Floods devastate the West and drown workers
Kansas City reports 27 men drowned on an Union Pacific bridge as floods flood the Kaw and Missouri valleys. Armourdale and Argentine suffer multi million losses with widespread fires and submerged homes. The War Department pledges assistance to flood victims nationwide.
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Kansas City
Kan
Leavenworth
Union Pacific
Kansas River
Kaw
Missouri
Armourdale
Bluffs
Flood Devastates Argentine and Kansas City Areas
The flood leaves Argentine largely submerged with two thirds under 10 to 20 feet of water and 4600 residents seeking safety inland. Bridges on the Kaw are down, communication by boat only, and Kansas City faces no water supply with trains and power crippled. Union Station flooded, numerous rescues occur as the river rises to 30 feet 7 inches, far surpassing the 1481 record.
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Armourdale
Althoug
Kaw
Kansas City
Union Station
Santa Fe Railroad Faces Heavy Losses in Flood
The Santa Fe railway suffers extensive damage as floodwaters submerge 100 miles of Argentine yards and miles of freight cars. Cars break loose, the river shifts its course, and bridges at Turner, Argentine, and the Beltline collapse in rapid succession.
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Santa Fe
Argentine
Holliday
Kansas River Valley
Turner
County
Flood Devastates Topeka Leaving Thousands Homeless
Topeka Kansas reports a flood with 175 to 250 dead and many missing. Eight thousand people are homeless as two hundred houses burn in flood areas and a lumber yard fire burns near North Topeka. Rescue workers say 12 engines and scrap cars strain against the Santa Fe bridge while two women and a baby drown after capsizing.
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Twenty-fourth Street
Fifth Street
11Th
Bluff Streets
Union Depot
Toad-a-loup
Armourdale
Llth
Tond-a-loup
Topeka
Kan
Honges
North Topeka
Santa Fee
Chas. Estes
Miles Sawyer
Monroe Street
Rescuers Save Hundreds as Kansas River Flood Rises
Rescue workers endured knee deep to neck deep water for hours on Sunday night, saving 300 or more lives from rising Kansas river flooding. Many were pulled from roofs and tree tops as Topeka citizens pledged about 100000 dollars in aid, plus clothing and supplies from Galveston and others. Officials noted the water subsiding to seven tenths of an inch as the river gradually returned to its channel.
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Topeka
Galveston
Tex
Kansas River
Five Mile
McGable
Flood Crisis Hits Ottumwa Busines District
Des Moines reports Ottumwa a two foot higher flood than ever with the business district inundated and rail service halted. Hundreds homeless and a Negro worker on the North street levee drowned in the gale. Independent Iowa dispatch notes a terrible death in Sioux City involving a stock man in South Dakota.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
North Street
Sioux City
Charles Lynch
Ann County
South Dakota
Lewis
Fourteen Bodies Found in Council Grove Homes
Emporia Kansas reports fourteen bodies found in houses in Council Grove after floodwaters subsided. Local authorities stated the discovery followed the retreat of floodwaters and ongoing searches continue.
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Emporia
Kan
Council Grove
Blind Prophet Predicts Devastating Midwest Cyclone
Findlay Ohio June 1 George W Jacobs called The Blind Prophet warns of a August cyclone that will devastate vast land areas and towns across Northwestern Ohio with deaths and ruin rivaling Galveston and Johnstown He cites his vision of President McKinley wounded before the Buffalo tragedy and notes his long residence in Findlay aided by a pension and a local fund for the needy blind.
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Findlay
George W. Jacobs
Ohio
Lower Lakes
Galveston
Johnstown
Jacobs
McKinley
Buffalo
Cyclone Wreaks Havoc Near Welsh Louisiana
A cyclone moved from three miles south of Welsh Louisiana and swept two miles, wrecking S. E. Carroll’s two story house and outbuildings. Hired man Ed Burgess, from Crystal River Florida, died. Carroll and his wife were seriously injured, their daughter slightly hurt. Reports say two white men and a Negro were killed by lightning west of Welsh.
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Welsh
Here
S. E. Carroll
Ed Burgess
Crystal River
Fla
Carroll
Murder in a Court Room at Mattoon Hearing Ended Fatally
In Mattoon Illinois on Friday Mrs Jacob Berry was fatally shot in the courtroom by James Rawlins after a free fight between Berry and Rawlins. The magistrate Scott had just closed the hearing when the quarrel escalated and Rawlins fired twice at Berry and once at Mrs Berry who attempted to shield her husband. She cannot live.
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Jacob Berry
Jas. Rawlins
Mattoon, IN
Mattoon
James Rawlins
Scott Friday
Berry
Rawlins
Week's Business Failures Count Drops Week to 101
In the United States for the week ending May 28, 101 failures were reported, down from 155 the prior week and down from 163 in the 1902 week, 144 in 1901, and 135 in 1900. Canada reported 16 failures, up from 10 the previous week. J. McKinley Dixon and Minnie May Millican wed Sunday on the Harriman river bridge in Knoxville.
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New York
United States
Canada
Knoxville
Tenn
J. McKinley Dixon
Ohio
Minnie May Millican
Millican
Harriman
Cuban Minister Sailed For New York On Mexican Steamer
Havana June 1 Senor Montero Cuban minister to Great Britain sailed on the steamer Mexico for New York He will go to Plymouth England on the steamer Deutschland Murder and attempted death by own action Dowagiac Mich June 1 Mrs Faber Martin writer killed her 5 year old son then attempted to end her life with morphine She will recover
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Havana
Senor Montero
Great Britain
Mexico
New York
Plymouth
Eng
Dowagiac
Mich
Faber Martin
Sanday
Earthquake Death Toll in Van District Cited
Official report from Erzroum puts the Turkish Van district quake fatalities at 860 with massive cattle losses. In St. Louis a man shot and wounded Mrs. Lulu Jones before fatally shooting himself. Mrs. Jones is expected to recover.
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London
Erzroum
Van
Asiatic
Turkey
St. Louis
Thomas Johnson
Lulu Jones
Johnson
Jackson Sentries Court Martialed In Jackson Ky
Jackson Ky May 28 reports say two corporals were court martialed for passing through lines and sleeping on duty as troops in Jackson endure long patrols. The siege atmosphere grows with investigations into City Marshal Cockrill’s assassination last July and renewed searches for Jett and White.
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Jackson
Special Grand Jury
James Cockril
Curtis Jett
Tom White
Redwine
B. J. Little
B. J. Ewen
Marcum
Lexington
Roger Williams
Maj
Embry Allen
Col. Williams
Gov. Beckham
Capt
Lillard
Danville Company
Danville Armory
Louisville
Maj. Allen
White
Breathitt County
Jett
Byrd
R. A. Burton
Shelbyville
James Cockrill
Insurgent Band Besieged on Amativa Island
Turkish troops besiege an insurgent band on an island in Lake Amativa near Salonica. The besiegers attempted to burn out the fighters with petroleum but have failed to force surrender.
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Salonica
Lake Amativa
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St. Ann’s Sanitarium
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Eau Claire
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