Lightning Kills Man in Clarinda and More Iowa Accidents
A May 26 report states John Coons was instantly killed by lightning at his Clarinda home while adjusting a window. His seven-year-old son was seriously shocked, other family members escaped unharmed. Additional items include Mose Simpson leaping from a moving Rock Island train near Kellogg and Newton,injuries that may prove fatal and bootlegging charges. John O Connor washed from his buggy during a cloudburst near Coalville, near Fort Dodge, drowning downstream. The Des Moines photographers meet featured officers led by President WJ Reynolds. Edgar De Muciles of Michigan was sentenced to six months in Anamosa for larceny. Cresco mum Sophia Kruger awaits grand jury after alleged murder of her husband found in the Wapsipinicon river. Electrician Harlan Hodges nearly electrocuted at Marshalltown, seven hundred volts surged through him but he is expected to recover. A Merrill cloudburst caused Floyd River floods near Sioux City, prompting warnings and evacuations as 1893 flood fears returned.
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Clarinda
John Coons
Des Moines
Edgar G. de Muciles
Law Department
University of Michigan
Dubuque
Anamosa
de Mucies
Cresco
Sophia Kruger
Wapsipinicon River
Marshalltown
Harlan Hodges
Hodges
Butler County
Shellrock
Allison
Shellrock River
Adel
Webster City
Iowa
Horton
Sioux City
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Howell Station
Wabash
Rock Island
Menlo
Serious Floods Feared in Iowa Report
Des Moines reports of exceptionally heavy rainfall across the state with severe wind and lightning. Northern Iowa saw hail large enough to kill livestock, floods threaten river banks, and washouts cause two railroad wrecks with fatalities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hall
Rivera
Miner 18 Accused of Murder in Des Moines Restaurant
Harry Gay, a coal miner from Fre donia near West Liberty, has been arrested in Des Moines on murder charges for killing Arthur Meade at McCarthy's restaurant in West Alberta on May 14. Six others were held up during the robbery. Meade was shot for not surrendering his till. Detectives tracked Gay to the Runnels coal mine as witnesses prepare identifications.
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Des Moines
Harry Gay
Arthur Meade
McCarthy
Alberta
Meade
Gay
Fredonia
West Liberty
Runnels
Tornado Ravages Rolfe Iowa Wrecks Town
A May 26 tornado struck Rolfe Iowa killing Bing Lee a China man and destroying most of the business blocks on the west side of the street The Rock Island depot Hotel Tremaine State bank Standard Oil depot and water works were wrecked Many houses were un roofed A German farmer nearby was reported killed The storm also brought a damaging hailstorm and a brief but fierce destruction across the town
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Rolfe
Webster City
Bing Lee
Rock Island
Hotel Tremaine
State Bank
Standard’ Oj‘ Repos
Tory
City Electric
Sing Lee
Deaths and Disasters Across Iowa and Nearby States
Several obituaries and incidents surface from May dates across Iowa. Rev Dr J C McClintock of First Presbyterian dies after lingering illness in Bronx City. Moses A McCold longtime Fairfield resident and former state senator dies. Warren Clark nine dies by drowning in Sioux City on Perry creek. Northwestern train wrecks near Hawarden. a Fort Dodge farmer Ira Neal killed by lightning in Livermore. hail eight inches in diameter. A young girl Hannah Christiansen from Atlantic vanishes after leaving with a man claiming to be stage company. Weather notes report heavy rainfall statewide with delayed plowing and promising corn germination. G R Dodge honored again as Iowa delegates to the national encampment. Rev F O McCartney dies in Rockland Mass. Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament opens in Chicago with several Western schools represented.
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Fort Dodge
Ira
Neal
Livermore
Des Moines Storms Kill Six in Iowa Damage Across Towns
Three tornadoes in Iowa killed six people and injured many, mostly in Glenwood Buxton and South Des Moines. Homes, hospitals and schools suffered extensive damage as winds toppled structures. fatalities included Maggie Biettner Hazel Wright Georgia Blakeley Herbert Rhodes Russell Knauff and Lloyd Knauf. The Des Moines Packing plant and other facilities also were affected with about fifty buildings damaged.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Glenwood
Maggie Biettner
Adaza
Hazel Wright
Buxton
Georgia Blakeley
Herbert Rhodes
South Des Moines
Russell A. Knauff
Lloyd Knauf
Margaret Barstow
Charles McNutt
John McCoy
No. 10 Junction
Rhodes and Blakeleys
Four Killed in Pittsburg Coal Mine Explosion
Four men died and two were badly burned after a gas explosion at the Chartlers Coal and Coke company mine in Federal near Ridgeville. The victims were William Neilson, James Neilson, Jacob Salor, and Joseph Smuck. Sixty workers were present. only the four men died due to the explosion occurring in an unused section of the mine.
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Pittsburg
Chartlers Coal and Coke Company
Federal
Ridgeville
William Neilson
James Neilson
Jacob Salor
Joseph Smuck
Fire Ravages Lakeport Area Leaving 350 Homeless
A devastating blaze in the Lakeport section of Laconia New Hampshire results in nearly 100 buildings burned and about 160 acres scorched. The Wood Hosiery mill boiler room started the fire which rapidly spread to the Bouls and Garrell lumber plant and the Laconia Electric Light works, destroying all three within an hour and causing an estimated 400000 dollars in losses and 350 people to become homeless. In another note German Consul Max Weber at El Paso refused to pay head tax for himself and a German nobleman delaying entry into the United States until a tourist paid the fee.
