Flood devours East St. Louis homes as rescue efforts surge
In East St Louis floods claim many lives with reports of drowned workers and residents. Gov't militia and police mobilize, while naval reserves and volunteers rescue victims from embankments and second-story refuges. Authorities confiscate boats to speed aid and enforce limits on furniture transport.
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Strry
E.H- Sherwood
Lawrence
John Koolish
Koolish
William. A. Rodenberg
Eads Bridge
Trevee
William “Eploe
St. Louis
Ray
Louis
Aleath
St .Louis
Lee
Cook
Illinois
East St.Louis
Purdy
East St. Louis
Broadway
Missouri L Avenue
Alsa
Ebatis
Stee
Sebott Tt
St. Denisy
faStoun
Altoa
Yesteriny -In
Hnd
United States District
Dyer
Vieu. Louis
St Louis Flood Disaster Triggers Mass Evacuations
Refugees crowd riverfronts as the Mississippi floods advance. Authorities establish river patrols to deter looters and save residents stranded in upper floors. Camp refuges are set at Washington, Plaza, and Rock Road with tents and wagons transporting evacuees. The gauge hits 87.05 feet as East St. Louis and Alta Sita face near-saturation and food relief becomes critical.
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St. Louis
Eads Bridge
Speet Hinder
Lonis
Broadway
Mississippi
Missouri
Denverside
Alta Sita
Washington
Piaée
Rock Road
Broadway Landing
Capap
East St. Louis
Rypdenberg
Wrong suspect identified in street theft case
Magistrate said the identification was unreliable after Mrs Fromia pointed to suspect William Kruger of 223 St. Chris Avenue as the thief. Witnesses testified the bag with jewels, worth a substantial sum, was taken, and the crowd pursued the suspect before capture.
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Carele
Ha Baek
Dror
Mia Hanteen
Kruger
Avith
Accuke
Clara Anstan
Recond
Eren Dawri
Hassery
Hroma-admi
William Rs
Chrisas
Romia
Frederick
Witnesses recall shooting of Marcum in Kentucky trial
Court testimony describes the shooting of Marcum with Curtis Jett linked to the crime. Witnesses place Jett near the door before and after the shots while others report a conspiracy between White and Jett to kill Marcum. Commonwealth Attorney Byrd promises to prove involvement and paid motives.
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Kentucky
Jett
B. J
Ewen
Curtis
Marcum White
Commonwealth
Byrd
White
Miarcum
State Banks and Their Condition May 23
The New York Times issues pamphlets detailing the condition of New York City banks as of May 23, with reports from other state cities. Copies are available free from the newspaper’s Publication Office.
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NEW York Times
New York City
THE
AID FOR FLOODED CITIES the Stricken Regions
Citizens of New York contribute to a Mayor's Committee relief effort for flood and storm victims. Subscriptions total 10,206 with 10,000 already sent to Topeka Kansas City and Gainesville Georgia and Spartanburg South Carolina. The committee plans further telegraphic aid and urges prompt gifts to fund necessities for 7,500 idle workers and affected families.
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New York
Topeka
Kansas City
Khan
Gainesville
Spartanburg
S. C
Kansas
Sportan City
3. C
Relief Committee
Jas
Armangdale
Argentine
S.C
Columbia
Pioney Ito
Low
Maur. Low
Shin
James ‘G. Cannon
Fourth National
Nassau Street
Rain Quiets Adirondack Forest Fires Across Region
Rainstorm eases fires in Adirondack Highlands and surrounding areas. Heavy downpour aided vegetation and crops while storms cause damage in Ballston and Lake Placid with downed lines and downed trees.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
Senator Burton urges headwater reservoirs to curb floods
Senator J R Burton, chair of the Senate Forestry Commission, argues floods could have been prevented with headwater reservoirs. He cites Kansas City area losses near 20 to 25 million dollars and says impounding plains waters for irrigation and flood control could have reduced destruction.
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Senator Burton
Kansas
New York Times
Abilene
Kan
Dsine
J. R. Burton
Senate Forestry Commission
Law
Kansas City
Lepekal
Bronck Ville
ofSansas
Kansas Rejects Federal Aid for Flood Sufferers
Washington dispatch reports Pension Commissioner Ware a Kansas native ordered the Kansas flood relief subscription halted. Kansans asked for state care and a representative to present needs in government departments. About $200 had been raised, with Assistant Secretary Ryan of the Interior as treasurer.
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Washington
Ware
Pension Bureau
Kansas
Ryan
Interior Department
Rail line repairs complete after storm and floods
The Southern Railway Company announces damage along its line between Charlotte North Carolina and Spartanburg South Carolina and along the Washington to Atlanta main line has been repaired and trains are now running through without delay.
