwest Missouri as Pattonsburg and Chillicothe face eight to eighteen inch per hour rises. Homes, barns and livestock perish while towns rely on residents sheltering in trees. Casualties include George Palmer and several Pattonsburg residents as rivers Kaw and Missouri threaten Kansas City.
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Kansas
Missouri
Chillicothe
Grand River
Trenton
Gallafa
Grad River
Kansas City
Kaw
George Palmer
Pattonsburg
Adam Boener
Pat
Clark
Wabash Railrad
Gallatin
Pattonsburg Struck by Sudden Floods Trapping Town
Kansas City dispatch reports a four mile torrent flooding Pattonsburg Missouri population about 1200. Many residents cling to trees or brick buildings as rescue boats and special trains race toward the town. Three dead, others missing. communication crippled by wrecked lines. townsfolk cut off while nearby towns aid with boats and volunteers.
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Kansas City
Pattonsburg
City
St. Joseph
Grattonsburg
Iowa
Chillicothe
Ivey Resigns from City Mission
A. M. Ivey resigns from the City Mission. Labor reports Harry Norton will be in La Crosse on September 1 with Ivey remaining in the city to assist.
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Ivey
la Crosse
Roosevelt Saves Life by Quick Shot
Rev. A. M. Ivey, superintendent of the Union City Mission, will resign his post September 1 and hand affairs to Harry Norton of Gloversville, citing health and voice issues. Norton comes highly recommended by Hoot of the New York YMCA and Stockwell of Newburgh Presbyterian. Ivey will continue limited financial work and help manage the mission for a year while pursuing other pursuits to restore health and voice.
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A. M. Ivey
Union City
Harry Norton
Gloversville
N. Y
Ivey
Frederick E. Stockwell
Newsburgh
Detroiti murder trial drags as defense witness delays
Immense Detroit crowd awaits Mrs Ethel Boyajian to testify for the defense in the Dr Boyajian murder trial but she is not sworn until Thursday. Witness James R Neill describes the shooting while the defendant Colin Boyajian shows distress during the proceedings. Gostanian is accused of forcing Mrs Boyajian to aid in planning the doctor's death.
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Detroit
Mich
Ethel Boyajian
Dr. Boyajian
James R. Neill
Bovajian
van Zile
Gostanian
Lake Champlain Discovery Celebration Moves to Plattsburgh
Escorted by the U S president and governors, Governor Hughes and Governor Prouty, the Lake Champlain discovery celebration shifts to Plattsburgh. Ambassadors Bryce of England and Jusserand of France attend amid pageants and orations at Cliff Haven and the Catholic school of Ameri.
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R. H. Hazard
United Press
Hotel Champlain
Clinton County
N. Y
United States
Hughes
New York
Prouty
Vermont
Bryce
England
Jusserand
France
Lake Champlain
Plattsburgh
Cliff Haven
Catholic School of Ameri
Sensation in Gingles Trial as Women Barred from Court
The Ella Gingles lace theft trial reopened in Judge Bretano's court with bailiffs enforcing a women ban. Prosecutor O'Donnell warned the worst is yet to come as cross examination picks up and a new phase of the case is anticipated after Miss Gingles resumes testimony.
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Chicago
P. H. O'Donnell
Ella Gingles
Miss Gingles
Girl Found Safe After Supposed Kidnapping Near Sun Prairie
In Sun Prairie Wisconsin on July 7 authorities believed a kidnapping was possible until four year old Anna Strangler was found sleeping in a farm tool shed near her home. She had wandered from home and was not abducted, despite a $1000 reward offered by her father for her return.
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Sun Prairie
Wis
Anna Strangler
Baseball National League at Brooklyn First Game
National League game in Brooklyn features Mestee on the mound and RBatteries McCarthy Tuckey and Graham with Scanlon Rucker and Bergen. Umpire Rigler. American League at St Louis reports Chicago St Louis first game called off due to wet grounds.
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Brooklyn
Rhe Mestee
Odes
St. Louis
Chicago-St. Louis
Calieo
Iron Workers Deny Breaks in Ranks Amid Strikes
Officials of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers deny reports of breaks in the strike ranks and say dissatisfaction fears about strikebreakers are unfounded. A headquarters at New Castle signals broader campaign plans, while portions of the South Sharon mills burn and attempts to start the plant at midnight are noted. no strikebreakers have arrived and workers are urged not to return.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
New Castle
South Sharon
New Castle Mills
Big Golf Match at Rock Island in History Stakes
A historic golf match opens at the Arsenal club in Rock Island NL with 72 holes on the slate. Ralph Hoagland and J. D. Cady face a $500 per hole bet totaling $36,000, with rounds through morning and afternoon as the event moves to Chicago Golf Club for later play.
