Destructive cyclone ravages Sioux Center area killing and wrecking
A northwest Iowa cyclone struck Sioux Center and surrounding towns causing extensive death and destruction. Reports cite teachers Anna Marsden and George Marsden among the dead, several children injured, multiple schoolhouses demolished, and a large number of homes and outbuildings destroyed. Wires were down, livestock scattered, and the death toll was rising with estimates reaching into the teens or higher as responders gather missing persons lists and tally casualties.
DAMAGE DONE AT SIBLEY Cyclone leaves deaths in Iowa
A May 4 cyclone near Srsey Ia. caused about a score of fatalities. At Herman Belkamp farm a family perished and a second home was reduced to kindling. Mrs Walterman killed by a joist. her husband hurt. baby survived. Whitney school wrecked. two teachers and seven pupils killed nearby. Sioux Falls reports $50000 property damage after the cyclone.
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May 4 1890s trade review notes shift toward recovery
Dan s Weekly Review reports May opening brighter than the May breakdown, with healthier money markets and rising demand for railway bonds. Wheat prices advance, cotton prices slip slightly, woolen year ends at record low quotients, and strikes affect iron, coal, and coke sectors while overall production outlook remains favorable.
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Indians Ready for Defense Near St John Now
A reported incident near St John, N D describes a fortified camp of half breeds at Joseph Landan's two miles northeast of town. They scarred logs for defense, deployed scouts, and loaded Red River carts with supplies after raiding Thursday night. Deputies warned resistance could bring consequences as tensions rise.
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Disastrous Fishing Trip Ends in Death and Injury
In Trenton Ohio on May 4 three Rock Camp men Chilton Woods Hans Baselet Jr and J T Boldman sheltered beneath a tree during a storm when a lightning strike shattered it Woods was killed Baselet fatally injured and Boldman seriously shocked In Raveren N C George Mills was hanged for murdering his niece Ida Wimberly claiming incitement by her father Jack E Wimberly who was acquitted Justice Jackson reports his health improved and tax case arguments to start Monday
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Dead Outlaws Positively Identified In Texas Hunt
Dead outlaws George Newcombe known as Bitter Creek and Slaughter Kid along with Charles Pierce were identified as Rock Island train robbers. Pierce linked to Santa Fe bandits. Samuel Shaffer who led the posse that killed them arrived from Texas and asked to be sworn in as deputy.
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Grover Writes Again on Silver Coinage Debate in Mississippi
Governor Stone received President Cleveland's April 20 letter addressing currency policy and party unity. Cleveland warns Democrats against silver coinage advocacy, urging sound money and warning of Democratic disunity if the policy prevails. The missive urges circulation among Southern citizens and cautions party leaders about the political costs of abandoning sound money. In Colorado, G A R encampment closes with officer elections and a Soldiers' Home relocation recommendation. In San Francisco, Judge Lon orders Theodore Durrant held without bail for the Williams murder as preliminary examinations begin.
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