Flood Devastation Hits Missouri Valley Rail Lines
Two men died while rescuing flood victims near Owa State. H. O. Larus of Corning and A. R. Fash of Clinton drowned or were electrocuted during rescue attempts as Nodaway River floodwaters swamped the fair grounds. Three others reported missing amid rising waters inundating towns and rail routes.
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Connell Bluffs
Miscouri River
Missouri Valley
Perth
Pacific Junction
Illinois Central
H. O. Larus
Corning
A. R. Fash
Clinton
Fair Grounds
Larne
Fash
Nodaway
Unprecedented Rain Swells Kansas Rivers In Kansas City Area
Heavy rains north and west of Kansas City push the Kansas and Missouri rivers to unusual heights. The Kaw river may rise five to seven feet in 48 hours, threatening bridges and packing-house traffic. Lawrence and Topeka report rises, Manhattan’s Big Blue bursts banks, and farms flood as residents move stock and belongings to higher ground.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Kaw
Kansas Citys
Kansas River
Lawrence
Topeka
Manhattan
Stockdale
Union Pacific
Record Breaking Rain Reported Across Nebraska and Iowa
The Omaha area saw over two inches of rain in three hours causing floods and street washouts. Towns report damaged wheat and business disruption while Marshalltown I a and surrounding areas experience a violent storm with corn crops ruined and railroad damage from wind and washouts.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Attempted assault on schoolteacher near St Joseph
In St Cloud Minnesota on August 28 an unknown man attacked Miss Anna Marshall near St Joseph. She resisted and a neighbor farmer arrived forcing the assailant to flee. Marshall suffered facial scratches and hair torn, and nearly bit off the man's thumb during the struggle.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Anna Marshall
St. Joseph
Elopement Plan Blocked by Police In St. Joseph
In St Joseph Michigan a sensational elopement plan was halted by police. Frederic Pressley long time Chicago resident living with his sister Mrs Mary Doax on Lake Shore drive allegedly plotted to elope with Lula Adams of the area.
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St. Joseph, Mich
Frederic Pressley
Chicago
Mary Doax
Lake Shore Drive
Lula Adams
Arrest in St Joseph Steamer City of Chicago Plot
Mrs Deas learns of farm mismanagement while Pressley and his companion planned to flee to Chicago on the City of Chicago. Officer Grimes arrested Pressley aboard the steamer as it cleared the docks. Mrs Adams escaped. Pressley jailed to await examination.
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Deot
Glenford
Fasting as an Experiment in Fond du Lac
Henry B. Lobb of North Pond du Lac begins a ten day water fast for scientific observation. Dr. A. J. Pollen records temperature respiration and pulse at intervals. Lobb reports good condition and has lost five pounds since starting Sunday.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
T Henry B. Lobb
North Pond du Lac
Lobb
A. J. Pollen
Presidents urge formation of national federation of building trades
In Indianapolis on August 28 the presidents of seven national building trades unions called on larger unions to send three representatives each to a conference in Indianapolis on October 8. The aim is to form a national federation of building trades.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Federation of Building Trades
The Heart of Chicago Star Arrested in Detroit Case
Theo philus Morross, once celebrated for heroic stunts in The Heart of Chicago, was arrested on a charge of new support after arriving in Detroit with an officer. His wife has filed the complaint.
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Fort Huron
Mich
Chicago
Theophilus Morross
Detroit
Madison
Wis
Ph A Francis
Assyria
Births and divorces rise in county reports
Charlotte Michigan August 28 supervisors reports show four births in the county last year. This figure nearly matches the number of divorces granted in the same period reflecting shifting family changes.
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Charlotte
Mich
Weather forecast overview for multiple regions
The forecast notes cloudy conditions and possible showers with cooler air in the south, brisk winds from the east to southeast. Indiana expects showers and cooler weather with brisk east to southerly winds. Lower Michigan faces threatening conditions with brisk southerly winds. Wisconsin sees showers, cooler temperatures, and northeast to north winds. Town forecast shows showers in the east and winds shifting to northwest.
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Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Briak
Markets Report Mixed Livestock Prices and Grain Quotes
Hogs show receipts near 25 000 with steadiest packs around 5 05 to 5 75 per hundredweight heavy trading. cattle receipts about 9 000 with ranges from 4 25 to 5 80 for steers and mixed classes. sheep lambs receipts about 18 000 with western and native lamb quotes from 2 65 to 6 20. East Buffalo and St Louis notes list slower hogs and steady calves, with lambs and sheep varying by grade. grain markets in St Louis show wheat higher and corn firm with No 2 cash around 47 to 49 cents and oats around 35 to 36 cents.
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Wales
S.co
Catttle
Texas
Buffalo
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Best
St. Louis
Revolution Threatened in Persia Over Foreign Influence
Berlin reports from Teheran that Persian Mohammedan church leaders have warned the shah to purge Persia of foreign religious and commercial influences, especially British and Russian, or a revolution will follow. They demand restoration of conditions from a century ago. The anti foreign movement is said not aimed at Germany, seen as nonpolitical.
