Tornadoes Sweep Texas Oklahoma Leaving Towns in Ruin
A string of tornadoes battered Zephyr Texas and towns in Oklahoma, killing and injuring dozens. Zephyr suffered extensive destruction with churches and the big school swept away, while Key West and Depew faced floods and further devastation. Rescue efforts raced in as fires, water, and resurgent storms hindered relief.
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Oklahoma
Key West
D Depew
Depew
Salt Creek
Stroud
Sepulpa
English miner dies after mob attack in Washington Pennsylvania
George Bistert an English mine worker dies from wounds inflicted by a mob of about 250 women who forced him from Manifold three miles north. Englert accused of slandering women and girls and defying warnings to stop. Town officials saved him from the mob and sent him away on a streetcar. Englert’s wife, just released from hospital after an operation, fainted upon hearing the news and remains unconscious with poor prospects.
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George Bistert
Washington
Manifold
Englert
Warnines
Freon
Ain
Murder in Cixde NL Yo Ends in Barn Quarrel
Wealthy farmer Morris Donovan of Cixde NL Yo was killed by neighbor Tremper at Tremper’s home after an all night drinking session in the barn with Donovan and employee Fred Hart. A quarrel led to the fatal shooting.
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Morris Donovan
Cixde, NL Yo
Ieckwith Tremper
Senator Bailey and Times correspondent clash in Senate corridor
Senator Joseph Bailey of Texas and New York Times Washington correspondent W Sinker Manning fought in the Senate corridor over a Times article. Bailey used Manning's umbrella, causing no serious injuries. only the umbrella was damaged.
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Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
W. Sinker Manning
Washington
New York Times
Senate
Bailey
Manning
Times
Aldrich
Joseph Weldon Dailey
Hows
Hues
Manning Keer
Revolt in Peru Quelled. Leguia Restored to Power
Rebels seized the Lima palace and captured President Leguia but loyal troops recovered from the panic, rescued the chief executive, and Leguia immediately moved to quell the disorder. Fighting lasted several hours with revolutionary forces routed and the president parading through guarded streets.
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Leguia
Lima
Peru
Init
Kansas Enacts Broad Law Loading State with Prohibitions
Kansas becomes dry under a sweeping prohibitory act that halts liquor sales by druggists and closes market shops. The statute, now in effect, bans child actors from theaters and restricts messenger service for boys under 14. It also imposes railroad fencing, water purity duties for cities, and penalties for misbranding fruit trees.
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Kansas
Hoosier Banker Ends His Life in Induced Suicide
Jesse Fletcher a wealthy Indiana banker and financier, influential in Indiana finance and early Middle West banking, died by his own hand near Alpena following Pur the Lake. His death shocks the region as details of his fortune remain unclear.
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Jesse Fletcher
Tiedtananolis
Ind
Alpena
Fletcher
Indiana
Phitchers
Middle West
Jesse Pietcher
Alfred Bardanem
Marien
Ag van Phiten
Berdaman
Caele
Wiliam Kelso
Petersburg
Pike County
Cora
Rink Planned at Plaza Hotel for Hot Weather Use
Fire at Barnet British Columbia destroys North Pacific Lumber Company buildings with losses around 350000 dollars. In Brooklyn New York two men are arrested on suspicion of killing Antonio Malfetti seven years old and throwing his body into the East River.
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Plaza Hotel
New York
Barnet
B. C
North Pacific Lumber Company
Brooklyn
N.Y
Antonio Malfetti
la Baca
Panaima Canal
Indiana News Of Death Firearms and Court Actions Across Cass County
Review of Madison County pioneer Danbroock Powell dies at daughter in law’s home in North Anderson. Reports cover river drowning incident involving William Struble’s son, a six year old found dead at a farm home, and various court actions including indictments and a court of inquiry. Other items note a fugitive horse thief Robert Greene near Valparaiso, onion farming prospects in Cass County, and local community milestones such as school building plans and notable local deaths.
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Danbroock Powell
Madison County
Inlaw
D. D. Powell
North
Anderson
Liusd Anderson
Neae Marien
Merril Toesims
Tennessee
Toogins
Ara
Soret
Cass County
Locuirsport
Ile
Neas
Churubyse
Land Grants in Western States Allocations Revealed
Descriptions show acreage designated by Secretary Ballinger for Oregon Washington Utah and other states under a land act. The document lists areas and percentages tied to each state with notes on distribution and intended public benefit.
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Ada
Married Women Enslaved by Property Laws in Louisiana
A New Orleans court hearing criticizes Napoleonic codes that deny married women in Louisiana ownership of their clothes and property. Judge Ferguson questions gender discrimination as advocates vow reforms to empower wives against coercive control and to push legislative change.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Fudge
Persson
Napoleon
Camicas
Cbs
Judes Perrison
Ferguson
Ray
Early 20th Century Labor Reforms and Officials Named
The era saw a Texas bureau created by the state legislature and a semi monthly payday system. Arkansas and Boston reference officials and unions, including a female deputy factory inspector. Workers gain reduced hours and wage increases, with a focus on literacy aid for those who cannot read or write. Washington imposes eight hour day for miners.
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Caltitore
John Bo Nolan
Boston Beareh
New York Weather and Market Outlook Amid Mixed Signals
Fragmentary report notes unsettled weather and weak business activity in New York. Advertising failures and cautious trade at wholesalers contrast with tentative signs of retail demand later, while overall outlook remains uncertain into the coming weeks.
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Lichtming
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Santa Fe Railroad
Thad Caller
Spor
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Jamnestown Fair Association
Ilin
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Texas Statesman
Capitol
Sahara
Danny Dreamer
Review OF Indiana
Marion
William Struble
Elkhart
St. Joseph
George Vanfleet
Thomas Wilkinson
Durrett and Curtner Brothers
Carlisle
Anti-Saloon League
Walter F. Wood
William Wall
Evansville
Ernie Peck
Datter
Annis Peek
Willian Deme
Hee
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Hle
Jithes
Robert Greene
Valparaiso
Westvil
She Johnson
Porter County
Gree
Peter Sebesky
Laporte
Wim. Anetiss
Othe Ott
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Ricketts
Ad Dueik Dar
Honee
Janes Hasden
Fiddler Lim
Rewusville
William E. Hunter
McCormick Theological Seminary
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Harrison F. Crabill
Smith Township
Whitley County
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Martinsville
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F. J. Rump
Fort Wayne
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Woods
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Will Sean Tie
State Institution For the
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Carnegie Library
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Oneida
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Bureau of Pinorasites
Amd Petuae
Fueoat Westlineten
Phaeleten
Paol
Die Asso Iited
San Francisco
Juan Manuelo Grijalva
California
Juan
Chicago
Leiltee
Agendoneis
Cress
Tata
Catia Choi
Capone
Ed Nee T
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Cara
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New Yorke
Grain Growers and Cattle Drovers’ Branch
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Springfield
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