East St. Louis Fights Flood Chaos and Loss
Across East St. Louis Illinois the Mississippi flood swelled to submerge two to fifteen feet of water. By dawn Tuesday eleven lives were lost and 5000 workers under Mayor Bilas Cook battled levees to save the city amid ruined industries and submerged homes. Refugees were sheltered and fed as rail yards grain elevators and factories suffered severe damage.
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Eaat
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Mississippi
Bilas Cook
Major Cook
East St Louis
Jenn
Spectertike
Rentinela
Kansas City Soldier Fires on Refusing Civilian
John Maloney of Kansas City Kansas shot Albert Hurley after Hurley allegedly refused a halt command while Maloney on guard duty with Company A Sixth United States Infantry in Kansas City Kansas. Capt F J Taggart investigated and exonerated Maloney.
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John Maloney
Kansas City
Kan
Criter
Albert Hurley
Katsins City
Company A
Sixth United States Infantry
Tim
Hurley
Maloney
F. J. Taggart
Kansans City
Kane
Baloney
Mob fights militia at Bird City over prisoners
A dawn clash occurred as about 200 armed men sought the custody of Chauncey Dewey Clyde Wilson and J C McBride. Reports say Kansay militia guarding the accused killer Daniel Berry and his son faced the mob while farmers from nearby districts spread word of the skirmish near Bird City Kansas.
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Atwood
Kay
Chauncey Dewey
Clyde Wilson
J. C. McBride
Kansay
Daniel Berry
Sone
Bird Chly
Kun
Miss Ruth Hanna Weds Joseph Medill McCormack at Cleveland
In a large gathering at St. Paul’s church Cleveland Senator M A Hanna’s daughter Ruth married Joseph Medill McCormack of Chicago son of ambassador Robert S McCormack The Roosevelts attended in the front pew The ceremony was followed by a breakfast at the Glenmere with about 150 guests. Over 20 000 homeless relief officials report 23000 houseless in Des Moines area with external aid deemed necessary. Mrs McMulkat confesses Prosecutor Smith says Mars Meknight on murder trial confessed to killing his sister Jobs Murphy and baby.
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Rouseyit
Nowa
Missy Ruth Hana
M. A. Hanna
Joseph Medill McCormack
Chicago
Robert S. McCormack
Russia
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Henne
Glenmere
Bausac
Mra. McMuigat
Smith
Mars Meknight
Kerkuski
Mich
Jobs Murphy
Embezzlement Charge Stuns District Auditor Office
James M. Watson, a deputy auditor for the District of Columbia, arrested on embezzlement charges. Amounts cited range from 260000 to 75000 with a specific $8000 cited. funds involved include deposits from property owners and utility firms for street and sidewalk improvements. Auditor J Petty may be held liable for the amount if restitution fails. Watson, four years on the job, handled deposits and ledger, with shortages found days ago but kept secret to seek restitution.
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Watron
Hia
Lnsgorn
J. Petty
Treasury Department
District Department
Anid
Anit
Board of Commissioners
District of Columbia
Petty
Pasesament Onnil
Waison
Huis
Armed clashes rise as Kansas cattle districts brace for bloodshed
Reports tentatively confirm large armed groups gathering at Goocland and Berry road in Cheyenne County Kansas while Goo county lines the Berry men brace for possible confrontations. Authorities fear further fights may erupt regardless of any court actions against Dewey.
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Kansans
Goocland
St. Francia
Berry Road
Cheyenne County
Kansas
Chauncey Tesvey
Rt. Peaneis
Miditin
Dewey
Bloody Mississippi race war shocks Smith County
Four Black men and one Black woman were killed in an ambush near Werest Mississippi, eight or ten others beaten, and most Black residents ordered to leave. The violence erupted after a confrontation involving MrRAFT. the northern Smith County area faced extreme alarm, with reports saying the situation may calm if residents comply with evacuation orders and avoid further disorder.
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Werest, Miss
Smith County
Trutt
Negro murderer lynched after guard overpowering
A Georgia mob overpowered guards guarding a prisoner, killing the inmate in a public lynching. SY. Cope Winslow Jr. had been fatally shot over a debt dispute with Hanja Peavey near Mort Valley. The sentence notes the mob action and guard surrender.
