Illinois Storm Toll and Destruction Across Counties
A massive central Illinois tornado and accompanying storm damaged McLean county and surrounding towns, killing ten people and injuring scores, with hundreds of livestock lost and about one million dollars in property damage. Capitals like Bloomington Peoria Lincoln Champaign Urbana suffered extensive devastation while rail and telegraph links were interrupted for hours.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
McLean County
Banner County
United States
Bloomington
Peoria
Lincoln
Champaign
Urbana
St. Paul
Minn
Clay
Becker
White Earth Indian Reservation
Storm Toll and Damage Across Illinois Beyond Minnesota Tornado Toll Grows
Reports detail storm devastation from Macoupin to Indiana with 10 deaths and numerous injuries. Bloomington McLean county reports another death. Cora Reynolds dies after skull fracture from flying debris. facility damage includes homes, trains, and a demolished residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
McLean County
Cora Reynolds
J. A. Reynolds
Saybrook
Lake Erie & Western Railway
Elliott
Elsworth
George Stevens
Rankin
Imperial council opens twenty-eighth session in San Francisco
The Imperial Council of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine convened in Golden Gate Hall with a parade and opening ceremonies led by Illustrious Potentate Charles H. Murphy. San Francisco welcomed the pilgrims as Saratoga Springs, New York was chosen for the 1903 meeting. Cornerstone laid for James Milliken University in Oakland Park Decatur with Masons and church officials present.
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San Francisco
Imperial Council of the Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine
Golden Gate Hall
Imperial Council
Charles HH. Murphy
California
Schmitz
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Springfield
James Milliken University
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Oakland Park
Decatur
Grand Lodge of Illinois Masons
George M. Moulton
Chicago
W. H. Penhallegon
First, Presbyterian Church
United States Revenue
Ll. Mills
Drowning Tragedy Claims Two in Rosston Incident
In Rosston, two men died and a third was fatally injured in a Thursday afternoon drowning near Kittanning PA. The deceased are Andrew Mileman, 55, and Kirk Dailey, 19, while Dwight Bailey, 43, was seriously hurt.
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Kittanning
Rosston
Andrew Imileman
Kirk Dailey
Dwight Bailey
Whitelaw Reid Receives Law Degree in Cambridge
Cambridge England June 11 White law Reid special ambassador of the United States to the coronation of King Edward was awarded the degree of doctors of laws by Cambridge University in a Tuesday afternoon ceremony in the university town trok
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Cambridge
England
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Edward
Cambridge University
Knights of Maccabees to Be Renamed in Michigan
Marquette June 13. The great camp Knights of Maccabees in Michigan amends its constitution expanding jurisdiction beyond the state and adopting the name Knights of Modern Maccabees to avoid confusion with the supreme camp. Major N S Boynton is chosen commander and Thomas Watson is re elected record keeper. The convention limits any single bank deposit of order funds to fifty thousand dollars to guard against defalcation.
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Marquette
Mich
Great Camp
Alexander City Placed Wiped Out by City Fire
A special report from Opelika states Alexander City with 1,500 residents was destroyed by a Friday fire. Loss reaches 750000 dollars, not fully covered by insurance. Fire started in the foundry and machine works as dry weather and a light wind fueled rapid spread, reducing the town to a seething mass of flames.
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Montgomery
Ala
Opelika
Alexander City
Ledal
Roosevelt Backed as Nominee at Pennsylvania Convention
At Harrisburg on June 12 the Pennsylvania Republican state convention pledged to renominate President Roosevelt. Samuel W Pennypacker was nominated for governor and Senator Quay was named state chairman.
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Quay
Winn
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Samuel W. Pennypuacker
Tim Donohue Dies at Taunton Home After Major League Career
Timothy Donohue a baseball catcher under contract with the Washington club died at his Taunton home. He had played several years with the Chicago National league team.
