Iowa Tornado Death Toll Mounts In Rural Iowa Districts
Cedar Rapids May 21 Further details raise the toll from the northeastern Cedar, southeastern Jones, northern Clinton and southern Jackson counties tornado. Killed include Michael Hynes Maggie Maloney Rose Maloney Mary Call Wear Delmar Oba Allison Patrick Tynes and others. Property loss estimated 400000 to 500000 with hundreds of cattle and horses dead. Many farms leveled and homes destroyed. Eleven dead two score fourt Rockford Ill. says tornadoes caused extensive damage in Ogle county Stillman Valley Adeline Foreston and surrounding areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar County
Jones County
Clinton County
Jackson County
Riggs
Michael Hynes
Maggie Maloney
Rose Maloney
Mary Call
Wear Delmar
Oba Allison
Patrick Tynes
Lauren Clemensey
Phonds Allison
Ad Hilg
Delmar
Rockford
Ill
Ogle County
Stillman Valley
Adeline
Mike Nelson
John Mass
Voreston
Schutler
Frank Chickiler
M. Nelson
N. Jd. Ely
Zinks
P Holquist
I. Fiser
John Yorreston
Everett Ludwig
Foreston
Eli Timmers
PENSIONS AND POSTMASTERS ANNOUNCED ACROSS STATES
May 20 report lists pensions granted including Town Original and Increase totals for multiple recipients in Iowa and Nebraska. It also records pensions by Reis sue and Widows, along with new Postmaster appointments in Evanston O Leary Ashton Talmage and Sherman county towns.
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Ashington
George Young
Bellevue
John B. Gray
Monroe
Robert Blizgard
Newton
Andrew van Vleck
Cedar Rapids
Harlow M. Tuttle
Tipton
Hobart Middlebrook
Cresco
Arthur McDowell
Goodell
Arthur L. Terrill
Postville
James Amick
Adams
Mary Brenerman
Lincoln
Iowa
Evanston
Webster County
Alvah C. Shaffer
W. D. Drake
O'Leary
Plymouth County
Adam McLain
Yvice
J. S. Hoyt
Nebraska
Ashton
Sherman County
Theodore Ojendyk
William A. Whigon
Talmage
Otoe
H. J. Wallace
W. Eschmeyer
Alleged Spy Arrested in Port Tampa Case
Under orders from General Shutter Port Tampa artillery officers arrested an 18 year old boy named Garcia suspected of spying for Spain. He carried incriminating documents and denies guilt, supported by local railroad and state officials. General Shafter favors a rigid investigation.
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Tampa
Shutter
Port Tampa
Garcia
General Shafter
Jim Baker Scout and Indian Fighter Dead in Rawlins
Rawlins Wyoming May 19 James Baker renowned scout and Indian fighter dies at home. Baker’s many adventures are noted as widely read and influential in frontier lore.
Rumor Denials Mark Day on Mangrove and Spanish Fleet
Washington reports a flurry of sensational rumors denied by officials. Secretary Long says no engagement in the Windward Passage and the Mangrove’s capture is unsubstantiated. The St Louis cut Santiago de Cuba cables, while Spanish fleet moves and Hawaii coal deliveries loom as neutrality issues rise.
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Washington
Sampson
Sehley
West Indies
Jonligtin
Navy Department
St. Louis
Santiago de Cuba
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Long
Madrid
Cervera
Cadiz
Oregon
Key West
Santiago
Haiti
Guantanamo
Jamaica
Blanco
Charleston
Hawaii
Howard
Law of Nations
United States
Spain
Suspected Trade Talks Stir Washington Rumors
In Washington on May 26 rumors swirled about a possible sale of the Philippine Islands to France to avert U.S. seizure. The chatter centers on Senor Leon y Castillo and Sagasta's cabinet, with France wary of provoking U.S. action as Manila and other ports remain under tension.
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Washington
Cervera
Santiago
Capitol
Anwar
Senor Leon Y Castillo
Sagasta
Paris
Manila
Islinos
Philippines
France
United States
Spain
Trouble in Spain's Cabinet Amid Navy of Shifts
May 26 Madrid reports Duke Almodovar de Nio accepts the foreign affairs post though he says he does not desire it. Senor Gomazo rumored to replace Purgeever as finance minister who declines income tax. Troop concentration near Gibraltar linked to British prep. Sagasta ministry notes diverging powers hinder quick European backing.
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Madrid
Almodovar de Nio
Castillo
Paris
Associated Press
Senor Gomazo
Senor Purgeever
Gamuzo
Gibraltar
Sagasta
Spain
Presidential Nominations In Signal Corps Leaderboard
The president sent to the senate a batch of promotions and appointments in the signal corps headed by Lieutenant Colonel H. H. C. Dunwoody to colonel and Captain James Allen to lieutenant colonel. Also named are C. A. Woodruff as assistant commissary general of subsistence with rank of colonel, Major H. G. Sharp, Major C. W. Raymond to lieutenant colonel, E. A. Goodwin to colonel of Seventh United States volunteer infantry, E. L. Huggins to colonel of the Eighth volunteer infantry, and A S Reaves of Tennessee as lieutenant colonel of the Third volunteer infantry.
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Washington
Senate
Signal Corps
H. H. C. Dunwoody
James Allen
C. A. Woodruff
H. G. Sharp
C. W. Raymond
Corps of Engineers
E. A. Goodwin
Eighth Cavalry
Seventh United States Volunteer Infantry
E. L. Huggins
Eighth Volunteer Infantry
A.S. Reaves
Tennessee
Third Volunteer Infantry
First Spanish War pension applied for by Oshkosh widow
Mrs William Hook of Oshkosh applies for a pension for a Spanish American War death. The widow, childless, is eligible for 12 dollars monthly under the July 14 1862 act. Hook enlisted in Company I Second regiment Friday fell ill Saturday and died Sunday May 15 at Camp Harvey.
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Oshkish
Wis
Oshkosh
William 4H. Hook
Camp Harvey
Hook
United States
Adjutant General Boardman
Santa Fe Train Held Up in Albuquerque May 24
Information from Albuquerque reports a southbound Santa Fe train robbery attempt near the south end of the city. No injuries are listed. authorities investigate the hold up as officers search for the suspects and secure the scene.
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Santa FE
Albuquerque
N. M
Santa
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