Baltimore Tornado Toll Leaves Eleven Dead in City
A July tornado struck Baltimore at 1:30 yesterday from the southwest, killing eleven and injuring many while wrecking houses and uprooting roofs. Most fatalities occurred in harbor and riverfront residences. drownings and falls from trees and a live wire caused several deaths. Flooding and damage spread to Keokuk and towns along the Mississippi as rivers rose and levees held, with estimated losses around 6 million dollars and potential further losses.
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Baltimore
Roy Natewan
Joseph Cain
Joan Cain
Thomas Carroll
Mure Zy McCormick
Mary Becheler
Harry
Schuler
Olive Schuler
Charles Schuler
William Cornish
Charles Schaefer
River Flood Dams Crops as Missisippi Rises
River flooding cripples central Missouri counties from Keokuk to Lautelina with Capton and West Quincy hardest hit. Levees from Warsaw to Quincy hold back water but holes threaten breaches. Flooding covers 175 square miles in Titn is and destroys millions in corn while Levee protection remains under watch. Farms vanish under rising waters along La Grange to Hotton and lower Quincy levees.
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Keokuk
Mieslselppi
Tate
St. Louis
Associated
Prosy
Cambout
Missouri
Hannibal
Keosuk
Des Sloince
Alexandria
Gregory Ja
Missouri Gie
Lautelina
Capton
West Quincy
Liltools
Warsaw
Quincy
Titnois
Attenourl
la Grange
Hotton
New York Floods Cause Four Deaths and Wide Damage
Floods across Broome and surrounding counties kill four people and injure two seriously. Drowned are Jane Cook and her husband in Afton, Chenango county, and a six month old child. Engineer Bastard Farran and Fireman Willis B. Morel are gravely injured in Seneca County and nearby washouts halt trains and wreck roads. Property losses reach substantial sums as dams break and bridges fail.
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Whetuuitos
Broome
Janes Cook
Afcon
Chenango County
Miz. Cook
Michael J. Ryan
Bastard Farran
Willis B. Morel
Farmer
Seneca County
Flood Threatens Peoria Damages Across River Lowlands
The Minute river threatens thousands of dollars in damages to Peoria buildings and factories as floodwaters rise. Residents along the lowlands flee to higher ground, moving stock and seeking safety as water levels climb.
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Peoria
Religious Riots In Paris Over School Sales And Arrests
Violent demonstrations erupted in Paris during a prize distribution at the Sisters of St Mary school on Avenue Parmentier. Police detained Fru leais Coppee the poet Lerotle and Gaston Mery after the crowd disrupted orders. The sisters were escorted to the St Lazare line as thousands cheered at the railway station. Municipal councils across France praised the government’s stance against unauthorized gatherings.
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Lary
Paris
Prizas
Parmentier
Fru
Leais Coppee
Lbe Terelle
Teld Torexnaton
France
Auch
Citizsns
Lyons
Tours
Eperney
Beauvaik
Bochety
Miners Strike Strain Widens as UMW Seeks Aid
Indianapolis reports an executive board vote backing a major fundraising appeal. The United Mine Workers push a nationwide drive to raise about 1,000,000 dollars monthly for the anthracite strike, with district assessments and direct union payments. Illinois pledged 50,000 to aid the Pennsylvania miners, and other states promised contributions amid arbitration talk.
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United States
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Taluers
Anthracite Cou
Competent Board of Arbitration
United Mine Workers
Creasurer Wilson
Ilnois
Ohio
Iowa
Indiana
Mitchell
Springfield
Ins
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Cardinal Ledochowsk Dead in Rome July
Cardinal Ledochowsk prefect of the Congregation of the Propaganda Fide died after a long illness. Born in 1882 at Gork, he was a Polish noble ancestor. The pope mourned the loss and prayed for his repose. Also notes June and July events include governor's proclamation on August 2 and Cavite drive with 1,200 troops pursuing rebels, fourteen killed and fifteen captured.
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Cardinal Ledochowski
Congregation of the Propaganda
Noman Catholi
Ledochowsk
Gork
Cardnal
Ledochowekt
Menile
Cavite Constabulary
Pegan
Ledronsa
Ratumiay
Ledronos
Oether
Conofa
Hors favaters arrive Soms Ben Fre Inky 23
The United States Bomeer arrived yesterday from Mentie with over 100 cabin panypengers, mostly off 7 OS enlisted Infaniy and Robinson at the twelfth congressional as teen.
