Heat Prostration and Deaths Across Midwestern Towns
Evansville and Jeffersonville report several heat related deaths and numerous prostrations as temperatures hover near 100. In Evansville, Otto Westlich, William Miller, and Mrs. Sarah Rhodes die from heat. James Fitch suffers derangement. Eliza Fage and Maria Caldwell also die from heat in nearby towns. Kansas City reports a man found deceased after heat prostration. Kansas and Nebraska towns note drought and water shortages. Chicago records potato price surge to 1.10 per bushel amid heat. Weather relief arrives in St Louis with cooler air and fewer incidents.
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Taedienepolis
Evansville
Sod
Mercury
Sarah Rhodes
William Miller
Otto Westlich
Daniel Armstrong
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
ST. Louis
Government Weather Bureau
Wli
Louisville
Kentucky
Owernesborg
Mies Kate Hin
Katherine Brooke Med
ST. Joseph
Kansas City
Transatlantic Shipping Movements and Arrivals Reported
The bulletin lists arrivals and departures across ports including Liverpool, Queenstown, New York, Bath, Heligoland, Quebec, Montreal, Rotterdam, and Scilly. Vessels named include Teutonic, Mongolian, Statendam, and Nederland with routes to New York, Philadelphia, London, Kvrene, and Boulogne.
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Dominion
Quebec
Montreal
Majestic
Queenstown
Bath
New Ree
Philadelphia
Teutonic
Glasgow
TH. Meter
Bremen
Rotterdam
Staten@am
Boulogne
Lizard
LA Ulial
Kvrene
Scilly
Psesed
Menominee
London
Nederland
Politician Killed by Heat Amid Prostrations
Savannah Missouri reports Arthur Hryant a printer insane from heat who shot himself. Across Kentucky and Missouri heat waves trigger deaths and numerous prostrations with heavy rains in some areas aiding crops. Missouri Kansas & Texas treasurer and receiver Jaynes noted in era articles.
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Jaynes
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Savannah
Arthur Hryant
Storm Kills Cattle and Destroys Barns Across Indiana
Severe storms and lightning lashed multiple Indiana towns including Pendleton Hartford City Union City Knightstown Middletown and Wabash. Cattle were slain and barns and outbuildings burned or damaged with losses running into thousands of dollars. The storms also caused fires and injuries but no widespread fatalities reported.
Lightning Falls On Asylum Inmate Panic Follows Fire
A heavy storm with lightning struck Chillicothe and caused a panic among asylum inmates as several buildings burned. In Clarksbury the Skinner barn burned from a lightning strike destroying five horses grain hay and implements. London suffered two hours of thunderstorm flooding streets rail traffic halted and water damaged public buildings and the Imperial Theatre.
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Indianapolis Journal
Pendleton
Ind
Fauscett
Greene Township
Ingells
J. B. Lewis
Gnothe Bryant
Kerr
J. W. Kerr
Knightstown
Henry County
Thomas Frederick
Here
Charles Boren
Frederick
Henry County Insurance Association
Middletown
Daniel Mauck
Ohio Partners’ Insurance Company
Indianapolix Journal
Wabash
Liberty Township
Frank Wright
Chillicothe
L. €. Skinner
Clarksburg
London
Hull
Local Forecast for Friday and Saturday in Ohio Indiana Illinois
Forecast notes fair and warm trends for Ohio with possible eastern showers on Friday and Saturday. Indiana to be fair with warmer conditions, southerly winds, Illinois remaining warm in the interior near Lake Michigan. Temperatures show a maximum near 96 and a minimum around 74 with variable winds and cloudy to clear skies in parts.
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Indiana
Washington
Ohio
Tlinois
Lake Michigan
Wappenhans
Storms Hit Several Wisconsin Towns and Cause Damage
Reports from Hagerstown Gaston Connersville Peru Antigo Monroe Janesville and La Crosse describe damaging storms with lightning and high winds. Notable losses include a farm building destroyed near Hagerstown a barn fire near Mexico and damage to the county asylum near West Salem.
