Tornado Hits Charles City Iowa Demolishes Homes
A Sunday morning tornado struck Charles City Iowa demolishing about 200 residences and barns. One man W R Beck killed four children reported missing. The storm path ran about ten rods wide from southwest of town to northeast, crossing the river near main street. Numerous barns toppled stock killed or driven, trees uprooted, and most houses destroyed. Three thousand residents sought shelter in cellars as telephones failed and country reports were scarce.
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Charles City
W. R. Beck
Charles City College
Murderous Hold Up Ended in Slaying Near Chattanooga
At 8 30 p m Saturday night Joseph Knight a Chattanooga business man was killed and Miss Sadie Pool fatally wounded on Rossville avenue just south of the city. Three negro assailants halted their coach, Knight resisted and they opened fire. the attackers fled as a posse pursued.
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Rossville Avenue
Chattanooga
Tenn
Joseph Knight
Miss Sadie Pool
Knight
Miss Pool
Rossville
Prodigy in New York School Aged Foreigner Makes Progress
Hyman Fenster a 13 year old from Austria excels at Public School No 110 New York. In three months he advanced through foreign language classes to grade 6A and can speak English clearly. He earned a $1.50 weekly scholarship from the child labor committee to help support his widow mother and brother Solomon 15.
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Hyman Fenster
New York
Child Labor Committee
Gazella
Hyman
No Objection to Souters Denied by Panamanian Leader
President Amador of Penama cables the Panama legation in Washington via Arias secretary of foreign affairs to deny newspaper reports that Minister Souters is persona non grata.
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Souters
Amador
Penama
Panama
Washington
Arias
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Saturday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show top beeves at 7.25 and top hogs at 0.25, reflecting current price levels for cattle and hogs in the market.
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Sioux City
Steam Pipe Burst Kills Four On Cruiser
A steam pipe in the starboard engine room burst under 235 pounds pressure during a speed trial off Point Huene Cal, killing four men instantly and injuring several others. Named dead are George Water Tender Scranton Pa Boges Germany George Meek. Injured include S Stetmattos F S Maxfield and others. Fourteen men were in the fire room when the tube blew out showering them with scalding steam and debris.
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Jennessee
United States
Atte Éssee
Point Huenene
Cal
Uriel Sebree
F. B. Howard
Ded
Robertson
George Es
Scranton
Pai
Boges
Woodlawn
Ala
A. ‘Reinhold
Germany
Hartford
Signorinetta Wins Oakes Stakes After Derby Victory
London dispatch reports Signorinetta, the Italian filly and Derby winner, captured the Oakes Stakes with ease. Rhodora fell near Tottenham corner after a bad stumble, allowing Signorinetta to take the lead and win as Rhodora’s rider Lucien Lyne failed to clear the halted horse. Odds were 3 to 1 against Signorinetta, with Courtesy at 100 to 7 and Santeve also discounted. Rhodora, favorite at 6 to 4, ran prominently before the setback.
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Signorinetta
London
Santeve
Richard Croker
Rhodora
Signorinétta
French Partridge
Tottenham Corner
Lucien Lyne
Signorietta
Courtesy
Mystery of Alton River Woman Deepens Over Letter Claim
A letter postmarked St Charles Mo signed Ruth Edmonds claims the Mississippi River body found at Alton on May 29 is her sister Mary Edmunds. The writer says Mary died May 3 from a mule kick, and she and a man disposed of the body in the river. jewelry and a cross sewn into the dress are referenced as clues. Police seek the writer and the unnamed man.
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Mississippi River
Alton
St. Charles
Ruth Edmonds
Mary Edmunds
Erie to Incense Force
President Underwood of the Erie railroad orders shops to a ten hour basis and to immediately restart repairs on idle equipment. The resumption of work will provide employment for several thousand men.
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Erie
Underwood
Erie Railroad
Grocers Thank Roosevelt for Pure Food Legislation Support
The National Wholesale Grocers' Association at its final Atlantic City meeting passed a resolution thanking President Roosevelt for helping secure national pure food legislation and uniform state pure food laws.
