Destructive Iowa Tornado Kills Forty Three Prompts Widespread Loss
Des Moines reports forty three killed and about fifty seriously hurt after a tornado swept Iowa Illinois and Kansas Sunday. Towns like Bon Durant Valeria and North McGregor wiped out with extensive property damage. Damaged houses trees and crops, with many residents seeking shelter in caves.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ilinois
Kansas
Jas
Polking Ta
Rockford
Elgin
Ills
North McGregor
Durango
Fort Scott
Kan
Polk
Jasper
Polk County
Bon Durant
Santiago
Chicago and Great Western
Ropert Barey, Jr
Ropert Bailey
Lizzie Bailey
John Bailey
PeTer Bolenbaugh
John Maxwell
W. T. Scott
A. J. Edwards
Oliver Yates
Edwards
Robert Bailey
Jasper County
Charles Phafien
Willie Phafien
Dug Eakins
Solomon Dickey
Nellie Dickey
Harvey Pitcock
Monroe Osborne
Ankeny
Bailey
Valeria
Valena
Charles Pharlen
Mings
Manchester
Delaware County
Mississippi River
Clay County
Weather Bureau
Cyclone Hits Michigan Towns Trapping Fatal Toll
A Michigan cyclone struck near Pontiac causing the destruction of Thomas village and damage to Metamore and Oakwood. Reports indicate 14 to 18 people killed as residents report injuries and a devastation trail reaching to near Ortonville.
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Michigan
Pontiac
Thomas
Metamore
Oakwood
Ortonville
Tragedy Reported as Train Disaster Near McGregor
May 26. Reports from a northbound train state 25 to 80 people drowned at North McGregor. Among the dead are Maloney and his family and the Burke and Myers clans wiped out with no survivors. Eighteen deaths attributed to these three families.
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McGregor
Dusveve
North McGregor
Maloney
Burke
Myers
Fortifications Bill Passes After Defeats on Financing Proposals
The senate rejected Mr Gorman's plan to issue 100 million dollars of 8 percent treasury certificates to cover deficits. It also defeated Mr Peffer's proposal to issue greenbacks for fortifications appropriations. The fortifications bill passed, leaving one appropriation bill to be acted upon.
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Washineton
Senate
Gorman
Treasury
Peffer
House adopts river and harbor bill conference report
Washington May 24 The House adopted the conference report on the river and harbor bill. The action advances funding and authorization for projects nationwide.
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Washingtron
House
Last of Supply Bills Passed in Senate
The general deficiency appropriation bill, the last supply bill, passed the senate before adjournment. It carries about $10,000,000, up $6,000,000 from the house. A key amendment adds $1,542,979 to the Southern Pacific company for mail transportation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Southern Pacific Company
Kem Still Objecting at Opening of House Session
Washington May 26 Kem Pop Neb resumed his obstructive policy at the opening of the session of the house entering objections wherever possible. Babcock promptly claimed the day for District of Columbia business. Evans moved and the house went into committee of the whole to consider the bill to repeal the free alcohol clause of the existing tariff law.
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Kem
Washinaton
Pop
Babcock
District of Columbia
Evans
House
Postmaster Bars Jewell Man for Mail Fraud
Postmaster General Wilson barred D. Fuller of Jewell Iowa from using the mails for selling counterfeit half dollars advertised at a quarter each. The operation was ruled fraudulent and Jewell’s mail was ordered returned to senders.
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Washindon
Wilson
D. Fuller
Jewell
United States
Public Building Bills Favorably Reported for York and Cheyenne
A House Public Buildings subcommittee favorably reported bills for public buildings in York Nebraska and Cheyenne with $100,000 allocations for each. The York project covers a new structure and the Cheyenne request notes an increase of $100,000.
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York
Washington
House
York, Neb
Cheyenne
President cites inability to answer Morgan resolution on Cuba
The president informs the senate he cannot provide the information requested by the Morgan resolution about Cuba. He cites reasons preventing communication and notes the issue remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Cuba
Supreme Court Adjourns for October in California Irrigation
Washington May 26. The United States Supreme Court has adjourned until October without issuing a decision in the California Irrigation Cases. The action closes the current term without ruling on the dispute between state and federal water rights.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
California
President Delivers Veto On Land Office Fees Bill
The president sent to the house his veto of the bill to amend the act fixing the fees of register and receivers of land offices.
