Tornado Ravages Nebraska Killing Five and Wrecking Fort Crook
A May 12 report from Omaha describes a tornado sweeping Sargo Cass and Nahma counties, killing five people including Chas Leader aged 6, injuring others, and destroying hundreds of thousands in property. Fort Crook and the Presbyterian college at Bellevue suffer major losses as telegraphs fail and railroads are disrupted.
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Morning Journal
Omaha
Neb
Sargo
Cass
Nahma
Frank Hester
Louisville
Charles Leader
Richfield
Marko
Bellevue
Martin Teith
James
Pavillion
Edward Martin
Meadow
Trucelle
College
Park Hall
Wadsworth
Lowry Hall
Rankin Hall
United States Army
Fort Crook
Presbyterian College
Bellerne
Papillion
South Omaha
Papitlion
Gue Leader
Chas Leader
Mr. Martin
Mr Martin
Riehheld
Martin Tieth
Little Papa
Roth
Tornado Levels Bellevue College and Town Buildings
A tornado hit Bellevue Nebraska at 5 45 PM injuring several people and destroying the college and town structures. The Wright store collapsed injuring A Wright and many homes were wrecked including those of Harry Peters LN Purcell G R Glenn J Dillon Wesley Huff. Records damaged and multiple residents reported serious injuries with possible fatalities.
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Bellevue
Neb
A. Wright
Try
Harry Peters
A Wright
LN. Purcell
G. R. Glenn
J. Dillon
Wesley Huff
Train reports race with tornado near Island Park Iowa
Burlington passenger train from Omaha reports narrowly escaping a tornado near Island Park Iowa wrecking a bank train with foreign workers. Six men killed and a score injured. Bank train had been moved from Bartlett earlier in the day.
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St. Joseph
Burlington
Omaha
Island Park
Iowa
Bartlett
Town
Tornado Kills Twelve in Sarpy County Nebraska
A tornado swept northern Sarpy County near Omaha at 5 pm injuring about twenty and causing extensive damage. In Bellevue college buildings suffered about 40000 dollars in damage and several people were injured but none fatally.
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Omaha
Neb
Sarpy County
Bellevue
Tornado Toll Report From Missouri River Storms
The storm struck Louisville Richfield and Springfield with severe damage and possible loss of life. Burlington station was wrecked as many businesses fell and thirty homes destroyed. Telegraph and telephone lines were down while four tornado clouds were observed near Springfield before five. Dispatches noted further severe storms along the Missouri River toward Nemaha City and Falls City.
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Louisville
Ritchfield
Springfield
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Lincoln
Missouri River
Nemaha City
Falls City
Tornado Wrecks Louisville Belleville and Richfield
A tornado struck Springfield Nebraska area on May 12 wrecking Louisville and Belleville and Richfield. Death toll unknown but many injured with estimates 40 to 60. Belleville declared practically wiped out. Richfield resident Mmi ner Leader was killed and his father badly injured. Id Miller a farmer near Richfield died from injuries.
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Belleville
Presbyterian College
Richfield
Mminer
Id Miller
Ritchfield
Fifty Houses Wrecked in One Texas Village
A tornado swept through northern Texas causing one fatality and multiple injuries. In Learned Mrs. A. T. Dowdry died when her two story home collapsed and her husband was injured. Crandall reported about fifty houses wrecked and several injuries, destroying the Christian church and the Shelton gate. Gainesville area saw many small buildings demolished.
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Texas
Dallas
Learned
A. T. Dowdry
Crandall
Christian Church
Gainesville
Seven Men Killed in Mount Lookout Mine Blast
Seven coal miners were instantly killed and more than a dozen injured in an explosion at Temple Coal and Iron at Mount Lookout colliery near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on May 12. Names listed include Pascal Smith prank Smith Michael Mc Nulty Oscar Smaliacome George Metcalf Lewis Pataskay Joseph VanCandien.
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Wilkesbarre
Mount Lookwout
Temple Coal and Iron Company
Wromtimer Tere
Pascal Smith
Prank Smith
Michael MC Nulty
Oscar Smaliacome
George Metcalf
Lewis Pataskay
Joseph Vancanden
Bryan backs swamp drainage at National Drainage Congress
In Washington May 12 William Jennings Bryan voiced strong support for reclaiming swamp lands through drainage. The three day gathering included 400 delegates and speakers such as Garfield Newlands Clapp and Ransdet, with endorsement of a nationwide swamp drainage scheme.
