Deaths and Prostrations in Heat Wave Rage Across Cities
Reports from Washington to Philadelphia describe a severe heat wave with temperatures reaching up to 106 in Phoenix and 102 in Philadelphia. Thunderstorms provided little relief as numerous deaths and prostrations were recorded, with factories halting and ice deliveries disrupted amid record pollution and fires from lightning.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Ariz
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Davenport
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Memphis
Wellef
New York
Strike Heads Toward Fall as Steel Workers Hold Line
Pittsburgh July 3 The second day of the Amalgamated association strike by sheet steel and steel hoop workers opened without notable events. Leaders expect no decisions for ten days to two weeks as mills repair and plan a resume, with a possible shift in stance once autumn business returns and speculation of concessions grows.
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Pittsburgh
Ammalgamated Association
Combine
Shaffer
Thesir Mills
Garly Fall
Train Crash Reported With Fire In New York Plant
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a passenger train collision near Cedar Hills with a plant site fire in New York. The damaged line mentions a $2000 insurance estimate and other unclear details about the incident and location.
Body of Former Gov Haven Pingree Taken Ashore
The body of Michigan's former Governor Haven H. Pingree was brought to New York from the Zeeland and kept there until Thursday before a planned Detroit departure. It lay in state in a large undertaking chapel on Woodward Avenue before the funeral scheduled for Saturday. The casket, a sodalonic design costing $1,000, was draped with American flags and flowers.
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New York
Haven &. Pingree
Michigan
Detroit
Zeeland
Wingree
Woodward Avenue
Pingree
Undertaking Rooms
Lightning Kills Three Men At Cahokia Refuge Site
A bolt of lightning struck a group of St. Louis anglers near Cahokia Illinois, instantly killing William Inghauser years, John Degratt 18, Louis Stern 26. Fatally injuring Jennie Egglin 19 and seriously injuring Joseph Eggling 14 and Albert Leidinger 14 as they sheltered under a sycamore tree on the Dead Creek bank. The group had sought shelter from a fierce storm Tuesday afternoon.
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St. Louis
St. Lovia
Dead Eroek
Calukia
William Inghauser
Joho d Degratt
Louis Stern
Jennie Egglin
Joseph Eggling
Albert Leidingern
Cahokia
Lightning Strikes Kill Local Men and Attendant
Otho Morgan, a young farmer near Carlisle Kentucky, was instantly killed when struck by lightning. The wagon he rode in burned nearly beyond recognition. In Saginaw Michigan, George Davenport, a former state senator and prominent local figure, was killed by lightning at his summer home, ending a long record of public service.
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Nat Mercer
Carlisle
Otho Morgan
Saginaw
Mich
Tron
George Davenport
Death in Tunnel Traps Ten Boys Near Keeling Mine
In Pittsburgh on July 3 ten boys were trapped in a tunnel to the Keeling mine of Pittsburgh Coal Co. Two youths aged 15 and 14 died from gas and smoke. eight others aged between 11 and 18 were overcome but revived. The group had been helping load a train to the tipple on South Eleventh Street when the engine smoke and fumes produced a fatal, ground-to-the-rails result for the two victims.
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Pittsburgh
Vals
Keeling
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Anthony Miller
Paterick Gallagher
South Eleventh Street
TRE MACHINISTS STRIKE NEARS VICTORY SAYS O CONNELL
Washington July 3 President O Connell of the International Association of Machinists said the strike is practically won. He noted even if ordered back to the old basis the nine hour day would endure and that only about 40,000 men remain out with new agreements signing daily, marking a remarkable struggle.
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Washington
O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
A Real Fourth of July At Last Tragic Fireworks Kill Three
Report from Cabolia describes a fatal incident during a July Fourth celebration where three people died and others were injured by a collapsing or faulty display. The event prompted medical responses and a funeral aid arrangement, with a $5,000 check from a national political fund. President McKinley shows improving health as plans proceed for a Canton trip.
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Ucousel
Latur
Varsity eight race decides Hudson Cup with Cornell first
Intercollegiate boat races on the Hudson show Cornell winning the varsity eight in 19 53 1 5, Columbia second, Wisconsin third and Georgetown fourth amid record times. In the varsity four Cornell takes first, Pennsylvania second, Columbia third. Freshmen eight Pennsylvania wins, Cornell second, Columbia third. Notable that all four leading crews beat previous records and the water is described as highly favorable. Syracuse and Pennsylvania crews lagged.
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Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
Cornell
Columbia
Wisconsin
Georgetown
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Andy
Akill
Colombie
Georges Town
Kase
Cornell Wine
Georgetows
Bradshaw's
Costly Fire Destroys Huntington Adelp hi Hotel and More
A blaze in Huntington on July 3 raged from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting in the Adelphi hotel from an electric wire. The hotel and brick annex were destroyed, with losses estimated at 200000. Fire engines failed, water was unavailable, and residents, including many women, faced danger with some leaping from windows. Several homes, a livery stable, stores, and other property burned. One man, GW Yost of Catlettsburg, was injured by a falling well.
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Weather Bureau
Sity
Newlend Mayvier
Munlay
Pittsburgh
Aileghenny
Huntington
W. Va
Adelphi
Humes
Dad
Aguas
Catlettsburg
Challenge Not Accepted by Lipton for Kariad Shamrock Series
Sir Thomas Lipton declines entertaining Kenneth M. Clark owner of the Kariad for trial races against the Shamrock DL. He offers to match the Sharrock I to race the Kariad in five contests, each for £508 a side. Concurrent dispatches report assassination at Scott's Ridge, Marion county with Richard Herde killed and David Allen mortally wounded. Lord Charles Beresford seeks relief from the Mediterranean command to critique naval policy. Other brief items note legal, financial, and miscellaneous incidents from San Francisco to New York.
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Rothesay
Firth of Clyde
Thomas Lipton
Kenneth M. Clark
Kariad
Shamrock DL
Sharrock I
Ambusk
Lebanon
Eky
Scott’s Ridge
Marion County
Richard Herde
David Allen
Allen
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