Ottumwa River Flood Reaches Historic Levels
Ottumwa faces severe flooding as the Des Moines River rises above levels not seen since 1876. Hundreds work the levee while rail lines suffer widespread damage and intercity service halts. Over a hundred homes flooded in South Ottumwa. Eddyville reports 150 residents displaced.
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South Ottumwa
Milwaukee
Tt Wag
Des Moines
Burlington
Chicago
Denver
Ottumwa
Wabash
Rock Island
Central
Eddyville
Black Letter Day Looms for West Virginia Town
Fayetteville county seat of Tayello County faces multiple hangings after murder convictions in the Montgomery case. Clark Lewis Albert Waters and Williat Slaughtera condemned. death for Lewis and Waters, life or related penalty for Slaughters. June 24 is set for the executions. A broad criminal network with twenty eight members is noted. Canada school problem also cited with papal delegate verdict and Manitoba accord dispute.
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West Virginia
Fayetteville
Tayello County
Montgomery
Hs Gang
Clark Lewis
Albert Waters
Williat Slaughtera
Virginia Gibon
Thapara
Gibzon
Gud Hare
Havemeyer Dies in New York at Age of 77
Theodore A. Havemeyer vice president of the American Sugar Refining Company died Monday in New York after taking ill following a Florida trip. Sudden decline from grip and cold worsened despite his long business leadership in the sugar industry.
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Theodore A. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
New York
Florida
Sonarclock
Four Ti sien of 8 as Wer sniver Ns
Four ti es in an 8 count are noted as wer sniver ns in the fragmentary OCR text. The readable portions offer little coherent context or named entities to identify a full event or subject.
Winter Wheat Shortage Report From Six States
A Ca Emg and Co report issued April 24 from Toledo based on 4165 replies by grain dealers and millers covers six major wheat states. It notes winter wheat will be short with substantial winter kill and delays vs last year. Illinois worst with about a quarter of average crop. Indiana half. Missouri under two thirds. Ohio near average. Michigan near average with some winter kill. Kansas uncertain with a fifth winter killed.
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Emg & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Kansas
Agreement With Indians Dawes Commission Choctaws Chickasaws
The Dawes Commission negotiates a land allotment and townsite plan with the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes. The accord covers allotment in severalty, tribal council acts, and federal court jurisdiction awaiting presidential approval. The Choctaw lands span 6 688 000 acres with 17 448 members.
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Dawes Commission
Dawes Indian Commission
Coan
Elk Die in the Yellowstone Winter Starvation Report
Wyoming game officials report 26 000 elk in the region faced hunger as harsh winter conditions persist. Ranchers guard sheds to keep elk from hay stores while ordinary fences fail to deter animals from encroaching on feeding enclosures.
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Gustave Sehniteer
Wyoming
State Game and Fish Commssioner
Jackson
Iola
Yelloswatena National Park
Tapor
Gunsaulus
Chicago
Murder Trial and International Intrigue Tracing Turbulent Era
A chaotic report outlines a murder of cyclist Lenz linked to Kurdish and Armenian tensions in Ergeraum. An American cyclist touring the world is said to exonerate the accused, while high level diplomacy recounts Prince Hohenlohe in Paris discussing the Transvaal crisis and Germany's alignment with France against Britain.
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Lenz
United States
Bertholiz
Ergeraum
Tarkes Fas
Deguit Taeiat
Irving
Defi
Ged Thremming
Alexandrian Light Infantry Camp at Lacey House
Under Girard atiline the Alexandria light infantry camped Saturday at the house of Pabe Lacey amid fears after the lynching Friday night of Joseph McCay who assaulted Lacey's daughter. Soldiers were clubered out PS a Tera lienary THeAsure.
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Girard Atiline
Alexandria, Va
Pabe Lacey
Joseph McCay
Lacey
Prank Hiess Hanged For Long-ago Wand Proof
Frank Riess was hanged Friday in Sau Onaten California for the wand proof against Willan Doody more than two years prior. The details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Prank Hiess
Frank Riess
Sau Onaten
Cal
Willan
End Near in Greco Turkish War as Armistice Hinted
London reports suggest the Greco Turkish conflict may end soon with an armistice. Britain, France, Germany and Italy indicate willingness to intervene and Greece may pledge to obey a future mandate to accept terms. The blow at Livissa is cited as evidence of Greece defense and Turkish strength, shaping public opinion toward peace.
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London
Siyst
Lievissa
Great Britain
Tod Lalian
Greece
Turkey
Athens
Ex-President Cleveland Speaks at New York Reform Club Dinner
Ex-President Cleveland addressed the Reform Club of New York City at the Waldorf Hotel dinner. The gathering included prominent federal figures from the national campaign and featured Cleveland as the central figure with John Dan Wilton Arner presiding. About 580 attendees filled ten large tables.
