West Virginia Flood Toll Reaches Fifty. Private Losses Mount
The June flood in Binefield and surrounding areas is blamed for heavy private property losses, with life toll estimated around fifty, many missing or saved after being presumed dead. Major rail and coal damage cited. officials plan state aid and traffic resumption efforts as identification of dead continues.
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Binefield
W. Va
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Boggs
Colonel Hudson
White
Joe White
Neilie Smith
Anna Smith
Charles Sheely
McCoy
Sam Poindexter
John Ballard
Bettie Brown
Trigg
Jacob Riflin
John Bannister
Babe
Pounding Mill
Tazewell County
Tate
Flooded West Virginia towns report bodies and rescues in Virginia
A Roanoke set of letters describes flood chaos from the West Virginia disaster, noting graves washing out near a graveyard by the river between North Perk Junction and Keystone and many houses swept away. J Brances confirms his safety after being reported dead, while Keystone reports ten to fifteen drownings and forty homes lost. Tazewell area also suffered as Paris Vandyke witnessed mountainside floods tearing trees and rushing water.
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Roanoke
West Virginia
North Perk Junction
Keystone
J. B.rances
J. W. Crotty
Norfolk and Western — Railroad
Crotty
Tazewell
Paris Vandyke
Vandyke
Van
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Lungs
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for lung weakness and related ailments. It claims high cure rates, strengthens digestion, and boosts nourishment to help the body resist disease, citing testimonials from readers such as J M Farr of Cameron Screven Co Georgia.
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Pierce
J. M. Farr, Esq
Cameron, Screven Co
Tragedy Strikes Family as Flood Sweeps Home Away
A flood overwhelmed a dwelling at Pounding Mill destroying the house and sweeping family members away. Two children were killed instantly. A young girl was found carried by a sister within 200 yards as others perished. A member named Vandyke was still unconscious and later did not survive.
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Vandyke Fis
Expulsion in Dublin Paper Controversy Stirring Federal Assembly
The federal assembly voted 64 to 17 to expel a local labor organizer accused of printing an article from People of Dublin in a Melbourne paper. The piece reportedly attacked King Edward, leading to seizure of the weekly periodical.
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Melbourne
Federal Assembly
Unclear diary note on Sulien van Hangs and Kaufman death
Disjointed OCR text describes Sulien Van Hangs in Himeec Yigonier Indiana June 26 and Kaufman a clerk at M Jacobs & Co in this city. It mentions a self inflicted act in a warehouse rear at 1 a.m. Monday and notes seven years in beer country, thrift, money, but a sullen disposition. He is years old and unmarried.
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Sulien van
Himeec Yigonier
Ind
Kaufman
M. Jacobs & Co
Hiself
Byrry
Germans win contract for the Lighting of Peking
June 26 report says a German firm has secured the contract for the lighting project in Peking Shanghai. The document notes the agreement involves electrification work and expected start in the near term with international cooperation details.
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Shanghai
Peking
Nation Salt Company Near Launch in New York
In New York on June 26 reports say a new international salt trust is nearly ready for launching. The proposed combine would include National Salt, a Canadian firm, and the Salt Union, with Standard Oil interests tied in. Capital stock stands at 10,000,000 common and 5,000,000 non cumulative preferred shares.
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New York
Compan
S Yany
Standard Oil Company
Wall Street
Standard Qojil
United States
Tntry
Salt Union Gland
Woman Jumping Tragedy Exposes Marriage Tale
Chicago June 26. The identified woman who jumped from a Virginia Sunday was found by her sister Mina Wojcik at Goodrich Transportation offices. Rosa Riteher or Rosa Church had married a farmer’s son in Pontiac Michigan after a brief courtship. The sister says the marriage ended badly with letters revealing sorrow and unreciprocated love. A lawyer student asked Mason where to begin, and the reply was simply Anywhere.
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Chicago
Virginia
Mina Wojcik
Goodrich Transportation Compact
Rosa Riteher
Wojcik
Siic
Pontiac
Mich
Geon W. Church
Stathvat
Church
Markets Mixed as Wheat Holds, Cattle Demand Seen Strong
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat steady around 66 cents for July and 65 for September while corn and oats show narrow moves. Live stock at Chicago auctions sees steady hog prices around 6.00 to 6.30 and cattle trading from 4.50 to 6.30, with receipts near 15 000 hogs and 2 000 cattle.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Ork— Wru
PU i Iascie
Guy
Apples
Potas
Ohio
Sweettatoes
Illinois
Juni
Texas
St. Louie Grain
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Nash Renominated as Ohio GOP Tickets Chosen at Convention
Columbus June 26 George K Nash was nominated for governor with Carl Nippert as lieutenant governor and a full state-ticket selected in three hours under intense heat. The platform endorses Foraker, favors tariff protection and reciprocity, supports navy expansion, a U S canal, and opposes mob law, while backing Nash Foraker and Taft.
