Cyclone's Sweep: The Effect in Illinois
Bloomington reports resumed wire communication and more tornado details. One more death, Cora Reynolds, two, mother seriously injured. multiple wrecks near Saybrook and Elliott. Merna, Kingston Mines, Peoria suffer deaths and extensive property damage as Bloomington and Champaign report widespread devastation across central Illinois.
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Mele
Cora Reynolds
J. A. Reynolds
Saybrook
Lake Erie & Westernilway
Elliott
George Stevens
Rankin
Mdon
New Lutheran Church
Boone River Floods Webster City Area In Cloudburst
Storm floods northwest and eastern Webster City as Boone River rises above banks. Residents abandon homes amid destroyed wagon and railway bridges with no drownings reported so far. Nearby Dex Moines reports the event on June 12.
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Boone River
Dex Moines
Webster City
Amnesties linked to Cuban crime cases amid Caribbean unrest
Havana dispatch reports C F F Neely released after amnesty signed by President Palma for Cuban occupation era crimes. Other Cuban-era convicts Pardoned or freed. Princeton University trustees approve Patton's elevated ethics chair with a $4,000 salary and $30,000 raise. Venezuelan crisis unfolds with Castro facing Matos forces and regional rebellions.
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Havana
Well on Rampage at Barne Oil Well Fire
A Bellvue Oil and Gas well near Barne, Indiana, drilled twenty two feet into Trenton rock, flowed oil and caught fire during a storm, likely lightning. Fire damaged equipment and derrick, total loss about four thousand dollars. The Bellevue company owns the well and McKane and Staleigh of Berne drilled it.
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Bellevue Oil and Gas Company
Bellevue
McKane & Staleigh
Berne
Tornado Toll and Storm Reports Across States
Des Moines reports first contact with Washington after two days as a tornado aftermath shocks reach Minnesota and Iowa. Fatal injuries loom for Mildred McAtlin and Charles Chance among Coppock picnic evacuees. several others hurt. Minnesota casualty list includes Mrs. Org and children of Andrew Hium. Indiana Trap Shooters’ League sees six pass 80 percent. leadership elected in Manette. Jacobson shoots Lip schitz in Natchez over business dispute. Chippewas of Wisconsin workers to strike for shorter hours. Democratic convention updates in Ohio and Illinois. Sioux City Gun Club crowns Knoxville shooter over powers and Hughes. Foul play suspected in Dubuque river death. Hugh Langan dies in Iowa legislative ties. Nurserymen convene in Milwaukee.
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Washington
Coppock
Mildred McAtlin
Charles Chance
Hinois
Sioux City
Knoxville
C. M. Powers
J. H. Hughes
Dubuque
Mathilda Wagner
Apple
Hugh Langan
Clinton
Towa
Crawford County
South Dakota
Black Hawk War Heroes Monument Unveiled at Stillman Valley
Stillman Valley Illinois June 12 a monument to Black Hawk war heroes was unveiled recalling the May 14 battle. John J Bristol solo survivor of the Stillman Valley clash drew aside the flag from the shaft. Capt Adams Krups Mendinall Perkins Doty Milton Childs Farris Ellis Walters Munson Draper named among the dead.
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Ill
John J. Bristol
Alta
Peoria County
Bristol
Abner Eads
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Coal Strike Out West Forces Immediate Action
Pittsburg Kansas June 12. The Great Western Coal company refused to treat with strikers at Fuller Kansas. An executive board issued a strike order yesterday. Non union men attempting to work were blocked by a large number of strikers. Blows were exchanged but no serious injuries reported. Mines are tied up as talks continue and a general strike appears likely.
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Caracas
Carabobo
Tuy
Coro
Valencia
Barquisimeto
Riera
Solagni
Leguira
Maiquetin
Pittsburg
Kan
Great Western Coal Company
Fuller
Cuba Not Idle On Sugar Question
Washington reports detail testimony by I B Thurber on Cuban relations showing 8000 to 9000 paid from usury to promote reciprocity with Cuba. The disclosure generated a senate sensation as Teller’s queries drew wide interest from both parties with a flurry of vouchers circulated. Beets sugar leaders organize two caucuses while Cuban committee rejects compromise plans for a straight 20 percent concession and president revocation clause amid hopes of no reciprocity this session. Troops patrol Pawtucket streets after demonstrations by striking street car workers.
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House
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Reunion by a Grave in Michigan Henshaw Family Journal
Nearly 160 relatives gathered at Riide cemetery in Michigan for a family reunion organized by Delano C. Henshaw of the Baptist church. The elder Henshaw, a regional pioneer, was honored as the sermon was delivered beside his father’s grave. The event followed a permission grant from Kala mazoo officials after notifying known relatives. Celebration Closes.
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Baptist Church
vHington Avenue
Riide
Michigan
Chicago
A. J. Curtis
Kalamazoo
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