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Mersing Journal
Washington
National Drainage Congress
William J. Bryan
Bryan
White House
Drainage Congress
United States
Hradden
Wisconsin
Congress
Broward
Florida
Mr. Bryan
Garfield
Newlands
Nevada
Clapp
Minnesota
Ransdet
Louisiana
Burton
Delaware
Blanchard
Prairie Fire Wipes Canadian Northwest
Edmonton reports a massive prairie and bush fire along the Grand Trunk Pacific right of way. Hundreds of square miles of timber are destroyed with a loss of several million dollars. Homesteaders lose everything in the path, but there were no fatalities.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Con‘Tractor Thompson
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Debs and Haywood in Socialist Nomination Battle
Delegates at the socialist national convention in Chicago face slow progress on policies and candidates. Rumors swirl that Debs or Haywood may not secure the nomination as debate over the platform heats up. Debs absent due to family illness while others like Rev Thompson gain cheers. The platform committee heats up as factions clash, with a vote possible tomorrow and decisions unlikely before Thursday.
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Chicago
Eugene V. Debs
William D. Haywood
Haywood
A. M. Simons
Ilinois
Benjamin Hanford
New York
Carl Dle. Thompson
Milwaukee
Thompson
Committee On Platform
Kidnapped Cornell Graduate Seized by NYC Detectives
Robert Fullerton a Cornell graduate and Chicago Lumber and Coal Co. president was abducted at gunpoint by two New York detectives from his Seattle office and boarded the steamship Watson bound for New York. Governor Hughes' requisition prompted the arrest, with Fullerton accused of a crime against Gladys Hobart and breach of promise.
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Morning Journal Sperial
Seattle
Wash
K. W. Fullerton
Cornell
S. H. Fullerton
St. Louis
Chicago Lumber and Coal Company
New York
Watson
San Francisco
Hughes
John B. Collins
Fullerton
Gladys Hobart
New York City
Rowland Fitzsimmons
Jerome
Olympia
Protests Rise as Republicans Seek Unity Before Chicago
Morning Journal reports talks among Senate and House leaders to unite the party behind a single presidential candidate. Indiana Senator Hemenway denies any plan to withdraw Fairbanks, with other candidates also disclaiming coordinated efforts.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Senate
House
Chicago
Hemenway
Indiana
Fairbanks
The Allen Claimed by Death
Theodore Allen known as The Allen in the sporting world died suddenly at his son-in-law's West Eighth Street home. An autopsy was ordered after the coroner intervened two hours after the death. Doctors attributed the death to locomotor ataxia amid rumors of possible foul play. Allen, 77, was famed as a pool room promoter and bookmaker with prior arrests but no confirmed sentences.
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Morning Journal
New York
Theodore Allen
Allen
Clarence E. Owen
West Eighth Street
Beoker
Thousands of Miners to Strike in Indiana District
Following a scale committee deadlock workers in district No. 11 vote to suspend operations. Sixteen thousand Indiana miners will stop work Thursday as the statewide action proceeds.
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Terre Haute, Ltd
Extradition Habeas Corpus Case In San Francisco
Steamship Watson brings Deputy Sheriff to arrest Fullerton on a New York extradition writ. Attorney Dunne claims he was abducted and denied rights while New York authorities and Acting Governor Coon support regular extradition paperwork. Judge Sea well adjourns to Thursday for decision after hearings at 2 p.m.
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San Francisco
Watson
Martin Tierney
New York
Justice Seawell
Fullerton
Seattle
Peter Dunne
Pullerton
Robert Harrison
Washington
Coon
Reawell
John D. Collins
Seawell
Jerome declines to talk about Fullerton case
New York May 12 Assistant District Attorney Perkins who prosecuted the indictment against Robert Fullerton refused to discuss the Seattle arrest. Fullerton, charged with taking Gladys Hobart on the steamer Trent to South America, was indicted in 1908 for events tied to the trip.
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New York
Robert Fullerton
Seattle
Perkins
Fullerton
Gladys Hobart
Trent
South America
Cornell
Roman Berry
Young Fullerton
Robert Pullerton
Father Fullerton Supports Son in Legal Case
Samuel H. Fullerton, president of Chicago Lumber and Coal, says he will back his son Robert W. Fullerton in habeas corpus efforts to win release if arrest deemed illegal. He notes Jamaica trip with Cornely students in 1906 and advises against paying money demanded by a woman who recently secured an indictment in New York.
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Pullerton
St. Louis
Samuel H. Fullerton
Chicago Lumber and Coal Company
Robert W. Fullerton
San Francisco
Robert
South America
Jamaica
Cornely
New York
Wallace elected senator in 47th district special election
William C. Wallace a Republican won the Niagara Orleans district special election with 7 601 votes over Democrat Henry A. McMahon who had 7 353. The race followed the death of Senator I P Franchot and reflected the anti gambling stance of Governor Hughes on racing bills. Wallace will join the current extra session and back the governor on proposed racing restrictions.
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Morning Journal
Lockport
N. Y
William C. Wallace
Forty-Seventh
Henry A. McMahon
Wallace
McMahon
Niagara
Orleans
I. P. Franchot
Hughes
Franchot
Fate of bill hangs on Foelker recovery in Albany
Albany May 12 The fate of anti gambling bills hangs on Senator Foelker who is recovering from appendicitis after an operation. With Foelker's vote the count could move beyond 25 to 25 toward passage, but without his support the 26 votes needed will not be reached. Governors Hughes is viewed as benefiting from the result.
