Storm Toll Rises From Illinois Tornado Ravages
Thirty two dead and as many as fifty injured as two tornadoes ripped southern Illinois and northern Illinois late Sunday. Bush and Willisville suffered multiple fatalities while Morocco Indiana and nearby towns reported heavy damage. Hundreds seek aid as search teams comb wreckage in Murphysboro and surrounding communities.
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Chicago
Ilnois
Illinois
Bush
Willisville
Boddick
Morocco
Ind
Murphysboro
Flood Victims in Mississippi River Delta Hit Hard
Greenville residents flood relief lines report 20 000 homeless and many lives lost as the Mississippi River swamps twelve villages near Greenville. Early estimates claim up to 200 dead amid scarce funds and relief resources.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Greenville
Territorial Government Plea From Porto Rico Delegation
Porto Rico leaders urge the United States to grant territorial government and representation in Congress. A memorial to President Taft the Senate president and the House speaker, led by Eugeneio Bentfiz and progressive citizens, asks Congress to define federal position on the island.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Eugeneio Bentfiz
Taft
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Sugar Refiner Nelson Rhoades Jr Linked to Charter Plot
In Tucson Arizona Nelson Rhoades Jr of Ginola sugar refineries reportedly wired from Guisagames to agents here about having chartered.
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Tucson
Ariz
Nelson Rhoades, Jr
Ginola
Guisagames
Lincoln Prison Escape Survivor Recalls Bold Breakout
Charles Merley the sole survivor of a Nebraska penitentiary jailbreak, recounts the daring escape as authorities pursued the trio. The incident highlighted the audacity of the break and Merley’s narrow escape from capture.
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Lincoln
Charles Merley
Nebraska
World of Week's Events Review From Globes Pages
A circular of notable events from around the world notes progress on a parcels post system, the unveiling of John Paul Jones statue in Washington, Indian land sales in Nebraska, and calls to promote General Pershing. It covers Titanic responses, federal appropriations for Genoa Indian school, Louisiana property losses, and Red Cross flood relief appeals.
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House
John Paul Jones
Washington
Senate
House Committee On
Indian Affaires
Nebraska
Congress
Pershing
Philippnes
Norris Brown
Stevens
Missouri River
South Sioux City
Daughters of the American Revolution
Arlington Hotel
Charles Oliver Nelson
Kearney
Perry Warren
Fairbury
Taft
Sea of
Carpathia
Smith
Michigan
Newlands
Nevada
New York
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Genoa
South Louisiana
Associated Advertising Clubs of
Amher
Fea
Lincoln
Lincoln Hotel
Lexington
Burt H. Connors
Union Iron Worker
County Hall of Records
Los Angeles
Karl Gray
Charlottestown
Victori
Cape Reeves
Cape John
Nova Scotia
Lena Gold Mining Company
Orkutek
Teutonia Bank
New Orleans
Red Cross
Mississippi Valley
Nina
New Republic
New York -Founding
Dundee
Mechanical Engineering ‘Laboratories
State University At Lincoln
Foundland
Supreme
F. G. Hamer
Lincolln
Mr. Roosevelt
Julia C. Lathrop
Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
York Council
South Dakota
Wintery April Snow Hits Burlington and Iowa Towns
A severe April snowstorm sweeps Burlington and nearby Iowa towns causing travel disruption and property concerns. Officials report record-like snowfall for the season and warn residents to expect lingering effects through the week.
Mothers Day Tribute and Call to Honor Mothers
A historic note urges observing Sunday May 12 as Mothers Day to honor mothers who guide children, inspire virtue, and defend the nation. It celebrates maternal influence on morality, family unity, and patriotism, urging all to wear emblems and emulate maternal virtues.
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Hving
Ashe
No National Rifle Shoot This Year
The national rifle match conducted annually by the war department and open to regular soldiers and national guard members has been abandoned for this year. Nebraska Adjutant General Phelps received the notice, citing past concerns that the event favored professional shooters over guardsmen and regulars, with spent state funds not yielding fair training returns.
