Flood Wrecks Johnstown Area in Worst Since 1889
Heavy rains across northern and eastern western Pennsylvania flood Johnstown with Stony Creek rising to eighteen feet. Property losses mount with island park washed away and schools swept from foundations while Butler and nearby towns suffer extensive damage and dozens are rescued by boat.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Stony Creek
Island Park
Hooversville
Butler
Lordstown Dam
Bogegaley
Latrobe
Wylie Clergy Man Sentenced for Bigamy in Los Angeles
Rev James R Wylie pleaded guilty to bigamy and was fined five dollars and sentenced to one year in Folsom. The district attorney dropped charges against his second wife Mrs Green after stating the offense was not aggravated. Wylie, formerly a Methodist Episcopal minister in New York, had moved to a mining camp near Phoenix before taking the second marriage in Los Angeles last August.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James R. Wylie
Smith
Folsom
D Mstrict
Green
Wylie
Episcopal Church
New York
Wylies
Phoenix
A. T
Fannie M. Green
Council Bluffs
Norwegians Leave Chicago for Coronation
Chicago June 7 Three hundred Norwegians depart for Norway to attend King Haakon VII's coronation on June 22. The group comprises Midwestern Norwegians with an eastern contingent joining in New York. overall more than 1 000 are expected to sail for the homeland on the steamship United States.
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Chicnago
Chicago
Fatherland
Haakon VII
Middle West
New York
United States
Drowned While Attempting a Rescue in Embarras River
Vincennes Indiana June 7 George Terry 25 tried to save his 12 year old nephew from drowning in the Embarras river near here He was seized with cramps and sank before help could arrive His home was in St Louis.
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Vincennes
Ind
George Terry
Embarras River
Here
Terry
St. Louis
Josephine Terranova Granted Release From Custody
The district attorney’s office has decided to discharge Josephine Terranova from custody and she will be released Monday. She will not face trial for the alleged killing of Gaetano Powrta. The unclear portion appears to reference related local legal notes from New York.
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Josephine Terranova
New York
District Attorney
Gaetano Powrta
Ernest mines clash leaves two dead and six wounded
In Indiana on June 8 the state constabulary and striking miners at the Ernest mines clashed. The constabulary fired on the strikers, killing two and wounding six others after the strikers began the trouble and were dispersed by a volley. President signs alcohol bill.
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Indiana
Penn
Evening Journal
Ernest
President Signs De Natured Alcohol Bill
The President signed the de natured alcohol bill today in Washington D C. Special to The Evening Journal reports the action taken by the executive branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
The
Evening Journal
Rojestvensky to face court martial over Sea of Japan defeat
Reports say Admiral Rojestvensky will be tried by court martial for the Sea of Japan defeat with death the possible penalty if guilty. The Red accuses General Rennekampf of colluding with a railroad workers' revolutionary committee and calls for Linovitch's trial for aiding them. The army organ seeks Colonel Reiman's court martial for ordering executions during Moscow rising and twelve such cases cited. Yesterday marked the empress's birthday, observed as a holiday with the lower house adjourning.
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St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Sea of Japan
The
Red
Genral Rennekampff
Japan
Linovitch
Manchuria
Revolutionary Committee
Siberian
Reiman
Seminosyvky Regiment
Guards
Moscow
Mien
Cullom Compared to Lincoln in Kentucky Roots and Appearance
The Illinois Senator Cullom is likened to Abraham Lincoln for sharing Kentucky birth, a Springfield law career, and a Lincoln like beard and angular build. The piece notes Cullom, born twenty years after Lincoln, recalls the war president and has lately figured in the rate bill controversy.
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Cullom
Kentucky
Springfield
Illinois
Lincoln
Senator Cullom
Hearing Continues On Neill Reynolds Meat Inspection Dispute
Washington reports outline a House Agriculture Committee hearing on the Neill Reynolds meat inspection study. Neill testifies on floor cleanliness, sanitary conditions, labeling, and packinghouse practices while Wilson of Nelson Morris & Co. presses objections to the Beveridge amendment and funding and recalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Neill-Reynolds
Thomas E. Wilson
Nelson Morris & Co
Chicago
Adams
Wilson
Beveridge
Neill
Scott
Kansas
Dyson
Packers
Reynolds
Mr. Wilson
Neilk
Lorimer
Nelson Morris
Elevated railway move halted in Cincinnati case
Judge Hofftheimer grants a perpetual injunction stopping the Louisville and Nashville railway from constructing elevated tracks along the river front under an ordinance granting the right. The city claimed the work blocked river traffic by close piers. the judge ruled the council abused its rights and granted exclusive privilege. The decision will be appealed.
