World News Roundup of Fires and Protests Across Regions
A global summary notes Belleville Illinois mob lynching E W H Wyatt after a school official gun clash. Randsboro Illinois destroyed by fire and Adirondack forests threatened by drought. Colleges see women surpassing men in scholarship in coed schools. Fifteen workers drown protecting Am Car and Foundry property in Madison Illinois floods. US consuls ordered to provide invoices for export goods aiding anti adulteration aims. Roosevelt attends Grace Memorial Reform church dedication. Kansas floods damage $12.23 million across 26 towns. Cabinet discusses postal scandals and the Russian Jewish massacre. Baseball league standouts and team percentages listed. Howard Blackburn plans ocean crossing from Gloucester. American League leaders by week end. Indiana cloudbursts cause damage near Alexandria and Orestes. Four killed on a handcar after collision with a stock train near Genoa Nebraska. Judge Henry Caldwell resigns from US circuit court. Mississippi River at 26.9 feet and rising. 2000 trapped on Black Walnut Island. Clergymen unite to curb rising divorces in New York. Floods in St Louis area kill 20, leave 25,000 homeless, widespread property loss. Groff brothers indicted in Machen free delivery case. trusts and labor unions condemned by Gov Cummins. Belleville lynchers may escape punishment due to public sentiment. Banjo Peavy hanged near Fort Valley Georgia. St Leo’s pastor J J Harty named archbishop of Manila.
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Belleville
E. WH. Wyatt
Hertel
Randsboro
Col
Adirondacks
American Car and Foundry
Madison
United States
Agricultural Department
Roosevelt
Grace Memorial Reformed Church
Washington
Kansas
White House
Russia
National League
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Howard Blackburn
Gloucester
Mass
Toston
Genoa
Neb
Henry ©. Caldwell
United States Circuit Court of the Eighth Circuit
Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi
Black Walnut Island
New York City
Groff Brothers
Machen
Free Delivery Service
Gov. Cummins
Lenox College
Banjo” Peavy
Fort Valley
W. C. Winslow
J. J. Harty
St. Leo's Church
Manila
Pittsburg Builders Suspend Work Over Union Dispute
A widespread stoppage in Pittsburg halts construction as stonemasons refuse to join the bricklayers union. Four thousand workers are left idle while tensions rise between unions and employers. News notes also reference labor strife in Arizona, mine disputes, and broader economic effects.
William Thompson Pioneer Pie Baker Dies in New York
William Thompson a pioneer in the wholesale pie baking industry died in New York at age 75. United States Senator Daniel is named as the Democratic nominee in Virginia as his own successor. Gov Bailey of Kansas marries Ida M. Weede in Kansas City. Capt Richmond P Hobson declares candidacy for Congress from Alabama on a greater navy platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thompson
America
New York
United States
Daniel
Virginia
Gov. Bailey
Kansas
Ida M. Weede
Kansas City
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
Navy
World News Summary Foreshadows Naval Build Up
Admiral Evans was assembling his squadron in Chinese waters after reporting a grave situation in China. John Ingersoll, a United States consul, died at Colon while based in Cartagena, Colombia. The sixth convention of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union opened in Geneva. A rabbi was mobbed and 150 houses looted in Kealystock Russia amid anti Semite rioting. A hurricane hit the Philippine Islands wrecking Pearl, San Rafael, and Mayflower. Emigration of miners from Austria to the United States increased. Germany banned further plague experiments after Dr Sachs died in the Koch lab. More than 100 people perished when Liban collided with Insulaire off Marseilles.
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Admiral Evans
China
John
Austria
United States
Sachs
Koch Laboratory
Marseilles
Flooded East St Louis and drownings report shock city
A sweeping flood left two thirds of East St Louis under water with eleven deaths and 10,000 destitute. Government crop data show 364000 acre drop in spring acreage. Reports from across the nation note a series of upheavals from robberies to political indictments and deadly incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Weaverville
Snd Redding
Cal
King Alexander
Queen Draga
Belgrade
Servia
Hays
Pittsburg
Colorado
San Luis Valley
United States
Morenci
Ariz
Balfour
Kansas City
Kan
Bessemer
Ala
Savings Bank
T. J. Cornwall
Mike
Joint Council of the Waiters’ Union
Chicago
Ruth Vanna
M.A. Hanna
Cleveland
Joseph Medill McCormick
Roosevelt
Conrad Kahler
Michigan
State Supreme Court
J.P. Rundle
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mary McKnight
Kalkaska
Mich
Canada
Qattawa
Crawford
W. Ninth &J
C.J Broovgghton
Quincy
Seven French mums exile settles in St Louis
Minor items note seven French mothers now reside in St. Louis. The world’s fair company earmarks 250000 dollars for livestock prizes. Philadelphia carpenters’ strike resolved by compromise. King Edward and Queen Alexandra to visit Dublin July 21. Army inspectors fault military college training and demand remedial action. Various routes for circumnavigation exist with no through service. Ocean voyage could cover £5412 miles in 85 days. Second class mail case favors government suppression of some periodicals. Passenger traffic through Ogden and El Paso to Pacific gateways totals 272000 between February 15 and June 5. Pope Leo orders Vatican copies of encyclicals sent to U.S. president. Plehve accused of exploiting massacres to sway czar. Russian press urges explaining policy in America. Indian civlizing plan aims to curb bright clothing and gewgaws. George Gould’s Pittsburgh rail access tied to 4000000 tonnage in 1902. Pittsburgh grows as steel and coal center despite 321616 population.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Dublin
Ireland
Ogden
Utah
el Paso
Tex
Pacific Coast
Pope Leo
Vatican
United States
M. von Plehve
George Gould
Pittsburg
Ohio Republicans Nominate Ticket at Convention
Columbus June 5 Boothman withdrew for lieutenant governor to avoid contest and Hardin’s name was pledged. Platform supported Roosevelt policies and Hanna reelection. Nominees: Governor Myron T. Herrick Lieutenant Governor Warren G. Harding Auditor Walter D. Guilbert Treasurer W S McKinnon Attorney General Wade Hampton Supreme Judge Augustus M Sommers School Commissioner E A Jones Board of Public Works George F Watkins.
