Rioters fire as Indiana National Guard clears Vanderburgh jail
After four days of chaos in Evansville, Indiana, gunfire erupts as 160 deputies and National Guard troops confront about 1,000 rioters. Seven are dead, fourteen injured, with many more feared hurt. Governor Durbin denounces Vanderburgh County Sheriff and orders militia into action across Indiana.
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First Regiment
Indiana National Guard
Chiia Kratz
Fourth
Division
Vine
Vanderberg County
Blum
National Guard Company
Jai
Division Street
Indianapolis
Qoy
Durble
New Albans
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Ile
Vanderberg
Oodanya
Ryanaville
Flood Death Toll Rises in Pennsylvania Disaster
After Sundays cloudburst near Jennette Pa at the Brush Creek valley the death toll climbs with seventy five reported dead and twenty bodies recovered. The dam break at Oakford Park sent waters through Jennette Larimer Greensburg Irwin Burrell and Manor causing widespread destruction and property losses estimated at seven hundred thousand dollars while the final count remains uncertain with estimates from fifty to one hundred fifty.
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Pennsylvania
Jeannette
Brush Creek
Oakford Park
Wilherding
Jennette
Larimer
Greensburg
Irwin
Burrell and
Manor
Three Killed in Chicago Toy Cap Factory Blast
Three people died instantly when a blast at a toy pistol cap factory on South Chicago Avenue shattered windows for blocks. Several others were injured, one fatally, with moble Higgins among the wounded. Factory management blamed concussion and a dropped bundle of caps for the explosion.
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Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Moble Higgins
Furious race war inflames Indiana mob action at Ryansville
In Eradecitte and Ryansville Indiana a deadly race riot erupts after Lee Brown, the negro Slayer of Patrolman Massey, is targeted by white mobs. Police and troops battle rioters at the jail while Black residents flee and armed bands roam the streets. Two Black residents are reported killed and violence escalates with shootings, looting, and preparations to exterminate Black people.
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Eradecitte
Ind
Ryansville
Lee Brown
Toufa N. Massey
Brown
Moansville
Vincenter
Winchester
Brennick
Last Communion of Pope Leo X Described by Physicians
A Hore dispatch reports Pope Leo X nearing death after a Sunday night last communion. Doctors and attendants, including valet Pio Centa and De Cuatro, administered relief as the pontiff grew weaker. The scene involved the cardinalate and papal court as he faced final hours.
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Leo Xat
Hore
Pope Leo
Taippont
Pope Len
Pio Centra
de Cuatro
Leo
Death Toll From Texan Cloud Burst Leaves Many Missing
A Texan cloud burst and flood swept the southwest, killing at least twenty, mostly Mexican laborers, with Beeville and Pettus reporting deaths and San Antonio Aransas Pass rail line heavily damaged. Widespread telegraph outages hinder full casualty counts while Beeville and Victoria report no confirmed fatalities.
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Texan
Tekan
Ays & Afapateh
San Antonio
Tex
Recosille
Normana
Pettus
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Berelair
Beeville
Victoria
Southern Pacific
Dallas
Corona Chriati
Chased Across the Sea From Prussia to America
The trial before Commissioner Shields in New York recounts Val entine Wollak a 22 year old German immigrant accused of murdering employers Joseph and Elizabeth Ackerman in Rosenborg Prussia on June 3. He fled by swimming rivers crawling through miles of marshes reaching seaport villages then sailed to this country where secret service agents tracked him to North Barrington Massachusetts where he worked to fund his escape.
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Agsoarsin
Tang Tinse
Commissioner Shields
New York
Valentine Wollak
Joseph
Elizabeth Ackerman
Rosenborg
Prussia
Dan
Secret Service
North Barrington
Mss
Lightning Strikes Humboldt Area Heavy Storm Hits State
Severe electrical storms and wind swept across multiple Iowa counties Monday night and Tuesday morning. Humboldt and Fonda reported damaged porches and crops while trees were uprooted and livestock losses noted. Garner rainfall reached 1.20 inches with crop damage widespread.
