Zephyr Tornado Vanquishes West Bend Town in Texas
A tornado struck Zephyr in eastern Grown County Texas at 1 am Sunday, killing 32 and wounding about 50. Nearly fifty homes were demolished and a business block burned after a lightning strike. A handcar carried alarm to Brownwood. a Santa Fe special with nine surgeons and many citizens rushed to aid. Hundreds sought shelter in storm cellars.
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Zephyr
Grown County
Tex
Brownwood
Santa Fe
Death claims noted citizen ex Gov Crittenden
Ex Governor Crittenden a noted Missourian died at his Kansas City home on Saturday after suffering a stroke at a ball game on Thursday. He was 77, born in Selby county Kentucky, educated at Centre College, Danville, with contemporaries Breckinridge and Brown. He practiced law with Francis Cockrell, served as Missouri governor in 1878, and was consul general to Mexico under Cleveland.
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Crittenden
Kansas City
Mr. Crittenden
Selby County
Center College
Danville
W. C. P. Breckinridge
John Young Brown
Missouri
Francis Cockrell
United States
Adam God Guilty in Kansas City Murder Case
The jury found James Sharp known as Adam God guilty of second degree murder in the fatal riot killing Policeman Michael Mullane in Kansas City Missouri on September 6. Sharp was sentenced to twenty five years imprisonment. His wife Melissa, also charged with murder, was not present in court.
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Kansas City
James Sharp
Adam God
Michael Mullane
Sharp
Melissa
Three Men Killed in Rail Collision Near Mobile
Three men died and one was seriously injured when an extra freight and caboose of the Mobile and Ohio railroad ran into a washout shortly after leaving Mobile Alabama at 4 20 oclock Saturday afternoon. The wreck occurred about a mile north of the city on the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City line.
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile
Ala
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotation Report
Saturday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show Reeves at 35.75 with a 7.00 spread. Top hogs traded at 7.20 per unit, reflecting market activity for hogs and cattle.
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Sioux City
Reeves
Train Robbers Tighten Grip on Omaha Heist
Police move to close the case after six large and two small registered mail pouches were rifled from the Over and Limited train near Omaha. Investigators recover eight sacks and clothing in the Brown Park school attic while three suspects are in custody. Authorities believe the evidence points to Woods, Gordon, and Tortensen, with a confession expected.
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Overand
Union Paisie
Omaha City
Brown Park School
South Omaha
Secret Service
Prinecipal
Nora Freeman
Post Office
Raiload
Woods
Gordon
Tortensen
Briggs
Texas Mob Lynches Prisoner in Abilene Jail
At 1 o clock Friday morning a Taylor county mob stormed the Abilene jail demanding Tom Barnett, recent murder defendant. After failing to gain entry, Barnett was shot to death inside his cell hours later as the crowd, conducted with limited notice to townspeople, ended the lynching.
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Taylor County
Abilene
Tex
Tom Barnett
Alexander Sears
Fire on Freight Steamer Coquitlam Leaves One Dead
A fire broke out Thursday aboard the coasting freight steamer Coquitlam in the Gulf of Georgia between Vancouver and British Columbia. Second Engineer Black and Fireman Larson were in the engine room when the blaze started. Larson perished and Black barely survived the rescue attempt. Second Mate Watts was badly injured and two Japanese firemen also suffered burns.
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Coquitlam
Gulf of Georgia
Vancouver
B. G
Black
Larson
Watts
Armed Men Rob New York Restaurant at Sevent h Avenue
Four armed men invaded a restaurant at 4444 Seventh Avenue New York on Friday and robbed twenty customers. One robber stood at the door another covered the cashier with a revolver while the remaining two rifled the patrons and then escaped.
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Seventh Avenue
New York
Aeroplane Craze Grows With 80 Airship Orders
More than eighty orders for airships for use in the United States have been placed with the Wright brothers. An inquiry from Iceland asks the cost of delivering an aeroplane and sending an instructor to that island.
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United
Wright Brothers
Iceland
Old Sea Captain Captain David I F Edwards Dies at 90
Capt. David I F Edwards, 90, long a builder of lake vessels, died in Toledo Quebec Friday. In early life he served as ship's carpenter on the warship Constitution.
