Tornado Toll and Storm News Across Ohio and Pennsylvania
A severe midwestern storm struck parts of Sandusky and nearby towns with a tornado and heavy rain. Train casualties occurred as a caboose was crushed and several crewmen killed while barns and homes suffered structural damage. In Alabama and Kentucky reports detail a violent wind event and a large tobacco factory fire with substantial losses. Police and postal officials also tackle mail robberies linked to Oregon Arkansas.
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Ohio
Otte
Sandusky
Oelock
Wheeling
Lake Evie
Ponent
James Green
Greene
Polici
Jel
Diguinsta
Pennsylvania
Bencastle
Pas
Por
Nis
West Side
St. Mary’s
Bicycle Factory Fire in Toledo Area Causes Heavy Loss
A gas barrel explosion at the Dauntless Bicycle Factory in VYotano Ohio wrecked the building. The Toledo Machine and Tool Works suffered loss of patterns worth 40,000 dollars with 30,000 dollars insured. A second blast at 1 30 a m caused walls to fall. Total bicycle factory loss estimated at 110 000 with 75 000 insurance. surrounding property damaged 2 000 fully insured.
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Vyotano
Ohio
Dauntless Bicyele
Toledo Machine and Tool Works
Dauntless
Vancouver mayor receives Toronto letter on women shortage
A Toronto written appeal claims a 40,000 shortfall of women in the Northwest territories and British Columbia and proposes sending healthy young women west to balance the population. It seeks a Vancouver home to receive and distribute these young women for British Columbia.
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Vancouver
Be. Co
Toronto
Stytistics
Nortwest Territories
British Columbia
Stern Canada
Fatal Philadelphia Fire at Pennsylvanian Depot
In Philadelphia two railroad firemen were crushed to death and several injured when the Pennsylvania Railroad depot at Thirty-Second and Market Streets collapsed on workers on a slanting roof. The blaze destroyed many company records with overall losses around $220,000. Pullman coaches suffered about $120,000 in damage and the depot and shed about $100,000.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania R Railway Company
Market Streets
Murder in Michigan: Body Found in Black River
A fisherman found Enos W. Lawrence 41 in Black River with feet bound, sack over head and arms, strap through mouth, and iron weight. Skull fracture and other injuries noted. Lawrence was last seen two weeks earlier and reportedly headed north. Motive unknown.
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Michigan
Hontana
Mich
Black River
Enos W. Lawrence
Coronation Crowns Carriage Parade Through St Petersburg
Thousands witnessed the removal of imperial crowns and regalia from the winter palace for conveyance to Moscow for the Czar’s coronation. A grand cortege of state carriages led by the master of ceremonies featured guardsmen with drawn swords and a broad military display signaling the splendor to come in Moscow.
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Moscow
Loxpoxn
Times
St. Petersburg
Murder in Chicago Ties to Painter Strike at Patek Smith & Co
In Chicago at 51 Market Street John I. Smith of Patek Smith & Co, painters and decorators, was killed by five men after inviting him outside. The attackers fled. Smith died instantly. A bitter winter painters strike is linked to the motive. In Mont Heavern a mine explosion at Broadwater mines near Nelhart killed seven and injured eighteen, with causes attributed to a miner’s light spark. In New Bedford a Gloucester fishing schooner J W Campbell sank off Long Island. nine crewmen lost, seven survivors rescued by the Norman after drifting all day and night.
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Chicago
ChcAco
John I. Smith
Market Street
Patek, Smith & Co
Smith
Hevtrena
Mont
Broadwater
Nelhart
New York
New Bedford
Mass
Gloucester
Long Island
J. W. Campbell
Norman
Proposed Bicycle Trust Heads Revealed In Connecticut
George Pope of Pope Manufacturing Co denies any interest in a bicycle syndicate said to form with headquarters at Toledo. He cannot confirm if two or three large U S bicycle firms would join the trust. A second note says a shot across the bow may target the Pacific mail steamer City of Paris as it heads to Central American ports under Capt Russell.
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Bicycle Trust
Harironp, Conn
George Pope
Pope Manufacturing Company
Toledo
United States
San Francisco
Pacific Mail
City of
Paris
Russell
Saloonkeeper Shot by Burglars in Indiana
Leo Hirth, a rand saloonkeeper of Inpra Anapours Indiana, was shot through the heart during a burglary at his home. He died almost instantly as the burglars, who also threatened his wife, escaped.
