Kansas Tornado Strikes Farm Areas Near Winfield
A Wichita dispatch reports a tornado touching down near Winfield between Lere and Newton and west of Clearwater. Two deaths and four injuries from overturned houses. Putnam area sees several homes blown down and four serious injuries. Telegraph lines down, making details scarce at 6 o clock tonight. West of the Santa Fe line a five mile wide strip is swept with multiple structures blown down. no casualties reported there.
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Wichita
Kas
Winfield
Lere
Newton
Clearwater
Putnam
Santa Fe
Long Race and a Wedding In Chicago
Serafy Stefanowic and Annie rul gowski fled Telehus Austria to Chicago to wed away from justice of the peace Michael Satowski who pursued them. After schemes Satowski followed to America and was outwitted as Stefanowic married the young woman, previously set to be wed in Telchus.
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xInale
Chicago
Serafy Stefanowic
Annie «Rulgowski
Telehus
Austria
Michael Satowski
Telehius
America
Stefanowic
Justice
Telchus
Satonski
Chinese Come In Swarms at San Francisco
The San Francisco Call reports thousands of Chinese bypassing the customs barriers and landing in California. It claims many are becoming native born citizens with votes and political rights, with 1,000 landed in the past few months and at least 100 per month admitted as born in the state. Accusations say fraudulent evasion of the restriction act enables the influx.
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Tom House Marriers
San Francisco
Contract surgeons bill expands army via contract assistants
The secretary of war sent to Congress with approval a draft bill by the Surgeon General. It provides for appointing contract surgeons who have served one year as assistant surgeons of Volunteers with the rank of first lieutenant. Appointments require usual physical and professional exams and officers may be honorably discharged when services are no longer needed.
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Sternberg
Secretary of War
Congress
Army of the
Millionaire Rufus Wright Injured in Hotel Shooting
Rufus Wright a Morgan Wright treasurer lies at death in a Leland hotel room after being shot through the neck by a revolver said to belong to Mrs. Louisa Lottridge of Paw Paw Michigan. Both claim the shooting was accidental.
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Rufus ‘Wright
Morgan & Wright, Bidgelethe Manufacturers
Leland Hotel
Louisa Lottridge
Paw Paw, Mich
Exposition 1900 Opens Amid Splendor and Confusion
The Paris exposition of 1900 opened on Saturday with a grand ceremonial start. Visitors will see mostly buildings for now as the vast grounds reveal limited events beyond impressive Salies des Fetes and scattered disorder elsewhere.
Young Man Killed During Hunting Trip Near Fairfield
Warren Hancock of Nelson Nebraska a seventeen year old boy with two companions went to Denedése six miles south of Fairfield to hunt and fish. Hancock tried to lift a shotgun from the boat the hammer caught on the edge the gun fired the shot struck his chest near the left arm perforating the lungs and heart he died instantly. Dr Ray the coroner was notified but deemed the death accidental no inquest was held.
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Warren Hancock
Nelson
Neb
Denedése
Fairfield
Hancock
Ray
Cronje at St Helena and Robinson Sentenced in Neb
General Cronje his wife and three staff arrived at St Helena on April 10 and were welcomed by Governor Robert Steindale and Mrs Steindale at the castle. In Nebraska James Robinson was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. the case followed a February shooting in Whitman where his wife died two days later amid testimony of her alleged infidelity.
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General Cronjé
St. Helena
Robert Steindale
Robinson
James Robinson
Llyannis
Neb
Whitman
Clark and Hauser discuss Montana Senate bid in New York
WIL Post-Up a Fights W. A. Clark of Montana and former Governor Hauser held a conference in New York on Clark's U S Senate aspirations. Hauser said Clark would fight to the last ditch to retain his seat if vacant and would become a candidate for re election by the next state legislature to be elected in November.
