Deadly cyclone brings heavy loss across Iowa towns
May 6 report from Swix City and surrounding areas details a devastating cyclone that swept through Sioux Center, Doon, Sibley, Perkins, Lux Falls and nearby towns. Initial death toll estimates ranged from 52 to 200, with sixteen killed at Sioux Center and others in Doon and Sibley. Four schoolhouses were destroyed, with many children killed or injured. West Sioux Falls suffered $50,000 damage, and a cloudburst with river surges threatened more flooding. Spink County, Redfield to Ashwa, and Dell Rapids also reported cyclone damage, including blown houses, damaged churches, and collapsed streets. Five people were killed by lightning in Wisconsin and Iowa as part of Friday’s storm system.
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Swix City
Iowa
Ton
Sioux Center
Teriugh Sioux Center
Perkins
Sibley
Doon
Zwse
Salfa
Lux Falls
West Sioux Falls
Dell Rapids
Milwaukee
Redfield
Ashwa
Congregational Church
Bearns
Sere
Cutcaco
Wisconsin
Kalona
Joseph Shedler
Kennerville
Wis
John Anderla
Neillsville
Joseph Sutherland
Lodi
Joseph Chino
Seymour
John Kitchenmeisler
Ruin in Kansas Cyclone Leaves Death and Ruin
A Kansas cyclone near Patterson injures and kills residents in a 16 mile path. About 20 people hurt. fatalities include Mrs Wear and several Schmidt and Armstrong family members. Nearby towns Patterson Burton and Frisco rail line are affected with extensive wreck and rain.
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Ffureninsox
Kan
Patterson
Frisco Road
Burton
Teva
Joseph Ob Wear
Grace Wear
Berman Wear
William Armstrong
Grandma Chapin
John Schmidt
Miss Schmidt
Dora Schmidt
Frank Schmidt
Rye
Joseph Wear
J. B. Frizwell
Jacob S&s. Stinchey
Cyrus Menson
Wages and Wronged Husband's Revenge in Kentucky
A Frankfort influenced tragedy unfolds in Lewisville Kentucky as Archie Brown governor's son dies and Fulton Gordon shoots him and Mrs Nellie Bush for alleged adultery in their room. Coroner verdict is justifiable femicide though Gordon faces preliminary examination. Brown body to Henderson for burial. May 2.
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Lewisville
Archie Brown
Leason
Fulton Gordon
Gordon
Brown
Hengerson
Death of Gen John Newton Distinguished Engineer
New York May 3 Gen John Newton president of the Panama Railroad company died Wednesday Born in Norfolk Va August 24 1803 he was a West Point graduate who served as engineer at the academy and on fortifications along the Atlantic and gulf coast He rose to brigadier general during the civil war and later led major harbor and river works in New York including Hell Gate Flood Rock Harlem river and Hudson improvements He retired August 27 1886 and in 1891 headed the Illinois drainage canal at nearly 70 he remained a figure of great energy and strength.
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John Newton
Panama Railroad Company
Gen Newton
Norfolk
United States Miliary Academy
West Point
Attomantic and
Gulf Sea
Juni CG
Newton Goasts
Department of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Atlanta
Florida
Newton
Leutenant
Long Island
Narrows
New York Harbor
Hudson River
Sandy Hook
N. J
Board of Engineers
Harlem River
Troy
New Jersey
Staten Island
Lake Champlain
New York City
Grace
Illnois
Bradstreet On Trade Amid Industrial Unrest Report
Bradstreet notes improved general trade despite factory idleness and widespread strikes. About 50,000 industrial workers, mainly coal miners and mill operatives, struck for higher wages. some 5,000 people obtained higher pay without striking. April bank clearings show demand for staples and stock speculation, with gains in most cities, especially in the east, middle states, south and southwest. the west holds prior gains.
