Destructive Mississippi levee breach floods delta region
Estherville reports a catastrophic levee break along the Mississippi flood system. Officials warn the delta from Vicksburg to Bolivar and Sharkey counties will flood. many acres of prime farmland submerged for over two weeks as government engineers fight to contain the water. At least one woman and five children are reported dead in a severe disaster scene.
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Creenville
Miss
Yanco Delén
John M. Sears
Vicksturg
Midadehe
Toledo
Mint Aedief
Tyner Resigns After Forty Years in Public Service
Washington dispatch reports Tyner, deputy assistant attorney general, resigns to take effect on appointment as Hyecenser. The move follows concerns about health and a desire not to disclose details of his office tenure. Judge Pyar has served forty years in the public service amid broader investigations into post office appointments and corruption allegations.
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Tyner
Lostomer Degrartiane
Washington Dispatch
Aittorney
Feilly
Pyar
Gaye Meat Service
Flyers Wrecked North of Thompson River Station
A freight train wreck occurred about four miles north of Thompson, Vermont, at 4 80 Friday morning when the Pullman sleeper and chair car derailed. Passengers were removed after a chair car broke apart. a conductor and crew attended the scene as rescue and repair crews worked. Police and railroad officials investigated the crash and the exact cause remained under inquiry.
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Burlington
Clinton
Chienge
Bare Hopton
Quivey
Thompson
Inquest into Bordick murder ends with little light
The inquest into Edwin L. Bordick's murder at his Ashland Avenue home ended Thursday afternoon. Judge Murphy announced a separate official inquiry into Arthur R. Pennell will be held next Monday, with observers noting no new facts emerged to identify the killer. Penney protested merging the two inquests, insisting Pennell's case remain independent.
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Burdick
Edwin L. Burdick
Ashland Avenue
Fudge Murphy
Arthur R. Pennell
Bordick
Theas
Tenrite
Bordick Hi
Inder Murphy
Penney
Bardick
Pennell
Murphy
Birdick
Restes in a Pauper's Grave: Wealthy Financier Dies in New York
A New York special reports Charles Townan a once powerful financier who died in poverty and starvation. The article notes his former prominence on Wall Street, ties to Armene & Co in Chicago, and a decline from wealth to a pauper's grave as street notice buyers and city officials mark his demise.
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New York
Charles
Townan
Rivatoft Armene & Ca
Fischer
Flower bail set in New York case on murder charges
A New York indictment accuses Flower of involvement in a fatal shooting. Prosecutors seek bail of 000,000 as part of the case. The defendant and others are linked to despatches and claims of theft amid a broader inquiry into the incident.
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Thomond Taliaes
New York
Paatuey Lelong
Dintriet
Dayet
Pirisecnetica
Garvin
Hundred and One Years Old New Work Centenarian Story
A New York dispatch reports a man celebrating his 101st birthday born in 1800s era. He styles his longevity as due to meticulous diet and abstinence from alcohol and tobacco, pride in never leaving his city, and avoidance of quarrels. Nearby reports mention a large blaze in Fort Wayne, a Toronto play house fire, a family shooting in Franklin Indiana, and a Colorado fire at a Reduction and Refining company plant, with losses ranging up to 3150,000.
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Cencenarian
New York
Adewedt
Nour Alley
Brooklyn Bridge
Rural Mall Delivery to Double in Coming Year
The Rural Delivery Service expansion plans raise a doubled operation this year with 14,000 routes covering over 80,600 square miles. Congress appropriated funds to extend service to 15,000 routes by July, hiring thousands of rural carriers and boosting nationwide coverage at an annual cost of about 200 million pounds.
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Congress
Department
Nota Laaes Ane Bechidatrong
Gemebee
Ural
Oservie
Quirriers
Leoni
Vacuum cleaning method proposed by health department
A Chicago health department document promotes a new vacuum cleaning method for carpets chairs and tapestries. The system uses a motor driven exhaust and suction to remove dust and germs from surfaces and into a filter bag, aiming to reduce disease spread in sick rooms and homes.
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Ikea
Iia
Ghienge Tealth Department
Vaenom
Chicago
National Packing Company Organized Amid Beef Trust Talks
The National Packing Company forms to consolidate major beef packing interests with seven firms connected to Swift Armour and Morrie. Jesse B. Layman, former Hammond Packing president, leads the new venture as pivotal packers aim to reshape the industry, including Chicago operations and major partners in their national scheme.
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Nelson Morrie Ak
Jesse B. Layman
G. Uf
Hammond Packing Company
Omermieds
Alivanthia
Hibs
Monvis
Swift
Crna
Natjont Paedsng
Onaha Pieeking Craapany
Hieage Aid Chachi Hons Packing
Gomypouiy
Onriah
Abel Selomephei
Tiaiotietid Camparitieratae
Hhiitelatison Piteking
Umpanis
Gbatete
Canary
York Hesder Packing Company
Kanspechiuy
Rail, civic, and corporate moves fill midwest papers
Articles of incorporation for the St Louis, Valencia and Mast ern Rathway filed in Springfield. Lake Shore opens a new observation car on the twenty century limited between Chicago and New York. The Pere Marquette approves 8 million dollars for gear, including 6,000 freight cars. Western railroads push proposed interstate commerce limits on special theater concessions. Northwestern builds the largest roundhouse at Clinton, Iowa with 60 locomotives stored daily and 48 wells. Canadian Northern buys Fort Garry Park north of Winnipeg to boost passenger terminals. Western lawmakers see a busy season with several bills advancing.
