Destructive storms sweep central plains causing multistate deaths
Reports from Kansas Missouri and Indian Territory describe a three day storm front from Iowa to Texas bringing tornadoes and four inch rainfall in an hour. Known and probable deaths total 48 with extensive property losses. Dwellings farms bridges and highways destroyed across Winona Baxter Springs Columbus Ottawa Van Buren Thomanville Fayetteville Paola Richards and Indian Territory. Numerous missing persons traced to wrecked farms and encampments.
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Kansas
Oiry
Rocky Mountains
Iowa
Nebraska
Texas
Winona
Baxter Springs
Columbus
Ottawa
Kan
van Buren
Ark
Fish Creek
Indian Territory
Thomanville
Fayetteville
Paola
Richards
Second Section Train Collides at Craig's Road Fatalities Reported
A Grand Trunk junction crash near Levis injures many pilgrims traveling to St. Anne de Beaupre. The rear section struck the front Pullman coach, killing engineer McLeod and fireman Perkins and fatally injuring at least 13, including three priests, with 34 hurt. Names include Charles Redart, Rev. Mercier, and Rev. Duncan among the dead or missing.
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Craig's Road
Quasrc
Craig’s Road
Grand Trunk Railway
Levis
Sherbrooke
Windsor Mills
Richmond
St. Anne de Beaupre
McLeod
Perkins
Charles Redart
Phaneufy
St. Joseph de Levis
J. B. Caver
Danville
Datiicourt
Sheffield
John O'Farrel
Capleton
Indian Education Debate At Central Presbyterian Meeting
A large audience attended a council on Indian education with 4000 at Central Presbyterian church and 2000 more at the high school. Dr. W N Hailman urged education of younger Indians and removal of tribal ties to aid assimilation while calling on states to assert protection and treaty rights from the federal government.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Council of Eolucition
Jay Robinson
Denver
W. N. Hailman
Indian Schools
Washington, D. C
Severalty
Cornell Given The Race Protest Over Umpire Decision
The Leander Boat club protested after Cornell won the 66th water derby race on Henney-on-Thames. Interference near the start slowed Leander, the umpire ruled both crews ready, Cornell led, Leander contested, protest sent to the board of stewards which upheld the umpire's ruling.
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Leanders
Henney-on-Thames
Great Britain
Cornell
Leander Boat Club
Oxford
Cambridge
Leander
Board of Stewards
THE
and Medicine Co
Western Branch
Poetland
Dillon Drug Store
Postoffice
Six of a Chicago family die from gas asphyxiation
A Chicago family of six Friderick Hellman Ida Hellman Fritz Hellman aged 12 Ida Hellman 10 William Hellman 8 Home Hellman 4 were found dead in their beds from gas asphyxiation. The deaths are blamed on an accidental gas jet in the sleeping room at 601 Cornelia street.
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Chicago
Fridrrick Hellman
Ida Hellman
Fritz Hellman
William Hellman
Home Heluman
Cornelia Street
Exhibition mile by John R. Gentry at La Crosse
John R. Gentry ran an exhibition mile in 2 minutes 6.17 seconds at the La Crosse track on July 10. The time highlights a speed display by the Wisconsin sprinter in good conditions.
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John BR
Gentry
la Crosse
Wis
John R. Gentry
Wheat Markets Slump On Weather and Crop Prospects
Chicago Grain and Provisions reports a sharp wheat market drop with September futures down 5 to 1/4 cents and near 8 1/2 cents from yesterday’s open. Pork also falls while corn and oats hold. closing prices list July wheat at 6 1/16 to 6 13/16, September corn at 23 1/2 to 24 1/4, and July pork at 12.14. South Omaha cattle receipts reach 2300 with price ranges from 4.25 to 4.75 for different weights.
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Curiaco
Kansas Board to Open Pumping Station No 4 at Goodland
Kansas state board of irrigation plans formal opening of pumping station No 4 in Goodland on July 9. The long list of local misfortunes continues with numerous accidental deaths, murders, and arrests across the country including Porto Rica and the Midwest.
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Kansas State Board of Irrigation
Goodland
Amalie Janmek
Peoria
Woodmen
Missouri
Tvo
McEting of
Mexico
Silver City
N. M
Anmnistico
Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil
Portland Or
New York
Charleston
W. Va
Teachers’ Congress
Louisville
Buffalo
Bill Purvis
Griffin Hubbard
Grant Wilson
Vicksburg
Miss
Dr. King
John J. Mannix
Denver
Lve
James M. Ryan
Terre Haute
Ind
Fred Spencer
Afton
J. D. Ross
Mulvan Ranch
Topeka
Richard Debarrer
Albert St. Moore
East River Silk Company
Fitzgerald Joseph Haskinson
Miss May
Hutchinson
Kan
Pennsylvania
Sedalia
Charles B. Stuart
United States Court of the Indian Territory
South McAlester
City notes and court actions from 1920 era brief
July 9 items report four people left to die of small pox in a Memphis swamp. West Superior council asserts power to try Mayor Starkweather for malfeasance. Judge Woolson names E C Murphy as receiver for the Humeston and Shenandoah railroad in Iowa. city directory released.
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Memphis
Tenn
West Superior
Wis
Starkweather
Woolson
Federal Court
E. C. Murphy
Humeston and Shenandoah
Iowa
Authorities sanction new First National Bank in New London Wis
Multiple brief items noting the comptroller of the currency approving the organization of the First National Bank of New London Wisconsin with a $50,000 capital, along with other late 19th century notices including attachments in St Louis against a rail company, purchases in Kentucky distillery, and various local incidents and reports across states.
