Kansas Tornado and California Senator's Wealth Highlight June 24 1893 Chronicle
A Kansas cyclone devastates a half mile by six mile area, leaving twenty five dead and hundreds of cattle slain. California Senator Lerasp Srasrono dies leaving an estimated 35 million dollars with a large university endowment and charitable bequests. Northern bank rediscounts reach 297000 in North Carolina aiding local finance. The State Chronicle notes careful speech policies and subscription rates.
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Bank of New Hanoveroes
North Carolina
Lerasp Srasrono
California
Washington
Congress
Pacific Railroad
Kansas
Prosperity and public health themes noted in 1893 issue
The piece celebrates the Atlanta Constitution’s 25th anniversary, cites Atlanta growth from 25,000 to 125,000, and explains progress through railways. It warns against cholera, praises sanitary measures, and critiques naval and political topics including Speaker Crisp and social questions of the day, with Horner School commencement details and Waddell’s remarks on socialism and public policy.
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Atlanta Constitution
Gate City
Atlanta
Constitution
Col. Waddell
Europe
South
American Eagle
Northwest
Bellamy
Trans- Mississippi Territory
Kansas
Washington
Church of England
Christian Social Union of England
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the
United States
Dr King's New Discovery Trial Offer for Coughs
A druggist advertises Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee after a fair trial. Free trial bottles available at John Y. MacRae's drug store. Large sizes priced 50 cents and 1.00.
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Dr. King
John Y. MacRae
Dowd Sells Mecklenburg Times. Dowd to Move to New York
Mr Jerome Dowd currently visiting Trinity College will soon depart for New York with his young daughter for hip infection treatment. He will study at Harvard en route to his Trinity College post. Dowd has sold the Mecklenburg Times to W C Dowd of the Charlotte Observer, who will run it after July 1.
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United States
England
Germany
Dowd
Mecklenburg Times
Charlotte Newa
Jerome Dowd
Trinity College
New York
Harvard
W.C. Dowd
Charlotte Observer
Horrible cyclone kills twenty five in Kansas towns
A violent cyclone struck Perry and nearby Lawner s causing twenty five deaths. Rescue teams and doctors from both towns worked through the night to aid the injured and recover victims. Citizens carried the dead to a large hall as the wind swept prairie lay bare. A Williamstown school appears in the aftermath.
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Kansas
Perry
Williamstown
Destructive storm claims Kincaide family and others near Williamstown
A cyclone or tornado struck near Williamstown damaging homes and farms. The Kincaide family perished including a headless youngest child. At Arthur Evans farm one death occurred, Mrs Evans injured, and the Evans basement hid survivors. Hutchinson farm saw Mrs Hutchinson killed and Mr Hutchinson injured. Seven horses died and timber was uprooted with extreme destruction to monuments and trees.
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Kincaide
Arthur Evans
Williamstown
Evans
Mr. Evans
Hutchinson
Prayer misquote and market note in Raleigh ceremony coverage
A Raleigh Jefferson Davis ceremony piece reprints Rev Dr Marshall’s prayer with a blundered line from the Goldsboro Argus. The notice also reports prime Irish potato prices drifting toward four dollars ten cents per barrel and chides the minister for a comic biblical misread, noting a skipped page.
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Sampson Democrat
Marshall
Raleigh
The
Goldsboro Argus
Earth
Cyclone Strikes Wiskeip Kansas Destroys Buildings
A Wednesday night cyclone hit Winfield Kansas on June 23 injuring several and killing two. The Episcopal church was demolished, the Babbitt Hotel Thompson block suffered heavy damage, the First National Bank front shattered, and the courthouse west wing was blown away. An old bach colors up for an evening party.
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Wiskeip
Kansas
Winfield
Episcopal Church
Babbitt
Thompson Block
First National Bank
Court House
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