Flood Research: Mass Deaths in Guanajuato City Church Turmoil
A cloudburst flood devastated Guanajuato Mexico causing over 200 deaths and extensive damage exceeding $1,000,000. The disaster overwhelmed streets and buildings, with many bodies found in ruins. Relief efforts restore telegraph service and authorities brace for continued chaos yet strive to maintain order and aid survivors.
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Guamajusta
Mexico
Genenee
Guanajueto
Haseen
Rushig Ut
Church of San Diego
Union
Mutineers Fire On Ship At Sea And Cronstadt Unrest
Mutineers fired on a torpedo boat guarding the Krivz Potemitine as it neared Kustenji. The mutinous battleship sailed toward Odessa with orders to torpedo and sink. Cronstadt reports mutiny on the Minine and rumors of rebellion in the capital denied. Civil unrest spreads with handbills and a general Nevsky yards strike amid clashes between workers and police.
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Krivz Potemitine
Kustenji
Odessa
Minine
Cronstadt
Alexander II
Russia
Poland
Nevsky Yards
Work-Ren
Coscscha
Auto Crash Injures Mrs Kane and Maid at Morris Park
During the national championship meet of the American Automobile Association at Morris Park yesterday a car carrying Mrs. Delancey Kane and her maid collided with another touring car. Both women suffered facial cuts from shattered glass, but no bones were broken and the drivers were unhurt. The pair were treated at the clubhouse by private physicians.
Cat Named Bird’s Chief Enemy In Odd Study
Worcester July 3 Professor Clifton F Matge of Clark University biologist urges extermination of all cats claiming they are the worst pest of birds, even more than disease. Fellow scientist Professor Hodge backs the view saying the cat is the bird’s exterminating foe and cites Hamburg traps and city action as models.
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TeLeonare
Worcester
Maes
Clifton F. Matge
Clark University
Hodge
Hamburg
Banker's Diamonds Stolen in Midtown Home Heist
Jewelry and silverware valued around 25000 were taken from banker James Jackson Higginson's residence at 16 East 41st Street between midnight Friday and Saturday morning. Pinkerton and Central Office detectives, aided by Higginson's wife and daughters, questioned servants but found no clue. A detailed list of stolen items includes two pearl necklaces, ruby and emerald rings, turquoise and sapphire pieces, gold watches, stickpins, bracelets, and precious metals. Higginson, a prominent banker and director at multiple institutions, reported the loss and collaboration with authorities continues.
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James Jackson Higginson
East 41St St
Pinkerton
Central Office
Higginson
Mrs. Higginson
Long Island
West
Jimmy Marks
Pinkertons
City
Century
Harvard, University
American Geographical Society
Alliance Realty Company
Brearly School
Broad Exchange Bank
Grenwich Savings Bank
Fire Panic In Cells At Coney Island Police Station
A car of grain burned on a side track beside the Coney Island police station last night causing smoke to fill cells. Five prisoners were in danger but Captain Dooley and a sergeant moved them to safety. Firemen fought the blaze on the station’s south side for over an hour. the cause is unknown and the loss is about 500 dollars.
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Coney Island
Captain Dooley
Roe
German immigrant dies by own act in Hollister
Gustave A. Kihn a Hamburg native, killed himself in Hollister by morphine. He left a will demanding his heart be cut from his body and placed on his coffin. He requested secrecy at death and no mourners.
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Hollister
Cal
Gustave A. Kihn
Hamburg
Germany
Bua
Separation bill passes French Chamber of Deputies
Paris reports the separation of Church and State passed the Chamber of Deputies by 341 to 233 amid government cheers and opposition kisses. The vote sparked tense excitement as the bill moved toward final approval.
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Paris
Chamber of Depuies
Irish Redistribution Sparks House of Commons Debate
London July 3 Premier Balfour is poised to introduce a seating proposal in the House of Commons for Ireland. A uniform system would grant Ireland 72 seats, England 41, while Wales and Scotland remain unchanged. Irish members are certain to fiercely resist the proposed reduction.
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London
Balfour
House of Commons
Ireland
England
Wales
Scotland
Tow Across Atlantic by Barge Towed by Steamship
Standard Oil dispatches its 4000 ton steel barge 95 named Colonel E L Drake on a North Atlantic crossing to London. Captain Thomas Fenton leads the voyage assisted by wireless gear for ship to shore communication. This marks the first barge towing attempt over the Northern Atlantic after prior long haul runs from New York to San Francisco by the Atlas.
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Standard Ol Company
EL. Drake
Atlas
New York
San Francisco
Colonel E. L. Drake
FIND 4000 TREASURE IN RIVERHEAD LOOT
W F Jessup of Westhampton Beach found about 4000 in cash gold and silver while removing the Ostrander house site on Riverhead land. The money, reportedly deposited by a local bank, is claimed by two owners Sheriff Preston and B Frank Howell who bought opposite halves of the ground. The Ostrander family ties are noted with the late William C Ostrander.
