Cloud Burst Triggers Joliet Flood Kills Three
A midnight cloudburst in Joliet and surrounding area washes out rail lines and floods the city. At least three people die, hundreds are rescued by boat as mills close and commerce halts. Damage estimated at 200000 dollars with extensive property loss and railroad disruption. The storm path extends to Wisconsin and South Dakota with additional damage and one more fatality.
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Joliet
Ilinois
Wisconsin
South Dakota
LaCrosse
Rockford
Desota
Brownsville
Wis
South
Riots Freeze Chicago Meat Delivery Amid Store Driver Strike
Chicago June 3 riot erupts as stockyards drivers strike paralyzing delivery. Wagons escorted by police move meat through downtown, mob of several thousand gathers seeks to tip carts but police restrain them. Wagons reach department store, tens of thousands watch as meat is unloaded and returned to yards.
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Chicago
Tornado Strikes La Crosse Causes Property Damage
A tornado hit La Crosse Wisconsin at 9 30 last night unroofing small buildings blowing down part of St Joseph s church steeple breaking windows and unroofing trees. The surge of the Odd Fellows delegates caused a crowd panic with many injuries though none fatal. Damage may reach 10000 with reports of serious damage south of the city and one possible fatality.
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LaCrosse
Wis
St. Joseph's Church
Odd Fellows Convention
Helped Booth Escape Lincoln Assassin’s Associate Dies
Absalom Rug gles Bainbridge, once condemned for aiding John Wilkes Booth's flight after Lincoln's assassination, has died of apoplexy at his New York home. The case marked him as a participant in the Booth escape and his prior death sentence.
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Lincoln
New York
Absalom Ruggles Bainbridge
John Wilkes Booth
Desperate cattle rustler Jack Sully captured after Verdigris ruse
Sioux City report details Sully's capture at Verdigris Nebraska after a cowboy identified him and a plan to entrap him in a poker game led to intoxication and his confinement by the town marshal.
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Sioux City
Jack Sully
Verdigris
Neb
Sully
Tree fall injures Albert Jahnke near Lone Tree Iowa
Albert Jahnke son of Ernest Jahnke eight miles north of Lone Tree fell from a tree twenty feet to the ground at 4 p.m. Monday. Dr Delano reports injuries mainly internal and appear serious though extent unknown.
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Albert Jahnke
Lone Tree
Ernest Jahnke
Delano
Fisherman Survives Dangerous St Marys Rapids Ride
Marquette Michigan June 3 John Trombley canal employee successfully shot the most dangerous portion of St Marys rapids in a small boat the first time on record here Not one in a thousand trips could be made without loss of life how Trombley escaped death remains a local wonder
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St. Mary’s Rapids
Marquette
Mich
St. Mary’s
John Trombley
Trombley
Roosevelt May Attend Philippine Soldiers Reunion in Council Bluffs
President Roosevelt replied to an invitation from the Iowa Society of the Army of the Philippines and said he will try to arrange his summer plans to attend the national society meeting in Council Bluffs on August 13 to 15.
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Council Bluffs
Roosevelt
Emerson
Iowa Society of the Army of the Philippines
National Society, Army of the Philippines
John Cray Jr dies in Lone Tree at 65
John Cray Jr died Monday evening at 7 30 in Lone Tree Iowa aged 65 He was born in New Jersey and had lived in the state for 45 years His wife and four children survive three daughters Ethel Rose Carrie and a son Calvin The funeral will be held at 10 30 Thursday morning
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Lone Tree
John Cray, Jr
New Jersey
Iowa
Ethel
Rose
Carrie
Calvin
Aeronaut Windlinger Narrowly Escapes Death at Sioux City
Aeronaut Windlinger of Hartington Nebraska fell from his balloon into the Big Sioux river during an ascension at Riverside park and nearly drowned before fishermen John Seeley and Arthur Meade rescued him in Sioux City on June 3.
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Windlinger
Sioux City
Aeronaut
Hartington
Neb
Big Sioux River
Riverside Park
John Seeley
Arthur Meade
Pope Expresses Joy Over South Africa Peace
Rome dated June 3 reports the pope's joy at the news of peace in South Africa and his hope to die with world peace in his heart.
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Rome
South Africa
Bartender stabbed by hose champion in Marshalltown
James Ellis, a prominent Marshalltown hose team coupler, was dangerously stabbed this morning by Tom Cather after Ellis refused to serve him a drink. The incident occurred in Marshalltown Iowa on June 3.
