Cloudburst Wrecks Crops and Floods Cortland Region
Unprecedented rains hit a large part of the state with Cortland Princeton and Pickrel towns overwhelmed by water. Basements flooded and bridges culverts washed out. crops damaged as grain fields were washed away and residents fled lowlands. Central Town Des Moines reports severe rainstorms causing highway and railroad damage and crop losses.
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Beatrice
Neb
Cortland
Princeton
Pickrel
Union Pacific
Des Moines
Strike Threatens Across Nation Over railroad Shop Demands
Spokane July 6 A strike possible from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast looms unless the Great Northern Railway grants wage increases. Boiler makers at Hilliard shops demand higher pay and threaten to quit tomorrow. machinists back them in sympathy if needed.
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Spokane
Wash
Jane
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Great Northern Railway
Hilliard
Sioux Falls Republican slate names ticket for state race
The Republican state convention nominated by acclamation Governor Charess N. Herried Lieutenant Governor W. Snow Secretary of State O. C. Berg State Treasurer C. B. Collins State Auditor J. F. Halliday Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands C. J. Bach Railroad Commissioner D. H. Smith Congressmen E. W. Martin and Charles H. Burke Alfred B. Kittredge of Sioux Falls was endorsed for United States Senator. The platform backs the national administration applauds the Philippines peace and attacks partisan criticism of U S soldiers.
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Sioux Falls
SL. D
United States
Philippines
Volcanic Outburst Clouds Over Fort de France
A Mount Pelee eruption today formed a heavy cloud similar to the May 20 event. No stones fell and residents felt no panic as the cloud spread over Fort de France within half an hour. Observers note the eruptions coincide with lunar changes.
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Fort de France
Island of
Martinique
Mount Pelee
Directors Re-elected at Pacific Mail Steamship Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting in New York stockholders re-elected all existing directors. No other business was transacted.
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New York
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
No Unanimous Thing A Neck and Neck Race For the Governorship in Oregon
Complete returns from Oregon show Chamberlain Democrat leading Furnish Republican for governor by 834 votes after counting all but 10 small precincts. In the First district Tongue Republican leads by 6031, up 3012 from two years ago, and in the Second Williamson Republican leads by 8172.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Chamberlain
Furnish
Tongue
Williamson
Ugly Feeling In Coal Region Sparks Strife In Pa
Reports from Hazelton and Wilkes-Barre describe shootings and threats as strikers oppose non union workers at Coxe Bros. & Co. and police amid labor unrest. A thirteen year old boy was seriously wounded by coal and iron police. condition listed as critical. Roosevelt considers a commission on the anthracite strike. Panama canal debate continues in Congress.
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Coal and Iron
Hazelton
Jane
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Yorktown
Philadelphia
Delaware, Schulkill & Susquehanna Railroad
Coxe Bros. & Co
Wilkesbarre
Stanton Colliery
Will Not Join Hands Features of the Day's Doings of the Miners and Labor Union Men in Denver An interchangeable Card Voted
In Denver on June 6 the American Labor Union discussed a government irrigation policy for arid lands. The Western Federation of Miners rejected joining with the American Federation of Labor citing no benefit and socialist disputes. A 10 percent per capita tax was approved to fund worker education literature, and an interchangeability card program between the Western Federation of Miners and the United Mine Workers of America was adopted.
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Denver
American Labor Union Today
Western Federation of Miners Today
Committee On the Good
American Federation of Labor
Western Federation of Miners
United Mine Workers of America
Death of Mrs. Danilson in Blackfoot Idaho
Mrs. W. H. Danilson died of heart failure at her Blackfoot home. Her husband Major Danilson was a longtime local merchant and Civil War veteran active in Republican circles. The funeral is set for Sunday at the Methodist church. John A. Bagley and Harris of the Montpelier Examiner are in town. A mass meeting last night approved a Fourth of July celebration with committees at work.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
W. H. Danilson
Major Danilson
Hunter Tries For Treasure on Reservation
A local man, seeking mines, rode onto a reservation to scout better prospects. Indian police stopped him and offered to guide him as he wandered with no luck, until they found the horses safe back at a barn in Pocatello. He plans another try with more caution.
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Redskin
Pocatello
New mining locations reported near Mackay Idaho
Twelve claims on gold and copper ledges discovered twelve miles north of Mackay in Lehman canyon with rock assays showing copper gold and silver in paying quantities. Local politics focus on Lost River valley while Mackay residents raise funds for Fourth of July races and fireworks.
