Tragic Storm Toll Reported Across Counties
The report details deaths and injuries from wind and flooding. Bittner’s body found near a culvert after being swept away by water rising from Spring Run. James Flem and Andrew Cole injured by live wires and lightning respectively. Turtle Creek district severely damaged with Westinghouse plant inundated and thousands in losses. Tornadoes in Lincoln Illinois caused extensive property damage but few casualties.
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Mhela Traction Company
James Flem
Andrew Cole
Bittner
Turtle Creek
East Pittsburg
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Company
Jene
Small Tornadoes Strike Two Ohio Counties
Severe storms swept Ohio from Saturday into Sunday causing extensive property and crop damage across multiple counties. Concord township in Delaware County faced a destructive tornado that felled buildings. a barn collapsed trapping occupants, injuring Frank Phillips and George Beath, with Phillips likely not surviving. In Columbus area, basements flooded and businesses suffered water damage, while a west side wind cut telephone poles and unroofed several buildings. Grove City reported damaged homes but no injuries. A separate tornado path near Mount Sterling damaged a residence, injuring Mrs Bird and harming others. total losses run into thousands.
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Lincoln
Logan County
Ilinois Asylum
Cty
Lincoln College
Lincoln Mattress Factory
Chia
Miller AG
Ofree
Middletown
Warren
Tion
New Holland
Burtonview
Mount Pulaski
Elkhart
South Fof
Alton
Columbus
Ohio
Concord Township
Delaware County
Caleb Harsh
Frank Phillips
George Beath
Phillips
Heath
Grove City
Mount Sterling
George
Fair Weather Today From Washington
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday shows fair weather in Ohio Indiana Illinois with warmer temperatures and variable winds. Showers possible in extreme northern Indiana and northern Illinois, with winds shifting south to southeast. temperatures rising in the east and northeast portions. Wappenhans, Local Forecast Official, notes overall dry conditions for much of the region.
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Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Severe windstorm cripples lines and injures four in Cincinnati area
A brief, intense windstorm swept through Cincinnati and surrounding areas. Telecommunication and trolley wires were torn down, bridges damaged, and streams rose to record levels. Four people were injured at Anderson's Ferry when a makeshift shelter collapsed during the storm. One man suffered severe electric shock and burns, reportedly fatal. The storm lasted only seconds, followed by heavy rains.
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Cincinnati
Anderson's Ferry
Nash to be renominated for governor in Ohio
Columbus Ohio June 23 Republican state convention opens tomorrow with plans to renominate Governor Geo K Nash Lieutenant Governor John A Caldwell Attorney General John M Sheets State Treasurer J B Cameron and G W Johnson for State Board of Public Works Contests focus on Supreme Court judge and clerk positions with several candidates named The gathering includes Senator Foraker as temporary chairman and expected keynote The event draws many Ohio Republicans including ex Governors ex Speakers and congressmen seeking a strong slate for 1910 district apportionment and local option issue.
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Columbus
Geo. K. Nash
John A. Caldwell
John M. Sheets
J. B. Cameron
G. W. Johnson
State Board of Public Works
Supreme Court
Thaddeus Minshall
J. B. Allen
Thaddeaus Minshall
Ross
W. B. Crew
Morgan
J. L. Prince
Allen
D. A. Russell
Meigs
Athens
A. C. Critchfield
Wayne
Lawson E. Emerson
Belmont
W. T. McLean
Shelby
Alva B. Hall
Guernsey
Newton M. Miller
Delaware
J. C. Copeland
Paulding
United States
J. B. Foraker
General Assembly
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Marcus A. Hanna
Shattuck
Beidler
Kyle
Nevin
van Vorhis
Bushnell
Charles Foster
J. Warren Keifer
Weaver
Springfield
Grosvenor
Mahoning County
Asa W. Jones
Harry M. Daugherty
Fayette
Foraker
Cuyahoga County
Crew
Supreme Judge
Critchfield
Affray on a Train Ends in Fatality and Wounding
On a St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad train returning from a colored church picnic a shooting affray killed Mrs. Hart and wounded conductor Laughlin and Frank Williams. Samuel Torans and brothers opened fire after insults, trainside chaos ensued with passengers firing indiscriminately before guards contained them at Pacific.