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Comptroller of
First National Bank of
New London
Wis
Illinois Steel Company
St. Louis
San Antonio
Washington
First National Bank
Brittla
George J. Gould
Zella Nicolaus Ruhmann
Lippincott
Hudson County
Jersey City
A. McLean
Foreign Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Cincinnati
Japan
China
India
Yorkey
Scandinavia
England
Walter Johnson
Mississippi River
Clinton
Henry Rouss
Shillock Valley
Alfred Ingland
Mendota
Harrison Wing
Cedar River
Osage
Indiana Chiefs of Police
Terre Haute
Woodruff Parmiee
Julia Curtis
Traverse City
Mich
Pullman Works
Ludlow
Detroit
Terry Tufft
Bath
N. Y
Denver
Asbury Park
N. J
William Eimbeck
Walter H. Clay
Pike's Peak
Colo
New York City
2. T. Barnum
Bold Chicago robber shoots saloonkeeper and is killed by officer
Chicago reports a daring hold up at 64 Adams street by a man likely C E Cole who wounded D C McGloin and three bystanders before being killed by Officer Rosenthal near the Auditorium hotel. Victims include P J McGloin wounded in the head, H M Steinberg shot in the abdomen likely to die, and Samuel Stone shot in the leg.
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Chicago
C. E. Cole
D. C. McGloin
Adams Street
McGloin
Rosenthal
Auditorium Hotel
Congress Street
P. J. McGloin
H. M. Steinberg
St. Luke’s Hospital
Samuel Stone
Regular Montana court terms fixed for 1891 by district court
District Court in Montana sets regular terms for 1891. Jefferson county sessions begin first Mondays in January April July and October at 10 a m. Madison county sessions on the third Mondays in February May August and November. Beaverhead county sessions on the second Mondays in March June September and December. Clerk KR Tuomas signs the order.
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Jefferson County
Madison County
Beaverhead
KR. Z. Tuomas
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Cooper & Hodgkins
L. Hopis
Webster
James Neal
Springfield
W. G. Duncan
Daugther
Mattie
Norma Nevins
Winons
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Rock Creek
Wall
San Salvador
Daly
South Omaha
South Omana
Orton
Wisconsin
Johnson
Wellington
D. Manix
G. G. Cummins
Linneus
Stevenson
McKinley
Maritin Ratigan
Shenandoah
Vat Perkins
Kniporia
Sam Guun
Ardmore
L.T
Marshall Stewart
Navajo
A. T
Nevada
Patrick Alaguire
Ashland
D FE Lyn
Helena
Kate Morrow
Attica
Ellis
H. Kelly
Guthrie, O.T
J. Scotto
Los Angeles
Italy
Othe Efferso
Joseph
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Mariano Lepore
Mount Carmel
Mgr
Satolli
Madeira
Cal
Pennsylvania Railroad
London
Morrill
W. J. Hurd
Holton
M. M. Beck
Hurd
van de Ahe
Connie Mack
Pittsburg
Liecenstein
Peitz
Ely
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Reduing
Altura
Christian Endeavor
Boston
Florence
Green Horn Range
Lorneville
Ont
John D. Young
Young
B. Fassett
Owingsville
Margaret Kirkpatrick
Robert Brown
Calamus
Adria Harrington
Dewitt
Joseph Hollman
Utah
Emerson
Neb
George Peters
Aineman
Decatur
Ills
Davenport
Hmanuel Baptist Church
San Francisco
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman
Ils
Albert Northcott
Logansport
William Wright
Board of Fire and Police
Wichita
William Mitchell
Brindle Mountain
Ala
Chattanooga
Quinn
Hayesville
Harry Carrden
Fordsville
Matthew McSherry
Dubuqué
Tilitia
Prince of Wales
Rince of Wales
United States
Lord Roberts
Army
Sharon
Seater Hey
Ayer
Shendeebee Als Ducsss
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
G. H. Padley
Sion Alytor
Thos. C. Power
Pogescatigayengee
John E. Richards
Alex. C. Botkin
Louis Rotwitt
Andrew B. Cook
Franklin W. Wright
Henri J. Haske
EA. Steere
W. Y. Pemberton
E N. Harwood
W. H. Dewitt
Supreme Court
Benj. Webster
Geo
M. Brown
Dillon
H. Knippenberg
Glendall
W.A. Jones
Frank Showers
Boulder
M. Beast
Geo.Galbreath
Deweys
Henry Thompson
Lima
T. J. Murray
R.Z. Thomas
Thos
Hamilton
A. J. Noyes
J. G. Shannon
J. Conger
K. Poindexter
Orange
I. Cashmore
Hace Willis
Jacoartwig
J. Rich
Pine & Forrester
Tiedt
Thos. F. Caxes
Henry C. Payne
Henry C. Rouse
Orthern
Pacific Railroad
Butte
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
St. Paul Minneapolis
Duluth
Fargo Grad Forks
Winnipeg
Joseph Bourret
St. Paul
Hmastern Points
Northern Pacific Depot
Beattle
All Coast Points
Montana Union Depot
Tereeee
Coast
California
Northern Pacific
W. M. Tuohy
Charles 8, Fee
General Pass
St, Paul, Minn
Ingle Oan
Tobaggo
Gure
Keystone Remedy. Company
la Salle Street
Jqhn M. Hamilton
Miinois
T.N. McCauley
Sec'y & Treas
Madison
Virginia City
Mont
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