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W. A. Clark
Montana
Hauser
New York
Clark
United States Senate
Senate
Hanser
Local Youth Charged With Attempted Rape
Fred Chappel of Broken Bow a sixteen year old boy was tried before Judge Armor on charges of attempted rape against seven year old Miss Ste Hn Babcock, daughter of Joseph Babcock. Chappel bound over to district court and Mrs. Babcock the complaining witness placed under bond to appear against him.
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Fred Chappel
Broken Bow
Judge Armor
Ste Hn Babcock
Joseph Babcock
Chappel
Babcock
Three Schnacker brothers charged in hog thefts
Sheriff Funk of Buffalo County Nebraska arrested brothers Hill Ord and Howard Schnacker on hog theft charges tied to Custer County. They allegedly sold three stolen hogs in a nearby town and will be taken to Custer for trial. Easter hats not worn at Cleveland church event.
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Funk
Buffalo County
Neb
Hill, Ord
Howard Schnacker
Custer County
Cleveland, .C
East Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Made Labor Commissioner
Governor Nash of Ohio appoints M D Ratchford of Massillon as state commissioner of labor statistics. Ratchford is identified as former president of the united mage workers.
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Nash
Ohio
M.D. Ratchford
Massillon
Ratchford
United Mage Workers
Sealing Steamers Return With Heavy Loads
The Terra Nova carrying 37 000 seals and the Walrus with 17 000 seals returned from the icefields to St John New Jersey. Both ships are heavily laden.
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Walrus
St. John
N. J
Governor Taylor of Kentucky in Washington for Supreme Court contest
Governor Taylor travels to Washington to oversee his interest in the Kentucky gubernatorial contest before the Supreme Court. The visit focuses on legal strategy and ensuring his position in the ongoing vote dispute.
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Taylor
Washington
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Five Thousand Cigar Makers Laid Off in New York
News in brief reports 5000 cigar makers laid off in New York. Note mentions Mrs Elizabeth Whitield Bellamy author dead in Mobile Alabama. Chinese government sends 7000 troops to Shan Tung to suppress Boxers. many troops are from the same society.
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New York
Face to face confrontation marks Winold poisoning case
In Cincinnati a dramatic scene unfolded in the Winold poisoning case as Charles C. Winold and Fatha Gillen confronted each other in the police chief's office. The girl, unaware she would face him, pointed at Winold when asked who poisoned the Winold family, declaring I did not and naming him. Bond for Winold was set at 10 000 dollars.
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Winold
Cincinnati
Charles “C. Winold
Fatha Gillen
Andrews in Lincoln explores university leadership offer
Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews has arrived in Lincoln to consult with the regents and survey the state university as a chancellorship has been offered. He will decide within days. Friends expect an announcement at Lincoln before his return to Chicago, with the visit seen as indicating interest in accepting the post.
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E. Benjamin Andrews
Lincoln
the State University
Chicago
Man Killed by Passing Train in Gibbon Nebraska
A New York Central engineers train fatally struck John Foster as it passed through Gibbon. Foster, about seventy five, was an Buffalo County settler. Sheriff Powers moved James Cerney from jail toward Lincoln amid threats of lynching over alleged assault on Varra’s daughter. Navy contract named Holland Submarine Boat Co for adoptions, with payment terms of 150000 then 175000 per additional boat.
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Gibbon
Neb
New York Central Railroad
John Foster
Buffalo County
Douglas
James Cerney
South Omaha
Lincoln
Cerney
Frank Varra
Varra
Navy Department
Holland Submarine Torpedo Boat Company
Navy
Monument for Thompson Interred in Terre Haute Vault
The body of the late Col. Richard W. Thompson was buried in a Terre Haute vault in the presence of family and close friends. A popular subscription fund for a grand monument to the dead statesman is rapidly growing.
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Thompson
Richard W. Thompson
Terre Haute
Ind
Murphysboro Man Shoots Woman Then Commits Suicide
Gus Young, a Murphysboro real estate man, shot and wounded Miss Kate Van Clooster and then killed himself. The girl, from a prominent southern Illinois family, will recover.