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Marshalltown
James Ellis
Tom Cather
Ellis
Des Moines Week Weather Outlook With Mixed Rainfall
Des Moines Iowa reports the past seven days averaging two to four degrees below normal with light rainfall in most areas. The week ended with higher temperatures and showers. Farm work remained generally favorable as dry spells allowed corn cultivation though weedy fields in areas with heavy rainfall. Northwestern counties seek rains while most of the state needs warm dry weather to finish corn planting and protect small grain. Corn stands are good with potential if cultivation stays timely. pastures and crops show solid growth. apples plums and cherries lag below normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thieves Loot Furrier Shop in Clinton Night
In Clinton Iowa the Allen Grossman furrier store was entered in the early hours by thieves using a skeleton key. Goods valued around 8000 dollars were taken, primarily raw materials and unidentifiable furs and seals, with no other items removed. The theft is described as bold and likely planned by seasoned crooks.
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Clinton
Allen Grossman
Stickney Silent on Morgan Gates Control Report
St Paul June 3 President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western decline to affirm or deny a report that J Pierpont Morgan and John W Gates had secured control of the railway property.
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Morgan and Gates
Great Western
St. Paul
Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railway
J. Pierpont Morgan
John W. Gates
Daring Professor Scales Mont Pelee Crater Summit
Prof Angelo Heilprin of the National Geographic Society with three guides ascends Mont Pelee in Martinique. Despite violent eruptions and heavy ash, he reaches the summit and observes the crater with a central cinder cone and a 500 by 100 foot opening. He notes synchronized eruptions between the summit crater and the Failaise river crater.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Angelo Heilprin
National Geographical Society
Mont Pelee
United States
Mt. Ayme
Heilprin
Failaise
Woman jailed for flirting by telephone in Portchester case
Mount Vernon New York June 3 Police Justice Marshall sentenced Alice Myers a young woman to sixty days in the county jail for flirting with a Portchester builder by telephone.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
Marshall
Alice Myers
Portchester
Fair Weather Indications From Chicago Forecast
Chicago reports indicate generally fair weather for Iowa tonight and Wednesday with mild conditions and dry skies. The special weather note cites warm days ahead and no precipitation expected in the near term.
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Chicago
Iowa
Capitol Beautification Plan With $250000 Kickoff
Des Moines journal notes Gov Cummins will name a bipartisan three member commission by July first to spend over 250000 on finishing Iowa's capitol. The building already cost over 3 million and has seen no work for fifteen years. One member may be an artist, another an architect or builder, and the third a practical businessman.
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Des Moines
Jome
Cummins
Iowa State Capitol
Chicago Markets Report From H Toher Co Brokers
Market figures from H J Toher Co show open high low and close for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard and Ribs with mid day and evening quotes. Hogs and cattle receipts noted with price ranges and daily changes. Primary receipts and shipments listed for Wheat Corn and Oats.
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H. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Muscatine
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Hocking Coal Company Sells Out in Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Iowa June 3 Special The Hocking coal company of this city has sold out for about 500000 dollars E H Gibbs retires George W Seevers becomes president The deal is described as the largest business transaction in Oskaloosa history.
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Oskaloosa
Hocking Coal Company
E. H. Gibbs
George W. Seevers
Cloudburst Damages Iowa Farm Country and Rail Line
Des Moines reports a cloudburst at Durham 45 miles south of the city washing away thousands of acres of corn. Burlington track undermined for miles and Keokuk branch service blocked. Cattle and sheep losses noted. In Ottumwa a water spout damaged tracks causing engine fires to be put out. A tornado near Louisville kills a farmer and damages buildings in Dubuque county.
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Des Moines
Durham
Burlington
Keokuk
Ottumwa
Turlington
Albia
National Guard encampment dates fixed for several units
Adjutant General Byers fixed dates for the National Guard camps and plans to decide the camp locations this week. Forty-ninth July 8 at Cedar Falls is certain. Fiftieth August 5 likely at Oskaloosa. Fifty-first July 17. Fifty-second July 17 likely at Fonda.
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Oskaloosa
Nes Moines
Byers
National Guard
Cedar Falls
Fonda
Monaco prince and princess separated by court decree
In Monte Carlo on June 3 the prince of Monaco caused the courts to decree the judicial separation of the prince and princess of Monaco. The princess was formerly Miss Alice Heine of New Orleans.
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Alice Heine
New Orleans
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Price
Creamery Floor Breaks Spilling $100 of Cream
Riverside Iowa June 3 The Kalona creamery floor gave way spilling over $100 worth of cream from vats last week. No injuries reported and repairs underway.