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Inpra Anapours
Leo Hirth
Rand
Llirth
Groce
Wreck on Rail Wounds Three at Geneva Pennsylvania
A broken rail on the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio line near Geneva Pennsylvania wrecked a freight train. Two men were killed and three others seriously injured. Railroad officials investigated the fatal crash and secured the wreck site. Emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Mmapinter
New York, Pensylvania and Ohio
Geneva
Weekly Bank Statement Shows Reserve Increase
New York weekly bank statement reports a reserve rise of 208000 dollars and banks hold 18188000 dollars in excess of legal requirements.
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New York
Bradstreet's Review on Trade and Exports This Week
Bradstreet's notes favorable weather boosts demand for summer clothing and cotton machinery moving south. American buyers active. highlights include hardware, machinery, locomotives, grain release from Chicago, Tacoma exports to Pacific and South Africa. Wheat and flour exports total 2 017 000 bushels. Indian corn 1 074 000. US business failures total 219 to 231 weekly, below quarterly average.
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Bradstreet
Weeix
Chicago
Tacoma
Pacific
South Africa
United States
Cuba to Issue Gold Bonds for Provisional Republic
The World reports Cuba plans a ten million dollar bond issue for the provisional republic with an initial 2.0 million debenture. Bonds in coupon form will pay gold interest in denominations 1000, 500, 100 and 30, due ten years after Spain’s evacuation, with revenues pledged for principal and interest. Redemption may be delayed up to six months after evacuation. bids under 60 percent of face value rejected.
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Cuba
New York
Savana
Spain
Keystrokes of Crime In Brooklyn and Chicago Fireworks Blast
New York headlines report Patrick Merrick killing his wife in their Brooklyn home after an earlier suspicion of infidelity. A voice from the house recalls cries and multiple shots ending in instantaneous death. Separate Chicago coverage details a fireworks factory explosion near Gross Point killing two workers and wounding six, with a missing woman presumed dead and several injured.
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Mrs. Merrick
Fred
ChicaGo
Chicago Fireworks Company
Gross Point
Annie Loree
Nicholas Boree
Big Thieves are Caught in London Extradition Sought
London police arrest two men named William Dunlap and Wim turner a valet and footman who recently left a New York gentleman's service. Unset diamonds worth 15000 dollars and jewelry valued at 75000 dollars are found in their room. They are believed to have robbed their employer I Town send Burden of New York. U.S. embassy in London asks Olney for extradition papers. A jeweler's tip led to the gems.
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London
William Dunlap
Wim ‘Turner
New York
I. Townsend Burden
United States
Olney
Ced
Duel threat shadows Valparaiso clerical caucus clash
The clerical party caucus in Valparaiso grew stormy as Joaquin Walker Martinez and Jose Tacornal exchanged bitter insults. Tacornal sent seconds to arrange a duel, prompting leaders to intervene. The dispute risks splitting the party and shocks supporters.
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Valparaiso
Cliliz
Ecaucus
Joaquin Walker Martinez
Jose Tacornal
Martinez
Chief Black Hawk Dies in Wisconsin Wigwam
News from Black River Falls Wisconsin reports Chief Black Hawk aged 100 is dying at his Wigwam nine miles north of Muir child He is the last of his race and a direct descendant of the famed 1832 War Chief Black Hawk The aging leader has led the Winnebago remnant for decades
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Black Hawk
Black River Fallns
Wis
Muirchild
Lightning Kills and Injures Many in Michigan Home
In Wallace Michigan two bolts of lightning struck the Andrew Olson residence killing a boy and a girl aged six and six respectively. Mrs. Olson and Mr. Olson were fatally hurt while another child and Mrs. Anderson a caller were badly injured.
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MaRrinerre
Wis
Andrew Olson
Wallace
Mich
Olson
Anderson
Verdict against the Crathie steamer owners
The owners of the British steamer Crathie are condemned to pay 565,500 florins to the North German Lloyd Company for the sinking of the Elbe by collision on January UX 1505, causing the loss of 888 lives.
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Rnorrverpam
North German Lloyd Company
Salem Ladies Stand Against Blind Pigs in South Dakota
Deputy Marshal Ash arrests Harry Woodface after Salem women obtain a warrant over illegal liquor. He is handcuffed and jailed as spectators watch. The women claim a victory and vow to uncover where the firewater came from.
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Salem
United States
Ash
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Huron
Harry Woodface
Woodface
Saloon Decision Sparks Confusion Over Prohibitory Law
A Yankton case clarifies that no conflict exists between city charter power to suppress tippling shops and the prohibitory liquor law. Cities may impose additional restrictions and fines used as license-fee substitutes for regulat ing the illegal traffic, the ruling notes. Other items: bids for a six inch artesian well at the Lower Brule agency school farm and a monument to Iron Nation at Medicine Creek.
