Severe storm drenches Prairie du Chien and McGregor with floods
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin and McGregor Iowa suffered millions in crop and building damage from a June storm. Prairie du Chien faced 200000 in losses while McGregor tallied 300000 with brick walls toppled and stores flooded. Horses drowned in McGregor streets as trains halted with washed out tracks. City utilities and energy plants suffered total losses and rail service to the east paused for days.
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Prairie du Chign
Wis
Prairie du Chien
McGregor
Mississippi River
Avery Barn
Central Energy
Charme
Bridgeport
Milwaukee Road
Storm Roars Through Minnesota Causing Million Dollar Loss
A severe storm swept southern and southwestern Minnesota causing about 1 million dollars in damages to crops livestock and property. One death was reported Carl Gramenza struck by lightning while near Brown county. Towns including Canby Cottonwood and Blue Earth counties suffered extensive damage.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Carl Gramenza
Brown County
Gramenza
Canby
Yellow Medicine County
Cottonwood
Lyon
Brown
Redwood
Blue Earth
Waseca
Steele
Faribault
Freeborn
Austin
Mower
Curfew Ordinance for Dogs To Be Voted In Eau Claire
Eau Claire Wisconsin police report a curfew plan to lock dogs up after 6 p m at the next city council meeting. Violators face a five dollar fine as attacks on pedestrians after nightfall prompt the measure.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Woman killed in Breathitt county shooting in Kentucky
Lexington Kentucky June 10 Mrs Thomas Murrell shot and killed Misa May Terry in Breathitt county It is stated that Murrell had deserted his wife and gone to live with the Terry Woman Mira Murrell surrendered.
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Lexington
Thomas Murrell
Misa May Terry
Breathitt County
Murrell
Terry
Mira
Chemist Finds Poison In Gunness Case In Blood Stomach
Dr Walter Haynes of Russ Medical College Chicago reports arsenic and strychnine in the stomach of Andrew Helgelein Aberdeen the first of ten bodies found after the fire that killed Mrs Bella Gunness and her three children A formal report will follow Ray Worlen attorney indicting for murder criticizes county actions and appeals for a reward fund to capture Mrs Gunness a Missouri informer offers to reveal location for the payoff but Worlen withholds the tip
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Missouri
Crawford defeats Kittredge in South Dakota primary for senate
In the Republican state primary Crawford wins the senate nomination over Kittredge by about 2700. Glass and Hall lag behind. Burke leads Martin and may defeat Glass. Vessey is nominated for governor along with other progressive candidates. Results pending a few days.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Crawford
Kittredge
Stalwart
United States Senate
Glass
Hall
Congress
Burke
Martin
Vessey
Mississippi Flood Crest Hits East St Louis Area
Mississippi flood tide has crest reached stationary status and is expected to recede within a day or two. Workers piling sand to build temporary levees shield East St Louis while Venice Madison and Granite City face severe inundation with homes seven feet underwater and residents living in tents.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
East St. Louis
Venice
Madison
Granite City
Ill
Kansas City Flood Recedes As Rain Failure Restores Normal
Kansas City reports no rain in the Kaw and Missouri valleys for 24 hours. Flood waters have begun to recede and the city sees resumed normal business. Train service in and out is improving rapidly as districts return to standard operations after the 1908 flood scare.
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Kansas City
Kaw
Missouri
Steamer Passengers Robbed Near Gallipolis
Passengers aboard the Pittsburg and Cincinnati packet steamer Virginia were robbed several miles below Gallipolis Ohio while asleep Sneak thieves used hooked poles to pull clothing through stateroom transoms during the incident.
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Gallipolis
Pittsburg
Virginia
Des Moines River Rises Forcing Lowland Homeless Fears
Des Moines faces renewed danger as the Des Moines river rises again after heavy rains in the upper valley. Residents in lowlands brace for possible displacement due to floodwater encroachment.
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Des Moines
Grover Cleveland Dead at 71 in Princeton Home
Grover Cleveland former president of the United States died suddenly at his Princeton home at 8 40 this morning. Doctors cited heart failure with other diseases as the cause. He was born March 18 1837 in Caldwell New Jersey and spent his life in that state.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Princeton
N. J
The
Caldwell, N. J
Bryan Seeks Francis as Campaign Manager in 1920 Bid
William Jennings Bryan discussed campaign staff options in Lincoln with W B Brinton, urging David R. Francis of Missouri as manager. Bryan indicated Gray in second place could sweep November, Johnson of Minnesota as preferred alternative, and supported tariff revision as a cardinal Democratic principle.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
W. B. Brinton
Denver
Illinois
David R. Francis
Missouri
Brinton
Gray
Johnson
Minnesota
Adlai E. Stevenson
Explosion on Arcadia Steamer Kills One Man
A German steamship Arcadia from Hamburg arrived in Philadelphia with a deadly explosion in a cargo hold. One negro stevedore died, another is missing, about twenty five injured, many burned, and the ship sustained heavy damage. Firefighters contained the blaze, but conditions remain hazardous.
