Losses Rise From South Carolina Cloudburst Damage
Columbia South Carolina June 7 conservative estimates place property losses at not less than three and a half million dollars eighty deaths feared or reported and thousands of cotton bales swept away. Clifton Converse Pacolet Glendale and Clifton No 2 suffered the heaviest mill and town losses with dozens of homes destroyed and hundreds homeless. Substantial sorrow and emergency appeals underway with funds raised for sufferers and a request to the Secretary of War.
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Columbia
S. C
Piedmont
Clifton
Johnston
Cliton
Enca
Converse
Clifton No. 2
Clifton No
Clifton No. 1
No. 3
Pacolet
Glendale
Converse Mills
Ra Daily States
John Owens
Swaningan
Flota
Maggie Kirby
Hall
Eldren
Robert
Augustus Calvert
Garland Long
B. F. Finley
Marie Sims
Weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday across regions
Washington forecast calls for fair weather Monday and Tuesday with light west winds. Kansas expects partly cloudy conditions Monday then possible showers. Minnesota: fair Monday cooler near Lake Superior, Tuesday fair with light northwest winds. Nebraska and North Dakota: fair both days. overall trend warm, with local observations noting temperatures and cloud cover. W. T. Blythe, Section Director.
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Washington
Kansas
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Nebraska
North Dakota
Movements of Steamers Between Ports in June
Shipping notices record arrivals and departures in early June. Vessels Columbia Laurentian and Parisian reach Moville and Glas s. La Bretagne Lucania Car Liverpool depart New York. Frieda Grosse Etruria pass Beachy Head en route to New York and London. Celtic arrives at Fanny, Pots and Algeria reported in British routes.
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Moville
Columbia
Laurentian
New York
Glass Parisian
Montréal
Quebec
Liverpool
Pec
la Bretagne
Havre
Lucania
St. Paul
Pton
Cherbourg
Beachyhead
Friedee Ger Grosse
Bremen
New Eenstown
Gee Etruria
Flood Devastates Mills and Towns Along Pacolet River
A cloud burst along the Pacolet headwaters in Polk County North Carolina caused a flood that swept away Sigtoreee Glendale mills 3009 bales of cotton and 4000 bales of yarn, demolished a Presbyterian Church hotel and mill cottages in Pacolet. Property damage nears half a million dollars. Charlotte mayor calls for relief and the American Cotton Spinners Association plans fundraising. About 9 has been raised locally. Mills lie in a deep valley and are expected to be rebuilt within a year. Glendale mill may resume in sixty days.
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Glendale
Pacolet
Charlotte
American Cotton Spinners’ Association
Polk County
North Carolina
Flood Toll in Pacolet and Clifton Pounds Mills
Spartanburg D C June 17 Fifty five drowned in Pacolet and Clifton floods. Most victims likely mill operatives. Four unidentified white bodies recovered below Clifton. Cotton mills losses estimated at 3,000,000 with mass relief fund of 3,500 raised locally. Osman Johnson seeks federal aid from War Secretary Root. Bridges swept away. no rail service since disaster.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Pacolet
Clifton
Osman Johnson
Wash
War Root
Cowpens
Relief Will Be Furnished to Flood Sufferers
Washington June 7 relief in rations medicines and other essentials will be provided by the War Department for flood victims in South Carolina. An appeal from local authorities prompted orders to General Chaffee commander of the Department of the East to dispatch an officer from Atlanta with supplies to meet immediate needs as in the Gainesville Ga catastrophe.
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Washington
War Department
Suth Carolina
Root
Chaffee
Department of the East
Atlanta
Gainesville
Muncie Gas Company forecasts 15 million feet daily
T M Griffin of the Muncie Natural Gas Light and Fuel Company announced plans to supply Muncie with 15,000,000 cubic feet of gas daily after Oct 1. The firm will invest about 65,000 to upgrade the plant, drill 25 new wells around New Burlington, and introduce new appliances to save fuel.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
T. M. Griffin
Muncie Natural Gas, Light and Fuel Company
Muncie Natural Gas Company
Wabash Oil and Gas Company
New Burlington
Wabash Company
Moses Fowler Chase Case Heads Toward Verdict
In Lafayette Indiana on June 1 the Moses Fowler Chase case edges toward a verdict for petitioner Frederick B. Chase. The court is likely to appoint the boy’s father as guardian while Duhme side seeks a higher court reversal or a new trial. Witness testimony and evidentiary disputes marked the day as counsel clashed over records and guardian appointments.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Duhme
Moses Fowler Chase
Frederick 8. Chase
Young Chase
Fowler
Addison C. Harris
F. 8
Chase
Taylor
Rabb
Kittredge
Ohio
Androscogging County
Maine
Frederick Chase
Benton County
Hamilton, O
George Hoadley, Jr
Harris
Tippecanoe Circuit
Decoration day services across Huntington city
Fraternal lodges united for Decoration day with five thousand attendees. Rev Winfrey delivered the address at Forest Hill and City Cemetery graves decorated with flowers. St Louis Crossing Odd Fellows held services led by Hon Anderson Percifield of Nashville. Sulphur Hill Knights of Pythias heard Rev Sexton of Indianapolis. Fred Lands gave the main address as lodges marched to the cemetery.
