Tornadoes in Arkansas and Alabama Leave Desolation
A severe storm swept across Arkansas and Alabama, destroying trees and houses. Casualties, initially reported as nine dead and thirteen injured, are expected to rise. Towns including Little Red, Bradford, Heber, Pangburn, and Albion reported damage. A Heber special notes deaths and injuries, with residents killed and homes destroyed. A tornado near Hopewell caused fatalities, injuries, and significant property damage, including the Grimes home. In Holyoke, Massachusetts, Peter McGurrin killed his sister and himself amid worry over her illness, leaving a note about burial funds. A collision of two steamboats closes the report.
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Albtoa
Bradford
Heber
Pangburn
Wil Tintes
Eleber
Frog
Tronston
Williame
Hopewell
Thid City
Hanne Ville
Nathan Grimes
Grim
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Guile
Panic Aboard Ship as Collision Triggers Mass Flight
Reported near catastrophe as passengers including women panic aboard a damaged steamship after colliding with another vessel in harbor. Crew and thirty four others were rescued, many in a panic and tied to the water line amid the chaos.
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New York
Theseph Morerwerther
Atlas Tine
Harrison Wins Re election Mayor of Chicago
Harrison is reelected mayor of Chicago with a large majority over Stewart. Early returns favored Stewart but later totals shifted, confirming Harrison’s lead. Vote totals show Harrison 183,327 and Stewart 187,879, with other candidates and party results noted. Municipal ownership of street railways featured as a key issue, with Harrison supporting delay until terms are secured. The new council balance reaches 35 Republicans, 39 Democrats, and 1 independent Democrat.
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Sife Pluranty
Carter
H Harrison
Graeme Stewart
Harrison
Stewart
Grubce
Brecken
Heines
Hoyt
Bition
Collis
John I. Aiulski
Fred C. Benfer
Ernest Hummel
California Gold Rush at Needles Deserts Town
California gold rush near Needles empties town as residents move desertward to mine. Walter Orr and Sim Kieinfetter reportedly hit gold at three feet below surface in a valley. Claims spread ten miles around with dense sand and ore shows. many seek returns while prior small investors seek refunds or buyouts.
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Needles
Walter Orr
Sim Kieinfetter
Abd Iuca
Infanta Eulalia Seeks Divorce From Spanish Crown
Infanta Eulalia pleaded at a recent audience with the pope to obtain a change in the marriage treaty. The pontiff referred her to the council, then shifted topics as she persisted. Spain has pushed reforms against her petition, and she remains impatient at the outcome.
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Eulalia
Galilera
Congregation of the Council
Walalia
Railroads Readying Wage Rise Tied to Wabash Settlement
Chicago special reports that after the Wabash agreement, other railroads will raise wages for their employes to match the new 12 percent schedule, aiming to prevent a wage-wide upheaval. The anticipated moves could settle a long-standing dispute among rival lines and influence broader labor actions. In Wilkes-Barre, a serious mine disaster entombed several workers, with fatalities not yet confirmed.
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Chicago
Minst
Anarchist Released After Year in Prison
Anarchist diagnosed as Joh Moat on Blackwell Island has been freed after serving a year for good behavior. Dynamite blasts struck a Madrid church causing damage but no injuries reported. A Marquette, Michigan dispatch notes a man electrocuted during an attempted rescue. A lynching occurred in Arkansas as a man named Talley was taken by unknown assailants.
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New York
Blackwell Island
Joh Moat
Alleged default by Arthur Pennell in life insurance dispute
A Buffalo Commercial dispatch reports that Arthur R. Pennell, killed in a March 16 automobile crash, allegedly defaulted $150,000 to $200,000 through life insurance and investment schemes. The paper cites irregularities suspected by Wallace Thayer, Pennell’s attorney and friend, and claims Pennell planned two years ago to stage a train accident to conceal losses.
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Dispatch
Arthur R. Pennell
Wallace Thayer
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Pennell
Burdick
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Thayer
Fennell
Buredick
Great strike on Dutch transportation lines halts all traffic
General Wolkont reports a night meeting by the Workmen's soma ta mobilized a strike across Helland hindering Holland's rail, road, and water transport. The proclamation shuts down rail and land transport nationwide and stops port activity at Aimstertan, Rotterdam, Dorlecht, and Zaandam, causing a total standstill and undelivered mail boats.
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Ania
Eystem
Holland
Aimstertan
Rotterdam
Dorlecht
Zaandam
Coal Prices to Jump as Miners Strike Targets Wages
Chicago report notes mine owners plan to raise anthracite and bituminous coal prices by March 1 after a strike dispute over wages. Retail and wholesale sectors foresee higher prices, with hard coal settled around 7.25 per ton for small lots and larger quantities expected to rise, while soft coal terms remain unsettled.
Jealous husband attempts to kill former wife at station
Charles Monten of Clinton Massachusetts shot Lillian Wheeler twice in the head at a railroad station and then killed himself. Wheeler, former wife of Monten, survived the attack but the motive cited centers on religious and domestic disputes. Authorities describe the incident as a fatal act connected to a personal quarrel.
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Mise
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Weeler
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State Farm Labor Wages and Murder Wilds Iowa News
Des Moines special reports labor shortages plague Iowa state institutions as private wages draw workers away. More land, livestock, and fruit planned to boost self sufficiency despite higher costs and tighter budgets. Bert Forney slain by masked robbers at 702 Broadway as he resisted a hold up. suspect William Hedger detained.
