Destructive Sunday Storm Ravages Minnesota Farms
Rochester Minnesota August 6 a fierce wind and hail storm devastated farms across the region. Crops hay and grain suffered incalculable damage. A Hinrington stock farm near Minneapolis reports complete loss with remaining grain unsalvageable. Ten inch hail battered houses and windows while farmers seek replacement glass and twine.
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Rochester
Minn
Dresser Valley
A. Hinrington
Minneapolis
Windom Bank Officials Survive Spirit Lake Storm
In Windom Minnesota on Sunday Cashier Smith and Vice President Collins of the Cottonwood County Bank nearly lost their lives with their wives during a violent hail storm at Spirit Lake. Their carriage was torn by hail and a leather valise punctured. They were badly cut and later returned home by rail in a frightful condition. Nearby Lyons Osceola and surrounding counties suffered extensive damage including killed livestock destroyed crops and blown down houses.
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Windom
Minn
Smith
Collins
Cottonwood County Bank of
Spirit Lake
Crandall’s
Mason City
Iowa
Lyons
Osceola
Dickinson
Emmet
Winnebago
Destructive cyclone wrecks farm house in Webster County
A cyclone struck southern Webster County on Sunday evening blowing up a large frame farm house owned by Joseph Shaker. The structure was lifted from its foundation and overturned leaving only the cellar roof. The Shaker family sheltered in the cellar and escaped injury.
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Fort Dopee
Iowa
Webster County
Joseph Shaker
Serious railroad wreck near Port Kent kills and injures
A Delaware and Hudson freight collision near Port Kent New York leaves seven cars derailed. engine destroyed. engineer bruised. fireman head injuries possibly fatal. Flagman blamed for failing to stop the second train. Also reports drownings in New York bay and a North Dakota siege. and Alabama elects Democratic slate.
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Osu
Plattsport
N. Y
Delaware and Hudson
Port Kent
Long
Connors
Long’s
King
Whitehead
Attendance Boosted as House Revokes Leaves of Absence
Washington August 6 Members returned to their seats after a house resolution revoked leaves of absence. Telegram responses from 160 absentees suggest more will attend by morning, creating a favorable prospect for a quorum and significant business ahead. Conferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill met several hours, refining differences between houses. Senate postoffice committee discussed the anti lottery bill and referred it to a subcommittee amid questions on congressional power over mail matters.
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Washington
Senate
Downfall of Mormonism in Salt Lake City Election
Aug. 6 Salt Lake City liberals swept the city ticket by 300 to 600 margins, breaking Mormon influence. The Liberal majority of 995 over combined Mormon and Labor tickets sparked celebrations with drum corps parades. Churches had Sunday night ticket drives as elders urged straight-ticket voting.
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Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Utah
Negroes in the Alliance Grow to 35000 Members in South Carolina
Columba August 6 The Colored Farmers alliance reports about 35000 members in South Carolina. The organization aims at mutual benefit and may engage in politics if needed. A large state gathering is planned at Aitken Tuesday with a secret conference to align alliance candidates. Tillman is expected to be endorsed and congressional hopefuls named for the First Second and Seventh districts.
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South Carolina
CoLumbra
8. C
Colored Farmers’ Alliance
State Alliance
Powers
Aitken
Till Man
Congress
Breckinridge to Be Ousted by House Election Panel
Washington Aug 6 The house committee on elections adopted a resolution declaring the seat of Breckinridge of Arkansas vacant. The resolution and the committee reports will be sent to the house in a few days. J Marsh was the only Democratic member present.
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Mmittee
Washington
House Committee On Elections
Breckinridge
Arkansas
House
J. Marsh
Clarkson Will Emigrate From United States
A Herald special from New York reports John S. Clarkson plans to leave the United States after retiring as first assistant postmaster general in September. He aims to go to Japan to join a large commercial firm backed by American and foreign capital.
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Japan
ChicaGo
Herald
New York
John S. Clarkson
United States
Clarkson
Iowa
East
Quesigh of Police and Navy Yard Debate Surfaces in Senate Tarif Talk
A substitute resolution by Mr Cummins asks Secretary of the Navy for reasons behind increasing the Kittery yard force. Cummins defends public morality, accuses partisan aims, cites Allison and Hiscock, notes repairs for Lancaster and Monongahela. Boutelle jokes on sensationalism. naval affairs committee backs the appropriation.