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Washington
House
Methodist conference battles over equal representation and Africa bishop
Stormy sessions in Cleveland mill began with clashes between ministerial and lay delegates over the new constitution. The assembly withdrew the equal representation amendment and elected Dr. J. M. Hartsell of Louisiana as missionary bishop for Africa after Bishop Taylor’s retirement.
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Hartsell
Louisiana
Africa
Cleveland
Warren
Methodist General Conference
J. M. Buckley
Thoburn
Taylor
India
South America
Buckley
Kynett
Payne
New York
Neeley
Philadelphia
G. W. Manus
Hamilton
Ackerman
Manus
Hurst
Alexander Ashley
Washington
J. B. Graw
New Jersey
Henry French
San Jose
Cal
L. B. Wilson
Baltimore
A. J. Kynett
J. ©. Hartsell
Presbyterians Debating Church Unity and Lennox Gift
The Presbyterians general assembly in Sarntoowa decided to take no action on church unity, favoring a Protestant country declaration. In the afternoon a paper on the $2,000,000 Presbian building in New York proposed two options: John H. Kennedy offered to buy the building at cost, and Miss Rachael Lennox Kennedy offered repairs if mission boards return. The paper urged accepting both gifts and thanked Miss Kennedy for her generosity.
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Sarntoowa
Presbyterian General Assembly
New York
William M. Hubbard
John 8. Kennedy
New York City
Rachael Lennox Kennedy
Lennox
Twelfth Street
Fifth Avenue
Miss Kennedy
Church of
Large Shipments of Silver From New York to Europe
The export of silver from the United States to Europe reached about 20 million dollars by last Saturday, up from 13 million a year earlier. The rise reflects silver sent to Paris to coin Russian rubles. Silver bids stood at 65.44, up 14 percent from last week’s close.
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New York
Europe
Paris
Yankton Wins State Intercollegiate Bee Championship
Yankton claims the state intercollegiate bee title in a competition held in May. Team members, judges, and campus officials celebrate the victory as the university season closes.
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Yankton
Iowa Democrats Select Boies Delegates to Chicago Convention
Iowa Democratic state convention endorses free silver and names Horace Boies for the presidential nomination. Delegates at large and district delegates were instructed to vote as a unit for Boies, while three district delegates favored sound money. The action marked a turbulent, pro silver gathering with the majority approving a bimetallic platform and urging Boies’s nomination at Chicago.
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Iowa
Chicago
Horace Boies
Webster
B. Evans
Wapelio
Will
Sioux
G NG
Fremont
Committee On Resolutions
Cleveland
National Democratic Party
Republican Party
United States
Gasoline Explosion Hurts Several at Indianola Store
An explosion in the basement of Kittleman’s dry goods store in Indianola injured Ralph Collins and Charles Meeks and cut W. T. Rich and Lou Reed. A forgotten gasoline tank leaked odor before a match sparked the blast, shattering the front, damaging the shop, and starting a fire.
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Des Mores
Kittleman
Indianola
Ralph Collins
Charles Meeks
W. T. Rich
Rock Island
Lou Reed
Cass County Bank Litigation Reaches Resolution
Atlantic May 28. Judge Macy presided over Cass County bank cases. O. W. Cooper and wife executors of J. W. Russell estate face $12,000 liability and Mrs. O. K. Winslow liable for $6,000. The ruling settles the major cases tied to the defunct bank, ending nearly three years of litigation.
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Cass County Bank
Atlantic
Macy
O. W. Cooper
J. W. Russell
O. K. Winslow
Garnier Wins First Money In billiards event
Garnier defeated Schaeffer to take the top prize 800 to 400 in last night’s billiards billard tournament. Ives and Schaeffer were set to clash in the closing game tonight. Iona United Workmen elect officers in Boone Iowa with Mason City chosen for next biennial meeting and a committee to admit women to the order.
