Tornadoes sweep Kansan towns and West Virginia fires rage
The Renwick Times reports two tornadoes striking Frankfort Kansas and Sabellia Nebraska area, with homes wrecked, horses and cattle killed, several injured, and many homeless. West Virginia forest fires burn vast tracts, causing major damage with hundreds fighting blazes, while investigations suspect arson. no deaths confirmed.
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Riot-Torn Macadoo Baseball Game Ends in Shootings
Six injured as drunken Italians charged players and spectators with pistols and clubs at a Macadoo, Pennsylvania game near Hazleton. A police response followed as rioters fired and threw stones, with several in critical condition. Other reports include a Missouri duel, a San Francisco murder, Dayton fatality, and a Missouri lightning strike incident.
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Couhing
Indictments Filed Against Denver Bank Officials
The federal grand jury has returned three indictments against John 3. Riethmann sr John Riethmann Jr Charles McClintock and Charles Kunse Miller Jr officials of the defunct German National Bank of Denver The Oklahoma Bank Fails at Enid? The First National Bank at E Reno Oklahoma closed its doors Depositors will be paid in full Assets and liabilities unknown but believed about equal.
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Terrible cyclone devastates Sherman Texas area
A May 15 dispatch from Sherman Texas reports a cyclone striking the western half of the city with a two block width funnel, bringing driving rain and thunder like noise. Forty killed south of town, many missing, and hundreds wounded as debris and wreckage cover streets. Nearby Gribbie Springs and Justin also report fatalities and extensive damage from tornados.
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Waiting Spirit in Trade Delays Growth in May
The RG Don and Cos weekly review notes little change for months with May now. business lean overall though some branches fare better. Prospects for crops are assured and the presidential contest is settled. producers delay beyond immediate needs, risking year-end backlogs and potential failures rising to 224 in the U S, 23 in Jamaica, and 33 in Canada versus last year.
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Gerrymander ruling alters Indiana legislator elect
The Indiana supreme court reversed a lower ruling that Indiana’s 1835 Democratic Legislature apportionment was unconstitutional. The next November election will use that law. The case centered on reform motives, not the gerrymander claim. Free fights erupted in Hammond after a city redistricting bill.
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Daylight Bank Robbery At Bufato Ends In Bound cashier
Two masked men robbed the Bufato bank just before closing as cashier Carl Kloppenburg was locking the safe. He was bound and gagged while $11,000 was stolen. An associate, William Dawson, later found him tied. Authorities struggled to identify the robbers as mounted search efforts continued without success.
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Not Allowed To Land Passengers From Havana Detained
The Segneranea arrived from Havana with fifty three cabin passengers. Eighteen unable to produce proper certificates were transferred to Hoffman Island for detention. Detained include Cuban war correspondents Creelman Laiy frence and Biddle who had been ordered to leave Havana by Gen Werler. Health officer prevented their onward travel.
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Bicycle Gospel Brigade organized by Salvation Army in Washington
Captain Blanche Cox, on a mission from the Salvation Army jurisdiction covering Delaware Maryland Virginia and DC, forms a bicycle brigade to travel through states recruit volunteers and promote army work. Indictments in Cheyenne charge William Lamoreux and B F Odell with murder of Jim Washakie grandson of Chief Washakie after he was killed during a kidnapping attempt. Trial set for July.
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Wyoming
Fatal Gas Suicide Case In San Francisco Household
James Allan Clark aged eighty in San Francisco is found dead in his kitchen after turning on the gas, following the death of his servant Mary Eismann who died by asphyxiation in the same room. Clark was unable to answer calls and entered the kitchen, where he collapsed and died near the servant’s body.
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Fiilopena Langfeldt
Weathy
San Frencisco
Blanther
Mexico
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James Allan Clark
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Whipped Till Blood Flowed Near South McAlester
A Choctaw sheriff whipped two prisoners on bare backs for larceny and illegal sale. Blood flowed as lickory switches struck their wounds, and to aid the agony salt Water was used.