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Berlin
The
Christian Orient
Teheran
Persia
Germany
U S Moves to Punish Beirut Killers and Protect Clergy
Washington acts swiftly after the murder of Vice Consul William C. Mawelssen in Beirut Syria. The European squadron is ordered to Beirut and Admiral Cotton directed to proceed to Turkish waters to back US demands for a full investigation and punishment. The president cites worsening conditions and alerts from mission officials about security fears and an attempted arson at Harpool Euphrates college.
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Washington
United States
William C. Mawelssen
Beirut
Syria
Leishman
Constantinople
State Department
Oyster Bay
Admiral Cotton
Turkish
Darling
Cotton
Keirut
Loomis
American Board of Missions
Heston
Euphrates College
Harpool
US Demands Protection as Turkey Turmoil Deepens
Acting Secretary Loomis cables Minister Leishman in Constantinople demanding immediate protection for Americans in Beirut and prevention of attacks on college buildings. Roosevelt and Hay plan a Sagamore Hill conference to review Turkey’s turmoil and the Beirut situation while awaiting official findings on Consul Mangelssen’s murder.
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Loomis
Leishman
Constantinople
Porte
Beirut
United State
Doherty Tops Larned to Claim U S Tennis Title
England’s H L Doherty defeats W A Larned of New Jersey to add the United States championship to his title as England’s champion in Newport on August 28.
Keokuk Man Dies by Self Inflicted Rifle Wound
Keokuk Iowa August 28 James Debogue shot himself at his Hamilton area home and died two hours later. His father died by suicide eight years ago and his grandfather twenty years ago.
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Keokuk
James Debogue
Hamilton
Professor Woodward Weds Miss Piver in Paris Church
Paris August 28 Professor Benjamin D Woodward of Columbia University married Miss Gladys Van Buren Piver the California singer in the American church on Rue de Herri.
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Paris
Benjamin D. Woodward
Columbia University
Rue de Herri
Gladys van Buren Piver
Reliance Dominates Fourth America's Cup Race
New York August 28 Reliance Westhan and UitAlef beat Shamrock TL by a wide margin in the fourth race, the time limit expired, with Reliance finishing around twelve minutes ahead and Shamrock severely handicapped.
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New York
Reliance Westhan & UitAlef
Shamrock TL Bull
Herreshoff Wonder
Shamrock
Wringe
Fife
Burglars Take Valuables From Henry Weimer Home
Kalamesco Michigan August 28 burglars entered the home of leading merchant Henry P. Weimer and stole money and jewelry valued at about 400. Items taken included two gold watches a pearl and diamond stick pin several gold rings and a pearl necklace. One watch bore the engraving G. V. W. The family was away and the son Robert acted as head of the house during the absence. A previous loot of the same home occurred less than a year ago.
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Kalamesco
Mich
Henry PF. Weimer
Robert
Welmer
Populist Meet Nominates Ticket in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa August 24 The Populist state convention nominates L T Weller Nashua for governor S T Harvey Des Moines for lieutenant governor J A Lowenberg Ottumwa for supreme court Walter McCullah David City for railroad commissioner and Hilo Bunce Stuart for superintendent of public instruction The platform endorses the 1892 Omaha platform and supports initiative and referendum in all elections with emphasis on people control of policy. debate centers on eliminating referendums.
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Des Moines
L. TL. Weller
Nashua
Leutenan
S. T. Harvey
Des Motes
Supreme Court
J. A. Lowenberg
Ottumwa
Walter McCullah
David City
Hilo Bunce
Stuart
Howard Rose
Chariton
Various 1906 News Briefs From Across the Nation
The French ambassador in Berlin sent $1,000 to aid Silesia flood sufferers. Bishop Doane is not critically ill. Rev. Thomas F. Howard of Peoria died in St. Paul. J Rh Marsh, former Jackson County judge, was killed by a horse in Kansas City. Hadley Morrison robbed of 1800 dollars near Bozeman. Fifty wagon makers met in Chicago. Ralph Pulitzer arrested in Montana for killing a mountain sheep. Samuel Stiles, a Black convict in Texas, granted a gubernatorial respite. 100 workers quit the Treadwell mine in Alaska. Over 4,000 Smiths gathered for a Peapack reunion. Samuel Parks of New York convicted of extortion. President Butler of Columbia University plans a boxing gym.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Loubet
Silesia
William C. Doane
Albany
N. Y
Northeast Harbor
Thomas F. Howard
Peoria
St. Paul
The
New York World
Montana
Samuel Stiles
Cuero
Tex
New York City
Sing Sing
Butler
Columbia University
Say 8
Hitchcock Plans Civilian Investigator for Indian Territory Inquiry
Washington August 28 Secretary Hitchcock aims to dispatch a civilian investigator linked with the interior department to aid in examining conditions in Indian Territory. The move follows his May tour and a revised system for selling allotted lands to safeguard Lodian lands and boost Indian revenue.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Department of the Interior
Vnoder Stoml
Politics of land leases haunt Indian Territory notes
A report describes attempts to gain control of Indian Territory lands via leases, with merchants influencing trust terms and officials involved in combines. Secretary Hitchcock orders a broad inquiry, while Dawes Commission charges prompt an official investigation. Civil and local incidents note a Burlington train bridge collapse at Kent and a supposed lynching in Syria.
