Fire destroys Breakers hotel in Palm Beach blaze
Palm Beach March 18 AP A raging hotel fire at the Breakers and nearby Palm Beach hotel claims at least 40 lives and widens to threaten the area. An elderly couple is reported burned to death, as frantic parents search for missing children. The blaze spreads toward West Palm Beach as embers fly across Lake Worth.
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Breakers
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West Palm Beach
Talsaing
Royal Poinciana
Farmost
Rad Ley
Governor Vetoes Tax Title Bill in Montana
Governor Erickson vetoed House Bill 40 the tax title measure. He argued the radical change should not come now as many Montanans struggle to pay taxes. The bill would compel the district court to grant judgments against delinquent lands for taxes and costs, guiding sheriff sales to recover owed amounts.
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Erickson
Sterling Wood
Billings
Berryman
Yellowstone
Montana
Tornado crosses three states leaving towns burned and lives lost
A massive tornado swept from Missouri into Illinois and Indiana causing widespread destruction and a rising death and injury toll. Reports from Parrish West Frankfort Murphysboro De Soto Owensville Poseyville and Carmi describe collapsed buildings, carried bodies and a brutal path of devastation. Relief trains and Illinois troops moved in as officials warned the casualty figures would rise until communication improved.
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Physhoro
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Dé Soto
de Soto
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Griffin
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Ind
Poseyville
Ozark Mountains
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Indiana Line
Carmi
Boone
Louis
Sen. Small
Illinois National Guard
Tragic Storm Destroys School Killing Dozens of Children
Eyewitness report from March 18 describes a storm wrecking a school near the city limits. Max Burton of the Illinois Central railroad helped victims as parents were moved to hospitals. Rescue workers faced a blocked passage while about 20 bodies were recovered and others removed. Two infant bodies were found in a field nearby.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Sargent Assumes Duties of Office
John G. Sargent became attorney general of the United States in Washington on March 18. He arrived at 2 p.m. and took the oath as field marshal of the federal law enforcement arm. He then met with the president at the White House before returning to the Capitol to meet officials.
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Washington
John G. Sargent
United States
Vermont
White House
Jbezhood
Roundhouse Seized to Satisfy Judgment in Kansas City
United States marshal Parshall seized the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul round house in Kansas City to satisfy a federal judgment of $20. The move followed a court order from Judge Albert L. Reeves, issued at the request of a claimant linked to a road accident in which a boy lost a foot.
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Kansas City
Parshall
United States
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Albert L. Reeves
Federal
Bank examiner testifies entries proper in trial notes
L. Q. Skelton state examiner and superintendent of banks testified yesterday that the bank report entries by Barton Dakin were entirely proper. The defense seeks to show the Gold Coin mining claims were owned by the bank and that a sale to Butte Western Co involved $125,000 in stock and $101,009 in cash with $74,500 still due. The case hinges on the treatment of the Gold Coin contract listed as $74,500 in schedule D.
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L. Q. Skelton
Butte @ Western company
James Baldwin
Skelton
Interscholastic Music Meet Opens in Butte
The fourth Montana interscholastic music meet opens today in Butte with students from 25 high schools. Geraldine canceled its entries due to measles. others perform vocal and instrumental solos, choirs, and ensembles across the high school auditorium and Temple theater. The event includes a Montana meet dance at the Temple tonight and features acts from Myre Davis and the Shondwa Band among others.
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Onte
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Chamber of Commerce
Ray the Butte
Anaida
Central
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Montana Imervchs
Myre Davis
Baba Wil
Shepherd Loses Opening Battle in Murder Case
Chicago March 16 jail doors closed on William Darling Shepherd after a hard fought defense. The proceedings, including mentions of Mam Nelson McClintock and others, indicate custodial custody and potential prisonment following the trial opener.
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Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
Nelson McClintock
Ton
Lubiie Potsons
C. Yaiman
Vetoot
Robert ‘Oath
No Loss of Life in Big Tokio Blaze
March 19 report says there was no loss of life in a large Tokio fire. It notes Joma of ite in the fire and parts of the Tokio section were destroyed. Property loss is estimated and the gravest concern is additional homelessness in already crowded refugee areas. Government steps are being taken for relief and housing.
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Tokio Blaze
Tokio
Joma
Ihoaeanie
Homelen
Two Towns Report 700 Dead and Another Leveled
A devastating storm struck De Soto and nearby towns with severe damage. Officials say about 600 people lived in the area and three were uninjured. West Frankfort, Murphysboro, and other communities reported heavy losses and widespread destruction.
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de Soto
Mboro
Cartal
West Frankfort
Dond
Murphysboro
Woman Confesses to Poisoning Three in Medina Case
In Medina Ohio on March 18 authorities reveal a woman confessed to poisoning three relatives and causing illness to fourteen other family members amid the mystery surrounding the death of John Gienks his wife Lillian and Hazel.
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Associated Press
Medina
Ohio
John Gienks
Lillian
Hazel
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