Tornado tears through Charles City Iowa
A tornado struck Charles City Iowa at 6 o clock Sunday causing destruction across farms and the town. The path was about ten rods wide lifting water from the river bed and tipping barns and buildings. One man W R Beck is reported killed and four children missing. The funnel passed northeast of the city near the river and spared the college buildings. Big trees were torn from their roots and stock killed in some cases with livestock injured in others.
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Charles City
Iowa
W. R. Beck
Charles City College
County Seat War Turns Violent in Fatal County
In Eufaula a clash between about fifteen Checotah men and local residents left deputy constable F M Woods mortally wounded and Joseph Parmeter wounded. The duel erupted as Woods tried to disarm Parmeter and armed groups aimed to seize county records for Checotah. The court had granted a temporary injunction, and Rufus citizens fought to stop the removal.
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Eufoala
Okla
Checotah
Eufaula
F. M. Woods
Econstable
Joseph Parmeter
Woods
Parmeter
Nave
Supreme Court
A Crazy Man and a Gun in Washington
A deranged pension official Joseph Pospisivlabumplige held police for hours then shot at bystanders and homes, killing Aimeris through the brain Sunday morning. The shooter claimed delusions of murder and fired repeatedly, but none of his shots hit his targets.
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Washington
Joseph
Aimeris
Plebl
Attempt of Fiends Burn Crowded St Paul Catholic Church
An arsonive attempt to burn St Paul Catholic Church in Moat drew about 1800 worshippers including many women and children. Father Bonaventi urged service closure as flames enveloped the roof just as the fire brigade arrived, congregants departing safely after church officials alerted them.
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Bary Dows
St Paulus Catholic
Elurch
Plot to kill royal family blocked in Lisbon
Police uncover and thwart a major plot by the Society of the Black Cross to bomb the Portuguese royal family during a June 11 religious feast. Arrests include Jose Ayala Adao Duarte and Constantine Mendes, with bomb manufacture and correspondence linking to earlier assassination rings and ties to anarchists in Barcelona and Madrid.
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Lisbon
Society of the Black Cross
Jose Ayala
Adao Duarte
Constantine Mendes
Hotorione Aharehists
Buleau
Carlos
Crown
Lula
Barcelons
Madris
Big Steamer Pow An Wrecked Off Santia Feland
A British twin screw steamer Pow An of 2349 tons sailing Hongkong Canton and Macao struck a rock off Santia feland Monday night. Eighty natives are missing while all European passengers and officers were rescued. Built at Glasgow, owned by Hong Kong Canton Macao Steamboat company Limited.
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Hongkong
Canton
Macao
Santia Feland
Glasgow
Hongkong, Canton & Macue Steamboat Company, Limited
Second Tragedy in County Seat War in Muskogee
A second tragedy in McIntosh County seat clashes occurred Monday night when General Dunlap guarding the Eufaula courthouse was shot and killed. County clerk Jedidiah Methicity faces charges amid a flurry of gunfire and chaotic pursuit through Gallows in the courthouse. Witnesses describe a tense scene as shots rang out in the third story, with extensive mentions of local figures and retaliatory rhetoric surrounding the ongoing county seat conflict.
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Oxla
Mcintosh
Dunlap
Eufanis
Bidujlan
Methicity County
Jotlanie Deuumetann
Mines Closed And City In Darkness In Butte
Eight inches of snow and driving rain left Butte in darkness as telegraph service lagged and power lines tangled. Mayor Corky barred streetcars and lights, while mines closed and rail lines east of Missoula suffered major damage. Northern Pacific lent pile drivers. ten thousand workers battled floodwaters as rain persisted.
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Butte
Mont
Corky
Missoula
Northern Pacific
Helena
St. Paul
Thil
Tornado near Geneva Kills Two and Destroys Farm
A tornado passed west of Geneva injuring several and killing two people. The Shively farmhouse was demolished 1 mile from Geneva, claiming Mrs. Shively and a farmhand named Russell as fatally hurt. Shively, a son, and others sustained serious injuries as the storm damaged nearby structures including the Industrial School for Girls engine house.
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Geneva
John H. Shively
Explosion on the Tennessee causes casualties during speed trial
An explosion in the starboard engine room of the United States armored cruiser Tennessee during a speed trial off Point Loma California killed several sailors and injured many others. Admiral Sebree and ship officers inspected the area after the blast, which occurred as the vessel reached high speed, with unclear cause.
Elgaht Street Car Collision Kills Numerous Passengers
A street car crash in Elgaht results in multiple fatalities and injuries among riders. Reports indicate a chaotic scene with tram cars derailed and emergency crews responding swiftly. Authorities are reviewing the sequence of events and identifying the victims and injured passengers.