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St. Luis
Vautalia
Mastern Rathway
Secretary of State
Springheld
Lake Shore
Chicaago
New York
Pexus Legislaature
Hoek Island
Pere Marquette Road
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce
Commission
Bynes
Pepe
Northwestern Railway
Clinton
Iowa
Canadian Northern Railway Company
Fort Garry Park
Winnipeg
Hudson Bay Company
Western Railroad
Western
Weveral
Highwaymen Rob Electric Car Hold Up in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a Santa Monica line holdup left H A Griswold of Manson Iowa dead and three others wounded. A robber fired on Kinwold as passengers raised hands, wounding him in the neck. the car crew and passengers complied, while robbers looted the car before fleeing into the night.
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H. A. Griswold
Manson
Los Angeles
Charles Curcey
Kinwold
Fires in Iowa Towns Causes Over 15000 in Losses
Fire swept Gilmore City and West Bend during Monday night storms, causing about 15000 in damage. Gilmore City suffered 15000 in losses across Cobb's general store, Warn hardware, Burns grocery, and Emery wholesale office with partial or no insurance. West Bend saw the Link saloon and De Snve billiard hall burned, with a Douglas family over the saloon narrowly escaping and losing all possessions. The blaze occurred about 2:80 Tuesday morning.
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Gilmore City
West Bend
Fort Dodge
Cobb's General
C. M. Warn
Burns
Emery [Hbersale
Douglas
Conrrow
Fipe
Reliverks
Gilmore
C. M. Warren
Hardwan
Cobb's
Northern Telephone Company
Byrne Grocery
Kyll’s
Governor Pardons Man Convicted of Manslaughter
Gov Cumming concludes Joseph Mulick of Broward County should never have been convicted of manslaughter after a Des Moines special report notes a year sentence and penitentiary time. The case involved a fatal encounter linked to a quarrel with an older man and a subsequent health issue affecting judgment.
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Tee
Settlement With Estates in Mapleton Gas Plant Case
Widows of Charley Bradfield and John Matthews in Mapleton receive $750 each as partial recompense for deaths from the gas plant explosion. Attorneys O and Coopers, for administrators, announce settlement with Western Construction Company of Sioux City. Other damages to property owners totaled $1,475.
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Mapleton
O. &. Coopers
Charley Bradfield
John Matthews
Western Construction Company
Sioux City
Jnn
Boone Firebug Caught
Boone dispatch reports police captured Ralph Leonard a 16 year old boy who confessed to setting four barn fires over ten days. He claimed other youths urged him to ignite the blazes to see the new fire engine in action. Leonard is the eldest son of a respected family. his mother is seriously ill.
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Oll
Boone Dispatch
Boone
Ralph Leonard
Wreck on Burlington Kills Engineer Hiatt in Iowa Crash
Des Moines special reports the Des Moines-Albia passenger on Burlington crashed into an open switch near Knoxville. Engineer Hiatt died instantly and several passengers were bruised, none seriously hurt. Also noted Pocahontas county resident James Lenane died after mistakenly drinking his medicine and whisky. Marshalltown theft details describe a small haul from Standard Oil office. A Rock Island train accident aftermath mentions a crossing incident with a fatal warning ignored.
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Hiatt
Knoxville
Des Moines
Mistake Costa Life
Pocahontas
James Lenane
Pocahotas County
Telephone assessments clash with Linn County officials
Des Moines report says the executive council and Linn County Board of Supervisors and county auditor ignored standard procedures in fixing telephone property valuations. The auditor of state was informed that Linn County’s assessed value rose from 31 781 to 42 001, a difference of 10 310, after the council allegedly directed that farmers' telephone lines be not assessed. Auditor Jackson of Marion County notes errors in the executive council’s assessment figures and says the board’s resolution guided the auditor to follow the board’s directions.
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Couricil
Linn County
A. Des Moines
Tann County
Conneil
Carroll
Jackson
Marion
Cinn County
Assesament Ag
Coucil
Iowa Girls as Cooks in School Debate
Sioux City superintendent Prof. W. M. Stephens denounced modern education for girls arguing it neglects domestic science. He claimed parents want minds but not the home arts, advocating Greek Latin and music replaced by cooking, sewing, and physical training as the proper female curriculum.
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Sioux City
W. M. Stephens
Ita
Tle
Stephens
Iowa Bank Deposits Rise in State Savings
The Iowa banking summary shows nearly 2.5 million dollars more in deposits across all state savings banks from February 6 to December 8, 1902, per the Auditor of State Carrell. The report notes healthy lending and banking conditions despite minor irregularities, with large increases concentrated in certain banks.
Deep Snow Hits Central Iowa With Heavy Weekend Snowfall
Des Moines dispatch reports three inches of new snow in the Des Moines valley with a general storm across the state. Strong winds caused travel delays though railroad service remained largely uninterrupted. It is cited as the heaviest snow of the season, with drifting continuing into Monday afternoon.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
Osanow
Sandis
Thervals
Des Moines Dispatch Highlights Trials and Local Incidents
A Des Moines dispatch outlines former Deputy Marshal W A Suehards surrendering after a two month fugitive status tied to an alleged kidnapping and torture of the Sullivans in Hamilton New Year's Eve. Dubuque businessman W L Bradley, 68, a noted Midwest financier, dies. A fire in Gowrie area destroys multiple stores and offices due to a defective flue. The Dickinson embezzlement jury deliberates seventeen hours before acquittal. The Democratic state convention may shift from June 17 to June 24 amid college commencements. In Burlington, skin grafts see 50 donors contributing to Carl Geish’s treatment. A new asphalt plant is planned for Port Dodge by Barber Asphalt Company.
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Des Moines Dispatch
United States
W. A. Suehards
Moines
Federal Building
Tle
P. Sullivan
Hamilton
W. L. Dickinson
Hamilton Browne
Boone
Boone Valley Mining & Railway Company
Newton, &Northwestern
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