Dramatic Illinois Train Wreck as Cyclone Strikes
An accommodation train on the Chicago Peoria and St Louis line left the track near Oakford Illinois twelve miles north of Petersburg after a tornado ripped through. One person died and several were injured as two coaches baggage car and engine were hurled down a seven foot embankment. Relief trains rushed from nearby towns and injured passengers received rapid care at hospitals.
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Chicate, Peoria and St Louis
Oakford
Petersburg
Benjamin Tower
Havana
Neer
Oakround
Exco Wnter
Tasramis
Dar
Oresh
Fatal Mortar Explosion Kills and Injures Two at Ogden Park
A premature explosion of a two inch mortar during a pyrotechnic display at Glenwood Park Ogden Utah fatally injured Charlotte Clark and another spectator and wounded a third as about 3000 people watched. A second mortar display failed to operate and spectators fled scenes of smoke and debris.
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Ogden
Tah
Glenwood Park
Qeden
Utah
Tatars Tees
Charlotte Clark
Fatal Fight at Picnic in Sarpy CountyHospital scene
A fatal shooting at a picnic near Earpy in Sarpy County Nebraska occurred when a 3 year old boy Char of Malvern Iowa was shot in a South Ox and Petrick area. Police and witnesses described a chaotic scene with multiple bystanders and investigators at the camp site.
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Asa
Earpy
Omaha
Char
Malvern
South Ox
Petrick
Lars
Builders' Trial of Colorada Sigur City Stock Market
Fire at the World's Fair in Logiz threatens the festival as the stock market and builders face turmoil. Unclear text references a Tuesday blaze and rising costs, with a mention of $15 for a jas or carty amid the chaos.
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Aimenecan Calle Asie
Logiz
Burnel
Carty
Fevtivel
Wreck on Wasgash injures many near St Louis
Special from Litchfield Illinois reports the Chicago limited on the Wabash railroad wrecked near an open switch at speed. Seven of nine cars burned and twenty deaths feared with forty injuries. Coroner's inquest underway amid vandalism suspicions. Hon I R Mills among the dead.
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Litchfield
Chicago Limited
St. Louis
St. Francis Hospital
Wisconsin
I. R. Mills
Internal Revenue
Decatur
Ilinois
Norge Disaster off Rockall Strands Danish Steamer
The Danish steamer Norge with 128 aboard ran onto Rockall reef in heavy weather off Scotland. Eight lifeboats were lowered with women and children sent overboard. many passengers are feared lost as the ship sinks after the perilous grounding.
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London
Norge
Rockall Reef
St Elmo Named as Rosebud Reservation Metropolis
The town of St Elmo on the Rosebud reservation is planned as a budding metropolis with a 250 telephone switchboard and long distance link to Bonesteel. Officials predict a population of 1360 to 2600 within two weeks of opening, with lumber trains arriving and a dam for electric power.
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St. Elon
Rosebud
Bonestess
St. Ehnoe
St. Elmo
St. Elno
Sud Polea
Bonesteel
Brevigters
Nebraska
Northwestern Railroad
Bouesteel
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Mrs Margaret Lillie
The Nebraska Supreme Court rules Mrs Margaret Lillie of Davidliv must serve life in prison for the 1902 murder of her husband Harvey Lillie a grain dealer. Prosecution alleged stock speculation and life insurance fraud. burglary theory offered by defense. Trial lasted over three weeks in Traevid City trials court.
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Supreme Court of
Nebraska
Margaret Lillie
Davidliv
Neb
Harvey Lillie
Lillie
Speenia
Lille
Burglary Theory Links Robbery to Hardin and Mayne
A sensational theory suggests the Town Falls roof raid targeted Hardin Ellora and Rev Mayne Mayne over a debt of the State Sunday School Association. Investigators note resemblance between Hardin and Mayne and proximity of their homes. They speculate burglars mistaken identities aimed for Hardin’s roomful money to hire a treasurer for a larger scheme.
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Opera House
Des Moines
State Association
Hardin
Courtney House
Ellsworth
Mr. Hardin
Epworth League Convention Closes in Sioux City
The Epworth League of northwest Iowa wraps a successful three day convention in Sioux City with elections and public thanks to local hosts. Delegates from across the state return home while supporters back missionary work and a scholarship endowment for Parker Memorial School at Madras, India.