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Roosevelt
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Atlantic City
N. J
President Roosevelt
Root Plans Leave Washington June 20 for Summer
Secretary Root said he would not sit on the lid and would depart Washington on June 20. He stated his plans were arranged to stay away during the warm season, returning later.
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Root
Washington
Attempted assassination during Zola ceremony shocks Paris
A staff member named Pater Gregori fired twice at Maj. Alfred Dreyfus at the Pantheon after Emile Zola’s burial. Dreyfus was wounded in the arm. Gregori was arrested and jailed for attempted assassination. A physician reported the bullet lodged in the forearm but did not hit bone.
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M. Emile Zola
Pantheon
The
France Militaire
Pater Gregori
Maj
Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Catafalque
Doumergue
Zola
Brown Wins Georgia Governor Nomination in Democratic Primary
The Democratic primary results show Joseph M Brown leading Gov. Hoke Smith by about 15,000 votes in Georgia. The Atlanta Constitution projects a Brown margin of 15,000 to 25,000, while Brown's managers claim a larger plurality. Incumbent congressmen are largely returned with a possible contest in the Fifth District between James L. Mayson and J. W. Livingston. United States Senator W. S. Clay is the reputed winner. Primary results determine statewide elections as other parties abstain.
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Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Brown
James L. Mayson
J. W. Livingston
United States
W.S. Clay
Sealed box car hid Chinese immigrants in transit
A sealed box car from Galveston, Texas, opened in San Francisco revealed sixteen half starved Chinese workers and a load of steel. Officials believe the men were smuggled across the Mexican border, placed in the car at El Paso, with seats replaced, and intended for release in San Francisco, but the plan miscarried.
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Galveston
Tex
San Francisco
Cal
el Paso
Pearling Fleet Destroyed in Typhoon Off West Australia
The Wlanqua from Canada and Australia delivered news of a typhoon near Thursday Island that wrecked a pearling fleet. About 270 lives were lost, including twenty whites, with nearly 300 perishing overall. Twenty Australian pearlers were killed, and the drowning victims included Malays, Manilamen, Japanese, and Kanakas.
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Victoria
B. C
West Australia
Thursday Island
German Steamer Europa Missing After 40 Days At Sea
All hope is abandoned for the German steamer Europa from Hamburg bound for Norfolk. The fertilizer laden vessel sailed twenty five days ago, should have taken twenty one. No word has been heard in forty days. The ship carried twenty one crew members.
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Europa
Hamburg
Germany
Norfolk
Jefferson Davies birth anniversary celebrated in Birmingham
The 100th anniversary of Jefferson Davies birth was observed in Birmingham Alabama on Wednesday. Banks were closed and post office hours were altered to mark the holiday observance.
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Jeff Davis
Jefferson Davies
Birmingham
Ala
Indictment Returned in Ohio Trust Failure Case
Echo of Bank Failure involves former Ohio Trust officers J F Lanning James P Gibbs F W Christian and William Perrin indicted on charges of embezzlement and misapplication of bank funds.
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J. F. Lanning
James P. Gibbs
F. W. Christian
William Perrin
Ohio Trust Company
Cattle Theft Ring Brought to Light in Sanborn County
Twenty six head of cattle vanished from the Meier ranch in western Sanborn County. The stolen herd was traced to near Bismarck where two men were arrested. They will be tried in South Dakota for grand larceny and face prison in Sioux Falls if convicted.
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Sanborn
South Dakota
Meier
Bismarck
N. D
Sanborn County
Sioux Falls
New Trial Granted in Hendrickson Murder Case
Judge Jones of the state circuit court in Sioux Falls has granted a new trial for Henry Hendrickson, a Trent businessman in Moody County, who was convicted of manslaughter in the March term at Flandreau for the shooting death of Harvey A. Bradfield, a Trent drug clerk, on Halloween night. His attorneys Aikens and Judge argued trial errors, and the motion for a new trial was approved.
