Roosevelt speaks in Springfield dedicating state Arsenal
President Roosevelt dedicates Springfield Illinois state arsenal and armory costing 150000 dollars. He praises colored soldiers guarding Lincoln tomb and supports square deal. In Danville he ends a brief stop and heads to Indianapolis and then Washington.
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New State Arsenal
Springfield
Ill
Roosevelt
Lincoln-McKinley Veteran Voters’ Association
Lincoln Monument
Company H
Eighth Regiment
Veterans’ Association
Lincoln
Santiago
Two Bridges Burned Near Profile House Area
Two railroad bridges burned in New Hampshire on June 4, with a major fire between Waterford and Littleton and on Kilburn Crags. Fire hindered travel on surrounding roads as smoke lifted noticeably in the north country.
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Littleton
N. H
Profile House
Waumbeck
Cherry Mountain
Jefferson
Waterford
Kilburn Crags
North Country
Millionaire banker mobilizes force to defend Adirondack camp
Albany June 4 Robert C Pruyn the wealthy banker dispatched a special train carrying 40 men toward his Longlake Adirondacks summer camp where forest fires threaten the area. The blaze is reportedly within a few miles of the camp where his son and guests are staying.
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Albany, N
Robert C. Pruyn
Longlake
Adirondacks
Forest fires sweep Nova Scotia destroying timber
Halifax Nova Scotia extensive forest fires rage across the province destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of timber. Clouds of smoke drift over Halifax as several villages face danger.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia
Ragged Mountain Forest Fire Hampers Area In New Hampshire
Andover New Hampshire June 4 A forest fire has swept Ragged mountain and surrounding hills since yesterday. About two hundred men battled the flames and gained control on the southern side but not the northern. Several hundred acres burned. Two saw mills and several houses on Taunton hill were saved with difficulty. No wind today aided efforts to gain mastery on all sides.
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Andover
N. H
Ragged Mountain
Taunton Hill
Fire near Hardwick threatens village. buildings burned
Fire in the woods near Hardwick, Vermont, yesterday ran through surrounding mountains and neared the village. A building in the New Hampshire town area was burned, valued at 3000 dollars and insured for about 1500. Firefighters gained control as flames approached within a short distance.
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Hardwick
New Hampshire
Violin and Piano Recital at Methuen Street Home
A piano recital by Miss Lena L. Dube’s pupils at Rev. D B Martins residence 109 Methuen street drew praise yesterday afternoon. Irene T Martin played violin while Zatella Martin performed piano solos and duets with Dube. Other performers included Miss Gertrude Harvey Master Fred Harvey and Miss Opal Shirref?s.
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Lena L. Dube
D. B. Martin
Methuen Street
Irene T. Martin
Zatella Martin
Dube
Gertrude Harvey
Fred Harvey
Opal Shirref
Fire season eases as winds drop and rain hoped
Augusta Maine June 4 State Forest Commissioner Ring reports improved conditions across Maine. Fires at Rangeley and Bemis are under control and yesterday's winds have died down, making the outlook favorable. He cautions that the worst may be past unless winds pick up before a fall of rain.
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Augusta
Ring
Rangeley
Bemis
Flood forces Burlington residents to flee after levee breaks
Burlington Iowa June 4 flood from Hunt levee south of Warsaw Illinois has submerged lowlands along the Carthage branch of the Burlington. Train service is cut off as the river swells to eight miles wide. Residents in the bottom north of Burlington flee the rising waters.
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Burlington
Iowa
Warsaw
Ill
Carthage
Lawrence Boy Confesses Arson
Lawrence, June 4. Police arrest 15 year old George Nicholson who confesses starting the brewery fire and lighting hay in a shed behind John Shea's grain store on Lowell street and a shed behind Kidd's hardware store on Cross street.
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Lawrence
George Nicholson
John Shea
Lowell Street
Kidd
Cross Street
Trains Collide Head-On Killing Several In Kansas
A head-on collision between two Santa Fe trains near Stillwell Kansas leaves nine dead and 38 injured. Victims include H B Ward Frank Hover and B McMahon. Injured include William Woods Owen Patchman and John Green. Wells Fargo express messenger still trapped. five coaches and both engines wrecked. Dead to be sent to Olathe and injured to Kansas City. Misread orders reportedly caused the crash.
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Kansas City
Paoli
Kan
Santa Fe
Stillwell
H. B. Ward
Frank Hover
Stuebenville
O. B
Standing Timber Damaged by Provincial Fires Near St John
Fire across Masquash timber lands behind St John and other fires in the province cause severe damage to standing timber. A syndicate led by George McAviey and the late Franklin Stetson bought the property for over 100000 dollars, with Knight holding lumbering rights. Bonney river area also suffers losses as Beaver reports fires along shores from St Martin's to Mispec and Grand Manan. Widespread smoke observed along coastal areas.