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Epworth League
Northwetertown
Sioux City
Weslnesday
Whitfield
Tey
Frederick Fisher
Epworth Leaguers
Iowa
Memory Lost After Bat Attack In Suburban Game
A Des Moines suburb baseball game Sunday left a young man with a fractured skull and loss of memory. He identifies as Charles Barlow of Hasty and played for Garden Dale against a Des Moines team, but he recalls nothing about the start of the fight, the people involved, or the circumstances. He recalls only a struggle and a green moment at impact.
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Des Moines
Charles Barlow
Gardendale
Four Drownings After Muskegon Lake Sailboat Capsize
A Muskegon Lake sailing party of seven capsized in a high wind near Ruddiman. Four perished including Albert Kennivcott and his wife with their three young children. The baby was saved but died shortly after reaching shore. two Emerson sisters survived.
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Muskegon Lake
Muskegon
Mich
Albert Kennivcott
Shaw Electric Crane Works
Linda
Reepe
Adeline
Georgette Emerson
Ruddimans
Clinton Age iS No More The Paper Suspends
Judge BE. H. Thayer, famed editor of the Clinton Morning Age since 1868, suspends publication due to health. He boasts he wrote every editorial and was honored in 1901 by Democratic Iowa legislators with a U S Senator vote.
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BE. H. Thayer
Linton
Clinton
Judge Tharer
Death under Wheels at Sioux City Car Crash
An unidentified man was killed Monday afternoon in a Riverside car crash in Sioux City. Efforts to identify him were unsuccessful by Tuesday morning. A partial clue was a laundry mark on a white shirt reading Nick S. He wore laborer’s clothes and a black hat. a pocket knife was found. He appeared drunk. a postmortem noted three quarts of beer in his stomach.
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Sioux City
PP. B. McGaughlin
Sioux City Woman Names Parish in Will For Masses
Mrs. Mary Cassidy of Sioux City left her property to St. Joseph’s Catholic parish with an estate worth several thousand dollars. The church will hold the property in trust for Mr Cassidy until his death, when it reverts to the parish, in exchange for 100 masses annually for ten years.
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Sioux City
St. Joseph's Catholic
Sioux
Mary Cassidar
Cassidy
Missing man returns to Saratoga Lake cottage
A man missing for several days has reappeared at his Saratoga Lake cottage after wandering near the area.Inquiry notes he may have been disoriented around nightfall before finding his way back.
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Willam
Dorkshead
Saratoga Lake
Woman dies from blow linked to Slocum disaster
Christina Gessman perished after a blow to her larynx on the steamer General Slocum near New York. She jumped from the hurricane deck, was rescued by a fireman, but erysipelas infection developed and led to death after hospital treatment.
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Woma
Slocum
Christina Gessman
New York
Erysinelas
Little Ruth Pierson Fatal Fourth of July Accident
A Newton girl Ruth Pierson aged 12 was killed by a stray shot while approaching a picnic party near a railroad track. The shooter William Marshall, unaware of the group, is distraught over the tragedy. A Boone resident narrowly escaped a fatal fire in clothing flames extinguished by G Ehbris. Anton Fenista and Eddie Shenenberger suffered burns with Sheneberger possibly losing an eye. Multiple other minor injuries reported with no lasting harm.
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Ruth Pierson
Newton
William Marshall
G. Ehbris
Anton Fenista
Eddie Shenenberger
Sheneberger
Shell Rock Woman Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Choking Threats
Margaret McCarty of Oatersburg files for divorce from Thomas McCarty on statutory grounds cruel and unusual treatment. She alleges the husband frequently choked her and at times pointed a loaded revolver at her and threatened her life and the children.
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Shell Rock
Margaret McCarty
Oatersburg
Emity
Thomas McCarty
Alaintif
Fragmentary report of violence near Tre Cuicace Mane
A terse, damaged OCR fragment describes an early Saturday incident in a village near Tre Cuicace Mane, with references to injuries and possible location markers in the Laonch and Canadian regions. The text is garbled but indicates a sudden disturbance in a rural area.
Nine Hurt in Michigan Traction Car Collision
A serious two car crash on the Battle Creek traction line near Aar ts injured nine people. Among the injured are Gen a T Spitzer of Laredo and LE EL Wilson of the Ohio National, both with severe injuries. The limited car reportedly stalled on a curve a mile and a half west of Aar ts when the other car, speeding, swerved and struck it.
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Michigan
K. Mfich
Dispatch
Battle Creek
A. T. Spitzer
Larede
Act
LE EL. Wilson
Quarterwaster
Ohio National
Alest
Aarts
Lynching in South Carolina Sparks Outcry
A lynching of a Black man identified as the killer of Thurston O Magee occurred in Scranton Willamehine County February last. The incident, alleged to have originated from an Atlantic coast scheme, drew swift scrutiny.