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Mackay
Idaho
Jane
Lehman Canyon
Buffalo Hump
Sprague Brothers Unveil Lippencott Onyx Fountain
Sprague Bros reveal a modern double onyx soda fountain with patent coolers draught tubes and a self automatic carbonator. The Lippencott onyx fountain from Philadelphia features canopy top electric lights twenty tilting syrup pans and uses city water pressure. It claims to be the best fountain, rivaled only by larger rivals.
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Sprague Bros
Lippencott, Tufft’s
Hart and Mathews
American Soda Fountain Company
Lippencott Onyx
Philadelphia
Blast Furnace Strike Settled With Wage Increase
In Youngstown Ohio the blast furnace workers ended their strike last night after securing a ten percent raise for twelve hours of work. The settlement ends a labor dispute that affected local industry.
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Youngstown, O
Rare plants burned at Toronto Horticultural Gardens
The Pavilion in the Horticultural Gardens burned to the ground today in Toronto. The adjoining conservatory with valuable and rare plants was badly scorched. Many plants were irreparably damaged and the loss is heavy.
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Toronto
Ont
Jane
Horticultural Gardens
People converge on Fort Hall lands and mines
Trainmen report Western migrants streaming into Pocatello en route to Fort Hall reservation. Prairie schooners fill tracks and outskirts as arrivals from central states flock to claim land or seek mining opportunities at the opening.
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Fort Hall Reservation
Wyoming
Pocatello
Fort Dall Reservation
Far Eastern States
Fort Hall
Supreme Court Affirms $12000 Damages Against Lewiston
The Idaho Supreme Court upholds a $12,000 award to J A McLean and wife for a sidewalk injury that left Mrs McLean a cripple. The court rules the Lewiston charter covers injuries on sidewalks and that the verdict is not excessive. The decision also modifies a Fremont county water case granting Russell 80 inches dating from 1801 and remands for cost allocations.
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Supreme Court
J. A. McLean
Lewiston
City of
F. A. Pyke Et al
Thomas B. Wharton
Milt Russell
Fremont County
Russell
Wharton
Appellant
Lane's Tea Promises Fresh Breath and Clean Bowels
An advertisement touts Lane's Tea as a nightly remedy to keep the stomach and bowels in proper condition and to render breath clean. The package is priced at 250 and io, sold by Sprague's Pharmacy.
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Lane
Sprague
No Armed Insurrection in Philippine Provinces
Acting Governor Wright reports no armed rebellion in most areas of the Philippines. Only Lepanto, Bontoc, Batangas, Laguna, Principe, Infante, Mindoro, Samar and Paraguay plus small groups lack civil government. Peaceful conditions allow civil government to be established now.
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Washington
Root
Wright
Philippines
Moro County
Lepanto
Bontoc
Batangas
Laguna
Principe
Infante
Mindoro
Samar
Paraguay
Miners Threaten Reservation After Big Assays
Reports say prospectors swarm onto the reservation chasing mineral hopes. Agent Caldwell doubles force by appointing thirty extra Indian policemen to bar trespassers while assays on recent rock yields fuel mining fever and keep miners off the lands.
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Caldwell
G A R Officers Elected at Boise Encampment
At the Grand Army of the Republic session in Boise Idaho officers for the next year were elected Department commander George M Parsons senior vice commander E S Whittier junior vice commander George Gardner chaplain Hugh Lamont medical director Dr E J Davis McConville council of administration members C Drake Samuel Wallace R A Badley J M Bernard and J J Morgan Delegates to the national encampment in Washington D C were J B Wentley and John Hogan The Woman’s Relief Corps elected officers led by President Mrs Louise Barton and delegates Mrs Anna W Lang and Mrs Rachel Hervey with alternates Mrs Rachel Alice Pickering and Mrs Laura Dodd
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Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Idaho
Boise
George M. Parsons
Phil Sheridan
Whittier
George A. Custer
Pocatello
George Gardner
Fremont
Emmett
Hugh Lamont
G. A. Hobart
Nampa
E. J. Davis
McConville
Weiser
Council of Administration
Drake
Weis
Samuel Wallace
Custer
R. A. Badley
J. M. Bernard
Hobart
J. J. Morgan
Washington
D. C
J. B. Wentley
John Hogan
Woman's Relief Corps
Louise Barton
Moscow
Viola McConville
Lewiston
Carrie ©. Barton
Wei
Rachel Hervey
Rachel Alice Pickering
Salmon City
Laura Dodd
Mayflower stock cited as a good omen
A brief note highlights the Mayflower stock as a good thing to watch, implying positive signs or favorable outlook. The fragment emphasizes optimism around the Mayflower listing or asset within the market context.
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Committee On Inter Oceanic Canals
Hay
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Department of Panama
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Nicaragua
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