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Winfrey
Forest Hill
Cemet
St. Louis
Fred Landis
Cloudburst near Edinburg floods rural Indiana
A heavy electrical storm swept Mt. Auburn four miles northeast of Edinburg causing floods over miles. Bridges were washed away and damage to crops occurred. Five cattle owned by Jeff Kindall were killed by lightning.
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Indianapolis Journal
Edinburg
Ind
Mt. Auburn
Jeff Kindall
Aurora High School Alumni Reception in Odd Fellows' Temple
Aurora Indiana June 7 Alumni of Aurora High School held their annual reception at Odd Fellows Temple. Class of 1903 welcomed by president Miss Julia Spaeth. Memorials read by Miss Bessie Webber and August Brossart. Toasts given by Pearl Schuler Edith Vail Cassius McMullen. New officers elected: President Miss Calla Kassebaum, VP Miss Bertha Small, Sec Ret Miss Mae Steele, Treas Miss Ida Kirby, etc.
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Indianapolis Journal
Aurora
Ind
Aurora High School
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Julia Spaeth
Roratton Reese
Bessie Webber
August Brossart
Pearl Schuler
Edith Vail
Cassius McMullen
Calla Kassebaum
Priest Ordination in Terre Haute Opens New Parish Mass
Rev. William Victor Boland of Terre Haute was ordained a priest at St. Meinrad's by Bishop Chatard. He will celebrate his first mass at St. Patrick's Church next Sunday with his parents hosting a banquet at St. Patrick's Hall. Boland was born at sea aboard the Atlantic during his parents' emigration from Scotland. He attended St Patrick's Academy and Terre Haute High School before St Meinrad's.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
William Victor Boland
St. Meinran’s
Spencer County
Chatard
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick's Hall
Father Boland
Atlantic Ocean
Scotland
St. Patrick's Academy
Terre Haute High School
St. Meinrad's
Me morning resumption. Armour plant leads recovery
A general business restart is planned with Armour’s packing plant first to reopen. Other plants will start tomorrow and be fully active within the week. River levels receded three feet, improving rail access and the Union depot usage. Flood damage to railroads in Kansas City runs into millions for freight cars, buildings, and flooded freighthouses across multiple lines.
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Armour Packing Plant
Missouri
Kaw
Union
Kansas City
West Bottoms
Burlington
Harlem
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago & Alton
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
St. Joseph
Chicago Great Western
Union Pacific
Fifteen Men Feared Dead After Levee Break Near Madison
Reported collapse of a crumbling levee near Madison traps about 150 workers from the American Car and Foundry works. Fifteen men are believed killed as crews labor to reach imprisoned laborers and assess the disaster.
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ST. Louis
Madison
American Car and Foundry Works
Tragedies Reported Across Indiana on June 7
George Rowe of Marion aged fifty was struck by an Interurban car on East Thirteenth Street while sleeping on the tracks. He died two hours later at Marion hospital with severe injuries. Con Brophy a Terre Haute man, drowned at Matthews Island near Clinton while on an excursion, as cramps struck during a swim. Jerry O Connor of New Market was found dead in a Barn hay mow at Ladoga, liquor noted at inquest.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Charles E. Allen
Marion
George Rowe
Union Traction Company
Marion Hospital
Rowe
East Thirteenth Street
Anderson
Matthews
Clinton
Con" Brophy
Matthews Island
Wabash River
Brophy
Ladoga
Jerry O’connor
New Market
Davis Livery Stable
Lquor
Big Strike Probable in National Biscuit Plants
Chicago reports a general strike of National Biscuit Company plants nationwide. Delegates say Bakers' and Confectioners' International Union ordered action after a convention decision. Affected cities include Chicago Kansas City St Joseph Cleveland Cincinnati St Louis Denver Indianapolis Philadelphia Detroit with several thousand workers involved.
