Tornado Devastates Glenrose Texas Town
Houston reports Glenrose, population 800 in Somerville county, nearly wiped out by a tornado. Six dead and between forty and fifty injured. homes wrecked and a fire in Mrs Connell’s residence. Property losses estimated at 260000 with extensive river valley damage. Fort Worth and Rio Grande to run a relief train delivering supplies to the stricken area.
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Houston
Tex
Glenrose
Somerville County
C. A. Milam
James Musgrove
Mus
J. R. Ilam
C. A. Ilam
E. T. Lee
Kk. T. Lee
Tom Price
Field
H. H. Lewis
R. E. Lewis
Paluxy
Connell
Fort Worth
Rio Grande
Cyclone Strikes Glenrose Town as救sent Telegram Reports Casualties
A Glenrose telegram to the Post via Granbury Texas describes a cyclone at 5 30 with heavy rain. The dead include Mrs Cc A Milam Mrs Jim Musgrove a child of Mrs Jim Musgrove a child of J R Milam Miss Mary Connell and Rev Ford. Wounded are being cared for and aid from Granbury Walnut Springs and nearby towns has arrived with surgeons and nurses.
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Post
Glenrose
Granbury
Texas
Cc. A. Milam
Jim Musgrove
J. R. Milam
Mary Connell
Ford
Walnut Springs
Mckinley Cousin Osborne Dies in Wimbledon
U S Consul General Osborne died at his Wimbledon home at 10 30 this morning. Born 1842 in Girard Ohio he rose to police commissioner in Boston and supported McKinley’s presidential bid. Survived by widow and children. He was a cousin of the late President McKinley.
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London
U. S
Osborne
Wimbledon
William McKinley Osborne
McKinley
Girard
Ohio
Boston
Boston Common Council
Loomfixers Endorse Merrimack Strike at Union Meeting
The Loomfixers union met last night at Merrimack and Kirk street to discuss the strike. They unanimously pledged to continue the strike until it succeeds, denounced mill management, and noted loom repairs are unavailable elsewhere. Weavers are paid by the union during idle time, with a mass meeting called for Thursday evening.
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Loomfixers’ Union
Merrimack
Kirk Street
Loom fixers hall witnesses talk on striking Providence mills
Lowell weavers from the Bay State and Beaver Brook mills gather in Loom fixers hall tonight to hear representatives from the Providence mills discuss the strike.
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Bay State
Beaver Brook Mills
Loomfixers’ Hall
Providence
No Strike Averted as Bakers Union Wins Wage Demands
In Lynn on April 29 the No 182 Bakers and Confectioners union called a strike for May 1 to demand a ten hour day and raises to 18 dollars weekly for foremen 15 for second bakers and 13 for bench bakers. Master bakers meeting last night agreed to the demands, notifying union officers this morning. About 100 journeymen bakers and confectioners, mostly union men, will gain from the new schedule binding through May 1, 1903.
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Lynn
Bakers and Confectioners International Union
Bakers’ Union
Laurier to Withdraw From Public Life in Autumn
Montreal April 29 reports say Sir Wilfrid Laurier plans to leave public life due to ill health requiring constant care. A year or two abroad for recovery is suggested with the coronation ceremonies delaying the final decision. Possible successors include Hon. Mr. Fielding, Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick, and cabinet-forming moves by Sir Louis Jette or influence from Sir Louis Jette.
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Montreal
Wilfrid Laurier
Fielding
Charles Fitzpatrick
Tarte
Louis Jette
Wichita petitions ICC over alleged rail rate discrimination
Wichita through its chamber of commerce petitions the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging railroad discrimination in grain rates favoring Kansas City. The hearing to probe the charges is set for Wichita before June 15. Rail lines named include Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Gulf and Colorado Santa Fe Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Chicago Rock Island and Texas Houston and Central Texas Texas and Pacific Missouri Pacific Frisco Texas Midland Illinois Central Galveston Houston and Henderson International and Great Northern.
