Lincoln’s Slaveh? Booth Body Identified in Oklahoma
A Enid dispatch reports Junius Brutus Booth with ties to John Wilkes Booth confirms the murdered man is the assassin. Bates and others, including Joseph Jefferson, verify identity. Booth’s story traces the suspect to Garrett plantation Virginia and Texas before settling in Kentucky. Two killed at a railroad crossing near Auburn. a North Carolina millionaire hotel owner dies of heart disease.
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Strange
J. Wilkes Booth
St. Louis
Enid
Oklahoma
Junius Brutus Booth
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
David E George
K. L. Bates
Memphis
Booth
Garrett's
Kentucky
Glen Rose Mills
Texas
John St. Helen
North Carolina
Asheville
Frank Coxe
Battery Park
Green river
Rutherford county
DANGERS PAST GOV. BAILEY CALLS FOR HELP
Topeka flood update reports 48 known dead as river falls over three feet and recedes. Governor Bailey issues a proclamation seeking aid for flood sufferers. Fifty deputy sheriffs armed with Winchesters guard North Topeka property with orders to shoot looters. Topeka to serve as regional headquarters for relief efforts.
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North Topeka
Kansas City
Topeka
Kan
Bailey
North Topeha
A J Cassatt and His Great War with the Western Union
A J Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, ordered Western Union to remove telegraph poles and wires along Pennsylvania railroad lines. After the Wabasha dispute, Cassatt’s men toppled lines when a temporary injunction ended. The episode centers on Cassatt’s actions against the telegraph company and related property conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. CASSATT
WESTERN UNION
Pennsylvania railroad
A. o. Cassatt
prev dent
Goulds
Wabasha
Littsburg
Cassatt
Temmsylvania Poperty
telegraph company
Casdatt
CARDO Infortates
Map of Flooded Country
In the flooded district the situation improves since the flood began. No one clings to trees now. Up to 400 people remain in North Topeka. Rescue work started early and few will remain. Damage is incalculable with estimates around 2,000,000 dollars. Kansas bottom crops destroyed mean huge farmer losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Topeka
Topeka
Kansas
Water Receding in Kansas City After Floods
Water levels fall and city nears normal conditions after a week of floods. Gas and water services resume, transportation remains tight, and outside food supplies are urgently needed. Several deaths occurred during rescue attempts, with bodies seen downstream near Kaw River. Financial damage appears limited so far, though wholesale district buildings reported some settling.
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Kansas City
Molume
Joseph L Keenan
Adams
Union avenue
Edward Brooks
Liberty street
Kaw
North Topeka
Flood Devastation Expands Across River Towns
Reports describe widespread destruction from the flood along the Kaw and Missouri rivers. Damaged depots bridges and factories are listed, with hundreds of buildings in Armourdale Argentine and surrounding districts affected. Rescue efforts urged for missing workers and stranded travelers as rising waters threaten New York Landing and St Louis.
Indictment Expected In Machen Case At Post Office
Grand jury likely to report an indictment against August W. Machen the former general superintendent of the free delivery system as the postal probe proceeds. Hearings may be waived if the grand jury acts, with Payn e saying the inquiry could extend into August. A. E. Ames & Co. in Toronto closes after heavy declines. liabilities pegged near ten million dollars with assets to offset.
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A. W. Machen
U. S
God Betweens
Toledo
D. Washington
post office’ department
Payne
Heath
August W. Machen
Machen
United States
Roosevelt
Washington
A. E. Ames & Co
Bankers and Brokers of
Toronto
A .E. Ames & Co
Canada
New York
Boston
Montreal
Strike threatens in anthracite region over board seats
Wilkesbarre Pa June 3 executive boards endorse three district presidents on the conciliation board and threaten a general strike if operators refuse to recognize them The go ahead for a united miners convention hinges on operator response and a possible suspension of work across the region with 30 000 Schuylkill miners ready to quit if needed Two deaths reported in a sewer manhole in Washington and Gloucester Mass and a Pennsylvania battleship silver service contract awarded to J E Caldwell & Co Philadelphia
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Wilkesbarre
rome
p irovides
conciliation board
caiés
Dsaion
Uonal
Schuylkill
Mitchell beieves
Buffalo
Sone
Pennsylvania
Harrishars
Pennypacker
United States
Quay
Penrose
Jennslature
vontrart
J. E. Caldwell & Co
Philadelphia
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EBERT
B. EBERTS & SONS
W. Patrick St
A. R. YEAKLE
CITY HALL
CLINTON E. MAIN
J. DANIEL CRIMMINS
Market Street
GROVER
GRAHAM DYSPEPSIA
Grover Graham
GEORGES MOTT
Cincinnati
GROVER GRAHAM CO.,(INC
NEWBURGH
STEINER BROS
Frederick
OXFORDS
F. K. GILBERT’S
NORTH MARKET STREET
G. A. Gilbert’s Shoe Store
ERNEST HELFENSTEIN
W. Patrick Sr
Frederick, Md
EDWIN DEVILBIES
AMOSORNER
DEVILBISS & URNER, INSURANCE
Doil & Al Albaugh
Nort North Market Street
Frederick, Ma
Auburn
Thomas Van Horn
ot Sennett
New York Central
Van Horn
Rootbeer
CHARLES E, HIRES CO
lalvern, Pa
JOHN C. WEST & COMPANY
W. Jackson &J
CHICAGO
ILL
GOV
the great So Cigar
Aare
Chicago Great Western
Seavy Mercantile Brokerage Company
T. S. Cagsel
I” road
Armourdale
Argentine
East Bottoms
Sheffield
West Bottoms
Young
Swift Packing Company
St Louis
Mississippi river
Missouri
Mississippi
William Schmidt
Cayfish Island
Missouri river
Schmidt
Osre
Alton
Missouri Point
Missouri rivers
Commission
Lewer
Jane
Harold ¢. Grant
Melvin B. Smith
Gloucester
Mass
district civil engineer corps
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