Disaster Toll as St Louis Tornado Wrecks City
May 28 reports describe a devastating tornado that struck St Louis causing widespread destruction. Streets flooded or clogged with debris, hundreds feared dead or injured, hospitals overwhelmed as telegraph lines fail and river steamers sink.
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Chicago
Howe
Ani Ostvers
Geouh Bennie
4Syelated
St. Lauls
Eads
Farr Grounds
Dail
Warere-Firree
Western Union Company
St. Louis
Little Rock
Ark
Charles H. Brobst
Carondedet
Associated Press
Louis
Carondelet
Probst
Senate Defeats Beer Tax Increase Amid Debate on Cheese Bill
Washington May 28 The Senate defeated a proposal to raise the beer tax by 75 cents a barrel by a 34 to 27 vote as part of a broader debate on amendments. The session also saw discussions on a bill concerning filled cheese taxes and packaging rules, with officers noting additional measures on labeling and revenue stamps. The day featured varied proceedings including a bond bill debate and procedural adjournments.
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Senate
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Daniel
Virginia
Virginia Against the Bill. Mr. Exkins
Buttler
Perkine
Buttersleugh
Radio Bay
Feetory
Ead Roumier
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
United States
Coyne's Body Found in St Lawrence River
Ogdensburg report states Joe Coyne professional baseball pitcher was found floating in the St. Lawrence River. He was last seen November 20 and is listed as a Bridgeport Conn resident.
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Ogdensburg
Joe Coyne
St. Lawrence
Coyne
Bridgeport
Conn
Poultry Keeping and Care Advice by Margery Brown
Margery Brown provides practical poultry farming guidance. She emphasizes warm housing, ample exercise, clean premises, and careful breed selection. The article advises one strong cock with eight to ten hens, generous confinement if needed, fresh water daily, and greens for healthier birds to reduce vermin and disease.
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Margery Brown
Artichokes for Hog (Artichokes for Hoga)
A farmer recalls planting artichokes starting in 1890 and harvesting about 1200 bushels per acre in several seasons. He notes abundant tubers remain, strong soil vigor, and that hogs, sheep, and poultry eat the crop. roots survive thawing, and artichokes provide substantial feed before spring.
Silver Wyandottes and Fowl Keeping Notes
A poultry keeper outlines six years with Silver Wyandottes and other breeds, describing a 12 by 22 foot house, feeding routine, and success in egg production despite poor markets. He notes health successes, including cures for roup and canker mouth, and shares observations on breed variety and housing importance. The piece also mentions dog skins used for fur coats, referencing St Paul works.
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Farmers' Review
St. Paul
China
Fragmentary verse reflections reveal heated inner conflict
A garbled OCR piece blends voices and images, weaving references to Adelaide and longing with scattered lines about beauty, memory, and prayer. The text presents fragmented lines and dreams, hinting at struggle, devotion, and identity within a troubled stream of consciousness.
Brave teacher saves school from mountain lion attack
A courageous teacher at a rural school faces a mountain lion menacing her students. She retrieves a nearby gun, shoots the beast, and releases the terrified children. The teacher is wounded but alive as townspeople carry her through the town amid cheers.
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Lavream
At Tey
Pacque
Astonished Maltese Cat Charms Village Readers
In a West village a Maltese cat named Chiquita drew a large circle of friends and admirers with affectionate behavior. She refused to catch a young mockingbird, sunbathed for hours, and watched gopher holes to pull out shy creatures with a swift paw. She wandered into nearby woods.
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Chiquita
Remarkable Rabbits Adopt Kitten-Like Offspring in Wilds
An odd zoological tale describes rabbits adopting a litter of kittens. The kittens develop large ears and an unusual ferocious appetite, yet soon return to their rabbit kin, as the foster mother supplies game. The incident echoes known cross-species adaptation such as a doe at Central Park rearing a lion cub.
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Fay Wellan Auieg
Phesnir
Martin Leleye
Central
Irk
Mit
Wag Aerat
A Victorian Chief Justice’s Gentle Courtesy and Firm Justice
An anonymous reminiscence about George Higinbotham, Chief Justice of Victoria, highlighting his courteous treatment of women and clients alike. A street incident shows him aiding a horse owner with mounting, yet delivering a firm judgment in a debt case that could send a client to prison. The tone blends anecdote with respect for his dignified fairness.
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George Higinbotham
Victoria
Woren
Enent
Deer on the sea voyage and other oddities
A Forest and Stream correspondent notes a Tiverton codfisher and two men found a large buck miles from shore, stunned it with a paddle, and sold it in Providence. Similar deer voyages have occurred over fifteen years, bears swimming between lands, and a New York supreme court ruling holds a surgeon liable for autopsies without relatives consent.
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Ben Lewis
Joe Sidelinker
Tiverton
R. 1
Lachuset Point
Navesink Highlands
Providence
Supreme Court of New York
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