Devastating Storm Wrecks Rail Links Through Wisconsin
A severe multi hour storm cut telegraph lines and halted traffic as five railroads into La Crosse wrecked tracks and washed out bridges. The Mississippi rose, crops suffered, and major routes by Sparta and Winona faced heavy damage with trains stopped and communications down.
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la Crosse
Trafic
Mississippi
Sparta
Wis
Sparta and
Viroqua
Cashton
Melvina
St. Paul Road
McCoy's
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Burlington
Winona
Minn
Chicago
Quiet Now Prevail Influx Of People From The Country Causes Uneasiness
Seoul reports the retired Korean emperor refuses to acknowledge full interference with the new administration and insists the new emperor is only his proxy. He withdraws from his position as Pak Yon Ho is reappointed household minister and Yilo Choi is arrested on suspicion of inciting riot. Calmness noted Sunday but country arrivals raise unease with potential fresh riots. Palace guards doubled as ministers discuss a separate palace for the late emperor. Marquis Ito expected to meet the new emperor to discuss Korea policy.
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Tokio
Seoul
Pak Yon Ho
Yilo Choi
Ito
Japan
Hisegawa
Ping Yang
Shimonozeki
Marquis Ito
Hague
Agitated Koreans Fear Ex-Emperor Intrigues In Seoul
Reports from Seoul on July 22 say Japanese agitation grows over abdication July 19 and ex-emperor influence. Hayashi’s presence, alleged abdication cause, and throne manipulations spark military anxiety as Marquis Ito and residents try to control events. Japanese detachments guard arsenals while Korea’s fate hangs on contested leadership and amid calls for peace.
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Seoul
Hayashi
Japan
Tokio
Marquis Ito
Korea
Severe Storm Ravages Williston North Dakota
Severe weather struck Williston North Dakota on July 22 in a thirty minute storm. West Lawn was destroyed as wind and rain ripped through the town injuring about twenty five people, two seriously. Homes under construction and fifteen dwellings were destroyed, with residents sheltering in cellars as timbers, debris, and a destroyed house littered the area. Authorities report multiple injuries and widespread damage including to a man named Holmes and a woman named Collinson and her baby.
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Williston
N. D
West Lawn
Holmes
Collinson
Baby
Husband Dead Wife Dying After Auto Crash Near Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on July 22 John J. Wallace a local businessman died from a broken neck and his wife was dying at home from internal injuries. J B Henner and wife, friends of the Wallaces, were seriously hurt when their motor car plunged from a 160 foot embankment on the road to Butler. The chauffeur, after stopping for directions, jumped aboard the side step but could not regain control as the car toppled into a tree.
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Pittsburg
John J. Wallace
Henner
Wallaces
Butler
Psychology of Gambling and Perceived odds
A discussion on gambling psychology notes that overrating winning chances arises from a mental image of a large prize. The author cites staking £1 to win £100 and contrasts it with the actual 200 to 1 odds, explaining how the prize impression skews judgment and leads to exaggerated prospects.
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R.R. Murphy
Austin
Wisconsin
Tornado
North Dakota
Lytle’s
Dakota
Hasegawa
Palace Square
New York
Homer B. Hurlburt
Bryan
Washington
Roosevelt
Coyorn
Johnson
Bassler’s Clothing Store
W. D. Bassler
Austin, Minn
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