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Laconia
N. H
Lakeport
Bouls & Garrell Company
Laconia Electric Light Company
Hi Paso
Tex
Max Weber
United States
Weber
Tornadoes and Wind Ravage Plains and Midwest
News briefs report a Kansas tornado damaging farm property near Wellington with injuries to eight family members, a Lincoln wind storm causing extensive damage in the wholesale district, a severe prairie gust in Wichita, and a Chicago fireman injured after an incident aboard a rear coach. Portland, Oregon police also capture M Y Leasia, wanted for murder of his father in law.
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Lincoln
Liteon
Submerged SHIAS flood devastates Salina Kansas rail lines
May 27 Salina Kansas endures the worst flood in history with four inches of rain in 24 hours. About 100 families displaced as the northwestern city area floods. Rail lines flooded, trains rerouted, tracks washed out, and station yards surrounded by water. Wheat fields turned to inland seas. crops ruined. homes deserted.
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Salina
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Lincoln
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Limon Junction
Colo
Manhattan
Chicago Waiters Strike Threat Prompted by Union Demands
Chicago reports say waiters and hotel workers may strike as the Hotel Men's and Restaurant Keepers' association denounces union demands as exorbitant. A 4,000-member strike threat follows a union schedule demanding higher wages across all hotel and restaurant staff.
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Chicago
Joseph Belfield
Sherman House
Beifield
Hotel Men's and Restaurant Keepers' Association
St Louis Strike Situation and Kentucky Jail Under Military Control
In St Louis the strike outlook for warehouse men and freight handlers remains unchanged with a believed settlement for the warehouse workers offset by the freight handlers under military control. In Jackson Kentucky Judge Redwine ordered the jail under military control, jailer Spencer handed keys to Colonel Williams, and inmates Jett and White are kept separate with restricted attorney communication.
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St. Louis
International Warehouse Men
Dail
Jackson
Redwine
Spencer
Williams
Jett
White
Switchmen Convention Adjourns in Indianapolis Meets Next Year
The annual switchmen convention adjourned in Indianapolis after deciding to meet there in two years The wage standard discussion was postponed to the next convention and the group condemned the employment of Negroes by railroads.
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Indianapolis
Militia Guard Negro Prisoner at Kaufman Texas
Two militia companies from Terrell and Dallas are ordered to Kaufman to guard a Negro accused of criminally assaulting a white woman. A mob gathered intent on burning the accused.
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Kaufman
Tex
Terrell
Dallas
Roosevelt Endorsement Approved by Ohio Senate Leader
Senator Hanna will not oppose endorsing President Roosevelt for another term at the Ohio Republican state convention. He received a telegram from Roosevelt expressing his desire for endorsement and communicated support. Senator Foraker praised Hanna’s stand and noted combined support from Ohio and other states would secure Roosevelt’s majority at the national convention. Nebraska Republicans fix Aug 18 for their state convention in Lincoln and back Roosevelt.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Roosevelt
Washington
Ohio
Foraker
Senate
Lincoln
Republican State Committee
Nebraska
Reliance Wins Again as Constitution Fails to Keep Pace
In a 30 mile race at New York on May 27 the Reliance led across the finish line to win her second victory over the Columbia and first over the Constitution. The Constitution sailed a plucky race and outsailed the new boat on two legs, earning cheers for a strong showing. The Columbia was outclassed from the start and never challenged.
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Constitution
New York
Reliance
Columbia
President Roosevelt Heads to Montana from Spokane
President Roosevelt crossed from the Couer d Alene mining region into Washington, spurred by heavy crowds in Spokane. After a lengthy drive he addressed residents and visitors, then his train continued to Montana cities. Secretary Moody delivered a longer speech at Wallace, Idaho.
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Montana
Spokane
Roosevelt
Washington State
Idaho
Moody
Wallace
Ida
Murdock Wins Kansas Congress Seat By Wide Margin
Victor Murdock, Republican nominee, sweeps Kansas Seventh district, carrying all 36 counties and likely all 200 precincts. He defeats Democrat Charles F. Clyne by about 1,200 votes amid lighter turnout due to weather. Populist judge Babb shows little strength. In Los Angeles, Presbyterian assembly debates home missions and college aid, highlighted by Rev. Charles L. Thompson's strong denouncement of Mormonism.
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Murdock
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Victor Murdock
Congress
Charles F. Clyne
Judge Babb
Thompson
Los Angeles
Presbyterian General Assembly
Charles L. Thompson
New York
King Alfonso Inherits Millions Will Opens in Madrid
Madrid May 27 King Alfonso inherits 7500000 dollars from his grandfather King Francis. The will was opened about a month ago per the elder king's request that it be read twelve months after death. San Francisco May 27 Chief Engineer George L Dillman says Western Pacific Railway Beckwith Pass division is making splendid progress.
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Alfonso
Madrid
King Francis
Francis
San Francisco
George L. Dillman
Western Pacific Railway Company
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John O'Connor
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