Flood kills hundreds in Virginia coal region and wrecks town
Special to The Philadelphia Times roanoke virginia june 23 between 500 and 600 lives lost in a devastating flood and cloudburst across the elkhorn pocahontas coal regions. towns like keystone and algoma suffer total ruin with railways yards washed away. rescue efforts continue as officials confirm at least 200 dead and hundreds left homeless with many bodies recovered and others missing.
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Philadelphia Times
Roanoke
Pocahontas flood devastates Keystone and surroundings
Bluefield West Virginia reports detail a disastrous Pocahontas field flood that began Sunday morning and wrecked much of Keystone, washing away homes and causing numerous deaths. Officials confirm at least sixteen fatalities on Keystone’s north side and many more in Burke and allied areas.
Flood Devastates Pocahontas Coal Region in West Virginia
A severe rain and lightning storm swept Bluefield and Pocahontas coal fields, destroying rail lines and bridges and cutting telegraph service. officials expect at least two hundred deaths and property losses around two million dollars, with communities along Elkhorn Creek flooded and many coal plants washed away. General Manager Ord’s landgraf home is reported destroyed though his family is safe.
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Pocahontas
Virginia Line
Bluefield
W. Va
Johnstown
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Ennis
Vivian Yard
Coal Company
Landgraf
Ord
Thrilling Rescue From Train Blows West Virginia Flood
On Norfolk and Western No 4 a rapid storm flooded Bluefields to Vivian yard. Passengers, mainly women, were rescued by rope lines from coach windows to nearby coke ovens. One hundred cars were washed from rails over ten miles, with fifteen to twenty bridges wiped out. Rebuilding and relief work will take a week to ten days, leaving many homeless and hungry.
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W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Vivian
Elkhorn
Vivian Yard
Fierce in Clinch Valley devastates Virginia towns
FIERCE IN CLINCH VALLEY BLUEFIELDs W Va June 23 On the Clinch Valley branch of the Norfolk and Western Railway between this city and Morton Va communication is entirely severed west of Tazewell Va Reports come from that point of great loss of life and property throughout that entire section In Shakerag a negro settlement on the outskirts of Tazewell the water stands to the depth of six or eight feet in the street
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Bluebfields
W. Va
Clinch Valley
Norfolk and Western Railway
Morton
Tazewell
Shakerag
Storm leaves homes vanished and lives lost in Tug river region
Three miles west of Tazewell the Higginbotham farm home of Paris Vandyke was swept away and a family disaster struck as John Vandyke, 17, and Charles Vandyke, 5, drowned. Mrs Vandyke and two other children were found dying. A white woman’s body floated down Plum Creek, awaiting identification. Witten's Mill reports Raleigh Brush children drowned. telegraph and railroad crews mobilize 1,000 to 1,500 workers. Tug river floods stretch toward Vivian and Williamson. Welch in McDowell County bears the impact as plants along the riverbank are washed away.
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Higginbotham
Paris Vandyke
Vandyke
Bluefield
Raleigh Brush
Witten
Vivian
Williamson
Tug River
Welch
McDowell County
Estimate of dead in Roanoke area after disaster
An initial Western Union report from Bluefield puts death toll at 200 with several railroad lines down between Kenova West Virginia and Bluefield Virginia. Telegraphed data indicate lines remain unreliable to Ennis and Coaldale fifteen miles west of Bluefield, with a vast damage to property and potential further casualties. Trains are delayed. the next Bluefield-bound train may not arrive until after 3 AM.
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Roanoke
Western Union
Bluefield
Ennis
Associated Press
Coaldale
W. Va
Kanawha Valley hit by severest storm in years
The Kanawha Valley suffered a major storm with high winds and 3.25 inches of rain. The Kanawha river rose to 30 feet by 8 pm and continued to rise as wires failed and flood threats grew. The Kanawha and Michigan Railroad lost three bridges north of Charleston and halted service, while a landslide on the Chesapeake and Ohio tied up the line and delayed three through trains between Charleston and Hinton.
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W. Va
Kanawha Valley
Kanawha
Kanawha and Michigan Railroad
Here
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hinton
Flood Devastates Coal Valley Towns From Welch To Coal Dale
In northern West Virginia and southern Virginia a cloudburst and flood hit the Mc Dowell and North Fork region. Norwood Vivian Eckman Keystone Powhattan Elkhorn Ennis Mayberry Coal dale and nearby Blue stone Bramwell suffered extensive damage. Population in Elk horn and North Fork districts grew with mining prosperity but numerous residences and mining property were wiped away.
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Philadelphia Times
Wheeling
W. Va
MacDowell
Mercer County
Tazewell County
Misajas Ridge
McDowell
Wyoming County
Big Sandy
Welch
North Fork
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norwood
Vivian
Eckman
Keystone
Powhattan
Elkhorn
Ennis
Mayberry
Coaldale
Bluestone
Bramwell
Drowned in Rising Waters Near Pittsburg Farm Deaths
A severe storm swept Allegheny County late Saturday with heavy rain and wind. Charles Bittner, a farmer, drowned in Spring Garden run after attempting to save his wagon. his body recovered today at 1 o'clock. Neighbors saw the flood carry him away with parts of his porch and wagon.
