Divorces Arranged for Leper Settlement at Molokai
Honolulu reports a plan to arrange about sixty divorces at Molokai leper settlement to permit remarriage. The board of health seeks court action to remit divorce costs, citing Senate commission recommendations and local opposition on moral grounds. The move involves transfers of silver Hawaiian coins fumigated at the settlement and sent to San Francisco as American money.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
United States Senate Commission
Board of Health
Molokai
Senate Commission
Navy directs possession of channel wharf amid protests
White of the U S N directs taking possession of the channel wharf for the navy department causing surprise and protests by cable. The same wharf had been chosen recently by Commissioner Sargent for a temporary immigration station and is heavily used by steamers. It is claimed the territory has an interest in the wharf. Washington replies that current arrangements will not be disturbed pending settlement.
Fire, court unrest grip Jackson trial day
In Jackson Kentucky on June 15 the murder trial of Curtis Jett and Thomas White shifted focus as the preliminary hearing began for Hargis brothers teamsters accused of burning B L Ewen’s hotel. Soldiers guarded the jail as residents feared more arson and mob action amid tense courthouse proceedings.
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Jackson
Curtis Jett
Thomas White
J. B. Marcum
Hargis Brothers
B. L.ewen
Commonwealth
Jett
White
Cardwell-Cockrill
Redwine
Crawford
Tarpe
Miners condemn Roosevelt for treason against labor principles
Denver, Colo. June 15. The Western Federation of Miners executive committee adopts resolutions denouncing President Roosevelt for ordering federal troops to Morenci Arizona. They claim he betrayed organized labor by defending a system that requires force, calling workers to unite politically in 1904 to overthrow it at the ballot box.
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Denver
Colo
Western Federation of Miners
Roosevelt
Morenci
Arizona
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
River traffic resumes as flood subsides in St. Louis
Traffic now resumes as the Mississippi River recedes. Several eastern roads, cut off since Monday, reach Union Station today and are expected to connect fully by tomorrow or Wednesday. Dry weather continues and officials forecast a steady decline toward normal conditions as the river falls.
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ST. Louis
Union Station
Weather Bureau
Kurds Taking Up Arms Panic Over Teacher Arrests
A Colonge dispatch reports Kurds arming in Kurdistan after recent arrests of American teachers in Kharput and domiliary visits to American homes. The United States minister British ambassador and German charge have pressed the Porte over these incidents causing regional anxiety.
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Colonge
Kurdistan
Colonge Gazette
Constantinople
United States
Briish
Porte
Kharput
Weather Forecast for San Francisco and South California
Weather forecast for San Francisco and the southern California region. Tonight expect cloudy unsettled weather with possible showers in the southeastern portion. Tuesday brings more clouds and fresh southerly winds.
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San Francisco
California
Heppner Flood Destroys Oregon Town With Massive Loss
Spokane special reports Heppner Oregon was swept by a wall of water from Willows Creek around 6 to 7 PM. Estimates of drowned range from 350 to 500 with 106 bodies found by 5 AM. Property losses reach about 1 million dollars as houses and records are destroyed. Relief trains and supplies are en route from The Dalles and Portland. many residents are missing or injured and communication lines are down. Notable casualties include James Jones family and numerous others listed. the disaster prompted immediate aid efforts across the region.
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Spokanh
Wash
Chronicle
Arlington
Ore
Heppner
Willows Creek
Ione
Morrow County
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
The
Columbia River
Portland
Pendleton
O. R. and
N. Company
Dalles
O'Brien
James Jones
Eb.a
Ray
Guy Boyd
George Insiey
Ladbourg
Harold Jones
Ashpaugh
Ben Pattison
George Noble
Heppner School
Matlock
Higgs
Migs Eliot
Elder
Bill Cohen
James Mattlock
Thomas Mattlock
Redfield
William Walton
Balcon With Four Aeronauts Carried Out To Sea
Marseilles reports a balcony launch carrying four aeronauts out to sea yesterday afternoon. The fate of the occupants is unknown and authorities have not confirmed their safety or location.
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Marseilles
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Peerless
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Oregon and Navigation Company
Rellief
Nat R. Solomon
Law
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Opticians
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New York
Jjj
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Califor
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