Hunt Levee Breaks Floods Midwest Towns
Burlington and St Louis regions report levee breaks and rising Mississippi floodwaters. Residents flee to higher ground as rail service halts, with Venice and Granite City at risk. Hannibal reaches record water, city darkens as plants shut. Sny Levee also under threat and workers reinforce embankment. Mayor of Kansas City appeals for aid while offering planning and relief.
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Burlington
Warsaw
Here
St. Louis
Oquawka
Louisiana
Mississippi
Illinois
Venice
East St. Louis
Granite City
Madison
Gabaret Island
Plenty at Kansas City Yet Despite Receding Rivers
Kansas City reports show the Missouri and Kaw rivers receding rapidly with the flood at the union depot four feet above ground. The situation is improving and waterworks have begun pumping. Rumors of heavy loss of life in Kansas City Kansas are unfounded, though property losses remain substantial.
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Kansas City
Union Depot
Kun
North Topeka Flood Toll Rises As River Falls
Topeka reports 22 dead with 5 unidentified and 66 listed as reported dead. Kaw river drops an inch per hour while water stands 23 feet deep, seven feet above previous highs. Relief efforts organized as Governor Bailey seeks state aid and donations to aid flood victims.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Kaw
Kan
Kansas
North Topeka
Commercial Club
Bailey
William Sims
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
Losing His Grip Artist in Personal Crisis
Benton Harbor Mich June 4 Further particulars of the tragic death of Cartoonist Roland C Bowman of the Minneapolis Tribune reached his mother in this city. Bowman born and raised here. death by his own action is established. He was found in bed with a gas tube in his mouth and lived thirty hours after discovery by his wife. On his last visit to this city he spoke of work woes and slow ideas for new cartoons. The body was buried in Morton Hill cemetery here Tuesday.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Roland C. Bowman
Minneapolis*Tribune
Bowman
Morton Hill Cemetery
President Gordon to Leave Tabor College
President John Gordon of Tabor College, recently elected to head Howard University, will seek resignation from Tabor and accept Howard's offer. Also notes Pere Marquette to Chicago with independent terminals at Grand Central. Gainesville tornado death toll 110 and 300 injured.
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Tabor
John Gordon
Tabor College
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Pere Marquette
Chicago
Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company
Grand Central Station
Gainesville
Lincoln Douglas debate site honored by Roosevelt in Illinois
President Roosevelt at Freeport and Aurora dedicates Lincoln monument and addresses Lincoln Douglas debate heritage. He praises Lincoln and Grant, lauds Women’s club, and underscores enduring truths of liberty as crowds greet him in Freeport, Aurora, Joliet. Roosevelt departs to Decatur after noon.
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Roosevelt
New State Arsenal
Lincoln-McKinley Veterans Voters’ Association
National Lincoln Monument
Executive Mansion
Decatur
Freeport
Ill
Dubuque
Court House
Hitt
Women’s Club
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Republic
Grant
Auroas
Aurora
President Roosevelt
Joliet
Drowned in Jackson Park Lagoon Mystery
In Chicago on June 4 Jesse Miller of Lincoln, Ned, and an unidentified young woman, likely a University of Chicago student, were drowned in Jackson park lagoon. Police cannot determine if Miller tried to rescue her or if both chose death. The woman was later identified as Frances F. Moore of Davenport Iowa, a university student and dramatic school member, identified by her roommate Helen Baldwin.
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Chicago
Jesse Miller
Lincoln
Ned
University of Chicago
Jackson Park Lagoon
Miller
Davenport
Frances FE. Moore
Iowa
University
Helen Baldwin
Tntle
Chicago waiters strike over union state demands
Several hundred waiters waitresses and cooks in downtown Chicago restaurants walked out at noon after proprietors refused to sign the union agreements. Patrons faced service interruptions as staffing shortages mounted and the strike proceeded.
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Chicago
Million Starving Appeal for Aid
Washington June 4 Secretary Hay received a cable from Consul McWade at Canton stating that over a million natives in Kwang Si are starving and earnestly appeal for help from American charity.
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Washington
Hay
Consul McWade
Canton
the Pew
Kwang-Si
General Clendenin Refuses to Resign and Is Removed
Springfield June 4 Brig. Gen. William Clendenin of Moline commanding the Third brigade Illinois National Guard refused to resign and was removed yesterday by Gov. Yates. This is the second removal from his brigade command. Gen. James B. Smith, retiring July 1 as adjutant general, will succeed Clendenin in command.
