Show baltimore and suburban towns suffer much damage baltimore july 6 the flood last night which was caused by the overflow of jones falls a stream which runs through the central part of baltimore county has completely subsided the water having fallen almost as quickly as it rose in the city no lives were lost and the damage is confined to the streets in the vicinity of the falls on these streets are located a large number of machine hops and small stores the contents of which have been damaged but there was no very heavy single loss and the total loss Is roughly estimated at IH the country north of baltimore the storm was terrific and the tall of rain extraordinary the people being panic stricken for several hours and many fleeing tor their levesi the suburban towns of mt washington Lu murvale anil other points flooded until an early hour this morning but so tar no report of loss of life has been received the intervening ter farm lands were inundated fences everywhere swept away and small buildings along the falls from mt washington to the pennsylvania railroad bridge scores ot small farmers were compelled to abandon their houses and flee tor their lives in some instances their homes furniture cattle and wagons being carried away in the flood no accurate estimate of the loss in the county can now be made but tho aggregate will large TWO PRIZES OFFERED for the best forms of school report new york july 6 announcement will bo made at of the national educational association at asbury park of two prizes of and for the beat forms of school report adaptable to the large city the small city and state superintendents this is the first step in an attempt to enlist the operation cooperation co of teachers in every part of the country in a con conn n carted movement tor better methods ot reporting school expenses and educational results the offer was made through the new york association for improving the condition of poor by mrs emily E williamson who has been prominent in educational and social work or some time in new jersey in a letter announcing the coffer mrs williamson says that if the sum offered is not sufficient to stimulate competition the sum will be increased BOY LOCKED IN A CAR detroit july 6 percy dincau a young lad living at as bruce avenue is supposed to be locked in a freight car which left detroit tuesday the destination of which is not known playmates locked the door in fun when the deneau boy bad climbed inside when the car was taken out of the yards hey became frightened and told what they had done they were unable 0 o give any adequate description oatho car and the parents of the lad are tran tic with anxiety |