Cyclone wrecks Minnesota towns leaving teachers and pupils injured
A massive Minnesota cyclone swept from Jackson northeastward then south, destroying homes, trees, crops, and rail lines. In Sherburne a schoolhouse collapse killed three children and injured 13, while Linden and other areas reported deaths. Near Wells a Mrs Nagle died. a residence near Minnesota Lake was wrecked killing a family. Rail damage delayed trains. the storm's death toll was expected to reach up to 30 with extensive property losses.
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Sr. Paun
Minnesota
Jackson
Mankato
Minnesota Lake
Sherburne
Linden
Hartland
Wells
Nagle
John Brown
St. Paul
Herman Brenner
John Maturick
Johnnie Stein
Willie Pietro
William Lichtenberg
Wm. Iveson
Albert Lee
Minn
Mollie Hanson
Spring Valley
Milwaukee
Mah
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Austin
Chatfield
Kansas City
The Origin of Sample Shoes in Local Bankrupt Sales
The article explains how bankrupt and sample shoe sales source stock from Rochester and other cities. Traveling salesmen carry thousands of pairs, and jobbers store fall and winter samples to offload at deep discounts. Buyers flock to retailers, while better shoppers avoid what seems a fake sale.
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Rochester
N. Y
Massachusetts
S. Meridian St
Heat Wave Roars Through Indiana Town
A local news note humorously chronicles extreme heat in Indiana with the weather office, Sergeant Frederick and Chief-heater Wappenhans quoted. Thermometer readings reach 94 to 93 in the shade as residents seek shade and relief, while references to lurking ice chunks and improvised cooling appear.
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Saas
Indiana
Ingalls Block
Wappenhans
Frederick
Weather Office
North Pole
Greeley
Broad Ripple
Mr. Wappenhans
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Storm in Cuicano kills three in Lincoln park shelter
A Thursday night storm drove nearly 500 people into the corridors of the Grant monument in Lincoln park. Lightning struck the pedestal, knocking down the crowd and causing deaths of Mrs. Shelly, Lewis Meyer, and an unidentified man, with several others stunned.
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Cuicano
Grant Monument
Lincoln Park
Shelly
Lewis Meyer
Burke Says Waterson Should Be Nominated In Chicago
State senator Frank Burke of Clark county tells a Sun reporter in Indianapolis he favors Henry Watterson for the Democratic nomination rather than Cleveland or Hill. Burke and ex-Auditor James H. Rice plan to attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with about 10,000 Hoosier delegates expected, including 1,000 from Indianapolis. Delegates and club members depart by train Friday and Sunday amid party discussions on tariff reform and a broad Indiana presence.
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Chicago
Frank Burke
Clark County
Grand Hotel
James H. Rice
Mr. Burke
Sun
Cleveland
New York State
Hill
Henry Watterson
Taggart
State Democratic Committee
Jas. R. Tyre
Lebanon
David Allen
Eli Brown
Frankfort
Chas. L. Jewett
John E. Lamb
Hugh Dougherty
Niblack
John R. Wilson
Hendricks and Gray
Lake Erie & Western
Shields
Monon
Reiley
Democratic Committee
Indiana
Indianapolis
Chiaco
Palmer
Grand Pacific
Tilden Club
Jamestown
N. Y
Palmer House
Brice
Mayor Flees Bull Ring as Rioters Bind Mapunip
A riot in Linares ends in bloodshed when stunned spectators pelt fighters and a bull. The mayor resists amid chaos, troops refuse to intervene, and he must seek refuge as the mob storms his residence. One man is killed when gored by a raging bull.
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Mapunip
St Linares
Arena
Harrison delegate dragged into river escape incident
Alexander White, a Texas first district delegate to the Minneapolis convention, was pulled from the river at Carcaco after an alleged confrontation with Blaine supporters. He claims he favored Harrison and was attacked by Dan Taylor and allies who pursued and drugged him. He will be examined for mental condition.
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Blaine Boomera
Carcaco
Alexander White
Minneapolis
Texas
Harrison
Dan Taylor
Blaine
Board inaction and local disputes over land and library
The Board of Public Works heard Hering’s sewer report but did not open it. Spencer attacked Seller’s farm odor, while Eleventh Street widening remained unreviewed. Hatch pressed the delays, Conduitt defended the board, and Cook won a $700 bridge painting contract. Several street sprinkling complaints were filed. A supreme court ruling grants Edward F. Claypool possession of the old library property, prompting a leasing plan until a new library opens around Oct 10 with rent to be paid since last October.
