Storm Toll Rises Across Indiana Towns
A Saturday night storm wrecked Lincoln City to Bufaloville, killing Curt Barker and injuring others as it battered homes and barns. In Monticello Alma and Ida Kilgas, ten and eight, drowned crossing floodwaters with a cousin nearby. Lafayette reports six inches of rain causing floods, Wabash river surge, and rail washouts, with trains delayed and youths nearly drowned at Anderson ford.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rockport
Ind
Lincoln City
Bufaloville
Little Pigeon Church
John Buftkins
Curt Barker
James Meece
al Crawford
J. W. Russell
William Alexander
Meece
Monticello
Alma
Ida Kilgas
Reynolds
Walter
Ead
John Kilgas
Wayne County heavy rains damage roads and crops
Reports from Wayne County Indiana show extensive road damage and crop injury due to recent heavy rains. Harvest is delayed as fields, including uncut wheat, are matted and twisted, hindering farm work across the region.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Weather forecast for Indiana Illinois and Ohio
Washington June 3 forecast for Indiana and Illinois calls for fair and warmer conditions Tuesday with increasing cloudiness Wednesday. North winds shift to southeast. Ohio to be fair Tuesday then warmer in the north with increasing cloudiness Wednesday and a fresh west to northwest wind.
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Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Movements of steamers across ports in early June
Shipping news notes arrivals at multiple ports. Minne Bahn arrives from London and Zeeland from Antwerp. Furnessia arrives from Glasgow. Patricia arrives at Hamburg from New York. Bremen reports arrival from New York. Trave arrives at Gibraltar and Manito is bound for New York from London.
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Minne Bahn
London
Zeeland
Antwerp
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Glasgow
Hamburg
Patricia
Bremen
Gibraltar
Trave
Manito
Floods Damage Crops and Rail Lines Across Region
The report describes extensive flood damage with bent corn, washed gardens and wheat loss in bottom lands. Railroads struggle to maintain schedules as the Cincinnati Richmond M line bridge near Webster is damaged and being transferred. A new Richmond Street and Interurban Railway bridge at Harvey's Crossing also fails, with false work washed out and steel fallen.
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Cincinnati
Richmond
Webster
Richmond Street Wnd Interurban Railway Company
Harvey's Crossing
Centerville
Raining Again at Marion Collapses Oats Crop
Rainfall measured 3.44 inches from Friday 6 to Saturday 6 in Marion Indiana with June totals near 0.02 inches, a record for the month in sixteen years. Grancae and Mississinewa River rise with Union Traction bridge at Jonesboro under driftwood watch. Oats crop badly damaged by wet, winds. potatoes benefit.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Mississinewa
Union Traction Company
Jonesboro
Wabash River Flood Wrecks Crops Across Indiana
Wabash River swelling into the bottom lands up to sixteen feet with 3.40 inches of rain in 48 hours damages thousands of acres of corn and washes out bridges. Hancock county suffers wind, hail losses over 500000 while Blue River and Sugar Creek flood lowlands, injuring wheat and oats. In Columbus, June 192s is the wettest in ten years with 4.2 inches this month, irrigation fears arise as oats and wheat suffer but potatoes promise a strong yield. Clinton reports levee-protected lands spared while thousands of acres lose crops elsewhere.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
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Otter Creek
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Hancock County
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Flood Devastation Drives Hundreds From Homes
In Linton heavy rains over two days overflowed rivers and covered miles, destroying thousands of acres of corn. Three and three sixteenths inches of rain fell in forty eight hours, with wheat and hay losses running into thousands, and total flood losses estimated at one million dollars.
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Linton
Storms Cause Million Dollar Flood Losses Across Illinois
Across Alton Wood River and nearby farms floodwaters ruin crops and wreck rail lines. Reuter brothers lose around 210,000 with possible double, Western Cartridge plant floods, and railroads halt traffic. In Cleveland Ohio, 9.65 inches June rainfall breaks records and floods streets. Danville and Vermillion river overflow ruin oats and bottom lands.
Races Run On Muddy Tracks Across Multiple Cities
A murky track day features jockeys racing at Washington Park and Sheepshead Bay. Highlights include Buchanan returning from France to win aboard Sigmund, Conundrum selling to 2500, and several other winners across St Louis Indianapolis Terre Haute and Kiel reports.
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Simons
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J. C. Milam & Co
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Articulate
Lady Pee Santenas
Bragg
Peat
Widespread Indiana Crops Damaged by Heavy Rains
Monroe and surrounding counties report severe wheat and corn losses as prolonged rains drench the state. Flooded lowlands, waterlogged fields, and rising rivers deter harvests from Bloomington to Laporte, with farmers pessimistic about the season’s prospects.
Tecumseh Tops First Race as Massasoit Wins Two
Bridgeport yacht trials for Seawankaka cup open with Tecumseh winning the first race while Massasoit takes the remaining two. Light winds for the first race, stronger breeze by the finish of the final race with good sailing conditions overall.
