Tornadoes Strike Central Illinois Towns Killing and Wounding Many
A series of tornadoes and line squalls ripped across six central Illinois counties, killing at least several residents and injuring around 200. Dozens of small towns reported fatalities, with schools among the hardest hit and weather officials noting widespread damage and downed lines.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ilinois
Buffalo Hart
Cortland
Clinton
Shestine
Hardin
Centerville
Aunt Pulaski
Wrights
Loomi
Woodvile
Kafer
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Beardston Braces as Levee Breaches Threaten Town
Town of Beardston faces imminent flood after waves over Combs levee weaken sandbag supports. Expectation of levee collapse endangers 25 000 residents, with Illinois River water poised to inundate Beardston and drive hundreds from homes.
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Beardston
Associated Press
Combs Levee
Combs
Illinois
Movie actors jailed in pending murder inquiry
Ray Raymond the comedian dies while Paul Kelly the stage and screen star is held as authorities pursue a murder inquiry. The pair were reportedly involved in a confrontation that led to the incident.
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Ray Raymond
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly Held After Death of Ray Raymond
Hollywood April 19. Paul Kelly held for investigation after the death of Ray Raymond musical comedy actor. Kelly admitted a fist fight with Raymond over his alleged romance with Dorothy MacKaye wife of Raymond. A negro maid witnessed the fight. MacKaye is nervous and under medical care. Deputy District Attorney to question Kelly. Raymond had just returned from a national tour and acted in Castles in the Air.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Raymond
Kelly
Dorothy MacKaye
Nicaragua Affair Less Serious Now
Washington April 19 Hope of the administration for early withdrawal of at least a portion of the American marines on duty in Nicaragua was expressed today at the White House. It was said pacification of the war torn republic remains the basis for withdrawal and President Coolidge has not decided when the troop movement can begin.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nicaragua
White House
Republic
Coolidge
Diaz
Sacasa
Chiang Kai-shek ousted and Nanking named capital clash
The Hankow radical Kuomintang dismissal of Chiang Kai-shek as commander in chief sparks a split with Nanking forces. Feng Yu-Hsiang named successor and Tang Seng-Chi ordered toward Nanking to attack Chiang as Hankow severes ties. Chiang defends move as returning to Sun Yat Sen principles.
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Preas
Shanghai
Chiang
Nanking
Hankow
Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-shek
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Kuominchun
National People's Party
China
Tang Seng-Chi
Henan
Sun Yat-Sen
Petition to terminate Elk Hills receivership set for May
A petition to end the receivership of Elk Hills naval oil reserves will be filed before Federal Judge McCormick in Los Angeles on May 2. Government counsel Owen J. Roberts announced the plan in Washington.
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Washington
Elk Hills
Cal
Naral
McCormick
Los Angeles
Owen J. Roberts
Sixyearold dies after arm pulled into wringer accident
Charles Kenneth Saltenberger six year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Baltenberger 512 Mast Seventh street Anaconda died at St Anns hospital after his arm was drawn into a wringing machine while his mother was away He died at 3 pm from loss of blood despite remaining conscious his family at his bedside He is survived by parents two brothers Forrest Murrell and four sisters Esther Violet Viola and Marjorie The body was taken to P J Finnegan parlors for burial preparations.
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Charles Kenneth Saltenberger
Charles Baltenberger
Mast Seventh Street
Anaconda
St. Ann’s Hospital
Forrest
Murrell
Esther
Violet
Viola
Marjorie
P. J. Finnegan Company
Helena Police Net Tightens On Bank Robber
Lewis and Clark county officers including Sheriff Burgess force and Helena police laid a cordon around the Helena district to catch a bank robber who held up the East Helena State Bank, escaped in a touring car with side curtains and about $4000. The loss was insured. A spare tire and Chevrolet rim were found near the bank, implying the car was damaged fleeing toward Helena.
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Associated Press
Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Burgess’ Force
East Helena
J. R. Liddy
Burgess
Spurzem
Helena Valley District
Hoover Coolidge Rift Declared Myth By President
Washington April 19 President Coolidge denied any rift with Secretary Hoover saying he is fully satisfied with Hoover's record in the commerce department and elsewhere and would accept him in any cabinet post The White House also disavowed any intent to disparage Hoover as Kellogg's successor and said the remark was misinterpreted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Hoover
White House
Commerce Department
Mr. Hoover
Kellogg
State Department
Move to seek pardon for Chronopoulos serving life
In Butte a campaign to obtain a pardon or parole for Theodore Chronopoulos, one of four men given life for the 1919 murder of Sylvester J. Prenatt, is underway. Chronopoulos was spared the gallows after Gov Dixon commuted his sentence, along with Steve Byrne. The four men, including Chronopoulos, Gus Andros, Tom Williams, and Byrne, were all sentenced to life in prison for Prenatt's killing.
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Sylvester J. Prenatt
Prenatt
Theodore Chronopoulos
Butte
Chronopoulos
Chronopoulus
J. M. Dixon
Dixon
Steve Byrne
Byrne
Gus Andros
April Weather Beats Past Records In Cold April
The current April is noted as unusually cold with 18 days under coats and snow flurries. Past Aprils 1925 and 1926 showed similar trends though not exceeding this month’s early cold spell. Details continue on Page 2 Column 4.
Snyder Gray trial ends day two with single juror foreman
New York April 19 The Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray murder trial narrows to one juror as William E Young Broadway hotel press agent becomes foreman after two days of exhaustive questioning. Court sessions extend in bid to add juror while defendants remain composed.
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Associated Press
New York
Talesmen
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
William E. Young
Broadway
Young
Townsend Scudder
Gray
Four RAF Men Die In Vickers Bomber Crash
Four members of the royal air force were killed when a Vickers bomber crashed at Eastchurch in Kent. The plane rising struck the wing of another aircraft and dived nose first. The dead include Flying Officer Kelly Pilot Officer Dowdeswell and two mechanics.
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Eastchurch
Kent
England
Royal Air Force
Kelly
Dowdeswell
St John s Bayou Levee Fails Prompting Massive Flood Reach
Memphis reporters describe the collapse of the St. John s Bayou levee eight miles north of New Madrid Missouri as the Mississippi flood expands 100 miles downstream toward Helena Arkansas. The breach adds hundreds of homeless and enlarges the devastation across southeast Missouri and western Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Mississippi Valley
Here
Arkansas
St. John’s Bayou
New Madrid
Helena
Ark
Missouri
San Francisco Opens Campaign to Host 1928 Republican Convention
In San Francisco 50 leaders pledged to raise at least 200000 dollars to cover convention expenses. A 10 member committee was formed to handle fundraising. William H. Crocker announced New York withdrew, leaving Detroit Chicago Denver Cleveland and San Francisco as contenders.
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San Francisco
William H. Crocker
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Denver
Cleveland
Bandit Trio Pulls $50,000 From Colorado Bank
Three armed men held up the First National Bank of Littleton early today taking 10 000 in cash and 40 000 in unregistered Liberty bonds. The robbers fled toward Denver scattering nails to hinder pursuit. Authorities link the crime to a previous Manitou State Bank robbery.
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Denver
First National Bank of
Littleton
Manitou
Manitou, Col
First State Bank
J. B. Smith
Englewood
Smith
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