Deaths and Disasters Span Iowa News Highlights
Reports from Dubuque and nearby towns detail the mysterious death of Ben Porvin, a Chicago Great Western brakeman, with rival interest suspected. Other items: Emma Bischer’s suicide at 19 after a brief marriage, an expected rail property tax hike opposing by railroads, Rev Father Dostal drowned near Chelsea, flood impacts in Green Valley, and various local incidents from Ottumwa to Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Porvin
Chicago Great Western
Dubuque
Anemu
Ferris
Swall Road
Che
Morris
Perris
Father Dostal
Joseph Dostal
Chelsea
Lowa
Dostal
Spillville
Road funds and storms hit towns in Iowa region
Within Our Borders reports merchants pledge 1000 for roads. A lightning bolt killed seven dead horses near Gilman. Hail damaged crops in Lock Valley. Postmaster appointments: Elwell and Hwicka. A monthly musical journal is published by Iowa vocal teachers. A Fairfield machinist injured by a pulley. Bee swarm injures Laure resident. A Milford resident dies after horse attack. Legal action vs Vincent dubious. Bankruptcy petition by Des Moines realtor. First National Bank of Payette approved with 25000 capital. Missionary Rev C W McGleary died in West Africa. A farmer drowns at Willow Creek. The showman known as a famed host dies in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atuntle
Hays
Wanton
Davenport
Dubeque
Council Blufts
Lueyville
Mall
Coralug
W. Looller
Dubuque Musiclan
Burlington
Geneva
Taib
Ottumwa
Muscatine Rifles
Mt. Ayr
Waterloo
Cedar Trails
First Baptist Church
Peice
Marshalltown
Tiltio J. Johnson
Columbus City
J. L. Dittean
Ntto Kranbeek
Chas. O. Lyman
Des Moines
Paley
Duhum
Oskalooan
Noclua
A. Ty
Urlck
State Federation of Indor
Ottumsya
Skunk Rlyer
Ames
Reform School
Mitchellville
Good Roads Association
Scott County
Geo. T. Baker
Ferman Myers
Wateriso
Webster County
A. F. Jenkins
Chariton
Repubblicans
Tweens
Louisa
Washington
Keokuk
W. J. Phelps & Co
Greene
Tosa
Miss Mary Post
Nora Springs
Minneapolis
Vugene Mason
Montana
Roosevelt
Cummings
Iowa
Wothi
Comptroller of
State Bank of
Hull
First National Bank of
Obed Blakeslee
Atlantic
Linn County
Cass County
West Liberty
Town Condensed Mill Company
Ind
McCoy
Harry Yaoger
Illnois Center
Highview
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Union
West Dos Mares
Iowa National Guard
Dubuque
J. &. Kemp Manufacturing Company
Wiliam Dulin
Sigourney
Lig Pkull
Woodward
Frank Ludlow
Gilman
John
Temple of Dea Molrce
Tlock Valley
James Welch
Elwell
B. D. Mickingar
Irrank Iis
Milford
Vincent
John Franklin Ford
First National Bank of Payette
C. W. McGleary
CrawfordshiJre
Africa
West Africa
Charles Ziex
Willow Creek
Devastating Cyclone Rips Through Illinois and Indiana
A violent windstorm swept central Illinois and northern Indiana Friday night, destroying towns from Streator to Mendota and Campus. Reports confirm multiple deaths, numerous injuries, and extensive property loss including factories, schools, and rail infrastructure. The cyclone path stretched across Bureau and Grundy counties with damage and unconfirmed fatalities in Gardner and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llingoils
Streator
Mendota
Campus
Gardner
Burony
Melean
Grundy
la Selle
Kendall
Indianapolis
Indiana
Vulcan Westernworks
Stauber Pants Factory
Dickermann
Schttrman
Strentor Racing Association
Rave Horace
A. J. Daugherty
Emington
Stoma
Mendonno
Bolsdorf
Bureau County
Henry Smith
Sheffield
Jows
Secretary Wilson Sees Possible Corn Shortage After Tour
Secretary Wilson returned to Washington from a tour of Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota reporting generally good farming conditions but predicting a possible corn shortage due to abnormally cool weather that slowed corn development. He noted best corn on dry rolling sands, warned saturated croplands will not mature, and said oats wheat and barley benefit from the cool spell while the wheat crop looks strong. He added the grass crop will be the finest in years and that farmers face an uncertain outlook depending on future weather. He also mentioned high macaroni production costs and that the nation is growing its own macaroni this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Unclear Fragment Sparks Possible Reunion Change
A garbled report notes Hood damage delaying a Kansas State G A reunion and hints at a move to another organizer. It mentions Hamilton College President Stryke announcing a $100,000 Carnegie donation. It also states the State Department informed Argentina there is no foot and mouth disease in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wold
Lawrence
Kansas State
G. A. Dt
Bfutchinson
Stryke
Hamilton College
Andrew Carnegie
Wilson
State Department
Argentine
United States
China to Open Ports Amid Manchurian Settlement
Washington reports from the Chinese government pledge to open treaty ports in Manchuria. Russia agrees not to oppose. ports likely include Monkden and Ta Ting Koe at the Yalu mouth. Officials foresee openings soon after the Russian evacuation in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruesia
Washington
United States
Manchuria
Yalu River
State Department
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Japan