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Would Not Stand a Reduction at Salem Knitting Works
About 10 employees of the Salem Knitting Works owned by John P. Sheppard went on a stake on the 1446 due to a wage reduction.
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Anti Missionary Riot in Kiang Yin China
An anti missionary riot broke out at Kiang Yin China. The British mission was looted and burned. The missionaries escaped unharmed as chaos followed the attack.
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Market Quotations From Various U.S. Cattle and Grain Regions
A scrambled feed of market quotes lists cattle prices from Sioux City and Chicago with beef steer and stocker ranges, hog prices, and grain values across regions including Kansas City and Omaha. It notes wheat, corn, oats, rye, flax and hay prices, with several ranges and percent figures for futures and spot trades.
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Kansas City
Tramp Attacks Priest at Manson Parish
Rev Father Daley of Manson was severely injured by a tramp who sought food at the parsonage. The assailant insulted a housekeeper and then attacked the priest, leaving him with injuries that will keep him from full recovery for some time. Homeopathic doctors convened at Des Moines and adjourned to meet in Conseil.
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Five Prisoners Escape From Marion County Jail
Five prisoners escaped the Marion county jail Saturday night and are still at large. Two revolvers were smuggled into the corridor and the escapees cut bars after subduing other inmates. One man faced charges for breaking a freight car seal, another for pickpocketing, and a fourth for resisting officers.
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Young girl murdered in Jackson County jealousy case
Nell Hemphill 22 was arrested for the killing of 18 year old Lauretta Peterson found shot in the street near Rapanoose County. The assailant, described as a jealous lover, fled with a 19 year old boy who testified someone crept behind them and fired. The report also notes a long fight over Jackson County seat between Maquoketa Bellevue and Andrew, with a new jail plan near the courthouse sparking old tensions.
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Novel Liquor Case and Other Local News
In Poweshiek County a prohibitory law case targets saloon owners sending agents into dry districts. Bernstein brothers are held over on 600 bonds after waiving examination. Soldiers Home board tensions rise as new members gain influence, risking another public airing. Cherokee reports incest and rape allegations against Leslie Curry and John Doherty. Doherty’s bail set at 1500. Des Moines hosts a large State Prohibition Convention backing 1895 free silver. Vinton and Fort Dodge inventors claim gypsum rock improves paint, path to a new company.
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Bernstein Brothers
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Bradford
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Des Moines
KE. W. Brown
Story County
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Vinton
Frank Howey
Fort Dodge
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Corn Belt Editors Meet At Onawa June 4 and 5
Citizens of Onawa plan an enthusiastic meet of Corn Belt Association editors set for June 4 and 5 with strong local business support and invitations coordinated by a finance and entertainment committee. Found Dead Under Cedar Rapids Bridge. A stone cutter, William Decker, was found dead under the Third Avenue bridge in Cedar Rapids on the 6th, with unclear cause whether accident suicide or murder. Barn Burned by Lightning. Frank Mills' farm barn near Westfield was struck by lightning, destroying the barn, farm implements, six horses, and 600 bushels of corn. Smallest Iowa Baby. A week-old infant in Iowa weighs one and a half pounds, deemed healthy and expected to live by doctors. Killed by Poison. The 2-year-old son of George Wright of Calhoun County died after drinking poison from a saucer before medical help could arrive.
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Rail disaster fears as river overflows and hill slides
Ten inches of travell at Jefferson last week. Rivers have overflowed their banks and are running through highways. Grave apprehensions are felt for the great hill on the Northwestern Railway west of the fly. It is ninety feet high and has begun to slide.
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Banker Hurabolde's Personal Crisis Ends in Suicide
A 59 year old named Hurabolde Banker reportedly hanged himself amid debt and despair. The act followed financial troubles stressing his family, with reports attributing distress to mounting obligations and marital strain.
Religious Statistics From Iowa Churches Show Diverse Denominations
The Iowa church survey lists 72 separate beliefs with totals on churches parsonages and memberships. It includes notes on congregations, Sunday schools, clerical salaries, new building expenditures, and regional counts across the state amid local reports of fires, theft, and public notices.
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