200 LIVES SAVED IN BLACK WALNUT RESCUE
The Mississippi rose dramatically at St Louis, reaching 39 near 7 tonight, with 200 Black Walnut residents rescued by a small steamer after failed efforts to stem the current. East St. Louis lacked enough men for levee work as flood warnings spread across Missouri and nearby towns.
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St. Charles
Black Walnut
St. Louis
Bellefontaine
Missouri
Atlon
Bellefontaine Bridge
Eads Bridge
Merchants
Yast
Illinois
Madison
Anton
American Car and Foundry Works
Flood Losses In Kansas Reach Millions In Property Damage
Kansas suffers heavy flood damage across cities and towns with estimates from North Topeka to Kansas City Kan. totaling tens of millions. Major losses include Lawrence 500000 and Kansas City areas totaling five million. Crops loss may reach five million with late season and soil conditions hindering profits.
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Kansas City
Kansas
North Topeka
Lawrence
Salina
Manhattan
Wamego
St. Mary's
Blue Rapids
Clay Center
Concordia
Junction City
Solomon
Abilene
Ellworth
Lindsburg
Hutchinson
Minneapolis
Emporia
Florence
Lincoln Center
Atchison
Burlington
Hill City
Beloit
Argentine
Kan
Suburbs
Man Hunt in the Hills for Arthur Lyons
A statewide man hunt for Arthur Lyons, the youth who shot his stepmother in Martin county, intensified as a 100 man sheriff posse scoured the hills twelve miles north of LOOGOGTEE. Lyons, armed and believed to be surrounded, threatened to kill more before capture, with neighbors and relatives now at odds and tensions rising.
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Indianapolis Journal
Loogogtee
Ind
Arthur Lyons
Addie Lyons
Killion
Martin County
George W. Holsapple
Young Lyons
Lyons
Marshall
West Union Church
Lyon
Four Children Hurt as Park Merry-Go-Round Collapses
At Oak Summit Park near Evansville Indiana a steam merry-go-round failed causing four children to be thrown from seats. Hazel Koenig six was fatally injured while Selma Brinkman Olga Brinkman and Arthur Lucittle were severely hurt. Conductor Ben Rose acted quickly but the machine collapsed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Oak Summit Park
Hazel Koenig
Selma Brinkman
Olga Brinkman
Arthur Lucittle
Ben Rose
Rose
Koenig
B. 8
County Board of Health
Evansville Street Railway Company
Many Shots Fired in Jackson Violence Prepares for Trials
In Jackson Kentucky last night heavy gunfire continued with 163 shots counted. With no town marshal since the prior killing of James Cockrill and sheriff not acting, troops may be needed to maintain order. Jett and White face trials beginning tomorrow amid rumors the shootings target witnesses.
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Jackson
James Cockrill
Callahan
Blind Tigers
Jett
White
E LJ
Delegates Arrive for Travelers Protective Association Meet
Delegates arrival signals opening night of the Travelers Protective Association national convention at the German House with a reception honoring national officers. Organizers expect a strong turnout and formal proceedings begin tonight.
Travelers' Protective Association of America Convenes in Indy 1903
The fourteenth annual TPA convention opens in Indianapolis with a Grand German House reception for delegates from 31 states. National officers, directors, and Post B leaders arrive. events include speeches by Gov Durbin and Mayor Bookwalter, a parade, and sessions at the German House addressing constitutional revision and future growth.
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Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Post B
Knights of the Grip
St. Louis
Howard Peak
Fort Worth
Tex
Louis T. la Beaume
Robert W. Simons
Denver
Col
E. W. Denham
Cincinnati
Robert Lee Wrylly
Savannah
Louis Ochs
New Orleans
Harry 8. Hunter
Grand Hotel
Thomas
EB. Potter
TE. A. Hirschfield
J. H. Ryder
Henry H. Ahlers
Charles H. Augustine
R. P. Alexander
D. G. Allen
James H. Byers
Charles Brain
Horace Blakeley
W. Bockhoff
Charles Busch
F. T. Boltz
Charles A. Bookwalter
H. Deboit
L. G. Des
Leo Riggs
Charles W. Fairbanks
Albert J. Beveridge
Homer T. Wilson
Indianapolis
Maryland Street
Illinois
Washington
Peak
Order
Injunction Bars Picketing By Omaha Waiters Union
District Court in Omaha issued a temporary injunction based on the Anthracite Coal Commission report, prohibiting picketing within 300 feet of the plaintiffs’ business places. Judge Dickinson stated the petition’s facts be true and granted the restraining order to prevent disrupting patrons at those locations.
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Anthracite Coal Commission
Omaha, Neb
The
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
District Court
Waiters’ Union of
Omaha
Dickinson
Strike Commission Backed by Diverse Groups Across Sectors
A strike commission receives unanimous support from representatives spanning labor unions and various walks of life. Backers include labor organizations and other civic members who urge decisive action to address disputed labor concerns.
