Nebraska Tornado Kills One and Injures Three
A tornado eight miles north of Dodnd Nel caused one death and three injuries. The Griffiths residence was destroyed as winds and hail ripped through a three mile wide strip, damaging farms, barns, windmills, and thousands of acres of grain. Property loss runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars with bridges washed out and crops ruined across Willow and surrounding counties.
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Dodnd
Nel
Duowlng
Wfteroodn
Peraun
Sainter
Howry
Fox Howe
Vie
Afr
Iva
Miss Anderaon
Griffiths
Tooutheast
Hinidredl
Neigar Oifonday
Uae
Thomas Sheffrey
Arapahoe
Neb
Wroutier
Rel
Soldiers Ino Right One Fatally Wounded Near Bonita Arizona
A Sunday night clash between troops of the Fourteenth Cavalry from Bonita and Fort Grant near Bonita Arizona left a soldier fatally wounded and several others injured. A violent melee with revolvers knives and slag shot shattered a house as unknown shooters fired hundreds of rounds. casualties include Beidensticker of Troop M and Corporal Davis of Troop M.
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Bonita
Ariz
Wilcox
Airys
Fort Grant
Gorporn
Joke Costs Man His Life at Saloon Tragedy
An incident at a saloon leads to a fatal confrontation as patrons mock a man named Avoulan. The event escalates with jeers and blows, ending in a deadly outcome as the crowd disperses. Witnesses describe tense moments and a swift collapse.
Notable Criminals and Wild Destruction Near Gillet
A series of violent acts and legal outcomes fill the report. Camile Holland is noted for a murder conviction and a death sentence carried out at Helmeford jail. Walden received a death sentence after a full confession following a separate case. In Honolulu, the legislature approved a large appropriation of 9 million dollars. Masked cattlemen dynamited a house, windmill, and water tank near Gillet, forcing the flockmaster to flee. A drowning tragedy involves 10-year-old Marl Gibbong, daughter of Judge W. J. Gibbons, at Camp Luky near Kenosha Wisconsin.
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Camille
Cecile Holland
Bafiron
Walden
Helmeford
Moarn
Gillet
Wye
Gir
Marl Gibbong
W. J. Gibbons
Chicago
Camp Luky N Ear Kenosha
Wis
King of Ghouls Involved In Indiana Grave Robbing Disclosures
Cantrell and accomplices confess to grave robbing near Indianapolis Union Cemetery in a case linked to the disappearance of Mrs Come Selveyage. Bodies opened, coffins overturned, with two graves already disturbed. Authorities pursue related claims about Keausth Lawrener and Bellefontaine links as Cantrell faces investigation.
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Cantron
Hhowth
Sory
Jeffereon Reformatory
iMigers
Stuntrell
Come Selyuge
Indianapolis
Te Tunion
Heapita
Cantrell
Hiniston
Flint
Union Muupel
Cutrell
Italy
Nise Selvage
Yar
Sean
AO. Belvige
Plains
Society of
Keausth Lawrener
Tudiana
Mellefontaine
Istheerhotin
New York
Tegau County
Bellefontaine
Dublin Police Debate Marred by Stormy Scenes at City Address
Dublin municipal debate on welcoming King Edward sparked a stormy scene as crowds gathered outside and forced entry. Lord Mayor Harrington attacked the address in a violent speech while demonstrators, including Mrs McBride, roamed the venue until police restored order. The motion passing four hours later failed 40 to 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Junicipal Corporation
Edward
Harrington
Mand
McBride
Big Strike Over Building Operations to Resume in New York
Twenty thousand skilled mechanics in New York return to work as a major strike ends. Union negotiators announce restoration of full building operations and a framework for resumed projects across the city.
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New York
NDLERS Quit Station Strikers Near Standstill
In a disrupted scene at the station workers and strikers face a standstill as business activity slows and the line of support dwindles. Negotiations appear stalled with no immediate resolution in sight.
Drowned Deck Hand After Clifton Collision
A collision between the excursion steamer Clifton and the New York ferryboat near Manhattan Island caused panic and two Clifton deck hands to jump overboard, with one drowning. No passengers were harmed. Other items note a boy found dead in Detroit, a girl drowned while bathing near Kaukauna Wisconsin, a Colorado coal discovery, and thirty lives lost in a flood in Austria.
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Clifton
Manhattan Island
New York
Live Stock Fair at Sioux City Opens Sept in U S
The first annual Interature Live Stock Fair Association promotes a week long event in Sioux City Iowa from August 31 to September 5 featuring $20000 in premiums for cattle hogs sheep poultry and accessories. Purses total $10444 for harness and running races and daily amusements including bicycle dive juggling aerial acts and a bear show. Special excursion trains and reduced rates are offered with camping at Wood Lawn Park near the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers. Contact RL Wittek secretary at Bolton block for premium lists.