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Cincinnati
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Hoff
Hofftheimer
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
German states and empire finances detailed by imperial office
The monograph lists 1905 state debts at 3.045 billion dollars and empire debt at 756 million dollars plus 91.6 million in short term bills. State railways are valued at 549.77 million, just above total state debts, with 1,748,465 acres of cleared land and 11,280,414 acres of forest land.
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Berlin
Imperial Statistical Office
Empire
George W. Sutherland Dead Veteran of Civil War
Clintonville Wisconsin on June 8 reports the death of George W. Sutherland a local Civil War veteran noted as an early participant at Loedgout mountain during the great battle.
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Clintonville
Wis
George W. Sutherland
Sutherland
Loedgout Mountain
Rotten box carts and decayed meats described in hearing
In a committee session Chairman Wadsworth pressed a report claim that meat moved on rotten box carts from dirty floors. Witnesses cited odor of decayed meat and filthy conditions, asserting disease exposure and tuberculosis risk from the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth
Scott
Wilson
Neill
Fragmentary line hints at Tibercations discussion
A damaged OCR snippet references EF the right no and Amplifying with a claim that few people there were tibercations, implying confusion or a misread term rather than a clear event or quotation. The fragment offers no identifiable persons or organizations.
Hog Cleaning Question At Hearing Over Pig Privy Case
Testimony described a hog in a privy and debated whether it was cleaned or merely scraped. Witnesses claimed cleaning with antiseptic was needed while contradicting others on how thoroughly the hog was treated. Chairmen noted differing examination styles and alleged hostility in questioning.
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Wileaon
Neill
Wadsworth
Bia
Wilson
Wind Storm Ravages Neenah Leaving City Shrouded
A June wind storm unroofed and demolished buildings in Neenah Wisconsin. Trees and fences toppled, electric and telephone lines fell cutting power and service. Damage estimated between 25000 and 50000 dollars. No injuries reported.
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Neenah
Wis
Bama
Carnegie Gift to Kentucky College Rotary
Lexington Kentucky June reports that President J K Patterson announced a donation from Andrew Carnegie of twenty thousand dollars to erect a rotary on the grounds of the state college of Kentucky.
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Lexington
J K. Patterson
Andrew Carnegie
State College of Kentucky
Chicago Market Totals Reflect Mixed Hog and Cattle Activity
Chicago market reports show opening hog receipts estimated at 1700 with leftovers of 3766 and mixed packers quoted 86 to 35 cents. Cattle demand remains strong with 2000 head and sheep at 6000, and overall market steady to strong compared with yesterday’s close. Officials note heavy shipping grades and varied packer bids.
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Avery Light
Motive Unearthed in Reform Plan Prompting Rebate End
James McCrea, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission on June 8 about motives behind ending freight rebates. He linked the move to a "community of interests" plan adopted after Cassatt took control, saying directors favored eliminating private cars and that rebates effectively stopped with the new arrangement.
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Pitlo
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hneswest
Pittsburg
Inuestate Commerce Commission
McCrea
Cora
Cassatt
Europe
Mnetus
Glasgow
Vic
Morea
Aikens Wealth Ties Drop During Hearing
During the hearing Joseph W W Aiken admitted owning stock in several coal companies and receiving cash for options sold in 1900. He testified he paid 5 cent a ton commissions to Joseph Boyer for coal business, calling it a normal transaction. President Cassatt ordered Boyer discharged after the testimony.
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Joseph W W. Aiken
A. G. Mitchell
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Joseph Boyer
A. W. Gibbs
Aiken
Glasgow
Pittsburg and
Buffalo
Boyer
Cassatt
Bover
Fire escapes ordered for new federal building in Chicago
Building Commissioner Bartzen issued a notice to Assistant Custodian Charles Nagel to install fire escapes on the new federal building. City ordinances require ladders on buildings over three stories and the post office rises to fourteen stories. The action follows guidance from Corporation Counsel Lewis who said the city has authority to compel safeguards for Chicago residents.
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Chicago
Bartzen
Charles Nagel
Federal
Coungel Lewis
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Boggaley
Greensburg
Jeannette
Manor
EATRA
CLASH
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Rojestvensky Ayes
Shelby M. Cullom
Issufp
Caat Fons
Hou
Broek
Carnegie
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Co
Cnicago
McCall Bros
Penny” Company
Mich
Uncle Sam
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