Flood Threat Grips Columbia River Basin Fears Grow
Alarm spreads along the Columbia and Wil ferry as rapid snowmelt swells rivers and floods lower streets. Water encroaches six feet over grades, warehouses rise on piling, and towns drift afloat. Observers note heavy snow melt will feed freshet, with Salmon River and Selkirk region seeing intensified melt and rising rivers. In Idaho, Van Houten reports an extreme snowpack. officials warn of continued rise in tributaries. City government tensions flare as shop labor strife intersects council chambers and mayoral authority.
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Hastern Or- Idaho
Lone, Or
Salmon
Selkirke
Thunder
Macy
Kolleh
Thorn
Root St. Louie
Ollkore
United States
Dyer
Wiggins Ferry Company
Ferindiosk
Foreigner charged with forgery and swindling in Washington
Disjointed notices report charges against a man in Washington for forgery and swindling involving alleged theft of $50. References to Florida and Kansas appear, with mentions of oranges and heating losses in several local contexts. The garbled text indicates an arrest pursuit and property losses surrounding various crimes and misdeeds.
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Wash
Iry
Mini
Roosevelt Attends Cleveland Wedding of Hanna Kin
Miss Ruth Hanna wed Joseph Medill McCormick in St Pauls church Cleveland with President Roosevelt and senators witnessing the signing of the marriage certificate. Roosevelt greeted at Hanna home before a lavish breakfast at Glenmere and the couple to honeymoon in Monticello and then Chicago.
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Cleveland
Ruth Hanna
Marcis A. Hanna
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
United States
Washington
Miss Hanna
Joseph Medill McCormick
Chicago
St. Paul's Church
Hanna
Secret Service
Glenmere
Mre McCormick
Western Washington records first sunstroke death
Seattle June 10 N H Hamlet died at a hospital yesterday from sunstroke in what doctors call the first known case of sunstroke in Western Washington.
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Wesntngton
Seattle
N. H
Washington
Labor Trouble in Arizona Forces Troop Orders
Washington reports the Arizona acting governor asks Roosevelt to rush troops from Fort Grant and Fort Huachuca as 3,000 striking miners, mostly foreigners, threaten violence at Morenci. Territorial militia already deployed. national guard at Morenci and miners demand eight hour law enforcement.
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Washington
Arizona
Roosevelt
Morenci
Aziz
Grant
Hinchuchua
War Department
Phoenix
Ariz
Atte
Grain Markets Quoted by Coe Commission Firm
Grain market notes from Minneapolis on June 10 cite wheat rising on buying and a bullish crop bulletin from Washington. Cables show mixed actions while minor gains appear in corn and oats. futures data include opening and close figures with July and September positions.
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Coe Commission
R. L. Boulter
Court Street
Minneapolis
Washington
Chicago
Accicsass
Worst flood in history hits St Louis city
June 1 report from St. Louis describes a catastrophic flood that washed away buildings and cut new river channels. An estimated 10,000 homeless in the city and 50,000 facing peril in East St Louis, with guards and militia deployed to maintain order as boats, skiffs, and ferries aid rescue efforts.
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City OF
ST. Louis
Jett on Trial Witness Details Shooting in Jackson
June 14 court testimony in the Jett White case describes Ewen as the first witness who saw Marcum shot after a man fired from behind a door Jett then walked out with a smoking revolver and fired again. Eyewitnesses fear retaliation as rumors of martial law spread in Jackson.
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King
Jett. White
Ewen
Marcum
Jett
Hargis
Ohio centennial marks Lisbon's second town age
Lindon June 10 Lisbon and nearby celebrate the centennial of the village incorporation, Ohio's second such town. The 1803 settlement by migrants from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia led to local government and a log court house funded by a $160 appropriation. Early residents include James McKinley and his sons William and Jobo, grandfather of President William McKinley. Streets were decorated and business suspended for parades and public events.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
McKinley
James McKinley
William
Jobo
William McKinley
Celebration to Run Through Tomorrow in Hanna Event
Festivities continue with hopes that Senator Hanna born here will attend the final part of the celebration. The event marks local pride and honors Hanna’s early life and career milestones.
