First Deadly Cyclone Hits Nebraska Toll Rising
A tornado roared through Cumming and Thurston Counties Nebraska killing three people and injuring several as homes were wrecked and wires downed. A baby’s body was found ten miles from Bancroft amid Cyclone damage. Rain followed as the cyclone moved toward the Winnebago reservation. In Russia Lieut General Linevitch died of pneumonia aged 68 after a long military career including the Caucasus and Russo Turkish wars.
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Cumming County
Thurston County
Nebraska
John Mangleson
Pender
Neb
George Wancker
Bancroft
Winnebago Indian Reservation
St. Petersburg
Russia
Linevitch
Nicholas
Caucasus
Kuropatkin
Fly Wheel Burst At North Shore Electric Plant
An immense fly wheel broke from bearings at the North Shore Electric Company plant in Waukegan Michigan, killing two men and injuring two others as well as several more slightly. The wheel was released when belts burned and damaged surrounding buildings. Estimated plant loss is 135000 dollars. A piece of the wheel damaged the Hotel Edmund nearby and frightened about a hundred guests.
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Servisiv
North Shore Electric Company
Waukegan
Mich
Edmund
Explosion at Ellsworth Mince Colliery Kills Four
Four men died and three were seriously injured in a gas ignition explosion at Elsworth Collieries No 1 in Ellsworth Pennsylvania. About 100 miners escaped unharmed due to unusual presence of mind. Deputy Mine Inspector Southitt will investigate.
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Minc
No. 1
Elsworth Collieries Company
Ellsworth
Southitt
Dynamite destroys East Oakland home of San Francisco witness
A dynamite blast wrecked the front of James L Gallagher’s East Oakland residence. Gallagher, a San Francisco Supervisors witness for bribery trials, faced no clues about the attackers. In Montana, William Beman and Fred Galand were crushed to death while stealing a ride in a rail car near Havre en route to the Flathead reservation. both from Edgerton Ohio.
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James L. Gallagher
Oakland
Cal
Gallagher
Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
William Beman
Fred Galand
Beman
Havre, Mont
Edgerton
Ohio
Flathead Reservation
Gas Explosion Injures Rochester Family
John Reed his wife and two daughters were seriously injured in a natural gas explosion at the Reed residence in Rochester Pennsylvania. The blast caused about 5000 dollars in losses.
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John Reed
Reed
Rochester
Admiral Returns to Ship After Funeral Leave
Rear Admiral James H. Dayton, who had been in South Bend Indiana for his mother Anna M. Dayton's funeral, has left to rejoin the Pacific squadron.
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James H. Dayton
South Send
Ind
Anna M. Dayton
Widows to Get Automatic Pension Increase
Pension Commissioner Warner announced widows on the pension roll will not need to apply for the $8 to $12 monthly increase voted by Congress. The law takes effect automatically with the first payment due May 4.
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Warner
Congress
Furore as Evangelist Denounces Hammond Church Choir
Evangelist Dan Shannon created a furor at the First Baptist Church in Hammond by denouncing the choir and its members. He attacked a former pastor and vigorously criticized the church's methods.
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Indiana
Dan” Shannon
First Baptist Church
Hammond
Congress Debates Dynastic and Diplomatic Measures in Week
Senate and House considered an injunction standard for federal courts and a diplomatic bill amid talks on wealth diplomacy and imperial relations. Debates touched on Brownsville, felled naval plans, and a $3.52 million diplomatic tally. House recessed after long roll calls and ads for a paper trust probe with a six-member investigation panel.
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Senate
Heyburnn
West
Knox
Emperor William
Berlin
David Jayne Hill
House
Perkins
New York
Stayden
Texas
Griggs
Georgia
Burton
Ohio
Brownsville
Borah
Idaho
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Wisconsin
Messrs
Cooper
Nelson
Ilouse
Cannon
Williams
Dalzell
Warner
Nero
Wirhant
Mann
Dlinois
Miller
Kansas
Stafford
Jannon
Sims
Tennessee
Ryan
Praidisall
Board of General Appraisers
Circuit Court of Appeal
Circuit Court
Death of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Brightens Political Farewell
Notices cover the death of former British prime minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman after a lingering illness. The report notes his resignation, public tributes from Asquith and Redmond, and the extensive attendance of royalty and diplomats at Downing Street. It also briefly mentions other items: a New Jersey water export ruling, ethics codes by the American Bar Association, Edwin Booth statue planning, and a millers’ convention discussion on Canadian wheat.
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
London
Sir Henry
Sir Penry
Asquith
Bristol
Sir Elcury
Downing Street
King Edward
Alexiondra
Ussia
Prince and Princess of Wales
Redmond
Campbell-Bannerman
Ireland
Gladstone
The
Millers’ National Association
Chicago
Wisconsin News and Ames Sports Notes Summary
The article reports on a wrestling figure known as Slack defending his title and venting about a match with Gotch. It notes Ames baseball team’s weak catching outlook and Belles as potential first baseman. Wisconsin faculty votes against adding a sixth football game next fall, affecting schedules with Chicago, Minnesota, Indiana, Lawrence, and Marquette. Prof. E. Angell leaves Wisconsin for Corvallis to direct athletics.