Plague Victim Dies in Berlin Hospital
Dr Milan Sachs a young Viennese physician is dead from plague at Berlin Hospital after studying Balkans and Africa. He contracted the disease at the Bacteriological Institute and died Friday afternoon after transfer to an isolated barrack as authorities vow measures will prevent spread.
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Berlin
Milan Sachs
Agr
Kennel of Twenty Five Hounds Attacks Youths in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on June 7 a kennel of twenty five hounds fatally injures one boy and seriously injures two others. John Fisgus, fifteen, nears the kennel of Julius Ernest when the hounds lunge and tear him. Mrs Ernest suffers serious injuries while aiding the boy. Charles Fissell attempts to ride away on a horse but both are bitten.
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Cincinnati
John Fisgus
Julius Ernest
Ernest
Charles Fissell
Stole horse and buggy from city livery stable
Morris Conners and Albert Munce were arrested on grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing a horse and buggy rented by George June. The rig, valued at $500, was found abandoned and damaged. both suspects are held on $1,000 bond.
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Morris Conners
Albert Munce
Louisiana Street
Frank Beck
West St. Clair Street
George June
June
Tlinois Street
Samuel Glick Arrested in Ticket Fraud Ring
Four men, including Samuel Glick, chief clerk at the Messing office, are jailed after Saturday raids on Messing and Meyberg ticket broking offices. Glick charged with uttering forged instruments as detectives seize a so called monkey device and evidence of forging and altering tickets. Authorities plan trials and say more arrests will follow in a widespread fraud case against railroad ticket brokers.
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Meyberg
Gerber
Colbert, Hauser
H. A. Roach
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Samuel Glick
Indiana
Motorman's Cap Blows Off Triggering Streetcar Crash
A streetcar collision occurred ten miles west of St. Louis on the line to Coeur d Alene after the motorman stopped to retrieve his cap. Fifteen passengers were bruised when an oncoming car crashed into the stationary vehicle during the backing maneuver.
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ST. Louis
Here
Coeur Lake
Tennessee Supreme Court strikes down Jim Crow streetcar law
Jackson Tenn June 7 The State Supreme Court declared the Jim Crow streetcar separation law unconstitutional though not ruling on its merits. The decision focuses on insufficient explicitness and alignment with existing statutes rather than the law’s substance.
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Jackson, Tenn
State Supreme Court
Yeater
Goetson
Logs and Wynne Clash Over Subpoena Demand
The investigation committee plans to subpoena Noel as a witness to reveal any evidence against Logsdon. Chairman Wynne said Noel will be allowed to present any information, with sessions resuming soon to consider a new attorney. Noel denies insinuations, claims he holds revelations yet to be submitted.
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James W. Noel
Council
Edwin D. Logsdon
Board of Public Works
Mr. Logsdon
Noel
Logsdon
Wynne
Circuit Court
Thomas A. Wynne
Mr. Wynne
W. N. Harding
Harding
Stahl
Caryet
Inv Committee
Indianapolis
Fraud Suspect Henry Cartwright Held in Brooklyn
New York June 7 Henry Cartwright arrested by detectives on charges of running a fraudulent turf bureau and arraigned in Brooklyn with $1 bail. He advertised across the West and numerous letters from victims were found in his office. He initially used the alias H B Clarke before acknowledging his true identity.
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New York
Henry G. Cartwright
Brooklyn
Cartwright
H. B. Clarke
Rogwess
Fire devastates businesses in Bakersfield and Buffalo losses
A fire yesterday destroyed most of a Bakersfield business block beginning at the Orpheum Theater, with estimated losses around 100000. In Buffalo a carting and storage concern and contents were insured, early today receiving about Say percent coverage, while a Standard factory in Binghamton also burned with reported losses.
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Bakersfield
Lance
Randsburs
Orpheum
Buffalo
Binghamton
Bulgarian rebels crushed near Salonica and Servia
Turkish troops killed fifteen Bulgarians at Cradobar near Salonica. Another insurgent band was reported annihilated on the railway line Ristevatz Servia after a six hour surprise. Observers noted Greek forces near Selovo while civilians sheltered in churches.
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Salonica
Cradobar
Ristevatz
Servia
Selovo
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East St. Louis
Healilways
Hannibal
Hannibal, Mo
Mississippi River
Stuit
Curtis
Travelers’ Protective Association
Gordon
M. J. Ready
D. M. Parry
Hugh J. M’gowan
Cc. H. Crowder
Pete Trone
Bert Cox
Charles Albrecht
ED Lowe
Bert Essex
Eli Hirschfeld
Edwind
Noel Shale
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