River Flood Wipes Out 600 Homeless Across Acres
Omaha reports the Missouri river flooding plates and basements uprooting 600 people from Courtland beach and nearby districts. Water rose to three inches above danger line at Kansas City with eight inches gain since Saturday. Cellars of several riverfront business houses flooded as crews pumped out water and moved belongings to higher ground.
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Omaha
Ita
Courtland Beach
East Omaha Terminal
East Omaha
Carter White Lead
East Omaha Village
Terminal Company
Hammond
Locust Avenue
Omaha Bluffs
Iowa
South Dakota
Kansas City
Lost Steamer Whitney's Lifeboats Bring Hopeful Rescue
A distress signal from the sea brought Captain Allen and the yacht Baldwin to Corbett's dock with twelve sailors from the General Whitney lifeboats. The steamer foundered north of Onxpe Canaveral Friday night after a bulkhead leak and heavy seas. Fifteen crewmen vanished with the first lifeboat, while fourteen more survived two days at sea in the second boat. The rescued crew were fed hot coffee and food amid cheers from a growing crowd.
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St. Avanvstinn
Fla
al ’Len
Baldwin
General Whitney
Onxpe Canaveral
Allen
Corbett’s Dock
Mate Mattson
J. W. Hawthorn
Mattson
Editorial Notes on Democracy and War News
Editorial notes urge unity among Democrats from Boas Croker to Bryan and reflect on Thomas Jefferson’s resting period. It notes Mexico’s purchase of 82 000 rifles from an American firm with training left to Mexico, and discusses a possible September special session to address Philippine issues and currency. The census will need 45 000 enumerators. Gen Ovid says volunteers can be released as transport allows. A digest of indigestion remedies, court damages in Missouri, and public praise for charity highlight the period’s miscellany.
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Ir Ia
Thomas Jefferson
Boas Croker
Bryan
Mexico
Ovid
Philippines
Ute Reservation Opens for Settlement May 4 1899
The Ute Reservation near the southwest corner of Colorado will open for settlement May 4 1899 by presidential proclamation. Lands may be entered under U.S. occupancy laws for bona fide settlers. The Rock Island route serves Denver and Colorado Springs with a connection to Durango where the land office is located. No filings before noon May 4. those seeking a quarter section should be there at that hour. A Rock Island folder is available on request via road representatives or by postal card.
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State of Colorado
United States
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Denver
Durango
Rock Island
Joan Sesastrian
G. P.A
R'y
Electric Bitters touted as miracle tonic at Vic Emmert Co
The advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure backache indigestion constipation headache sleeplessness melancholy and nervous troubles. Described as a purely vegetable stimulant laxative and blood purifier, the product promises to restore natural vigor with each bottle guaranteed at 50 cents at Vic Emmert & Co.
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Vic Emmert & Co
Crop Report for Iowa Week Ending April 24 1899
Des Moines Iowa April 25 1899 climate and crop mallebin reports generally favorable weather for farming. Week saw near normal temperatures with scattered showers supplying moisture in central and southern districts while northern and western areas show drier soils needing rain. Spring wheat seeding near completion with slightly less acreage than last year. Oats and barley seeding also nearing completion. southern sections delayed by wet soil. Winter wheat mostly failed in seeded area. clover winter killed across state. Ground plowing and preparation beginning. grass late. livestock will need feed later than usual.
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Des Moines
Iowa
North American Lightning Rod Company Incorporation Notice
Notice of incorporation filed February 16 1899 under Iowa law for The North American Lightning Rod Company. It outlines business as manufacturing retailing and erecting lightning rods. capital stock 3000 with 2000 subscribed by March 5 1899 and 1000 paid by March 1 1899 plus 1000 by March 1 1900. commence March issing 1899 for twenty years. board of two stockholders E J Hansen and H S Rattenborg with H S Rattenborg president and E J Hansen secretary until first election. indebtedness limit two thirds of stock. private property exempt. Also notes Hansen sale of interest to M H S Rattenborg. Subsequent item: Kansas winter wheat condition report by Secretary Coburn indicating 26 percent of state wheat likely a failure.
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State of
Iowa
North American Lightning Rod Company
Atlantic Iowa
E. J. Hansen
H. S. Rattenborg
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Murphyssone
Dis
Mount Carbon Mine No. 6
Mary E. Daire
May Millstead
Lady Scott
London
Sir Samuel Edward Scott
West Marleybons
Sophie Beatrix Mary Cadogan
Earl of Oadogan
Ireland
Hamuonp
Maxwell
Livingston Parish
Miss Horlocker
Omana
Viola Horlocker
F. Morey
Hastings
Internal Revenue
Bettman
Ohio
Earlow
Carthads
Huchendorf
Rosalyn Steinke
Roscoe Brown
Misa Mallicoat
Addie Cavenaugh
Cora ‘Thomas
Newton Colyer
Grapaphone
Igh
Steinke
Mary Goeken
Wilcox
Mallebin
Town Weather and Crop Service
I M Speraw
LS Buckley
Cumberland
Levi H Griffith
Jessie J Griffith
Atlantic
Henry J Taylor
Mary J Marsh
Lydia May Mountain
James M Hoyt
Ollig Templeman
Albert Heyn
John Woodcock
J J Kinney
Add Atlantic
J Kinney
Wood & Savery
D& K
Savery
Walker
James Callanan
Funk
Woodward
Embry
D& E Major
Knowlton
Nellie Jordan
R Wilkins
Wei
Chas G Daughenbaugh
LB Smith
George Keller
Chas. Jensen
Ben U Wood
Kinney
Ged
J. O. Wilken
Walnut Street
Brown
China Hall
Upper Chestnut Street
E J. Hansen
M. H. S. Rattenborg
Kansas
Torrna
Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Fred Worthing
Worthing & Worth’s Old Stand
ST. Jacobs
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