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Oakes Weekly Republican

Location

Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1890

Page

7

Louisville Cyclone Devastates City Killing Dozens

A massive tornado hit Louisville Kentucky on the evening of March 27 causing widespread destruction. The storm leveled buildings along Market Jefferson and Walnut streets from Tenth to Sixteenth, tore down Fall's city hall, and devastated Parkland. About 100 bodies were recovered, many homes wrecked and a large tobacco warehouse district ruined as residents joined rescue efforts amid widespread fear and martial rule.

Louisville Associated Press Eighteenth Street Seventh Street Main Street Eighth Fourteenth Streets Market Street Fall Masonic Knights of Honor Market Jefferson and Walnut Streets Tenth Sixteenth Streets Parkland Union Depot Chesapeake & Ohio Washington City Iab Elqial Service Nossa Sarah Kelli James Hasson Hisar Sixth Board of Trade Poes Woral Ninth Broadway Peter Speth Welsh Lont Eighteenth Maple Streets Mary Roemele Colgan Seventeenth Streets Willie Killmier Maple Street Jeffersonville Walter Doan Sullivan Deemer Thirteenth Odd Fellows’ Hall Seventh Chesnut Street Seventeenth Baxter Square Si. John's Louisville City Railway Company Twelfth Street Jefferson Eleventh Twelfth City Railway Company Virgil Wright Laureville Hotel Nearstants Stricker Main Jefferson Street Henry Glover Jacobs Taylor

Nebraska Rail Rates Under Interstate Inquiry

Interstate Commissioners Morrison and Wexzey opened hearings on Nebraska railroad rates with a large turnout of Western managers and shippers. Notable figures included A F Walker of Chicago and J A Monroe of Union Pacific who discussed past and current rates, rate construction methods, and earnings allocation between Union Pacific and trans Iowa lines. General Eveluth Avent Crealey of Burlington and Morehouse of Elkhorn also testified.

Nebraska Morrison and Wexzey Western Railroad A. F. Walker Chicago J. A. Monroe Union Pacific Trans-Lowa Roads Eveluht Avent Crealey Burlington Morehouse Elkhorn

Robbery charge against Fort Dodge messenger at AmEx

Lester B. Vansant, a messenger for American Express at Fort Dodge, has been tried for robbing express packages placed in his care. He pleaded guilty and is jailed. The text notes unrelated medical ads and a North Dakota wheat fund subscription, with totals over $100000 raised.

Lester B. Vansant American Express Company Fort Dodge Town North Dakota St. Paul Robborn Union

Consumption Cure Claim Prompts Reader Offer

A letter from T. A. Suocum of New York seeks readers with consumption to try a remedy claiming thousands cured. He offers to send two bottles of his preparation to interested readers who provide express and post-office addresses.

T. A. Suocum Pearstreen New York

Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health and Purity

An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood and liver remedy that fortifies the system against fever and many diseases. It claims to cure skin ailments and other conditions caused by impure blood, offering a money-back guarantee and citing Buffalo, New York's Worton’s as the manufacturer.

Pierce Golden Medical Worto Main Street Buffalo, N.Y. A

Winnipeg Attorney General resigns expects retirement

A Winnipeg telegram dated 28th alt reports Attorney General Martin has resigned and will step down on the 31st alt though he will keep his legislative seat. Jeaae Campbell is named as possible successor with D A McLean also slated to resign. Martin is a vice president of the Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway, credited with government-backed railroad expansion.

Winnipeg Manitoba Martin Jeaae Campbell South Winnipeg

American Music Concert Expands Native Works in DC

A Lincoln Music Hall program on the 26th featured only American compositions. Presented under National Conservatory of Music guidance, the event aims to launch a series of American concerts led by native composers with occasional personal conduct. Future events include a Great American Composers Festival planned for Omaha with dates November 27, 25, and 29.

Lincoln Music Hall Washington, D.C Eba National Conservatory of Music Jeansette M. Thurber Hell Omana Dakota Iowa Mahraska Missouri

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