Dream Buried In The Ruins In Estherville Iowa
A four story brick building at Second Avenue and Wood Street collapsed during remodeling on April 2. Three people died, six were severely injured, and several others slightly hurt. The Arm strong-Meryy Lead and OIL Company occupied the structure. Mc Govern and Lyttle were remodeling. Loss estimated around 40100 dollars.
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Second Avenue
Wood Street
Armstrong-Meryy Lead and Oil Company
McGovern and Lyttle
Porii
Gen Lee effectively moved to new Havana Pinar del Rio post
President issues order merging the Havana and Pinar del Rio departments in Cuba under General Fitzhugh Jee with headquarters at Quemindos. May 1 will mark the shift. General Lee retains Havana HQ as military only, not civil administration. Civil Governor of Porto Rico named as Charles H. Allen, to be the island’s first civil governor.
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Havana-Pinar del Rio
Wasnindos
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Fitzhugh Jee
Quemindos
Ludiow
Lee
Porto Rico
Waasuisaton
Charles H. Allen
Navy
McKinley
Allen
Troops in Philippines Total 65585 Under United States Command
Adjt Gen Corbin released a report showing 65585 officers and men in the Philippines on April 1, an increase of 308 since March 1 due to recruits. Of the total, 31982 are regulars including 868 officers. 32203 are volunteers with 1356 officers. A tidal wave of water ten feet high swept the Cimarron Valley causing bridge damage and property loss while rescuers saved six people from a partially washed house.
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United States
Wasninaron
Adjt
Corbin
Philippines
Cimarron Valley
Lingenal
Ban
Cimarron River
Chisago, Rock Island and Pacifi
Porto Rican tariff law signed by the President
The president on April 12 signed the Porto Rican tariff and civil government bill with only Secretary Root and Mr Cortelyou present when it became law. In Belleville Illinois 11 year old Freda Poignee died after a rope jumping contest. A Populist conference in Binminelas Alabama condemned Buttler fusionists and Donnelly for national ticket spots. The New York appellate division upheld Vanderbilt estate inheritance tax on a $6,000,000 trust. Prisoners in Simontown to be sent to St Helena due to Boer captivity conditions.
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Root
Mr. Cortelyou
Roos
Belleville
Ill
Freda Poignee
Binminelas
Ala
Wharton Baker
Agnaticus Donnelly
Butler
Sioux Falls
Vanderbilt
New York
Supreme Court
H. Vanderbilt
Fitzgerald
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Prominent Towan Loses Life While Out Hunting
Tinian T. Tlarker, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Storm Lake, drowned in about a foot of water on the north shore of the lake during an epileptic fit. He had recently suffered a recurrence and was a popular local businessman.
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Towan
Tinian T. Tlarker
Firs National Bank of
Storm Lake
Road Town
Anneth
el Lehmitn
Setunitz Hrottenrs
Harker
Mies
Seen Lake
William Simington
Ruthven
Pavera
Will le
Beane
E. P. Stone
Sioux City
Opening of the Season Hints at A Strong Farm Outlook
The Iowa weather bureau reports a late start to the crop season but generally favorable conditions since. March snow and sleet gave way to milder April weather with higher sunshine and moisture, drying the uplands for farming. Seeding progresses in southern and central sections with many farmers finished sowing grass seed. spring wheat acreage may be lighter in the south. Seedling and seedings advance in central regions while western and central counties near completion. Eastern counties remain wet though drying, delaying work in portions. Overall, soil moisture recedes and the farming outlook is hopeful for the week ahead.
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Lowa Weather Bureau
Opera Gams
Censis
Paying Back Money for Fifty-First Iowa Regiment Funds
The state begins repayments to parties who advanced 40,600 for bringing the Fifty-first Iowa Regiment from San Francisco to Council Bluffs last fall. An act allocates the funds to reimburse 133 banks. a portion goes to 36 sick or wounded members who were discharged in San Francisco, each set to receive 37.50 for transportation. Warrants require adjutant general and governor approval.
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Fifty-first Iowa
San Francisco
Council Bluffs
Accretion Lands Claim Sparks Blue Lake Dispute
In Monona County Blue Lake tithe claim targets about 1500 acres, much of it cultivated. Jyox Maines man touted title in Onawa and tried to sell to farmers who refused. An Omaha ad claimed 1500 acres of swamp land for trade, stirring fear of contested titles among locals.
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Dew Maines
Blue Lake
Jyox Maines
Onawa
Janey Callahan
Monona County
Te Lake
Omaha
Monona
Uioners
Torust
All in the Family: Stabbing at Kent Dodge
Rel, a man, was seriously stabbed at Kent Dodge by his brother in law T B during a family quarrel after a celebration of Boer victories. Rehan, struck in the head and body, was left unconscious as both wives became involved. Police were summoned and Hill remained in jail.
