Des Moines Faces Huge Cyclone Toll And Aid Plan
Des Moines reports indicate a devastating cyclone swept Polk Story and Jasper counties shortly after midnight. At least fourteen killed in Bondurant Valeria and Ankeny, with Slater and Polk City heavily damaged. Des Moines Mayor calls a relief meeting as national telegraph lines fail and new death tolls emerge from Valeria, Bondurant, and Ankeny with many homes and a depot wrecked.
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Story
Jagper
Valeria
Bondurant
Ankeny
Pelle
Jasper County
Slater
Polk City
Berwick
Ankerry
Chicago Great Western Road
Granger
MacVicar
Council Chamber
Bermick
R. G. Scott
Bailey
Peter Bolenbaugh
Santiago
Bolenbaugh
Charles Whaten
Death at Dubuque Flood Drowns Six in Rail Depot
A flood last night swept the Chicago Great Western depot at Dubuque, carrying it away. Four children of station agent Mrs Clarke drowned while Mrs Clarke survived by clinging to the roof. Brakeman Yo m Griffith also drowned. The wreck downstream found the body of one twin. others were rescued after the depot lodged against a tree. Across the region twelve people died in the flood along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line, with drownings at Dyersville and Manchester Delaware County.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
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Dyersville
Dubuque County
Manchester
Delaware Ceaty
Flouring Mill Destroyed by Lightning in Aberdeen County
A floating mill in Frederick County was struck by lightning during yesterday's storm and burned to the ground. Loss exceeds $20,000 with about $16,000 insured. The property was owned by Hon. J. C. Simmons and Hon. S. P. Howell.
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Frederick
J. C. Simmons
P. Howell
Storm Dampens Jim River Valley with Heavy Rain
Heavy rains drenched the Jim River valley last night, with Aberdeen reporting nearly an inch and a half of rainfall. In Hitchcock a high wind toppled several freight cars on a sidetrack, disrupting rail movements in the area.
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Aberdeen, &. C
Hitchcock
Storm Strikes Chicago In Turbulent Thundershowers
A severe storm battered Chicago and surrounding counties with hurricane‑like winds and a cloudburst that dumped over an inch of rain in ten minutes. Basements flooded citywide as sewers failed, three press rooms flooded, and fire crews pumped water to allow second editions. Widespread damage occurred in Edison Park Norwood Park and Ravenswood, with tents ripped from McDonald's circus, an elephant captured after escaping, and several injuries reported. Wires down disrupted Joliet and Kankakee, and more damage feared as weather continued.
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Will
Kankakee
Joliet
Ashland Avenue
James Densler
Summerdale
Reifenstall
Peter Fox
Albert Sweetzer
James Hutchinson
Albert Danizh
Back to California Nevada Bank Chek Tralserg
The fragmentary text appears garbled with names and places unclear. It references California and Nevada Bank items but lacks coherent events or dates to establish a structured news item or outcome. The readable bits offer minimal context for a concise summary.
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Chek Tralserg
Sone
Judge Allows Jury to Separate Before Verdict in Damages Suit
May 24 report of Judge Woolson in Zignor administrator v Chicago and Northwestern. Jury, after long trial over a week, was sent home at 11 pm with instruction to reconvene at 8:30 am. Verdict later returned for the plaintiff at 1,875.75, a clear compromise. Attorneys for both sides contest the judge’s action, which may be reviewed by higher courts.
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Woolson
Wepatson
Congress Proposes Aid for Tornado Victims in St Louis
In Washington on May 28, Representative Bartholdt offered a resolution authorizing the secretary of war to ship tents and relief supplies to St Louis and East St Louis and nearby areas hit by yesterday's tornado. The measure passed with no objection. The Senate opened with a prayer citing the same disaster, then handled Indian and loan-related business and the prohibitory bond bill debate continued in Virginia Senator Daniel's ongoing remarks.
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Washington
Bartholdt
Missouri
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Ill
Hubbard
Senate
Hapisin
Jesuts
Daniel
Dem
Virginia
Iowa dairy statistics show large figures in 1834 data
Iowa dairy statistics from Des Moines report large figures for 1834. Totals include 980,959 milk and cream sources with value about 20.39 million dollars, 48.28 million pounds of butter produced by creameries, and 4.28 million pounds of cheese manufactured. Creameries numbered 732 with 85,311 patrons and 1,339 workers.
