Kansas Flood Toll Mounts Across Topeka and Kansas City
Reports from Topeka and surrounding areas detail rising death tolls and widespread destruction from the Kaw river flood. Up to twenty lives feared in Topeka with about one million dollars in property losses. North Topeka seven feet under water and 200 still displaced. In Manhattan and Kansas City regions, hundreds drowned or missing as entire districts flood. rail traffic crippled and aid requested from federal authorities.
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90 000 Textile Workers Out In Nationwide Strike
In Philadelphia on June 1 a new textile workers strike began affecting about 90,000 operatives. Of 600 firms in the trade, forty-seven have granted demands, leaving many plants idle. All sixty three ingrain carpet mills are idle as the labor action spreads beyond mills that complied.
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Philadelphia
Tornado Hits Gainesville Mills Killing Dozens
A long distance telephone message to the Journal reports the Gainesville Cotton Mills plant in Gainesville Georgia blown down this afternoon by a tornado. Between fifty and seventy five operatives are reported dead with many injured.
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Supreme Court Denies Writ in Wright Extradition Case
The United States Supreme Court refuses to grant a writ of habeas corpus for Whitaker Wright, the financial operator held in New York awaiting extradition on Hogland charges.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Whitaker Wright
New York
Hogland
Logan sails for Manila with soldiers and treasure aboard
The transport Logan departed San Francisco for Manila with 885 Fourth Infantry and 965 cavalry, plus 150 cabin passengers. The treasure bank held 2,000,000 new Philipgive coins and 96,000,000 in gold for Philippine army payments. University of California students joined as waiters to visit the Orient.
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United States Array
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Philippines
University of California
GAVE HIM A HORSE Cheyenne Wyoming Frontiers Exhibit
President Roosevelt attends wild west exhibition at Frontier Park in Cheyenne. He is presented with a sorrel gelding named Ragnar or Wyoming after a riding display and a gold mounted saddle worth 400 dollars. People of Cheyenne and Douglas donate gifts as Texas steers are roped for show.
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Flood Leaves Two Thousand Homeless in Hutchinson Kansas
In Hutchinson Kansas, about two million dollars in property losses are reported after a flood. An estimated two thousand people across fifty blocks are homeless with the morgue flooded and corpses moved to the second floor to prevent them from floating away.
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Desolate Waste Report Spreads Through Emporia Noose
Desolate valley of the Neosho near Emporia reports a bleak scene as four teen bodies are found in Council Grove houses after the floodwaters recede. The bleak account notes widespread ruin and loss in the region.
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Kansas
Council Grove
Rivers Falling Des Moines Flood Improves
Des Moines Iowa January reports the Des Moines river level falling rapidly and the flood situation improving. About 600 residents are homeless in Des Moines due to the rising waters.
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Wedding in High Circles Rome Unites Telginer and Martini
Edna Telginer daughter of the Countess of Telemer and Nice wed Signor Dio Martini son of the former secretary of foreign affairs today in Rome. The ceremony linked two prominent families in high society circles.
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German Syrup Promises Cure for Cough and Consumption
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy since 1668 for neuription Great and Lung troubles. It claims superiority over cheap druggists' remedies for severe coughs bronchitis and consumption with night coughing and expectoration. The piece cites endorsements from G Gazgn Woodbury New Jersey.
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Boschee
Commencement Sermon at Pecatelic High School
Rev. Van Engelen delivered the Baccalaureate message to Pecatelic High School graduates in a packed Baptist church. He urged graduates to use their education to serve others, noting the support of parents and teachers and urging forward movement and faithful effort in the years ahead.
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Idaho's Young Congressman French Poised to Aid State
Washington reports Bartoo L. French of Idaho, 28, a University of Idaho alumnus and former state legislator, will soon return home. He vows to leverage irrigation, reclamation, and westward migration favorable to Idaho as Emigration grows toward revitalized agricultural lands in the Gem State.
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Salt Lake Tribune
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Thunder Mountain
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting will be at Mrs. M. Wede kind home corner Third avenue and Center street on Thursday evening June 4 at 8 o'clock. A state deputy will be present. Full attendance requested.
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Kidney Cure Advertisement Claims Complete Heal
An ad warns that without Foley's Kidney Cure kidney or bladder trouble may worsen and asserts the product cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases. It promotes sale at Bean's Drug Store.
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Summer Excursions Rates Offer Round Trip
Summer excursion rate details from the Rock Island System offering one fare plus 2.00 round trip. For information contact Hall, Ray, General Agent, Denver.
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Ray, Gen. Agt
Denver
Decoration Day Observed With Memorial Services and Outing Fun
Saturday was a general holiday as Memorial Services were held under Grand Army auspices. Hundreds fished or picnicked along the Portneuf and Snake rivers while a parade and cemetery tribute honored Civil War veterans and Army of the Philippines members. The day ended with satisfied townsfolk recalling a well spent holiday.
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Army of the Philippines
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Pocatello Petition Urges Fast Forest Reserve
Citizens of Pocatello petition the Secretary of the Interior to set aside a forest reserve protecting the Mink Creek Gibeon Jack and related watersheds supplying the city. Senator Dubois supports the request and has urged swift action. The letter from Blackfeet Idaho dated May 1908 backs the need for quick relief for the city’s water supply.
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Blackfeet
Idaho
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President Roosevelt Praised for Home Life and Piano Choice
Reports say President Roosevelt prioritizes home pleasures in daily choices and shares first place with home life. A Knabe Grand Art piano bought last fall is praised in Washington for its tonal qualities and art case, with many brands available through Allen & Gilbert Bamaker Co. in the Northwest.
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