Heppner Flood Kills Dozens and Destroys Town
A 20 foot wall of water from a Willow Creek cloudburst inundated Heppner Oregon washing away homes and bridges. Reports say up to 500 may be dead with 200 injured and relief trains from The Dalles and Portland rushing aid.
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Willow Creek
Heppner
Oregon
Hower
Ione
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Dalles
Portland
Lexington
Wilow Creek
Ner
Columbia
Hoppner
Terror Reigns In Jackson Breahitt County Kentucky Court Opens
A second term of court at Jackson opened amid a reign of terror with overlapping sessions. As the petit jury hears murder cases against Curtis Jett and Thomas White, the grand jury reviews evidence in arson cases against Joseph Crawford and Edward Tharpe, teamsters for the Hargis brothers, tied to the Ewen hotel fire.
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Breahitt County
Kentucky
Jackson
Curtis Jett
Thomas White
Joseph Crawford
Edward Tharpe
Hargis
Ewen Hotel
Roosevelt Shocked by Belgrade Tragedy on Train Stop
President Roosevelt, passing Harrisburg at 10 o clock Thursday, learned of the assassination of the king and queen of Belrin. He expressed deep shock and paid respects as a crowd gathered at the station.
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Roosevelt
Belgrade
Harrisburg
Associated Press
Bervin
Jews Urge Roosevelt Help Via Bnai Brith Leaders
A Bnai Brith delegation representing American Jews met with Secretary Hay at the State Department and with President Roosevelt at the White House. Leo N. Levy and other officers presented their views on Jewish conditions in Russia. Officers reported the talks were satisfactory though no immediate action was possible.
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B'Nal Brith
Jews of America
Roosevelt
Hay
Association
State Department
Leo N. Levy
New York
Jacob Furt
Cleveland
Solomon Sulzberger
Joseph D. Coons
Wilkesbarre
Adolph Moses
Chicago
Simon Wolf
Convicted Murderer Wilcox Surprises Jailer With Pistol
Elizabeth City dispatch reports Jim Wilcox, twice convicted of Nellie Cropsey’s murder, left town Monday to begin a thirty year sentence in Raleigh. En route to the penitentiary he offered the jailer a pistol, drew a 38 revolver from his pocket, fired three shots, then handed the weapon back. He says the pistol was carried during both trials and was strapped to his leg by a garter.
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Wilcox
Jallier
Elizabeth City
N.C
Jim Wilcox
Nellie Cropsey
F. T. Winslow
Raleigh
Servians Elect New King After Royal Kill
In a quiet capital ceremony Prince Peter Karageorgeevitch is proclaimed king following the assassination of King Alexander and Queen. The senate and skupshtina meet in a joint session and elect him within two hours, marking a new dynasty with little public uproar.
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Peter
Bervin
Alexander
Senate
Skupshtina
Peter Karageorgeevitch
Servfh
Reward Offered for Cornwall Arrest in Alabama
The governor offers a $300 reward for the arrest and delivery to Jefferson County jail of T. J. Cornwall the defaulting Bessemer bank president from Bessemer.
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Cornwall
Alabama
Jefferson County
Bessemer Bank
T. J. Cornwall
Bessemer
New York Republican Club Calls Congress to Probe Southern Suffrage
At a Monday meeting the Republican Club of New York resolved to urge Congress to conduct a speedy thorough investigation into conditions in the South where suffrage is abridged in violation of constitutional amendments and to take measures to enforce those amendments.
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New York
Republican Club
Congress
Republican Club of
South
United States
Doom of Death for Bix. Alabama Court Breaks Record in Murder Sentences
The Alabama Supreme Court set a grim record by affirming murder convictions for Felix Hall Sidney King and Albert Jones of Jefferson county Will Starks and Alexander Means of Montgomery and Jim Stuart of Wilcox The high court upheld lower court actions in the cases and sentenced them to death.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama State Supreme Court
Felix Hall
Sidney King
Albert Jones
Jefferson County
Will Starks
Alexander Means
Montgomery
Jim Stuart
Wilcox
King Peter Sits Amid Serbian Turmoil After Assassination
Belgrade reports show calm despite recent killings as a deputation travels to Geneva to inform King Peter of his election. Te Deum is held in a grand Greek ceremony with army officers present. Analysts warn the king may be a captive under military rule, with Maschin and Mitschitch as power behind the throne.