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Kansas City
Wichita
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gulf of Mexico
Interstate Commission
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Gulf and Colorado
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Rock Island
Texas
Houston
Central Texas
Texas and Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Texas Midland
Illinois Central
Galveston
Houston and Henderson
International
Great Northern
Tornado's Track Near Topeka Spells Destruction
A tornado with heavy rain and hail swept three miles south of Topeka Kansas last night destroying all buildings in its path and tearing down the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad telegraph line. Oscar Hoyt’s farmhouse was wrecked and his sister and son were badly injured as reports trickle in on the extent of the damage.
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Topeka
Kas
Here
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Oscar Hoyt
Gifts to Employes as Metropolitan Bank Merges
Chicago April 29. Metropolitan National Bank plans a merger with First National. Officials announced yesterday gifts totaling 75000 among employees. Cashier received 15000 while messenger boys earned 50 each.
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Chicago
Metropolitan National Bank
First National
Metropolitan National
Sale of Ebner Mines and Vaides Eagle Railway Move
Seattle April 29 The sale of the Ebner copper mining property at Juneau and the Vaides Eagle railway construction hinge on an investigation by H S Douglas representing the Land Credit and Mortgage Company of London. If he confirms the Ebner mines as claimed the deal will close with a first payment of 600000 dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
Ebner
Juneau
Vaides- Eagle
H.S. Douglas
North
Land Credit and Mortgage Company of London
Observation He Says Opinion Column Entry
A concise opinion piece labeled Observation He Says appears in the first edition. The column offers a personal viewpoint on current topics, framed in a brief, opinionated voice typical of the era.
Wheeler Defends Philippine Conduct in Brooklyn Interview
Gen Joseph Wheeler resting with his sister in Brooklyn defends U S actions in the Philippines. He says there was no water cure or torture and that insurgents faced limited cruelty by Filipinos. He asserts Sherman’s army burned buildings but harmed no noncombatants and predicts Americans will dominate Philippine governance with time.
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New York
Joseph Wheeler
Brooklyn
Philippines
Sherman
Sed
Gen. Wheeler
United States
Chicago Officers Seek Pardon After Venice Disorderly Conduct
Rome dispatch reports Chicago officers sentenced at Venice for disorderly conduct will appeal and seek royal pardon. American naval attaché Commander Beehler met the minister of marine to express regret, but the minister avoided the subject and praised the American navy.
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New York
Rome
the Tribune
Certiser
Chicago
Venice
Beehler
New York Syndicate Finds Gold Dust Riches Offshore
A Nome Nugget report dated February 11 from Portland notes a New York syndicate has quietly prospected the tundra between Nome and Penny rivers for 18 months and discovered millions of dollars in gold dust along the Bering coast plains.
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Portland
Oreby
Nome
New York
Penny Rivers
Bering Coast
Cummings's Health Update From Baltimore
In Baltimore on April 2 at 9 30 a m Congressman Cummings's condition is unchanged.
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Baltimore
Cummings
Beef Trust May Arise If Courts Fail
Chicago April 29 A looming billion dollar packing trust could form if the United States government secures an injunction against the beef packers. La Salle Street financiers say defendants in Sherman anti trust actions would merge similarly to the U S Steel model, uniting virtually all national packing firms while avoiding an unfair price schedule. P D Armour opposed such consolidation, with capital stock allotment cited as the sticking point.
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Chicago
United States
The
Tribune
la Salle Street
Tr. S. Steel Corporation
P. D. Armour
Dreyfus Guilty Allegations Reported to Students
M. Hugues le Roux told University of Chicago students that Captain Dreyfus admitted guilt at the time of his pardon. He stated Dreyfus conspired against the government and sought mercy when petitioning for pardon, noting records will be opened in 25 years for dispassionate public review.
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Chicago
Dreyfus
University of Chicago
M. Hugues le Roux
M. le Roux
Russian capitalists study American cotton methods in Dallas
A party from Tashkent led by V. P. Polvoy V. G. Pinsaky and 8. A. Tichenor attends an Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers association meeting. They consider a cotton seed crushing plant at Tachkent and plan expansion if profitable. American machinery is widely used in regional railways and industry. Tachkent lies on a Trans Caspian branch railway about 2500 miles from St Petersburg.