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ST. Louis
San Francisco
Samuel Hart
James Laughlin
Frank Williams
Samuel Torans
Torans
Williams
Laughlin
King Torans
Samuel
James Torans
Isles
Pacific
Alloway Wicks In Bitter Pitchers Battle With 12 K's
In Dayton the Indianapolis team edged a tense contest 4 3 as Wicker fanned twelve. Alloway and Wicker dueled in a classic pitchers battle with Dayton misplays and late hits shaping the outcome. Hickey plated a run for Indianapolis, Wheeler's triple sparking a Dayton rally, but the visitors held on despite a late Dayton run.
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Indianapolis Journal
Dayton
Indianapolis
Alloway
Wicker
Hickey
Wheeler
Fox
Bey
Kelley
Byers
Eeveen
Doe
Mickey
Thoff
Arloway
Onan
Fox Kelley
Heydon
Donnelly
Fliynn
Cross
Gechnaur
Burns
Myers
Flynn
Ae Alloway
Latham
Richmond Defeats Fort Wayne Shamrocks in Baseball Clash
Richmond earned a victory over Fort Wayne Shamrocks with a 3 to 1 score in a late afternoon game. Batteries Patterson and Jessup for Richmond and Robbins and Omera for Fort Wayne contributed to the decisive innings. The matchup took place in Richmond, Indiana, as part of the season schedule.
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Richmond
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Fort Wayne Shamrocks
Fort Wayne
Patterson
Jessup Robbins
O'Mera
Judson Terrors top Kankakee Indians 5 to 2 in opener
North Judson Indiana June 23 The Judson Terrors defeated the Kankakee Indians five to two in a baseball contest.
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Indianapolis Journal
North Judson
Ind
Judzon Terrors
Kankakee (III.) Indians
Zimmer Vindicated by Players in Baseball Union Rift
After five and a half hours the Protective Association of Professional Baseball Players re elected Charles Zimmer president and declared the option clause non binding. Tom Daly elected president, with Zimmer resigning. Attendees admitted AL members suspended NL men, tensions ran high as Gear narrowly defeated Zimmer 8 to 7 for secretary. Game postponements and local arranging notes followed.
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New York
Protective Association of Professional Baseball Players
Charles Zimmer
National League
American League
Zimmer
Tom Daly
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Lajoie
Duff
Donlin
Grifith
Hawley
Cross
F. A. Jones
Cy Young
Ted" Lewis
Detroit
Dole Gear
Washington
Jennings
Cornell
Frank Donahue
Emperor William Expected to Visit the Czar and More
From Teheran word that Shah’s heir may join state affairs due to the Shah’s ill health while Emperor William’s summer trip to Russia is considered possible. Grodno maneuvers involve multiple army corps. Baltic and Balkan politics mix with canal and railway plans in St. Petersburg.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Teheran
William
Germany
Russia
Grodno
Ministry of Agriculture
Transbaikalia
Kiakhta
Korniloff
M. Romanoffs
Senate of Finland
Gulf of Finland
Ladoga
Vuota
Constantinople
Anatolia
Sublime Porte
American Grange and Farmers’ Alliance
German Agrarian League
Jealous of Eulalia at Castellane Home in Paris Scene
A Paris dispatch reports Count and Countess de Castellane hosting over two thousand guests at their new mansion. The Infanta Eulalie dominates attention as Boni de Castellane lavishes devotion on her, provoking amusement and concern among attendees. An attempt to pacify the countess includes inviting her to a Queen Isabella reception.