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Tecumseh
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Error in the Ninth Keeps Phila Beat Brooklyn at Washington Park
Philadelphia edged Brooklyn 2 to 1 on Brooklyn grounds as Flood’s misplay allowed Frazer to score the deciding run. Brooklyn mounted late threats but failed to convert, with Frazer earning the win and Newton taking the loss amid 2,700 spectators.
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Keeler
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Hulswitt
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Ahearn
Browne
McCreery
Hulewitt
Empiie
Cleveland and St. Louis duel ends in fifteen innings
In St Louis the second game between St Louis and Cleveland lasted fifteen innings until darkness halted play after neither side scored post eighth. In the first game Harper’s wild pitching allowed Lajoie Hickman and Bradley to homer in the sixth as Cleveland toppled St Louis. Attendance 3,000. Game two shows St Louis tallying in early and Cleveland late. Reidy and Bernhard pitched deep, with errors aiding visitors. Additional scores from Davenport Cedar Rapids Rockford Rock Island and several minor league results conclude the page.
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Auto Run to Richmond by Twenty Indianapolis Cars
A group of about twenty steam, gasoline, and electric cars will depart Indianapolis at 1 p.m. Thursday for Richmond, Indiana, a roughly seventy mile trip. The run is for pleasure with no formal records planned though drivers may race each other if the mood strikes. Participants include Fred Ayres with a Winton car and guests George Somers and J A Medi among others.
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Richmond
Ind
Fred Ayres
Winton
George Somers
J. A. Medi
Winton Guests and Richmond July 4 Races
Winton hosts include A C Newby and H T Hearsey among guests. Olds, Winton, and Knightstown attendees listed. A Fort Wayne party led by W A Meyer and A C Culbertson, with three wagons from New Castle, accompany J A Newby and A F Tritt. Indianapolis party plans to attend Richmond bicycle and automobile races on July 4. C G Fisher to race his Winton machine against a horse.
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Anderson
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J. A. Newby
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Knightstown
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Richmond
C. G. Fisher
Aorse
Jack Cullen and Kid Paige Battle to Draw in Indiana
In Terre Haute, Jack Cullen of Indianapolis and Kid Paige of Boston fought fifteen rounds to a draw, with a agreed outcome that both would be declared if they remained on their feet. Paige likely would have won on points.
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Jack Cullen
Indianapolis
Kid Paige
Boston
Paige
George Dix and Tim Callahan Fight Six Round Go
In Philadelphia on June 9 George Dix, former colored champion, sparred six fast rounds with Tim Callahan of the city at the Golden Gate Athletic Club. Honors were near even, though some experts believed the local fighter held a slight edge.
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RUNNELS DROP A GAME MILWAUKEE SCORES IN NINTH ON CLINGMAN ERROR
Louisville edged by St Louis via Schriver miscue as Clingman scored in the final inning. Milwaukee also won 2-1 over Louisville, with two runs scoring on errors. Columbus shut out by St Paul 2-0, two hits for Cogan. Toledo and Minneapolis tied 1-1 after twelve. Attendance varied from 872 to 1,700.
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Baltimore Player Forfeits Game After On-Field Action
A Baltimore team member's actions on the ball field Saturday prompted umpire aeag Connelly to award the game to Boston, resulting in a forfeiture. The incident centers on inappropriate conduct affecting play and the official decision securing Boston's victory.
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Boston
Creveling Arrives Positive on Fast Fair Grounds Track
Clem Creveling of the Washington Park Racing Association arrived in the city and praised the State Fair Grounds track as one of the prettiest and likely fast surfaces, noting recent rains should dry it quickly. Runners from Washington Park Harlem Hawthorne and Marshall prep for three days of racing starting Thursday with shifts in event scheduling and box demand rising ahead of the Indianapolis Derby.
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Mount Wrangel Active and Mount Redoubt Eruptions Sighted
Mount Wrangel is in eruption with large black smoke plumes reported from Kotzina and seen from Valdez. Mount Redoubt eruption status unclear due to fog and limited visibility. A Vienna dispatch notes simultaneous Asia Minor earthquakes with multiple house collapses.
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Arrest of Louis Disbrow in Long Island drowning case
Louis Disbrow, sought by Suffolk County authorities over the drownings of Sarah Lawrence and Clarence Foster, is in jail at Riverhead L I after a warrant was issued. The bodies were found in a bay near where the trio were last seen following a night at eastern Long Island resorts. Authorities found no violence on autopsy, and Disbrow was brought to Riverhead with his counsel after arriving from Long Island City.