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Alegheny County
Charles Bittner
Spring Garden Run
Bittner
Recone
Adelbert Hay Falls to Death in New Haven Hotel Window
Adelbert Stone Hay former U S consul at Pretoria and eldest son of John Hay, secretary of state, died instantly when he fell from a third story window at the New Haven House during Yale class day exercises. Coroner rules accidental death. Secretary Hay, arriving from Washington, was prostrated and aided by doctors.
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United States
Pretoria
South Africa
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Mix
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Yale
Julian Mason
Edward G. Mason
Chicago
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Gilbert
Helen Hay
Boston
Samuel D. Gilbert
College Chapel
Hadley
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Adelbert 8 Hey
Cleveland
Ohio
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St. Paul's Acadeemy
Concord
N. H
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London
Adelbert Hay
William McKinley
Major Pruden
Rescued by Father From Drowning Well
In Lima yesterday afternoon Rev. W. B. Skinner, pastor of Chester Heights and Stony Bank churches, pulled his five year old daughter Maggie from a well after she fell through a door left open at the curb. He climbed down thirty five feet and kept her above water until John Draper aided them until help arrived. Skinner fainted and suffers nervous prostration after the rescue.
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Stony Bank M. KE
Maggie
Lima
John Draper
Mr. Skinner
Mrs McKinley Gains in Condition in Washington
Dr Johnson and Dr Rixey examined Mrs McKinley at the White House this morning. The physicians reported a distinct gain in her condition and hope for short carriage rides if the weather allows. Removal plans to Canton next week remain on schedule.
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Johnson
White House
Rixey
Senator Kyle Critically Ill in Aberdeen
Senator James M. Kyle, who has been ill for several days, is in a very serious condition with heart trouble. His attack mirrors the one that felled him in Cleveland two years ago, raising fears he may not recover.
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Aberdeen
M. D
James M. Kyle
Cleveland
Barber Shop Brawl Ends With Night in Jail
In Camden a barber shop dispute over who was next led to a fight among James Doyle John Doyle and James Bradshaw. Police Phls and Cornog held the three men until morning, with no shaves given.
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John Doyle
James Bradshaw
Camden
Phls and
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Man Hypnotized Reader Falls Into Fly Wheel Pit
Frank Snyder, a newcomer to Auburn, was moved from Reading Hospital to his Pottsville home after a jump into a fly wheel pit at Auburn Wire Works. Relatives say he was hypnotized while reading and forced to jump into the danger pit before machinery could be halted.
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Philadelphia Times
Reading
Frank Snyder
Pottsville
Auburn Wire Works
Auburn
Young farmer killed by lightning near Bedford
BEDFORD June 23 William Beegle a young farmer from near Orown Bedford county was struck by lightning and instantly killed during yesterday's storm. He had been working in a field away from the house and apparently sought shelter under a tree as the storm approached. The body was badly distorted.
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Philadelphia Times
Bedford
William Beegle
Orown
Bedford County
Telegraphic Brevities and Notable Deaths Amid Miscue
William Shelton of Pool KY died after twenty two days fasting choosing death by self harm. General Bartlett buried at West Point. Edward Cudahy Jr. gravely ill from kidnapping incident weeks past. Harvard to award honorary degree to German Ambassador Baron von Holleben. Residence call reveals illness and absence of voters at home. Sheneh PI and wife entangled in troubling events.
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Boy Shot While Frog Hunting Near Upper Providence
Robert Tunis accidentally fired a rifle at Gra ham Wood while hunting frogs in Cram creek near Tunis home. The 22 calibre bullet struck Wood in the leg and groin, requiring delicate surgery to remove the ball. Wood, son of George Wood of Wawa and a Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad director, is resting but faces possible fatal complications.
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Thomas R. Tunis
Graham Wood
George Wood
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Central Division
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George Sterr Jr Stricken on Boardwalk in Atlantic City
George Sterr Jr a longtime Twentieth ward Republican leader from Philadelphia was stricken with paralysis while on the Atlantic City boardwalk. The 37 year old political figure and recently appointed real estate assessor is in critical condition. Sterr has been active in northwestern Philadelphia politics for fifteen years and previously served as a deputy during Ex Sheriff Crow’s administration.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
George Sterr, Jr
Twenty-eighth Ward
Philadelphia
Quay
Alexander Crow
House Blown to Atoms by Gas Blast
Special to THE Philadelphia Times Harrisburg June 23 A gas blast at the home and store of grocer George H Lodge at Fourth street and Clinton avenue leveled the building. Lodge’s 16 year old son entered the cellar struck a match and suffered severe burns. A gasoline tank remained intact as the blast shattered windows and sent debris across the neighborhood. Three children in the adjoining house were tossed by the mattress during the explosion.
