Cyclone devastates Eutaw churches and town buildings
A cyclone wrecked two churches the female academy and other buildings at Eutaw Alabama. Nine business houses and content a ct Bussey Indiana were destroyed by fire. The feature of the new note is a large Indian head in the center. Unprecedented rains have done great damage to cotton and corn in the southern states. The Mississippi River reached an exceptionally low stage. Every street in Mobile Alabama was submerged by a cloudburst up to five feet deep.
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Eutaw
Ala
Jed Gilmore
Granite
Kay
Jock Thomas
Keene
O'Brien
Fla
Smith
Estes G. Rathbone
Cuba
Beaver County
Vive-Gollar
Washington
Virginia
Rhode Island
Maryland
Colorado
South Dakota
St.Louis
Milwaukee
Charleston
Uerry K. Dutfield
Chicago
Ct Bussey
Tennessee Supreme Court
North Dakota
Minnesota
Stony Masons
Trujes
Gus Roblin
Akron
Tom Sharkey
Coney Islad
Juig M. Stein
South Bend
United States
Ohio Supreme Court
Mississippi
Mobile
World and Local News Roundup of Week’s Events
A broad, dated digest reports weekly financial totals from U.S. exchanges around two trillion dollars, drought devastation on North Dakota wheat, a Missouri River redirection at Ten Niger’s Neck, and multiple fatal incidents including a Kansas murder suicide and a Wiscons in church disaster. Additional items note fires, weather, stockpiles, and transport incidents across states, with several sports and crime mentions and a Harvard summer course transport for teachers.
Prominent figures and political moves noted in brief
Obits and nominations abound as judges, governors, and congressmen are listed among deaths from Fer mont to Indiana. Civil and foreign events include Roberts campaigns in Africa, American casualties in the Philippines, and imperial tensions with reports of eroding foreign policy.
Peiping advances and foreign ministers under guard in China
Advices recount allied forces advancing on Peking and the alleged capture of Admiral Seymour with foreign ministers under Chinese guard. Reports of Chinese decrees against foreign invasion, recovery of Seymour’s relief column near Tientsin, and plans for a foreign relief expedition. Also notes unrest in the Cape Colony, famine in India, and various political updates.
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Peking
Admiral Seymour
Lord Roberts
Free State
India
Wonen
Christian Temperance Union
Edinburgh
Lady Somerset
China
Canton
Admiral Kempit
Seymour
Tientsin
Adnafi
Chaffee
Cape Colony
Orange River
Washington
Gumey—Ane
Admiral Kempf
Tien‘tain
Chaffee to Lead In China New Forces
Washington June 97 The government ordered Brig. Gen. Adna Chaffee to command troops in China and proceed to Peking via San Francisco and Taku with aides. The move signals a strong force at the Chinese capital and a shift from Chefoo base.
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Washington
China
Adna BR. Chaffee
Chaffee
Meiklejohn
Chefoo
Vie Shanghai
Seymour
Shanghai
Wahsien
Woolley and Metcalf Nominees for Prohibition Party
Chicago June 29 The prohibition convention adjourned sine die after nominating John C. Woolley of Illinois for president and Henry B Metcalf of Rhode Island for vice president on the first ballots. Swallow declined the vice presidential honor after a brief conference with the Pennsylvania delegation. Swallow had been proposed for VP, but refused. The convention raised over 7000 in a brief fundraising burst and Woolley, born in Collinsville Illinois February 15 1847, is described as the Wendell Phillips of the party. Metcalf, seventy one, is a Providence savings bank president and Sunday school superintendent in Pawtucket RI.
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Chicago
John C. Woolley
Ilinois
Henry JS. Metcalf
Rhode Isand
Woolley
Silas C. Swatlow
Pennsylvania
Yale Johnson
Ecuciites
H. B. Metcalf
I. Caskardon
West Virginia
E. I. Eaton
Iowa
Metcalf
Me. Swallow
le Couvention
Swallow
Stewart
Nationsl Committee
John G. Woolley
Ulineis
Prohibition
Colinsville
Wesleyan University
Michigan Law School
Iiinole
Pariy, IM
Minneapolis
Ele
Wendell Phillips
Christian Party
Cornell Avenue
Hienry B. Metcalf
Rhode Island
Wile
Providence County Savings Bank
Church of Our Father
Pawtucket
R. 1
Prohibition Party
Siire
Nineteen-Ballot Nomination At Michigan GOP Convention
Grand Rapids June 29 The Republican state convention named its ticket after a long day of voting with Biss winning on the nineteenth ballot for governor Col Aaron T Biss of Saginaw A. T. Biss has run at every convention since 1890s He served in the Tenth New York Cavalry and later became a Michigan lumber businessman and congressman from the Eighth District.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Biss
Col
Aaron T Biss
Baginow
C. W. Robinson
Houghton
Pred M. Warute
Farmington
Daniel McCoy
Powgy S. Powers
Cadillac
N. M. Oren
Bout Ste. Marie
Edward Wildley
Pownaw
Delos Fall
Albion
Board of Education
Joe
Thomipson
Obeeola
Col. Biss
Pingree
Tenth New York Cavalry
Michigan
Saginaw
House of Representatives
Boer War Dispatches and Local Nominations
From Pretoria Lord Roberts reports a small mounted force outgunned at seven miles north of Sonekal, burning the laager with three wounded. Baden-Powell notes the capture of Boer rebel Ray in the Istenberg district as 300 Tiff More and 1,400 inferior rifles seized. In Ohio, Speaker Henderson renominated by acclamation at the Third district Republican convention for a tenth term. a thunderstorm in Newark leaves one dead, and a city street shooting shocks residents.
