Erie Flood Toll Rises Amid Citywide Destruction
In Erie Pennsylvania a catastrophic flood from three cloudbursts killed dozens, with 21 bodies in the morgue and at least fifty more feared. Homes and businesses were swept away, rail lines and utilities destroyed, and militia deployed to aid rescues as residents appeal for funds.
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Erie
D. S. Hanley
Lake Shore Railroad
John Donovan
MecMshon
Ninth St
W. J. Stern
Mill Creek
State St
Police Chief Defies Star on Reynolds Arrest Probe
The Star demands a police inquiry into the brutal arrest of James Reynolds by Officers Phillips and Collins. Chief Lang refuses to let the paper act as prosecutor, calling for witnesses to testify at Thursday’s hearing. The Star asserts department reform requires accountability and public scrutiny.
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Lang
the Star
James Reynolds
Phillips
Collins
The
Star
Hursday
ING
Police
Disappointed Dr Gerber Faces Custody Battle
Dr Rudolph H Gerber tells Star reporter he is not angry despite his wife’s alleged infidelity and mood shifts. He reveals his baby girl calls him papa and clings to him at night as he fights for custody amid personal turmoil.
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Dr. Gerber
Rudolph H
Star
Papa
Justice Brinker Considers Case Against De Bit and Gerber
Noon session notes Justice Brinker taking under advisement charges against Ralph De Bit Yosa and Mrs R H Gerber for improper conduct. Morning exchanges between Dr Bt and Deputy Prosecutor highlighted tense courtroom moment as custody and a $1,000,000 legacy figure in the case involving a year-old daughter named Areal.
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Justice Brinker
Wednessy
Ralph de Bit
Yosa
R. H. Gerber
Frederick & Nelson
Christian Yoga Cult
Rudolph Gerber
Geron
Beaux Arts case court hears De Bit nursing cover
In a Seattle court session the Yogi De Bit faced questions about his relationship with Mrs. Gerber. He claimed he never registered as her husband, and said his new name arises from his Yoga group. The Sorrento hotel registered names showed the couple living together.
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A. Davia
Beaux Art
DeBit
de Bit
Eleanor M. Rininger
Rininger
Yoga Cult
Berty Building
Alder Gerber
de Bu
Gerber
Isona de Bit
Oakland
Cal
Isona
Jones
Sorrento
Ralph M. de Bit
Seattle
de Pit
Friend
Beaux Arts
C. C. Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Woman Found Slain in Schmitz Park Identified
Senofonte Manzi of 612 Marion street identified the woman found Tuesday in Schmitz park by a tangle of foliage. Police seek a man she reportedly left with on June 22 after a prior disappearance. Witnesses recall a scream heard during a park picnic weeks earlier.
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Senofonte Manzi
Marion St
Schimits Park
Manzi
Franz Zender
First Ave. S
Schmitz Park
Seattle
Window Cleaner Survives Three-Story Fall in Seattle
Sam Ferguson, a window cleaner, plunged from the Seattle Hardware building on First and King, crashing through a glass canopy. He landed on his head but, after treatment for cuts, he resumed work. the canopy’s chains had failed to break his fall.
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Sam Ferguson
Seattle
First
King
King St
Ferguson
Water Shut Off Notice for Two City Blocks
Water will be shut off on 12th avenue from EE to BE and on 10th avenue from EE to East Pike on Thursday August five from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This notice affects residents and businesses along the cited blocks and requests planning for the outage.
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12Th Ave
Jefferson
Madison
10Th Ave
East Pike
Night Ride to Tatoosh Light Opens Boalt’s Last West Series
Boalt reports from the Olympic peninsula on a night journey to Tatoosh light. The piece describes isolation, settlers and Indians unconnected to railways, boats replacing canoes, forests being cut, and a changing West as old ways fade. The first tale centers on the keeper of the ever burning light.
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Boalt
Tatoosh Light
Olympic Peninsula
The Tatoosh light and fog on the straits voyage
A voyage from Neah Bay to Tatoosh with a clear night promised two hours at sea but fog rolled in. The approach to Cape Flattery vanished as the fog hardened into a blanket, muting the Tatoosh light and testing the mariners aboard amid rising seas and roaring breakers.
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Neah Bay
Tatoosh
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Cape Flattery
United States
Cape
Constantinople Bombarded by Russian Airship
A Petrograd message states a Russian airship linked to the Black Sea fleet attacked Constantinople, dropping bombs on the harbor works. The report arrives from Petrograd and is carried by London dispatches.
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London
Black Sea
Constantinople
Petrograd
States
Whole East Swept By Violent Storm
The Atlantic coast from Maine to Georgia and interior states recovered today from a major storm last night. More than fifty deaths and millions in property damage were reported. Erie, Pennsylvania suffered the heaviest losses while coastal and inland areas endured heavy damage to vessels and infrastructure.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
Seaboard
Maine
Georgia
Erie
Oriental Beauties Danced Shortened Show Draws City Attention
Washington authorities reacted after a Tuesday night exhibition of the Oriental Beauties in a local resort. Chief Lang said he heard a rumor and bought The Star to read about the affair. Mayor Gill pledged closure, amid reports the act had been toned down from earlier sensational displays. The performance lasted about two minutes and included crude language toward a disruptive spectator.
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Star
Washington St
Lang
Gill
Bank bandit steals $22,000 in Cedar Rapids
A lone bandit robbed Cedar Rapids National Bank cashier Lee Ferris at 7 a m and locked him in the vault. He escaped with 22000 dollars. Ferris was released by a clerk thirty minutes later.
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Cedar Rapids
Lee Ferris
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Ferris
Lord Kitchener Opens Gardens to Wounded Soldiers
The London war figure Lord Kitchener has given over the park and gardens of his country estate to wounded soldiers. They may walk and pick flowers freely as part of the wartime generosity.
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London
Lord Kitchener
The Star Shows Advertising Gains and Circulation Rise
The Star reports a July 1914 gain in advertising lines by over 7,000 and a circulation increase of nearly 10,000, more than 20 percent, asserting merchants should invest in Star space as value grows with readers.
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The
Star
Seattle
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