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Humboldt
Garner
Cuba Signs Treaty for Isle of Pines Sovereignty
The Havana signing makes Isle of Pines wholly Cuban while preserving American residents rights. It guarantees property judicial and educational rights and notes American landholders face favorable taxation under Cuban sovereignty. The negotiations aimed at lease terms and stalled over tax and defense questions.
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Isles of Pines
Isle of Pines
Havana
Guba
Aland
United States
Victim of Heat or Drug in Missouri Postmaster Case
Charlus Alger postmaster of Hannibal Missouri lies in a semi-conscious state at his brother United States Senator Alger’s Detroit residence. Physicians cannot determine if his condition stems from excessive heat or a drug administered by political enemies. Reportedly Alger aided suppressing work of “great goods” in Missouri.
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Charlus Alger
Hannibal
United States
Alger
Detroit
Mich
Ueo
Missouri
Mob Seeks Lynching of Minnie Pearl in Peoria
A Peoria mob of about 800 white residents attacked Minnie Pearl after she allegedly struck 11-year-old Terry Combs with a club. Police moved her to safety as the mob tore down her house and dumped furniture in the river before her escape. The case will be prosecuted by the Torcul Humane Society.
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Peoria
Minnie Pearl
Terry Combs
Torcul Humane Society
Father Flourishes Gun in Adel Pursuit of Elopers
William Thompson of Adel hunted a teen couple who eloped to Leg Moines and possibly Rock Island. He chased them through union and Rock Island depots, drew a revolver, and was restrained by Officer Riley. the couple vanished as Thompson faced questions and could not provide details. The man claimed the girl was underage and the companion was a worthless fellow.
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William Thompson
Adel
Ives Moines
Willam Thompson
Leg Moines
Union Depot
Rock Island
Riley
Thompson
Ofcera
Elopers
Sle
Fire destroys Hammond plant at St. Joseph
A Sunday afternoon blaze gutted the Hammond packing plant in St. Joseph Missouri causing an estimated loss up to 1.5 million dollars. Two men died with one more seriously injured and three others hurt. Four thousand five hundred hogs four thousand eight hundred cattle and five hundred sheep burned. Nearly 100000 pounds of oleomargarine destroyed. The factory building was reported insured and one identified victim was Charles Miller the plant's tre marshal according to unverified reports.
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St. Joseph
Idamimond Packing
Charles Miller
Tre Marshal
Watery spout disaster near Greensburg Virginia claims many lives
A violent waterspout struck near Oxford Park and Greensburg in Green County on a Sunday afternoon. Reports say at least twenty people died with rumors of higher fatalities. only a few bodies recovered as rescue efforts continue. A separate incident describes J A Moore of Dallas shot by his son Ernest after an alleged attack amid drinking. A large fire in Greenville NC caused over 200000 damage, destroying a restaurant and several factories and residences. Richard Peddecord, nephew of former Gov Oglesby, died in a barber chair reportedly from apoplexy.
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Greenburg
Oxford, Park
Givensburg
Mins Park
Park
Another child scalded in Highland Park Des Moines
Mary Hosmer seven seven years old daughter of H O Hosmer 8416 Seventh Street sustained severe burns after scalding water spilled on her home in Highland Park area. Three physicians attend her as she lies in stupor alternating with arousal. Earlier in the week an 18 month old child of Jess Davis died from a similar scalding incident in the same neighborhood.
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Mary Hosmer
Highland Park
Des Moines
Hoage
Mary
H. O. Hosmer
Seventh Street
Jess Davis
Police Aid Rioters Stir Dubuque Police Shakeup
Reports accuse Dubuque officers of aiding rioters during a traction strike and criticise the mayor and chief for keeping alleged troublemakers on the force. Also noted are forgery charges involving Charles Gordon and a fatal streetcar incident in Tama County.
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Dubuque
Burglary Suspect Fires Shot at Rail Office Agent
G W Lathrop, agent for the North Western Reachroad at Clybourn Junction near Chicago, was shot and fatally wounded by a burglar attempting to rob the office. The assailant fled after the attack.