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Belgrade
Rere
Peter
Alexander
Geneva
Cathedral
Karageorgeevitch
Servia
Maschin
Mitschitich
Prince Karageorgevitch Chosen King in Serbia
United States Minister Jackson reports from Belgrade that Prince Karageorgevitch has been elected king and a delegation to notify him has been selected. He notes perfect quiet and awaits fresh credentials from Washington directed to King Peter.
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State Department
United States
Jackson
Belgrade
Servin
Prince Karageorgeevitch
Alexander
Washington
Peter
Collector Crum Fails to Meet Visiting German Officer
Dr W D Crum Charleston negro collector was absent when Count von Orlola commander of the Gazelle paid official visit. Turk of the command staff left a card at the custom house as Crum was not in to receive guests.
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W. D. Crum
Charleston
Hest
Gazelle
Count von Orlola
Mayor Smith
Captain Turk
Custom House
Dr. Crum
Captain Turk Teft
Robbed on the Ocean Aboard Germanic Steamer
Robert Neill of Los Angeles, a first cabin passenger on the Germanic from Liverpool, reported to police on arrival in New York that he had won about 9000 dollars in a crime while aboard.
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Robert Neill
Los Angeles
Cal
Wlice Star Line
New York
Liverpool
Washington civil service probe targets post office turmoil
Chairman Proctor of the civil service commission submitted to Postmaster General Payne a report on civil service rule violations at the Washington post office. The investigation cites irregular appointments by transfer and without examination, political influence in staffing, and overcrowding from classified work prior to and after July 1, 1901, with transfers harming merit-based eligibles.
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Washington
Proctor
Civil Service Commission
Payne
Washington Post Office
Department
Washington, D.C
Seven Killed in Glasgow Whisky Distillery Fire
A blaze at a Glasgow whisky distillery killed seven people including three men and three boys and a woman. Many were injured as spirits exploded shattering a wall and burying victims under debris. Rescue crews combed the ruins amid the blaze and smoke.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Bridge Collapse Hurtles Thirty-Eight At Eau Claire
A lengthy section of the Madison street bridge in Eau Claire Wisconsin collapsed under a crowd of about two hundred Tuesday night during an illumination. Six persons were injured in the accident and the scene drew many witnesses as rescue work began.
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Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Faille
Madison Street
Wis
King and Queen Murdered in Belgrade Palace Blot Out Obrenovitch Rule
A military conspiracy assassinated King Alexander and Queen Draga at the Belgrade royal palace in the early hours. Prince Peter Karageorgevitch has been proclaimed king by the army, with parliament likely to confirm. Belgrade is calm as crowds react, flags wave, and the new government forms to restore the constitution.
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Servia
Alexander
Draga
Belgrade
Peter Karageorgeevitch
Obrenovitch
Shebats
Obronovitch House
Michael
Alexander Karageorgeevitch
Peter Kara Georgeevitch
Drags
Markovitch
Servis
Alexander “Machin
Priya
Servin
Madam Draga
Simpreas Natalie
Drage
Europe
Russia
Milan
Royal
Jesue
Peter Karageogeovitch
Karageorge
Borvia
Peter Karageorgeovitch
Switzerland
Nicholas
Montenegro
Miners Convention Demands Recognition of Conciliators
Delegates of the United Mine Workers in three anthracite districts open a special Scranton Pa convention to challenge operators refusal to recognize conciliators appointed by the joint executive board. National President Jon Metebel attends with about 440 delegates present.
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United Mine Workers
Doard
Scranton
Jon Metebel
Wheeler Denies Disrespect at New Orleans Reunion
General Joe Wheeler writes to Colonel James Dinkins denying he was treated discourteously at the New Orleans Confederate reunion. He asserts he wore a U S Army general’s uniform and rejects any insinuations of improper conduct, clarifying his status and intentions.
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New Orleans
James Dinkins
Joe Wheeler
New Orrleans
United States Service
Erie
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