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Columbus
George SK. Nash
Carl L. Nippert
J. Price
John M. Sheets
Supreme Court
Lawson BE. Emerson
Isaac B. Cameron
Board of Public Works
W. Q. Johnston
Ohio
Hanna
Foraker
United States
Nippert
Caldwell
State Anti-Saloon League
Cinceinnati
Republican Party
Isthmus
Congress
McKinley
Platt
Nash
Tanma
Bryan disavows candidacy and emphasizes principles
The writer under William Jennings Bryan’s signature states he is not a candidate for any office and has no preferred candidate. He urges adherence to definite Democratic principles and dismisses expediency as a political motivator, warning reorganizers and urging voters to judge by core ideals.
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Buffalo
N. Y
William Jennings Bryan
Times
Norman
Mack
Democratic Party
Western Association of Writers Opens Fifteenth Meeting
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Western Association of Writers opened at Winona yesterday morning in Warsaw Indiana. A memorial service for John Clark Ridpath was held yesterday afternoon. The evening session featured the president’s address by ex Governor Will Cumback of Indiana.
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Western Association of Writers
Warsaw
Ind
Winona
John Clark Ridpath
Will Cumback
Indiana
Electric road row blocks Kenosha council fight
Chicago promoters Haynes and Claussen faced opposition at a Kenosha Wisconsin city council meeting as they presented a remonstrance against an amendment. The measure would permit the Chicago Kenosha and Milwaukee electric road to secure a franchise in the county, complicating the project.
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Kenosha, Wis
Kenosha Franchise Fight Delays Through Rail Plan
Promoters of Kenosha traffic rail deny transferring the Kenosha franchise to the Kenosha Street Railway company. They argue no right to a traffic agreement with the Chicago, Kenosha and Milwaukee road. Rh J Arnold, current Kenosha franchise owner, says promoters have no basis. Council defers action on the petition to a committee.
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Kenosha
Kenosha Street Railway Company
Chicago, Kenosha and
Milwaukee Road
Rh. J. Arnold
Chicago
That Dinner Came Off at Carton Farm
Genesee County Bar Association held a farm dinner at Hon. John J. Carton’s Clayton township estate. About fifty guests enjoyed an old-fashioned meal on the lawn with no speeches. Judge Cahill demonstrated scythe mowing while Supreme Justices Long Hooker Montgomery and Moore watched a lively lawn game. A lemon squeezer broke during the meal.
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Flint, Mich
Genesee County Bar Association
John J. Carton
Clayton Township
Cahill
Lansing
Supreme
Long
Hooker
Montgomery
Moore
Beales Shot by Deserted Wife It Ends in Tragedy
The Dawson Daily News reports Dick Beales was shot dead near Seattle by Mrs. Thomas Herndon while her husband prayed his wife would not fail. Beales had duped Herndon, then fled with a dog team and provisions, pursued by multiple parties to an anvil scene where the fatal shooting occurred.
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Seattle
Dawson Daily News
Dick Beales
Thomas Herndon
Therndon
Klondike
Dawson Herndon
Herndon
Beales
Tety Alexander
McKrion
Eastern-forged telegram crook tied to Chicago theft
Information from eastern police identifies the man who forged the name of traveling man George L. Oaks to a telegram and stole $18 from a Chicago house as a noted crook. The alias used in circuit court was T. C. Hull, a reputed traveling man for a Cleveland house. The court will retry him under another charge.
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St. Joseph
Mich
George L. Oaks
Chicago
T. C. Hull
Cleveland
Death of Wooster professor Dr Samuel J Kirkwood at 61
Albert Lea Minn June Dr Samuel J Kirkwood longtime Wooster university professor of mathematics and astronomy died early yesterday of arterial sclerosis at his daughter's home Mrs Augus tus Armstrong He was 61 years old
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Albert Lea
Minn
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Wooster University
Wooster, O
Augustus Armstrong
Kirkwood
Iowan Man Charged With Wife Murder and Arson
Louise Busse of Butler county is jailed on murder and arson charges in the June 18 killing of his wife, age 27, with Henry Snider as accomplice. An autopsy showed a crushed skull and throat slashing, body burned with kerosene as neighbors intervened. The case notes a prior betrayal settlement and a baby left to perish.
