40 PERISH IN FLOOD AND RAIN ACROSS CAROLINAS
Disaster from unprecedented floods in the Carolinas leaves at least 40 dead and immense property loss. Bridges and dams washed away, rail lines washed out, power plants shut, crops ruined, and thousands left homeless as storms and high water flood towns from Camden to Spartanburg and beyond.
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Washington Post
Carolinas
Camden
Spartanburg
Gieenaritle
Durham
Hullshoro
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Baltimore Area
Death notices and funeral details for several individuals appear, including SAW CEL Brown Jr at Berkeley California, Samuel M Golding in Baltimore, JUCKETT Emma widow of Dr William Luckett in Baltimore, and Daisy Ke beaver Mullin with services listed in Washington area. Also notices for Bertha Camille Quick with residence in Falls Church and interments planned in Frederick and Marshall Hall areas.
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Berkeley
Cal
Sawcel BP Brown Jr
Samuel Brown
Iarrier
Brown Golding
Samuel M
Julia C Golding
Litchfield
Balt Street
Baltimore Sun
Rhode Island Avenue
Emma
William FO Luckett
Frederick Ma Murphy
Sibley Hostal
Daisy KE Beaver Laughtier
Robert
Walter Mullin
Wiliam H Sardo & Co
H Street
Marshall Hal
Bertha Camille
Van
Susan K Quick
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Notices inserted in the Washington Post may appear simultaneously in listed newspapers without extra charge upon application. Publications include Cincinnati Enquirer Pittsburg Dispatch Boston Globe Providence Journal Buffalo Courier Rochester Herald Chicago Record Herald St Louis Republic Evening Plain Dealer St Pauls Pioneer Press New York Times Syracuse Post Standard Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Washington Post
Cinemail Enquirer
Pittsburg
Dispatch
Boetor Globe
Providence Journal
Baflazo Cou
Rochester Herain
Chicago Record Herald
St Louis
Funeral Directors in Washington DC Advertised Services
A list of funeral directors and embalmers from Washington DC offering first class service at moderate prices. Entries include John R Wright Co, Harvey's Sons, W R Speare, Frank L Speare, William H Sardo & Co, Thomas S Sergeon, Thos A Costello, Frank Geier's Sons, Geo P Zurhorst, J William Lee, and references to chapels, livery, crematorium, and East Capitol Street locations with contact numbers.
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John R. Wright
R. F. Harvey
Fourteenth ST NW
Timedlows Chapel
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank 4. Speare
Mgr. Phonus
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Thos. S. Sergeon
R Scain
Geo. P. Zurhorst
East Capitol
William Lee
Pennsylvania
President Roosevelt trip to Jordanville for library dedication
President Roosevelt leaves Oyster Bay aboard the yacht Sylph with Mrs Roosevelt and children Ethel and Kermit for Jordanville New York to attend the dedication of a public library honoring the mother of Douglas Robinson. Gov Magoon of Cuba accompanies the party. a special DL&W train takes them to Hoboken and on to the Henderson home in Jordanville for the event.
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New York
Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Jordanville
Douglas Robinson
Gov Magoon
Cuba
Herkimer
Douglas Hobinson
Latters
Hedderson
Root
James S Sherman
Ansel Leads in Columbia Dem Primary Returns
In Columbia South Carolina Aug returns from today's Democratic primary to nominate a successor to the late Senator AC Latimer show Ansel leading the contest for the senate seat with Gov Evans or Rhett as possible rival. Adjutant General Boyd and Comptroller General Jones appear reelected. Caughman and Cansler lead for railroad commissioner, Swearingen and Melichamp likely hold over for superintendent of education. Congressional results are too sparse to determine.
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Columbia
J C Boyd
A W Jones
Caughman
Cansier
Swearingen
Melichamp
Apathy in Bay State Shapes Mass Political Scene
Mass political apathy grimly anchors Massachusetts as August fades. Voters, focused on baseball and crime notes, delay interest until September. Independence candidate Hisgen fairing better with Democrats, challenging Bryan amid an unsettled party landscape and Hearst-backed push in New England.