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New York
Reform Club
New York City
Waldorf
United States
Cleveland
Piney
John Dan Wilton Arner
Yellow Fever Death Of Young Seaman In New York Quarantine
A 21 year old man from Heverhill Massachusetts named Oug B Bullock died of malignant yellow fever at Swinburne Island Hospital after arrival from the ship Finanes from Vayama. He had traveled with a party of patriots to Contesl America and was moved to quarantine on arrival.
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Central Anisres Isefia Hospital
Oug B. Bullock
Heverhill
Mase
Swinborne Island Hospital
York
Bullock
Pafupatista Io
America
Vayama
Swinburne Island
Captured by the Cubans in Santiago de Cuba port
Reports from Havana state insurgents seized Baraca, a key town in Santiago de Cuba, after a sharp clash with Spanish forces. Spanish casualties were heavy and retreats were ordered. General Miles prepares for a possible visit to the war front with staff as events unfold.
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Santiago de Cuban
Tlavana
Baraca
Santiago da Cuba
Earthquake Shock Rumors Circle York
A rare seismic event struck Sunday night causing buildings to sway and alarms to ring. Reports circulated that a York woman named York was involved, but details were unclear and unverified in the chaotic aftermath.
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Severn
Neo Web
Trade Condition Improves Slightly as Week Moves On
Bradstreet's review notes a small uptick in general trade, with iron and steel facing a stubborn downturn and Bessemer pig and steel billets rising by 25 cents. Coal mining shows strain from potential strikes, wool trade quiets, and wholesale dry goods slow. Wheat exports reach 1,834,083 bushels, corn 1,769,815, against prior weeks and 1896 figures.
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Bradstreet
Bessemer Pig
United Sates
St. John
N.B
Dying wish fulfilled as six women pallbearers
At Miss Lizzie Wagoner funeral in Cynthiana Kentucky six young society women served as pallbearers fulfilling her dying wish. They had arranged as schoolmates that whenever one of them died the others would carry the casket. One carried inside the church while other assistants steadied the coffin. The pallbearers wore white and accompanied the coffin three miles to the cemetery.
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Lizzie Wagoner
Cynthiana
Miss Wagoner
Hypnotized Man Emerges After Three Days
A man hypnotized and buried alive for three days in Simoi Ont was disinterred. As rescuers began restoring him to normal condition he grew restless and smashed his coffin, requiring five men to restrain him during the process.
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Simoi
Ont
Navy Reserve Plans for Crews and Readiness at Leia Island
The navy department outlines creation of a reserve list. The first vessel will form reserve feet at Culaghia. a sailor will join the reserve at Leia Island upon return from a New York celebration. Of a crew of 77 only 77 lat i will be retained on the ship. Four commissioned officers and three warrant officers will earmark the crew. The ship will stay in shed condition and ready to sail within twenty days after active service orders.
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Heserve Luis
Navy Department
Culaghia
Lark
Leia Island
Jsoun
Atin Retuyns
New York
Fray at Ware Launacs County Ends in Fatal Fire
In Ware Launacs County Rangts on Friday a fire killed Tenry Miller's 8-year-old son and fatally injuring Miller and his wife. Their home was completely destroyed and the couple perished.
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Anes
Ware Launacs
Tenry Miller
Miller
McFarland
Detective Wounded in Gunfight Over Robbery Suspects
Detective Karly of Winchesr Gnt is fatally wounded while pursuing two negro robbers near Delle River Ont. One robber is seriously wounded. Governor of Oklahoma McKinkey appoints Karnes of Guthrie as Oklahoma governor. Cal Mosby injured after a fall from a bogey at the University of Virginia.
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Karly
Charles Mahopy
Govermnment
Winchesr
Gnt
Sayday
Delle River
Ont
Oklahoma
McKinkey
Karnes
Guthrie
Okla Roma
Senate
Cal
Mosby
Cal. John
University of Virginia
Market Quotations from Cattle to Wheat Across Cities
Regional market prices for cattle hogs and sheep, with grain futures and produce figures. Prices listed for Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York markets, including wheat No. 2 red, corn No. 2 white, oats No. 2 white, rye No. 2, butter creamery, and potatoes per bushel.
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Choies
Cincinnati
Detroit
Howe
Oata
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
State to sue bondsmen in McFarland Spaulding case
The executive council ordered the attorney general to file actions against the bondsmen of ex Secretary McFarland and Suel Spaulding, former treasurer of the pharmacy commission, who lost 18000 of state funds to bucket shops. Spaulding was cleared of embezzlement due to weak law. McFarland, though improved in health, cannot leave home soon.
