Great Loss of Life in West Virginia Flood Ravages Keystone
West Virginia disaster reports estimate 200 to 600 deaths as Keystone and surrounding Pocahontas coal region are inundated by a violent storm and flood. Elkhorn Creek rises, rail lines, bridges, coke plants and dozens of buildings are destroyed. Officials fear mass casualties with Keystone largely washed away and relief operations delayed by high water and severed communications.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Johnstown
Norfolk & Western
Elkhorn
Pocahontas
Ennis
Vivian Yard
Coal
Elkhorn Creek
Keystone
Landgraf
Ord
Bluefield
Vivian
Pointe
Clinch Valley
Norfolk & Western Railway
Norton
Tazewell
Shakerag
Higginbotham
Paris Vandyke
Viviat and Williamson
Tug River
Welch
McDowell County
Roanoke
West Virginia
Virginia Line
W.va
Ibis
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Destructive Saturday Tornado Hits Lincoln Illinois
A tornado struck Lincoln and nearby areas on Saturday night, causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The storm carved an 11 1/2 mile by 18 mile path, destroying Lincoln mattress factory and heavily damaging the Illinois asylum for feeble minded children plus Lincoln college and other institutions. Many stores lost roofs, homes wrecked, trees uprooted, and an elevator at Middletown levelled. Damages also reported in rural Gistriute and Elkhart. In Ohio, Columbus saw storms with property and crop damage but no fatalities reported.
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Lincoln
Ill
Lincoln Mattress Factory
Ilinois Asylum
Illinois Add Fellows’ Orphans’ Home
Lincoln College
Roller Flour Mills
Middletown
Gistriute
Elkhart
Ohio
Columbus
Ohin
Tornadoes Cause Destruction Across Delaware and Mount Sterling
A violent storm lashed Concord township and Columbus with widespread flood damage and several injuries. In Mount Sterling a tornado levelled structures along a 30 yard wide path four to five miles long, injuring George Bird and family while their house was overturned. Frank Phillips suffered two broken ribs and George Heath a broken leg. Districts reported extensive property losses in the thousands of dollars.
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Concord Township
Delaware County
Caleb Harsh
Frank Phillips
George Heath
Phillips
Heath
Columbus
Mount Sterling
George Bird
Pittsburgh Storm Swept. Three Die and Property Damaged
A ferocious storm swept Pittsburgh and vicinity on Saturday with 1.19 inches of rain in 40 minutes. Three lives were lost including James Dunn who saved his brother before drowning, a 16 year old struck by a live wire, and an Italian sewer worker likely swept away. Widespread damage hit East Pittsburg and surrounding areas. Allegheny grandstand, streets, bridges, and factories suffered, with losses pegged near 200000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
United States Weather Bureau
James Dunn
Harry
Braddock
James Howard
Dubuque
Charles Marcus
Center
Euclid Avenues
Allegheny
Ball Park
Robinson Street
Garret
James Williamson
Turtle Creek
Westinghouse
East Pittsburg
Stewart Station
Pennsylvania
East McKeesport
J. L. Devenney
Millvale
Gurty's Run
Soho
East End
WINS AMERICAN DERBY AT WASHINGTON PARK
In front of about 55,000 spectators, outsider Robert Waddell ridden by James Bullman won the American Derby at Washington Park in 2 334-5 for 1 1 16 miles. Ter minus was second Parader third. purse values were 19575 for the winner 3000 for second and 2000 for third. Estimates of attendance and wagering totaled about 100000 and 350000 to 400000 respectively.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Robert Waddell
James Bullman
Terminus
Parader
A CHECK ON THE POWERS
Washington says the US took no part in new demands on China and will discourage them. It rejects any charge that legation guards in Peking are the Chinese burden and will not bill China for that.
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Washington
United States
China
Peking
Paris
Pao Ting Fu
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Ash P, Brooks
New Ulm
Sun
Dally
Dex. Sun
Mankato Jr
Mankato
Minneapolis
Brookings
HL. Beecher
T A.C. Johnson
Kniskern
T. Winona
G.P. A
Cara IE & Bi. Kl
North
Minneapolis & St.Paul
Minneapolis & St. Paul
New
St. Paul
Kee
John Ryczek
Jim and
Milwau
Kent
D* L. A. Gebhardt
Schoch-Ottomeyer Building
Minn
D. L. G. Bell
Meridian Block
D. Fred W. Fritsche
Brown Co. Bank
D. L. A. Fritsche
Brown Co
Banke
J. L. Schoch
Pioneer Drug Store
Atbert Pfaender
Attorney AT Law
Schoch-Ottomeyer
C. A. Hagberg
Masonic
Heers
State Street
Dakota House
Anton Wiesner
Fopale & Soxsen
Attorneys & Counselors
U. S
Pleiiacie
Great Coal Region
Vandyke
Plumcreek
Wittens’ Mill
Religh Brush
Galveston
Age of Wind
Rands
Io In
Balm
Winfield
Kan
Mexico City
Matan
Ww. Koch
Schoch-Ottomeyer Blk New Um, Minh
C. C. Cog & CO
Donu
Wna
Servis
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South Side Meat Market
Madeira
D. G. D’evelyn
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