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Train Ditching on Wabash Near Fifield Fatality Reported
A train derailed after washing out on the Wabash near Fifield last week. no injuries reported. Florence Gilmore appointed assistant attorney general for the Philippines. Textile strike in Philadelphia largely settled with 100000 idle workers. Des Moines area rail sale to A B Stickney. possible sale to Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Milan arch bridge failure cuts off Highland Park. ice famine looms described with 10000 tons left. Mob attempts jail raid in Jackson Kentucky. guards repel attack. Colt Toby dies after display stint. owners exit show biz. Justice Stanley hears case of Matt Stapleton. state charges filed upon return. Drake University wins Des Moines field meet. standings listed. South Dakota stockman Charles Lynch dies after mud entrapment crossing Lewis Creek. Miss Wood and Miss Gardner set track and field records at Vassar College meets. Chicago freight conflict with railways appears settled with Lake Shore agreement. Oskaloosa streetcar incident ends with minor horse injury. Gainesville tornado devastates cotton mills. 200+ killed, many injured. Lake Prairie Township appoints clerk and sets 1903 road tax due June 1. Local note on foreign mission benefit bazaar planned by Third Reformed church. Reporter Ballengee honored for Oratorio coverage.