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The
Southern Railway Company
Charlotte
Spartanburg
S. C
Washington
Atlanta
Hibernians Aid Flood Sufferers
Syracuse report says National President J. Dolan of the Ancient Order of Hibernians ordered National Secretary J. Bree of New Haven to send 1 000 dollars to flood victims in Kansas City.
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Acw York Times
Syracuse
J. Jis
Dolan
A Cient Order
Hibernians
J. F P. Bree
New Haven
Kansas City
Plan for Mexican Bank to control Mexican finances
Capitalists from New York City Buffalo Pittsburg and Ohio plan a Pan American Bank and Trust Company with 15 million in capital and bonds up to 300 million working capital. Headquarters likely in Cleveland with branches in the United States and in Mexico to take over a Mexican bank valued at 5 million capital and 15 million assets. The group aims for Diaz's cooperation.
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New York Times
Springfield
Ohio
New York City
Buffalo
Pittsburg
United States
Pan-American Bank and Trust Company
Cleveland
Mexico
Nathan L. Milter
New York
R. B Hungerford
Oriental Bank
York City
Ac. W. Hammond
People’s Bank
Standard Oil
D. O. Batterson
New York Banking Department
J. Batterson
Jones
First
National Bank
Wellsville
N. Y
Wellsville Trust Company
Colonial Trust Company of
Seaboard National Ban of
E. H. Vreeland
J. Sloa Fassett
International
Livingston Divorce Case Opens in Newark Court
Special to The New York Times. In Newark on June 10, Chancellor Emery began taking testimony in the divorce suit filed by Mrs. Louisa Vedder Livingston against William Arlington Livingston of New York. The petition claims desertion and ill treatment after a 1901 marriage, while the husband counters with desertion and refusal to return.
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New York Times
Newark
N. J
Emery
Morgan
Livingston
Twenty-third Street
New York
Johnson
Johnson House
Mysterious midnight donor aids vagabonds in Bryant Square
A secret benefactor has given one two and five dollar bills to the homeless in Bryant Square near the Public Library for ten nights. He appears after midnight with Patrolmen Shea or Willemsie, then distributes money and offers encouragement. He stays anonymous despite reporters’ efforts and is said to dine late at Café Beaux Arts before returning to the park.
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Bryant Square
New Public Library
Shea
Willemsie
Café Beaux Arts
Fortieth Street
Sixth Avenue
Pittsburg Mayor Indicted Over Soldier’s Dismissal
The Grand Jury returned a true bill against Pittsburg Mayor William B. Hays charging misdemeanor in discharging Samuel Moore from city service. Moore, an Ordnance Bureau official and veteran, was dismissed March 31, 1908, with others. Veterans groups await the case, fearing wider impact on discharged veterans under the current administration.
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Pittsburg
William B. Hays
Samuel Moore
Moore
Ordnance Bureau
Hays
Madge Niles Weds Sewell Boardman at St Peter’s Church
Miss Madge Niles daughter of Lucien H Niles retired Adams Express president married Sewell P Boardman elder son of Mr and Mrs Albert Barnes Boardman of New York City at St Peters Church Galilee with floral aisles and greens. Matron of honor Mrs John J Inox and two nieces served as flower girls. Ceremony conducted by Dr William H Owen with an array of named ushers from New York and New Jersey.
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Monmouth Beach
N. J
Madge Niles
Lucien H. Niles
Adams Express Company
St. Peter's Church
Galilee
Sewell P Boardman
Albert Barnes Boardman
New York City
Marjorie Whitney
Martha Lesher
John J. Inox
Niles
William H. Owen
St. Thomas’s Church
New York
H. Gruner
George Coggeswell
Clark Read
J. Prentice Kellogg
James H. Eo
New Or
Robbins Nest to Open in Tarrytown for Crippled Children
The Robbins Nest Summer home in Tarrytown will open tomorrow after fourteen years as a facility for crippled children. An afternoon tea and reception will mark the formal opening, with Mrs. W. H. Bull Mrs. J. Orton Mrs. Frederick McCormack Mrs. W. G. Richards and Mrs. R. A. Patterson among those noted for interest.
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Tarrytown
City Damage Reports From Night Hours Pick Up Numbers
A list of minor property damage reports from various locations with multiple names and addresses. Notable entries include 270 Bowery Joseph Kantrowitz and 1,075 First Avenue John Crossman with minor damage, alongside several small losses and uncertain ownership.