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Garnier
OnicaGo
Schaeffer
Ives
Iona United Workmen
Boone
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Iowa
Mason City
S. G. Blythe
Nora Springs
G. F
Charles R. Clark
Montezuma
G.O
C. P. Shipley
G. R
H. B. White
Waverloo
Nine Horses Cremated in Burlington Train Fire
Reports from Iowa describe a Burlington train fire near Prescott that cremated nine head of horses in a stock car. Other items note Mrs. Margaret Kelley of Carroll turning 106, LeMars Water and Light filing incorporation at 150000 capital, and Hepburn renominated by acclamation at the Eighth district Republican convention in Leon on June 12.
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Eston
Burlington
Prescott
Iowa
Jefferson
Margaret Kelley
Carroll
Hepburn
Creston
Leon
W. P. Hepburn
Iowa Funeral Directors Hold Seventh Annual Meet in Onepark Rapids
The seventh annual Iowa Funeral Directors association convention gathered in Onepark Rapids with about 150 attendees. Mayor Lincoln gave the welcome address, and Major Hopkins delivered the response.
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Iowa
Onepark Rapids
Iowa Funeral Directors’ Association
Lincoln
Major Hopkins
Bodies of Hildebrands Sent to Norfolk Neb
Mr and Mrs Hildebrand who perished in a Wednesday night wreck at L Mars Iowa have friends in Norfolk Nebraska. The bodies were shipped there at the request of their Norfolk friends.
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Norfolk
Mars
Hildebrand
Neb
Evans Vindicated as Self-Voting Charge Dropped
Jefferson May 23 Senator Russell a board of trustees member explains he voted for Evans for president clearing him of the accusation Evans had voted for himself and faced a self vote charge.
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Evans
Jefferson
Senator Russell
Board of Trustees of the Soldiers’ Home
Schmidt Sentenced for Second Degree Murder
Nesrasks Ortry Neb May 22 John Schmidt pled guilty to murdering his father in law Anton Kramer in December 1894 and was sentenced to 25 years by Judge Ramsey.
Baby Strangled in a Pail of Water
Creston Iowa May 23 Mrs Facob Sihak finds her 1 year old son head first in a pail of water after returning home. The child had fallen into the water and strangled to death.
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Creston
Facob Sihak
Work of a Clever Thief Strikes Arion Hotel
A spate of burglaries hit Arion Iowa last night with two tramps confined at the hotel. One thief climbed through a transom to enter every room and stole valuables before escaping with the loot.
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Arion
Train derails after collision with cow near LeMars
Two Beatrice residents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hildebrand, were killed when freight train No. 18 derailed in LeMars after striking a cow. The couple, in the caboose, were found in each other's arms. The incident occurred within LeMars limits on the Omaha road.
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Beatrice
LeMars
Omaha Road
Ernest Hildebrand
Beatrice, Neb
Caboose
Meeting of Iowa Eclectic Physicians Opens Annual Session
The annual meeting of the State Eclectic Medical Society opened in Des Moines with Dr. J. A. McKilven of Clinton presiding. Officers' reports were presented and papers read by Dr. E. H. Carter of Des Moines, Dr. W. L. Ballis of Allerton, Dr. J. W. Osborn of Dyersville, and others.
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Iowa Eclectic Physicians
Des Mores
State Eclectic Medical Society
J. A. McKilven
Clinton
E. H. Carter
Moines
W. L. Ballis
Allerton
J. W. Osborn
Dyersville
Young Murderer's Weapon Found in Hemphill House
Officers locating the weapon used to kill Mamie Peterson at Unionville found it in Hemphill's garret. A crowd at the preliminary hearing grew enraged and Hemp 7 was hurried back to center.
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Ortumwa
Mamie Peterson
Unionville
Hemphill
Garret
Ocentere
Freight Train Ditchs After Mule Collision near Lewis
The Griswold branch southbound freight train struck a mule two miles north of Lewis, derailing the engine and three cars. The engine left the track and slid 60 feet into a ditch, upsetting the freight cars and causing passengers in the rear coaches to be shaken up.