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Sarah Lawrence
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Acee
Outlaws kill Mills County Sheriff and deputy in gunfight
Guthrie Oklahoma June 30. Sheriff A lard and undersheriff Cobburn die after a thirty minute chase among horse thieves. The outlaws surround them and riddled them with bullets as they attempt to arrest the gang. In Cleveland two men die at Hoyt street crossing when a train strikes a rescue attempt. James Swaffield watchman identified. Seraant leaves for Washington to assume immigration duties in Peoria. Frank P. Sargeant departs to Washington July 2 as commissioner.
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Plan for consolidation of glazed kid leather interests
A Herald Philadelphia dispatch reports plans to consolidate glazed kid leather interests across Philadelphia Wilmington New York and Lynn Mass. A new section could form within weeks with 50 million dollars capital. About fifty factories participate with yearly production near 35 million dollars.
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Discharged Soldier Dies Enroute Home in Colorado
John McGuire of Steubenville Ohio, a discharged Philippines veteran, grew violently ill between New Castle and Glenwood. He was taken from the train at Glenwood Springs and died before aid arrived. The two comrades will accompany the body to Steubenville.
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Francis M English Killed in Colorado Midland Wreck
Francis M English private secretary to Queen Liliuokalani and author of the reclamation to the American people issued before her dethronement died in yesterday’s Cascade wreck. English, a graduate of Oxford, studied law in England and Colorado.
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Francis M. English
Colorado Midland
Cascade
Camden Interstate sells electric lines to Pennsylvania syndicate
Huntington based Camden Interstate Railway Company transfers all its electric lines in Huntington Central City Ceredo Kenova West Virginia and Catlettsburg Ashland Kentucky and Ironton Ohio along with electric light plants in Ironton Ashland and Huntington to a Pennsylvania syndicate for about 2 million dollars.
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No Game Yesterday as Hoosiers Plan Doubleheaders
No game yesterday due to wet grounds. Indianapolis expects big crowds for two games today plus two more tomorrow, with Kellum and Miller starting on the mound and Matthews and Hutchinson to debut as new players. Kan sas City targeted for defeat as 2 PM start signals opening contest.
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Lightning Kills Two Men on Denver Ranch
George Sperling of Graham Missouri and George Bates of San Francisco were instantly killed by a bolt of lightning at a ranch four miles north of Arvada. The foreman, about to call them to dinner, was shocked when he found them partially charred and dead.
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Col
George Sperling
Graham, Mo
George Bates
San Francisco
Arvada
Powell withdraws from race for state superintendent
Hutchinson Kansas June TM F Powell nominated by the Paulists and rats for state superintendent of public instruction has withdrawn. In a letter Powell says I am a Republican and have been for a number of years My nomination was without my knowledge or consent and I shall not run.
Burlington Woman Charged With Child’s Murder
In Burlington Kansas on June 3, Mrs Edward Edwards was arrested on murder charges in the death of her four year old daughter Viola Gladys Edwards. A coroner's jury ruled the child died by staming and trampling, with the evidence pointing to Mrs Edwards. A bystander report mentions a group of eight strange men involved.
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Viola Gladys Edwards
Seminole Lands Allotted by Dawes Commission
ARDMORE I T June 30 The allotment of lands in the Seminole Nation has been completed by the Dawes Commission and certificates will be given each Indian by Governor Brown. About 2 777 allotments were made each with a value of 2008 The Seminoles are the first tribe to get the allotments.
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B. W. Grove Named on Laxative Bromo Quinine Boxes
The label for the Cold and Grip Cure Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets must bear the name B. W. Grove on every box as part of the genuine product branding. This ensures authenticity and recognition of the remedy associated with relief from cold and grip symptoms.
Salt Lake banker in Wells-Fargo shortage surrenders
Salt Lake City June 30 A Robinson a Wells Fargo paying teller and city official who vanished Saturday morning has surrendered to police and is in county jail. His bank accounts showed a shortage between 35 000 and 40 000 dollars.
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Utah
A. Robinson
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Louisville Farmer William Davis Dies by Own Hand
Louisville reports William Davis a prominent farmer near Mallott in the southeast part of Je county died by self inflicted gunshot. He leaves a wife and several children. no reason can be assigned for his act.
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William Davis
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Je County
Fables From Pennville Market on Kansas City Platform
A note suggests Pennville Corn and Glise, George Ade's fables, will be tired and may inspire enterprising cuts dramatizing the Kansas City platform to profit from it.
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Pennville
Ind
George Ade
Kansas City
Baltimore grain pioneer dies at 74 from paralysis
Wm. Young a longtime Baltimore grain trader and a founder of the Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange and Chamber of Commerce member, died today aged 74 from paralysis. He had been a leading figure in Baltimore commerce for years.
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Mystery aboard Unit transport Thomas jolts Manila quarantine
A report from Manila states a person was discovered aboard the Unit transport Thomas and is detained in Quarantine at Mariveles near the entrance to Manila Bay. The incident underscores ongoing quarantine procedures for ships entering the port.
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Thomas
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