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Bradstreet
Rhode Island
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Middle States
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Nashville
Galveston
Pacific Coast
Immigration falling off shows nine month totals drop
Washington reports nine months ending March 31 1895 immigration fell 35 percent from 1594 with 140 980 arrivals. European totals dominated with 156 440 entrants. illiteracy high among 149 980 landed, 19.6 percent, mainly Italians and Russians. Debarments 1 438 and funds brought by immigrants 2 395 846. Other items note silver coinage debate and regional incidents across the country.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Treland
England
Germany
Russia
Italy
Ireland
Wind kills and injures in Iowa cyclone toll rises
Four people die and two are injured in St. Charles as a cyclone collapses a three story stone building. Names include Charles Anderson Miss Gustav Anderson and Hattie E Church. Injured Luke Cranston and Andrew Johnson. Sioux Center reports 55 to 300 total fatalities with many listed dead near Sioux Center Sibley Laurens Laurens area. Property damage estimated $45,000 to $50,000 and relief funds urged.
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St. Charles
Charles Anderson
Gustav. Anderson
Joe Thompson
Hattie E. Church
Luke Cranston
Andrew Johnson
I. E. Church
Miss Gusta
Ida Anderson
Elgin
Johnson
Sioux Center
Iowa
Child
Lunts Verhof
Maurice Coombs
Tillie Huggie
Jacob Jansen
Alice Koster
John Koster
Annie Marsden
Boscobel
Wis
George Marsden
Anna Postman
Sioux Fanker
A M. Perry
Hawarden
Udolph Schwerdfinger
Southland
John Waterman
Sibley
K. Waner
Babe
Wyried
W. Viesna
A. Garvin
L. E. Ost
J. Post
F. S. Feldcamp
Charles Waldron
Henry Smith
L. Smith
John Frize
H. Deboer
M. Blackburn
Herman Belknap
Peter Skinner
Laurens
Everett Arnold
Creston
Robey
Sioux City
St. Penn
Minn
John KR. Baker
Raymond
Cmcaco
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
South Dakota
Double drownings mark opening of river season in Detroit
In Detroit on May 6 two separate river drownings occurred as a rowboat capsized near Sandwich Point. George H. Baugh, his wife, and a male companion sank. only the companion was saved. Separately, Frank Connelly and John Moriarty, both 14, drowned after Connelly cramps prompted Moriarty to dive in. both bodies were recovered.
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Mich
George H. Baugh
Baugh Forge
Michigan Peninsular Car Works
Sandwich Point
Laugh
Frank Connelly
John Moriarty
River Rouge
Connelly
Moriarty
A Choice Collection of Oddities and Notices
A collage of curiosities and brief notes: the crocodile egg size, the Rose of Belgium diamond valued at 150000, Pella Iowa’s wooden shoe factory, trio of tall men in Linton Indiana, a Trappist monk fleeing Rome with community funds, Independence Missouri mentions Garfield era pain, and Dr Charles Montezuma advising civilizing Indians by white contact and labor.
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Iowa
Pella
Marion County
Linton
Ind
Cleld B. Close
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James Jackson
Tre Fontane
Rome
Independence
Garfield
Charles Montezuma
Detroit Chamber of Commerce Dedication and Banquet
Detroit Mich May 38 the chambers of commerce was formally dedicated as contractor Benjamin Hyde of Chicago handed keys to President Rufus W Gillett a banquet followed at Hotel Cadillac Chauncey M Depew Comptroller Eckels and others spoke on currency reform arguing against free silver and urging a return to sound monetary standards through education and national unity in finance.
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Detroit
Mich
Chamber of Commerce
Benjamin Hyde
Chicago
Rufus W. Gillett
Cadillac
Chauncey M. Depew
Eckels
W. C. Maybury
H. D. Goulder
Cleveland
Song
United States
Continental Congress
Oklahoma Woman Kills Stepdaughter in Domestic Dispute
Oklahoma story reports Mrs. Zoe Lark, wealthy Stillwater farmer’s wife, killed her stepdaughter Mrs. Melbury after a quarrel at their home. Lark surrendered as details describe a threatening entry and a fatal shot to the heart. Also notes La Porte fire destroys Hamlet. 72 buildings burn, 60,000-dollar loss.