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Ford
Tepisintore
Eldora
Divorce Ends Romance in Cedar Falls Seeks Separation
A Cedar Falls divorce filing alleges inhu man treatment and seeks separation after eighteen months of marriage. Bordwell, daughter of J. B. Thanente, proprietor of the Astington Hotel, accuses Teoey Railroad Firemad of terminating the union due to employment changes and a move to Illinois Central. Bonlwelt’s whereabouts are unknown.
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Cedar Falls
Aire
Bordwell
Watstloo
J. B. Thanente
Astington
Mix
Abe
Arington
Hassett
Miss. Bassett
Nick Turned Detective in Indiana Extradition Pursued
Nick Ternes, described as a detective type, is said to have tracked down a group known as Tagdrmdollees in Dietiuin after a half year chase. The article notes he acted on his own system, deemed a steross, and that extradition papers will soon be scanned to bring the prisoners for trial.
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Clairvoyante
Indiana
Valerian
Nick Ternes
Jesup
Mes
Lawrence
Dietiuin
Steross
Girls' Music at Fair in Angnet WH
The state fair program at Angnet WH features a girls only orchestra from Nye state industrial school for girls in Miteh Sallilo with an executive committee contract. A Cedar Falls special notes Miss Cine Those visiting from Nigh setvak of Ages in a traypid fever case at Mieshalltown. An embezzlement charge against Hol Mein a farmer is reported with arrest and court upcoming before Justice C. M. Ross.
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Nye
State Industrial School
Unite
Cedar Falls
Miss Cine
Mieshalltown
Miss Hoss
Polligeloe
Hol Mein
Stoan
C. M. Ross
TWO DIPSOMANIANS SHOT AT INDEPENDENCE
Henry Crowley of Iowa and another dipsomaniac who escaped from a hospital at Independence Saturday afternoon were shot by guards with revolvers while fleeing the institution. Sixteen escaped. two wounded in thigh, pursued through timber to the station, then rode to Cedar Rapids. The wounded were treated at Independence. nine other escapees are badly treated and want to be killed rather than remain. Crowley four months, other man two weeks in custody.
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Henry ‘Crowley
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Thei
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Mineriwo
Suit for 5000 damages from Onawa restaurant fight
Henry C. Peterson, a restaurant keeper of Onawa, filed suit through attorney Ed L. Conlin against George, Wirt, and J. W. Hoehne seeking 5000 dollars for injuries from a March 1903 row at his restaurant in Quawa. He alleges assault with fists and dishes, a knife wound, and bent, bruised, and kicked body parts, causing four weeks of lost business and great pain and mental anguish. The defendants are noted as prominent farmers from Monova Cowats.
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Haine
Grinnell College Accepts Carnegie Library Offer
Trustees approve a Carnegie gift of 350,000 for a new library. Conditions require free access for Grinnell residents and an annual 35,900 maintenance grant. A trustee committee will raise funds to meet the terms. Construction planning will begin soon and work on a new chapel will start in the summer.
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Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa College
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Grintell
Suromer
Is Oleo Margarine Yellow in Armour Case
Des Moines jury in the Armour Packing Company case failed to reach a verdict on Saturday while weighing whether oleo margarine sold as yellow complied with Iowa law. The trial will be resumed in a new session to determine if the product was yellow and misrepresented.
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Armour
Posttes
Des Moines
Armour Packing Company
Poisoning Case Near Fre County Leaves Walter Tiarkins Dead
Walter Tiarkins, 24, died after a quarrel with his sweetheart on Thursday night in Fre county. Doctors cite poisoning as cause, a post mortem is awaited to confirm poisoning. The unnamed male reportedly admitted taking a drag before death.
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Walter Tiarkins
Masked robbers shoot city man at tavern
An Ames report describes Bertay, keeper of this city, fatally shot by masked intruders during a Friday night assault at a tavern. The assailants fired after patrons demanded surrender. bullets struck Forney, who died on the scene as the robbers fled. Nearby officials investigated the killing while authorities pursued suspects. In other news, the Iowa State College of Agriculture dairy department announced a new device to purify wash water in creameries, improving butter keeping quality by destroying bacteria and mold.
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Connell
Bertay
Forney
Roebbers
Mbbers
Bor
Ames
Dirzy
Towa State College of Agriculture
Same Titan
Traveling Man Killed by Burlington Train
A well known traveling man from Ape Weton Wisconsin, employed by Milwaukee Lithographing Company, was struck and killed Tuesday by a Burlington passenger train near a sidetrack. He carried about 50 dollars in cash. his body suffered severe injuries.
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Burlington Dispatch
Orvis
Ape Weton
Wis
Ailwaukee Lithographing Company
Burlington
Tie
Slugael by Robbers A Tonne Special Sare
Louis Graham of Moon Tails, an Antes coleane senident, was slaven and i hisdaiy meht. Pith fled aweys on Friday.
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Slugael
Louis Graham
Dedication ceremony details obscure and incomplete
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a dedication event with scattered phrases and unclear names and places, offering minimal readable facts about date or participants and no clear actions or outcomes.
Roosevelt era Navy clerks and measures cited in Congress
The article reviews varied political changes including resignations and reinstatements in the army under Secretary Root and a veto by President Roosevelt over a retired officer placement. It notes shifts in personnel, legislative tactics, and age data for senators, with emphasis on procedure and governance during the Fifty-eighth Congress and related party dynamics.
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Root
Roosevelt
Fist Pu
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