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Harrisburg
Fourth Street
Clinton Avenue
George H. Lodge
Lodge
Young Lodge
Strikers Attack Shops Near South Railway Yard
Striking Southern Railway employees attacked local shops in Columbia today. In the ensuing clash several strikers were wounded before the attackers were repulsed and withdrew to cover. By nightfall the area was reported quiet.
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Southern Railway
Columbia
Southern Railroad
No Mismanagement Rumors Do Not Meet Facts say Pythias Official
Supreme Vice Chancellor Tracy R. Bangs of the Knights of Pythias stated in Grand Forks on June 23 that rumors of trials for mismanagement of the order's funds lack any factual basis and are baseless.
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Grand Forks, N. D
Tracy R. Bangs
Knights of Pythias
Stolen Whisky Triggers Guam Mutiny Punishment
Governor Schroeder of Guam publicly censured 150 sailors and Marines after the last barrel of whiskey in the hospital stores was stolen. They were lined up on the plaza, confined to the barracks, and liberty was forbidden after taps.
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Philadelphia Times
San Francisco
Schroeder
Guam
Gloucester Heat Wave Sees 95 Degree Peak At Beach
Gloucester City on June 23 endures a brutal heat wave as two thousand people seek relief at the beach with a cool breeze reported. The city thermometer reached 95 degrees at one point while a Philadelphia woman collapsed from heat exhaustion and was taken home on the midnight boat.
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Philadelphia Times
Gloucester City
Philadelphia
Prostrated by Heat Struck Hebrew Mission Attendee
Hymen Cohen aged 52 of 720 South Seventh Street fainted from heat while at services at a Hebrew mission on Addison Street above Sixth. He was rushed to Pennsylvania Hospital in critical condition.
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Sixth
Hymen Cohen
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Weather forecast for mid Atlantic region and New York
Local forecast calls for fair and warm weather across Eastern Pennsylvania the District of Columbia New Jersey and Delaware on Monday and Tuesday with fresh westerly winds Eastern New York sees fair skies Monday cooler in the north Tuesday turns fair and warmer with similar winds
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District of Columbia
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Weather data and deficits from Philadelphia bureau report
United States Weather Bureau Philadelphia shows hex sump figures and mean temperatures for early morning readings. It notes 31 percent sunshine, accumulated rainfall and irregular deficiency since June 1 and January 1, with rainfall measures around 80 inches and related percent normals.
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United States Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Transatlantic Liner Arrivals From Europe
Vcean Liners arrive with La Bretagne from Havre and City of Rome from Glasgow plus Liverpool departure listed. Ships include La Bretagne bound New York and City of Rome routed to New York. Sailings reflect European arrivals into port with plans for onward service and passenger movements.
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Reform Fight May Extend 10 State Organizing In The City
A reform movement aims to reshape Pennsylvania politics with an independent slate led by Rothermel. In Philadelphia the Young Democracy group plans a city committee unbound by old factions, seeking a broad base for state and local campaigns through 1902 and beyond.
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Fought Duel to Death near Miakka Manatee County
News from Braidentown Illinois reports a road duel near Miakka Manatee county between Judge Seth E. Stephens a wealthy farmer and neighbor John A Webb. Webb rode on while Stephens halted him when they renewed a long dispute. The driver saw Stephens slain with a bloody knife and Webb stabbed but alive and possibly recoverable.
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Fila
Miakka
Manatee County
Seth E. Stephens
John A. Webb
Webb
Stephens
Morrison confident as second trial opens in Castle murder case
Jessie Morrison declares absolute confidence in acquittal as arguments in her second trial begin tomorrow morning for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle at Eldorado Kansas. She says the second trial has been less wearing and that both sides rushed things the first time, making the proceedings more tiresome.
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Kas
Jessie Morrison
British Hold Naturalized American
Congressman Lassiter informs the State Department about Mendell Miller a naturalized U S citizen held in Rogama camp Ceylon Miller was arrested by the British in the Transvaal where he worked in a store he says he showed neutrality and claimed American citizenship but to no avail
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Petersburg
E. R. Lassiter
State Department
Mendell Miller
United States
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Ceylon
Miller
Transvaal
New York Professor Plans Move to New Exposition Theatre
Special from New Rochelle dated June 23 reports Professor Dewitt an old New Yorker preparing to depart for the American Exposition with a novel theatre. The portable unit includes stage orchestra circle and galleries seating 300, ready to be transported in a wagon and set up in about an hour.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Dewitt
New York
Porto Ricans Sent to Hawaii From New Orleans
A Porto Rican party of 750 departed New Orleans for Hawaii, part of a larger exodus totaling 4,300 Porto Ricans already sent to the Pacific. The movement has stirred public debate and questions about the large migration.
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Philadelphia Times
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San Francisco
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Rene
Porto Rico
Dropped the Babe While Asleep
Special to The Philadelphia Traps New York July 23 As Mrs Smoken of 421 East Seventy third street ate rocking her child Rose about 8 o clock on Saturday she fell asleep The infant fell to the corraled fractures tina hap to the ad dee
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