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B. Frank Howell
William C. Ostrander
Riverhead
Portugal to Import 75000 Tons of American Wheat
London dispatch reports from Lisbon that amid poor harvest prospects caused by drought and storms, King Charles has authorized the import of 75,000 tons of American wheat and ordered a 5 percent cut in customs duties.
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Charles
London
Lisbon
White Man Sentenced Ten Years In Waynesboro
Beasley, a white man, convicted in the Circuit Court at Waynesboro Wayne County of criminal assault on a Negro girl, was sentenced by Judge W T McDonald to ten years in the penitentiary. Convicted by a white jury, all State witnesses were Black.
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Tribune
Mobile
Alu
Beasley
Waynesboro
Wayne County
W. T. McDonald
How to Live a Century From a 100th Birthday Man
Joseph Zeitlin in Brooklyn at his son in law's home marked a 100th birthday and offered longevity rules. He urged avoiding doctors and drugs, not worrying, not hurrying, taking meals slowly, sleeping eight hours, and maintaining a lively spirit, claiming life could extend another quarter century with moderation and optimism.
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Lexington Ave
Brooklyp
Joseph Zeitlin
Zeitlin
Lodz
Poland
Brooklyn
Egbiorn Sone
Howe
Wealthy widow's secret marriage to missing husband shocks Kingsbridge
Funeral services were held for Elizabeth Rankin a Kingsbridge heiress who died after a mysterious year long second marriage to Hugh J McAvey a man linked to a supposed third party Involved in her will Rankin left her daughter Agnes the bulk of an estate valued near one million Local reports say McAvey vanished and her relatives fear he will contest the will while neighbors recall Rankin rising from poverty to business success after marrying Edward Rankin head of a growing delivery firm
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Elizabeth Rankin
Kingsbridge
H. T. Blake
McAvoy
Rankin'e Ife
Hfe
McAvey
Oakley, Engle
James Piteld
Concer
Edward J. Rankin
Rankin Delivery Company
Dig
Mr. Rankin
Sedgwich-ave
Kingebridge
Kingebridge Road
Aghes
Ares
HL A. Singit
Ime | St
Jeanne
Mr. Blake
Calcuiar
Mrs. McAvoy
Neishbors
Mrs. Rankin
Mr. McAvoy
Rankin Place
Blake
Waa Raph
Woodlawn
Agnes
Ays
Kansas City youth admitted to Naval Academy after stretching device
Luther Welsh of Kansas City passes all mental and physical exams and gains admission to the Naval Academy. He was previously two inches short of the minimum height for entrance and used a stretching device to reach the required stature. The article notes the stretch device and related details briefly amid a garbled column.
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Annapolis
Luther Welsh
Kansas City
Naval Academy
Navy
Six Thousand Die Estimated in Odessa Mutiny Clash
From Bucharest on July 3 the Kniaz Potemkine sailed from Kustenji amid fighting as sailors rebuffed a government demand to surrender. The Elisabetha fired on the mutineers’ torpedo boat. the crew, starving and divided on whether to land or bombard Odessa, faced a firm port response. Troops were rushed to Kustenji to restore order while authorities promised work for twenty thousand unemployed locals.
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Odessa
Kniag Potemkine
Kustenji
Sumantan
Elisabetha
Corpeto
Kniaz Potemkine
Cxplain
Wallsheers
Wberry
Kmax Potemkine
Negru
Guuilitchuk
Black Sea
Knina Potemkine
Pseronape
Kmaz Potemkin
Kusteni
Odessa Tensions Rise Over Mutinous Potemkine
Odessa reports fear as the Kniaz Potemkine remains at sea under mutineers. A torpedo boat Smetilvy sails to attack on sight, while a destroyer is reinforced by two torpedo boats. Sixty seven mutineers are jailed in the citadel amid peasant land seizures nearby.
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Odessa
Kniaz Potemkine
Smetilvy
Mutiny at Cronstadt Rumor Circulates About Port Closure
In St Petersburg reports claim Cronstadt port closed to foreign shipping and all commercial vessels sent to St Petersburg. Unconfirmed. July 2 crew of the Russhan trainer Minine allegedly to sea with squadron. ringleaders arrested. Minine towed to a fort and anchored.
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St. Petersburg
Miuor
Crom Stadt
Cronstadt
Odessa Under Control Amid City Desolation and Mutiny Returns
Odessa remains under martial law as ruins and smoke scar the harbor district. Ships burn to the waterline, warehouses destroyed, and streets emptied aside from a few Cossacks and officers. The George Pobline mutiny on the battleship and its suppression are noted, while dock laborers return to work slowly and the city prepares for possible further action.
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Odessa
Lampa
Neos
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Herbor
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Nikolaiet
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