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Des Moiines
Cereus Duteaut Ca
Humber
Weather Bureau Explains Birth Of Tornadoes At St Louis
Weather Bureau officials say the St Louis tornado was the most fatally destructive in the bureau’s history. They describe conditions that spawn cyclones moving west to east or southwest to northeast, noting April and May bring frequent storms and that strong late day winds in the Missouri area followed a Michigan cyclone, with urban heat playing only a minor role in triggering these giant weather clots.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Bureau
Michigan
Missouri
The Crusty Old Bachelor Leaves 30000 For Adopted Daughter
A wealthy farmer of Jewell Junction Iowa, 55, who died after a stroke, leaves 30000 to his adopted daughter Miss Simonson, aged 18. The will forbids her marriage until age 80. Contested, with local notes on a county seat relocation fight between Bellevue and Maquoketa.
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Jewell Junction
George Stally
Carayans
Miss. Simonson
Whoppers Told In Athens The Voices Of American Athletes
A New York Sun piece relays Greek newspaper reports on American athletes at Athens competitions. It highlights misunderstandings of track customs, odd translated quotes, and humorous anecdotes including mascots, ritual invocations, and a German photographer’s view of Greek fans, with satirical notes on American runners and team behavior.
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Athens
Afra
Connelly
President vetoes river and harbor bill in May message
Washington May 29 the president sent a veto to the house on the river and harbor appropriation bill. He warns that the measure entails more than 30 million in new obligations and contracts totaling over 62 million, with many items benefiting local or private interests. He decries extravagant spending, surveys, and outlook for abuses, urging disapproval to protect national finances and public trust. The piece notes Senate plans to stay in session next Tuesday and House actions on the Wilson tariff repeal and a contested election case.
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Washington
United States
House
Dingley
Maine
Johnson Vs. Stokes
South Carolina
Presbyterians Choose Winona Ind as Next Assembly Site
The Presbyterian General Assembly selected Winona Indiana as the next meeting place after debates among cities including Petoskey Michigan and San Francisco. Franklin Shepherd read the committee report noting a $69000 surplus in the annual treasury as of May 16 89 73 and the stated clerk presented a statement from the permanent clerks denying certain clerks’ mittés.
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Winona
Indiana
Baratoga
N. C
Presbyterian General, Assembly
Ind
Petoskey
Mich
Sar Francisco
Anandal
Franklin Shepherd
Philadel
Phia
A. Moore
Victoria Bridge Tragedy Claims Sixty One Lives
A Vancouver Island disaster at Victoria B C occurred when an electric car, packed with holiday crowds for a sham fight at Macautley Point near Isquimault, plunged from a midspan of the Point Ellice bridge into Victoria arm. About 61 people died, many visitors among the drowned, with a long list of the deceased published and identification under way.
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Victoria
B. C
Macautley's Point
Isquimault
Government Street
Point Ellice Bridge
Victoria Arm
Judge Taft ruling hits patent medicine makers hard
Boston March 27 A recent decision by Judge Taft of Ohio in the United States circuit court of appeals affects the patent medicine industry nationwide. The ruling holds that phrases like Syrup of Dandelion or Extract of Roses are merely descriptive and cannot be registered as trademarks, and that patent preparations must be accurate to their title. The decision alarms manufacturers and prompts talk of a national conference to reassess the business, potentially impacting hundreds of millions in invested capital.
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Taft
Ohio
Boston
Mars
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
California
Frederick Stearns & Co
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Vermont Democrats Support Cleveland Platform Opposition to Free Coinage
Vermont Democrats at Montpellier on May 27 elect Pelix W. McGettrick temporary chair and nominate Dr. J Henry Jackson of Barre for governor. Dexter Fulton of Newbury and Seneca Ha Bleton of Burlington elected presidential electors. Delegates at large include Thomas W. Brown Willis Valentine S C Shurtlett and P J Farrell. Delegates were not instructed.
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Brigham
State Committee
St. Albans
Cleveland
J Henry Jackson
Barre
Dexter Fulton
Newbury
Seneca Ha Bleton
Burlington
Thomas W. “Brown
Willis Valentine
S.C. Shurtlett
P. J. Farrell
Emperor Nicholas II Receives Foreign Dignitaries at Kremlin
In Moscow on May 27 the Emperor Nicholas II and his consort welcomed foreign representatives and the Christian clergy, along with ministers, in a reception at the Kremlin Palace.
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Kremlin
Moscow
Nicholas II
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