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Dallas
Texas
Tashkent
Sirdaria
Central Asia
V. P. Polvoy
V. G. Pinsaky
A. Tichenor
Interstate Cottonseed Crushers Association
Tachkent
Russia
St. Petersburg
Not Mrs Luetgert Is Held in Luetgert Case
Chicago April 29. Mary Robbins, thought by some to be Mrs Adolph Luetgert, was arrested overnight amid strong circumstantial links to the murder case. Attorneys and interested parties conferred, and she is held for further inquiry. Robbins denies being Mrs Luetgert.
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Chicago
Mary Robbins
Adolph Luetgert
Queen Wilhelmina Shows Quiet Night as Condition Improves
A bulletin from Castle Loo reports Queen Wilhelmina passed a quiet night and her overall condition improved with all symptoms indicating progress.
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E Hague
Wilhelmina
Castle Loo
Bunco Man Farley Gets Six Months
John J Farley a Boston actor received six months in jail after denying larceny charges in Lowell police court. He tried a dramatic appeal to judge Hadley while witnesses detailed parcels and lozenges tied to drug store deliveries. Several associates were fined. Nakash’s larceny case continued as of this afternoon.
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John J. Farley
Judge Hadley
Farley
George B
Burn
Courier-Citizen Co
Fred Emerson
Opera House
Dows
Stocks
Fred B. Emerson
Frank M. Shaw
Adams Hardware Company
Dr. Trueworthy
Daws
Cawley
Welch
John Farley
Philadelphia
Lowell
Boston
Falla & Burkinshaw’s
Deputy Welch
Hadley
Rhodes vs Gosnay opens with breach of promise testimony
In Lowell court the Rhodes vs Gosnay breach case resumes as the plaintiff testifies about a planned marriage and his intent to place property in his wife's name after marriage. She describes dating from 1892, letters, engagements, and the couple's separations through 1900, with timelines across Wakefield Jamaica Plain Billerica and Wakefield postmaster notes.
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Edwin A. Ormsby
Chas. N. Welch
Rhodes
Yorkshire
England
America
Lowell
Gosnay
Jamaica Plain
Wakefield
Billerica Centre
Gesnay Family Ties Unclear In Early Testimony
The witness recalls uncertainty about Gesnay's living status and marital life in the early 1890s. He notes Gesnay spoke of his siblings but never mentioned a wife, and acknowledges not inquiring about wife or children. The account points to gaps in personal details. Page 8 reference.
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Gesnay
Mayor Dimon Pressed By Serious Illness At City Hall
Mayor Dimon showed slight improvement after a restless night yet remained in serious condition. Chairman Badger faced absence in Concord as he was summoned to his sick father’s bedside. Former Judge Badger stayed in touch with officials for updates while the mayor’s stenographer reported no immediate dissolution but continued consciousness. News of the decline spread gloom through city hall.
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Dimon
Badger
Board of Aldermen
Concord
N. H
Concord Municipal Court
Citizen
Molloy
One Man Killed In Elevator Well Fall
Frank Stanford a 24 year old employee of Otis Clapp & Sons Drug company fell into an elevator well on the third floor while joking with salesmen at Park square. He suffered a broken knee and ankle and died after being taken to Homeopathic hospital. Herbert Taylor an 18 year old colored man also fell into the same elevator well five minutes later and died from internal injuries as he was taken to City hospital.
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Boston
Frank Stanford
West Newton Street
Otis Clapp & Sons Drug Company
Park Square
Homeopathic
Herbert Taylor
Dillon Street
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Grove
MR. Ford
M’kinley
Wm. McKinley Osborne
Republican Party
Roxbury
Iovinley
Bangor
Mr. Osborne
Girardie County
Pas Alleghany College
Meadville
28Rd
Ohio Regiment
Lowell Weavers
Massachusetts
Canal Street
Bread
Gen
Joe Wheeler
Cumming
Ayers
Beef Trust
Hugues le Roux
Mrs. Luetgert
Queen O. K
BUNCO
Joseph Daigle
James Tracey
John Warren
Jacob Frank
Patrick F. Bolton
John Nakash
Mayor Dimon
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