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Taunton
Mass
Timothy Donohue
Chicago
Supreme Court allows public improvement cost recovery by counties schools
Special correspondence notes Iowa supreme court ruling permitting contractors to recover paving costs from counties and school districts for improvements on streets abutting their property. The decision holds that entities may be compelled by mandamus to pay their share, treating counties and cities as liable like private property owners for benefits conferred.
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Supreme Court
Iowa
Iowa Court
Newton
Jasper County
Dispute Over Tontine Company Incorporations in Capital
Special correspondence reports a clash between investment building promoters and state authorities over gene ral incorporations for tontine businesses. Law requires partnerships to submit to state supervision and deposit 50000 in securities with the auditor. Secretary of state refuses certificates until compliance. mandamus threats loom as officials consider action.
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Secretary of State
Longest named man in Iowa draws attention
A quirky Iowa tale notes August Vainkingelstermhausenklotz er of Hanlonton as a wealthy traveler with many northern relatives. The Mason City Times Herald reports his long name rides with him on a flat car while he buys land in Minnesota and remains a staunch Republican who signs petitions, accepted with good humor by locals.
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Iowa
August Vainkingelstermhausenklotzer
Hanlonton
Mason City Times- Herald
Minnesota
Wainkingelsteinhausenklotzer
Rural Free Delivery Begins in Buchanan County
Rural free delivery will start July 15 in Buchanan county with multiple routes. Aurora has one carrier over 23 miles serving 395 people. Fairbanks two carriers over 47 miles serving 775. Tiazelton two over 4914 miles serving 840. Jesup four over 99 miles serving 2 740. Stanley two over 38 miles serving 650. Jubilee and Shady Grove post offices to be supplied by rural carrier.
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Buchanan County
Aurora
Fairbanks
Tiazelton
Jesup
Jubilee
Shady Grove
Stanley
Campaign to raise funds for Frederick Douglass painting
Colored residents led by Col. William Coulson plan a statewide effort to raise about 1000 dollars for an oil portrait of Frederick Douglass. Subscriptions and entertainments will mobilize talent from across Iowa to present the painting to the state historical department and hang it in the art gallery within the year.
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William Coulson
Cummins
Frederick Douglas
State Historical Department
William Peters Hepburn Renominated for Eighth Congress Term
Chosen again, William Peters Hepburn, renominated by the Republicans of Mighty Town district, continues serving his eighth term in Congress. Born in Ohio, he moved to Iowa in 1841, was admitted to the bar in 1856, practiced law, then joined the volunteer service in the Civil War. He has been a political figure since 1860 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Peters Hepburn
Ile
Ohio
Iowa
Deadly cyclone devastates central Michigan towns
A powerful storm in central Michigan developed into a cyclone Friday night killing six people. Victims include Mrs Tapping near Ensley, Charles and James Gardner near Munith and Stockbridge, Edward Merritt in Bay County, and a nine year old on the G N Gardner farm. Sitka store wrecked killing James Leads. Saginaw County and Wallace Bros circus suffer heavy losses. total property loss estimated at $200,000.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Michigan
Tapping
Ensley
Charles Gardner
Munith
Jamest Gardner
Stockbridge
Edward Merritt
Bay County
G. N. Gardner
Stormstricken
Dewey to Command Caribbean Naval Maneuvers
Washington June 16 Admiral Dewey will command the fleet formed from the North and South Atlantic and European squadrons for extensive maneuvers in the Caribbean next winter at the urgent request of President Roosevelt and Secretary Moody. Both officials may attend on Long Island Sound in August. Moody praised Dewey’s energetic naval work and recommendations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Moody
Dewey
Caribbean
Long Island Sound
Admiral Dewey
Boat Upset on Lake Huron Claims Three Children
In Port Huron during a Sunday gale Arthur Martin 21 Beatrice Abraham 14 and Norma Abraham 7 drowned when their rowboat overturned off Madison Beach. Witnesses watched as rescuers could not reach them. A second boat with three local men and a St Johns man overturned but four clung to nets and were saved. Yachts faced narrow escapes.
