Minnesota Fire Toll Tops Six Towns and 500 Dead
A Pioneer Press dispatch details forest fires in Pine County Minnesota on Saturday night and Sunday that annihilated Hinckley Sandstone Pokegama Sandstone Junction Skunk Lake and Mission Creek with 355 known dead and hundreds missing. Rescue workers report mass graves and panicked evacuations as towns are described wiped out with losses in the millions.
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Hinckley
Landstone
Sandstone Junction
Pokegama
Skunklake
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Grandstone
Duluth
Minnesota
Grindstone
Sandstone
Otto Stafferfeldt
St. Pau
Pine County
Wisconsin
Leas
Judge Net
John Robinson
Skunk Lake
Mary
Wide range of 19th century crimes and accidents reported
The itemized notices cover hangings in effigy in Kentucky, political shifts in Texas, an actor injured in Chicago, a Louisville inmate declared insane, elopements in Iowa, stagecoach crashes, ship wrecks on Lake Erie, rail collisions in Illinois, a railroad pioneer’s death, and multiple public and legal events across states with various casualties, crimes, and political developments.
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Breckinridge
Congress
Richmond
Cuney
Texas
Maurice Barrymore
Chicago
Thomas M. Martin
Louisville
R. F. Sheets
Jane Reahan
Iowa Falls
John C. Gault
St. Paul
John Newell
Lake Shore
Lombok
Atchison
Wisconsin
Michigan
Numa Dudoussat
New Orleans
Northwestern Flouring Mills
Mason City Lays Corner Stone For Largest Northern Iowa Church
The cornerstone of a new Methodist church was laid in Mason City Iowa with ceremony. The structure is described as the largest church building in northern Iowa and marks a major community project set for completion in the near future.
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T.hen
W.H. Richardson
Dallas
Rex
Stockholm
Sweden
Wright
Methodists
Mason City
Iowa
Le Mars Driving Club Meeting Declared Off
Le Mars Iowa September meeting of the Le Mars driving club canceled due to light entries and suspension of many horses that were entered.
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le Mars Driving Club
Morphine Tragedy Strikes Indianola Man in Crisis
Homer Tarr of Indianola Iowa 45 took morphine during a personal crisis in Oskatoosa Iowa on September 1. He is in grave condition and will die the cause remains unknown.
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Homer Tarr
Indianola
Tarr
Sunday Sermon Draws 3000 At Des Moines State Fair
Sunday at the fair in Des Moines heard Rev. F. H. Sanderson of Storm Lake deliver a sermon to about three thousand attendees. Buildings and exhibits were closed during the event.
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Des Mores
F. H. Sanderson
Storm Lake
Great Western Wreck Hams Near Valeria With Injuries
The westbound Chicago Great Western passenger train was badly wrecked at Valeria 25 miles east of here. Several passengers were injured but none seriously. Drs Mores attended to the victims.
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Great Western
Chicago Great Western
Valeria
Cater Charged in Double Murder Near Decorah
Decorah Iowa September 5 John H Cater jailed on strong suspicion of the double murder of his wife Mary Cater and George Wemett at Bur rak village seventeen miles north of Decorah authorities report the suspect was lodged in jail Monday awaiting further proceedings.
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Decorah
John H. Cater
Mary Cater
George Wemett
Burrak
United Workmen Case Postponed in Dubuque
The A O U W case scheduled for Sept. 4 before Judge Ney in Dubuque has been postponed again due to illness of Judge Nourse, one of the counsel in the case.
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Dusveve
Judge Ney
Dubuque
Nourse
Trains Collision Near Orrumn Station Ends in Fatalities
A Burlington railroad collision at a small Orrumn Iowa station killed engineer Uns Starkman instantly and fatally injured fireman Ed Walker. Authorities investigated the crash and ships, crews, and schedules were reviewed for safety implications.
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Cleveland
Burlington
Uns Starkman
Ed Walker
Ericsson Builds Amid Low Water at Dubuque
Work on the lowatron program is hindered by river levels as Dubuque sees minimal water. The revenue cutter William Windom project will be completed at St. Louis due to the low water.
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Ericsson
Lowatron
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William Windom
St. Louis
Well known Iowa Citizen Killed in Runaway Wagon
Cepar Rapids reports the death of Thomas Lewis founder of Mount Auburn after a wagon runaway. He sustained fatal injuries and had served as Mount Auburn postmaster for 25 years.
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Cepar Rapids
Thomas Lewis
Mount Auburn
Prize Fight at Debuque Adds Drama in Lightning Bout
In Debuque Iowa on September 4 Henry Lemon of Chicago fought Vince O Neill of Portland colored lightweights. The bout was a slugging match from the start. In the fifth round O Neill was knocked out by a punch to the jaw.
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Water Works Contract Awarded Here
Cedar Rapids announces the contract for the city water system goes to United States Wind Engine and Pump Company of Batavia Illinois for six thousand dollars. Local labor to be used as much as possible.
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Old Settlers Reunion Planned for Malvern Iowa
Old settlers of southwest Iowa will meet in Malvern on Thursday September 13. Malvern has hosted the reunion twice before with large crowds and organizers expect a bigger turnout this year.
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Webster City Resident Ends Own Life in County
James Conison, longtime county resident and administrator of three large estates, killed himself with a rifle in his home. He had suffered declining health for some time.
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Berlin
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Nancy Hanks Dethroned By Harness King Robert J
Fort Wayne Indiana September 1 Mascot Flying Gib Nancy Hanks have been dethroned and Robert J stands today king of harness horses The great son of Hartford driven by Ed Geers Friday made the fastest mile ever paced in harness lowering the world's records of 2 4 to 2 05 4 4
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Robert J
Hartford
Ed Geers
Market report shows corn gains and overall price climbs
Chicago grain and provisions report notes corn gains after initial hesitation tied to crop damage. May corn higher, December wheat up 3 cents, oats higher into September, with all compiled provisions rising. Wheat cash and futures seen firm, corn and oats steady, pork and lard prices also higher across September and October contracts.
South Omaha Livestock Market Report
Sept 4 cattle receipts 469 head with varied prices for cows feeders and calves. Hogs receipts noted with mixed and heavy weights and a market tone higher. Sheep receipts 2 head with lamb and kid prices listed.
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Marcet
Reading through a Fragmented Market Snapshot
The article notes about 1,500 skeletons imported yearly at an average value of $40, cites Washington’s Capitol costing $30,000,000 to build and maintain, praises Ripans Tabules for liver and stomach relief, claims 500 million can study the Bible in new regions, and mentions United States Treasurer Morgan owning Lincoln's emancipation proclamation table.
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United States
Morgan
President Lincoln
Samuel J. Kirkwood Dies in Iowa City War Governor and Senator
Samuel J. Kirkwood, Iowa war governor and multiple term U.S. senator, died at his Iowa City home. A onetime Ohio lawyer and Iowa state senator, he won the governorship as a Republican in 1859 and 1861, supported the Union during the Civil War, served in the U.S. Senate, headed the Interior Department under Garfield, and left public life after 1882.
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Samuel J. Kirkwood
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Towa
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Garfield
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Colic Cure Saves Valuable Colt in Fifteen Minutes
A farmer named Johnson found his prized ground horse suffering colic ten miles from help. With no time to spare he used Metzger's Lightning Colic Cure given by a neighbor and the colt recovered in fifteen minutes. Johnson now keeps the remedy on hand and endorses its use.
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