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Georgia
SY. Cope Winslow, Jr
Hanja Peavey
Mort Valley
Winslow
Valley
Great Pekin Fire and Caracas Revolution News
The Pekin fire destroys revenue buildings housing 4,000,000 taels while guards assist nearby. In Paris, the Venezuelan legation reports Caracas cable saying after a brilliant campaign ending with battles at Barquist Meld and Coro the revolution has concluded.
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Boards of Revenue and Rites
Paris
Caracas
Barquist
Meld
Coro
Flood Sufferers Return Home Amid Unrest in Des Moines
Flood refugees in Des Moines crowd into church shelters while some return to ruined homes despite relief efforts. Labor demand rises as cleanups finish. many women remain unavailable for domestic work. Separately, searchers fail to recover Emmet Livermore's body from the Oto flood. remaining survivor Root Livermore recovers and recounts the incident.
Northwestern Bridge Over Little Sioux River Fails Again
The Northwestern Railroad bridge over the Little Sioux River near Little Sioux is out of service after the north abutment failed at 7 p.m. Monday. Deterioration from continued cutting by the dyer and erosion washed away piling and stone around the abutment, preventing any train passage.
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Northwestern
Little Slone
Northwestern Railroad
Little Sioux
Prominent Mason Stricken in Cedar Falls
Hon. G. B. Van Saun of Cedar Falls, a leading Mason in Iowa, suffered paralysis affecting his entire left side and lies in critical condition. At about 71 years old, his advanced age makes recovery doubtful. he is well known across the state for his prominence in the fraternity.
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G.B. van Saun
Cedar Falls
G. B. van Saun
Cedar Walls
van Saun
Iowa
Hanged Himself and Other Local Notes
Wealthy farmer William Pasmore living near Guthrie Center was found dead Monday in a barn with a horse halter around his neck. Officials suspect financial troubles led to the suicide. A freight train incident in Mapleton claims a 2-year-old adopted son of Kred Jensen who died leaping onto a Milwaukee freight. Ed Plunkett is jailed for three months after a Des Moines jury convicts him of assault in a horse trader killing. Grundy Center couple H Shaw marks fifty years of marriage with a family gathering and church reception.
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William Pasmore
Guthrie Center
Pasmore
Kred
Jensen
Milwaukee
Mapleton
Jalil
Des Moines
Ed Plunkett
Alex Huchre
Given
Sioux City Tornado Tracked Then Dwindled After Five Min
A small tornado swept over Sioux City around 10:30 Monday morning, blowing away windows and tearing down signs. The storm lasted about five minutes, with winds near 60 mph measured atop the government building. Five men drowned at Boone in another incident reported in the same issue.
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Sioux City
Boone
Four Italian Miners Drown Crossing Des Moines River
At noon Monday four Italian miners from Boone Coal Mining Company attempted to cross the Des Moines River in a small skiff. The boat capsized in swift current and all four were drowned. The bodies were not recovered. A crowd dynamited to raise the bodies as two other miners stripped to dive. Tom Olman vanished after being swept away. By nightfall no bodies had been found.
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Fraser
Des Moines
Boone Coal Mining Company
Tom Olman
Flood damage hits corn crop in Warren County
Flooding devastates Warren County crops with two thirds of usual yield, valued around 750000 dollars. Estimated county bridge damages near 5000 dollars and township road losses about 8000 dollars. Forage crops may recover with better weather, but corn acreage remains reduced.
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Warren County
Gays
Indianola Dispatch
Conditions More Serious Than Any Time in Last Twenty Years
Newspaper men report in Southwestern Iowa that one third of the corn crop remains unplanted and about half of planted corn must be replanted. Across the territory crop conditions are the worst in twenty years due to excessive rains. Large areas will lay idle and losses in the southwest quarter may reach millions. Commissions of notaries.
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Towa
Progress in Issuing Des Moines Notary Commissions
Work to issue notary public commissions in the state advances as preparation continues. Notaries are appointed by the governor or by others, but many claim a right to three year commissions starting July 4 without meeting statutory requirements. The article notes commissions run for three years from July 4 and mentions related concerns.