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Inky
United States
Mentie
Infaniy and
Robinson
Ban Francisco Fight Night Nears Jeffries Fitzsimmons Duel
Readying for Friday night's Jeffries versus Fitzsimmons contest, San Francisco arena capacity is expected to be reached. Jeffries trains hard, favors sprint work to boost speed and wind, and feels stronger than ever. Fitzsimmons has tapered his routine and will box privately, while betting odds have shifted from a boom to around 10 to 1.
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Ban Francisco
Swy
Jeffriee- Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Brave John Betallick Is Dead in Johnstown
John Betallick, one of the five bases who... dies in Johnstown Pennsylvania on July 22. Local authorities report the death in a baseball related incident with initial investigations underway.
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John Betallick
Johnstown
Hick
Maine
Oshkosh
Wis
David W. Rowland
King Edward on Fn Feet
London July 23 The weather was disagreeable at Cowes. Tale of Victoria and history Chronicle King Edwards improvement states he walked two four steps yesterday.
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Edward
London
Cowes
Pacht Victoria
Edwards
Death of J W Mackay in London on Carlton House Terrace
London July 21 Joan W Mackay of San Francisco died yesterday at 620 P Carlton House terrace after a week of heat prostration The immediate cause was heart failure with congested right lung and pneumonia His mother Countess Telfener and Mia Mackay were present Princess Galatro Colonna arrived after his death He was the last surviving member of the four Bonanza kings associated with the Comstock mine leaders Frood O'Brien and Fale
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Joan W. Mackay
San Francisco
Carlton House Terrace
Mia
Mackay
Telfener
Galatro Colonna
Faris
Frood
O'Brien
Fale
Cometock
Accused of 250000 Theft Shocks Westmoreland County
Jacob Byers, aged owner of bonds and money missing from his estate, identifies William S. Byers, Westmoreland County lawyer and Democratic nominee for congress, in a robbery case. Byers is arrested on larceny by bailee and lunny charges. information sworn by Jacob Byers via Rev C B Werner before Justice Lyman Ducks. Bail set at 200000.
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Greensboro
Max
Jacob Byers
William S. Byers
Westmoreland County
Congress
Ballee
Byers
C. B. Werner
Pence Lyman Ducks
Alverton
Strong Family Settlement Ends Bradice Strong Case
New York reports that Bradice Strong is free from arrest on grand larceny charges after the Strong family settled Miss Yohe's claims for a sum likely between 35000 and 20000. Miss Yohe and her lawyer left police headquarters stating they no longer desired action.
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Putnam Bradice
May Yohe
Strong
Miss Yohe
Police Headquarters
Captain Titus
Protective Bureau
Titus
Japro
Wisconsin Matters and Local News From July
Wisconsin items report Elwyn F. Larson’s arrest in Wetaskiwin after absconding with 300000 in worthless securities from Cal versal Casualty. Boardinghouse pest outbreak and smallpox case prompt city meeting and epidemic fears. Suicides, rail wrecks, harvester accident, and political threats accompany Wisconsin briefs. Democratic convention set for Milwaukee on Sept 3.
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Wis
Elwyn FP. Larson
Calversal Casualty Company
Milwaukee
Wisconsim State Insurance
Wetaskiwin
Northiwest Territory
Canada
Sheri Eustin
Plunmer
Pepin County
Larson
Casualty and Accident Company
Duluth
Waukesha
Democratic State Centric Committee
Married by License Misunderstanding Sparks Legal Ceremony
Regina Pander and Hugo Victor Ortos believed a March license completed their wedding after a clerk informed them otherwise. In Waukegan the couple sought an explanation, returning later for a formal ceremony to legitimize their union. The confusion led to a subsequent legal rite to confirm marriage.
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qWney
Chikago
Regina Pander
Hugo Victor Ortos
Waukegun
Assumption Independent Announces Bible Publication
The Assumption Independent announces the start of a weekly Bible publication from Genesis onward. The project will take about fifty years to complete, aiming to publish the entire Holy Bible.