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Greene, Ta
Louise Busse
Butler County
Henry Snider
Busse
Bell
Gage Debate Sparks Points Claim by Dr Witte
Ti Seema comments on the meaning in Declaring What We Mean as Vanderlip makes remarks about Bharope. The exchange centers on how points are awarded and the implications for Gage.
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Ti Seema
Vanderlip
Bharope
Mary Wright sues for divorce after alleged brutal abuse
Mrs. Mary Wright filed for divorce from Jacob Wright, a prominent landowner and stock dealer, claiming severe abuse of their four children. She accuses him of beating their 10 year old daughter until she died and injuring their son, causing him to become insane.
Crazy Hobo On The Run Stirring Baroda Barricade
Deputy Sheriff pursues a reported crazy hobo who terrorized Baroda residents then fled into the woods with a posse in hot pursuit. Authorities fear the tramp may commit murder.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Dean
Baroda
Here
Army transport Grant brings two volunteer regiments to San Francisco
The Grant arrived from Manila on Monday carrying the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth volunteer infantry. The colored regiments were recruited in the south and have spent nearly two years in the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Grant
Manila
Forty-eighth
Forty-ninth
South
Philippines
Victim of the Cigarette in Elgin Death
John Vickers of Chicago died at his uncle George Roberts home in Elgin after a brief illness caused by smoking. His body reportedly turned brown two hours after death.
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Elgin
John Vickers
Chicago
George Roberts
Tie
Akron firm uncovers forged notes totaling twenty thousand
Akron Varnish Company reports forged notes aggregating 20 000 dollars found. Treasurer J. H. McCrum has been missing for a week and is believed to be en route to South Africa.
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Akron
Akron Varnish Company
J. H. McCrum
South Africa
Died of Blood Poisoning After Carbolic Acid Use
Mrs. Wilhelmina Meter of Fort Wayne Indiana 63 died from blood poisoning after using carbolic acid to treat a sore foot. Her daughter Anna, overcome by the shock, also died at 5 PM. Northcott Acting as Governor Springfield Illinois June 26. Lieutenant Governor W A Northcott of Greenville will perform executive duties during Governor Yates absence.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Wilhelmina Meter
Anna
Arrest of treasurer on oats theft notice
R. G. Uisser company in Paxton Illinois reports the arrest of P K Alvord treasurer for larceny of 2000 bushels of oats. Alvord is held on $1000 bond.
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Graf
Paxton
Ils
R. G. Uisser
P. KE. Alvord
Alvord
Plague Week Reports 155 New Cases and 12 Deaths in Hong Kong
During the week ended June 22 Hong Kong reported 155 new bubonic plague cases and 12 deaths. The figures reflect ongoing outbreak conditions in the city.
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Hong Kong
Pretty Bad Couple Are They
Minneapolis report of a couple, William Plummer alias Johnson and his wife, arrested last Friday, handcuffed together, sent to Sioux City Iowa. Plummer faces five years in Anamosa prison and jail breaking charge. his wife is charged with aiding jail delivery and theft.
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Minneapolis
William Plummer
Johnson
Sioux City
Plummer
Anamosa
Brewers Celebrate Sixty First Wedding Anniversary in Waukegan
Waukegan Illinois June 26 Mr and Mrs Daniel Brewer pioneer settlers of Waukegan celebrated their sixty first wedding anniversary Monday The Brewers have been the oldest married couple in the county since the death last spring of Mrs H B Burritt of Wanconda The Burritts had been married sixty two years
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Waukegan
Ills
Daniel Brewer
H. B. Burritt
Wanconda
Burritts
Baldwin Arrives in London From Polar Expedition
Evelyn Baldwin and four Baldwin Zeigler expedition members reach London. They plan to depart Wrangell Island July 12 for the voyage home.
Noted lecturer Joseph Cook dies at 78 in New York state
Whitehall New York June 26 Joseph Cook renowned lecturer and author dies at his summer home in Ticonderoga He was born January 26 1888 and had suffered years of ill health His fame rests on harmonizing Bible and science in his lectures Friends say overwork weakened his physical and mental strength.