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Jones
Sioux Falls
Henry Hendrickson
Trent
Moody County
Hendrickson
Harvey A. Bradfield
Flandreau
Aikens & Judge
Aberden pastor favored as successor at Nebraska Wesleyan
Rumors say Dr. J. W. Taylor of Aberdeen is the leading candidate to succeed Dr. Nicholson as president of Nebraska Wesleyan University at Mitchell. Nicholson plans to leave for a higher church position, renewing talk of Taylor becoming his successor with strong probability.
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Nicholson
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell
Nebraska Wesleyan University
J. W. Taylor
Aberdeen
Taylor
Roadbed Upgrades Span Northwestern Track West of Miller
About 300 workers on the Northwestern line near Miller lay heavier rails and ballast the roadbed. Officials say once the forty mile section between Miller and Huron is finished the entire line from the Black Hills to Chicago will have heavy rails and solid ballast.
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Miller
Huron
Black Hills
Chicago
Murder Case Identified Near Fort Pierre
Investigation confirms the body found in the Bad River near Fort Pierre Monday is a murder. A bullet hole was discovered behind the right ear and an 8 caliber bullet was found in the skull.
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Bad River
Fort Pierre
No School for Squatters in Tripp County Sooner Tow
In Lamro, near the center of Tripp County, squatters have built a small business community with stores, a hotel, and a newspaper. They seek a school through taxation and state school funds, but law appears to require they wait until they are cut out from the reservation or pay for their own education.
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Tripp County
Lamro
State’ Educational Department
War on Poachers Forces Enforcement of Fishing Laws
County commissioners and Aurora county game wardens declare war on those violating the marine protection law and seining ban. Recent complaints prompt adoption of a resolution barring board members from issuing sein permits. permits remain issuable only by county commissioners or game wardens.
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Board of County Commissioners
Aurora County
Boards of County Commissioners
Wesleyan's Heavy Loss Attributed To Doctor Nicholson
Removal of Dr. Nicholson severly felt at Michell as Dr. Thomas Nicholson is elected secretary of the board of education of the Methodist Episcopal church by the Baltimore conference. Nicholson, president of Dakota Wesleyan University, has raised the college to a leading position in South Dakota with the state's largest enrollment.
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Nicholson
Michell
Thomas Nicholson
Methodist Episcopal Shurch
General Conference
Baltimore
Eeline
Dakota Wesleyan University
South Dakota
Demand for Better Schools Across the State
The Press notes broad growth as newspapers discuss boosting school facilities. Raising funds for new classrooms is the main issue, with consensus that funds must be secured by various measures.
Mission Workers to Meet in Armour Convention
Rev F B Sapp secretary of the South Dakota Christian Missionary society announced the twenty fourth annual convention to be held in Armour June 18 to 20. The gathering is expected to draw large attendance from other states and plans for extending the work are believed to be adopted.
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Armour
F. B. Sapp
South Dakota Christian Missionary Society
Assessor James Coulter Prepares for July County Board
Stanley county assessor James Coulter works to ready the office for the July county board meeting. A law from last session allowed starting a month early, but he faces 110 townships to assess.
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James Coulter
Stanley County
County Officials Reject Petitions For County Seat Race
Charles Mix county commissioners nulled all petitions昨t filed for the county seat contest saying no town had a sufficient petition. Geddes and Lake Andes push to rally signers for a new petition drive in the field.
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Charles Mix County
Geddes
Lake Andes
Beresford Saloon License Fight Fails in Court
A Sioux Falls circuit court hearing before Judge Jones ends with the prohibitionists losing their bid to block saloon licenses in Beresford for the coming year. Alderman E G Anderson of Aberdeen is acquitted of coal theft charges after a Milwaukee railroad carload theft case.
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Beresford
Jones
Sioux Falls
Anderson
E. G. Anderson
Aberdeen
Milwaukee Railroad
German Baptists of Emery Prepare New Church Construction
The German Baptists of Emery are rapidly finishing preparations to begin erecting a new German Baptist church at Emery.
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Emery
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