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Bowery
Joseph Kantrowitz
First Avenue
John Crossman
Sia
Amsterdam Avenue
Second Street
Isadore Karp
Er Street
Th ‘Street
Jacob Katz
Fifty-eighth Street
Hanley Nore
Lexington Avenue
Berheim & Schmidt
Bedford Street
Eastea
Une
Cherr Street
Quaker Crew on Hudson for early practice
University of Pennsylvania crews arrived in Poughkeepsie to train on the Hudson ahead of June 26 races with Cornell Columbia Wisconsin Syracuse and Georgetown. Coach Ellis Ward directs varsity and freshmen shells as the squad forms its final four for the second race.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
University of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill
Hudson River
Cornell
Columbia
Wisconsin
Syracuse
Georgetown
Ellis Ward
Varsity
Ward
Ben Franklin
Ralph R. Zane
Ifareld E. Robertson
Frederick W. Eckfield
Morris L. Wiliams
George A. Dick
Garden
Allyn
Wiliam G. Gardiner
August F. Shisler
Layton
B. Register
Elon Kanaga
James W. Keagey
Joel H. Hildebrand
George S. Keller
Frank Holbrook
Van
Caaime
H. Yee
W. Lamb
F. Oh. Barrett
A. Smith
Zane. Ecksfield
Gardiner
Cornas
Harvard
Ithaca
Memorial Av
Ithacans
Devery Calls For Annihilation Of Tammany Grafters
William S Devery addressed a packed Ninth Assembly District mass meeting at Grand Opera House declaring he will annihilate Tammany as Spartacus did kings and emperors. He denounced press bias and trusts while urging fair play and press coverage.
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William ‘S.devery
Ninth
Tammany Organization
Spartacus
Grand Opera House
Devery
Business Men's Association
Tammany Executive Committee
Hunter
Mr. Hummer
Albany
Fourteenth Street
Yarrick
Liverpool
New Lake and Rail Outlet Opens Midwest Route
The Burlington Railroad and Great Northern plan a new lake and rail outlet linking Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and nearby territory with Duluth via a branch from Sargent Nebraska to ONeill Nebraska creating a through line from Burlington territory to Duluth. The arrangement offers lake and rail tariffs two cents per 100 pounds lower than all rail rates benefiting shippers and merchants in the middle west but drawing opposition from rival railroads.
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New York Times
Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Great Northern
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Territory
Sargent Neb
O'Neill
Sioux City
Burlington
Duluth
Middle West
Burlington-Great Northern
Plan to dissolve Colorado Midland Railway charter drawn
Attorney General Miller plans court action to dissolve the Colorado Midland Railway Company charter for violating Colorado state laws against consolidation and pooling of competing rail lines. The Colorado Southern Railway and principal owners George Gould and Sarwin Hawley are likely to be named as parties to the suit in Denver.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
Miller
Colorado Midland Railway
Colorado
Colorado Southern Railway Company
Colorado Midland
George Gould
Rio Grande
Sdrwin Hawley
Colorado and Southern
Midland
Vaudeville Stunt by Father Bill Draws Big Crowd
Mr William C Daly billed as The Race Horse King Father Bill appears at Brighton Beach Music Hall for Guardian Angels charity. He performs with Cessy Grant and Jockey Creamer in crimson and green, offers Darling Betsy finale, while audience includes Father Cullen’s parishioners and racing figures.
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William C. Daly
AL Reeves
Father Bill
Brighton Beach Music Hall
Daly
The
Guardian
Angel’s Church
Coney Island
Father Cullen
William Huston
Jockey O'Brien
Mr. Dale
Mr. Daly
Sune
Betsy
Jockey Creamer
Fred Burlew
Thomas Welsh
George Chandler
A. J. Joyner
Samuel Doggett
J. L. McGinnis
Archie ’ Zimmer
Frank O'Neil
Grover Fuller
Mrs Leslie Carter Receives Friends at Belasco Theatre
Mrs Leslie Carter and David Belasco hosted a reception for two friends at the Belasco Theatre on Forty second Street and Broadway last night. The stage linked to the pit by bridges, with an ornamental curtain and flowers, hosted the orchestra and tables with refreshments. The decor included flowered boxes and the event drew actors critics artists and newspaper men.
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Leslie Carter
David Belasco
Belasco Theatre
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Turn
Carter
Bronx charity show halted by child protection rule
Rehearsals for a charity entertainment at the Metropolis Theatre in the Bronx were underway to benefit Lebanon Hospital when officials from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children objected. They ruled no child under sixteen could sing or dance on stage, halting the planned performance despite wide community backing and tickets sold.
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Metropolis Theatre
Third Avenue
One Hundred and Forty-third Street
Lebanon Hospital
Westchester and
Cauldwell Avenues
Bronx
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Charles D. Steurer
East One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Street
Jenkins
Society
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