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Xou
Hering
Board of Public Works
Spencer
A. W. Hatch
Eleventh St
Conduitt
Hatch
J. M. Cook
Cannal
Supreme Court
Edward F. Claypool
Claypool
Superior Court
Garver
Oh How She Loves Him in Jewell Bigamy Case
Miss Addie Gregg of Jewell Indiana pursues D A Lawrence who admits a second wife in Indiana. Lawrence is held on a 1600 dollar bond amid her continued affection. Slugger Sullivan arrives in New York to finalize training plans for the Corbett bout likely at Oyster Bay Long Island.
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Valparaiso
Addie Gregg
Jewell
Lake County
D. A. Lawrence
Slugger Sullivan
New York
John L. Sullivan
Boston
Corbett
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Gray program for Indiana delegates at Chicago convention
Indiana plans to back Gray on the first ballot with a solid 18 votes, while Cleveland supporters hold a strong 8 and four undecided. The scheme aims to secure Indiana for Cleveland if needed, with Gray receiving second place through a swap of votes, and Palmer and Boies noted as possible external supporters. Local reports claim a meeting at the Denison last Thursday refined the setup, though some say the plan was already adopted days earlier.
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Chicago
Indiana
Gray
Cleveland
Boies
Iowa
Palmer
Illinois
Kentucky
Carlisle
Gray Men
Isaac
New Yorker
Denison
Frenzel says Fair Granvuda Line to be ready July 15
President Frenzel of Citizens' street railway denies plans to idle the Fair Granvuda line. He states two new lines will open by July 15 with cars running at the public's demand and on various occasions. He rejects claims that cars will operate only on special events.
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Frenzel
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Uie
Central Ave
Ilinois St
Ulster Unionist Convention Condemns Home Rule
June 17 Berast reports 10,000 delegates and visitors packed the Ulster unionist convention hall. Duke of Abercorn chairs after noon, with prayers by Ireland’s prime cleric and Rev William Brown. Sir William Ewart moves a resolution condemning home rule, seconded by Thomas Sinclair, backed by an Oranageman Earl of Erne, and passes unanimously.
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Berast
Ulster Unionist Convention
Duke of Abercorn
Ireland
Wmn. Brown
Limavady
Lord Abercorn
William Ewart
Thomas Sinclair
Earl of Erne
Orangemen
Public works petitions prompt complaints over street improvements
A board of public works member, Mr. Scherrer, defends handling of petitions from property owners. He says that while residents seeking street improvements wish for faster action, petitions receive due attention and all citizens benefit from observing current projects during city travels.
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Board of Public Works
Scherrer
Board
The Boy Still Missing Sammy King Absence Probed
Sammy King the 12 year old son of Frank King has not appeared in two weeks. His mother, a cook at Check's boarding house, says Sammy left Bedford with his father and came to the city seeking his little brother at the orphans' home. She reports no leads since.
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Sammy King
Frank King
Check
Ohio St
Sun
Sammy
Bedford
They Got Together And Fors Time It Booked as if There Would Be Bloodshed
Chicago on June 17 saw Democratic delegates from Iowa Boies and Murphy clash over Cleveland’s nomination. A James Town anti-snappers club arrived causing heated exchanges, but a truce formed. Brice predicted a unanimous nominating bloc, while Curcaco noted Cleveland’s slim odds and hints of a crowd. News from Dubuque reported a freight wreck killing two Illinois Central workers.
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New York
Tribune
Typographical Union
Whitelaw Reid
Reid
Europe
Wi. Brennan
Brennan
Minneapolis
Depew
Pullapelruin
International Typographical Union
J. O’donnell
International Union
No. 6
Curcaco
Chicago
L. Martin
Iowa
Gov
Boies
Martin
Ed. Murphy
New York Democratic Central Committee
Murphy
Cleveland
Northwest
Indianapolis July races loom at new Fair Grounds
A Sun reporter tours the Voss farm site where 500 workers build a mile track and 7,000 seat grandstand. Sheridan soil will top the course at 12oo carloads, Monon railroad loads soil daily, and citizens’ rail lines push to finish. The State Board of Agriculture expects a 60 acre wheat harvest as the course shapes up for a fast meet with no entries yet.
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Indianapolis
Sun
Sheridan
Ind
Monon Railroad
Ishorar
Hiram Howland
State Board of Agriculture
Clerk Shoots Self While Fishing in Shellyville
Jere Stevens a clerk at W B Dunn Shoe Store was accidentally shot Thursday night while handling a gun near a bogey breech. The bullet passed through his body but he rests easily and may recover.
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Shellyville
Jere Stevens
W. B. Dunn
Lancaster liquor enforcement nets large fines
A detective targeted illegal liquor sales in Lancaster and fined Frank Turner $100 in 1,577 cases, totaling $157,700. A Black man named John Smith faced $158,500 in 1,585 cases, as authorities pressed the crackdown on the blind tigers.
