Oklahoma Flood Toll Rises Across State
Five people die in Oklahoma as record rains flood the northern and eastern regions. Mrs W W Brown and three Foraker children drown in Salt Creek while escaping rising waters. Mrs Mat tle Jones dies of fright near Enid. Bridges washed out and crops damaged with the Neosho river rising near Miami.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
W. W. Brown
Foraker
Mattle Jones
Miami
Neosho
Kremlin
Morris
Ernest Scott
Black Bear Creek
Pawnee
Billings
Washout cripples Northern Pacific lines in eastern Montana
Butte Montana May 25 Northern Pacific traffic in eastern Montana is demoralized as the worst washout since last June floods. Long stretches of track are washed out between Bozeman and Livingston after a cloud burst. Half a dozen overland passenger trains are tied up at Billings Livingston and Bozeman.
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Butte
Mont
Northern Pacific
Montana
Bozeman
Livingston
Billings
Madden makes denial in extortion conspiracy case
Martin B. Madden F A Pouchet and M J Boyle labor leaders testified in Judge McSurely's court denying charges of conspiracy to extort. They argued their testimony showed legitimate strike causes. Madden disputed George S Andre's claim of laying $1000 on a desk in a saloon room at Madden's direction.
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Chicago
Martin B. Madsen
F. A. Pouchet
M. J. Boyle
McSurely
George S. Andre
Madden
Meainton in Railroad Strike Appeals to Federal Board
Commissioner of Labor Neill, a member of the federal board, has appealed for the board to use its efforts to settle the strike of firemen on the Georgia railroad. The appeal comes as the strike affects traffic and labor relations in Washington.
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Meainton
Washington
Federal Board of Me Mstion
Georgia Railroad
Neill
Atlanta
Tied Court Orders Direct Appeal in Terminal Railroad Case
In St Louis on May 25 the U S circuit court judges split two to two on government efforts to dissolve the Terminal Railroad association. They certified the case directly to the national circuit court. Avolice came from St Paul at the federal building. Judges Sanborn Van Devanter Hook and Adams signed. The suit filed November 1 1908 alleges the association was a consolidation of parallel and competing roads and ferry and bridge companies.
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St. Louis
Terminal Railroad Association of
Brown Visits Council Bluffs After Night Trick History
W C Brown president of the New York Central rails visits Council Bluffs with high officials, hosted by General Grenville M Dodge for luncheon. He once ran the Burlington dispatcher's night trick here thirty years ago, and hasn’t returned in a decade. Separately in Messina a strong earthquake caused violent shocks and palace walls to collapse after a preceding rumble.
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Council Bluffs
W. C. Brown
New York Central Railroad
Grenville M. Dodge
Brown
The
Burlington
Mayor Carmody Shot in Cedar Rapids Home Burglary
Cedar Rapids mayor John T. Carmody was badly wounded by a burglar inside his home after the thief entered through a window. The attacker fired three shots at the front door. one hit Carmody in the groin, with doctors probing for the bullet as police link the suspect to a similar priestly burglary in Clinton.
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Priest
Cedar Rapids
John T. Carmody
Des Moines
Father Toomey
Mayor Carmody
Soxspital
Rock Island rebate case opens as Des Moines packing firm files claim
Des Moines packing concerns sue the Rock Island road for 350 000 dollars alleging discriminatory freight rates. Evidence shows livestock bought by favored buyers moved from Valley Junction to two eastern packers under two billing records, while the railroad argues a single continuous shipment.
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Des Moines
Railway
Agar Packing Company
Rock Island
Valley Junction
Gas Explosion Damages Portland Apartment House
An apartment house at 763 Marshall Street in Portland Oregon was wrecked by a gas explosion on May 25 injuring six people, one seriously. Three injured were in an adjoining house heavily damaged.
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Portland
Ore
Marshall Street
Naturalist Dies in Sand Cave-in at Norfolk Desert
Richard P. Smithwick twenty two a naturalist died when a sand cave-in occurred as he dug in the Princess Anne Desert on a sand dune seeking kingfisher eggs near Norfolk Virginia on May twenty fifth.
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Sand Cave-in
Norfolk
Richard P. Smithwick
Princess Ann Desert
Iowa's corn planted as growing weather arrives statewide
Iowa farmers hit the fields as a large portion of corn land is planted. The weekly bulletin from the Iowa weather and crop service notes vigorous planting aided by dry, favorable weather and minimal rain.
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Des Moines
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Judge G C Scott Dead
Justice Guy Scott of the Illinois Supreme Court died in Galesburg after an appendicitis operation.
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G. C. Scott
Galesburg
Ill
Justice Guy
Scott
Illinois Supreme Court
Burlington Boy Shot in Accident During Hunt
In Burlington Iowa on May 25 Carl Gabriel was shot in the head on Main Street while walking to hunt. A companion Hemming held the rifle when it discharged fatally wounding Gabriel who will die. Both boys involved were minors. Depositors Will Be Paid in Full at Fort Madison on May 28 after the West Point bank failed in February 1908. Creditors will receive full payment. H J Schroeder asignee announced the plan. Riley Smith of Hancock County Illinois, a wealthy farmer and bank president, surrendered personal property but reserved eighty acres of land to settle the debts.