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Columbus
Boothman
Hardin
Roosevelt
Hanna
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Walter D. Guilbert
Caldwell
W. S. McKinnon
Ashtabula
Wade Hampton
Fuig
Augustus M. Sommers
Springfield
Many Die As Two Marseille Steamers Collide
A maritime disaster near Marseille occurs when the Liban sinks after a collision with the Insulaire. About 200 aboard Liban with at least half feared drowned. 30 bodies recovered by Sunday afternoon. The crash, witnessed two miles away, was blamed on maneuvering near Maire Island.
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Marseilles
Insulaire
Liban
Fraissenet Steamship Company
Bastia
Corsica
Maire Islands
Blechamp
Maire Island
Five Die When Boat Capsizes in Des Moines River
Fraser, Ja., June 9. Five men drowned Monday in the Des Moines river during a crossing from Fraser to the mines. The victims are Thomas Coleman, Andrew Marchona, Steve Carmadine, Carria Megalla, and Nicholas Grometine, all but Coleman Italians employed in the Fraser coal mines. The boat capsized midstream. Coleman sank while attempting to swim to shore, and the others disappeared beneath the current. No bodies have been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser, Ja
Des Moines
Thomas Coleman
Andrew Marchona
Steve Carmadine
Carria Megalla
Nicholas Grometine
Coleman
Fraser
Hounds maul boy fatally. rescuer and horse also hurt
In Cincinnati on a June Sunday a kennel of 25 hounds attacked a 15 year old boy, John Fisgus, who died from injuries. Julius Ernest attempted to rescue him and was seriously hurt. Charles Fissell rode his horse into the pens to help, both rider and horse sustaining serious bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John Fisgus
Julius Ernest
Ernest
Charles Fissell
Doctor Promotes Peruna to Cure Female Ailments
An advertisement states that catarrh causes female ailments and that Peruna, recommended by Dr. Hartman of Columbus Ohio, cures the condition by removing its cause. It cites testimonials from Mrs Eva Bartho of New York and Miss Maud Steinbach of Milwaukee and promises free guidance on request.
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Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Eva Bartho
East 12Th Street
N. Y. City
N. Y
Peruna
Maud Steinbach
12Th St
Milwaukee
Wis
Epitaph Remembrance of a Missionary in India
An Indian newspaper recalls an ancient epitaph noting a northern tomb stone honoring a missionary. It quotes a verdict praising the translated Scriptures into Push To and an accidental shooting by his khutmatghar. The London Globe is cited as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Pushtoo
Khutmatghar
London Globe
Central adds information bureaus to boost travel sales
New information bureaus are being set up by George H. Daniels, general passenger agent of the Central, to promote pleasure resorts along the line and boost department earnings. Bureaus will relay resort details and sell tickets, with locations in cities across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Daniels
New York Central
The
Central
Brooklyn
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
New York Herald
Texas Dares Expose Great Possibilities in Publications
Notices offer several Texas focused publications including The Golden Square The Coming Country and Old Mexico mailed on application. Address Katy 510 Wainwright Bldg St. Louis Mo for details and enrollment.
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Texas
Golden Square
Mexico
Katy
Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis
Not His Affair and Footwear Notes from the Era
A collage of humorous lines and advertising snippets from early 20th century newspapers. The items include a quip about the earth’s rotation, an Allen’s Foot-Ease shoe powder advertisement promising relief for tired feet, an odd line about modeling oneself, and stray references to Goldsmith and rail routes via the Chicago & North-Western. The text preserves the era’s voice and miscellany.
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ANL
MOR
THUR
Bricklayers’ Union
Gen
Miles
Gov. Taft
Forest
Miss
Craft
Arthur Flanigan
New England
Missouri
John Winkler
John Shook
Rebam
Clark Fisher
Sterling
Moody
West Palm Head
Fla
James M. Watson
Auditor's Office
District of Columbia
Baer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clara Nichols
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Panama
Colombia
Hamlin
Arizona
Arthur Lyons
Shoals
Ind
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Figuig
Morrocco
Jonnart
Moro
Philippines
Leonard Wood
Kishineff
Ohio Republicans
Des Moines River
Fraser, Ia
Iwchester
Winchester
NEW Information Bureaus
Markley
Philadelphia Press
Washington Star
Allen
FEY
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Goldsmith
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Chicago & North-Western
TOWER
Tower Ganapian, CO
Western
Axton CO
Columbus Ave
Joaton
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