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Lancaster
Blind Tigers
Frank Turner
John Smith
Four Italians Lynched Near Everett Camp
Mount Vernon June 17 Peter Bresslin reports that eight Italians quarrelled with foreman John A. Nelson last Monday and four fled to woods while four returned to camp. Whites pursued, captured, and hanged the four at a tree in a quiet lynching.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Peter Bresslin
Everett & Monte Christo
John A. Nelson
Singular Proceeding in Keely v. Big Four Rail
During a $5,000 damages suit by Winfield Keely against the Big Four railroad, attorneys moved to withdraw the case from the jury and enter a finding for the railroad on negligence grounds. The motion was overruled and the company demurred. a rare procedure that may go to the supreme court if Judge Brown rules against the railroad.
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Winfield Keely
Big Four Railroad
Supreme Court
Brown
Joe
City notes and incidents in brief
Inside railing work for the soldiers’ amment begins Monday. Michael O’Leary, brother of Dan O’Leary, dies suddenly of heart disease at 203 Bates street. Charles H. Woodford and Myrtle E. Lines wed by Justice Daniels. B F Havens buys 3,000 glass jars from U S Glass Co for Indiana exhibit. Indiana fair exhibit seeks funding and a health board report is mailed nationwide. Sidney Davy faces trial for stealing from the street car company, claiming persecution. State agriculture plans wells to feed a water tank network at the fair grounds. Police court fines total $50 in two assault cases at Big Four yards. Obituaries include O’Leary, Sadie Alford, Ida Sluplin, Harry Kennedy, Anna Carson, Mary Rosengarten. Marriages listed Charles H Woodford and Myrtle E Lewis, Carl Mayer and Frederike Geiger, Allen Franklin and Lizzie Hines. Continuous public notices and ads follow.
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Michael O'Leary
Dan O'Leary
Streetcar Brotherhood
Bates St
Charles H. Woodford
United States Express Company
Myrtle EF. Lines
Crab Orchard
Justice Daniels
B. F. Havens
U. S. Glass Company
Pittsburg
Indiana
Sidney Davy
Davy
Sate Board of Agriculture
Metcalf
State Health Board
United States
Canada
Imperial Health Board of
Berlin
Germany
Bell
Thomas Cronin
Tim Sheehan
Big Four
Tim O’connor
Pat Kern
Cronin
Sheehan
Kern
Brrrus
John
Annie Griffin
Vern
Nora Hay
Solomon
Mary Horney
Robert
Minnie Kutzner
Sadie EE. Alford
Ida Sluplin
W. Wabash Sr
Harry Kennedy
Columbia Ave
Anna Carson
Clifford Ave
Mary Rosengarten
Myrtle E. Lewis
Carl Mayer
Frederike Geiger
Allen Franklin
Lizzie Hines
Another Dark Horse for President McPherson Nominated
June 17 dispatches report Senator McPherson of New Jersey as a strong New York and East contender against free coinage. The tariff reform and local election control are favored planks, with free coinage condemned as the Sherman act. Also notes a Berlin magnesium flash light for lighthouse use and political shifts in Venezuela as Palacio resigns. Congress debates river and harbor bill and a Sibley claim filibuster prompts recess.
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Washington, D.C
McPherson
New Jersey
Chicago
New York
East
Bismarck's Marriage to Countess Hoyos Next Tuesday
Count Herbert Bismarck and Countess Margarethe Hoyos will wed in Vienna next Tuesday. Prince Bismarck will arrive Sunday, and Prince Henry VII of Russia and Emperor Joseph will depart to avoid awkward encounters with the ex-chancellor.
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Bismarck
Virwxa
Herbert
Margarethe
Hoyos
Henry VII
Russia
Austria
Emperor Joseph
Herena
Mont
Junction
Muscle Shell
Yellowstone County
Great Falls
Billings
Philadelphia Beats Boston 14 to 8 Friday
A compact sports brief notes Philadelphia defeated Boston 14 to 8 on Friday. Other items report American Minister, Carr departing Copenhagen for the United States, Oxford challenging Harvard for a Thames race next September, two more bodies recovered from the Newport Covington bridge wreck, New York transit commissioners backing an underground rail from the Battery to Yonkers, and the Supreme Court to review the report June 29. There is mention of Viking ship reconstruction funds, Christine apa and vessel construction, and new bookcases at Wm. L. Rider’s with sanitarium moves to 124 North Alabama, north of ote Nervous end mental.
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Boston
Carr
Copenhagen
United States
Oxford
Harvard
Thames
Newport
Covington
New York Rapid Transit Commissioners
The
Battery
Yonker’s
Supreme Court
Viking
Christize Apa
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