Heat wave grips Midwest with deaths and prostrations
Intensive heat across the Midwest and beyond drives temperatures near 100 degrees or higher. Cities report numerous prostrations and several deaths while infants suffer rising mortality. some relief appears only in Salt Lake City and Duluth with cooler readings.
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Henry J. Cox
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Lake Shore
Health Department
Missouri
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Kansas City
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Omaha
Nebraska
Valentine
Lincoln
Dubuque
Iowa
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Hammond
Ind
Grand Rapids
Invasion of Gettysburg Heightens Amid Guest Feasts
Gettysburg prepares for a large veterans anniversary with John Francis Key arriving by train. Five state police take over town policing activities, battlefield guides are curtailed, and a schedule shows 41 of 48 states represented among veterans, led by Pennsylvania with 17 820 attendees.
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Veterans’ Camp 4
War Department
Pennsylvania
Daring Escapes From Flat Top Mine
Four white convicts escaped from Flat Top mine early last night via the air shaft with outside help. The escapees include Glen Teetherow, forty, Joe Saulsbury serving life, Harry Wilkinson two years, and Clay Pepper twelve years, according to a telegram from Warden T. C. Dawson.
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Montgomery
Ala
Flat Top Mine
Convict Department
T. C. Dawson
Glen Teetherow
Joe Saulsbury
Harry Wilkinson
Clay Pepper
Whiskbroom II Wins Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park
Whiskbroom II won the Suburban handicap at Belmont Park on June 28 with Lahore second and Meridian third. The mile and a quarter race set a new world record of 2 minutes 2 4-5 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 2 02 4-5.
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Whiskbroom I
Belmont Park
L. L
Pathfinder party in state tour crashes near Greenville
State Highway Engineer W. S. Keller and party of Pathfinders escaped injury when their car struck an obstruction ten miles south of Greenville. John Craft of Mobile was bruised. Prof G N Mitcham of Auburn was cut. driver T Barr slightly hurt. Craft thrown from the car. Mitcham ejected through the windshield. Car slowed to moderate speed, three hours delay, party reached Montgomery. Craft to return to Mobile tomorrow.
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Ala
W. S. Keller
Greenville
John Craft
Mobile
G. N. Mitcham
Auburn
Sands
T. Barr
T. Barr, the Driver Was Slighly Hurt, Neither Mr. Keller Nor Paulistevenson
Mr. Craft
Professor Mitcham
Craft
Air of Mystery in Coroner's Action
Salisbury Md June 28 After a secret session lasting all night the coroner's jury investigating Florence Wainwrights death adjourned until Monday Only one ballot was taken ten to two in favor of a verdict holding a certain person responsible for the alleged criminal operation which caused the young womans death State's Attorney Bell says he will ask the governor to furnish detectives to investigate and may urge county officials to hire private agencies to pursue the case even if the jury exonerates all suspects the evidence will be presented to the next grand jury
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Bell
Goldsborough
Mobile Item prize contest ends with record votes and prizes
The Mobile Item Merchants and Manufacturers Prize Selling Contest closes after a total of 1 383 063 984 votes. St Mary's School wins 1000 in gold as first prize, Spring Hill College Athletic Club second for 1000 in Chickering piano, with other prizes including a library, piano, and Victrola. The event drew about 40 000 participants in Mobile and county, hailed as the largest retail contest in Alabama history.
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St. Mary's School
Spring Hill College Athletic Club
Messrs. Neal and Hawkins
Birmingham
St. Mary's
Mobile
Alabama
Fiem
Court Street
Mesars. L. KE. Neal
HK. A. Hawkins
Neal
Hawkins
Daved
Five Manile banks declare dividends totaling 100500
Checks exceeding 100000 dollars will be mailed to stockholders this week from five Manile banks. First National Bank to pay 30000, City Bank 40000, Peoples Bank 22500, Bank of Mobile 16000, Merchants Bank 3000 in semi annual or quarterly dividends. Union Savings Bank to declare about 8 percent on July 24.
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First National Bank
City Bank and Trust Company
Peoples’ Bank
Bank of Mobile
Merchants’ Bank
Union Savings Bank
Peoples Bank
New Fashion Draws Line in Louisville Skirt Dispute
Louisville police chief orders arrest of women wearing Paris mode skirts that show bare limbs. Chief Lindsay calls the side splits a disorderly act and warns that unexposed undergarments are not enough to avert arrest for fla grant exposure. He vows police to enforce a decency standard on streets day and night.