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Port Huron
Mich
Arthur Martin
Beatrice Abraham
Norma Abraham
Lake Huron
Madison Beach
Jennie
Marion Patton
Elwyn
Extradition Pact With Belgium Finalized In Washington
Secretary Hay and Baron Bonceur signed final ratifications of the Belgian extradition treaty. The accord updates prior treaties by adding offenses such as larceny kidnapping and obtaining money under false pretenses to the list of extraditable crimes.
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Washington
Hay
Baron Bonceur
Louisville Suffers Heavy Storm with Hail and Flooding
Louisville experienced the heaviest storm of the season as Sunday afternoon winds reached 60 miles per hour. Rain and hail drenched streets, 1.13 inches fell with .25 inches in five minutes breaking a city record, and cellars flooded while shade trees were damaged.
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Louisville
Pardon brings Goodell release from Ohio penitentiary
Pardoned by President Roosevelt George Goodell was released from the Ohio penitentiary after serving two ten year manslaughter sentences in the Indian Territory. He killed John Fulsom and a brother and was freed Saturday morning. Shoe Polishers Union formed in New York with 800 members under the banner Greater New York Shoe Polishers Union No 1.
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Columbus
George Goodell
Ohio Penitentiary
Roosevelt
Indian Territory
John Fulsom
Goodell
Shoe Polishers’ Union
New York
Greater New York
Shoe Polishers’ Union No. 1
Prominent Nashville Lawyer Albert D. Marks Dies by Suicide
Albert D. Marks, son of ex Gov Albert S. Marks and son-in-law of Gen W H Jackson, noted Nashville lawyer and social figure, killed himself by shooting through the temple. In New London, Conn., President Roosevelt to attend Yale Harvard boat races June 26. he and party arrive June 25 aboard the Dolphin.
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Nashville
Tenn
Albert D. Marks
Albert S. Marks
W.H. Jackson
Belle Meade
Marks
New London
Conn
Roosevelt
Harvard
Dolphin
Boers Surrendering Amid Western Front Repatriation Efforts
London reports from South Africa indicate Boers surrendering with broad support. About 16 500 have surrendered as Gen De Wet addresses crowds at Winburg praising women’s loyalty and urging allegiance to the new government. Repayment and repatriation plans include farms, supply depots, and government support for families while burghers rebuild. Two thousand national scouts to be disbanded with ponies to return to farms.
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London
South Africa
de Wet
Winburg
Gen. DeWet
Mr. Steyn
Old
Orange Free State
Memorial Arch Dedicated to Confederate Dead in Columbus
The memorial arch honoring 2250 Confederate dead at Camp Chase burial site in Columbus was unveiled with a 5000-strong crowd. William H. Harrison of Cincinnati funded the gift, while Gov. Nash and Gen. John B. Gordon spoke. The Graves were decorated by the Ladies of the G A R and the Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Columbus
William H. Harrison
Cincinnati
Camp Chase
Hayes
Foraker
W. H. Knauss
Harrison
South
Southland
Gov. Nash
John B. Gordon
Daughters of the
Confederacy
Man Jumps From Brooklyn Bridge Car and Vanishes
A 27 year old well dressed man leapt from a Brooklyn bridge car Sunday evening. Policeman Dorn was nearby and pursued him as the stranger cried farewell. The body has not been recovered and only reappeared once after the plunge.
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New York
Brooklyn
Dorn
Yale Triumphs Over Princeton In 1902 Intercollegiate Final
Yale defeated Princeton 5 to 4 in the Polo Grounds final for the 1902 intercollegiate baseball championship. The nine innings stretched two hours and fifty minutes amid a large crowd of about five thousand including many women. New Haven and Princeton supporters filled the stands and sang throughout.