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Perry
O.T
Zoe Lark
Stillwater
Melbury
National Prosperity Speech at Detroit Chamber Dedication
Chauncey M. Depew, speaking at the Detroit Chamber of Commerce building dedication on May 2, lauded associations of business and labor, urged national unity through commerce, and warned against distrust. He extolled internal trade, railways, and the need for stable policy to sustain prosperity and growth.
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Detroit
Chauncey M. Depew
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Clarke & Co. of Minneapolis makes big assignment
The N P Clarke and Co firm filed assignment papers in St. Cloud on May 6 showing liabilities estimated between 800000 and 1000000 with assets pegged at 1250000. The firm, led by N P Clarke and nephew Fred H Clarke, had vast pine lands and a famed Clydesdale stud but faced collapse amid the financial crisis. bank deposits secured by deeds to property and mortgages in Stearns Benton and Sherburne counties.
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Minneapolis
St. Croup
Minn
N. P. Clarke & Co
N. P. Clarke
St. Cloud
Fred H. Clarke
NFP
Clarke
Bank of Clarke and McClure
McClure
Twin Cities
N. P. Clark
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
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Lady McGregor
Baseball Standings Table Highlights Leading Clubs
A concise table presents the standings of the leading baseball clubs with rankings, win totals, and loss totals. The display emphasizes top performers and current form, noting gaps between teams and any notable win streaks or patterns evident in the league table.
Evacuation of Corinto Restores Nicaragua Control
The British fleet quietly evacuated Corinto on Sunday, restoring the port to Nicaragua. Negotiations led by Senor Fiallos resolved preliminaries with the admiral, avoiding humiliation on both sides. Nicaragua to pay 77500 pounds in London within two weeks and settle remaining ultimatum terms, plus 77500 for expulsion of pro consul Hatch and damages.
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Guzman
Senor Fiallos
Iflanduras
Nicaragua
London
Great Britain
Hatch
Blix t Pleads Guilty in Minneapolis Murder Case
Claus Blixt, awaiting trial for the murder of Catherine Ging, pleads guilty before Judge Pond in Minneapolis. He changes from not guilty to guilty and is sentenced to life imprisonment, with the trial date May 14 previously set.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Claus Blixt
Catherine Ging
Pond
Entity
Blixt
Earth mass scales and moon proportion in early popular science
Popular Science notes Ti sun mass about 228000 times Earth's mass with the Moon at one eightieth. It cites Earth mean density near 5.00, implies Earth mass per volume 5.66 times that of water. Mouse outer ear is highly air movement sensitive and mice reportedly sing. Shooting stars enter atmosphere in semi molten, possibly heatless state, heated by air friction. gravity may solidify meteors from gas in space.
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Tisun
May Day Unrest Nationwide Drives Strong Strike Wave
Labor unrest spreads across the United States with 18,000 Ohio miners obeying a strike order and 10,000 miners on strike along the Pocahontas region and Norfolk & Western in West Virginia. Other trades join walkouts as tens of thousands seek higher wages amid non union opposition and regional escalations in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
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Ohio Miners’ Executive Committee
Pocahontas
Norfolk & Western
West Virginia
Flat Top Coal
Michigan
Detroit
Sheboygan
Wis
Olneyville
R. I
St. Louis
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Prrrspuren
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Lockhart Iron and Steel Company
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Association
O'Neill
South Chicago
Canada
Pirrsturnen
McDonald District
Pittsburgh
McDonald & Midway
CuicaGo
Deering
Bernice
Riverside
President Cleveland backs sound money in currency dispute
Jackson Mississippi May 6 Gov Stone publishes a letter from President Cleveland praising the governor’s stance on the currency question. The President argues that abandoning the sound money platform to adopt free silver would threaten the Democratic party and national unity. He urges Democrats to align with traditional doctrines to avoid defeat or disintegration.
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Jackson
Miss
Stone
Cleveland
Democratic Party
England Agrees to Nicaraguan Settlement Terms
Britain will evacuate Corinto and withdraw its fleet once the indemnity is guaranteed. Nicaragua must pay £15,500 in London within 15 days of fleet sailing from Corinto harbor, with the countdown starting only after actual departure. End of a feud appears near.
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Great Britain
Nicaragua
Corinto
London
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