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New York
Paris
Boni
Castellanos
Mme. de Castellane
Isabella
Mistakes of Labor and Labour Conflicts Referenced
The New York Evening Post reviews labor actions in Dayton and Depew, noting surrender by the National Cash Register strike and the Toronto backed return to work by 500 machinists. It condemns zeal without prudence and cites Paterson where Mary Jane McMahon fled to a convent, condemning cruel cowardice. It argues public opinion disfavors foolish, violent labor actions and urges reasoned conduct by workers and managers.
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New York Evening Post
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Depew
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
International Association of Machinists
Toronto
Paterson
N. J
Mary Jane McMahon
Fort Wayne Seizes Wins Over Marion In Twin Games
Fort Wayne swept Marion in both games as Fort Wayne pitchers Fricken Bhret kept hits scattered and Fort Wayne baserunning shone. First game batteries Fricken Fuller Yerkes Smink. score 6 2 2 8 6 1. Second game batteries Ehret Fuller Lattimer Namemaker Kellner. attendance about two thousand.
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Louisville
Columbus
Batley
Weyhing
Zalusky
Wagner
Zinram
Bailey
Zaluskey
Talbot
Mullane
Fort Wayne
Marion
Fricken
Bhret
Rhe Ft. Wayne
Orbial
Fuller
Yerkes
Smink
Rhe Ft Wayne
Ehret
Lattimer
Kellner
McLaughlin
Toledo Defeats Wheeling In Low-Scoring Affair
Toledo won from Wheeling today with timely hitting throughout the game. Pardee pitched a steady game as Toledo built a lead early and the visitors never threatened. Final score Toledo 9 Wheeling 3 with offensive bursts in several innings and solid defense behind Pardee.
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Toledo
Wheeling
Pardee
Visltors
Rhe
Grafius
Irwin
Fox
Hornung
Americans Beat Scots in International Clay Pigeon Match
At Glasgow the international clay pigeon match saw the Americans leading 479 to 431 after 50 targets, remaining ahead to the finish. Crosby scored 97, with Tri Helles and Fanning 97 each, the top Scottish score 96. Crosby defeated Faulds for £10 in a 100 ground traps and 50 tower traps contest. Crosby 97 at ground, 2 at tower, Faulds 0? 41.
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Glasgow
Crosby
Tri Helles
Fanning
W. R. Crosby
O'Fallon
Faulds
Miner Ford dies after mining era claim of cheap gold
Denver report notes Col. L L Ford 67 died of paralysis. Ford, Civil War veteran, once claimed a method to cheaply extract gold from ore. Nashville obituary for Dr W L Nichol 73, naval veteran, assistant surgeon on Vincennes. New York report confirms death of Rev Dr Aspinwall Slodge, father of J Aspinwall Hodge, in Pennsylvania.
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Denver
Col
L. L. Ford
Nashville
Tenn
W. L. Nichol
United States Navy
Vincennes
New York
J. Aspinwall Hodge
Aspinwall
Batteries and umpire details from multiple minor league games
Report lists battery pairings and umpires for matches in Evansville Cedar Rapids Bloomington Terre Haute Memphis Shreveport New Orleans and Little Rock with team abbreviations and scattered attendance figures. Names include Cochran Roth Stauffer Evers Bruce Rollins Arthur McCafferty Belt Jones Thiery Abbott Popp Lynch Davenport and more.