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Gratt
Slows City
Aus
Withem
Sioux City
Iowa
Interature
Reed
Famnons Fourth Regiment
Woodlawn Park
Missouri
Big Sioux
RL “Witiek
Bolton Block
Town
Three Die As Missouri Pacific Fast Mail Collides
A Missouri Pacific fast mail train leaving St Louis crashes into a southbound excursion train stalled near Dead Man’s Curve between Little Blue and Lee’s Summit. Three people are killed outright and many injured, largely on the excursion train, with most passengers from Kansas City. Responsibility appears to lie with the fast mail crew for not stopping promptly. The engine and two cars of the fast mail left the tracks. In a separate note, Dual Murderer Shaud, angered by a court testimony, hanged Ida Shaud after killing her and shooting an officer attempting arrest.
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Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Missouri Pacific Fast Mail No. T
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kaheas City
Little Blue
Lee's
Hagmen
Ida Bhaud
Lebanon
Shavd
Mrz
Ida Decker
Cyrus Shaeffer
Shaud
Intense Heat in Paris and City Chaos End in Violent Storm
Readable fragments describe extreme heat in Paris followed by a violent storm causing six sunstroke deaths. Reports also note a boiler explosion on a freight engine near Coloray injuring engineer Mike Lyons and workers, with Lyon killed and others scorched and injured. An explosion at Lafflin powder mill near Moosic killed three and injured others. A Philadelphia murder saw Tacob Muller shoot Margaret Weiss and flee. Baptist Young People adjourned without deciding next convention site in Atlanta.
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Mike Lyons
Cheyenne Wye
Coloray
Lyon
Hrenan Fred ‘Hansen
Murder Theory Grows In Dubuque Man’s Death
Police and family chase a murder theory after Ben Perris, a Chicago Great Western brakeman, was found dead on a Dubuque railroad track. Witnesses and suspects center on a woman who may hold key details, with inquest postponed due to her illness as relatives seek truth. The report adds that Perris was 24, and that suspicions fall on a fellow railroad worker. The piece also notes wage gains across Iowa rail trades, citing A. E. Holder and new machinists’ pay boosts totaling about 27000 yearly.
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Ben Berris
Chicago Great Western
Dubuque
Ter
M48
Yerria
Ferrin
Vivala
Perris
Ferris
Great Western Yards
Ody
Iman
Hampton
Ferriis
Siager
A. E. Holder
Des Moines
State Federation of Labor
Tow
Idbor
Rock Island
Chicago
Iowa
Holde
Iurprisi
Dea ‘Mojhes
Wreck in Iowa Kills Two Firemen and Injures Several
A fatal collision of freight trains near Cedar Rapids Iowa left two firemen dead and several others injured. Names listed include Joseph Dusek and George Haynes among the dead, with rail men Migler Joss and H O Peery among the injured. The cause cited is a misread signal.
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Aviana
Ind
Joseph
Dusek
Rapids
George
Haynes
Cedar Rapide
Migleer Joss
Dae Jon
H.o.peely
Yedera
Town Nearly Wiped Out After Dam Break
A dam break near Town caused rapid flooding washing away crops livestock and horses though no lives were lost. In other notes Wedmore of Shan was found dead after drowning, while a Burlington firm Lang and Minton declared voluntary bankruptcy. A lightning strike killed Ole Ellingson’s son near Clarion and Miss Birdie Rhope aged 14 drowned in Tama during a Sunday school picnic.
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Hilla
Burlington
Lang & Minton
Hverroll
Ole Ellingson
Clarion
Nehtning
Misa Birdie-Rhope
Tama
Lowa
Aver
Hen Spuday Achoc Clyss
Tragic double tragedy ends life of young couple
The article reports the suicide of 22 year old Mrs Rischer following her marriage to M Beicher, a stock raiser, who died on his first voyage. Their infant marriage ended when Mrs Rischer, driven by despair and grief, killed herself with a revolver after visiting her husband’s grave and home. The story notes the couple were from a rural area two miles north of the city, with the husband’s death occurring in on a trip West. The bride returned to her father’s home in sorrow.
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Ciy
Buedine
Willeischer
Nyedport
Bischér
West
Betame
Biecher
Slayer of Sheriff Strain Cited at State Meeting
Sheriff Ed Corned Miles IX of Monona County attends the state sheriffs convention where measures to arrest E Corties, the murderer of Sheriff Howard Strain, are discussed. W A Michards was to locate Cornes but had other business. Cornes has many friends in Monona County and may be in Onawa, with locals watching for him.
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Hiforte
Belne
Corned
Milés_ IX
Jy Debagne
Atate Sheriffs
E Corties
Howard Straih
Shartf
Monona
W. A. Michards
Cornés
Better Than Expected Fruit Crops In Iowa This Year
Secretary Greene of the State Horticultural Society reports that Iowa fruit crops look promising as of July 1. Raspberry and blackberry harvests are very fine, strawberries were briefly cut but late berries are abundant, and most berries in the state are sufficient. Apples are projected at about half a crop with many already dropping since the prior four month report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sengon
Greene
State Horticultural Society
Saasal
Dubuque Hit By Terrifying Thunder Storm
Dubuque and nearby areas endured a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night causing crop damage and widespread destruction. Homes barnyards and outbuildings suffered as winds toppled trees and power lines. Two horses were killed and livestock losses were reported amid flooding and debris strewn across Jones County.