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Kalona
Riverside
Iowa
Kalona Creamery
Suspicious Death in Sioux City Under Investigation
The body of 26 year old Joseph Trusky of Omaha was found near the Northwestern hotel. Indications point to murder by strangulation though the neck shows no break. He had been in a saloon fight and was found sober, with his hat discovered on a lean-to roof.
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Sioux City
Joseph Trusky
Omaha
Northwestern
Launch boiler bursts injuring blacksmith in Fergus Falls
A gas line launch on Longlake ten miles north of Fergus Falls exploded during engine repairs. Casper Zimmerman, the blacksmith, was seriously injured and is feared not to recover. The boat house and the launch were destroyed.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Longlake
Here
Casper Zimmerman
New Jersey Labor Groups Plan Child Labor Exhibit
In New Jersey a labor organizations display twelve children aged 8 to 10 taken from Minatola glass factories to illustrate the iniquity of child labor. The exhibit will tour the state starting in Trenton on June 3.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Minatola
Insurance lapses precede warehouse fire in Kingslevy
James James let a $5,000 implement warehouse insurance lapse at noon yesterday. Last night a fire started from a stove in an adjoining shed and consumed the warehouse.
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Kingslevy
Iowa
James James
Carrie Nation Pardoned by Governor Stanley
Topeka Kansas June 3 Mrs Carrie Nation who was sentenced to Shawnee county jail on May 1 for one month and fined $100 for smashing saloon fixtures was pardoned by Governor Stanley. Her fine was remitted.
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Topeka
Kan
Carrie Nation
Shawnee County
Stanley
Clarkson Returns to New York After Mother’s Funeral
Des Moines June 3. James B. Clarkson came back to New York last night after attending his mother’s funeral in Des Moines. His return is hastened by duties as New York customs surveyor and by his son Grosvenor’s illness.
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Des Moines
James
Clarkson
New York
Grosvenor
Ruses Adopted to Send Peace News
London reports reveal clever ruses by war correspondents to bypass censors and inform editors about peace negotiations. The Daily Telegraph used a Whitsuntide message with biblical phrasing, while the Daily Mail hid peace progress in mining market codes. The devices masked terms like Lord Milner and Paxfontein as covert references to Boers and peace.
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London
South Africa
Daily Telegraph
Bennet Burleigh
Burleigh
Whitsunday
Mr. Burleigh
Glasgow
Lawson
The
Daily Mail
Paxfontein
New Pretoria
Alf
Lord Milner
Paxfontein Gold Farm
Victors Receive Gift From British To Celebrate Victory
A ceremonial gift from Britain honors the Victors with a symbolic token of allegiance and friendship. The presentation marks a wartime solidarity gesture and the two nations’ shared triumphs.
Milner Favored for Earldom as Kitchener to Be Honored
London dispatch says Commons will vote thanks to Lord Kitchener with an award of one hundred thousand pounds and an earldom. Milner is also expected to be raised to an earldom as a reward for ending the war with the Boers. Details of peace terms show the signing was simple and swift in London. Boers agreed in the dining room and Kitchener’s secretary carried the document to England as peace was confirmed, triggering jubilant reactions in concentration camps.
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Milner
London
Kitchener
England
Sudden death at Kembla House after Milwaukee cut-off fight
Michael Hogan, an employee on the Milwaukee cut-off work, died at Kembla House after a sudden illness linked to stomach injury from a prior fight. Dr. Oliver treated him and noted acute peritonitis. a possible assailant fled Burlington on the Helen Blair. Hogan’s parents reportedly live in Vermont. a burial is planned.
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Kembla House
Michael Hogan
McDougal & Yale
Milwatekee
Kenneble House
Dr. Oliver
Elmer Capps
Olives
Oliver
Hogan
Helen Blair
Burlington
Vermont
Clerks Defers Action on Sunday Closing Plan
The Retail Clerks union held a large meeting at Assembly hall with strong interest in Sunday closing. A committee was empowered to act but asked for more time. another meeting will be held Thursday to report plans before the union. No arrests or prosecutions were anticipated currently.
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Retail Clerks Union
Assembly Hall
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Farmer
Dubuque
Louisville
Ward
Prince OF
Child “Hora
Mrs. Nation
Gov. Stanley
J. S. Clarkson
Caridom
Ish
Victor
Exchange Telegraph
Commons
Lord Kitchener
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