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Philadelphia
Arcadia
Hamburg
Taft Says He Will Take No Vacation This Campaign
Secretary Taft, en route to New Haven from New York, refused to take vacation during the campaign. He praised Roosevelt's Chicago demonstration, praised Mr Sherman, and indicated plans to begin campaigning in Cincinnati in September. He declined to comment on Bryan or the anti injunction plank and said he will stay actively engaged until election day.
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New York
Taft
New Haven
Roosevelt
Chicago
Sherman
Cincinnati
Bryan
Storm damage reported across three states from wild west show incident
Reports from Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia estimate storm damage at over 200000 dollars with about ten injuries. At Buffalo Bill's Wild West show the wind toppled poles and collapsed canvas injuring two, causing a temporary panic before show resumed after repairs.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Cody
New Hampshire Sails With 400 Marines for Panama Duty
The battleship New Hampshire left the Brooklyn navy yard bound for Panama carrying 400 marines led by Lt Bixfield Big Panama to help maintain order during the upcoming presidential election if needed.
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New York
New Hampshire
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Panama
Bixfield Big Jpanama
Circus Train Collision Near Medina In North Carolina
Gollmar Bros. circus wrecks part of its train at Medina North Carolina after a head on collision with a light engine traveling at twenty five miles per hour. Twenty four draft horses were killed in the crash and the damage halted movement of the circus train.
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Bismarck
N. C
Gollmar Bros
Medina
Theodore Roosevelt Jr to Spend Summer in Minnesota
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will spend about a month in northern Minnesota as guest of Coleraine resident John C. Greenway. Greenway, a former Harvard man and lifelong White House visitor, hosted the Roosevelts during the Cuban campaign and may join the Roosevelts on a Yellowstone trip with Nicholas Longworth. Roosevelt Jr., a Harvard student and skilled hunter, is described as a crack shot.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Minnesota
John C. Greenway
Coleraine
Greenway
Roosevelt
Harvard
White House
Captain Greenway
Civil Service Commission
Maine
Mricholas Longworth
Yellowstone National Park
Teddy, Jr
Britania and City of Alpena Collision On Detroit River
The Britannia collided with the City of Alpena on the Detroit river causing panic on the Britannia. The Alpena sustained only slight damage and proceeded downstream. Several women fainted but no serious injuries were reported.
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Detroit
Mich
Belle Isle
Britannia
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
City of Alpena
Kansas City Flood Recedes Hints After Water Stagnation
Kansas City reports flood conditions worsen as the Kaw and Missouri rivers rise to a stationarity level. Officials expect a receding stage within a day as Union Station area and Armourdale face deep waters. The Kaw river drops at Topeka while Missouri river points show slow decline.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Armourdale
Kaw
Topeka
Union Station
Union Avenue
Depot Express
Blossom House
Drawbridge accident injures two on train near Cedar Point
In Sandusky Ohio on June 23 an engine hauling a large party of excursionists from Indianapolis and Lake Erie and Western lines plunged through an open drawbridge in the east end of the city. The engineer suffered multiple injuries including broken legs and internal injuries while the fireman sustained head and shoulder lacerations and internal injuries. Both were hospitalized.
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Indianapolis
Lake Erie and
Western
Cedar Point
Travelers' Protective Association Holds Milwaukee Convention
Four to five thousand members gather in Milwaukee for the annual Travelers' Protective association convention at the Alhambra theater. The four day session will balance business proceedings with leisure activities.
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Milwaukee
Travelers’ Protective Association
Alhambra Theater
Twenty four Manila wrapping paper firms fined for Sherman violation
In New York the Manila and Fibre Association saw twenty four wrapping paper makers fined 2000 dollars each after pleading guilty to an illegal restraint of trade. The case linked to John H Parks who organized the group in 1906 to avert bankruptcy amid alleged buyer favoritism.
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New York
Manila
Hough
United States
Manila and Fibre Association
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
John Norris
Combine of
Wrapping Paper Manufacturers
John H. Parks
Norris
Federal Grand Jury
Combine
Parks
Europe
Solomon M. Stroock
Stimson
Will Punish Rebaters Says Interstate Commissioner
Washington reports Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane says Roosevelt's exit won't halt anti rebate prosecutions of railroads. The commission will keep calling on district attorneys to indict railroads for rebates and will continue strict enforcement of the railroad rate law, noting relief to shippers and a end to discriminatory practices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Interstate Commerce
Lane
United States
Verdict in Land Case Returns Mixed Acquittals and Convictions
In Washington the jury found Frederick A. Hyde and Joost H. Schneider guilty on most counts in a conspiracy to defraud the government case, while John A. Benson and Henry P. Dimond were acquitted on all 42 counts. Hyde and Schneider face higher bail, Benson and Dimond released.
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Washington
Frederick A. Hyde
Joost H. Schneider
John A. Benson
Henry P. Dimond
Benson
Far West
Dimond
Hyde
Schneider
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