Severe heat broke by storm lifts Texas drought burden
The worst regional drought ends as a two hour rainstorm sweeps in. Reports say rainfall is widespread in the vicinity, with cotton crops helped and stock water restored after a record heat spell across Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado and Michigan.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Corm Belt
Ohio Valley
South
Southwest
Indiana
Uiness
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kentucky
Concester
Albama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Katsex
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Colorado
Michigan
Upper Lake
New England
Marquette
Mich
Galvexton
Tex
Texas
Des Moines
Somday
Kansas City
Onalate
Devonport
Denver
Col
Little Rock
Ark
New Orleans
Paul
Vicksburg
Miss
Iron Mountain
Mid
Denison
Prayers for Rain in Missouri Churches Unite at Service
In Jefferson City Missouri on July 15 prayers for rain were held across all churches. Archbishop Kain ordered daily prayers at Norman Catholic masses. A union service at the Presbyterian church brought Methodists Baptists Christians and Presbyterians together to seek rain. Governor Dockery received many requests to issue a rain proclamation as clouds gathered.
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Jefferson City
Kain
St. Louis
Presbyterian Church
Gov. Dockery
Heat Wave Sweeps Wichita and Kansas Towns
Wichita reports a record 115 degree heat in the sun as Southern Nankis endures the hottest day of the season. Churches held Sunday prayers with two thousand in the Roman Catholic church. Cattle die from heat and thirst across Western Kansas while railroads move trains through parched markets. Hay sells for 15 dollars a ton and corn remains scarce at five and a half cents a bushel.
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Wichita
Kan
Simnebiy
Nankis
Kansas
Drought Hurts Mississippi Crops Across State
Reports from counties across Mississippi say corn, cotton, and other farm crops are seriously damaged by a prolonged drought. Very little rain has fallen since April and only a few favored spots have seen showers since June. The blistering heat persists for a week, threatening thousands of farmers after two years of poor yields.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Calamity Jane Found Near Livingstone
A fragmentary notice reports the plainswoman Calamity Jane found near Livingstone in July. It mentions associations with Caster Reno Egan and other Indian fighters and identifies Mrs. Winfield Stake as ill.
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Anaconda
Pickpocket Ring Strands Epworth Leaguers in Glenwood
In Glenwood Springs Colorado on July 15 a well organized gang of pickpockets based in Colorado Springs robbed about twenty Epworth Leaguers. Victims lost all money and even railroad tickets with trunks taken on stolen baggage checks. Railroads may issue return tickets on proof of purchase or county aid may be needed. Maj S K Hooper of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad authorized passes to Ogden for stranded travelers continuing their journey.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
Maj. S. K. Hooper
Denver and
Rio Granade Railroad
Ogden
Six Drownings at Daufuskie Beach Picnic
Six persons drowned during a Hebrew picnic at Daufuskie beach in Savannah Sunday afternoon. A southeast wind and flood tide pushed bathers toward a sluice between a shoal and shore where strong currents and big waves dragged swimmers under. Of twelve who entered the water across the sluice, six died, with one corpse recovered an hour later.
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Savanoah
Gamahl Ifnsad
Daufuskie Beach
Abe Dickstein
Murder and deaths by own action near Lake St. Louis
The bodies of Mr and Mrs Robert Prange of Omaha were found beside the public highway half a mile south of Lake St it on Sunday night. A bullet hole appeared in the woman’s temple and another in the man’s head. The man’s right hand held a no cal revolver. It is treated as murder and death by own action. The man is believed to have killed the woman before taking his own life.
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St. Joseph
Robert Prange
Omaha
Lake St
Chi
Prange
Niagara
Quartermaster Strong Resigns from Army
Min Francisco reports that Quartermaster Bradey Strong has resigned from the army for personal and financial reasons. Secretary Root has accepted the resignation following a published escapade in the paper.
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Min Francisco
lulnameBradey Strong
US S.A
Root
Younger Brothers Released From Stillwater Penitentiary
Coleman and James Younger were granted conditional parole by the board of pardons last week and released from Stillwater penitentiary Sunday morning. They plan to live in Stillwater for now while awaiting employment decisions. Their first day of freedom included a steamboat excursion on the St Croix River.
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St. Paul, Minn
Coleman
James Younger
Board of Pardons
Stillwater Penitentiary
Stillwater
War Secretary Root in St Louis for inspection tour
Secretary of War Elihu Root arrived in St Louis with several officers. He will inspect Jefferson Barracks Monday morning and then travel west to assess post facilities for training schools for young officers.
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St. Louis
Elihu H. Root
Jefferson
Reverend Käeller Preaches on Flag Colors After Arlington Shooting
For the first time since being shot by Thomas T. Barker at Arlington New Jersey, Bev John Keller preached a sermon Sunday morning. His theme centered on the beauty and meaning of the American flag colors, though he himself can see those colors only partially.