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Washington Post
Boston
Maas
Massachusetts
Bay State
Newport
Frank HH Hitchcock
White House
Hearst
Independence Party
Mc Bryan
Henry Mc Wintney
Nebraska
Williams
Gaston
Cleveland
Bryan
Whitlock
Monett
Fwo
Ghio
Toledo
Frank Monnett
Columbus
Monnett
His
Petersburg
Ind
Congressiona
Congress
Hisgen
Chicago
Indiana
Georgia
John Temple Graves
Alabama
H H Howard
Independence National Committee
Pacific States
Tis
East
Vermont
Democratic Party
Jury Blames Carmen After Platform Gate Failure
Coroner's jury at the morgue finds Brightwood avenue car rear platform gate not closed, causing Haghbert Endres of 913 Hamilton Street to fall and die. Witnesses describe about 30 people on the rear platform as the car swerved, striking the curb and fracturing his skull. Endres's body returned to his Hamilton Street home for funeral services tomorrow.
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Haghbert Endres
Hamilton Street
Brightwood Avenue
Avas
Borgue
Endres
Labor leaders plan nationwide campaign against Tait and allies
Gompers announces public plan to deploy AFL orators to support Bryan across doubtful states and to target congressional candidates aiding organized labor. Delegates will tour districts, urging labor voters to back friends of labor and defeat its enemies.
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Gompers
Tait
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
United States
Bryan
Executive Council
Washington
Dramette Adams
Columbia Lodge of Machinists
Virginia
Maynard
Adams
John H Bunkman
International Carnage and Wagon Workers’ Union
Amelian Federation of Labor
Whole Road Clean-Up Urged After Rockville Complaints
A property holder writes to the District railway commission urging better cleaning and car service on the Rockville trolley line. He cites dirty cars, drunken and boisterous riders, and says improved service would raise nearby property values. The commission, appointed 55 days ago, has received over a complaint daily and is pursuing investigations led by H C Eddy. General Wilson, commission president, is expected back in early September.
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Rockville
District Railway Commission
Commission
H C Eddy
Gen. Wilson
Washinaton
Pais Ante Ha As
Man Eats Suspected Poison Bone in Court Showdown
G W Speare of Rowley faced Judge Simpson in Newburyport as he bit off green moldy portions of a bone alleged to be poisoned after it was left in the sun. Officials ordered a full State chemist examination, Speare was held in bond, and his sanity remains disputed as the case resumes with the report.
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Washington Post
Newburyport
Mass
G. W. Speare
Rowley
Simpson
Speare
Bond
Boston
Mrs C M Roberts Dead Widow of Roswell M Roberts
Special to The Washington Post Yonkers New York Mrs Caro line M Roberts widow of Roswell M Roberts and mother in law of Rear Admiral Willard H Brownson died here yesterday She was of old New England ancestry and a governor of Massachusetts forefather. St Louis August J Van Bi arcom of the National Bank of Commerce of St Louis died of Bright disease at his Adirondack summer home Old Forge New York Ypsilanti Michigan Col Joan T Mercer Terre Haute paymaster of the Twentieth Ohio Infantry Civil War died here aged 72 Antoine Henri Becquerel led here permanent secretary to the Academy of Sciences
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Washington Fast Yonkers
Caroline M Roberts
Roswell M Roberts
Willard H. Brownson
Roberts
Harvey
Martha Ropinson
New England
Massachusetta
St Louis
J C van Biarcom
National Bank of Commerce of
Adirondacks
Old Forge
N ' Ypsilanti
Mich
Joan T Mercer
Terre Haute
Ind
Twentieth Ohio Infantry
Paris
Antoine Henri Becquerel
Becquerel
Academy of Sciences
Weather Conditions and Flood Warnings Across Regions
Weather data reports widespread rains in the south and mid Atlantic, with exceptional flood warnings in the Carolinas and parts of southern Virginia and Georgia. Cooler temperatures in the northern districts, warmer in the plains, and variable winds along coasts accompanied by forecasts of showers in several regions into Thursday. A river bulletin recounts a drowning incident on Little Hunting Creek and notes local weather and tide details for Washington area.
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S Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Washington
Soutern States
South Atlantic
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Kew England
Carolinas
Virginia
Georgia
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Cuban Elections Announced For November 14
Charles E Magoon, governor of Cuba, after a Sagamore Hill conference with President Roosevelt, announced the Cuban presidential and congressional elections would be held November 14 with the inauguration of the new president on January 28, 199. He said Roosevelt was pleased with the provisional government’s reconstruction and legislative and sanitary work.