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Burlington
Carl Gabriel
Main Street
Hemming
Gabriel
Fort Madison
H. J. Schroeder
West Point
Riley Smith
Hancock County
Linois
Train yard death in Northwestern accident at Sioux City
Ray Augustine of Cedar Rapids was killed in a railroad yard accident at Sioux City after he fell from a train and suffered fatal injuries including a crushed head and leg damage. The incident occurred in May in the Northwestern yards.
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Sioux City
Ray Augustine
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Railroad
Turkish ministry upheld in confidence vote after policy speech
The chamber of deputies and senate approved the ministries after Grand Vizier Hilmi Pasha outlined policy. He urged deficit relief through economies and warned against foreign loans. He pledged to address Adana disorders by eradicating causes to prevent repeats.
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Constantinople
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Grand Vizier
Hilmi Pasha
Adana
Boy Escapes Kidnappers Near Princeton
In the Union settlement near Princeton Indiana a band of gypsies tried to kidnap ten year old Harold McDonald. The boy followed the group, was seized and hidden in a wagon, then escaped at Stewartville and returned home. A posse pursues the gypsies.
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Princeton
Ind
Old
Union Settlement
Here
Harold McDonald
McDonald
Stewartville
FOR YOUR HEALTHS SAKE CARE OF THE EXTREMITIES
Medical men warn that thousands die yearly from neglecting proper care of arms legs and feet. Improper coverings cause colds sore throats pleurisy pneumonia and other serious illnesses. Children are also neglected in clothing for legs and feet. Heavy stockings and thick shoes cost less than doctors and undertakers.
Auto Hurled Fifty Feet In Auburn Touring Car Crash
Five occupants were seriously injured when a touring car driven by Harry McIntyre turned turtle on a hill in Auburn New York. Passengers Henry Gast Walter Seiller Oak Hasselman John Barkman and W H McIntyre sustained injuries as the vehicle struck a roadside stump and was thrown fifty feet. Gast was pinned under the car and is thought critically hurt.
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Auburn
N. Y
Harry McIntyre
Henry Gast
Walter Seiller
Oak Hasselman
John Barkman
W. H. McIntyre
Gast
Freshman U. S. Athletes Nearly Drown in Iowa River
Merle Alderman of Marion and George Maxfield of Malcom, both well known U. S. athletes, nearly drowned while canoeing on the Iowa River. Their canoe overturned near Iowa City and a launch arrived just in time to save them.
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Merle Alderman
Marion
George Maxfield
Malcom
Iowa River
U. S
Iowa City
Hogs and cattle market notes from Chicago May 25 1909
Market report shows strong demand and varied quotes across hogs cattle and sheep. Receipts estimated around 13000 hogs and 12000 cattle with mixed packers and heavy shipping grades priced from 6 80 to 7 56 for hogs and 4 75 to 7 25 for beef cattle. Western and Texas shipments feature prominently with ongoing demand and price spread dictated by quality.
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Texas
West Lime Bulk
Supreme Court to Sentence Six for Contempt Over 1905 Lynching
The U S Supreme Court will sentence Sheriff Shipp Deputy Gibson and four Hamilton county Tennessee residents Williams Nolan Hadgett and May for contempt linked to a 1905 mob lynching of Johnson. Defendants face fines imprisonment or both as the Court asserts its authority across the nation.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Shipp
Gibson
Hamilton County
Tennessee
Williams
Nolan
Hadgett
May
Johnson
Supreme Court
Marshal Wright
United States
Empire Day Observed Across Great Britain
Millions of children celebrate Empire Day as London hosts its first organized event. About 15 million salutes to the flag mark a nationwide observance across the empire with nearly 4 million children in the British dominions joining in. Five thousand uniformed school boys marched through London to Hyde Park to salute the flag and the emblems of fifty six dominions and colonies.
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Great Britain
London
Empire
Krinasdom
Hyde Park
Dominions
DEDICATE MASONIC TEMPLE Structure at Indianapolis Said to Be the Finest
May 25 Indianapolis Masons dedicated a new 750000 dollar Masonic temple in this city calling it the finest building devoted to Masonry. The four story steel and stone structure features beaten brass and bronze interiors two restaurants private dining rooms and a roof garden.
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Indianapolis
Masons of
Indiana
Grand jury Resumes Muskogee Fraud Probe Involving Governor Haskell
Tulsa report notes the federal grand jury resumed investigations into Muskogee town frauds and remained focused on Governor Charles N Haskell as several out of town witnesses testified.
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Tulsa
Okla
Federal
Muskogee
Charles N Haskell
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Washington Star
Bluffs
Messina
Waygr
Iowa
AUTO
Cattie
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Carr
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago, Ill
Masonic
Haskell
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