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War Department
National Guard
Phelps
Nebraskan National Guard
Nebraska Guard
Premébden & Inde
March was a record cold wet month in Nebraska
The university department reports March 1897 was the coldest and wettest in Nebraska since 1867 with heavy precipitation. Fire Commissioner Randall began efforts to require gasoline dealers statewide to bury supply tanks for safer handling. dealers' names have been collected and letters mailed to merchants.
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University
Nebraska
Randall
Nebraskans Go to Chautauqua Dean Named for School
Professor B. G. Clapp head of the department of physical education will be the dean of the school of.
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Chautauqua
B. G. Clapp
Department of
Physical Education
School of
Nebraska in Brief items from Falls City to Omaha
Debates favor Falls City over Auburn on open shop. Civil War veteran J. Clark commits suicide in Omaha amid unemployment. George H. Miller builds a cement dam at Surprise mill site. Three men sentenced in McCook for assault and robbery of Major Heese. Seward to gain Carnegie library and M. D. A. building sites. Mayor Howeten orders removal of slot machines in Nebraska City. Farmers plow spring wheat in smaller patches. winter wheat fails in several counties. Hildegarde Powers nearly dies from gas inhalation after punishment by her father. revived. Fire at DeWitt destroys Miller meat market and nearby properties. origin unknown. Nebraska National Guard encampment plans unsettled. no Fort Riley trip, joint state encampment with regulars from Fort Crook. Agricultural Extension to lead Boys and Girls Club statewide. Jacob Rose dies harrowing near Bloomfield. Harriman lines order 25,000 tons of rails for summer expansion. current rails adequate to June 1. Double Segregation policy for Omaha to San Francisco discussed.
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Falls City
Auburn
J. Clark
Omaha
George H. Miller
Perry
McCook
Heese
Indianola
W. Q. Dickineon
Seward
Carnegie Library
J. D. Howeten
Nebraska City
Haa
Nebraska
Sede
Hildegarde. Powers
J. H. Powers
The
State University
DeWitt
Hyers Brothers
G.miller
Ed Rossite
Baci
Miller
Nebraska National Guard
Adjutant General’ Department
Fort Riley
Kas
Fort Crook
Delzell
Department “of Agricultural Extension
University
Jacob F. Rose
Bloomfield
City
Hie Field
Harriman Lines
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
San Francisco
Health Maxims From A Quackish Tea Ad Copy
Fragmentary quip on health and temperance references Garfield Tea and a misquoted line attributed to George MacDonald. The garbled text suggests a pseudo advertisement praising economy and popularity alongside a health tea product.
He Hoped So Too In Barnstorming Show Tale
Nellie McCoy recounts an advance agent for a barnstorming show that nearly closed on Saturdays but resumed Sunday, opening Monday in bright form. His Quaker mother, noting he was the business manager, wrote a playful letter urging him to stay ahead of the show.
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Nellie McCoy
Bad Teeth Go With Good Brains
An English scientist warns of a degeneracy in vital organs as mental progress rises. He notes a decline in dental provisions across western nations and posits brain work reduces teeth demand, while digestion shows an unhealthy balance causing teeth to be starved. The claim ties brain efficiency to teeth decline across ape, negro, and white populations.
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Alex Rough
Vreble City
Southern and
Central Illinois
South
Minois Torato
of the Globe
Eastern Railroade
Brotherhood of Locomotive Hngueers
General News
Iowa
Burlington Wednes
Orozéo
United States
Letcher
A. Knight
Bentley
Pire
Santiago
Cuba
Ohio
Arizona
Vladimir Koch
University of Chicago
Wistar Institute of Philadepie
Philip
Nene
Wartone
Treille
Leset
Alabastine Company
Reed
Grand Rapid
Water Street
Garfield
George MacDonald
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