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Des Moines
Notaries Publc
Notaries Public
Porennor
First Fatalities From Flood Reach Des Moines Homes
The first flood deaths occurred in Des Moines on Wednesday as two Snider children at East Tenth and ¢ Streets died from exposure during the flood and cold. One child was years old and the other 3 months. Mr Snider works as a lineman for Western Union Telegraph. Clyde Ellis, aged 12, a youthful counterfeiter from Dubuque, was sentenced to the state reform school after authorities found counterfeit dimes in his possession. Edwin Hurley of Wapello accidentally shot himself while cleaning a gun, leaving a wife and family. The Democratic convention for Clinton County is set for June 14. Fort Dodge regimental band, Fifty-sixth, mustered in by General Byers. Burlington river rose eighteen inches, flooding below the White Collar fire packet and overflowing eight miles wide. A wreck near Rayton damaged a bridge and rails.
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Des Moines
Chicago Great Western
Des Moines Union Railways
Michigan
Dow Moines
Omaha Ageey
Lyons
The
Commercial Exchange
Tes Moines
Mya
Alec Snider
East Tenth
Streets
Snider
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Clyde Billy
Clyde Ellis
Dubuque
Biltis
Burlington
William L. Harrison
Bt. Joseph
Daniel G. Reid
New York
Richmond
Ind
Mr. Reid
United Presbyterian
Salonica
Haa
Bulgariaa
Vorghi
Balovica
Trade review notes mixed signals from BR G Dun Co week
Dispatches on trade conditions in leading cities show encouraging railway earnings up 12.7 percent from last year. United States Steel Corp buys 105000 tons of pig iron for Q3 delivery, while many sectors face slow contracting and cautious buyers. Wheat and corn exports rise amid global demand. failures decline overall with several regional floods and strikes affecting interiors.
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New York
BR. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States Steel Corporation
Bradstreet
Gorn
Prices and grades for livestock and grains nationwide
An extensive list of regional market quotes for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and other markets report No 2 wheat No 2 corn No 2 oats and rye with ranges for butter eggs hay and other farm goods.
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Chicago
Indianapolia
Bt. Louis
Ste
Milwaukee
New York
Pope backs American brides for Italians claim
A declaration from the National Board of Fire Underwriters states it is prudent to influence legislators. Separately a collapse at the Liberty Bell mine near Tuljurte Calo caused two deaths and two serious injuries among workers, with two more injured.
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Zola
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Legislatora
Liberty Bell
Tul Jurtie
Calo
Masth
Lynching of W. T. Watt shocks Belleville after shooting
In Belleville two hours after W T Watt a colored school teacher shot and mortally wounded county Superintendent Charles Hertel a mob dragged Watt from the jail and hanged him on a telephone pole before burning the body. Hertel was taken to hospital with a ball wound near the nipple. State's Attorney Farmer vows action against leaders of the lynching. Watt alleged it was a political grudge and he was a Michigan University graduate.
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Bellevile
W. T. Watt
Hast St- Touts
Charles Hertel
Belleville
Hertel
Fielcher
Wyatt
Farmer
Wayatt
University of Michigan
Flood Devastation Hits South Carolina Mills
A massive cloudburst in Spartanburg and Pacolet South Carolina wiped out cotton mills and homes. An estimated 2 million in property was lost as dam breaches and floodwaters swept away mills, warehouses, and several bridges on the Southern Railway. Victims include workers in Pacolet and Clifton. casualties number in the dozens.
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Sonth Carolina
Spamtanburg
Pacolet
Clifton
Pneviet
Spartanburg
Victor N. Montgomery
New Holland
Gainesville
Presbyterian Church
Souther
Lenst
Southern Railway
Peealdent Twitchell
Clifton Mill
8. C
B. J. Pelser
Glendale Mill
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Port Au Prince
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Emmet Livere
Juthe Emmet Livermore
Oto
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Liverpool
Montreal
Eug
A. T. Bucknum
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Clinton County
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Fort Dodge
Rayton
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