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New York
Thomas T. Barker
Arlington, N. J
John Keller
Bond Released for Suspects in Chief Meredith Killing
Seattle July 15 Jobin and Yom Considine have been released on bond to appear in superior court to answer the charge of murder in the killing of ex Chief To dice Meredith. Bond amounts were fixed at 20000 for Considine and 2500 for Jobin.
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Seattle
Wash
Jobin
Yom Considine
Mune
Todice Meredith
John Considine
Great Struggle Looms as Shaffer Orders Wide Steel Strike
Pittsburgh July 15 The Amalgamated Association and United States Steel failure to settle led President Shaffer to order out all union workers at American Steel Hoop Co American Sheet Steel Co and American Tin Plate Co The move threatens to halt wheels across 150 000 workers including units of Federal Steel National Steel and National Tube with unions pledging no resistance and claims of self preservation not wages.
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Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
Shaffer
American Steel Hoop Co
American Sheet Steel Co
American Tin Plate Co
Nowunion
Shaffer Sunday
Aseeciation
Federal Steel Co
National Steel Co
National Tube Co
Extravagance and the Cause of Great Financial Disturbances
A sermon by Dr. Talmage argues extravagance fuels financial panics and defalcations. He warns that living beyond means drives debt, fraud, and crime, citing lavish households, palatial residences, theater spending, tobacco and alcohol costs, and the moral burden of debt.
Sympathetic Strike Supported by Pittsburgh Miners
Fifty thousand miners in the Pittsburgh district stand ready to lay down picks and walk out to aid the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers in its fight against the steel trust. Patrick Hoolan, district UMW president, says they are prepared to quit if needed. He cautions the strike may bring hardship, but emphasizes workers' rights.
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Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Steel Trust
Patrick Hoolan
United Mine Workers
Dornn
Iron Molders Strike Shuts Chicago Foundries
Chicago union members refused terms and began a general strike Sunday night. The six local unions rejected offers, renewing demands for a one day wage and threatening continued action. About 80 manufacturing firms and 1,400 workers are affected.
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Chicago
Iron Molders
International Organization
May Strike Threatens Tuesday Morning in Wilkes-Barre
The grievance committee of the Stationary Firemen's Association of Northern Pennsylvania met in Wilkes-Barre and resolved to strike Tuesday morning unless the firemen’s demand for a nine hour day is granted by that time.
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Wilkesbarrey
Stationary Firemen’s Association of
Pennsylvania
Russia Orders Mass Recruitment for Army and Navy
St. Petersburg dispatch reports Emperor Nicholas I has issued a decree to recruit 308,500 men for the Russian army and navy this year, expanding mobilization efforts across the empire.
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London
Nichlas
St. Petersburg
Expedition to destroy Turkish fort in Aden hinterland
A force of 300 British and Indian troops moves 70 miles inland toward a Turkish fort in the Haushadi territory under British protection. The operation aims to raze the fort and secure the area in Aden, Arabia, as of July 13.
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Aden
Arabia
Commission Referred Case to the President
Washington July 13 The case of Collector of Internal Revenue Revesse Sapp has been referred by the Civil Service Commission to the president in the views of the commission.
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Wee
Washington
Civil Service
Extravagance and Charity Failures Warned by Preacher
A preacher condemns lavish living and the failure to support the church and family. He cites wealthy indifference, excess in funerals, and the neglect of God’s causes, urging thrift and prioritizing religious giving over personal luxuries. He warns against lavish funerals and the waste of resources on cigars, wines, and fine foods.
Murder of Little Alice Cathrell Shocks Indiana Community
State news pick ups report ongoing developments in the case of 10 year old Alice Cathrell found dead in a cistern on Charles Dunn’s Huntertown farm. Marie Sampleton and Burt Reed are in custody as witnesses as investigators probe Dunn believed to be involved and the barn sawdust hiding place.
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Reed
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Alice Cothrel
Huntertown
Chas, Dunn
Dunn
Burt Reed
Marie Sampleton
Chicago
Reformatory Sentence For Tobacco Chew Incident
Howard McCaughey of Wabash Indiana received a three month imprisonment in Jeffersonville reformatory for possessing a chew of tobacco. He had been serving a three year term for causing the death of a city woman’s daughter. Pardons board delayed action after the tobacco find and will reconvene in fall to decide further leniency.
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Wabash
Ind
Howard McCaugies
Jeffersonville Reformatory
McCauchey
Liberty
McCaughey
Durance
Indiana corn crop threatened by heat and drought
Indiana corn faces serious risk from hot dry weather though early delays from a cold wet spring kept harvests behind. By July 1 the crop was about 91 percent in condition, with slight gains since. Indiana planted acreage matches last year’s 4,031,607 acres and 152,000,010 bushels were harvested.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Runaway Wreck Injures Three in Noblesville
In Noblesville Indiana on Thursday Mrs Charles Sowerwine Miss Alma Sowerwine and Master Leo Sowerwine were seriously injured when their horse bolted at an automobile. Mrs Sowerwine suffered internal injuries while Miss Alma Sowerwine hit a telegraph pole and faces possible brain concussion. Master Leo was knocked unconscious for hours.