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Mungoon
Oyster Bay
Cuba
Charles E Magoon
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Alexander Phinney lands Otsego Lake trout record catch
Special to The Washington Fest from Cooperstown N Y Aug 2 Alexander 8 Phinney becomes local hero after landing a 19 pound 37 inch lake trout from Otsego Lake with a rod and reel after a fight lasting over an hour and three quarters He fishes from dawn until late afternoon and also lands two other trout weighing 6 and 10 pounds.
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Cooperstown
N. F
Alexander
Phinney
Otsego Lake
Izaak Walton
Girl Accused of Thefts in Cumberland Caught Boarding Train
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Md Aug. Mary Brown about 18 without home or friends was arrested for larceny as she tried to board a tram in Cumberland. She allegedly stole clothing and a pocket book from Mrs Walter Kline and items from Mrs L N Oliver, was sent to jail for October grand jury in default of bail. She is mute about her identity. case has drawn interest.
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Washington Fost Cumperland
Mary Brown
Philadelphia
Walter Kline
L N Oliver
Rayner Leaves Asylum Withheld Destination Quieted
United States Senator Rayner consented to release his son William B Rayner from Shepard and Pratt Asylum this afternoon and left the city with his physician. The family says they will be gone several weeks for health reasons. Rumors tied to Mrs William A Fisher and a Philadelphia meeting were denied.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
United States
Rayner
William B Rayner
Shepard and Pratt Asylum
Robert B Kelly
Philadelphia
City
William A Fisher
Fisher
Kelly
New Drug Poslam Offered In Small 50 Cent Size
Cures eczema quickly with first application and heals chronic cases in two weeks. Dispensers now offer a special fifty cent package alongside the regular two dollar size at leading Washington drug stores or by mail from Emergency Laboratories in New York City. Samples are available free for experimental purposes.
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Gale
Cgram’s
O'donnel’s
Washington
Weat Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Fleet Prepares to Sail After Reception and Robbed Flagship
At Sydney New South Wales on August 2 Rear Admiral Sperry and other admirals return aboard the Connecticut. Spooks and forks taken as souvenirs. British cruisers Powerful and Challenger sail for Melbourne. An excursion to Paramatta for an address to Admiral Sperry. Albany WA expected visits in September with entertainments and coal deliveries. A knife wound hospital case and a Fourth precinct assault arrest are reported in other city notes.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Sperry
the Reef
Melbourne
Powerful
Challenger
Paramatta
Connecticut
Perth
Albany
Australia
Admiral Sperry
James Carignan
Firar
John Dandridge
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Seaberd Air Line
Savannah
Southern
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Duck Trusts
Spirtinburg
Anderson
Piedmont
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Lawsons Fork
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Virginia Beach
Divermon Dam
Appomattox
Farmville
Salsbury N
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Norwood
Stanley County
Lexington Vn
Robinsons Circus
Hickory
Norfolk and Southern Railway
Raleigh
Wendell
Thos. A. Costello
Ann Embalmer
Frank Geier
Seventh
Modern Chapel
Geo. C. Shaffer
44Th
Eye Als
Jordanville, NY
Mrs. Roosevelt, Ethel and
Kermit
Ansel
Post
Meier
Kalon Wine Co
14Th St. N. W
Marie Henry
Ensgen Curtig Guild
Luis
Raft
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Hagens
Oil Trust
Achusetta
Western
New Or
Tom Hisgen
Hbsgen
Judge Parker
Nebraskers
Parker
William R Hearst
M. Hearst
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Democratic National Press Bureau
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Worcester Post
Moriarty
Mars Henry Picked
Charles B. Taylor
Boston Globe
Burr
Hartford
Aextt
Gov Guild
Fred Starek
Carmen
Federation
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Newburyport, Mass
Chesust
Rear Admiral
Brownson
River Bulletin
Harpera Perry
Potomac Bleady
Shenandosh
Andrew Tyler
L Street
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Basil Keys
Sylvester
Pont
Tha. Post
Rain- Max
Mia Asheyle
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