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Morning Journal
Washington
House
Vreeland
Powler
New York
Banking and Currency Committee
Preece
Ofllinois
Hayes
California
Watson
Indiana
Williams
Porlker
Albany
N. Y
Foelker
Brooklyn
Senate
Hughes
Hughes Sees Punish of Bookmakers in Senate Win
Governor Hughes hails William Wallace's election to New York’s forty seventh district as the start of punishing bookmakers and ending race track gambling in the Empire state. He welcomed the victory upon returning to his hotel with cheers from supporters.
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Hughes
Punisu
Washington
New York
William (. Wallace
Empire State
Dinner in Honor of the Governors at the White House
The governor expressed gratification at the result and indicated it matched his expectations. He showed a pleased smile and agreed to an informal reception in the hotel lobby, as Andrew Heigee joined early to greet the governor.
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White House
Andrew ‘Hegie
Washington Land Fraud Trial Prolonged as Witnesses Testify
The Washington land fraud trial of Hyde, Henson, Dimond, and Schneider continues well beyond expectations. Walter Slack details Hyde and Benson joint expenses, while Rittenhouse and McPhaul from the land office, plus Secret Service testimony, suggest Dimond knew much of Hyde's dealings.
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Washington
Messrs
Hyde
Henson
Dimond
Schneider
Walter K. Slack
Tryde
Penson
Irving Rittenhouse
John McPhaul
Land Office
United States
Paker
Slack
White
Benson and Hyde
Henry P. Dimond
Rittenhouse
Secret Service
Burns
Michigan Delegates Back Taft at Republican Meet
Detroit’s E D Lair Grand Rapids J W Blodget Calumet James McNaughton Alpena were chosen as delegates at large. Michigan GOP delegates instructed to cast all votes for Taft, endorsing Theodore Roosevelt’s policies and supporting Taft’s presidential nomination.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
E. D. Lair
Detroit
J. W. Blodget
James McNaughton
Calumet
F. W. Gilchrist
Alpena
Michigan
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Michian
Idaho Republicans Name Taft Delegation At State Convention
At Wallace on May 12 Idaho Republicans instructed to drop Governor Gooding and Senators Heyburn and Borah from national convention delegates and chose a layman slate led by James H. Brady to back Secretary Taft. Delegates include B F ONeill Warren Truitt C C Cavanaugh J W Hart and E M Heighe. The core body acted unanimously in a harmonious session with four speeches delivered in under three hours.
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Idaho
Taft Wallace
Gooding
Heyburn and
Borah
Chicago
James H. Brady
Pocatello
Taft
B. F. O'Neill
Wallace
Warren Truitt
Moscow
C. C. Cavanaugh
Boise
J. W. Hart
Minan
E. M. Heighe
Weiser
Adams Plea Overruled in Mine Manager Murder Case
District Judge Shackleford ruled against Steve Adams and overruled his plea in abatement seeking to quash the indictment for the murder of Smugler Union mine manager Arthur Collins. The court held information or indictment valid. Adams will plead tomorrow as a change of venue is to be decided. Prosecution says key witnesses are absent, possibly delaying trial this term.
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Morning Journal
Telluride
Colo
Shackleford
Steve Adams
Adams
Arthur Collins
Gunnison
Seek to Curb Petty Tyranny in Russia
St. Petersburg May 12 The Octoberist campaign targets excessive prerogatives seized by provincial governors as part of a push to centralize power in Premier Stolypin. The effort also aims to weed out hoterious governors whose ultra reactionary zeal opposes government policy.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Light in Gunness mystery leaves death manner unclear
Laporte Indiana May 12 evidence to identify three more victims of Mrs Bella Gunness marked progress in the case though post mortem reports failed to establish how the women and three children died an open verdict remained possible Coroners jury not provided in Indiana. Gus Gunness brother of Peter Gunness recalls his brother's marriage and warns of suspicious circumstances surrounding his death at Laporte.
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Morning Journal
Laporte
Ind
Bella Gunness
Gunness Home
Indiana
C. 8. Mack
Gunness
Minneapolis
Gus Gunness
Peter
Kennepin Avenue
Swanhilde
Philip
Gunness Case Lamphere Statement Reported
Ray Lamphere, charged with burning the Gunness home and killing its occupants near Laporte Ind, allegedly told Rev E A Schell of Laporte a statement related to earlier events. Schell, a Methodist pastor and conference delegate, refused to disclose details saying his lips are sealed. He believes Mrs Gunness is alive and said Lamphere should have a lawyer and be allowed fair treatment.
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Schell
Lamphere
Explosion on Wingles highway kills eight in Havana area
An explosion of dynamite on the Wingles highway under construction in Pinar Del Rio killed eight men and wounded many more. The blast occurred today near Havana and involved workers at the site.
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Havana
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