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Whitehall
N. Y
Joseph Cook
Ticonderoga
Baseball league records from Chicago games
League scores show Boston over Pittsburgh 9 to 4, Brooklyn over Chicago 5 to 2, Philadelphia over Cincinnati 3 to 0, New York over St. Louis 12 to 0, Washington over Milwaukee 3 to 1, Boston over Cleveland 4 to 2, Baltimore over Detroit 4 to 2, Philadelphia over Chicago 5 to 0, and Toledo sweeping Wheeling 7 to 1 in the first game and 8 to 6 in the second. Western Association results include Toledo over Wheeling 7 to 1, 8 to 6 in a second game, and Fort Wayne over Marion 2 to 0 with Dayton rain.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
Toledo
Wheeling
Fort Wayne
Marion
Dayton
Police detain guest after Hoffman-Reif wedding purse theft
Sheboygan police locked doors during the Hoffman Reif wedding reception after a purse containing 2.40 disappeared. An officer discovered a sock with 70.40 hidden inside while the guest August de Kanske remained in custody. The remaining 22 likely vanished.
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Sheboygan
Wis
de Kanske
Palmer and wife celebrate birth as family stories spread
E H Palmer of St Paul aged 50 and his wife aged 76 celebrate the birth of a baby boy. Alfred Anderson of West Superior Wisconsin is charged with killing his wife after she stayed away overnight. William J Bryan reached Water Town New York to a lively crowd. Reports describe street fighting in Pampeluna Spain during a Jubilee procession. The Pyncron National Bank at Springfield Massachusetts closed by the national bank examiner leaving depositors to receive 100 percent.
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E. H. Palmer
St. Paul
Springfield
Mass
National Bank Examiner
Van derlip Says Europe Likely To Bind Against U S Trade
Franklin A Van derlip former assistant secretary of the treasury returns to Washington from abroad and predicts Europe will form a binding trade alliance against the United States within years The forecast cites Austria and Goluchowski as foes and notes crop failures in Europe while Russia eyes U S style tariffs and seeks friendship The piece also notes a Moroccan envoy treaty move and several local incidents.
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Russia
Tunisian
Great Britain
Gage
Thie Efreniar
United States
Associated Press
Tay
M. de Witte
Tinsesia
New York
Frank A. Vanderlip
the Treasury
Washington
the Tribune
Europe
Austria
Goluchowski
England
Coluchowski
Old World
South America
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Dr. Pierce
Jeremiah Mason
New Hampshire Legal
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Chicago Grain and Produce
Milwaukee Grain
the Welm
Ohio Gathering
Bryan
George Kilbon Nasi
Normins
Wisconsin
Black River Falls
the Mercury
Carton
C.dree
Sar Homa
Gage IS
DR Witte
St. Petersburg
Ministry of Finance
Darwin
Brcezes
Sterling Remedy Company
THE
Citizens Savings Bank
Hington
Etimes
Joserh Keen
Cons
H. Keen
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sprount
Asst
John Shields & Son
Centerville
Delta
Elden
Blacksmith
Sea
Ood
Rowland & Shields
Columbia Pharmacy
Hi Dempsey
Siohnson
Bakery
Harwood
South Side
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Iowa
H. Knecht
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
EFIOR
Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
W. H. Butterfield
Cratastore
Marsh W. Bailey
Felce
City Hall
the Daily Mail
London
Daily Mail
Morocco
John Roach
Nicholas Schwickerlach
Edward M. Slyzer
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Mary Cantillon
Paul Kruger
Adelbert Rage
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W.W. E. Anderson
Klein's
Inashington
Vuity
Frank Rogers
W. D. Lowry
Erice Onene-Vel
Mercer & Chilcote's
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Lila Whitmore
Allen
Wanamaker
Mylice
R. A. Riley
National Bank
We. Briar
A. Warri
O.M. Kreox
First National Bank
Iowe
Wm. Blair
Keck
D. Robinson
J. ¥. Enlanean
Jeffrey A. Anderson
Anderson
Washington County
Don
Xap Ooto
E. E. Townsend
D. D
Flossie Roane
Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
Torvn
M. Lombardo
Rusch SC
California
Puget Sound
Denver
Salt Lake City
Colorado
BE. G. Fox
N.Y
Niagara Falls
Ningare Ferue
E. Expo
Adams Street
Paumer, A. G
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