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David IF. Edwards
Toledo
Hfe
Edwards
Constitution
Indictments Charge Haskell in Muskogee Town Lot Case
United States grand jury indicted Gov Charles N Haskell and associates in Muskogee Oklahoma on charges of obtaining government town lots by illegal means. Bond set at 5000 each, trials not yet fixed. Haskell claims bias and says open facts will show no law violation, noting witnesses from Ohio and elsewhere. He laments travel and expense to defend the cases.
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Muskogee, Okla
United States Grand Jury
Charles N. Haskell
F. B. Sewars
W. T. Hutchins
C. W. Turner
A. Z English
W. R. Eaton
Muskogee
Gov
Haskell
Tulsa
Grand Jury
Ohio
Secret Service
Washington
Oklahoma
Groom Held For Murder After Lying About Night
Roland Rich aged 23 of Bay City Michigan was arraigned for murdering his grandmother Mrs Christine Corgeon about 70. He stood mute and was jailed awaiting examination after report he found her dying in her burning bedroom with skull fractures and three head wounds. The bridegroom, who had reported the scene, wed as planned before arrest. Mrs Corgeon died at the hospital.
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Anna
Layser
Roland Rich
Bay City
Mich
Christine Corgeon
Bluefields Banana Row Draws Secretary Knox Attention
Secretary Knox scrutinizes the Bluefields Nicaragua dispute between banana planters and the Bluefields Steamship Company of New Orleans over fruit pricing and river access. The conflict, tied to exclusive port control and rising living costs, has hindered trade and prompted a full hearing for all parties.
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Ixnox
Bluefileds
Nicaragua
Middle West
Bluefields
Bluefields Steamship Company
New Orleans
Steamship Company
Knox
Osteopaths in Des Moines favor independent state board
The Iowa Osteopathic association voted 36 to 8 in Des Moines to support an independent board of examiners. They blamed Secretary Thomas of the state board of health for blocking a separate board and for restricting practice until exam by the medical examiners. Red Oak’s Tompson led the sharp criticism, with officers elected: Parish of Storm Lake president Caldwell Des Moines first vice president Brown Council Bluffs second vice president Larr Anita secretary Thompson Red Oak treasurer Bullard Marshalltown delegate to Minneapolis national conference.
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Des Moines
Board of Examiners
Thomas
State Board of Health
Board of
Tompson
Red Oak
Iowa Osteopathic Association
J. R. Bullard
Marshalltown
The
Association N
Minneapolis
Seek Heiress to Estate in South America Missing for Twenty Years
Executors Naomi Dewey and Emily D. Rishton of Council Bluffs seek Julia Martha Sanford, missing daughter of Anna F. Whittaker, for an $8,000 cash estate and real property. A last letter from El Paso, Texas, said no more mail, as she and her husband planned to travel to South America. Relatives have had no trace for two decades. Whittaker's death six years ago left half the estate to Sanford. Washington likely to appeal for consular help to locate Sanford in South American countries.
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Julia Martha Sanford
Naomi Dewey
Emily D. Rishton
Council Bluffs
Sanford
Anna FE. Whittaker
Paso
Tex
South America
Whittaker
San‘ford
State Department
Washington
Heald Seeks to Prove Glyndon Innocent of 1878 Murder
Cedar Rapids attorney Francis A. Heald presses to prove William O. Glyndon innocent of killing a 14 year old girl in Grundy county in 1878. Heald, who secured Glyndon's release after 31 years at Fort Madison, sent a letter to Secretary B W Garrett of the state board of parole seeking information to aid in showing another was guilty. Heald says his patient is deeply convinced of his innocence.
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William O. Glyndon
Fort Madison
Francis A. Heald
Cedar Rapids
Grundy County
Heald
Glyndon
B. W. Garrett
State Board of Parole
Glyndyn
Mr. Heald
Fort Dodge Hotel Project Advances with 150 Rooms
The Fort Dodge Hotel company organized with over 100000 dollars locally subscribed toward a 175000 dollar project to rise at Central avenue and Tenth street. The five story brick structure will be fireproof, contain 150 rooms, and have no bar, near the high school and church. The commercial club spearheaded the effort.
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Fort Dodge Hotel Company
Central Avenue
Tenth Street
Rock Rapids Chooses Park Commission for New Park
In a special election Rock Rapids voters selected a park commission to secure a local park. The likely site is the island near the Rock Island depot, noted for its natural timber and proximity to town.
