Tornado Toll and Destruction Across Kirksville District
A tornado near Kirksville and Newtown Kansas City caused heavy damage with multiple deaths. Reports indicate fifteen dead in Newtown, extensive country losses, and charred ruins from a long, sweeping storm. Rescue efforts faced darkness and debris as homes and farms were destroyed. Local and rural areas suffered significant casualties with numerous injuries and missing persons.
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Newtown
Kansas City
Chillicothe
Kirksville
Tornado Devastates Kirksville And Newton Areas
Storm wreaks havoc across Kirksville and nearby Newton, with at least several dead and many injured. The disaster leaves one mile long one block wide paths of destruction, fires flare, and widespread debris stalls recovery as officials estimate heavy property losses and continue grim rescue efforts.
Filipinos Seek Peace as Truce Talks Open in Manila
Manila reports reveal negotiations begin for surrender terms with General Otis as Manuel Aguinaldo and Gen. Luna’s aide advance toward Manila. April 28 updates detail Calumpit fighting, MacArthur’s bombardment, and American advances across the Rio Grande, with losses on both sides and 3,000 Luna-led troops engaging near Apalit.
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Manila
Manuel Arguelese
Jose Bernal
Luna
Mae.Arthur
Otis
Funston
Lim
Calumpit Pade
Calumpit
Aguinaldo
MacArthur
Calumpic Church
Kin Grande
Gen. MacArthur
Rio Gramde
Phiuesday
Apalit
San Perningo
San Vincente
Montana Regiment
Wheaton
Col. Funston
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Montana
Virgh
Nebraska
Antonio Luna
Macabele
Than
Mrs George Goes Free after murder trial acquittal
Canton Ohio April 29 the jury acquitted Mrs George in a murder case after a 28 hour 43 minute deliberation. cheers rose from the crowd as she thanked the jurors and left the court. initial ballot showed four for guilty and eight for not guilty.
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Canton
George
Sloane Granted Absolute Divorce in New York
New York on Friday Justice Stover granted Abso lute divorce to Ample Henry T. Sloane from Jessie A. Sloane. The referee reported the corespondent unnamed. Custody of children Jessie, Amy and Eleanor awarded to Mr Sloane. He given right to marry. spouse barred from property rights. Remarriage of parties not prohibited. Separate matter Perry Belmont wed Mrs Sloane at Greenwich Conn. and transferred home valued at 4850,000 to State Trust Company with instructions to return to Mr Sloane.
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New York
Henry T. Sloane
Jessie A. Sloane
Stover
Supreme Court
Sloanes
Jessie
Nly
Eleanor
Mr. Sloane
Perry Belmont
Session votes against Negro representation in Sunday School body
AUlanta Ga April session of the International Sunday School convention reported against recommends granting Negroes representation on committees. Delegates note Latom allows each state. reports from baggage and finance committees and treasurer W Crosby of Delaware. Manila dispatch praises peace overtures from the Philippines. A spate of local items follows including a fatal shooting in Sharon Mississippi and a death of Mag Brown in Ohio.
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Atlauta
International
Latom
W. Ik. Crosby
Delaware
Toronto
Cuba
Japan
Hake Smith
Manila
Painful periods eased by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Belvidere New Jersey resident George Osman reports relief from weakness irregularities and backache after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related remedies. Other readers from Ohio Tennessee Pennsylvania Michigan share improved menstruation pain backache nervous symptoms and general well being after following Mrs Pinkham's advice and using the product.
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George Osman
Belvidere
Warren Co
N. J
Dean Maks
Pinchiau
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maccie P. Srine
New Berlin
Thave
S. Cedar Street
Owosso
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkhini
Annual Assembly Meetings and Cheap Excursions
Notice lists multiple church and educational gatherings from May to July in Denver, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles. It promotes cheap excursion rates via the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway with route suggestions via Omaha or Kansas City, and notes agent ticketing through the railway. Includes a long dialect interlude from the Cleveland Leader.
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Asien Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Denver
Cal
General Assembly
D Presbyterian Church
Minneapolis
Minn
National Baptist
San Francisco
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paul
B’y
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago
Chiawa
Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
Geo. H. Heafford
Genjeral
New York Central Earns Spotlight in Opinion
A western railway official lauds the New York Central passenger service as right in the middle and well begun. An transpacific steamship line officer compares it favorably to all trains, calling Lake Shore Limited unparalleled. The NY Central is hailed as America's Greatest Railroad by Duffale Commercial.
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Western Railway
New York Central
Lake Shore Limited
Duffale Commercial
Tipped On and the Broker Chat
A fragmented exchange notes a tip from customers and a broker’s remark, referencing Fehr and a remark about wealth. The lines mix quoted slang with newspaper provenance, including Philadelphia North American and Atchison Globe. The passage hints at a social exchange and media attribution in a clipped 19th or early 20th century style.
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Tam
Fehr
Philadelphia
California Fig Syrup Co. remedy claim and branding
The advertisement extols Synur or Pigs as a premier liquid laxative made by the California Fig Syrup Co. It highlights pleasant taste, gentle cleansing of kidneys, liver, and bowels, and claim of permanent relief from constipation. It notes ingredients include figs for taste and seava and other aromatic plants for medicinal effect and warns to buy only under the full company name to avoid imitations. It lists sales outlets and price 50c per bottle.
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CaurrorNta Fra Synur Co
California
California Fig Syrup CO
Ban Francisco
Cal
Touieville
New York
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