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Tandon
Lord Roberts
Hunter
Ton Hamilton
Heidelberg
Frankfort
Baden-Powell
Ray
Iustenberg
Henderaon
Lenferson
Third District
Eushisiogin
Henderson
Alschuler for Governor and Chicago platform split
Springfield Alabama June 27 the Democratic convention nominated Governor Samuel Als chuler of Aurora for governor with Elmer E Perry for lieutenant governor James F O Donnell as secretary of state and George B Parsons as auditor General F Dunlap and James Todd named trustees for the University of Illinois platform approved condemns the McKinley administration and Philippine policy while also noting the party split over the Chicago platform Prohibition convention in Chicago nominated a full ticket and condemned the army canteen policy Manila action reports a Fortieth regiment detachment suffering nine killed two officers and ten wounded in Mindanao June 14 after ambushes and traps set by Filipino forces.
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Springfield
Samuuel Alschuler
Aurora
Elmer E. Perry
Brown County
James F. O'Donnell
Bloomington
Audrigy
George B. Parsons
Shawneetown
F. Dunlap
Jacksonwile
James Todd
Cook
Trustees of
University
Ktnot
McKinley
Philippines
Hberty
Indersea
Garrison
Chicago
Vale
Bryan Fox
WY. Barnes
John A. Henderson
B. J. Radford
James A. Stone
H. C. Tunnison
F. §. Regan
Tlinois State University
Mea
Evira
Stewart
Mra
Clara Hartford
J. E. Billinger
Manila
Fortieth
Thomas Millar
Tagayan de Misamis
Island of Mindanao
Tapayan
Heavy rains cause flood damage in Birmingham and district
Birmingham Alabama June 21 heavy rainfall in the past days has caused extensive damage. Total rainfall since April 1 reaches 24.92 inches compared with about 45 inches normally. Farming districts report fields soaked preventing work for weeks and crops suffering with cotton most affected while fruit and vegetables are rotting.
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Birmingham
Alo
Catton
Drought Breaks in Wisconsin and Storms Hit Cities
Drought ends near La Crosse after 1lter 8 protracted spell as heavy rain and lightning sweep the region up to 150 miles away. In La Crosse lightning strikes damage churches and buildings but no lives are lost. In Manila, nine insurgents including Geos and Pilar take allegiance to the government. Storms sweep Iowa and Des Moines with strong winds and rain causing crop damage. six children injured when a dwelling collapses in Whithrg.
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la Crosse
Wis
Lendera
Manila
Geos
Piegel Pilar
Concepcion
Garcia
Alvarez
Philippines
Towa
Tes Moines
Raitn
Loil
Whithrg
Seven Injured In Dust Box Explosion At Stundad Starch
In Kankakee on Wednesday morning an explosion in a dust box at Stundad Starch injured six girls and a boy in the packing department. Victoria Pepin suffered severe burns and inhaled flames, with her death feared. Also noted is the long career and safety record of conductor J. Henry Finchout, aged 81, who died at home after more than 60 years of service without an accident. A separate message from Chattanooga to London outlines pension commissioner Evans denying resignation rumors and a bid for Congress. In Winona, Minnesota, two boys aged 12 and six drowned while bathing after one wandered into a deep hole.
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T. H. ‘Thompson
Fermont Supreme Court
Irasburg
J. A
J C. Tull
Iowa
Lois §. Hall
Canton
John B. Butler
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Indianapolis
Worida Democrats
William §. Jennings
Jasper Tranels Cropsey
Hastings
John Philip Couradi
Baltimore
Lutheraarian
America
National Republican
New York
Chienzo
Henry Binebout
St. Paul
Andrew Dekns
Chicaygo
Martin J. Russell
Chiscago
Joel Heatarole
S. W. Smith
Ale Stackleford
Elizabethtown
Illinois
Denworsts
Arkansas
Duff Davis
Kankakee
Wedneyday
Vigtoria Pepin
Dera
Sb. Pil
Joe
Henry Finchout
Sie Gay
Jis
Chattanooga
Wigdale
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