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J. B. Hill
Rel
Kent Dodge
T- B
Kehn
Hill
Hin
Reln
Rehan
Rehn
Hoth
Burned to a Crisp in Bonfire Death Near Collins
An eight year old girl dies after her clothing catches fire during a yard bonfire with her brother. The incident is reported from Collins and follows a sequence of local notices including dog tax test, court actions, and other deaths and legal matters in Iowa.
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Town
Royal Arcanum
Grand Council of the
Waterloo
Collins
Andrew Kassel
Eldora
H. E. Limnell
Cty
A Highland Officer Buys the Nameless Barge on the Thames
The party on the Nameless Barge sails from Devizes toward Reading while Miss Peggy courts the outdoors and a Highland officer suggests buying the boat to secure it. Col Cameron hints at Murdoch’s future, and the crew debates next steps for continuing travel or regattas on the Thames.
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Windsor Castle
Oxford
A’ Becket
Gloucester
Peggy
Mrs. Threepenny-bit
Church of England
Kennet and Avon
Kennet
Newbury
Thames
Reading
Kingston
Henley
Col. Cameron
Inverfask
Names and Plans Aboard the Nameless Barge
A discussion unfolds about securing a boat for a private retreat and quiet writing. Murdoch is named captain, with Duncombe possibly visiting for a peaceful day aboard. Peggy appears unsettled as a proposal to rename the vessel Rosalind's Hower is revealed, ending the tale.
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Tex
Murdoch
Duncombe
Shakspeare
Inverfask
Peggy
Rosalind
Paper collars stay in demand across western markets
A traveling salesman reports paper collars remain widely demanded from Seattle to Bangor with three to four factories running at full capacity. The biggest shipments go to Minnesota and Wisconsin lumber regions and Adirondack counties, with notable orders from maple syrup districts and Nordic settlements in Nebraska.
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Seattle
Bangor
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Adirondack
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Nebraska
Europe
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Mergenthaler’s Last Work Perfected Basket Machine
Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the linotype, spent two days in Painesville Ohio studying a new basket making machine his last project before death in Baltimore. The one horse power device can produce about 4000 baskets daily with automatic feeding, surpassing 300 handmade per day. It marks a notable advance in industrial fabrication. Wealth of U.S. senators exceeds $100 million.
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Mergenthaler
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Baltimore
Painesville
Ohio
Philadelphia
Question on value and charges cited in a witty exchange
The Washington Star quotes a client asking the value of services while a refined professional replies the question should be about his charge. The passage notes many menus fail to boost careers because they never steal enough near enough at one time, reflecting a mordant witticism.
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Washington Star
Stomach Troubles Signal Distress Need Digestive Strength
The passage describes spring stomach troubles marked by sour stomach pain and dull headaches. It presents the stomach as overworked and in need of a toning digestive tonic to restore strength and ease distress.
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted as universal stomach remedy
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla combines Nest stomach and blood remedies proven by medical work and thousands of grateful letters. It asserts the medicine cures all stomach troubles and is the greatest yet discovered.
Future of business woman retirement a congratulation
Edward Bok in Ladies Home Journal argues women leaving business is a win for home life and that most women in business lack taste for it. He says necessity drove them, wages harmed marriage, and health, while homemaking benefits are praised as fundamental. The piece mocks absent minded scholars on planetary knowledge.
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North Sea
Glena
Buckingham Palace
Highlands
Invertask
Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Asuna
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Estherville, Iowa
Jenkins & Nichols
Pittsburg
Rally Hert
Charles H. Allen the Man
St. Helena
Simontown
Sokisad
St Helena
News OF the Week
OWA Grop Bulletin
Birdsall
Reform School
Harriet C. Crum
Marsialltuch
Alrs. Way
Crum
Josiah L. Williamson
Conrad
Des Moines
Mamie Watson
Kate Alysses
Hear Onslow
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Shiras
Selah- Puch-Kah-Chee
Malin
Nellis
Tama Reservation
Toledo
Ta-La-Pi-Cha
C. ¥. Joins
Marshalltown
Clinton
Barion
Stoney
Ile
Marion
Hennesey
Dubuque
Michael Hennessus
Barther
J. WH. Kennedy
State Board of Health
Henry Kramer
LeMars
Davenport
Fred Heinz
Republians
Iowa
Geo. W. Hoberts
Mt. Vernon
Hunter
Adolf Moeller
Grand Mound
Wapsie
Thea
Onawe
Linket
Robin
Merle
Cuckoo
Sir Ewen Cameron
Tywe
Tobermory
Taverfask
Daverfask
Devizes
Bishops Cannings
All Cannings
Stanton Fitzwarren
Stoughbridge Hill
Easton Hill
St. Ann's Hill
Etchilhawpton Hill
Wivelsford Hill
Miss Vegxy
Col. Cameroun
Mr. Duncombe
Jack Duncombe
Ivied Bridge
Miss Pegey
Hood
Future OF Business Woman
Failea
Fins
Wide World
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joel
Lydian & Pinkham Hed. Co
Lyne, Ma
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