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Hitchcock
Cate
Dawes Commission
Tamsixby
T. B. Needles
Fleet 18 A Dead Onl
Rear Admiral Barker's fleet carried out the anticipated day attack at Portland. All seventeen ships in the force are reported destroyed in theory, with details still unclear and no confirmation of casualties or exact outcomes available.
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Portland
Barker
Hine
Wedding delayed by charity baseball game in Teenae
A wedding in Teenae was postponed when a charity baseball game between the Leanne and Water teams occupied the town. Mika Dertha Hemp and Creatine Sethafer planned a quiet ceremony, but the groom’s team member could not leave, leading to a delayed marriage officiated by Rev. John Gallneher Lincoln. The event occurred in late August with local figures noted.
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Tnetleville
Awe
Leanne
Wate
Thie City
Mika Dertha Hemp
St Javie
Creatine Sethafer
Indianapolis
Teenae
Chartee Rhein
Leane
Rhein
John Gallneher
Baseball scores from Chicago and other leagues
Baseball score roundup across leagues lists results from Chicago at Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia and New York Boston American and Western associations with multiple games and varying outcomes including extra innings and rain affected games. Teams named include Chicago Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Washington Milwaukee Indianapolis Louisville Kansas City Columbus Minneapolis Toledo Colorado Springs Des Moines Denver Omaha St Joseph.
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Chicago
Ave
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
American
Washington
Pattadelphia Keston
Cleveland
Detroit
Keinwaukee Swanp Panp Paneminyanp Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Indianapella
Louisville
Kansas City
Louieville
Columbus
Minneapolis
Columbus S
Toledo
Western
Colorado Springs
Des Moines
Denver
Omaha
St. Joseph
Death of Rt Rev Father C A Lysaght in Nebraska Diocese
Jackson Nebraska August 27 Rt Rev Father C A Lysaght dean of the northwest district of the Roman Catholic diocese of Nebraska is dead from a complication of diseases. He was 58 years old and had been connected officially with the church in Nebraska for twenty years.
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Jackson
Neb
C. A. Lysaght
Northwest District
Nebraska
Revenue cutter McCulloch returns from Nome voyage
The revenue cutter McCulloch docked in Victoria harbor with the senate committee on territories sub committee aboard. The party reports all well and a pleasant profitable trip of exploration and discussion of territorial matters.
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Victoria
B. C
McCulloch
Victoria Harbor
Nome
Senate Committee On Territories
Hanna Stricken In Office With Sudden Illness
Senator Hanna was seized by sudden illness in his Cleveland office. A physician ordered bed rest as stomach trouble and heat worsen his condition. He is expected to remain confined for several days.
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Cleveland
Senator Hanna
Ilanna
Hanna
Wesley sanction of first Methodist lay preacher
In 1789 John Wesley reluctantly approved Thomas Maxfield as a lay preacher after hearing him preach at the Foundery. Wesley had opposed lay preaching but conceded it was the Lord's doing. Within a year twenty lay preachers were active.
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Wesley
Bristol
Thomas Maxfield
London
John
Maxfield
F. Winchester
Neighborly Exchange On Music Etiquette At Night
A lady asks her niece how she is progressing with her music. The niece modestly replies that she would not be offended by a compliment and notes neighbors staying up late to listen.
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Federation of the Building Trades
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A. Vt. Tewerdes
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Palmer
Government Printing Office
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Mex
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Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Washington County
Onan Th Kron
Vreatdent
Cane M Kron
Prawn Kh Sane
Onahlor
Citizen's National Bank
Washington,owa
Shaw Jenkin & Oo Win
Hi Jonkine A Gy
Washington Kraneh, Hinte Bank of Low Firet National Bank
Viret National Bank
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P. J. Manley
Peageless
Tate
Washington County Savings
Hea
Schuyler W. Livingston
Lew, Moner, Abbetrade
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Vanenw
W. Mathey
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Federal
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Wilson
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Dewey , Dewey, Lewyers
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Alber
W. A. White
Pollamp
Orail's Dry Goods
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Reath
J. L. Brookmart
Lewwewre
Wrion
Upere House
H. & W. Scofield
Senate
Committee
Osteopathy
U.S. Harper
Washington, Lowa
Over Kiein & Co
Arthaud, Osteopath
American School of Osteopopp
Kirksville, MO
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J.T. Anderson
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McCully
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Chas. Ohngemach
D.M McLaughlin
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Henry Knecht
Tabor
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Chicago ST
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Josep Kangar
Washinoton
Colorado
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H.W. Krossel
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Iowa Central
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Weer
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Mason City Mail
Sun
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Pata Marshalitown
Lowe
Means & Stichter
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Piret Baro North Hotel
Allen
T. J. Dempsey
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Telat
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