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Evansville
Ind
Brown
Schultz
Steffens
Weaver
Abbott
Davenport
Cochran
Roth
Stauffer
Evers
Cedar Rapids
Decatur
Rock Island
Bloomington
Rhe
Rockford
Terre Haute
Memphis
Tenn
OLIS
Shreveport
New Orleans
From and Abbott
Popp and Lynch
Fire threats at Nebraska Penitentiary narrowly averted
Lincoln Neb June reports say a fire started by convicts in the broom factory nearly destroyed the remaining wing of the Nebraska Penitentiary. Prompt action by guards prevented major damage and the loss is described as nominal. Also noted: Kinick Bros pork packing plant in Buffalo destroyed by fire. Peters Lumber and Shingle Co plant in Benton Harbor burned with losses around 100000 dollars.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Savage
Davis
Buffalo
Kinick Bros
Benton Harbor
Mich
Peters Lumber and Shingle Company
Invasion Rumors Plague Cape Colony Reports
London reports no Kitchener update on Waterkloof mishap as Cape Colony faces a growing Boer invasion. A Daily Mail letter from Cape Town dated June 5 cites Boer forces numbering 70 to 10,000, sweeping eastern and midland districts, recruiting and mounting horses, though confirmation is urged.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Waterkloof
Cape Colony
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Rand Invaded by Americans Letter Describes Invasion
London June 4 Johannesburg correspondent of the Daily Mail details an American trade invasion of the Rand aided by British apathy. He claims Americans are quietly buying Kaffir shares and expanding their influence, that mining machinery is largely American, and rumors speak of a movement to pool all poorer Rand mines under American control.
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London
Johannesburg
Daily Mall
Movements of Steamers in Atlantic Service
NEW YORK June Arrived La Bre tagne from Havre City of Rome from Glasgow Koln from Bremen SOUTHAMPTON June 2 Sold Zea land from Antwerp for New York QUEENSTOWN June 2 Sold Etru ria from Liverpool for New York PHILADELPHIA June 2 Arrived Westernland from Liverpool.
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New York
la Bretagne
Havre
Theft at Hong Kong Bank Strong Room Reported
A Tacoma dispatch to the Times says the steamship Victoria carries word from Hong Kong that bank notes totaling 270000 dollars were stolen from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation strong room in Singapore. Only two or three trusted employees had access, and the affair remains shrouded in mystery.
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Minneapolis
Tacoma
Wash
Times
Victoria
Hong- Kong
Hong-Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Singapore
Brig Gen Frederick D Grant Passes Through Berlin
Brigadier General Frederick D Grant and family traveled via Berlin en route to Saint Petersburg. A Saint Petersburg dispatch notes renewed riots in iron works and cloth factories have been suppressed by military authorities. The Falkland crew from Tacoma faced peril near Bishop's Rock. four men drowned and Mate Bateson was recovered post noon. Emperor William visited aboard the steam yacht Nahama and planned summer changes before a regatta.
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Frederick D. Grant
Ulysses
Berlin
St. Petersburg
London Daily Mat
Falkland
Gracie
Tacoma
Falmouth
Bishop's Rock
England
Bateson
South Bend Defeats Crawfordsville In Opener
South Bend played brilliant ball today and defeated Crawfordsville in the first of a series of games by a score of 4 to 0. Fast work by Vogt, Andrews, Dwyer and ...
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Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
Crawfordsville
Vogt
Andrews
Dwyer
Where the Twist Is in a French Medical Claim
A French physician claims appendicitis attacks are followed by a twist of the appendix. Early reports from hastily gathered information suggest a general twist with a pronounced wrench at the affected area.
Capture of Cortez Brought to Laredo Inquest Next
Sheriffs Avant Kinsel and Choate with posse members arrived in Laredo to identify the man captured by Captain Rogers and R P Merriam above the region yesterday. Two identifications by William Loneary and Deputy Choate confirm the prisoner as Gregorio Cortez, linked to the killings of Karnes Sheriff Morris and Gonzales Sheriff Glover. Sanguine crowds congratulate the captors as plans to transfer Cortez inland are not yet fixed.
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Rogers
Cortez
Like Johnstown Flood Concluded From First Page
The Clinch valley section south of Graham Virginia reports no lives lost. The Bluefield rail line is two and a half hours late, likely reaching after 3 a.m. A Coaldale message notes immense property loss and some deaths. Keystone is said to be swept away except for one saloon, with thirty four other bars. A Bluefield Western Union operator cites a death toll up to two hundred, while a single line remains active to Ennis but controlled by rail officials.
