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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
6
June 24 reports describe a catastrophic flood in the Pocahontas and Elkhorn region near Keystone West Virginia. Entire coal towns washed away while Keystone and surrounding areas face heavy loss of life and property, with hundreds missing or feared dead and rail lines and bridges destroyed.
A severe storm battered Pittsburgh and nearby areas on Saturday. Three people are reported dead including James Dunn, 10, who saved his brother Harry, 7, from a creek before drowning. James Howard, 16, was killed by a live wire. Italian worker Charles Marcus may have been swept away by the flood. Widespread damage follows with $200,000 estimated losses. Grandstand at Allegheny’s ball park toppled, bridges washed away, streets flooded, and transit suspended for hours.
Seattle reports large gold shipments from the Klondike via Dolphin and St Michaels. Estimates place total season clean-up between 15 and 20 million dollars, with significant consignments from Canadian commerce and Yukon flows. General MacArthur notes Cailles surrender in northern Luzon and allied reorganization in the Seventh Infantry. Carnival.
Tokyo police report the Friday stabbing of Hoshi Toru, former minister of communications and ex Washington envoy, at a city assembly meeting. The 60-year-old killer claims acts were in the nation’s interest, amid recent Ito cabinet crises and reform clashes over modern transport and education.
A U S marshals led by A Huford and A C Waiford faced a mob of armed strikers as they attempted to serve an injunction in Matewan West Virginia. Flooded rail lines diverted them. after nights in the mountains they reached Thacker and faced heavy fire forcing retreat and a claim that deputies must be reinforced to enforce the injunction amid escalating strike tensions.
Boston on Monday witnessed a grim tragedy as Richard Friedman shot and killed his sister Rosa, 21, then attempted to kill sister Helen, 27, before fatally shooting himself. Helen survived, fainting on the sidewalk as the gun went off. Friedman, 25, a Harvard Cons Tal College graduate, reportedly became unstable due to study pressure and illness.
Adelbert Stone Hay son of Secretary of State John Hay fell from a third story window at the New Haven Hill Hotel around 2:30 a m He was a Yale graduate class of 98 and had come for commencement week The death stunned Yale alumni and prompted a coroner inquiry while Secretary Hay traveled from Washington and collapsed on learning of the loss.
In Kruger preparations at Kruger New York June 21 prominent Boer sympathizers plan to welcome President Kruger during a U.S. visit set for late fall. A multi day conference in the city elected Charles D. Pierce consul general of the Orange Free State as reception chairman. Pierre said plans remain tentative and Kruger will not arrive until autumn.
A Chicago broom maker and the Southwestern Broom company of Evansville announce plans for a nationwide broom industry combination. Urbana firms Perry White and Valentine have been asked to join. Proposed capital stock amounts to six million dollars.
In Waynesboro on June 21 A M Leary and J L Davis dueled over a family feud. Davis, owner of a distillery, fired three times. Leary fell and Davis was killed by Leary’s final shot.
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