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Chicago
National Biscuit Company
Chicago Federation of Labor
McIntosh
Cracker Bakers’ Union
Harzbecker
Bakers’ and Confectioners’ International Union
Cleveland
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Denver
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Track to Be Straightened at Elwood Indiana
Elwood officials announce Union Traction Company will remove two sharp curves near the substation as the eastern line arrives, replacing with a nearly one mile straight track to speed car entry into the city. In nearby Muncie, William W. Joseph, who recently divorced Mary Joseph, married Adeline Pealy, who had just divorced Joseph Pealy.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Union Traction Company
Muncie
Willliam W. Joseph
Mary Joseph
Adeline Pealy
Joseph Pealy
Dedicatory Odd Fellows Hall at Windfall Ind
The new Odd Fellows Hall in Windfall Indiana was dedicated with lodges from Elwood West Liberty Tipton Goldsmith and Sharpsville attending. A 2 pm welcome address by Rev. Jacob Barrow preceded dedicatory services led by grand officers. John A Sweveland of Tipton delivered the dedicatory address as initiations and social events followed, including a supper and a Daughters of Rebekah social. The hall, a modern temple costing about zero reported, tops Tipton County landmarks and Windfall Lodge 438 was instituted with 15 charter members.
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Indianapolis Journal
Windfall
Ind
Odd Fellows
Elwood
West Liberty
Tipton
Goldsmith
Sharpsville
Jacob Barrow
John A. Sweveland
Daughters of Rebekah
Elwood Lodge
the Order
Tipton County
John H. Zehner
N. G
Farlow
W. H. H. Tolle
Noble Grand
Frank Emery
Ieee
Terre Haute figures in state politics and city events
Miss A Biegler of Terre Haute speaks for the Boe ist party in the state. Internal revenue for six days last week totaled 307925. Terre Haute marked the jubilee anniversary of its city corporation. In Richmond a German Lutheran home fundraiser drew many. Louis Stewart was arrested northeast of Ging for horse stealing after a two week chase.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Miss A Biegler
George Biegler
Army
Tribune
Terre Ante
Richmond
Wernle
Joint Lutheran Synod of Ohio
Rushville
Louis Stewart
Textile Workers Issue Public Strike Statement
The Central Textile Union working committee and Textile Workers executive board issued a public statement detailing the strike of over seventy-five thousand workers. They claim sanitary reasons drove the action, citing long hours for children and adults, deadly mill dust and pulmonary disease, and call for public support while urging a conference with employers.
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Philadelphia
Central Textile Union
Graves Decorated by Odd Fellows at Shelbyville Memorial
Shelbyville memorial services were conducted by the Shelby Lodge of Odd Fellows and associated fraternities. June 7 reports the annual observance with graves decorated and ceremonial rites, honoring departed members and reinforcing fraternal bonds within the community.
200 LIVES SAVED
A brief item notes a conservation or disaster relief effort affecting farmers with emphasis on救援 outcomes and the toll among agriculture communities. It cites a conclusion from the first page indicating the scale of lives saved and the hardship borne by farmers, framing a collective relief narrative.
Gangs Cleared West Bottoms and Rail Yards In Kansas City
All day Sunday gangs of men cleaned up the west bottoms Orion depot railway yards wholesale houses stock yards and several packing houses in Kansas City. The effort aimed to restore order after recent disturbances and improve sanitation across key industrial districts. Local officials reported steady progress and urged continued community cooperation.
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Kansas City
West Bottoms
Orion
Richmond church reopens after extensive improvements
The First Methodist Church in Richmond Indiana reopened its audience and Sunday school rooms today after extensive improvements. Rev Levi Gilbert editor of the Western Christian Advocate spoke at both the morning and evening services.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
First Methodist Church
Levi Gilbert
Cincinnati
Western Christian Advocate
Dozens Die as Liban and Insulaire Collide Near Marseilles
A collision between the Liban and Insulaire off Maire Islands near Marseilles sinks the Liban. More than 100 passengers and crew drown. 77 passengers and 17 crew saved. The Liban, a three masted schooner rigged ship of 2308 gross tons built in Glasgow in 1882, sank after trying to reach shore.
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Marseilles
Insulaire
Liban
Fraissenet Steamship Company
Libian
Bastia
Corsica
Maire Islands
Blechamp
Balkan
Fraissinet Company
Mairs Island
Glasgow
King Edward Attends Hospital Sunday at St Pauls
London June 7 King Edward accompanied by Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria attended a Hospital Sunday service at St Pauls Cathedral marking the start of a week of hospital fundraising. The royal party rode in an open carriage, receiving a great ovation as crowds cheered amid a show of official support from London’s civic and political leaders.