Manchuia
Knapp Sentenced to Death for Murder of Women
Self confessed slayer of women Alfred A. Knapp was found guilty at Hamilton Ohio of killing one wife Hannah Goddard. The jury was unanimous and the verdict ends a notorious crime career likened to H. H. Holmes. Knapp confessed five murders on Feb 26 and showed indifference to the outcome. He had a history of assault and multiple prison terms and was married to Emma Stubbe of Fort Wayne and a fourth wife in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. Knapp
Hamiton
Ohio
Hannah Goddard
United States
H. BH. Holmes
Knanp
H. I. Holmes
Ida Gebhard
Knapp
Emma Stubbe
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Wheat yield is less. western states report mixed results
Editors in Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Nebraska report that quality this year will be superior, but overall production is down from last season. Kansas yields vary and floods affect estimates, while Nebraska and Oklahoma show mixed results but generally fair returns. Missouri faces a clearly reduced per acre yield after a record prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nabanaka
Chicago Evening Post
Nebraska
Lehigh Railroad Burned and Other 19th Century News
A collection of scattered items reports the Lehigh Railroad in New York burned with an estimated loss of 100000, a mayoral or literary note about Marie Corelli, a marriage plan involving Cowboy Rod Cutcheon and Miss Woith O Mara, an excavation at Newgate prison in London prompting an official inquiry, 2600 workers displaced by a mill fire at Newcastle Pennsylvania, a reference to the July Sanency, and the War Department seeking information on Lieutenant Max Sumon of the Twelfth Cavalry who vanished after five days leave, with fears of a disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pler II
Lehigh Railroad
New York
Thia
Marie Corelli
Rod” Cutcheon
Culbertson
Mont
Woith O'Mara
Sketetona
Newgate Prison
London
American ‘l'Inplate Company
Newcastle
War Department
Grant
Department of
Lesas
Max Sumon
Twelfth Cavalry
Tifa
St. Louis Star
Kaansas City Journal
St. Louis
Joseph Wolfe
Minneapolis Times
Postoffice
Birmingham Age-Herald
Montgomery
Beta Theta Pi
St. Lois
New York Mail and Express
Lorena
Birmingham News
Loule Globe- Democrat
Kanana City
Bonaparte
Postatics
Newport
Nowa Tines-Jterald
Galveston
Honduras
Senator Dupew
Linten
Freedom Shriek
Detroit Iron Press
Ohio Republicans
Stan Potter
Washington Star
Thomas
Reliance
Boston Globe
Oregon
Napoleon
Lidianapolia Nova
Kustirk
Russia
New York Telegram
Pope Leo XIIIs Declining Health Alarms Vatican
Condition of Pope Leo XIII and reports of mental confusion increased concern as kidneys falter and dizziness returns. Vatican aid includes artificial respiration devices while Mgr Pifferi complains of restricted access to the pope. Noble Guard duties intensify amid reduced numbers and heavy on duty tasks at the Vatican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taeflenta
Vatican
Dr. Lapponi
Brom/Vienna
Mgr
Pifferi
Leo
Pontif
Pitter
Aix
Global Labor Trends Reported In Fragmented Dispatches
A wide-ranging summary reports wage hikes and union growth across cities and industries. It notes Paris and New York labor activity, rising wages for New York plasterers and Bethlehem Steel workers, a large American Federation of Labor convention, and shifts in railroad and maritime unions. It highlights job actions, union gains, and charity efforts amid a broad labor landscape with figures for membership and wages, plus a proposed workers home in Chattanooga and relief for Kansas City butchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Minneapolis
Carpenters’ Union
Japan
Toronto
New York City
Cincinnati
New York
Bethlehem Steel Company
American Federation of Tabor
Dosten
Railroad Telegraphers’ Union
Louisville
International Longshoremen and Transport Workers’ Union
New Orleans
Luther
Colon
Porto Rico Federation of Labor
Gov. Hart
Plantatin
Western Federation of Miners
Denver
Anes
Kansas City
International Organization
Fragmented clips echo era of bold front pages
A dense collage of 1900s wire items and witty quips from papers like St. Louis Star Kansas City Journal Minneapolis Times and Philadelphia bulletins. The mixed headlines reference politics crimes floods fires and cultural remarks with brief, sharp observations and sensational phrasing.
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Mlaying
Nnthing
Emma Bischer
Thandig
Taland
Macquobeen
Great Western
Elka Thuilding Association of Atlantic
Atlartic Lodge
Kika
Albia
William I
Fuller
Robert Roe
R. Purdy
Friends’ Church
Oskaloosa
Mississippi River
Strestor
Moniota
China
Pontiff
Kidneya
Digzlicas
Bia Valet
Pio Centra
Piol Piol
Lappon
Centra
Sioux City Journal
New York Exchange
Russell Sage
Walter
Denver Republican
Curtis Ject
Maronm
Breathitt County
Atlanta Journal
Salem, Maas
Salem
Cleveland Plaza
Hawaii
Philadelphia Bulletin
Philadelphia Inquirer
Brooklyn
Lynch
Gbeaton
Peter
Itortford Courant
Mississippi Bnaln
Uycloneg
Galifornia
Middle West
Springfield Republican
John Whikes Stooth
Charley Moss
Bea
Adintra
Addanta
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