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Auaemenos
Hanna
Purifying Bremerton Slams Saloon Closures Endorsed by Mayor
Seattle reports Bremerton closes all saloons at midnight after council adopts an ordinance revoking licenses. Citizens expected to yield quietly to community reform. Navy Department wire updates condition of Bremerton facilities after actions.
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Seattle
Hromerton
Navy Department
Bremerton
New York Murderer Arrest Made in Rochester Case
Auguat Kiewell, a Rochester man, was arrested on murder charges in the Theresa Keating case from November 1900 and allegedly confessed. Police believe he may have been in Lorain Ohio when another homicide occurred there. The Lorraine authorities have been notified and additional accusations have surfaced. The report also notes a separate incident involving assault charges and a dubious claim by a wife to police.
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Ohio
N. Y
Auguat Kiewell
Theresa Keating
Loraine
Agathea Reichlin
Russell
Monning
Stockmen's War and Mob Violence Near St Francois
Reports from Atwood Kansas about Chauncey Dewey and cowboys under guard after alleged Berry family murders near St Francois. Berry family attacked while unarmed. mob violence flared as militia guarded suspects. scattered telegrams noted siege like conditions 12 miles from Dewey ranch. Also mentions US Military Academy diplomas and Indiana Michigan coal men convention in Indianapolis with fixed retail rates discussed.
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Chauncey Dewey
Daniel Berry
St. Francois
Solilera
Dewey Ranch
Diplomacy Tensions Rise Over Manuscripts and Manchuria
Russia objects to statements about its policies after a London Times correspondent reported on Russian moves to rush military supplies and troops to Manchuria. The British ambassador will review the affair as tensions threaten strained relations between Russia and Britain.
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London
Nutorte
St. Poeterabure
Hritihh
St. Petersburg
Himseh
Bt James
Hinwell
Hota
Manchuia
Manchurian
Manoharta
Revolutionary tablet honors Tragedy at Hancock House
A tablet was unveiled at Hancock House in Salem New Jersey to memorialize a 125 year old tragedy. Oak Tree Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution organized the ceremony with Judge Clement H Blonickson delivering the address and Miss Cons tance D M Fakin unveiling the tablet, the great granddaughter of Judge Hancock who was shot in the doorway.
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N. J
Hancock House
Hancock's Brides
Oak Tree Chapter
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Clement H. Blonickson
Constance D. M. Fa
Public funeral held for 16 Liban collision victims
In Marseilles France a public funeral was held for 16 victims of the Liban collision. Flags flew at half mast and thousands walked bareheaded in the cortege as mourners paid respects.
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Marceilles
Marseilles
France
Supreme Court Land Decision Ends Long Ejectment Case
The Washington state wins its ejectment suit against Anton Johansen over 160 acres near Beatle in Umatilla County. The dispute centers on school lands under prior acts and an enabling act, with the Supreme Court of the United States upholding state ownership of the disputed Joleneo tract.
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Waa
Poland
State of Washington
Heubanda
Doutt
United Stated Supreme Court
State of
Washington
Thia
Anton Johina
Beatle
Johansen
King County
Ganeral Ihud
End
Supreme Court of the United Srato
Hid Johansen
Auch Lande
Beers Brewers Convention Opens in Niagara Falls New Jersey
Four hundred brewers from across the country gather in Niagara Falls New Jersey for the United States Brewers Association annual convention. President W W Kendall of New Haven presides as papers and discussions on brewing industry issues begin. The event runs two days with talks on mutual interests and industry challenges. Crushed Under a Load report from Kee wick, California notes the death of John Balkine, 99, after a wagon fell into an embankment. two horses also died.
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Niagara Pall
N. J
Akron
United States Brewers Association
W W. Kendall
New Haven
Gallus Thomann
Cal
John Balkine
Northern California Power Company
Keewlek
Pocalars
Oneaeing
Wilpy
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