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Ten Pages of Current Events Mix Local Disaster and National News
A cloud burst floods Heppner Oregon, with 300 bodies recovered of about 500 dead. Mrs Vrooman obtains a divorce granted by Judge Stepp in Trenton. Prosecutions in St Louis naturalization cases gain speed under Bert D. Norton. Kansas Governor Bailey, a bachelor, marries a widow from Kansas City. Postmaster Bristow opposes rural free delivery expansion citing cost and political risk. Servia news reports the Belgrade royal massacre of King Alexander and Queen Draga amid unrest. Kirksville Graphic editor Sublette attacks Senator McKinley over Missouri political history, while urging unified support for McKinley’s gubernatorial prospects.
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