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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1886
Page
2
The seventy second anniversary of Norway's independence is May 17. Localities in the Northwest prepare for appropriate public observances and celebrations.
The biennial election bill failed in the legislature yet supporters insist public favor remains. They plan to frame the issue for the next fall election to choose legislators, arguing the people back the measure.
Senator Ingalls introduces a bill in the United States Senate by request to cap land ownership at 640 acres for individuals corporations or families. The measure is unlikely to receive significant attention in either house.
The newly elected Minneapolis mayor elevates police rank structure with a chief as colonel and top aides as lieutenant colonel major and adjutant. He argues scarce colonels and majors justify expanding titles to maintain leadership numbers.
The Supreme Court affirms a Southern District of Iowa ruling that in a three person partnership where two supply all funds and labor, those two are entitled to repayment of their advances from partnership assets before paying individual creditors of the third partner who contributed nothing.
About fifty prominent women contribute views on early marriage in Brooklyn Magazine. Most writers argue against marriage too early or too late, suggesting twenty five as a safe age. Harriet Beecher Stowe favors youthful marriage while Louise Chandler Moulton notes two happy marriages at ages 28 and 30.
A letter describes a massive Los Angeles flower show with a tabernacle 200 to 400 feet long packed with flowers. Nearly fifty booths display thousands of callas, tens of thousands of pansies, hundreds of thousands of roses, cacti, amaryllis, violets, cyclamen, clematis, and many other varieties. One booth features 125 varieties of roses and a bank displays 15,000 rose blossoms.
The Lincoln Park area in Chicago faced heavy washout after a recent storm with an impassable suburban drive. Scientists report Lake Michigan levels rising slowly, about two feet versus seven years ago, though the era of low mood may follow. Some St. Louis and Chicago papers warn Chicago could be submerged, yet residents remain unfazed.
A devastating tornado swept St. Cloud Sauk Rapids and Rice’s Station killing over sixty people. The disaster struck a wedding party at Brices with ten fatalities. reports detail financial losses at multiple points and include eyewitness accounts.
Community aid actions described as prompt and generous respond to civilian casualties and distress. Nurses volunteers and local organizations coordinate relief work, distributing food, clothing, and medical assistance to affected families. Officials praise swift cooperation and call for continued support.
A severe tornado struck St Cloud Minnesota around 3 pm causing near total destruction. It ripped through the Masonic cemetery north of town then tore houses, businesses, mills and a hotel, with dozens injured and many dead. debris and damaged depots, rails and a courthouse were reported as telegraph lines faded.
The village of Sauk Rapids north of Minneapolis is described as utterly ruined after a catastrophic event. A detachment from Minneapolis physicians arrived with several others to assess the widespread destruction and its impact on residents.
Reports describe a cyclone striking Sank Rapids and Rice’s Station, causing extensive death and injuries. At least twenty five to thirty dead, sixty plus injured, and over seventy five buildings destroyed including the county courthouse. a bridge collapsed and vast property loss estimated near $300,000.
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