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Gus Young
Murphysboro
I1c
Kate van Cloester
Youing
Southern Illinois
Tady
Half the Town Submerged in Texas Flood
The Colorado river flood has reached Wharton Texas with about half the town under water. One casualty reported a Black refuge drowned while trying to reach the town as residents flee from inundated bottoms turning to higher ground.
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Wharton
Tex
Torm
Aged Couple Found Asphyxiated In New York Home
Carl E Walstrom 55 and his wife Nellie 54 were found dead by asphyxiation in their New York residence after sealing cracks and turning on gas jets. Police investigation ongoing with unclear motive.
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Carl E. Walstrom
Nellie
Zas
New York
Chokes His Wife Then Ends His Own Life in Kentucky
In Bakerville Kentucky Joe Stringer killed his wife during a domestic dispute and then died by taking his own life. The couple had separated and Stringer had sought reconciliation before the fatal confrontation.
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Joe Stringer
Bakerville
Stringer
Woman Shoots Defamer InArkansas Town
In Alexander Arkansas Mrs Z N Holl shot and killed William Cook, a member of a prominent family, after claiming defamation of character. Police reported no further details as investigation continues.
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Alexander, Ark
Z. N. Holland
William Cook
Eight Hundred Miners Strike for Higher Wages
Eight hundred miners employed by the Emple coal company at Philadelphia quit work seeking higher wages.
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Theemple Coal Company
Philadelphia
Strnex
The Sweet Pea Bicentenary Exhibition in London
The sweet pea, introduced from eastern Europe 200 years ago, marks an international bicentenary this year with recent color varieties from Eckford, Burpee and others. An exhibition in London is planned for next July featuring prizes, collectables, decorative effects, and a growers conference.
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Europe
Eckford
Burpee
London
Colonies Under Portuguese Rule and Holdings Listed
The text notes European colonies Azores with about 1,000 English square miles and 250,000 people. African possessions Madeira Cape Verde Coasts of Senegambia and Guinea Angola and Mozambique total 682,320 square miles and 2,518,000 inhabitants. Asiatic possession Goa India covers 1,610 square miles and 628,000 residents.
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Portugal
Azores
Africa
Madeira
Cape Verd Islands
Senegambia
Guinea
Angola
Mozambique
Goa
India
Ancient Crown Linked to Queen of Sheba Wedding
A royal wedding tale from Abyssinia recounts a crown worn by the Ethiopian queen of Shea at her nuptials. The gold diadem, centuries old and said to be Solomon's gift to the Queen of Sheba, sparkling with precious stones, has been safeguarded through generations by the kings of Shoa.
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Abyssinia
Shea
Solomon
Sheba
Jerusalem
Shoa
Secrets of Planets Revealed Telescope Progress
A construction telescope aims to bring the moon within sight and reveal planetary secrets. The device could trigger major shifts in thought, comparable to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters in treating digestive ailments. Street railroads lose appeal for pedal users.
Lynching of Will Edwards Near Greenville Miss
Fragmentary clipping notes a lynching of Will Edwards described as a negro for murder near Greenville Mississippi. The snippet also includes unrelated advertising lines for magnetic starch and a wax head proverb.
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Will Edwards
Greenville, Miss
A Hint for Spring Housekeeping Interior Refresh
The article advises spring as the season to brighten homes with new wall coverings. It contrasts paper, kalkse mines, and paint with Alabastine cement, praised as clean, pure, long lasting, easy to apply, and available in many finishes. It notes spring also brings attention to cows.
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Cation
Cronje
Andrews
Holland
Girl
Idaho
Utah
C.E. Brainard
Ogden
Turkey
St. Jacobs Oil
Lydia
Pinkham
Pinkham Med. Co
Lyng
Masa
Paras & Pou
Isantaclara M Manufacturing
Mara
All Grocare
Baker's Chocolate
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Vodom
la Bellé Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Limited
Dorchester, ‘Mass
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