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Louisville
Blaze Destroys Oregon Lumber Mill At Dee
A fire in Dee Ore. destroys the Oregon Lumber Company mill valued at about 500000 dollars and threatens nearby structures. Fire crews from Hood River battled the blaze as extensive damage was reported with fears of spread.
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International News Service
Hood River
Ore
Oregon Lumber Company
Dee
What Congress Did The Senate Met At 2 P M
The Senate met at 2 p m and the vice president signed the Indian appropriation bill. An adjournment followed at 2 05 until Wednesday at 2 oclock. The Democratic caucus continued consideration of the tariff bill.
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Senate
Quorum Prevents Action on Palmer Bill in Pennsylvania Court
At noon the meeting adjourned at 2 45 with no quorum and reached a pact that no business of importance be transacted until July 14. The lack of a quorum blocked Palmer's bill and the creation of an eastern district judgeship. Adjournment set for noon Wednesday.
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Palmer
District
Pennsylvania
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Washington dispatch reports local thunder showers likely Sunday and Monday across Alabama and Mississippi with unsettled conditions and possible intensification.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Mass Meetings Drive Panama Canal Celebration Efforts
Three school district meetings last week informed residents of Mobile about an October Southern Commercial Congress event. Four more mass meetings are planned this week with prize distributions, aiming to boost public support for celebrating the Panama Canal opening.
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Mobile
Mads
Leinkauf
Oakdale
Raphael Semmes
E. L. Russell School
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Crichton
Toulmin Ville
Panama
Panama Canal
Moipile
Leinkauf School
Herbert A. Feibleman
Morgan
L. C. Irvine
Murdered child found in trunk at Ogden depot
Salt Lake City June 28. The naked body of twelve year old Francesca Williams was found in a trunk in the Ogden depot baggage room. Police arrested Mrs Lottey Eckman and Charley L. Anderson, who confess motive but doubt remains. Eckman says killing occurred at 63 South Fifth Street and the body was moved to Ogden before travel toward Michigan.
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Anderson
Salt Lake City
Michigan
Homer Greenwell
Georgia Method to College in Brazil
B H Hunni cut sails to Brazil with Miner Byron, a state college of agriculture Athens Georgia graduate with MA and MS, to head the Presbyterian Agricultural College at Minnas Gentaz. He will introduce Athens trained scientific methods into the Brazilian curriculum.
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International News Service
New York
B. H. Hunnicut
Lamport
Holland
Byron
Brazil
State College of Agriculture
Athens
Presbyterian Agricultural College
Minnas Gentaz
Mrs Eddy Will Return Ten Earth Says Mrs Stetson
Mrs Augusta Stetson declares in a lengthy interview that Mary Baker Eddy is not dead and that she herself is the successor and reincarnation of Eddy. She asserts Mrs Eddy will reappear on earth and that God must manifest through woman.
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International News Service
New York
Christian Science Church
Augusta E. Stetson
Mrs. Eddy
Jesus
Mrs. Stetson
Murdered and Robbed by Negro in Memphis
An armed posse searches Chicago street area of Memphis for an unknown black suspect who killed Henry C Hollis, a North Memphis merchant, and robbed his body after the shooting. A description of the killer is reported, with authorities and citizens pursuing the suspect.
Villa Rebels Reported Near U S Mexico Border
Gen Villa and his force of rebels are reported near Palomas opposite Columbus New Mexico with another band led by Juan Dozal at La Ascension Southern Palomas. Villa's Ojinaga command is described opposite Fabens Texas about forty miles east of Juarez.
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International News Service
Paso
Tex
Hugh L. Scott
G. A. P. Hatfield
United States
Villa
Palomas
Columbus
N.M
Juan Dozal
Sol. Hatfield
la Ascension
Teribio Ortegas
Lake Guzman
Ojinaga
Fabens
Texas
Juarez
Rifles and ammunition seized in Barbadoes
Government authorities in Brigetown Barbadoes seized several rifles and ammunition believed to have been landed from a mail steamer three weeks earlier. Local reports say the arms were consigned as ironmongery and may have been intended for an agent of Cipriano Castro, the former Venezuelan leader.
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International News Service
Brigetown
Barbadoes
Cipriano Castro
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