Idaho High Water Impacts Great Northern Guard, Bonners Ferry
The Shoshone Journal reports extreme high water at Bonners Ferry causing trouble for the Great Northern guard. It notes a string of local incidents from accidents and drownings in Boise, Payette, and Nas Peros areas, plus political and civic notes such as a militia officer election and a new savings bank in Pocatello.
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Bonner's Ferry
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Idaho State Dental Society
Helen
Roosevelt Ferentry
St Pocatello
Tonka
Boise
Warship for Chile sent to protect American interests
Rear Admiral Sumner ordered to proceed with the North Atlantic squadron to Valparaiso via the Straits of Magellan to safeguard American interests amid disturbances in Chile. If Sumner cannot sail promptly, the Pacific Squadron may be sent instead. The Sumner fleet includes the Newark, Detroit, Gloucester, and Montgomery. Meanwhile, flood damage and loss of life surge in East St. Louis as the riverfront is inundated, with hundreds stranded and property losses estimated at 3 million dollars.
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Chile
Valparaiso
Manua
State Department
Navy Department
Pacific
San Francisco
Glass
California
North Atlantic
Montevideo
Sumner Tuesaday
Gings
Newark
Detroi
Gloucester
Montgomery
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Flood Devastates St. Louis Area After Levee Breach
A levee break near Granite City unleashed a six foot high wall of water that flooded Madison and surrounding towns. Dozens of houses were swept away and fifteen people drowned as they fled for safety. The situation is described as appalling and probably at the peak of its power.
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St. Louis
Granite City
Madison
Special Kansas session eyed for flood relief bridges
A two week delay may trigger a Kansas legislature special session to fund flood relief projects. Kansas River bridges in Kansas City and Shawnee County flood damage, plus street railway spans, top the agenda. Governor opposes a broad relief appropriation. seed potatoes for Kaw valley farmers proposed to salvage crops. Also reports George Blum killed in Phillipsburg runaway crash. passenger John Hopp injured.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Kaw Valley
War on Negroes kills five in Smith County Mississippi
Five Black residents, four men and one woman, were killed and several beaten in Smith County Mississippi after a shooting from a bush last week. The violence followed a clash involving Mr Craft and Mr Boys. Authorities report intense community excitation and orders for Black residents to leave.
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Craft
Boys
Smith County
Miss
Refugee testimonies recount mob violence and escape to America
The fragment recalls a man from the Kishineff era describing the massacre and stoning of relatives, including an uncle and grandfather, by villagers in a local yard. Solomon Handerman details the horrors, with he and his aunt fleeing to a Christian household for shelter before beginning a journey to America.
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Kishineff
Manaacre
Eb Ma Island
St. Joseph
Solomon
Felohon
America
Arizona in Fashion Wall of Water Drowns Seekers Near Clifton
A wall of water eight feet high crashed down Chase Creek near Clifton on Tuesday morning. Many locals and miners, plus commercial travelers from San Francisco, were affected. Dozens more deaths are feared as rescue efforts continue with wires down to Glitton and the Arizona Copper Company smelter suffering heavy losses. The event follows a miner strike and indicates the region faces severe flooding and financial damage. A female traveler was assaulted during the incident, and $45 was left behind under a seat cushion before bandits fled.
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San Francisco
Bisbee
Arizona
Clifton
Chase Creek
Arizona Copper Company
Glitton
Stage Held Up Between Weaverville and Redding
Two masked men robbed a stage traveling between Weaverville and Redding California late Tuesday afternoon. They took about 3400 and some valuable watches from passengers including a lady, as the drivers and travelers escaped unharmed.
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Weaverville
Redding
Cal
Jail Breaker Capture Near Hinsdale
Hinsdale Montana rumors report Brown one of the Glasgow jail breakers was captured by Deputy Sheriff Rutter. Brown claimed he came alone to Hinsdale to meet friends, lacked a hat and coat, and feared hard fighting if the gang met officers. He alleged the plan was to overpower guards and escape with Hardee. He blamed a possible shooter on Williams to be Pierce.
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Mont
Brown
Glasgow
Rutter
Hardee
Williams
Pierce
Miracle Wreck on Tempe Bridge in Arizona
A Maricopa and Phoenix mixed train crossing the Tempe bridge, eight miles from Phoenix, sent cars plunging to a sandy bed when a span failed. Passengers escaped as robbers looted the cars. a lone Pima Indian who had been riding was killed in the debris. The stage driver James Wilson halted after gunfire, but the robbers threatened further harm and warned against future missteps.
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Lawier
Odd Fellows
Stathol
Ray
Rosa Dyer
Mra
James Stephenson
Bolse
Boise River
Thomas Watkine
Mra. Stephenson
Arizona
Maricopa
Phoenix
Tempe Bridge
James Wilson
Lightning Strike Kills Two At Corsica Academy
A storm at Brookville hits Sts. Corsica Academy. Two girls were killed outright and three others plus a teacher injured in a recitation room as lightning first struck the belfry and descended through the ceiling, blasting two students from their seats.
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Brookville
Sts. Corsica Academy
Cheap lodging for Lowell factory girls praised
The article notes Lowell Massachusetts offers the lowest cost of living among American cities with good board and room for $2.50 weekly and women for $1.75. Corporation boarding houses, set up years ago for girls drawn to the mills, enforce strict rules with a curfew and doors locked at ten nightly, allowing only approved departures.
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Lowell
Mass
Corporation
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