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New York
Yale
Princeton
Polo Grounds
New Haven
Judge acquits Vaughn in Ohio murder case
Acquitted in Ravenna Ohio William W Vaughn is found not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the crimes in a trial over the murder of his stepmother and her mother. In Peru Indiana John Haines a negro fatally shoots Clarence Gillespie a white steel worker after an incident sparked by singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna
William W. Vaughn
Peru
Ind
John Haines
Wabash
Clarence Gillespie
Gillespie
Carrie
Alleged Counterfeiters Caught in Baltimore
United States secret service men aided by local police captured eight Italians believed to be part of a counterfeit gang active in several regions over recent months. Meanwhile in Boston 13,000 attended Christian Science communion services at Mechanics Hall, 7,000 in the morning and 6,000 in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States Secret Service
Boston
Mother Church
Christian Science Denomination
Mechanics’ Hall
Protests Pope Endorsing Peace in Civil War Debate
Des Moines correspondent reports Daniel Ford denounces a claim that Rome backed the Confederacy He argues the pope urged peace and a return to unity and cites letters to church leaders urging cessation of the Civil War and mutual harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Ford
Des Moines
Rome
Church of Rome
Ford
Jefferson Davis
Davis
America
Brethers
McDaid Backs Metric System Basis With Natural Meter
Professor D J McDaid former Sac City school head urges Congressman Lot Thomas to push metric adoption using a meter based on a natural arc of about 40 inches rather than the French standard 39.37079 inches. He argues the decimal scale remains intact while aligning units with natural length.
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D. J. McDaid
Sac City
Lot Thomas
Congress
Kept His Promise Ends in Doctor’s Death
Dr W D Duff was shot and killed by farmer W N Clark in Garden Grove after returning despite a threat on his life. Clark borrowed a shotgun, fired two shots at Duff in a drug store, and surrendered saying he had kept his promise. Duff recently moved to Blackton, and ill feeling spurred the deadly act.
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Garden Grove
W. D. Duff
W. N. Clark
Duff
Blackton
Clark
Duit
Faithful Servant Miss Glotfelty Tops Rural Iowa Mail Order Record
Miss Lillian Glotfelty, 19, who delivers mail on the Hampton Iowa rural route in Franklin County, has achieved the best money order record in the rural system. One of the first female rural carriers, she previously lived in Fldora and was educated in local public schools. Her brother Charles holds a similar post, and both are warmly regarded by the farmers they serve.
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Lillian Glotfelty
Hampton
Franklin County
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Miss Glotfelty
Fldora
Charles Glotfelty
Knights of Pythias to entertain grand lodge in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the Knights of Pythias grand lodge in October with local members raising several thousand dollars. Deputy State Treasurer John S. McQuiston leads the fundraising drive as treasurer of the local fund to secure pledges.
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Knights of Pythias Grand Lodgé
Des Moines
John S. McQuiston
Fort Dodge Captain Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case
Capt. C. W. King formerly stationed at Fort Morgan Alabama and former quartermaster was arraigned and pleaded guilty in Mobile U S court. He received a 13 month imprisonment and a $3000 fine for accepting a bribe linked to fort work.
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C. W. King
Fort, Dodge
Fort Morgan
Alabama
Mobile
Letson Balliett Faces Postponed Sentence By Judge Munger
Des Moines federal judge Judge Munger delays sentencing Letson Balliett until July 5 after his June 28 deadline to seek a new trial. Balliett was convicted of mailing to promote a fraud. Prosecution signals forthcoming actions against fraudulent mining concerns.
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Munger
Des Moines
Letson Balliett
Balliett
Desperate prisoners escape after overpowering jailer
In Council Bluffs seven inmates led by Andrew Thompson overpowered Jailer George W. Martin as he delivered meals. They forced him and his wife into a cell with a pistol at the muzzle, locked them in, and fled after seizing the jail keys and escaping.
