Kansas City Floods Leave City in Dark and Chaos
Kansas City Missouri endures gas and water shortages as floodwaters isolate the city. Rescue trains and troops guard against looters while officials report hundreds rescued and tens of thousands homeless. Across the Kaw Valley, towns like Manhattan and Hutchinson faces widespread destruction with hundreds of cattle and crops lost and rail lines flooded.
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Brookville
Kan
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Council Grove
Hutchinson
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Lawrence
Abilene
Missouri River
Jefferson City
Lexington
General McCook Stricken With Paralysis in Dayton
Word from the War Department says Major General Alexander McCook U. S. A. retired is stricken with apoplexy at Dayton Ohio and in critical condition. He recently moved to this area and had left for the West just days ago.
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Washington
War Department
Alexander McCook
Dayton
Ohio
McCook
West
Relief expedition plan sought for sealing steamer
In St John s Newfoundland on June 2 the British admiralty opened inquiries for a sealing steamer able to be sent to the Antarctic to rescue the British scientific expedition. German and Swedish expeditions in the region are also imperiled and need assistance.
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N. F
Antarctic
Topeka Flood Devastation Surges with Diphtheria Threat
In Topeka Kansas the flood claims 34 lives with likely more bodies. Up to 200 people remain imprisoned in North Topeka mills and elevator. Damage exceeds 1 million dollars across residences railroad and industries. Outside aid denied by some groups, relief trains deliver boats and steam launches for evacuations. President Roosevelt offers federal help. schools closed as doctors battle diphtheria measles and scarlet fever among refugees.
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Santa Fe
Roosevelt
Cheyenne
Bailey
Black Smallpox Epidemic Hits Vermilion Ohio
A severe smallpox outbreak in Vermilion Ohio forces closure of schools churches and public gathering places as panic sweeps the town Health Officer Greene has resigned and officials take charge Will Brooks dies and his family suffers with others contracting the disease Ten new cases are reported since Saturday undertakers refuse to handle cases and initial blood poisoning diagnosis is blamed for lack of contagion precautions.
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Cincinnati
Vermilion
Dhio Professors Murdered in Wooster Firearm Attack
Professor Hicks, assistant botanist at the Ohio agricultural experiment station, was shot and killed as he left his fiancée Miss Mary Si's home. He chased a stranger across the lawn but the man disappeared after a struggle.
Macedonian unrest grows as rebels gain support
London dispatches report Sofia correspondents believe the revolutionary movement in Macedonia is spreading and attracting more peasants. They say the Bulgarian government aims to halt insurrectionary incursions but faces a difficult task.
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London
Sofia
Macedonia
German cruiser Ariadne grounded at Brest breakwater extension
Paris June 2. The German flagship Ariadne under Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia grounded amidships on the extension of the Brest breakwater under construction. The rest of the German squadron arrived May 14 and is at Brest.
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Paris
Prince Henry of Prussia
Brest
Whitaker Wright Loses Habeas Corpus Writ
Washington June 2 The United States Supreme Court refused to grant a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Whitaker Wright the financial operator who is in custody in New York awaiting extradition on charges made in England.
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United States Supreme Court
Whitaker Wright
New York
England
Tokyo House Adopts Naval Expansions Rejects Formosan Railways
In Tokyo on June 2 the House of Representatives approved all naval expansion appropriations. It rejected the planned expenditures for Formosan railways and bay harbor works, shaping the defense and infrastructure budget.
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Tokyo
House of Representatives
Sultan Suppresses Book Example in Turkish Empire
The Rev. Dr. James M. Ludlow author of Deborah has learned that his work The Captain of the Janitaries has been suppressed throughout the Turkish empire.
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New York
James M. Ludlow
New Asylum Trustee Appointment in Illinois
Springfield June 2 Governor Yates appoints Patrick Whalen of Cabery Ford county as trustee of the Kankakee insane hospital replacing W E B Murphy of Tuscola who resigned the move joins the state health administration with Whalen taking a seat on the board and set to participate in hospital governance and policy decisions
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Yates
Patrick Whalen
Cabery
Ford County
Kankakee Insane Hospital
W. E B. Murphy
Tuscola
Young Men Leave Germany Emigration Worries Kaiser
Berlin reports the Kaiser is greatly worried by rising emigration of young men to the United States and Brazil. The army has suffered very considerably from this trend, reflecting broader social strain and military manpower concerns.
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Berlin
United States
Brazil
Shrubb Breaks Record For Grass and Cinder Tracks
London June 2 Alfred Shrubb ran two miles on a grass track at Ilford Saturday in 9 minutes 11 seconds, beating all records for both grass and cinder tracks.
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London
Alfred Shrubb
Ilford
Explosion at Elmira plant kills three workers
An explosion at a plant in Elmira New York on June 2 destroyed a facility where Iovite a high explosive was made. Three men were killed and several more injured in the blast.
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Elmira
N. Y
Tremendous Earthquake Devastates Van District
Reports from Asiatic Turkey describe a devastating April 29 earthquake at Shazgherd near Van, destroying Melazgherd garrison and 500 to 860 people, with over 400 homes in nearby villages collapsing. Relief appeals are under way as centers report widespread ruin and panic.
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Turkey
Shazgherd
Van
Erzercum
Euphrates
Melazgherd
Washington
Ojaivo
Erzeroum
State Department
Fitlis
Ezeroum
London
Foreign Office
Lake van
Kharput
Khalil Bey
Tayib Bey
Mount Gipan
Chamberlain Seizes Momentous Policy Shift in Commons
London May 29. Mr Chamberlain delivered a bold speech signaling a complete reversal of Great Britain’s fiscal stance. He sought a mandate to tax food and to wage tariff wars with Germany on Canada’s behalf and to challenge American trusts, with Conservatives largely silent and many seeking constituency views during Whitsuntide recess.
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House of Commons
London
Great Britain
Germany
Canada
Pennsylvania Endorses Roosevelt For Re nomination
The Republican state convention in Harrisburg endorsed President Roosevelt for re nomination and opposed tariff changes. It praised the state administration and made no note of the Grady Salus libel law. Senator Quay declined re election as chairman. Senator Penrose was chosen as his successor amid an unusually smooth, uncontested convention.
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Roosevelt
Harrisburg
Quay
Penrose
Protectionist Policy Dominates London Debate
London discusses Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's protectionist program and a potential shift away from free trade. Analysts weigh prospects of a general election, imperial policy, and U S examples amid a heated, long campaign. Also notes on a sugar convention bill and a Cedar Rapids murder case.
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