Deadly cyclone devastates southern Minnesota counties
A violent storm swept across southern Minnesota on Wednesday, with a funnel cloud and cloud burst causing massive destruction. Reports estimate near 100 dead with extensive injuries, especially around Wells Jackson County and Spring Valley. Swift flooding followed, with farms, homes, and groves crushed, dozens of fatalities identified and many more unaccounted.
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Fillmore County
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Minnesota
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Cleveland on track for nomination as field fights to beat him
A Chicago staff correspondent reports a fierce contest over Cleveland at the convention ground. Cleveland supporters claim 500 votes on the first ballot and unity among delegates. Opponents split into Hill, German, Palmer, and several minor camps as the battle rages.
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Child Etta Engel Crushed Under West End Car
Eyewitness accounts describe nine year old Etta Engel dragged beneath a moving West End streetcar on Tremont near Lenox Street. The crowd and a rescuing motorman pulled her free as doctors attended, her condition described as critical with slim chances of recovery.
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Lenox Street
Jamaica Plain
Joseph Kregar
Tremont Street
Flood Ravages Sorantor Penn Hailstorm Flares In Night
A severe flood struck Sorantor Penn on June 17 with constant lightning and four to five foot waters. One man, David Jones, was killed by a bolt as families saved children from rising waters. Streetcars abandoned and many homes flooded. Johnson colliery area washed, Pine Brook losses estimated at $20,000.
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Penn
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Continental Mine
Gordon Street
James Bowles
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Pine Brook
Old Prob Once More Favors the Old Bay State
Wasnurcron reports fair and cooler weather for Saturday across New England. Maine and New Hampshire expect north winds. Vermont winds shift to east with fair skies. Massachusetts and Connecticut see cooler, fair conditions with east winds. Rhode Island remains fair with east guidance.
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