Devastating Tornado Roams Holt County Nebraska
A severe tornado struck the Keya Paha valley near Stuart Nebraska at sundown, killing eight and injuring many in Holt and Boyd counties. Names of dead include Jacob Greening and family members. extensive damage followed across farmhouses, bridges, and livestock. Authorities deploy cavalry to clear Wichita mountains while New York City reports high police payrolls.
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Keya Paha
Stuart
Holt County
Nebraska
Jacob Greening
Maggie Greening
John Greening
Mary Greening
Jacob Greening, Jr
Bertha Anderson
Clara Anderson
Ada Anderson
Otto Metz
Henry Metz
August
Anderson
Theodore Anderson
John Berg
Joseph Berg
John Hauff
August Anderson
Boyd
Holt
Farrand Sayres
Ft. Sill
Okl
War Department
Wichita Mountain
William A. Richards
general land _office
Guthrie
Washington
Low Wages on Farms Revealed by Labor Bureau
The bulletin cites North Carolina figures from the last annual report showing average monthly wages for farm labor: men 8.91 dollars, women 5.27, children 3.58, plus rations valued at 2 dollars and housing and other amenities valued at 6.23 dollars, totaling 15.36 dollars per month.
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Bulletin
The
United States Department of Labor
North Carolina
The New Bicycle and Other Notices
The text notes that this year’s bicycle model remains the same as 1900 with no improvements possible. It claims Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters cannot be improved for stomach liver kidneys and digestion and discourages substitutes. It also describes Veria’s youngest choir singers at Grace Church New York with four year olds in white aprons and baby caps. A London sale offers a perfect first edition Pilgrim’s Progress once owned by the Fleetwood family and Ann Palmer.
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Hostetter
Veria
Grace Church
New York
London
Fleetwood
Ann Palmer
John Nash
Australian Papers Mentioned in 19th Century List
ABaltic list notes major Australian newspapers including the Sydney Bulletin the Daily Morning Herald the Daily Telegraph in Sydney the Argus and the Age in Melbourne and the Advertiser and Register in Adelaide. The queen of the May has had a long rain.
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Australia
Sydney Bulletin
Sydney
Daily Morning Herald
The
Daily Telegraph
the Argus
the Age
Melbourne
Advertiser and Register
Adelaide
Efficient French artillery in World War I description
The French are credited with the most efficient artillery in Europe and use fixed ammunition. Shrapnel weighs 17.64 pounds with a velocity of 1700 feet per second and fires over thirty rounds a minute. The gre ner sits on the carriage to steady the piece.
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Europe
Hospitals Show Worth Above Wealth, German Professor Declares
A German professor argues hospitals benefit the poor more than the wealthy at home and hopes this view will curb prejudice against hospitals. The report mixes odd phrases and a grain cereal ad noting price and availability.
Will and estate talk amid medical consultation chatter
A fragmented 1900 note hints at a rich patient and a will's impact on lawyers. It mentions a physician’s doubt about a consultation and jokes about aging, with ad copy style lines about Piso’s Cure.
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York
Shes
Java
Keite
Piso
J. W. Oraign
Ava
Minnespela
Minn
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