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Elgaht
Major Dreyfus Narrowly Escapes As Gunman Fires At Pantheon
At the close of Emile Zola canonization ceremonies in the Pantheon Paris, Louis Anthone Gregori drew a revolver and shot at Major Alfred Dreyfus. The bullet pierced Dreyfus’s forearm but did not injure the bone. Gregori was disarmed and jailed. Parisian officials called it a sensational act with unclear motives, possibly tied to royalist circles.
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Zola
Pantheon
Dreyfus
Paris
Emile Zola
France
Louis Anthone Gregors
Alfred Dreyfus
Cireles
Tallan Parente
L’action Francalee
Cremated Her Husband Sparks Seattle Trial Confusion
Seattle resident Madeline King faces murder charges for burning husband Edward King. In jail she questions cremation as a method for disposing of remains, expressing curiosity about the process to her daughter Anna Marie Pleier. The strange exchange emerges amid early proceedings and mounting scrutiny of the case.
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Seattle
Madeline King
Ollila
Wash
Ueband
Beward King
Mdine
Anna Marl Plelier
Wort Seattie
Shavlulhar
Wabjeet
Kansas and Nebraska Swept by Fierce Storm
A late Friday tornado stripped southern Nebraska and northern Kansas of life and shelter. At least twenty one dead and five fatally injured, with many others hurt. Byron Nebraska and Courtland Kansas reported deaths and isolation. A heavy rain followed, worsening conditions for storm victims overnight.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Kansas
Byron Neb
Courtland
Kan
Phillipsburg
Kany
Plague Closes Laguarira Port Amid Caracas Crisis
Plague continues to isolate Laguaira delaying commerce despite a May 29 decree by President Castro. Caracas reports new cases daily while merchants exhaust funds and relief for the destitute remains unfunded.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Lagualra
Laguatra
Salt Lake Prepares for United Commercial Travelers Meet
Arrangements are projected for a large crowd in Salt Lake City for the fifteenth annual United Commercial Travelers grand council meeting on June 18 to 20. Delegates from the intermountain west are expected, with committees reporting progress on parade, entertainment, and decorations for three days of pleasure and profit for traveling visitors.
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Salt Lake City
United Commercial Travelers
Healdes
Inter-Mountain West
Thone
Wll
Salt Lake
Twenty Three Men Dead In Gold King Mine Disaster
In Silverton Gladstone a fire tore through the Gold King mine causing at least twenty three men to be missing and feared dead. A recovery party of thirty four descended to reach the fifth level but encountered toxic air and many were overwhelmed. Fourteen escaped via a surface drain while the rest remained unaccounted for as search efforts continued.
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Silverton
Cole
Gold King
Gladstone
Forgotten Sisters Ride To Marriage And Bank Fraud Scandal
A scrambled tale reports a marriage after elopement between Laramie Wyoming residents Mika Linacomb and an unidentified partner at a lodge, followed by a contested $1000000 Farmate Mortgage and a trial plan. Officials Harry Trelber and John Young face ten years for related offenses. Washington deliberates 1902 race reforms amid labor and export concerns.
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Post National Bank
Harry Trelber
John Young
Payin Toler
Pont Woodery
Attony Ferguson
Young
Mining News From the West and Alaska
A roundup of mining reports notes the Black Pearl at Pearl Idaho and Dewey and Lucky Ridge in Pearl on double shifts. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer projects Alaska gold output at 24,000,000. Heavy Salt Lake Mining Exchange activity records 278,275 shares traded totaling 216,446 dollars. Pearl Idaho’s Mack Pearl mill operates at fifty tons daily. Northern districts report strike on Del Rio mine and boosted dividends across 29 properties totaling 74,916,519 for five months. Harmony Anthracite Coal Company forms in Los Angeles with Utah and Garfield machinery upgrades. Mount Marshall mine advances supplies. Heela mine plans U.S. shipments. Whitman-Whea extension linked to revenue growth. Cobre Nevada sighting of high-grade ore. Pittsburgh Silver Peak and Sevier Consolidated deals move forward. copper and silver values cited. court rulings favor ore and water disputes.
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Tona
Idaho
Seattle Post-Inteligencer
Alaska
Salt Lake
Peyr
Tdahy
Buffalo Hamp
del Rio
Harmony Anthracite Coal Company
Los Angeles
Utah
Garfield
Chilian
Mount Marshall
Marshall Lake
Wahu
J. E. Stewart
Heela
Heaver Guanty
United States
Whitman
Chamber of Commerce
Golifeld
J Lottun
Golifield
Cobre
Nevada
Loray
Pittshure Silver Peak
Deway
Williom
Hawane
Silver Deak
Sevier Consolidated Gold
1Ver
Prempocting
Trvolver
Soegmiller
Mmee
Biesermner
Mann
Heaver County
Act
Princ Pal
Nated
Hhe Amalgamated Copper Company
Prince
Aomine
Neerlwel
Wbek
Supreme Court of the United Allegant Week
Geenier Eomepany
Eral
Sirvevor Genaeal Uiler
Bole
Watteoea
Neal
Tant Wowk
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