Tornado Toll Rises Across Southern States
New Orleans reports a storm that swept Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia leaving perhaps 500 dead and hundreds fatally injured. Mississippi shoulders the heaviest toll near 300 with thousands injured as Purvis suffers extreme misery and relief crews rush aid.
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New Orleans
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Amite
Sveral
Noel
Purvis
Miss
Land Slide Buries Notre Dame de Salette Hamlet
Buckingham Quebec April 27 half the small French hamlet of Notre Dame de Salette 16 miles from here on the Lievre River disappeared yesterday beneath a sliding mountain. At least thirty residents are known to have perished and the hamlet lacking telephones telegraphs and rail access was engulfed as the mountain slid toward the river at 5 am leaving many buried under rock and earth.
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Buckingham
Quebec
Notre Dame de Salette
Lievre
Liner Crash Destroys Cruiser Off Isle of Wight
In a dense snow storm the American line steamer St Paul from Southampton to New York rammed and sank the British cruiser Gladiator near the Isle of Wight. The disaster total rises to 84 victims.
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Southampton
St. Paul
New York
Gladiator
Isle of Wight
Duc de Chaulnes Dies on Honeymoon in Paris
The Duc de Chaulnes, married in February to Miss Theodora Shonts, was found dead in his Lanham Hotel apartment in Rue Boccador Paris. Doctors say embolism caused death. observers note long term morphine use and lack of adherence to medical advice.
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Puc de Chaulnes
Paris
Duc de Chaulnes
Theodora Shonts
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Metropolitan Railway Company of
New York
Lanham
Crastex
Castex
Mail Sacks Stolen En Route From London
Postal authorities report two bags from London valued at 600000 dollars were stolen in New York last month. One bag bound for St. Louis came aboard the Majestic, which reached New York March 26. The other bound for Brooklyn came aboard the Aquilla, which arrived March 29. Efforts to keep the matter secret are underway.
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New York
St. Louis
Majestic
Brooklyn
Aquilla
Death of Lieut General Linevitch in St Petersburg
Lieut General Linevitch aide to the Emperor and commander of the First Manchurian army died in St Petersburg from pneumonia after a week of illness. He had episodes of heart failure and an operation followed by a gradual decline.
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St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Emperor Nicholas
Admiral Evans to Return to Connecticut Fleet Soon
Rear Admiral Robley D Evans will rejoin the Atlantic battleship fleet and hoist his flag on the Connecticut as commander-in-chief when ships reach Monterey on the evening of Thursday April 30, as telegram confirms to Rear Admiral Thomas in Santa Barbara.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Thomas
Robley D Evans
Paso Robles Hot Springs
Connecticut
Monterey
Haywood Ousted From Western Federation Executive Board
William D. Haywood former secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners was removed from the federation's executive board. The action was announced in the Miners Magazine, the federation's official organ, in its latest issue.
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Denver
Col
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
The
Miners Magazine
Sleeper Mrs Hawkins Enters 81st Day in Trance at County Hospital
May Sleep for a Year reports no change in Mrs Beulah Hawkins condition at the County Hospital where she is admitted for an 81st day of trance like sleep. Doctors warn she may not regain consciousness for a year or more.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Beulah Hawkins
Cleveland Slowly Gains from Illness in Lakewood
Grover Cleveland shows slow improvement from stomach trouble while in Lakewood New Jersey. He has not yet recovered enough to return to his Princeton home and his departure date remains undecided.
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Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Mother Finds Sons Dead in a Well
Mrs Zachary Taylor Cooper appeared at a dry land farm in Las Vegas New Mexico on April 26 and found her two sons dead at the bottom of a 60 foot well They had been digging for water when a natural gas flow suffocated them without a sound in an accidental tragedy
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Las Vegas
N. M
Zachary Taylor Cooper
Major Pension Bill Batch Passes in House
Washington April 27 The House approved more than 1000 pension bills in a single Friday vote marking the largest pension package of the current session.
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Washington, D. C
House
Navy expansion battle shapes Senate and Pacific plans
The Senate debated four battleships with supporters arguing a Pacific fleet would deter war and reflect regional fears of Asian tension. House passage of the Fulton land grant resolution followed amid amendments, while naval changes place Admiral Sperry in command by May 15 before the cruise around the world.
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D. C
Senate
Piles
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
New York
House of Representatives
Fulton
Thomas
Navy Department
Public Building Bill Eyes Sites Across Oregon and Washington
The omnibus public building bill moves to the House and will fund sites in Albany and possibly Roseburg and Pendleton Oregon. Washington towns Olympia Everett and Walla Walla will likely receive 20000 each and Bellingham North Yakima 120000 each for buildings. Navy orders shift Pacific fleet sail date from San Francisco to May 11.
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Albany
Ore
Roseburg
Pendleton
Washington
Olympia
Everett
Walla Walla
Bellingham
North Yakima
Navy Department
Pacific Fleet
San Francisco
Chehalis County Democratic Central Committee Calls County Convention
The Chehalis County Democratic Central Committee meets at Hotel Washington Aberdeen on April 18 1908 to elect 26 delegates to the State Convention in Spokane May 18 1908. Delegates are apportioned by precinct based on Hodgdon votes. mass caucuses urged May 2.
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Chehalis
Democratic Central Committee
Washington
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Spokane
C. W. Hodgdon
Chehalis County
A. S. Hodgdon
John J. Carney
One Touch of Nature Makes the Whole World Kin
A farmyard tale of sharing a worm reflects human nature of sharing benefits. The piece notes people cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy write letters to the manufacturer for publication to help others. Evans Drug Co. sells this remedy.
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Evans Drug Co
Gray's Harbor-Abi Deen Semi-Weekly Herald Transcript
A twice weekly transcript from Gray's Harbor detailing local happenings in the Abi Deen region. Provides notice of edition price at $2.00 with $1.50 in advance.
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Gray’s Harbor
Abideen
Herald
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Celilo Canal
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