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Hagerstown
Gaston
Mercury
Connersville
Peru
Larkin Condin
Mexico
Miami County
Governor and Rail Board Clash Deepens Texas Dispute
The piece notes Gov Sayres clashing with the Railroad Commission over fuel oil use in state institutions and rate policies. It cites a public commission address defending current Texas rates as low and profitable for railroads, accusing the governor of improper conduct and signaling interdepartmental tensions. It also mentions a separate case involving Wayland Brown and Dr A M Unger, with a conspiracy verdict and fine adjustments.
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Leavenworth
Jones
Wayland Brown
Ausuel M. Unger
Defenbach
Chicago
Tuley
Brown
Cleveland Steel
Gov
Sayres
Texas
Railroad Commission
Production Figures For Pig Iron In First Half Of 1901
The American Iron and Steel Association reports 7,634,613 gross tons of pig iron produced in the first half of 1901, with varied outputs by type. Stocks on hand June 30 stood at 374,29 tons, and 269 furnaces were in blast. comparisons are given to late 1900 and the second half of 1900.
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Philadelphia
American Iron and Steel Association
United States
Bessemer
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Ilinois
Colorado
Spelling reform debate voiced by Francis A. March
In the New York Evening Post discussion at the American Philological Society meeting, Francis A. March reiterates old arguments for spelling reform. He notes practical gains like lower costs and teacher needs, but argues language change must come gradually as people feel and adopt reforms. He cites German orthography and the persistence of familiar words in daily life.
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New York Evening Post
Francis A. March
American Philological Society
Indianapolis Postoffice Letter List Admits Two Week Call
List of remaining letters in Indianapolis Postoffice with instructions for claiming and returning. It warns letters uncalled for in two weeks go to dead letter office and includes a long roster of names, including Miss Lulu Ausburn and Mrs. Clara Moore, with guidance on delivery rules and addressing to ensure successful delivery.
Leprosy in America Spurs Migration and Quarantine Debate
Lestie s Weekly notes nine hundred defined leprosy cases in the United States, with six in New York and Chicago each and about one hundred in New Orleans. It stresses most patients are foreign born, many Italian, arguing for stricter immigration laws and port quarantines to curb the spread and urges vigilant health authorities like Dr. Alvah H. Doty to reduce the plague.
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Lestie’'s Weekly
America
York
Chicago
New Orleans
Union
South
Alvah H. Doty
New York
Metropolis
Manila Charter Discussed by Philippine Commission
The Philippine Commission debated Manila's charter, proposing a three member executive body appointed by the Governor with an advisory district representation. Real estate valuation and a 2 percent annual tax are planned, with Insular Treasurer handling receipts and Taft appointing initial department heads. Estimated city cost is 1.5 million annually. Capt Harry A Smith appointed military Governor of Laguna Province, with provincial government setup deferred until February.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
Taft
Municipal Board
Harry A. Smith
Fifteenth Infantry
Laguna
Luzon
Miscellaneous Brevities From Uplifting News Briefs
Butte hosts the next mining congress meeting while Andrew Carnegie donates 100000 to Winnipeg for a free library. Salt Lake reports W E Samuelson breaks the unpaced mile record in 1 53 8. A fatal runaway in Buena Vista Col leaves E H Conn dead and A Helmer injured. Telegraphed Dawson line to be completed by Aug 1 after eighteen months work. Elkes defeats Michaels in a 25 mile motor paced race in Springfield Mass time 42 24 25. Osceola Ark calm after removal of two county officers by Gov Davis. T W Phillips denies seeking chairmanship of Industrial Commission. Nome transport Seward in distress, tow planned from Nome. George Young shot over debt dispute. John Arnold found dead with buckshot. Reverend Merrill elected resident at Fisk University. Opening service of St Andrew joint conference held in Detroit. Bessie Kinport identifies Roy Pennington as attacker. Pennington claims alibi. W N Parrott shot in Oneida Tenn. motive unknown. Pittsburg Wire and Steel Company applies for incorporation Aug 4 with 2 001 000 capital. Nauarchos Minulis docks in New York after Havana voyage. Nome City brings 23 passengers. J Wilson reports strike near Nome and stampede from Nome. Over half a million dollars sluiced at Winter Dumps near Nome. Ford resigns as first vice president of United States Rubber. Flint resigns treasurer but stays director. Coutella Converse elected first vice president. James B Ford treasurer. Bd Temple, ex Ellsworth gang, in Leavenworth as a reformer.