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Springfield
William Clendenin
Moline
Minois
FATAL FIGHT AT KANSAS CASTLE LANDS KILLING THREE COWBOYS
In a land dispute a Berry family member and three cowboys were killed by a cattle company’s employees near St. Francis Kansas. The incident sparked a tense scene as crowds and officials gathered, a presidential visit noted, and the event unfolded amid broader regional unrest.
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Kansas Castle
St. Francis, Kans
Berry
Anthracite UMW dispute risks new strike in region
Wilkesbarre June 4 The United Mine Workers executive boards plan a June 15 Pottsville convention to decide if a strike should be ordered amid a dispute over conciliation board appointments. Operators and miners clash over who may sit on the board as John Mitchell cites violations and possible further action.
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Wilkesbarre
Pottsville
United Mine Workers
Commission
Fahey
Conciliation ‘Board
Associated Press
John Mitchell
Indianapolis
Board of Conciliation
Operators reject UMWA reps on conciliation board
A signed AP statement from the operators’ side argues the UMWA recognition was not a submitted question and that the commission’s award forbids appointing UMWA officials without proper authorization. It insists Messrs Nicholls Dettrey and Fahey be elected miners’ reps by a majority, and that the board’s formation align strictly with the commission’s award. A New York telegram quotes D B? president Truesdale.
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Associated Press
Conciliation Board
United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Board of Conciliation
Commission
Mitchell
Messrs. Nicholls
Dettrey
Fahey
New York
Truesdale
The
Ohio Republicans Put Slate Through At Convention
Columbus June 4. The Republican state convention opened with Hanna named temporary chairman and Foraker acclaimed as permanent chair. Herrick nominated for governor by acclamation. Harding for lieutenant governor also approved. The platform endorses Nash administration and Roosevelt, supports Taft, calls for currency elasticity and tariff protection. The convention heard speeches praising McKinley era and cautions about untried theories.
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Ohio
Hanna
Foraker
Manna
Roosevelt
Gov Nash
Congress
Hanns
Prai Gov. Taft
Philippines
House of Representatives
Myron T. Herrick
Herrick
Col. Herrick
W. G. Harding
J. B. Clingman
State Cena Committee
Foster
Bushnell
Nash
Hanna and Foraker
J. C. Jackson
Eastwood Congregational Church
Clingman
McKinley
Strike threats dismissed by W court arbitration offer
W asserts no need for strikes, noting the commission set up an arbitration court for current issues and that the umpire is a Third Circuit judge. He adds operators would willingly leave the matter to Judge Gray.
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Commission
Third Judicial Circuit
United States
Gray
Amos & Co. Bankers and Brokers Close Doors in Canada
Toronto June 4. A. E. Amos & Co., a leading Canadian bankers and brokers firm, has closed its doors after heavy declines in Canadian securities traded exclusively on New York and Boston exchanges. The firm carries liabilities of about 10 million dollars.
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Toronto
Ont
A. E. Amos & Co
Canada
New York
Boston
Governor Durbin sells Anderson farm to Sid Conger
Governor and Mrs W T Durbin have sold their 20 acre Anderson County farm near the city to Sid Conger state oil inspector. Conger will build a fine dwelling and may move to Madison county. The old Durbin home in Anderson remains unsold and undisturbed.
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Anderson
Ind
W.T. Durbin
Sid Conger
Conger
Pendleton Pike
Union Traction
Indianapolis
Madison County
Enid Report Declares Lincoln Assassin Booth Dead
Baltimore reports that John Wilkes Booth died in Enid Oklahoma on January 14 under the name David E. George. Familiar witnesses confirmed Booth's body was buried in Greenmount Cemetery after exhumation in Washington. Identification was complete, though the grave has no headstone. Clara Morris in New York denies identifying the body as Lincoln's assassin.
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Baltimore
Enid
O. T
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
David E. George
Booth
Greenmount Cemetery
Washington
Booth Lot
New York
Clara Morris
George
Jockey Attacked by Vicious Horse at Sheepshead Bay
New York June 4 Jockey William Bullman was injured when the trotting horse Ravena attacked him while being rub down at Sheepshead Bay. The injuries are described as severe and life may be in danger.
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New York
William Bullman
Ravena
Sheepshead Bay
Believed Murder Ties to Bank Robbers in Mississippi
Relatives of Daniel D Case and his companion John Merrill, both private detectives, believe they were slain by bank robbers or by striking workers during an assignment to quell riots on the Mobile and Ohio railroad in Mississippi. The bodies were found near Meridian. Case previously helped break bank robberies and may have made enemies. Also reported is the federal grand jury presentation of the case against A W Machen in Washington.
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Daniel D. Case
Meridien
Miss
John Merrill
Case
Merrill
Mississippi
Mobile and Ohio
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