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Lynaching
South Carolina
Willams
Thurston O. Magee
Scranton
Willamehine County
Atlantic Coast
Seranton
Tragic Suicide Near Mount Pleasant Man Ends His Life at Home
Robert Norman, oldest son of Mr and Mrs T J Norman of Mount Pleasant, shot himself in the head with a target rifle at home. Although in poor health for some time his family had not sought hospital care. He appeared cheerful Sunday morning, and a gunshot in the afternoon proved fatal about an hour later after he lost consciousness.
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Robert Norman
Jit. Pleasant
T. J. Norman
Firework Accidents Injure Dozen During Fourth of July
Twelve people were seriously hurt in Fourth of July celebrations at Connell Bluffs and Knierim areas. Injuries included facial burns from a bead explosion and a pistol mishap, with one child and several adults sustaining serious harm. Investigations or details about the incidents are not fully clear in the report.
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Connell Blffs
May Bethers
Knierim
Womlin
Fire at Arington Hatch threatens Sheldon hotel
Fire at the rear of the Arington Hatch in Sheldon spread danger but prompt Grenco responses contained the blaze. Police and hotel staff alerted guests and evacuated rooms as crews fought the flames preventing major damage.
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Sheldon
Nage
Bailey Guilty of Murder in Local Case
Bailey convicted of murder in a local court. Prosecutors described the defendant as linked to a union affiliated driver, Fensvar G. Baller, amid a tense investigation involving Peraysen and Lackmiag as key figures.
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Bailey
Fensvar G. Baller
Peraysen
Fair vandalism and King Edward returns home
An attempted vandalism at Rowreck the gentleman and the world’s largest Mower is noted. Edward returns to London from Intel and is greeted by crowds at the station.
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Rowreck
Pestie
King Edward
Ins Edward
London
Intel
Uncertain OCR fragment hints at crimes and escape
Fragmentary text mentions Sam Hortok involved in a post event, Crombie maybe signing fate, and a figure leaving a county prison as a free man. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Sam Hortok
Crombie Bed
Woodburg
Desperate Suspect Satana Andrews Arrested After Prolonged Chase
Satana Andrews, sought in Hes Meines for an initial assault, was captured in Blakeville Arkansas following a months long chase spanning thousands of miles. Authorities pursued the suspect across multiple jurisdictions before the arrest.
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Satana” Andrews
Blakeville
Ark
Grundy Center Votes on Rail Line and Post Office Upgrade
Citizens in Grundy Center clash over the railroad through town and a tax measure to fund an electric line from Marshalltown. Authorities announce plans for a modern post office room with new fixtures already secured at a cost of BLO.
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Bareatt
Grundy Center
Afarshalltown
Gay Center
State executive moves on interurban right of way
Telegrams and letters indicate state officials advancing a plan to secure a right of way for the Chicago Ottumwa and Weer interurban line. Construction is set to begin with a segment from Ottumwa toward Ottumwa and McGarry, with preliminary talks and protests noted in Clear Lake.
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Tre
Movnes
Tear Lake
Ej Zeis
Business Gem
Maine Noticn
Clear Lake
Chicago, Ottumwa
Weerert
Ottumya
T Goo
McGarrr
Iidianela
New Iowa Laws Take Effect July 4 Highlights
The last General Assembly enacted 97 laws effective July 4 and 125 more on publication. Diverting is criminalized with up to 30 years. juvenile court discretion expands for under 16. State boards must remit fees to the treasury and report expenses. Auto mobile use caps at 20 mph. registration and numbering required. Three liquor and tax laws tighten injunctions, tax tracking, and bootlegger definitions. Docking horses tails banned. theft of poultry at night punished. posting tobacco and liquor ads near schools prohibited.
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General Assembly
State Treasury
Executive Council
Secretary of State
Tt Iss
Svith
Newtberry
Clayton County
Jeretefore
Railway tax totals exceed one and a half million dollars in Iowa
A 1903 report shows Iowa railroad taxes at 1 083 963.31 for state taxes, plus higher overall net income and lower gross receipts. The statistics detail passenger and freight earnings, maintenance costs, general expenses, and per mile tax burdens, including $179.57 per mile for Iowa taxes. Additional figures cover town businesses and specific line profits.
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Iowa
Executive Council
Geass
Towa
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Wire
Wasgash
Nebraskan Supreme Court
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Man
Epworth
Death Under Wheels
Saratoga Bank
Thy
Minn
Benoha
Hottile
Treamship
Shin Valieonwet
Council Bluffs
Shefideon
Andrews
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