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St. John
N. B
Masquash
George McAviey
Franklin Stetson
Messrs
Knight
Bonney River
Beaver
Harvey
St. Martin's
Mispec
Grand Manan
Mississippi River Rises Surges Over Say Levee
Louisiana Missouri June 4 The Mississippi rose ten inches overnight and now runs over the Say levee near which five thousand residents live. The levee spans 35 miles and was built to guard 100000 acres of farmland in Illinois.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Say
Ilinois
Deutschland Runs Aground In Gedney Channel
The Hamburg American Line steamer Deutschland, en route to Plymouth Cherbourg and Hamburg, went aground in Gedney Channel New York lower bay amid two dense fogs. Tugs were sent to assist. Grounding occurred around 4 30 PM with the next tide due at 3 30 AM and observers unable to sight the vessel due to persistent fog.
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New York
Hamburg- American Line
Deutschland
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Hamburg
Gedney Channel
Lower Bay
Sandy Hook
Ambassador McCormick Returns from Russia
Washington June 4 Ambassador McCormick visited the state department to brief Secretary Hay on conditions in Russia. He clarified a misquote claiming Russia planned permanent Manchurian possession, stating Russia has substantial interests there and would stay as long as the railroad protection is needed.
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Washington
McCormick
State Department
Hay
Russia
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Food supplies only needed in Gainesville Georgia
Washington report by General Chafee to Adjutant General Corbin states Gainesville residents require only food, to be supplied by army rations until additional supplies arrive. The message notes no raw materials or other goods are needed at this time.
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Washington
Chaffee
Corbin
Gainesville
Mob Leader Given Ten Years Sentence
Carthage Missouri June 4 Samuel Mitchell white who led the mob that lynched Thomas Gilyard a negro at Joplin recently was today sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
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Carthage
Samuel Mitchell
Thomas Gilyard
Joplin
Uneasiness Prevails Says Minister Leishman Report
Washington on June 4 Minister Leishman reported to the state department from Constantino ple under May 21 that the general situation remains practically unchanged with no serious outbreaks since then at Salonica. Un easiness prevails though Turkish authorities have acted with commendable promptness and moderation. The failure of the Salonica plot has discouraged friends of the agitators in America.
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Washington
State Department
Constantinople
Leishman
Salonica
America
Bulgarian frontier clash as 1200 cross into Ottoman lands
Salonica reports renewed frontier trouble as a Bulgarian group of about 1200 crosses near Djumabala and Turkish forces engage another unit near Petrich, 53 miles from Salonica. Three Bulgarians die. A court martial condemns four Bulgarians to death.
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Salonica
Djumabala
Petrich
Lynching at Greenville Described in June Riot
In Greenville Mississippi on June 4 John Dennis a Black man accused of a sexual assault was lynched by about 200 men. A mob attacked the jail with a railway rail and dragged him to a telephone pole where he was hanged after being denied time to pray. Women shoppers stood nearby as the event unfolded.
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Greenville
Miss
John Dennis
Dennis
Seven More Flood Victims Found In Topeka
Topeka Kansas reports seven additional flood victims found, bringing the known dead to seventy one with thirty identified. Dozens remain missing as the Union Pacific depot doubles as a morgue for gathering bodies awaiting identification. the river fell 13 inches, dropping over five feet from the high water mark.
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Topeka
Kas
Union Pacific
Funeral notices and obituaries from local area
A series of funeral notices and obituaries from the local city including Esther E Rushton at 7 Hereford place burial Edson cemetery Rev N W Matthews. E F Wood died June 2 Sparrow Point Maryland funeral at Lowell cemetery Rev James Reed officiating. Susannah Butterfield died June 4 at 35 Bleachery corporation. Rebecca K Washburn Tyngsboro wife of Horace A Washburn funeral June 6. Harvey A Whiting Wilton NH funeral June 6. Annie Dunlavey South Framingham 30. Mary Garra Donlan funeral from St Peter's church at 9. Friends invited.
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Esther E. Rushton
Hereford Place
Marshall Street
Edson
Young & Co
N. W. Matthews
E. F. Wood
Sparrow Point
Maryland
Lowell Cemetery
James Reed
Boston
Weinbeck
Butterfield
Susannah Butterfield
Washburn
Tyngsboro
Mass
Rebecca K
Horace A. Washburn
Whiting
Pasadena
California
Harvey A. Whiting
D. Whiting & Sons
Wilton
N. H
Dunlavey
South Framingham
Annie Dunlavey
Donlan
Mary Garra Donlan
St. Peter's Church
St Peter's Catholic Cemetery Opens New Office and Grounds
The new office building at St Peter's Catholic cemetery is complete with daily attendant, telephone connection, and veranda. Ground improvements include 200 added shade trees, concrete walks, shrubbery, and flower beds. With 450 burials already, lots are selling. prices from 5 to 25 dollars, 50 percent cheaper than other Catholic cemeteries, and owner John J Gray celebrates strong demand.
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St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery
John J. Gray
Sights on the Mississippi Flooding Near Memphis Rail Lines
Curious sights persist along railroad routes into Memphis as floods cover tracks in Arkansas and near the Mississippi. Iron Mountain remains mostly open, Frisco reports first through train, and rail crews weight tracks with stone while stations serve as islands of safety. wildlife sightings include snakes eyes in the dark, rabbits in trees, a deer on the tracks, and a possum nesting in a bird’s nest above water.
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Memphis
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Iron Mountain
Frisco
Choctaw Railroad
Iine
Edmondson
Arkansas Gazette
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A. W. Brow
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Rueter’s
Philadelphia
H. Bros.’ Porter
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Merrimack
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