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Rock Island
Atlantic
Griswold Branch
Lewis
Crop Report Notes Flooding and Delayed Planting
The Iowa weekly crop bulletin reports damage from recent heavy rains with washouts in localities. Corn planting is retarded and replanting may be needed while early fields show fair stands and weeds are advancing. grass and small grain have grown rapidly.
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Des Mores
Iowa Weekly Crop Bulletin
Quay Denies Telegraph to Harrison at Indiana Convention
In Pittsburo on May 24 Senator Quay dismissed circulating reports about a telegraph from Harrison to him and Platt at the Indiana state convention. He said he did not receive any telegram and did not hear from Harrison. He also commented on Hastings for vice president and joked about a $4000 salary. New York leads US salt production in 1495 with 6,795,616 barrels.
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Harrison
Indiana
Pittspuro
Beaver
Quay
Platt
New York
Washington
United States
E. W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Cherry Starts For Darkest Africa Expedition
William Stamps Cherry, who spent three years in Central Equatorial Africa, begins another expedition from Chicago toward New York to pursue scientific work of interest to the general public.
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Cherry
Africa
ChicaGo
William Stamps Cherry
Equatorial Africa
New York
Mr.ry
Hero of Lookout Mountain Captain John Wilson Dies
Irvine Ky May 26 Captain John Wilson aged 74 died at his home after long illness from cancer in his face He was the man who first planted the federal flag on Lookout mountain and became its local hero.
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Lookout Mountain
Irvine
John Wilson
Plymouth county convention selects 10 delegates
LeMars May 25 The Plymouth county convention met to elect 10 delegates to the congressional convention. Hon. I. S. Struble was allowed to choose the delegates as no opponent stood against him for Congress.
Mrs Dyer Sentenced to Death in Infants Murder Case
London on May 23 reports that Mrs Dyer, on trial for murdering numerous infants entrusted to her care, has been sentenced to death.
Court of Appeals Rules Education Institutions Tax Exempt
In Frankfort on May 24 the court of appeals ruled benevolent educational institutions are exempt from taxation, freeing millions of dollars from tax rolls and affecting funding and oversight for schools and related organizations.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Taylor's Family Coming Home
Maprio May 24 The United States minister Mr Hannis Taylor starts for Havre tomorrow to bid farewell to his family before leaving on a new post.
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Taylor
Maprio
United States
Hannis Taylor
Havre
Jockey Billings Dies of Chronic Nephritis
New York May 25 John Billings the steeplechase jockey died in Bellevue hospital from chronic nephritic causes.
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Jockey Billings
New York
John Billings
Bellevue Hospital
Judge Snodgrass Not Guilty Verdict Reported
The jury in the Judge Snodgrass trial returned a verdict of not guilty on May 21 in Attanoona.
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Snodgrass
atTanoona
Sharp Break in Wheat Sends Coarse Grains Plunging
Market trembled as coarse grains fell and outside markets weakened. Wheat July closed at a loss after an initial rally with prices dropping across cereals, pork, lard, and oats amid cash quotes for No 2 red wheat and corn.
Cattle and sheep market report from Curiaco May 3
Receipts of 10 000 cattle and 14 000 sheep show fuller demand with limited supply. Choice natives and light medium cattle active with values around 5 for fat cows and up to 8.10 for heavies. veal calves firm near 5.25. Sheep and lambs scarce, choice natives up to 6.00 and spring lambs firm near 6.85.
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Curiaco
South Omaha Live Stock Prices Reported
South Omaha market figures show cattle receipts around 1000 with varied classes. Hogs receipts near 2100 and mixed to heavy sales range from 2.00 to 3.10. Sheep receipts about 2000 include native, fair to choice, and lamb categories with prices from roughly 3.00 to 5.00.
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Francis E. Hoover
Sixty-fourth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Grosvenor
Labor, Agricultural and Business
Labor Committee
Bartholdi-McCall
Corliss
Stone
Howard
Alabama
Dingley
Congressional Proceedings
LeMars Water and Light Company
Recorder
South Omaha
Wwe
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