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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
6
Two cyclones hit Missouri and Iowa causing immense destruction in Kirksville and Newtown Missouri and Ute Iowa. The Kirksville cyclone killed dozens and destroyed hundreds of buildings while a second wave followed. Rescuers including osteopathy school staff rushed to aid the injured as death toll rose.
Reports from Newtown Missouri describe a cyclone that destroyed the eastern half of the town. The storm, about 500 to 600 feet wide, killed twenty and wounded thirty to forty as frame houses were crushed and telegraph wires toppled.
Kirksville, county seat of Adair County, Missouri, sits amid grain and stock country. It hosts Wabash and Quincy Omaha Kansas City railways, hotels, an opera house, a Masonic hall, and the North Missouri Normal School. It is famed for the American School of Osteopathy founded by Dr. A T Still attracting students nationwide. Newtown lies in Sullivan County to the southwest, a furniture and lumber manufacturing point with several churches and stores, on a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul branch line.
A midnight tornado swept Crawford and Monona counties in Iowa, the Soldier River Valley suffering the severest damage. Dozens injured, property ruined, and trees uprooted across a twenty mile path. The Furne residence, center of destruction, left five daughters scattered. father injured and mother found beneath debris with fatal wounds.
Gen. MacArthur's division crossed the Rio Grande on Thursday and advanced on Apalit routing the flower of the Filipino army. Col. Funston led two Kansans across the river under fire to flank the left bank, while First Montana and First Nebraska regiments pressed the attack. A 3,000-strong Filipino force led by Gen. Antonio Luna deployed in trenches but was driven back as U.S. forces gained ground toward Apalit.
Mrs. George is freed after a Canton jury finds her not guilty of killing George D. Saxton, brother of Mrs. McKinley. The verdict came at 10 43 Friday morning after a three week trial amid intense public interest and cheers from supporters.
James J. Grant and Prosecutor Pomerene lead a courtroom battle over the Saxton murder. Mrs. George sits unmoved as Grant denounces her as a murderess while evidence巻 marks and muddy roads are disputed. The case hinges on motive and the supposed design of the defendant.
The report details a defendant manipulating jury selection, using influence over the defense to pressure for acquittals. It notes Judge and State challenges, with juror histories cited, and describes how the defendant directed cross examination and defense strategy while a companion aided counsel.
Revenue collectors report widespread seizure of cigars stamped with fake papers. Readouts show Parkersburg 12,000 taken, Wheeling 27,000, Charleston 13,000, Louisville 40,000, Vincennes 3,500, Richmond 10,000, Youngstown 23,000, Toledo 20,000, Lexington 64,000.
Reed described as an expert chef in chafing diah cooking and cited official records stating 3 125 battles fought in the Civil War.
The article notes rising stamp values and growing demand among collectors. It cites a German gemdlom collection in Paris valued at 1,250,000 dollars with two stamps around 5,000 each. The Tapling collection in Enaghund, seven years in sorting, is valued at 877,000 dollars and nearly doubled since Mr Tapling's death in 1902.
In Albany lawmakers debate abolition of the death penalty. The piece contrasts the expected reformist role with a recovery ad for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, recommending it for indigestion and constipation.
A compact meditation on the nature of sleepers and sleep. The piece playfully dissects who leads and who follows in a dreamlike loop, ending with the wakeful sleeper striking the sleeper under them and breaking the sleep chain.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder quickly relieves painful swollen and tired feet and makes tight shoes feel easy. It cures sweating and callouses and is sold by druggists and shoe stores with mail orders available from Allen 3 Olmsted Le Kay NY.
A brief Yonkers States item describes a peculiar incident where Bil remarks on a fellow’s head held high and Jill notes the man’s collar, signaling a small social moment or dispute in town. The piece preserves local color with concise dialogue.
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing beverage for children that can substitute for coffee. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grain, tastes like coffee when prepared correctly, and costs about the same, with retailers selling it for 25 cents.
A Chicago Record item notes a landlady removes the phrase Home, Sweet Home from a wall and sparks quarrel over what to replace it with, focusing on the thermostat dispute.
The ad promotes a remedy said to aid digestion and liver and kidney function, claim health benefits and a cure for headaches. It lists a price of 25, mentions a wedding scene in Japan with a dramatic torch light and burning objects including the bride’s toys or playthings.
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises refunds if no cure and marks genuine tablets with L. L. Q. on each tablet.
A fragment notes experiments in Germany to reproduce features from skulls of dead men. It also mentions a 1895 English letter urging Piso's Cure for Consumption. The passage cites Myrs Mulligan of Plumstead Kent and a remark about solar plexus blows and life.
Roanoke serves as the objective point for the German Baptist Brethren annual meeting with tickets on sale. A single first class round trip fare is offered via the Nickel Gate Road. Some men never reach full swing until they face the gallows.
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