Help Needed as Galveston Devastates Coast
Governor Sayers received a telegram from Galveston officials detailing widespread ruin after a cyclone. The city is cut off, water and food scarce, with bodies found and wrecked wharves. President McKinley pledged rapid aid including rations and tents. Clara Barton urged donations to Red Cross funds.
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Austin
Tex
Sayers
Galveston
Houston
Gulf
McKinley
Ayers
Gal- Weston
Texas
Secretary of War
Miss Barton
Washington
Clara Barton
National Red Cross
Wiliam J. Plather
Riggs National Bank
D. C
Red Cross
Red Cross India Fermine Fund
Fifth
New York
Havoc of Winds and Waves Sweeps Galveston Coast
Dispatches report a catastrophic storm沿 coast from Galveston to nearby areas with six to twelve feet of floodwaters. Estimates place deaths from 1,500 to 5,000, extensive property destruction, and isolation of Galveston as bridges fail and winds devastate homes and public buildings.
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Chicago
Galveston
Diehl
Associated Press
Gulf and Bay
United States
Pursuer Is a Hypnotist In New London Case
Miss Emma Rollo left Oshkosh after being found in male attire and then resumed female clothing. Kliefoth says the girl trusted a man’s influence and suggests hypnotism. A separate report from Illinois notes a Chicago and Alton train accident killing Rebecca Corson and wounding Rupert Corson Jr. in Ashland. In Michigan, hotel statistics show 73 of 105 hotels report steady business and 32 a decline, with 37 noting more traveling men and 31 unchanged.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Emma Rollo
New London
Charles Kliefoth
Kliefoth
Springfield
Ill
Alton
Rebecca Corson
Rupert Corson, Jr
Ashland
Lansing
Mich
Cox
Prominent Beatrice Resident Arrested in 2-Year-Old Farm Death
Beatrice Nebraska September 11 George Noe a well known local figure was arrested Saturday night charged with taking part in the murder of David Jones a wealthy farmer near Wilmore tortured to death two years ago Jones was bound gagged and burned on the feet with a coal oil flame to force disclosure of his hidden money Noe pleads not guilty
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Beatrice. Neb
George Noe
David Jones
Wilmore
Jones
Nove
Thief Stole Mare and Buggy at Auburn Concert Scene
During a band concert and Salvation Army meeting crowd in Auburn Indiana on September 11 a thief took a valuable sorrel mare and buggy from Walter Likens. The horse had been tied under electric light by the court house and the theft occurred amid the excitement of the events.
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Auburn
Ind
Salvation Army
Walter Likens
Court Couse
Three Suspects Held in GateS Policeman Murder
La Crosse Wis September 11 Chief of Police Lyne received a report from Calena Illinois stating that three men are held there charged with the murder of Policeman Gates in this city. Description matches the men in custody and Galetasyets are believed to be the killers.
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la Cresse
Wis
Lryne
Calena
Ihis
Gates
Teed Home Firearm Incident Reported In Indiana
C L Teed, a western Indiana man, returned home to a scene of alarm. A firearm was involved as he searched for his wife and baby in the White River after a night of disruption. A telegram from his father in law stated the wife was at home and done with him.
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Ind
C. L. Teed
Howe
Wiailte River
Lugle
Will Wardmen’s widow to sue railway company
Jacine Wisconsin Sept 11 Mrs William Wardmen dies of injuries after being struck by an electric car in this city August 21. Her husband will sue the railway company for damages.
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Jacine
Wis
William Wardmen
Huband
Mistake of Experts Sequel in Elite Estate Fight
Moses Fowler Chase, once deemed sane and given control of a $750000 estate, is reported hopelessly insane in Paris. His relatives the Duhmes and Charles H. Duhme of Cincinnati faced the court over his guardianship and name change amid ongoing litigation likely to prompt further action to place the estate under independent control.
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Lafayette
Ind
Moses Fowler Chase
Paris
France
Charles H. Duhme
Clinton
Cincinnati
Pontiac
Mich
Moses Fowler
Duhme
Chase
Duhmes
Fauperts
Michigan
Tippecanoe County
Europe
Young Fowler
Dulimes
Buhmes
Fowler Sill
Ohio
Black Hills Summer Resorts See Banner Year
The Black Hills report a banner season with Hot Springs hotels full by mid June. Burlington Route predicts double inquiries for summer travelers due to cheap excursions and improved train service with dining cars and recliners. July and August trips to Hot Springs priced from 18.40 to 20.60 with return by October 31.
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Black Hills
Hot Springs
Burlington
the Hills
Deadwood
Omaha
Custer
Sylvan Lake
Iowa
J. Francis
Neb
Mrs Corbett Questions Corbett Europe Departure
Mrs. James J. Corbett says she doubts her husband has left New York and believes he is still in town. She denies eloping with Marguerite Cornielle and warns she will sail for England if new evidence shows otherwise. Kid McCoy denies fixing the fight and comments on Corbett’s whereabouts.
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New York
James J. Corbett
Mary Bonner
Miss Cornielle
England
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Cold Cure Claim
Advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets stop cough and cure a cold in one day with No Cure No Pay. Priced at 25 cents.
Quote on Defeat and Public Servants Resignation
A historical aphorism notes that when an office seeker faces defeat they should accept it with resignation. The saying frames political failure as a dignity matter and implies calm adjustment rather than protest.
Beare Appointed Engineer for City Roller and sewer extension
City council meeting on Sept. 10 1900 appoints John Beare as engineer for the steam roller and directs Muscatine Water Works Co to extend water mains in Improvement District No 17 to require connections to water gas and sewers. Mains to be lowered and hydrants equipped. sidewalks and Park Lane bridge investigations ordered. adjournment achieved.
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Halstead
Washburn
Schott
Arnold
Gremmel
Richards
Koehler
Rigs
Ald
John Beare
Ald. Arnold
Ald. Schott
Ald. Gremmel
Engi
Neer
City Recorder
Muscatine Water Works Co
Ald. Halstead
Harpy Wilson
East Hill
Park Lane
Carn Ried
Boos Dieckel? No. Sample headline: Elgin man credits salve after risky operation
R M Booth of Elgin says Beggs German Salve cured his piles after all else failed. He was preparing for an operation as a last resort and would not be without it even at ten dollars a box, sold at J J Havercamp's.
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Post
Galveston
Houston
Sayres
Austin
R. M. Johnston
Houston Post
R. M. Booth
Elgin
J. J. Havercamp’s
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G. B. Dealy
Dallas News
Heneten
Barsi
E. A
West Atu
Saris
Sues
Pursuer
Business of Michigan Hotels
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Wills
Railway Company
Chase Sane
Journal
Jim Corbett
McCoy
Council
Water Works Company
Bert C. Benham
Priestley’s
Black Goods
Muscatine
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