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Rock Rapids
Board of Park Commissioners
Rock Island
Burglars Hit Onawa Stores Steal Cash From Safe
Burglars entered The Bakke shoe store in Onawa and stole 65 dollars from the safe and a small amount from the money drawer. They also broke into the Howard and Bakke grocery nearby but took nothing.
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Onawa
Bakke Shoe
Howard & Bakke
John Junkin Under Guard in Centerville Court
John Junkin remains under armed guard on the third floor of Centerville’s courthouse after arraignment. A large crowd gathered despite rain, as 120 veniremen were sworn for the trial with Seneca Cornell prosecuting and J C Mitchell presiding. a ruse moved Junkin to a guarded room outside jail to prevent mob violence.
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Court House
John Junkin
Centerville
Grand Jury
Junkin
Seneca Cornell
Wapello County
J. C. Mitchell
William Bray
Two Held for Trial in Wallace Murder Case
Piatt and Sloane charged with first degree murder after James Wallace was found mangled on tracks following a night incident. Sheriff T F McCaffrey filed the information before Justice of the Peace J K Cooper. Pratt, previously a witness, is joined as co defendant. preliminary exam to be waived and grand jury action pending.
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Sloane
Pratt
Emil Shurz
Wallace
Death of M P Sharts Iowa Odd Fellows Leader
M P Sharts of Burlington former Des Moines county auditor and Mason City Odd Fellows Orphan home trustee died Monday night in Phoenix Arizona after a brief tuberculosis illness. He had recently been in good health before contracting the disease. A prominent Odd Fellow, he served as grand patriarch of the Iowa grand encampment in 1899 and 1900 and two years as representative of the sovereign grand lodge. Born in Keokuk Iowa in 1850 he leaves a widow and three children.
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M. P. Sharts
Burlington
Des Moines
Odd Fellows’ Orphan Home
Mason City
Phoenix
Ant
Odd Fellows
Iowa
Soverign Grand Lodge
Order
Shorts
Keokuk
Four Die in Eldon House Fire Fatal Storm Incident
An elderly veteran John Carter aged 76 and three Shaw grandchildren died in a fire that destroyed the Shaw home at Eldon twelve miles east of Ottumwa early Tuesday. Mrs. Shaw, employed at night, left the children with their grandfather. The blaze was caused by a overturned lighted lamp during a storm.
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John Carter
Lela Shaw
Shaw
Eldon
Ottumwa
Accused Outrager Bound Over for Grand Jury
John McKinney of Boone area bound over to the grand jury and held on a $1000 bond for the alleged rape of Minnie Whipple twelve, his sister in law. Joseph Whipple, the girl's father, threatened to kill him if he stayed. McKinney fled within an hour and was later arrested at Stuart.
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John McKinney
Boone
Minnie Whipple
Joseph Whipple
McKinney
Stuart
Taft Wins Sauerkraut Prize at Sandusky Elks Fair
President Taft held the ticket that drew a barrel of sauerkraut worth 3 dollars at the Elks fair in Sandusky Ohio on Wednesday night. William H. Reinhart, president of the Perry Victory and international centennial peace commission, presented the prize to him in Washington recently.
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Taft
Sandusky
William H. Reinhart
Perry Victory
International Centennial Peace Commission
Washington
Check After 40 Years Honors Civil War Soldier
Andrew Luther of Worth county received a $2.75 check with a note stating the money pays for clothes used by him as a Civil War soldier. The paternal care of Uncle Samuel was demonstrated by this payment received this week.
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Samual
Andrew Luther
Worth County
Pomeroy Parish Split Signals New Palmer Church
Bishop Garrigan informs Rev Father O Reilly that starting June 138 the Pomeroy parish will separate from Manson, leading to a new Catholic church for Palmer after long discussions. The move impacts local churches in Manson and Pomeroy and marks a milestone in parish reorganization.
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Garrigan
Father O'Reilly
Manson
Pomeroy
Palmer
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West Bend Journal
J. B. Martin & Son
West Bend
Storm
Texas
Portland
Ark
Joe Blakeley
Cain
Bud Harper
Blakeley
Police
N. Haskell
Groom
Michigan
OSC
Julia Sanford
New Fort Dodge Hotel
State
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