Tornado Rips Charles City Hurts Dozens In Citywide Path
A Sunday tornado struck Charles City at 5:00 pm, cutting a two block wide path. Dozens injured, with Christ Beck among the severely hurt and later dying. About fifty dwellings and barns destroyed, roughly $12,000 in policies affected. Town Mutual of Des Moines involved. Telephone lines down, vast wreckage seen as residents long shaken by the storm.
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Willie Gregory
William Miller
Z. Wright
Ralph Weight
Christian Nichols
Scofield
Gartie Huxal
August Huxal
Frank Harnack
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Charles City
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Cay
Tornadoes Strafe Mount Vernon and Lisbon Iowa
A June twister ripped through Mount Vernon at 2:34, demolishing the electric light and power plant and city pumping station. Several barns and houses were damaged, with no injuries reported. Lisbon suffered a heavy tornado strike at 1:45 pm, damaging homes, uprooting trees, and leveling the electric light and water plants. The storm blew down barns and left a three hundred foot wide, one mile long path through town.
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Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Coder Rapids
Gale strikes Mason City amphi theater at county fairgrounds
A Sunday wind storm with heavy rain caused extensive damage in Mason City and surrounding areas. The amphitheater under construction at the county fairgrounds collapsed, trees and small structures were uprooted, and the town reported widespread damage. Nearby Clear Lake also experienced strong winds.
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Mason City
Fair Grounda
Clear Lake
City and Clear Lake boat club seeks breakwater protection
Boat owners in this city and Clear Lake form a boat club to push for better protection of their stock and tin boats from severe storm damage. They urge city help to build a shared boat house and breakwater to provide space for private boats and reduce storm risks.
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Deadly Friday Tornado Ravages Nebraska and Kansas
A devastating tornado wrecked Havoc across multiple towns including Geneva Fairfield Carleton Franklin Hebron Shickley Byron Riverton Cortland Phillipsburg and Scandia. At least 25 lives lost and nearly fifty injured with three more casualties feared as damage reaches half a million dollars.
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Franklin
Hebron
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Byron
Riv
Erton
Nebraska
Sand
Cortland
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Tragedies and notices from Burlington and beyond
Suicides and drownings color a Burlington weekend with Len French a 19 year old Sunday school teacher and Louis Wilhelm 16 year old drowning after church. Dispatches cover Emperor Nicholas change of plan, yacht race results, meat price hikes, a prank death, a thwarted plot, a death by heart trouble found by a little girl, a civil verdict, river safety cable, and a social luncheon honoring Mrs. Moe Cushman with guests and prizes.
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Burlington
Ellen French
Keokuk
Louis Wilhelm
Taft Delegates Win Florida and Georgia Contests in Hearing
The Republican National Committee resumed hearings in Chicago, deeming contests from Florida and Georgia in Taft’s favor. Hitchcock’s withdrawal stirred allies, while Louisville and Kentucky districts also seated Taft delegates as the room’s partitions were secured to prevent collapse.
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Taft and Hitchcock clash over Chicago delegations
Washington reports confirm Taft and President Roosevelt back the Chicago committee’s approach to contesting delegations. Taft telegrams Hitchcock to keep methods unchanged. Meanwhile Shaw surrenders most of his reserved quarters at Auditorium hotel. Woodson announces June 16 meeting of the Democratic national committee in Chicago for temporary officers. Erie derailment near Belvidere injures thirty passengers.
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Frank Hitchcock
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Erie
Belvidere
Brewers Meet to Hear Prohibition Side at Milwaukee Convention
Milwaukee delegates head to the United States Brewers Association convention opening tomorrow. Brewers plan to present their view on prohibition and opposing arguments at open sessions. A June grain report from Washington notes spring wheat acreage at 17.7 million acres, with winter wheat condition at 86 percent and rye at 91.2 percent.
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United States Brewere’ Association
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
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Conditon
LOST CHILD FOUND IN MARSH NEAR TAMARACK CREEK
Calumet Michigan June 8 a 4 year old girl daughter of Mr and Mrs William Goranjak found after three days wandering near North Tamarack Marsh. She was unconscious and bitten by mosquitoes. Signals from mine whistles guided rescuers to her on the bank of Slugelsh Creek. She crossed the stream barefoot, placed with parents at home, treated, and believed to recover with mild diet.
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Mich
Willian Goraenjak
William Gorngrack
Billie Faces Gallows as Friends Strive in Vain
A grim plea unfolds as Billie battles an impending execution with friends mounting a strenuous bid to save him, but their efforts appear doomed. The report highlights a tense legal confrontation and a looming sentence.
Execution Scheduled Friday in Varal Family Poisoning Case
Herman Hilk, convicted in Chicago for poisoning the Varal family, faces Friday execution after the pardon board and Governor Deneen denied sentence modification. Bohemian Court teller Billik claims his conviction stemmed from injured testimony induced by intimidation and manipulated by Mra Varal. Jerry Varal, 18, survived the attack and supported the affidavit alleging false testimony.
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Throng Witnesses Balloonist Odie’s Fatal Fall in Springfield
Luther Edward Jones, 27, an experienced aeronaut, perished during a Sunday balloon ascent at Milfred Park Springfield. The parachute line failed and his body struck a tree limb as spectators watched. His father I M Jones, visiting from St. Louis, witnessed the tragedy at the station as rescue crews carried the body away.
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Owner to claim horse held after theft arrest
Chief Lelehton reported that the owner of a horse found with Collins, recently arrested for horse stealing, would come to claim one of the animals held in the city. The horse likely belongs to a resident of Anoka, Minnesota, based on a description sent. Fancy strawberries and plenty of them at Sinnard Bros. Both phones.
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Platform Draft Completed for Republican Convention
Washington June 3. A completed draft of the platform is prepared for presentation to the resolutions committees in Chicago. Wada Bivs Ohio attorney general returned from Virginia Beach and met with Secretary Walt at the War Department. Taft and Ells oppose public statements on the platform, but the tariff plank will be enlarged to demand revision and an immediate extra session, aligning with Ohio’s document.
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Kaw River Threatening Kansas City
Kaw River ris es steadily and will likely flood streets within twenty four hours. Hundreds of families in Armottydale and Argentine relocate to higher areas as merchants brace for flood along the western Kansas City waterfront.
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Boy Drowns After Falling From Raft in Slough
In Dubuque Iowa, 13 year old Tohir Ryan son of George Nyan drowned after falling from a raft in a slough. The body was recovered minutes later.
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