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London
Edward
St. Paul's Cathedral
Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Prince An Princess of Wales
House of Commons
Emigration of Austrian miners to the United States grows
In Austria's iron districts a wholesale exodus of miners and workers occurs as the iron industry stagnates. Hundreds have been discharged since year start and mines run short time. Wages drop eight percent with many earning under 50 cents daily, families suffering. few expect immediate improvement as workers form colonies abroad.
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Vienna
Austria
United States
United States minister seeks inquiry over Cassini interview claim
Peking June 7 United States Minister Conger telegraphed Secretary Hay urging inquiry into the authenticity of an interview attributed to Russian ambassador Count Cassini. The interview reportedly denied Conger’s statement on Russian demands on China and questioned why Conger would heed rumors. The source was a letter from Russian charge d affaires Plancon to the Chinese Foreign Office detailing the demands. Marquis of Salisbury improving after illness
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Peking
United States
Conger
Hay
Count Cassini
China
M. Plancon
Liquid Air Prohibitory and Cold-Product Medium Claim
The Cassier article by Dr. Carl von Linde discusses liquid air as a prohibitory concept and argues it could become the cold product medium of the future. It envisions liquid air powering modern refrigeration and freezing processes in factories and homes, affecting manufacturers and farmers alike.
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Carl von Linde
Cassier
REPLY FROM MRS EDDY QUOTES AUTHORITIES TO PROVE HER LEADERSHIP
Concord New Hampshire June 7 Mary Baker G Eddy responds to Emerson author claims for Christian Science detailing her early education and journalism work Also cites editor Hanna praise and Agassiz remark She asserts her own authority as founder and leader while denying external plagiarism or claims of borrowed ideas
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Concord
N. H
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Sarah J. Bodwell
Sanbornton Academy
New Hampshire
Dyer . Sanborn
Comstock
Blair
Whaley
Watts
New York City
Chicago
Boston
Portland
Waterville College
London
Edinburgh
Christian Science Journal
J. Hanna
Chin Science Journal
Eddy
Agassiz
National
Hoodlums Force Out Negroes at Riverside Park Turmoil
A white mob attacked at Riverside Park driving colored residents from the area. Hoodlums posted pickets on streetcar lines and barred blacks from cars while pelting those in the park with bricks and stones. Police detallment failed to arrest anyone as the assailants vanished.
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Riverside Park
Kruger
Oie
Runaway Car Incident Ends With Ejecting Troubled Youth
A Fairview city car ride turned chaotic as a youth, intoxicated or excited by spring, forced passenger and staff to eject him at a downtown corner. A friend briefly acted as motorman, guiding the car to a swift exit after the struggle. No bike cops were summoned.
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Fairview
Ilinois Street
David Ewing Dies in West Somerville Home
Col. David Ewing fifty six native of Indiana Pennsylvania died suddenly at his son's house in West Somerville. He served as secretary and treasurer of the Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad then as general superintendent and later general manager of Evansville railroads. Earlier he was a railroad officer in Pittsburgh.
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Boston
David Ewing
West Somerville
Ewing
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Evansville & Terre Haute
Evansville & Indianapolis
Evansville
Grote
Pittsburg
The Misplaced Halo sermon at All Souls Church
The Rev. E B Newbert spoke on sacredness of secular life urging the halo of holiness extend to all time. He argued against restricting sacredness to Sundays and urged dignified work and happiness for laborers, stressing homes, schools, and modern institutions as part of God's world. He urged passing the glory on to encompass literature, art, and daily life.
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All Souls’ Unitarian Church
North Alabama Street
E. B. Newbert
Angel
New England
Suny
Moses
Isaiah
Washington
Emerson
God
India
Rome
Greece
Europe
Arrest report links two men to alleged assaults in city areas
Martin Ryan of 72 River avenue was arrested at the station on suspicion of attempting to assault Myrtle Butler of 116 West Eleventh street. A separate street fight near Fort Wayne avenue and St. Clair street left William Cousins of 18 Fort Wayne avenue and Horace Baxter of 123 Mainaage Garth sore hospitalbound.
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Martin Ryan
River Avenue
Myrtle Butler
West Eleventh Street
Missouri
Ryan
Fort Wayne Avenue
St. Clair Street
William Cousins
Horace Baxter
Garth
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