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Washington
Ang. G
McKinley
Committee On Rules
House
Cummins
Secretary of the Navy
Kittery Navy Yard
Allison
Hiscock
Kittery Yard
Monongahela
Public Service
Kittery Yards
Congress
New Hampshire
Committee On Naval Affairs
New York
Cummings
Boutelle
Maine
Congress of the United States
Tariff and the Farmer in Senate Debate
Washington August 6 The senate considered the tariff bill focusing on glassware duties. Senator Berry attacked the bill saying it is a false pretence that raises taxes while claiming relief, and Wisconsin Senator Wilson rebutted with data on farm prices and debt. Iowa mortgaged farm figures were disputed by the governor. Also noted is the death of James McMillan, Redwood County representative.
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Iowa
Senate
Washington
Berry
Grover Cleveland
Congress
Wilson
Fort Dodge
Towa
Als Spooner
Paddock
Butler
Dismissals Of Knights on New York Central Route
General Manager Toucey reports twenty five to thirty conductors brakemen and foremen dismissed on the New York Central between Albany and New York City most were Knights of Labor grievance committee members. Company says all officers are capable to run the road and excuses dismissals as a dull season weed out less useful men. E J Lee Albany master workman among the dismissed amid Knights hints of pressure for terms.
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Toucey
E. J. Lee
Assembly
Albany
Patriarchs Militant Opens with 150000 Visitors in Chicago
In Chicago, about fifty thousand visitors including women have arrived to join the Odd Fellows cantonment. Gen Underwood and aides plan a busy schedule as cantons arrive by train, with 50 to 150 men per canton. At 2 p.m. prize work begins by Class A teams in the enclosure opposite the auditorium. Carpenter Convention Proceedings note reports and committee appointments as the Brotherhood weighs absorbing the American branch.
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Chicago
Odd Fellows
Underwood
Los Angeles
Ohio
Carpenter Convention
Curiaco
The
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners
Meanness to sick girl shocks Le Mans council
In Le Mans Iowa a German merchant sheltered a sick girl, later denying knowledge of her where abouts. The doctor says diphtheria and the girl 16 is confined in an old shed behind a house, fed and given medicine by others but she must fetch them herself. City officials plan to place the girl in care as authorities investigate. Also Denver reports an explosion at a chemical supply office injuring bystanders and badly burning the president J O Bosworth.
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le Mans
Iowa
Denver
Colo
J. O. Bosworth
Argentine turmoil deepens as Pellegrini weighs resignation
Times report from Buenos Ayres notes Vice President Pellegrini threatens to resign. Celman offers cabinet posts to opposition leaders who decline. Regimental factions reconcile and vow unity. Naval officers resume commands and Cellman’s offer of autonomy to the city is refused.
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London
The
Times Dispatch
Buenos
Kaiser William Sails in Cowes Yacht Race
Emperor William travels from breakfast to Cowes with the Prince of Wales and boards the Aline for the queen s cup race at the Cowes regatta under Royal Yacht Club auspices. Conditions are warm with light wind and uncertain prospects for the race.
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Kaiser William
Lospon
Emeror William
Cowes
Prince of Wales
Aline
Royal Yacht Club
No Fraud in St. Paul Acknowledges Error in Census Claims
A Washington dispatch to The Pioneer Press reports Superintendent Porter retracts his fraud accusations in the St. Paul census as based on an erroneous basis He does not yet indicate action on the recount order The Wick town council awards the freedom of Wick to Andrew Carnegie of Pittsburgh
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St. Paul
Washington
Pioneer Press
Porter
Attacks, Mob Fights Reported in Separate Cities
San Antonio special reports Shafter Texas attacked by twenty five Mexicans. State Ranger J F Graves killed and Deputy Sheriff Lee wounded while attempting arrests. posse from Marfa sent to pursue marauders as Shafter reportedly sacked and burned. In Bound Brook New Jersey a gravel pit battle between Italians over a love affair leaves two dead and others wounded. five arrests made with more expected.
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New York
San Antonio
Texas
Shafter
Presidio County
J.F. Graves
Lee
Marfa
New Jersey
Bownnp Brook
N. J
Bound Brook
Italy
A Work of Revenge Burns Chicago Furniture Factory
In Chicago at Rohn & Wilder's Maxwell street factory a four story frame building and its contents were destroyed by fire at 3 a.m. A nearby stable ignited, two horses perished, and the loss runs about $30,000 with no insurance. Proprieties allege incendiary motive linked to discharged workmen who threatened revenge.
