Devastating cyclone leaves Tennessee Mississippi towns in ruin
Nashville reports at least 80 deaths and over 100 injured from a sweeping cyclone and multiple tornadoes across Tennessee Mississippi and Arkansas. Columbia Maury County suffered 40 dead and about 50 injured while La Vergne saw 35 homes destroyed and major buildings leveled. Arkansas Mississippi and Ohio sections report widespread property damage and numerous missing or killed as relief crews work through isolated areas. The storm also disrupted communications and rails hampering casualty updates.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Mississippi
Mississipp
Arkansas
Columbia
Maury County
Louisville & Nashville
Nolensville
LaVergne
Here
George Robertson
Memphis
Missinsippi
Tunica
Lula
Hernando
Hamlin Place
Mernando
Guy's Plantation
John Guy
Guy
Tracy
J. B. Higgins
Marshall
la Grange
MacArthur outlines wider war effort in Philippines
Manila reports Gen. MacArthur says U.S. presidential election had no bearing on push against Filipinos. Troop strength to about 70,000 with new recruits and veterans returning from China. He favors a standing army of 7,500 with potential growth, and enlarges forces in Gen Young and Gen Hughes sectors. He notes heavy reinforcements to Panay and planned column movements in southern Luzon as better roads and seasons aid operations.
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Manila
MacArthur
United States
China
Mnest
Young
Hughes
Panay
Luzon
Senators Davis In Ill Health As Dread Grows
St Paul Nov 22 The prognosis for Senator Davis worsens as his condition advances with fever and rapid pulse while he remains able to take nourishment. Doctors have shown little hope of recovery, though some hopeful observers cite brief moments of strength. Two fishermen drowned in Saginaw Bay when a sudden storm capsized their boat near shore.
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St. Paul
Minn
Davis
Davi
Senator Davis
Bay City
Mich
Frank Benway
This City
William McKay
Kawkawlin
Saginaw Bay
Murder of two elderly women near Charlotte shocks city
In Charlotte on Tuesday night Viola Colley and her niece Jane Cath Colley were murdered in their isolated home five miles from the city. The bodies were burned after a robbery as investigators found the dwelling ransacked seeking money, with about 200 dollars believed to be saved. The case lacks any clue to the killers. Meanwhile New York state’s population was listed as 7,208,012, up from 5,097,959 in 1890, a 21.4 percent rise. Springfield saw the I C O B Illinois grand lodge elect J R Kewley as grand master.
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Charlotte
N. C
Viola Colley
Jane Cath Colley
New York
Washington
State of
Congress Moves to Cut War Revenue by 30 Million
Washington reports Ways and Means progress on a war revenue bill aimed at a 30.9 million dollar annual reduction. President and Secretary Gage favor the cut, with briefs from interested parties but no hearings yet. Reciprocity talks with Russia under way amid fears of tariff disputes and possible changes in sugar duties.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Gage
United States
Russia
Treasury
Treasury of Data
Ment
Kasson
Cassini
Disinheritance ruling in Vanderhilt case shocks Ohio courts
A court construed Abram Gwynne's will to disinherit both Gill and Vanderhilt from their wives' estates, after Mrs. Gwynne died without written consent. The decision affects the heirs of Cornelius Vanderhilt and Mrs. Gill amid ongoing litigation over estate rights.
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Hoth
Cincinnati
Dude Jelke
Cornelius Vanderhilt
Amly
Gill
Abram Gwynne
Mire, Vanderhilt
Vanderbilt
Train Hold Up Near Gifford Station Angers Little Rock
North bound passenger train No 56 on the St Louis Iron Mountain & Southern railway was stopped by five masked robbers near Gifford Station 49 miles south of Little Rock. They used dynamite to blow the express car door, injuring messenger L D Avery of St Louis. They failed to blow the safe, taking about 100 dollars from the way safe as they fled. No passengers were harmed.
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Little Rock
Ark
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
Gifford Station
L. D. Avery
St. Louis
Death of a Maternal Leader in Knights of Honor
B F Nelson supreme reporter for the Knights of Honor died Wednesday night at his home from an stomach ailment. The St Louis burial occurred after heavy local tributes from lodge members and family.
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St. Louis
B. F. Nelson
The
Knights of Honor
Lord Roberts Injured In Horse Accident Report
London reports state Lord Roberts was thrown from a horse Sunday, bruised but not fatally injured. War Office says no details yet. Rober ts dispatches suggest he is continuing duties. Also Nebraska results show McKinley 121,835 to Bryan 131,013. votes in partial tally. A new steamer Fife in Belle Isle wreck costs 100000 with no lives lost. crew saved. Jessie Morrison stands trial for killing Mrs Castle in Eldorado.
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London
The
Evening Standard
Lord Roberts
War Office
Daily Telegraph Iearns
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
McKinley
Bryan
Deitrich
Poynter
St. Johns
N. F
Fife
Reid
Coast Service
Straits of Belle Isle
Regan
Eldorado
Kan
Jessie Morrison
G. Olin Castle
Aransas
The Real Thing and Wise Saying Clip
A mixed quotation item from Atebixon Globe and Chicago Daily News contrasts royal prerogative with a daughter's homecoming to reveal her baby, followed by a proverb about wisdom and silence from the Wise Man.
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Atebixon Globe
Chicago Daily News
Envoys Fail to Resolve Tang Siang Conflict at Peking Talks
Foreign envoys’ meeting breaks down with a disagreement delaying negotiations. Jiung Chang seeks to learn if powers will permit degrading punishment for Chinese officials. Reports say German and Italian columns burn villages to the north. Gen Tong Fuh Siang with 16,000 regulars in Hu-Jangy Pu. Kalgan expedition forces reinforce after allies fear attacking Ho in Hsuengjiao. Gates barricaded as German troops move outside foreign limits near the arsenal in Shanghai.
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Peking
Shanghai
Hav
Jiung Chang
Fenr
Tong Fuh Siang
Berlin
Prince Tuan
Tung Fuh Siang
Hu-Jangy Pu
London
Hsueng- Jiao
Taotai
Railroads expect heavy fruit output from California
A digest of current events notes California railroads anticipate a large fruit harvest. Reports cover political moves in Pennsylvania, Cuban constitutional proceedings, and various international incidents affecting gas supplies, naval activity, and diplomacy.
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California
Stone
Pennsylvania
Quay
Ind
Chicago
Kruger
Marseillen
Theresa Keating
Rochester
N.Y
Choate
Foreign Office
Hong Kong
Congress
Balmoral
Great Lakes
J. C. W. Beckham
Kentucky
Jean Raphael Fuqua
Owensboro
Ilinois Central
Ilanoig Federation of Labor
W. H. Moore
Missouri
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Grand Lodge of the
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Islands
Robert Wilcox
Independent Native Party
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Wis
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A. Seiffert & Co
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Lancaster
Itfield County
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