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Pobilab
Pana
Assumption Independent
Ifty
Alleged Kidnapper Arrested in Paris Case
Billings Montana July 23 Mrs Edna Hall arrested on charge of kidnapping A younger sister Ee Carneby taken from her home last week Advices from Paris authorities confirm the arrest and charge of the suspected kidnapper in the incident
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Billings
Mont
Edna Hall
Paris
Sia
Hell le
Ee Carneby
Two Mexican War Widows in Saginaw Michigan
Two Mexican war widows in Saginaw are Le L. Mclechot of Porter street and Mrs. Jaye H. Muir widow of James B. Muir of 1411 Genesee avenue Both draw Mexican war pensions.
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Saginaw
Mich
Ie L. McLechot
Porter Street
Jaye H. Muir
James B. Muir
Genesee Avenue
Death of Tom W. Mackay at 71 in London residence
London dispatch reports the demise of Tom W. Mackay at 6 30 PM at 6 Carlton House Terrace in his 72nd year after a week of illness. Doctors cited heart failure with pneumonia as the immediate cause. Attending were his wife Mrs Hungerford and Countess Testaer, Princess Ga intro Colonna arrived from Paris, G G Ward among guests.
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Tom W. Mackay
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Mackay
Symons
Jung
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Countess Testaer
Mackar
Gaintro Colonna
Parig
G. G. Ward
Commercial Cable Company
Ince House
Murder by Axe Near Dixon Ends Farmer’s Life
William Walls, a farmer near Dixon in LaGrange County Indiana, was killed on the way home from a ball by John Wanamaker. Two blows with an axe felled Walls. Wanamaker fled, then returned, surrendered after wandering about and hiding the weapon.
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LaGrange
Ind
Walla
Winaanker
Fire in Guayaquil Destroys 90 Blocks. $5 Million Loss
A major blaze in Guayaquil on July 19-20 destroyed ninety blocks on key streets, gutting the custom house and railway station. Total loss to buildings and merchandise pegged at 5 million dollars. The city, without gas and with only river water for supply, faced severe disruption. Separately, US admiralty court in Brooklyn ruled American ships are subject to the law of their registration state, awarding $85,000 to a plaintiff after a daughter washed overboard.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Guayus
Memoship Company
New York
Thomas
Duoited States Admiralty Court
Brooklyn
Admiralty
Trials show Good Results in Maine and Arkaneas
Washington July 14 acps Adoix al Melville chief of the bureau of a team engineering navy department has received flattering private advices concerning the preliminary buoyers trial of the battleship Maine and the monitor Arkaneas. Reports from path vessels which had their builders trials the other day the former of Delaware and the latter off Hampton roads were to the effect that everything went smoothly the machinery working in perfect order. These two ships still have their official trials shortly.
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Acps
Adoix
al Melville
Navy Department
Maine
Path
Delaware
Hampton
Boiler Explosion Kills Engineer in Ravenna News
A July 2 boiler explosion on a Pittsburg and Western freight train in Ravenna Ohio killed engineer James Barnes of Akron Junction and injured fireman C B Cabbon of Shelby Junction and brakeman C M Jones of Chicago Junction.
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Ravenna
Pittsburg and Western
Baltimore and
Miss Taylor To Be Heard On War Department Case
Justice Hagner orders Secretary Root to show cause by July 23 why a peremptory mandamus should not compel Isaac to reinstate Miss Taylor to a clerkship in the War Department. Miss Taylor was dismissed after publicly criticizing Philippine policy.
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Miss Taylor
Washington
Justice Hagener
War Root
Jay
Taylor
War Department
Fiial Accident On Launch Harpid In Delaware River
In Philadelphia on July 22 the boiler tube on the steam launch Harpid owned by W. B. Branger of Penusken New Jersey blew out while the yacht lay opposite Torremisse. A Westen Branger was knocked overboard and drowned and engineer J. W. Van Winkle was fatally scalded.
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Fiial
Philadelphia
W. B. Branger
Penesuken
X. J
Delaware River
Torremisse
A. Westen Branger
J. W. van Winkle
Norbeck Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Minneapolis Trial
Former police detective Christopher Norbeck pleaded guilty in Minneapolis court to bribery charges after a legal proceeding that proceeded swiftly. He faced sentencing as the case moved toward final resolution.
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