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Eh Tie
Europe
Hack
Gotch
Ames
Belles
E. 2. Angell
University of Wisconsin
Oregon State Agricultural College
Corvillis
Oregon
Wisconsin
Chicago
Minnesota
Indiana
Lawrence
Marquette College of Milwaukee
Indiana Review Highlights Evansville Population and Local News
The new city directory lists Evansville at 80,000 residents. The piece notes robberies at M. W. Arnold’s Claypool magazine and a bridge collapse fatally injuring Earl Smather near Hudson. Other items cover a post office package tying device, a pastor moving to Blue Rapids, a train derailment death, a Springfield fortune tale, a giant gas well near Oakland City, Longfellow’s Hiawatha at Wi nona Lake, and a Morocco dog earning $70 monthly for fur-bearing work.
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Evansville
M. W. Arnold
Claypool
Irvin Conkle
Winona Lake
United States
Post Office Department
J. P. Henson
Veedersburg
Waynetown
First Baptist Church
Blue Rapids
Kas
Atchson
Pure Oil Company
Oakland City
Winona Lake Assembly
Longfellow
Hiawatha
Sol C. Dickey
Albert Beck
Morocco
Fire Nearly Destroys Eight Room Cottage At Knightstown
An overheated gas stove started a blaze that nearly engulfed an eight room cottage in Knightstown. The family fled in night clothes as flames reached the bedside, destroying the building and contents.
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Certe Alates
Knightstown
National Capital Notes On Senate and House Actions
Senator Carter proposed a postal savings bank bill. Senate repealed the Civil War loyalty proof act. House judiciary panel stalled Wilfley case charges. Mines committee backs a Bureau of Mines in Interior. Pan American Congress date moved to October 25, 1908. Land office fee restoration debated. Rep Sherman ill but not seriously. Fortifications bill in Senate reports 11,510,187 dollars, up 3,299,576.
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Carter
Committee On Post Office and Post Roads
Senate
United States
House Committee On Judiciary
Wilfley
Shanghai
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Commission of Education
Sanises
Chile
Ate
Senate Committee On Public Kinds
James 8. Sherman
New York
Perkins
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsed by Physicians
A promotional notice extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable family laxative. It emphasizes gentle cleansing and pleasant action without debility, claiming the product is physician approved and free of objectionable substances. It urges purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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He Zeader
Sam E. Thurston
Galveston, Mnd
Oe Sa
General Linevitch
Work OF Congress
Morgan and
Pettus
District of Columbia
Lay
Emigranty-Five
Ene Curry Essary
Sen. É
Sen Ness
Tan Net Export Servey Ata
United States Supreme Court
New Jersey
New York City
Committee On
American Bar Association
Frederick MacMonnies
Edwin Booth
Players’ Club of
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Frank Sprague
Davis City
Tie
Alexs
Police Square
Indersen
White Bluffs
Denmark
Uppep
J. Gottry
Gottry
Peter Knudow
New
Busi- Jersey
Canada
Keersner
Berkman
Goldman
Silverstein
Glifornia
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Fat Baseball Commission
Campbell
Winnipeg
Tall Baseball Commission Proayers
Cal- League
California
Dublin
Tommy Burns
Rothe
Ing
Review OF Indiana
Earl Smather
William Smather
Hudson
Steuben County
Hessie Board
North Vernon
Louisville
Cincinnati
Springfield
John H. Howe
Bartholomew County
Columbus
Uncle Tom" Gooch
Owensville Methodist Church
Tom
O. E. Black
Newcastle
Mr. Black
Linton
Eel River Bottom
Frances M. Robertson
Fort Wayne
Col
R. S. Robertson
Howard County
Worley Osborn
Fairy McClain
Washington Culver
Ann Sanborn
Michigan City
Culver
Dc. C. Carter
Dalhart
Tex
Fort Warne
William M. Watts
Worthington
Harry Hunt
Milton
Irvin Smith
Peter Junk
Locker & Keesling
Redding
William Ellinger
Goshen
Edward Rea
Muncie
Mount Vernon Construction Company
Poseyville
William Finch
Connersville
Finch
Bal Bros
Marion
Frank Anderson
Holden
National Starch Company
Holden Company
Mary Lightfoot
Warsaw
United States Mail
Washington
Baptist Church
Richmond
Harvey I. Allen
Topeka
Evansville & Indianapolis
Petersburg
S. L. Marquis
Bunker Hill
Hartford City
Frank Smith
James Bradford
Cora Freeman
National Capital Notes
Lane
Nysca
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
W. H. Rogers
Traction-Terminal
Indianapolis
H. WM. Williams
Law Building
Floledo
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Carters
Iver Ills
Mother Gray
Children’s Home
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