Indianapolis Lawyer and Boy Die in Inferno at Haas Home
Nathan Mor n, prominent Indianapolis attorney, and Frank Haas, twelve, were burned to death as a fire swept the residence of Dr. Joseph Haas. Mrs Haas, Miss Belle Haas, Miss Rose Haas, Louise Haas, and governess Grace Lemon were seriously injured. Dr. Haas was away at Lima visiting a son at military school. Firemen fought the blaze as the flames trapped the family on the second floor.
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Indianapolis
Aris
Haas
Pril
Nathan Morn
Frank
Joseph Haas
Belle Haas
Rose Haas
Louise Haas
Grace Lemon
Morris
Tapklly
Rs. Haas
Dr. Haas
Lima
Ind
Tornado Claims and Injures in Hat Creek Area
A tornado struck near Hat Creek three miles from the settlement, killing one person and fatally injuring another while several others were badly hurt. Homes were destroyed, water and debris swept through the area, with Mrs. J. B. among the injured residents. Deer Logan County reported extensive damage as the storm swept through multiple houses and farms.
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J. B
Logan County
Shooting spree in Buffalo leaves child dead and woman wounded
In Buffalo on Monday night a fray ended in the death of a nine year old boy and a woman fatally wounded. Joseph Kwainewski, 51, is jailed for shooting his landlady and the boy’s death. Denying, distraught, killed himself after a past quarrel. Mary Beers, 22, committed suicide. Bertha Vaughan, 23, swallowed vitriol and is in serious condition. Blanche Murphy drank laudanum after a quarrel and survives.
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Buffalo
Joseph Kwainewski
George
Mary Beers
Bertha Vaughan
Blanche Murphy
Gould Predicts Prosperity Era for West and Wheat Lift
M J Gould reports in Lakewood that the West enjoys an era of prosperity with wheat at peak condition. He notes potential strong corn and cotton, ample soil moisture, and railroads capable of moving a large wheat crop though car shortages may appear in fall. He cites Expo Grounds improvements as key for the West and calls for better hotel and transportation facilities to support visitors to the fair.
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Lakewood
M. J
West
George J. G
Pacific
Wabash
Gould
Missouri
Pwer
Stuis
Lois
International Agricultural Congress Opens in Rome
The International Agricultural Congress begins in Rome with about 1300 delegates. Marquie Pelli presides and criticizes protectionism, foreseeing a shift as population grows relative to Europe. American officials Daniel E. Salmon and Henry E. Alvord have not yet arrived.
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Rome
International Agricultural Eorg
King
Victor Emanuel
Helena
Daniel E. Salmon
Red States Bureau of Animal Indus
Henry E. Alvord
United Sta
Department of Agriculture
Pelli
Congress
Lightning Strikes Two Buses in Kilville Flood Rains
Hard rain drenches Kilville Tennessee on April 13 with 1.96 inches of precipitation. The Tennessee River and tributaries rise toward flood stage, expected to reach eighteen feet in about twenty four hours. Two buses were struck by lightning and Samuel Oglesby was rendered unconscious while asleep in a house.
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Kilville
Tenn
Anp
Four Fatalities in Inter-Colonial Railroad Collision
Four persons dead, two fatally hurt, and at least one missing after a head on crash near Windsor Junction seventeen miles from Halifax. Poles and telegraph lines were wrecked cutting Halifax off from outside contact for hours. The Canadian Pacific Express from Montreal to Halifax and a freight train from Halifax to Montreal were involved.
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Enteen
Halifax
N. S
Inter-Colonial
Windsor Junction
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Montreal
Boston
Lightning Strikes Three Cattle in Texas Herd
Three steers were killed when struck by lightning during a Thursday night storm at John Hassard's cattle herd near San Angelo Texas. The herd had been moved for shipment.
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San Angelo
Tex
John Hassard
Bitter Cold Grips England Amid Easter Bank Holiday
England endures severe weather with four degrees of frost across many regions. Heavy snowfall and new storm fronts sweep the north and islands, with snow reaching London and Dover despite the Easter holiday.
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London
Smany
Lonon
Dover
Tragedy in Holyoke Sees Husband Kill Wife Then Attempt Suicide
Narcisse Gauge, 38, in Holyoke on April 13 killed his wife at home and cut his own throat while insane. He had shown odd behavior recently, and authorities suggest he struck her with a flat iron, fracturing her skull, before slashing her throat with a bread knife. He is unlikely to survive.
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Holyoke
Mass
Narcisse Gauge
Prince Ching Named Grand Secretary in Succession
Pekin reports Prince Ching, president of the foreign office, has been appointed grand secretary succeeding Yate Yung Lu. The appointment is announced from the Ching court in April.
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Howell Brothers
Franklin Brothers
Pooooo Soe
Landreth
Haswell’s Book Store
Tewner
THE
City National Bank
Bryan, Texas
Albert W. Wilkerson
Albert W, Wilkerson
Hart
Crimes AT Buffalo
Bay
Py Hur Herc
JRLD
Gate & Shelt
Alambo
Continents
Europe
Terica
Sig Daily
Has
England
Fupion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Eae
Stevenson Machine & Repair Works
Aryan, Teras
Bryan, Ice, Storage & Coal Company
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