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Andrew Thompson
George W. Martin
Council Bluffs
Martin
Storm floods Central Iowa causing road and rail damage
A severe rainstorm battered Central Iowa bringing extensive damage to highways and railroad lines. Flooding washed out corn crops while Webster City reports the Baptist church struck by lightning splitting its steeple. Laporte sees 1000 feet of Cedar Rapids Burlington and Northern railroad track undermined and a bridge washed away.
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Iowa
Webster City
Baptist
Laporte
Cedar Rapids, Burlington & Northern Railroad
State Horticultural Chief Reports Fruit Crop Drops
Secretary Greene of the state horticultural department reports a decline in fruit crop standings with apples at 65 percent plums varying from American 51 percent European 87 percent Japanese 35 percent cherries 48 percent currants 70 percent grapes 70 percent red raspberries 42 percent black raspberries 57 percent and blackberries 47 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
State Horticultural Department
Windstorm Flattens Sigourney Circus Tent Injuring Dozens
A windstorm toppled a Sigourney circus tent trapping 600 to 700 spectators. Between 50 and 60 were struck by poles under the canvas. No fatalities except Miss Clara Campbell and Samuel Utterback, both fatally hurt, with several others seriously injured.
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Sigourney
Harris Nickel Plate Circus
Clara Campbell
Samuel Utterbeek
Samuel Utterback
Five Years for Earl Garman in Grandview Case
Earl Garman admitted guilt to attempted murder after an April 13 shooting at his father L M Garman a Glenwood grain dealer. Judge Thornell sentenced Garman to five years in the Fort Madison penitentiary for the fatal? no attempted murder, the dispute centered on property.
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Earl Garman
L. M. Garman
Glenwood
Thornell
Fort Madison
Sioux City firm indicted for postal prize scheme
Davidson Bros the largest department store in Sioux City faces federal indictment for violating postal regulations by giving away $6 000 in prizes to holders of lucky numbers on purchase tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson Bros
Sioux City
Federal Grand Jury
Letson Balliett Guilty In Des Moines Mail Fraud Case
Letson Balliett, a young mining promoter, was found guilty in Des Moines of using the mails for fraudulent purposes by a jury. Judge Munger gave the defendant until June 26 to file an application for a new trial.
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Letson Balliett
Des Moines
Munger
Steamer Ravenna Capsizes in Mississippi Cyclone
A cyclone swept the Mississippi and struck the steamer Ravenna at Maquoketa Chute near Dubuque turning it over. Captain Ray and three crew were drowned while 24 crewmen survived.
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Alenmer
Dubuque
Ravenna
Maquoketa Chute
Teal
John Toy
Stillwater
Minn
Byron Trask
Louis Walker
Rodes Landing
Dell
la Crosse
Mississippi River
Ray
Crop Outlook and Weather Impacts in Iowa Fields
The weekly report from the Washington weather bureau notes a warm week in Iowa with damaging showers affecting wide areas. Corn fields suffer heavy washing and flooding while some cleaning progress is seen in weedy fields and oats grow bulky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Weather Bureau
Towa
State Democratic Convention Set for Des Moines
The state democratic central committee met in Des Moines and decided to hold the state convention there on September 3. Other items include a 17 000 dollar contract for a new barn at the Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Station in Ames, and various post office changes and local incidents across Iowa.
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State Democratic Central Committee
Des Moines
Joseph Trusky
Omaha
Northwestern
Sioux City
Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Station
Ames
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Milford
Bernina
Mahaska County
Sumter
Middlefield
Buchanan County
Winthrop
Pleasant Prairie
Muscatine County
Stockton
Ottumwa
A. S. Stavelton
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Odd Fellows
Cedar Falls
Edward Hale
Zora Donaho
Cantril
G. A. IL. Pythian
Oskaloosa
N. M. Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
Jamee Cochran
Towa
Keosauqua
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Clinton
Merna
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Imperial Council of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
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