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Representative Power
SirFarkind
Executive Council
McFarland
Suel Spaulding
Pharmincy Commission
Elopers Die Together After Elopement in Lorain Village
Wakeman Darnes and Lizzie Hudson aged 23 and 19 eloped from Lorain village and were found dead in a pasture miles from town, locked in each other’s arms after taking sirgennine. Their romance sparked community talk as they were from prominent local families.
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Wakeman Darnes
Lizzie Hudson
Lorain
Goth
Odd Fellows Celebrate Eighty Eighth Anniversary in Cedar Rapids
The Eastern Iowa Odd Fellows mark the seventy-eighth anniversary with 7 080 attendees from surrounding counties. Mayor Lincoln and Hon. Jehm M. Redmond welcomed guests. Hon. John Springer spoke in the morning. Manua keta chosen for next annual meeting site. officers appointed, including President E. J. Allen of Maqueketa and Secretary Fred Finher of Maqueketa.
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Odd Fellows
Odds
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa District Association
Lincoln
Jehm M. Redmond
John Springer
Town Cry
Opera House
J. 0. Longueville
Dubuque
Manuaketa
E. 3. Allen
Maqueketa
Fred Finher
Fred Gouarfina
Makuuketa
Diphtheria Quarantine Funnels Through Asylum Wards
Diphtheria prompted quarantine of female wards at Indepientenet hospital for the insane on April 26. One death occurred and four patients are ill. The wards are isolated from each other and from the working department.
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Indepentenet Hospital For
Storm devastates Iowa with bridges washed out and floods
Severe storm lashed central Iowa causing extensive damage from Des Moines to Clive and Adel. Bridges along main lines were destroyed, rail freight halted, and Polk County faces up to 40 000 dollars in bridge losses. Creeks overflowed and waterworks wells near Des Moines are at risk.
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Yowa
Des Moines
Clive
Adel
Rock Island Road
Denver Limited
Walnut Creek
Polk County
Walnut
Beaver Creeks
Atlantic
Keokuk
Alexandria, Mo
Love Land
Iowa Christian Endeavor Dispute Over Official Organ
Fred Et Pease founded the Towa Endeavorer in Des Moines as the state organ. A D Kinzer started Hawkere Endeavorer in Burlington and claimed official status. The court granted Pease an injunction, ordering Burlington to drop its claim and directing state officers to file official publications in Des Moines.
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Christian Endeavor Cluse
Christian Endeavorers
Iowa
Fred Et Pease
Towa Endeavorer
Des Moines
A. D. Kinzer
Burlington
Hawkere Endeavorer
Pease
Dallas
State Society
Boy hurt after fall from Northwestern train at Council Bluffs
A 19-year-old, William Kimball, was injured after attempting to beat Hinway on a Northwest ern passenger train in Council Bluffs last Friday. Brakeman urged him to jump, causing the youth to tumble several yards, sustain ankle injuries, and cry out in pain before being aided.
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William Kimsall
Hinway
Council Bluffs
Kimball
Ie Krakeman
Thal
Dot
Timae Falkwert
Tefi
Sotlo
Editor in Chief Under Attack in Town Fight
Ameanhi, editor of the Phragressiver Defender in Aibia, faced assault after a coal miner named Fuln Jamieen confronted him over a published article. The miner struck him with a poker, and Damian struck Linton with a long rod on the street, leaving Visakuil severely injured and unable to live.
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Ameanhi
Tinian
Phragressiver Defender
Aibia
Hinton
Alha Oifice
Oh Alerestion
Fiinton
Damian
Linton
Visakuil
Incomplete court verdict notes from Northwestern train collision case
Damages discussed in a jury verdict over a train collision with Shaye as plaintiff. The suit sought 4088 dollars but reflected an award around five thousand five hundred dollars in the record context.
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Damape
Iaet Ali
Shaye
Man sues Woodmen camp seeks ritual copy
George Harris sues the Modern Woodmen at Tibneqne for damages and asks the federal court to compel the order to produce a copy of its ritual. He aims to prove that the ceremonies performed during initiation were prescribed by the ritual.
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George Harris
Tibnaqne
Rart
Jie
Early 1900s Northwest Merchants Face Debts and Legal Battles
Rock Valley merchant Arsinns K Fappe mortgaged stock to secure a 606 debt, Shenkberg Co. of Sions City holding the loan. Board actions include Selman College presidency offers, a Wilde Parson poisoning report, and a murder in Clinton with life sentence. A Webster City boating tragedy leaves three boys injured, one missing, while a gang of thieves linked to a river region crime are pursued by police across Missouri River towns.
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Rock Valley
Arsinns
K. Fappe
Northwest
Shenkberg & Co
Sions City
Fonpe
Boone River
Webster City
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Cassius M. Barnes
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Oklahoma Territory
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MM. R
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Swasin Hrownville
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Nace
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