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Rock Island
Arsenal Club
Ralph Hoagland
Harvard
J. D. Cady
Chicago
Belmont leaves for Europe amid marriage rumor
August Belmont sails for Europe today and declines to confirm reports he plans to marry actress Eleanor Robson. He calls his friendship with Miss Robson “rather serious” and does not deny the possibility of another marriage.
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Eleanor Robson
New York
Belmont
Europe
Miss Robson
Lone tramp saves 200 Ry passengers on floodbound line
Denver dispatch reports Colorado floods halted rail travel with tracks submerged and many rescues. A Rio Grande train traveling 40 mph neared soft track near Canon City when a lone tramp flagged the engine, saving about 200 passengers before vanishing. Council Bluffs and Chillicothe also reported severe flooding with water in streets and yards, raising fears of casualties.
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Denver
Colorado
Cannon City
Rio Grande
Senate races to pass tariff bill as Senate acts fast
Senate leaders predict passage within hours as amendments fly. Aldrich rejects dfferences over gypsum rock and leather duties, while Newlands urges a tariff commission and Burton scours for free lists on asphalt and agriculture.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Aldrich
Newlands
Nevada
Congress
Ohio
House
Burton
Bristow
Kansas
Cushman’s Flag Wrapped Return Home From Harrisburg
The late Francis Cushman former congressman from Tacoma Washington will have his body shipped home this afternoon. The casket is wrapped in an American flag per his mother’s telegram. A congressional delegation including Senator Piles and Representative Humphrey will meet the train at Harrisburg and escort the body to Tacoma.
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New York
Francis Cushman
Congress
Tacoma
Wash
Cushman
Harrisburg
Senator Piles
Humphrey
Husband shoots himself after finding wife dead in river
Louisville July 7 The body of Mrs J Honaker wife of a local shoe merchant was found in the river. An hour later her husband died after shooting himself in the heart in the Maas Undertaking rooms where he awaited the body. He is dying.
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Louisville
J. Honaker
Maas Undertaking Establishment
Slain Sioux City Man Found On Denver Track
The body of Earl McElvien of Sioux City Iowa was found beside a street car line in Denver Colorado with evidence of foul play and a missing large sum of money. Police suspect murder after initial car strike doubt and note wounds unseen from a car impact.
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Denver
Col
Earl McElvien
Sioux City
McFelvien
Bishop Schwebach Recovered From Danger After Fever
Chicago July 7 Right Reverend Bishop James Schwebach was declared past all danger by physicians. He had been in peril last Sunday with a fever reaching 106 196 but has shown marked improvement over the last day. Four priests announced the news as friends and clergy who visited him began returning home. The bishop should be able to return home soon.
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Warrington Dawson
United Press
Lake Naivasha
B.E. A
Col
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Smithsonian Institute
Chicago
James Schwebach
Four La Crosse Priests Report Bishop Schwebach Recovering
Four prominent La Crosse priests who visited Right Reverend Bishop James Schwebach in a Chicago hospital returned with news that the bishop is past all danger. The clerics named are Very Reverend Monsignor A P Kremer Vicar General of the diocese Reverend Father G Sluyter Reverend Father Con don and Reverend A Kaluza. They said they would inform the public of the recovery.
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la Crosse
James Schwebach
Chicago
Monseignor A. Ph. Kremer
G. Sluyter
Father Condon
A. Kaluza
Wright Brothers Busy With Repairs
The Wright brothers are back on the job at Fort Myer. Wilbur made a brief appearance after a mysterious trip to New York, while Orville returned from Dayton with canvas and materials to repair the damage from last Friday's accident. They offer no prediction on when flights resume.
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Washington, D. C
Wrights
New York
Wilbur
Fort Myer
Orville
Dayton
American Capital for Chinese Road
German and French bankers met with English bankers and Willard Straight to discuss American participation in the Hankow Scheun railroad project in China. No agreement was reached as German bankers oppose American entry while French and English bankers favor it.
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London
Willard Straight
United States
Mukden
China
WeatherWatch: Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Forecasts and River Outlook
Coolest reading at La Crosse was 54 and warmth reached 72 with a light 4 mph breeze at 7 am. Forecasts call for partly cloudy skies with possible showers in Wisconsin and Minnesota late tonight or Thursday and unsettled conditions with showers across Iowa. river forecasts follow.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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