Lightning Kills ten during Lake Michigan storm at Montrose pier
Chicago July 2 Six boys and four men were killed and another boy likely fatally injured by a single bolt of lightning as they sheltered on the Montrose pier while bathing in Lake Michigan. The bolt shattered the pier, entombing victims George Brabinat Mayer Jacobs George Preebs Frank Coosey Carl Kruse Edward Bloch and two unknown men. One boy William Anderson survived. Recovery was slow amid heat and ongoing storm. Buffalo Banks Closes its Doors follows.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Montrose Boulevard
George Brabinat
Mayer Jacobs
George Preebs
Frank Coosey
Carl Kruse
Edward Bloch
Mame
Broderick
William Anderson
Wille Anderson
Hottest day in Philadelphia records shattered
Philadelphia July 2 record heat toll rises with 103 degrees at 4 PM. Hospitals crowded, 14 deaths, many prostrations as heat strikes factories and streets. City lacks tents, national guard aid, and widespread closures amid scorching conditions across Pennsylvania and nearby states.
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Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania Hospital
Camden
N. J
Crazips
Episcopal Fospital
Baldwin
Midvale
National Guard
Federal Army
State
Miliatia
Harrisburg
Army
Rocky Mountains
West Virginia
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake Region
South Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Central
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Maryland
Virgma
Wyoming Valley
Wilkesbarre
Herrisborg
Martin V. Griffins
Pennsylvania Railroad
York
Lancaster
Nuggets of New s in London and White House Nods
News snippets from London and Washington report dividends and interest paid, Ambassador Cambon bidding farewell at the White House, a Civil War veteran buried at West Point on death, a New York long distance line adopting a three minute schedule, and the Lords trial date for Earl Russell set for July 15 in the Royal Gallery under Lord High Steward.
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Milous
London
Cambon
France
White House
Europe
Secretary of War
Daniel Butterfield
West Point
New York
Earl of Morely
House of Lords
Earl Russell
Weamy
Royal Gallery
Lord High Stewart
Earl of Pembroke
The Marquise of Hersfort and a London Society Peccant Tale
The fragment recalls Miss Rosie Roote before her escape into British society life. It notes her marriage aspirations to the Marquis of Theaciart and her earlier roles as a noted officer in a crack regiment. The readable bits hint at social scandal and royalist intrigue.
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Rosie Roote
Marquis of Theaciart
Nedross
London
Four counterfeit notes in circulation during past year
Washington reports show only four new counterfeit notes placed in circulation in the past year, with one noted as dangerous. The Justice and Secret Service filed annual findings, noting 594 arrests and a 262 convictions tally, alongside various court actions and incidents across the year.
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Washigton
Thela Call
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilkie
Secret Service
Eld
Andrews
Wilkins
Secret Service Division
New York
Baseball Games Yesterday in Major Leagues
Baseball results from yesterday across the American and National Leagues are incomplete and scattered, with reports of games in Baltimore Washington Chicago Milwaukee and New York as rain and other delays affected play. Several scores appear garbled, but references include Boston defeats and Brooklyn games, with partial inning details and weather interruptions noted.
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Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Mananke
Laveland
Milwaukee
Cinane Ratz
Philbabashies
Hawidedy
PoPatishars
New York-Nesvara
S. C
Chicago
AL Brokived
St Louis
Broklyn
Weather and Almanac Forecast and Local Death News
Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday calls for continued warm fair weather with light to fresh westerly winds. Sunrise 4 35 Sunset 7 31 day length 14 hours 56 minutes moon rise 6 01 p m moon set 3 06 a m. U S Senator Kyle dies in Aberdeen after ten days of illness likely heart disease.
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U. S
Kyle
Aberdeen
D. D
United States
A Day of Rest in Sunday Reflections
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution extols one day of rest in seven and lists chores for the Sabbath such as splitting wood feeding animals and reading the paper. It urges timely preparation for advertising campaigns and being ready.
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Atlanta Constitution
Steel Workers Strike Frays United States Steel Firms
Circuits were issued by the Amalgamated Association announcing a strike at all plants of the American Sheet Steel and American Steel Hoop companies, subsidiaries of United States Steel. About 35,000 workers in Western Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana involved as talks fail. The fight centers on union recognition rather than wages, with timing hints toward August start for full plant shutdowns and potential spread to bar mills.
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Pittsburg
American Steel Company
American Steel Hoop Company
Sidiary Companies
Unite States Steel Corporation
Amal Bamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pennsylvania
Ohio
American Sheet Steel Company
McKoesport
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
McKeesport
Combine
United States Steel Corporation
Bar Mills
Greater Combine
Greater
Milla
Schwab
United States Lice Corporation
Jarrett
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