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Dubuque
Nicholas
Pauly
Aidaliyman
Jones
Ain
Fatal Lightning Strikes Claim Talbot Kin in Rock Island Visit
A fatal lightning bolt killed the elder Talbot and seriously injured Mrs. Talbot during a Rock Island visit. their relative, a husband employed at the Rock Island arsenal, was also injured while vacationing with them. In another incident, 11 year old Willa Nogkey drowned in the Floyd River near Leeds, Woodbury County, despite teen Vernon Edens’s 16 year old rescue efforts. Stebke suffers mental illness and unrest continues at Independence asylum. также.
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Charles. Talbot
Talbot
Willa Nogkey
Floyd
Leeds
Woodbury
County
Vernon Edens
Deaths and Disasters Reported Across Several Counties
A string of local fatalities and misfortunes includes a farmer Hane Ane derson near Brin croft who died by his own hand while alone in his house, and Thomas Werl more drowned in the Misgauri River near Sloan with a $25 reward offered for recovery. Marshalltown man Fames Carroll, 50, committed suicide with laudanum in the presence of his family. Davenport records note Joseph DeForest's funeral plans in Davenport Diocese after dying in San Francisco. his body reportedly traveled to Davenport. A house fire near Boone caused total loss with no insurance and household goods buried, amid other reports of missing bodies and ongoing searches.
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Thomas Werlmore
Misgauri
Sloan
Marshalltown
Fames
Carroll
Marshialstown
Hundred Years Ago in The Weekly Historian
A jumble of late 18th and early 19th century items reports on New York City quarantine, land patents in Paris, a rambling note on Daniel Webster and a mass of varied events. Cotton strike in Greenwich, gold fields in Randolph County, Adams building the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and Monticello sale for mortgage relief appear among scattered references.
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Bevanty
Georgetown
District of Columb
Greenwich
Conn
Randolph County
North Carolina
Jobn Quincy Adams
Chesapeake, and Ohio Canal
Bouta
Potomac River
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Charlottesville
Early 1800s rail and Perry expedition in Japan noted
Fragmentary report recalls the opening of the first railroad in Nor ave and Commodore Perry's entry into Yeddo harbor with gun display. It also mentions a Rochester convention of negroes discussing the possibility of colonizing America.
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Nor Ave
Matthew C. Perry
Yeddo
Japan
Rochester
N. Y
Amer
Rebel Movements and Key Civil War Actions Describe 1863 Events
Details from a 19th century chronicle recount battles and maneuvers during the Gettysburg era. It notes Meade and Grant actions near Vicksburg and Harper's Ferry, Morgan raids in Kentucky and Indiana, Lee's retreat, and troop movements along the Ohio River with cavalry actions and defenses around Louisville and Columbus.
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Morgan
Unio
Boston
Ohio River
Louevilla
Indiana
Louisville
Meade
R. B
Harper's Ferry
Elf
Gettysburg
Tam Valley
Louisville Ky
Megan
Niege
Vicksburg
Mias
Trucs
Pemberton
Grant
Well
Lee
Hancock
Duion
Columbia
Walford
R. D. Lee
Pennsylvania
Tebbs Tend Iy
Michigan
Owl. Moore
Brandonburg
Cavatry
Kentucky
Thirty Years Ago Arrivals and Expositions in New York
Thirty years ago reports describe Virginia arriving at Aspinwall with a Spanish man of pyar and the United States aboard the Wangan. A drawing for Loulaville’s lottery promoted a new public library before a vast crowd with a 2000 prize. Davie, a former Confederate leader, is noted among New York arrivals. Grant’s cabinet oversaw a Philadelphia centennial transfer to expo commissioners. Springfield speeches criticized presidential salary and office perks. New York park officials urged Adirondacks to become a public park and preserve.
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Virginia
Aspinwall
Pyar
United States
Wangan
O. A. Krapp
Deffernon Davie
Proaldonyiof
New York
Grant
Paimer
Springfield
New York State Park
Adirondacks
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Dr. Avoulan
Honolulu
Police
GALLE
Frank
Rogers
William A. Robe
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Stubee
Vienna
Wau
Detroit
Colorado
Routt County
Colo
Ameglyania
Maurie Gibbons
Daughy ‘Ter
Caup Lake
Kenashu
Ewe Young Brothers
Groeffenberg
Auntria
Free Waldan
Paris
Powder Milla
Lafflin
Moosic
Tom
Wilkesborrr
Butelde
Tacob Muller
Margaret Weiss
Philadelphia
Cam Fine
Baptist
The
Baptist Your People’s Union of America
Atlanta
Hawkeye State
Dubuqne Poligs
Ben Perris
Wedmore
Thomage
Shan
Wetmore
Perry
Hyer
Harry Crawford
Janesville
Illjiewa
Crawford
Sheriff Strain
Stebke
Hane Ane
Derson
Brincroft
Niccatia
Tranait
Joseph DeForest
Davenport Dioceas
San Prancaco
Swan
Davenport
Hell
San Franelaco
Dean Briekin
Boone
York City
Cosmark
Apediah
Reid Mm
Olftela
Atdonnelng
Lotilvidna
Parle
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