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Noblesville
Ind
Charles Sowerwine
Alma
Leo
Sowerwine
Jee
Indiana Man Dies After Altercation Over Blow
Marion Indiana July 12 John W. Smith died from lockjaw after being struck on the head during a quarrel with John M. Maulton. Maulton fled and has not been arrested.
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Marion
Ind
John W. Smith
John M. Maulton
Maulton
Smith
Danville Theft Case Reported In July Scene
A Danville court column notes a July incident where a defendant accused a plaintiff of breaking into J S Patterson's home and stealing coal. The case details are sparse in the fragment, but the accusation and parties involved are named.
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Danville
Ind
Aarph ‘Acton
J. S.patterson
Indiana W C T U Elects Officers at Winona Lake Session
At Winona Lake Indiana the Womans Christian Temperance Union elected officers for the year including President Mrs Mattie Cammack Gibson of Jonesboro first vice president Mrs Jennie Erwin Bourbon second vice president Mrs A J Daub Goshen secretary Mrs Julia Overman Marion and treasurer Mrs M A Thompkins Elkhart A national lecturer Miss Marie Brehm spoke and Col George W Bain lectured on Among the Masses Dana C Johnson of Springfield delivered a lecture on Thomas Jefferson.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Mattie Cammack Gibson
Jonesboro
Jennie Erwin
Bourbon
A. JJ
Daub
Goshen
Julia Overman
Marion
M. A. Thompkins
Elkhart
Marie. Brehm
Chicarn
George W. Bain
Kentucky
Dana C. Johnson
Springfield
Thamus Jefferson
Little Bertha Martindale Burned Recount at Dress Fire
Bertha Martindale seven, while en route to Sunday school in Anderson Indiana, was briefly burned when a match ignited her dress. David Hendricks, a stable attendant, rushed out to rescue the girl and extinguish the flames with water. She suffered painful burns to one side of her face. Hendricks hailed as city hero.
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Anderson
Ind
Bertha Martindale
David Hendricks
Hendricks
Prison for Perjury Over Court Testimony
Georgie Davis aged 18 testified that Ralph Cooke and others accused of assault were innocent and said she would rather go to prison for perjury than send the men to prison. The Cooke case was dismissed and Judge Lef ler sentenced Davis to ten years. Her parents live in West Virginia and investigators probe possible intimidation.
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Muncie
Ind
Georgie Davis
Ralph Cooke
Cooke
Leffler
West Virginia
Hatchet Attack Leaves Stepfather With Fractured Skull
Joseph Ely, 20, of 1702 Shindon Street, struck his stepfather Charles Spahn on the head with a hatchet Sunday evening fracturing the skull likely to cause death. Spahn and his wife were barrelling when the boy says his mother was being choked and cried for help during the incident.
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Infiranapolis, Inc
Joseph Ely
Shindon Street
Charles Spahn
Spahn
Resqie
Ex-Congressman Died in Poverty at Soldiers Home
Ex-Congressman A. N. Martin, Democrat, died in the hospital at the Soldiers Home in Marion Indiana on July 12 at age 60 after a long illness. He served three terms in the U S House and chaired the Pension Committee. In private life he practiced law at Blufton and left his wife and daughter. Poverty and ill health compelled him to seek admission to the local home for treatment two months ago.
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Marion
Ind
A. N. Martin
Soldiers’ Hom
National
House of Representatives
Bluifton
Naker declines bid for federal bench seat
Indianapolis July 12 Judge J H W Biker of the United States district court announced he would not be a candidate for the vacant federal district bench caused by the death of Judge Woods He said I emphatically decline to become a candidate for the position I have 20 aspirations higher than the district judgeship which I now hold and which I hope to hold until I retire from the bench.
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Naker
Indianapolis
Ind
J. H W. Biker
United States District Court
Federal District
Woods
Capt. Manzy Married in Texas Match
Rushville July 15 Captain J A Manzy owner of the Windsor hotel property and a leader in Rushville was wed in Texas last Thursday to Mrs Johnny Link a widow. The groom is about 200 years older than the bride.
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Rushville
Imd
J. A. Manzy
Windsor Hotel
Texas
Johnny Link
July 15 Slack Giving Account Nebo
A fragment notes a slack giving account linked to Nebo on July 15. Details are unclear in the damaged text.
Thomas Fo Our Brakeman In Fatal July Incident
A fragmented report notes a brakeman named Thomas Fo was involved in a fatal incident on July 15 near the New York line. Authorities have not released full details.
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