Destructive Tornadoes Lash Arkansas and Alabama Towns
A large tornado outbreak swept through southern states leaving a wide path of destruction. Reported fatalities include Nathan Gein and Mrs. Triffity, with several others dead or seriously injured. Towns named include Little Rak Albion and Tower Ville, as crews chase救ed survivors and assess damage across multiple counties.
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Enwaattie
Albion
Missford
Heber
Niles
Elebiep
Chavis
Tvrst
Williams
Hopewell
Tower Ville
Fan Tututhy
Nathan Gein
Cual
Shooting Suspect Ends Life in Mississippian Panic
In a chaotic scene Missachoretts Man Uraged by Worry Over Sister's Condition Shoots Two and Ends His Life. A Tholyoke dispatch reports a post clerk and others involved, with the man named McGurtin driven to despair by his sister's illness. A plan to pay for medical care with $200 leads to a suicide before police arrival.
Collision of Two Steamers Injures Many In Fog
Reports from New York describe Allegheny colliding with Meritist steamer in fog off Nurhor. Details say Allegheny sank Atlas Vine. casualties include several injured and at least one crewman missing. Separate dispatches note embezzlement case against Macdonald in South Dakota and rioting deaths in Belgrade, plus a Philadelphia oil stove fire killing Yetta Brownstein and two children. Tillman murder case continued in Colombia.
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Dhepteer
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Stevie di
Philadelphia
Yetta Brownstein
Harrison 18 Winner Elected Chicago Mayor by Plurality
Early returns show Harrison winning Chicago mayoral race by about 6,000 over Republican opponent Stewart. Vote totals include Harrison 42,227 Stewart 36,227 and third party and independent candidates with smaller shares. Traction issue dominated campaign with municipal ownership of street railways debated. party lines blurred in late counts.
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Graeme Stewart
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Hoyt
Colline
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Mayer Harrigan and
Teesdany Night
John E. Mrtaki
Fred Bender
Ernest Hammel Ter
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Prudent
California Gold Rush Near Needles Strikes Desert Exodus
In Needles California a gold rush whispers through a desert exodus as residents flee ten miles out for placer digging. Wells sink, sand dunes shift, and hopefuls scoop out gravel with buckets seeking luck in a largely deserted town. Local groups report prospector activity along a twenty foot sand layer stretching through the arid plain.
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Resalia
Needles
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Gaya
Y Nish
Walter Ore
Sim Klaiatelter
Eulalia Seeks Divorce Amid Papal Appeal
The speechless Spanish Infanta Eulalia pressed for divorce while sending a fervent appeal to the Pope. Reports note official hesitation and slow consideration by the Spanish government as she pursues separation.
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Rene Qamees
Batty Badati
Getty
Falalia
Shi
Cerys
Wage accords and unrest loom in industry strike talks
Wabash officials face wage dispute amid a heated controversy over pay adjustments for long service staff and laborers. Reports from New York and Michigan outline related violence and a lynching amid regional unrest as talks intensify between unions and employers.
A sequence of Iowa notices and criminal reports from Des Moines era
Unproven assaults near Keokuk and Kimberley area described with a $50 reward. a woman pursued and struck. Reports of surprising medical recoveries, suicides, a hotelkeeper’s death, a baby smothering, burglaries, fires, and a variety of local civic notices. A broad pulse of late 19th century Iowa life with murders, accidents, public works, and institutional actions.
Price shifts in necessities 1890 to 1902 reveal constant relative costs
Carroll D. Wright reports a bulletin comparing price variations in 250 to 268 commodities from 1890 to 1902. Farm products and food show mixed gains and declines, clothing up and down, and overall 182 of 200 items rising, 65 falling, with 1902 prices generally above the 1890–99 base for most goods.
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Carroll D. Wright
Methia
Birhee
Nature Study for Schools Promotes Agricultural Learning
Secretary Wilson urges teaching practical farming in public schools to cultivate educated farmers. He proposes four years of training, teaching plant life, soil properties, germination, moisture importance, and soil work. Teachers and normal schools should guide pupils in acquiring this knowledge for classroom use.
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United States
Yeaurs
Bo Broad
Anay
Big Darby site may be chosen for army post
Columbus Ohio reports the Big Darby area considered for a new army post near the capital. Hotel owned by Mrs J M Rogers at Cape May N J reportedly barred from further action. Makers of plaster casts at the St Louis world fair will strike if eight hour day not granted. B Q Swift of DB C Swift Co Boston a provision dealer is named in contempt proceedings at Springfield Mass for failure to produce the Look of the company in court.
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Financial Review Reports Mixed U S Trade Conditions
The Weekly Trade Review notes higher rail earnings, improved freight flow, and fewer fuel disruptions but warns that iron and steel work stoppages threaten demand. Wheat and corn export figures are presented, with year over year comparisons and overall optimism tempered by wage pressures and labor unrest.
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Tol
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Pru
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Tumber
Brinn
Airaid
Ela
Hese Faetore Femundin
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Multicity grain and livestock price listings
Regional and city market summary lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices by market. Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more show bid ranges and quality terms for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs and potatoes with numbers and grades.
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