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Clinch Valley
Graham
Bluefield
Associated Press
Coaldale
W. Va
Keystone
Western Union
Ennis
Narrow Elk Horn Valley Storm Strikes Coal Region
Roanoke dispatch reports five days before rail lines reopen after severe Elkhorn valley storm damage. Railroad losses projected around 5000000 with extensive mining towns from Vivian to Bramwell and Tazewell counties. West Virginia telegraph poles and lines are being rebuilt as officials estimate telegraph service may resume between Minefield and Kenova by midweek.
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Bramwell
W. Va
Simmons Creek
Vivian
Pocahontas
North Fork Junction
North Fork
Elkhorn
Cooper
Tazewell
Clinch Valley
Norfolk & Western Railway
Tip Top
Rocky Mountains
Tazewell County
Elkhorn Valley
Richmond
West Virginia
Minefield
Kenova
Norfolk & Western President Reports West Virginia Flood Loss
Henry Fink of Norfolk & Western says the disaster near Bluestone and North Fork branches may have caused heavy property damage but he questions the reported death toll of about 300. General Manager L E Johnson telegraphed from Roanoke Va noting a cloudburst caused the flooding in coal country where miners live.
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New York
Henry Fink
Norfolk & Western Railroad
West Virginia
Fink
L. E. Johnson
Johnson
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western
Bluestone
North Fork
Flat Top Mountains
Landslide Destroys Home as Clinch River Rises
In Tazewell Virginia on June 22 the Clinch River floodwaters swelled to record levels washing away the Higginbotham farm home near Paris Vandike. A family tragedy followed with two children ages seventeen and four killed or drowned, their bodies recovered downstream. Survivors suffer injuries as the river carried debris and disrupted nearby mills.
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Tazewell
Clinch River
A. J. Higginbotham
Paris Vandike
Severe storm hits Charleston area causes flooding fears
The Great Kanawha valley endured the severest storm in years with high winds and 3.3 inches of rain. The Kanawha river rose to thirty feet by eight o clock, wires down, towns bracing for floods. Kanawha & Michigan Railroad lost three bridges north of Charleston, while a landslide on the Chesapeake and Ohio left three through trains stranded between here and Hinton. Wide damage reported on many Kanawha tributaries.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha Valley
Kanawha
Kanawha & Michigan Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio
Here
Hinton
Landslides halt traffic west of Hinton West Virginia
Hinton West Virginia June 23 traffic is entirely suspended west of Hinton by several landslides. Chesapeake and Ohio trains numbers 1 and 3 are at McKendree and have been there all day. Track may be cleared by morning depending on efforts. Wires to the west are down.
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Hinton
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio
McKendree
Caneoe
London Markets Assess German and British Finance Trends
The report surveys postwar capital shifts with Vickers Sons Maxim increasing its capital by £1,000,000 and German public funds in low interest loans rising. Berlin stocks firmed modestly aided by Emperor William's Cuxhaven speech and London sentiment, while failures like Kummer Electric ripple through banking and industrial shares.
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Vickers Sons & Maxim
London
Transvaal
Iple
Great Britain
Manchester
England
China
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Zeitung
Kummer Electric Company
United States
United Kingdom
Berlin
Ninghursday
William
Cuxhaven
Queen's Hall
London Stock Exchange
Schuckert Electrical Company
Nuremberg
Hagen Electric Accumulator Company
Boeg Electric Accumulator Company
Differdingen
Dannenbaum
Neuvheim
Pocketbook Robbery Report At Delaware Street Alley
J McCoy of 21 Corner avenue told police last night he was robbed of his pocketbook containing one two dollar bill and six silver dollars by a colored woman in an alley off Delaware street between New York and Market streets. He said she urged him to abandon a place and he alerted officers after discovering the action.
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J. McCoy
Corner Avenue
Delaware Street
New York
Market Streets
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