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G. W. Lathrop
Clybourn Junction
Chicago
Boy Finds Dynamite Bomb Near Indian Creek
A small boy found a two pound dynamite bomb on the bank of Indian Creek near Frank Street in Council Bluffs. Mistaking it for a firecracker, he took it to a newsstand on East Broadway to sell it. Kringle notified police after recognizing the danger and Deputy City Marshal Teuch took custody as investigators seek the bomb’s origin.
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Amal
Indian Creek
Frank Street
Council Bluffa
Kringle
East Broadway
Teuch
Outlook Stresses Excellent Crops and Boom in Remaen
Farmers report the Rem aan area enjoys fine hay and grain prospects with corn ahead. Local veteran growers note no two straight corn failures in this region, despite last year’s setbacks. Remaen displays a building boom with St Mary’s church underway and multiple business blocks and residences planned.
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Remeen
Remaen
Lightning Kills Stock in Hawarden Storm
A severe Shawarden storm struck George Knight’s pasture killing two horses and five cows. Subscription papers are being circulated to compensate Knight for the loss. In Mawarden a week earlier Mrs Robey’s house was damaged, and Wilson Akin’s barn five miles NW was struck and burned, destroying one horse and gear.
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Hawarden
Shawarden
George Knight
Knight
Jas. Robey
Mawarden
Wilson Akin
Seneral Seta
Largest Volume Bound in State at Perkins Bros Bindery
Perkins Bros Bindery in Sious City produced a giant map book named It is Turned Out by Perkins Brow Co Bintery. The 118 pound, 3 by 3 foot bound volume is billed as the biggest ever bound in Iowa and serves Lawrence County LLC for the county government. It weighs 118 pounds and contains 250 pages destined for Deadwood, the county seat.
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Perkins Brow, Co. Bintery
Sious City
Perkins Bros. C Co
Old Bonklimlers
Towa
Lawrence County
Deadwood
Trolley Line Franchise Granted in Marshalltown Vote
In a Marshalltown special election 569 votes were for and 50 against a franchise to the newly incorporated Marshalltown Electric Street and Interurban Railway Company. The grant covers certain streets for a street railway system and the firm intends to build a complete street railway and interurban network.
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Marshalltown
New Electric Company
Marshalltown Electric Street and
Man with broken neck hopes for recovery after runaway rescue
P. F. Bryson of Magoo City farm suffered a broken neck while trying to stop a runaway team. He was knocked down as the heavy wagon passed over his neck, leaving him paralyzed from the heart line down. An operation set the neck with a planter cast, and physicians expect possible recovery.
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Magoo City
P. F. Bryson
Accidents and Disasters Mark Burlington Carnival
A Burlington carnivals opening sees multiple tragedies: Levi Lynn buried alive by a landslide and dying hours later, 11 year old Willie Carlson killed by a horse kick, a man named McCoy burned, and Harry Yaeger seriously hurt by a fall from high stilts. Harry Spotts reportedly died by hanging after prior suicide attempts amid personal crisis. Lightning strikes destroy Dr. Randolph’s new Correctionville home. hail and rain damage crops in Rock Valley. a suspect in a feathering case is noted as well.
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Burlington
Levi Lynn
Willie Carlson
McCoy
Harry Yaeger
Hese
Speech of Acceptance Rejects None Cummins' Support Varied
Governor Cummins, renominated, defends protectionist policy while noting differences on tariff schedules and reciprocity. He supports the platform, expresses loyalty to the party, and calls for unity to oppose monopolies. He cites his view on tariffs and mutual exchange with nations. He contrasts crows with Burroughs in a digressive comparison.
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Cummins
Town
Opcnson
Thepublican
Rome
Tf Bellows Thai
Fragmented political satire snippet misread text
Muddled OCR fragment shows jokey line about a mule and dignity, mentions bread, health, beauty, and a government arresting in a trattor phrase, with garbled place and names. Contains no clear events, dates, or identifiable entities.
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