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Chicago
Chicaco
Rohn & Wilder
Maxwell Street
Trouble in the Soup at No 724 Clark Avenue
A string of bloody tragedies unfolds in St Louis Missouri with a divorced husband Fritz Korl epple killing his wife Justinna Burkhardt, her son Richard Hock, and then fatally shooting himself. Burkhardt is gravely wounded as the killer dies instantly. The prior Nebraska case reports Hans Hansen killing his wife and then hanging himself, while Illinois reports Herbert Wyman killing George Krouse by mistake after misidentifying him as Joseph Dockendorf at a picnic.
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St. Lows
Clark Avenue
Justinna Burkhardt
Fritz Korlepple
Milwaukee
Korlepple
Minpen
Neb
Hans Hansen
Hansen
Jouet
Herbert Wyman
George Krouse
Joseph Dockendorf
Wyman
Dockendorf
Krause
Two women thrash Springfield editor over article
In Springfield Ohio on August 6 editor E T Cummins of the Springfield Budget was attacked Sunday night by Sue McDonald and Louise Snyder. The women, described as large and muscular, beat the small editor with their fists after he published an article reflecting on them. The incident left his face resembling a raw beef steak.
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Springfield
Ohio
E. T. Cummins
Sue McDonald
Louise Snyder
Mr. Cummins
Confesses His Guilt in Express Robbery Case
William Gray, a man jailed at Donald for stealing 3000 dollars from United States Express in Hurles Wis, has confessed. Mr Depons, express superintendent, travels from Chicago to pursue the case. Gray carried about 2100 dollars when arrested.
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Winsipeg
William Gray
Nau
Donald
United States Express Company
Hurles
Wis
Mr. Depons
Express Company
Chicago
Gray
Vilas as governor candidate in Wisconsin and other notes
The Northwest reports Vilas may run for Wisconsin governor while Hoavensin opposes Goy. A pardon releases Alpe heimer, convicted in 1887 for Albert Buelow's death in Bury Portage county. Minneapolis groups seek formation of an operation for mineral lands owned by George F. Warner and others in Itasca county Minnesota, as a farmer dies after a wind farm accident near Warner. A Grand Forks school district reorganization is approved by a special election. Dakota emigration to Manitoba is urged by a Dominion department agent. Amelia Kerhoff, 20, dies after accidentally shooting herself while handling a revolver. A man named Ben jamin Clark is found near Kent with a fatal skull fracture. foul play suspected. Harvest labor demand rises in the Dakotas. hundreds of laborers sought for Great Northern track. Drowned children Willie and Freddie Preston in Ambler, Pa. Philadelphia population at 1,044,894. A brutal assault on John A. Sneed in Bridgeport, Ill., with likely fatal results. Foreign notes report mine explosion deaths in St Etienne, cholera measures in Egypt, and many tourist fatalities from climbing Austrian peaks. German sailors aboard Hohenzollern mingle with English sailors on the Isle of Wight during the emperor's visit.
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Vilas
Wisco
Cat
Ae Hoavensin
Goy
Hoard
Alpe
Heimer
Albert Buelow
Bury
Vista
Portage County
Wis
Minneapolis
Opera Mineral Lands
George F. Warner
Itasca County
Minn
John A. Dennis
Manitoba
United States Railway and Land Companies
Ontario
Amelia Kerhoff
Humbold Town
Amon
Kent
Benjamin Clark
Dakotas
St. Paul
Street Railway Company
North Dakota
Willie
Freddie Preston
Ambler
Wissahickon
Philadelphia
Bridgeport
Ill
John A. Sneed
St. Etienne
France
Egypt
Hohenzollern
Isle of Wight
Latest Market Reports From Major Grain and Livestock Centers
St Paul stockyards hogs and cattle prices mixed with light and heavy ranges. Chicago live stock reports list hogs 8.05 to 3.95, cattle and sheep values varied by type and grade. Kansas City cattle and hog quotes show steers at 3.25 to 64.15, hogs at 9.55, lambs 4.85 to 5.85. Grain prices across Minneapolis and Chicago markets feature wheat No 1 hard and northern bids, corn and oats varying by grade, with on track quotes and receipts noted. Receipts total 18 cars. Market tone described as weak but closing steady.
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St. Paul Union
Esa
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Paul
Dalath
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