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Hoover's Gap
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Fiske University
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Bessie Kinport
Denver
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W. N. Parrott
Oneida
James West
Parrott
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Pittsburg Wire and Steel Company
Pittsburg
New York
Havana
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Charles Flint
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Coutella C. Converse
Boston
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Bd Temple
Ellsworth Gang of Outlaws
Sas
Oklahoma
Leavenworth
Kan
Sam Jones
William Hensley
Locomotives American and Foreign in Cassier’s Magazine
The article compares American and foreign locomotives noting bar frame versus plate frame as the main American versus European distinction. It highlights American outside cylinders versus European use of inside cylinders and crank axles, marking the most radical contrasts between the two systems.
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Cassier's Magazine
America
Great Britain
Pioneer state man Mores Male dies in Pennsylvania
EASTON Pa July 3 Mores Male pioneer state man of America dies at Penn Arreys. He was a native of Cornwall England. Washington July 25 George K Law ton astronomer of the United States Naval pacevateny dies here from typhoid fever. Atlanta Journal Senator Gorman and Senator Blackburn meet and discuss new leaders for Democracy in 1904.
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Easton
Mores
Atlanta Journal
Gorman
Blackburn
Kentu
Mrs Jefferson Davis Shows Improvement in Portland Stay
Portland July 25 Mrs Jefferson Davis widow of the Confederacy president who has spent the summer here and was confined to her room with a slight nervous disorder is better today her condition is not serious.
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Portland
Jefferson Davis
The
Fire destroys Barnett Carriage Co building in Cincinnati
Four story Barnett Carriage Company building at Richmond and Carr streets burned down at midnight. The stock of finished goods was destroyed, with total loss estimated at 75000 dollars and only 3000 dollars of insurance coverage.
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Cincinnati.o
Richmond and
Carr Streets
Barnett Carriage Company
Experiments With Fans Stir New Orleans Office Beliefs
A Times Democrat reader recalls testing an electric fan in a large uptown office. He observed heat buildup behind the thermometer yet cooling when a block of ice was placed before the fan. The fan appeared to circulate heat rather than remove it, cooling the room only by the ice’s cold wave effect.
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New Orleans Times Democrat
Desperado Frank Earle Shot After Jail Takeover
VIDALIA Ga July 25 Frank Earle a negro desperado who held up and robbed a commissary clerk at Davis Camp No 2 was taken from the town jail this morning at 2 oclock by a crowd of unknown men and shot to death.
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Vidalia
Frank Earle
Davis Camp No. 2
Bishop John Moore Dies? Ill Florida Bishop Rapidly Sinking
ST AUGUSTINE FLA July 25 Bishop John Moore of the Catholic diocese of Florida who has been ill some time is rapidly sinking. Many priests and ministers of the State are at his bedside.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
John Moore
Trust to Luck or Insure Your Home and Real Estate
Do not trust to luck with fire risks or the fate of your property. Insure your home and real estate through Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company located at 129 East Market Street. Call 3005 for service and protection.
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Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company
East Market Street
Description of Companys Cash and Securities Holdings
Summary of cash on hand and in bank, bonds owned with 4 5 and 6 percent interest secured as United States bonds and railroad stocks and bonds. Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estate double the mortgaged value free from prior incumbrance. Debts for premiums 28277.09 and all other securities and accrued.
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Security Company
Hartford Conn
United States
Esaens aKesevesee Ae
Beepster
Welcome Stranger in Detroit Reveals City Veranda Encounter
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a traveler seeking address 596 on a busy street. A man posing as a visiting pedagogues joined residents on a veranda, requesting lodging and offering a bath before the wife discovers her watch, diamond sunburst, and two rings missing. The tale ends with tension as the suspect vanishes.
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