Tornado Ravages Clay Becker Becker County area
A severe tornado struck parts of Clay and Becker counties near the White Earth reserve on Monday night. It damaged many buildings near Alen Atlanta and Walworth, killed four members of a Horim family near Vien, with others injured, livestock slain, and widespread destruction. Estimated property loss around 100000 dollars.
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St. Paul
Minn
Clay
Booker
White Earth
Avex
Alen
Clay County
Becker County
Poxs
Atlanta
Walworth
Vien
Andrew Horim
Ole Johnsonbeng
Hin Nen
June Crop Report Indicates Spring Wheat Acreage Decline
Preliminary June reports show spring wheat acreage down about 25 percent with Washington the only state reporting a rise above 100,000 acres. The average June 1 condition for spring wheat is 65.4 percent, near the five-year high, while winter wheat stands at 71. The report notes widespread but modest acreage shifts across 23 states and territories with several large states showing increases or decreases. Separately Chicago plans a $40 to $50 million subway to span downtown and connect to the city, with construction to start after a council ordinance and finish in about three and a half years.
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Onta Bester
Washington
New York
Ohio
Minuii
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Michigan
Town
Miluels
Pitasivan
Washburne
Chicago Telephone Co
Boston
St. Ignace ferry sinks at loading. crew unhurt
The St. Ignace ferry rolled over during loading in Mackinaw City Mich sinking to 24 feet of water. Heavy iron ore cans on one side caused imbalance leaving rail lines unable to transfer trains across the Straits of Mackinaw.
Mitchell in New York Talks With Labor Commissioner
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers met with U S labor commissioner Carroll D Wright in Manhattan to discuss the coal miners strike. Mitchell said he provided miners' points and noted no settlement was proposed, with Wright preparing a factual report for President Roosevelt. Mitchell planned to brief operators the next day.
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New York
John Mitchell
United Ming Workers' Union
Carroll D. Wright
United States
Iabor
Mtr
Mitchell
Ralph M. Bailey
National Civic Renoration
Manhattan
Wright
Commissioner Wright
Sioner Wright
Tne
Roosevelt
Dean
Liberty Bell Arrives in Washington En Route to Philadelphia
The Liberty Bell arrived Monday in Washington on a special train from the Charleston Exposition. A large crowd gathered at Pennsylvania depot for patriotic exercises led by the Marine band and city officials. The bell was displayed on Sixth street and flowers were placed atop it as children viewed the historic artifact. Minutemen stood guard while bands played patriotic tunes throughout the day.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Charleston
Pennsylvania Depot
Sixth Street
United States Marine Band
McFarland
Board of Commissioners
Wilean H. Brown
Joint Committee of the Corncile
Marine Band
Sousa
Distelet
Missing Col Sutton and others surrender on perjury charges
In Lansing Michigan on Saturday warrants were issued for John F Hunter P Knaffer W Woodworth and Tt Rickerstaff of the Hen Herson Ames company of Kalamazoo on perjury charges. They appeared with bondsmen in court Monday with $10 000 bonds each and the examination set for July 1. Col Ell R Sutton, also charged with perjury, has not yet appeared though reports say he left Detroit to surrender here. Sheriff Hammond went to Detroit but could not locate him. Mrs Sutton said her husband would surrender in this city but gave no date. In Washington the Senate committee authorized a favorable report on pay for destruction of property in Hawaii during the plague period proposing up to 1 000 000 and allowing Hawaii to issue bonds for the remainder of 500 000. Three guards killed, five prisoners escaped from Salem penitentiary in a breakout. Harry Tracy and David Merritt among the convicts. Abroad, some Swedes emigrating to America due to stricter military service rules.
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Lansing
Mich
John F. Hunter
P. Knaffer
W. Woodworth
Rickerstaff
Hen- Herson-Ames Company
Kalamazoo
Ball
Col
Ell R. Sutton
Detroit
Hammond
Sutton
Washington
Senate
Vaciile Islands
Porto Rico
Hawaii
McKinley
Salem
Gredune Westter
Marning
Harry Tracy
David Merrit
America
Copenhied
United States
Axauming
South Africa
Aide
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
Romance of the War Scout and the Thrill of Greenbacks
The Chicago Chronicle recounts a Confederate veteran tale from Holly Springs Miss to New York's Fifth Avenue Hotel. A young ardent officer recalls seizing vast greenbacks during Van Dorn’s 1862 raid, gifting a thousand-dollar bill to a girl’s autograph album, escaping Yankee pursuit, and later reuniting with the girl’s family to recover the note. The affair ends with the sequel of a Mississippi clan moving west and using the bill to secure a new start for descendants.
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Chicago Chronicle
Holly Sprites
Fifth Avenue
New York City
van Dorn
Holly Springs
Grant
Stuart
Dean
Neease
Bunke
Hin
Nik Famille
Mississippi
Thad
United States
Veile Recalls Civil War Ironclad Clash at Merrimac Fight
Gen. Egbert L Viele, veteran of Mexican and Civil War, spoke at Westchester G A R dinner on April 17. He recounted the Monitor Merrimac clash as a turning point, detailing picket policy, a disguised post office, and intercepted Richmond plans that shaped Norfolk defense and led to the Hampton Roads engagement.
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Egbert L. Viele
Westchester County Grand Army Association
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
Monroe
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Merrimne
Congress
Cumberland
Monitor
Worden
Merrimac
Elizabeth
United States
Lincoln
Viele
Richmond
Womans Press
Federal Heer
Monitar
Cotter
Conntenation
Greenpoint
Hampton Roads
Mister Grumpy’s Meet With a Perilous Visitor
A whimsical verse describes Mister Grumpy, a cantankerous figure who encounters a peculiar visitor in Camwell’s Little Porks. The passage paints his round, small figure and frowning brow, noting his dislike of noise, bread’s taste, and porridge lumpy texture, as the narrator relays a humorous encounter with the crumpled character.
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Thiol
The Cat and the Tiger A Fable From Sulu
The Cat and the Tiger once allied, but Tiger’s pride led to a dare that backfired. The Cat lured the Tiger up a tree, then mocked him. The tiger’s fall from height ended in a narrow escape to shelter, teaching a costly lesson about hubris and cunning. Capt. C. Hampton, in Boston Globe.
Mouse Binge Guy Trick In City Church Organ
A strange incident at a large city church involved a mouse performer who disrupted worship by hiding a seer in the organ. After much confusion, officials determined the prank aimed to disrupt the service.
Mathematical trick reveals dice spots by mental arithmetic
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune item explains a party trick: ask a participant to throw three dice and follow a steps to end with a three digit total showing the original dice spots. Example uses left die five middle die three right die two, yielding 532 after a sequence of doubling adding multiplying and a 250 subtraction.
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Cincinnati Comeercial Tribune
Slander on Ostrich and The Useful Cocoanut Tree
A South Africa hunting tale dismisses the myth of the ostrich burying its head. The piece also surveys coconut palm products from oil to wine, noting uses in oil, soap, candles, wax, resin, and beverages across tropical regions.
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Escoanot
Cosianntati Rae Wal
Tropics
Brooklyn Life Practice Lesson Sparks Home Kitchen Debate
A schoolhouse exchange reveals tensions as a teacher urges practice at home while a pupil resists, prompting discussion on homework expectations and family dynamics in a Brooklyn neighborhood setting.
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