Tornado Sweeps Chandler Oklahoma Town Mass Casualties Reported
A tornado devastated Chandler Oklahoma and surrounding towns injuring many and destroying the courthouse telegraph lines. Reports name several killed including J Woodyard and wife Mrs Mitehah and lawyer John Lawson. News from Florence Wichita Haven Barton and across Kansas notes severe wind and rain. A separate item reports a claimed miracle cure attributed to Our Lady of Lourdes affecting Rev Edmund Cronin after a wreck.
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Chandler
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Grand Island
J. Woodyard
Mitehah
Thomas Smith
John Lawson
Court House
Dale
Kanann
Florence
Kan
Severn
Raporia
Wichita
Haven
Barton
Gured
Our Lady of Lounica
Our Lady of Lourdes
Athine
France
Edward F. Stattery
Church of St. Catherine of Genoa
New York
Edmund ¥. Cronin
Europe
Fitzsimmons and party start east to meet rich exhibition fields
Reports detail Fitzsimmons and his entourage moving east from San Francisco amid a disputed arrest involving Arthur J. Meadows. The action, tied to promoter S. C. Haller, aims to position the Australian challenger before Corbett at an eastern show.
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O. Francisco
Corbett
Sierras
Arthur J. Meadows
Fitz
S.C. Haller
Fitzsimmons
People’s Palace
World Wheat Crop Estimation Says 2.423 Billion Bushels
A Washington dispatch reports the world's wheat crop for 1908 stands at 2,423,893,000 bushels. The Agriculture Department will issue a report this week detailing crop quality and distribution across the United States for the past year.
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Washington Dispatch
Eecretary of Agriculture
United States
Russia
Rie Central Statistical Bureau
Agricultural Department
McKinley to appoint special commissioner to Cuba
President McKinley reportedly plans to send a special commissioner to Cuba to participate in the investigation of the murder of Dr. Haig. The move aims to examine Ruiz's death with a view toward a fair inquiry, though Consul General Lee opposes joining, fearing a whitewash of those tied to Ruiz's death.
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McKinley
Cuba
Presideny
Special Commissant
Styisit
Haig
Lee
Willies
Mies
Ruiz
Chicago
Sancti Espiritu
Willian McKinley
United States of America
Wayler
Los District
Sancti Espiritus
Bautus
Gen. Weyler
Cleveland
Spain
God
M. Gomez
War Declared by Greek Command in Crete Sparks Clash
The Greek commander Col Stasses announces war against the powers in Crete. British and Russian officers, with marines, landed at Retimos on the 2nd to notify insurgents of the powers action. Hostilities flare as Christians and Turks clash while negotiations continue under a tense guard.
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Crete
Cretanawaters
Stasses
Créte
Athens
Retimos
Mustonemy
Cleveland Resting Amid Private Life at Princeton
President Grover Cleveland enjoys quiet private life at his Princeton home. He has not yet decided on public plans or further engagements. Health appears better. gout troubling him less, as he rests away from the White House.
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de. Samusl Armour
Central Africa
Brooklyn
Samuel G. Armour
Armour
Brooslyn
Justice Walker
Federal District of
Ohio
Cleveland
Groover Cleveland
Princeton
Ile Saints
Tommy
White Man. His Gout Is Not Troubling Tin, and the Quiet Ife
American Sailor Seeks Release From Peru Prison
An American sailor imprisoned in Lima for alleged disorderly conduct after three months without trial seeks immediate release. The U S minister cites treaty rights and demands Ramsay's freedom. Also reported: two children drown near Pittsburgh from a flooded creek after playing on a bank. Denali Witty wins a six day bicycle race in Detroit, with mention of records. Opening of new lands in Washington country and Tadisnderritory noted along with regional transport and local conditions.
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Peru
Dal
Callas
Texas Hurricane Strikes Near Austin Causing Fatalities
A hurricane swept through central Texas on Sunday causing severe damage around Austin and Calvert. The storm brought heavy rain and high winds, washing out lines, tearing roofs, and leaving three dead in Calvert. Communications and railroad infrastructure suffered with fallen poles and washed tracks reported along the Fort Worth division. The weather disaster prompted dispatches from Austin describing widespread ruin and urgent relief calls.
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Joverat
Austin
Texas
Calvart
Dilling
Ayashouty
Asdias
Temple
Keausas Ami Texas
Saartivagguad
Dallas
Wato
Cisvo
Pexas Millan
Tony
Uae
Tata
Snall
Gomez
MW Kinley
Record of a Mississippi Delta Flood Catastrophe
Memphis March 20 reports three levee breaks threaten Greenville Mississippi area. Vast flood expands from Yazoo to Mississippi River, with thousands displaced and homes abandoned as waters surge. River rise expected within 24 hours, with entire valley under water within days and transport cut off.
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Trayway
Tive Hinds
Lenin
Hife
Yarova and
Mississinpi Viney
Wamden
Mississippi
Yarou River
Memphis
Tenn
Missiasino
Greenville
Miya
Ato
Arkansas Yty
Nate Findeow
Irosedate
Gunniaon
Fischon
Yaxoo
Vicksburg
Norber
Terial
Yazoo
Maize River
Wile
Greenway
Stallend
Menag
the Weather Bureau
Mem
Helens
Arkansan City
Miss
Palate
Athentes Tot
Angeline Wynyard's Secret Walk and Dramatic Confrontation
Angela Angline meets Gladys Mane while walking home in Culdate after buying gifts. A tense confession follows about Captain Wynyard and Angela’s hidden secret. Gladys pleads for secrecy as Angela reveals harm caused and sorrow fills the scene.
Pleasurable pasts and a turning point in Miss Raue
Miss Raue muses on living by inclination and the cost of indulgence. She recalls Captain Wynyard, having refused restraint when he wed, and contemplates whether a life averaged would differ. A breeze lifts a dress, and she discovers a lakeside terrace with the sound of water soothing her strain.
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Miss Bau
Cuidale
Andy Motheg
Aviv
Mer
Gladys
Urey
Wyuyand
Angela
Dendy
Lore
Misa Rane
Asinu
Rane
Angel Rose
Reo
Mixy Bang
Abe
Angela Hind
Miss Raue
Lordelf
Dan
Captain Wynyard
Vance Wyeyard
Gladys Rune Rose
Mia Hoclen'a
Cubale
Staal
Giladin
Unclear Fragment Reflects Building, Labor, and Trade Topics
Fragmentary text discusses a glasslike skylight substitute from transparent material over steel wire cloth, its properties and advantages for studios. It also references Chinese cheap labor in America, wages, and working conditions, plus brief notes on machinery joints and a North Utahte homestead. The passage mixes architectural, labor, and industrial notes with disrupted phrasing.
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New York
Lecadiay
Iboes
Nat
Evan
de Bates
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