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Supreme Court
Yankton
Formiat
Indian Bureau
Indian Avent ‘Freen
Chow Creek
Lower Brule
Yankton Agency
Wse
Iron Nation
Hey
Medicine Creek
Better Than Mo In South Dakota Letter Warns Readers
In a Le Mars Missouri correspondence Thomas Nickell argues that any man earning a living in South Dakota would be better off staying. He notes land values favor South Dakota, with a quarter section worth a fall section in Missouri, while Yankton Reserve cabins are rising on the prairie as the reservation fills.
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Clauron
Thomas Nickell
le Mars
South Dakota
Missouri
Consecration of O Gorman at St Patrick's Church
Cardinal Satolli officiated as consecrator with 159 bishops and priests in attendance at St Patrick's Church Sioux Falls for Thos O Gorman's consecration as head of the episcopal see. Thousands outside unable to enter heard the ceremony as Archbishop Ireland spoke. Bishop O Gorman and clergy later dined and prepared to depart for his new field of duty.
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O'Gorman
Son
St. Patrick'’s Church
Thos. O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
Northwest
Messrs
Eaton
Janes V. Maloney
Ella €. Green
Pickler
South Dakota
Cardinal Satolli
Marty and
Keane
Ireland
St. Paul
Gorman
Washington
Ninety Six Indictments Reported by Sioux Falls Grand Jury
The Sioux Falls grand jury dismissed on the 16th handed down seventy three true bills, added to twenty three previous, totaling ninety six indictments in one week. Most are against white men for violations of the lumber culture act, with officials aiming to curb the offenses. Also discussed is possible retirement of Judge Svipp and speculation on successors including Judge Carland or Bartlett Tripp, tied to President Cleveland.
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United States Grand Jury
Sioux Falls
Svipp
Yankton
Judgeton
Carland
Bartlett Tripp
United States
Austria-Hungary
Cleveland
Tripp
Aftewards
Kyle
Austria
Injunction Sought Against Regents in Pierre Case
Ex congressman George Matthews visited Pierre to urge a permanent injunction against HE Sheldon and OB Smedley recently named to the board of regents. The supreme court set April 30 to show cause why the injunction should not be granted and declined a temporary restraining order delaying their actions until then.
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George Matthews
Pierre
Supreme Court
He.j. Sheldon
O. B. Smedley
Board of Regents
Sheldon
Extension work begins on Northwestern Telephone line
The Northwestern Telephone Exchange at Sioux Falls reports work on the extension of its line will start immediately after St Paul’s notice. Right of way disputes arise as farmers demand high sums, a Lincoln County farmer holding out for 2000 dollars. Condemnation actions start and the company will post indemnity bonds to proceed.
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Northwestern Telephone Exchange
Sioux Falls
St. Paul
Lincoln County
Beznun
Fortifications Bill Passed and Senate Debates Defense
The House approved a fortifications appropriation of about 11.9 million dollars as part of long term defense plans for twenty seven seaports since 1886. The Senate debated bond issues and coast defenses while the House considered appointments to soldiers homes and other military bills.
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House
Endicott Commission
Senate
Squire
Rep
Wash
Hill
Williamb. Franklin
Connecticut
Thomas J. Henderson
Illnois
George L. Beale
Maine
Gen. W. Steele
Indias
National Soldiers’ Homes
Mr. Blue
Gen. Franklin
Him
Co. Smith
Leavenworth
Kan
O. Howard
Blue
Gov. Smith
Hull
Board of Managers
Bhre
Unite States
Paris
William B. Franklin
National Trede For Disabled Volunteers
OL Howard
Pranklin
Cobb
Alabama
Tarsney
Aldrich
Illinois
van Horn
Missouri
Allen
Gear
Foote
Clouse
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Representative Cogswell
Massachusetts
Cogswell
Cannon
Talbert
Dem
South Carolina
Cannon (Repo Oof Milnois
Mer
Ippoint
Sandow Rides a Wheel In Strongman Display
Over the past year Sandow has become a devoted bicyclist and a stronger strongman at Proctor's Palace. He increased his single finger lift from 600 to 750 pounds, lifted a 255 pound dumbbell with one hand, and raised his harness lift from 4,800 to 6,100 pounds, showing notable gains.
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Sandow
Proctor’s Pleasure Palace
Land of the Boers Fact Sheet Highlights
Geli was found there in 1886 as the country enjoyed independence since 1852. An 1880s London convention recognized the republic. About two thirds of Christians are Dutch Reformed. Some 20 000 farms grow wheat and tobacco. Johannesburg is the largest town with about 15 000 people. Pretoria has a placeholder amount.
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Geli
London
Republic
Dutch Reformed Church
Johannesburg
Pretoria
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