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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1913
Page
5
A powerful tornado tore through the midwest causing casualties and substantial wreckage. Fires were reported in multiple towns as emergency crews battled blazes and searched for survivors amid widespread damage.
Reports from London say Austria warned Montenegro that civilians must be allowed to leave Scutari or face coercive measures. Italy and Russia urged compliance while Scutari's fate grows grim as King Nicholas leads a joint Servian Montenegrin force and damage to major buildings increases concerns.
Rome report quotes General Diaz saying he will return to Mexico only when a constitutional order is established and elections have produced a stable government. He states he will not participate in public life and does not know President Wilson, but hopes Mexico will soon be friends with the United States.
Mexican state troops under General Obregon threaten Cananea and Naco after failing to force surrender from General Ojeda at Naco. Forces move within four miles of Cananea as insurgents position trains nearby. Cananea hosts the copper works of the Cananea Consolidated Copper company employing many Americans.
In Sofia on March 2 the major powers met Pre visor Guichoff and delivered a communication. They note Allied mediation acceptance and urge the powers to formulate negotiating plans before peace talks. The draft outlines a European Ottoman frontier from Enos to Midia, with westward territories ceded to allies except Albania, which remains to be decided by the powers. The Aegean question and further terms are hinted at in the draft.
President Wilson reluctantly accepts the Democratic committee chair’s push to decline the French ambassadorship. He cites the heavy personal and family sacrifices required by diplomatic service and notes other nominations for Britain, China, and Mexico are under discussion while he seeks suitable replacements.
Washington reports the counting of money and securities will occur April 1 as John Turke, former North Dakota governor, leaves office as treasury treasurer. A committee will seal vaults and verify transfers over months to safeguard wealth, with past lapses and theft noted in the historical recount.
Police say a national burglary gang operates with five members including Miss Beatrice Batley and Miss Jessie Iniston in San Francisco. The group reportedly used a Chicago link and a taxi driver to move loot worth silks clothing and goods. A 17 year old, Miesche Clifton, claims innocence and studied art with parents’ protection. Katherine Pope flows from Detroit to join Conn case. she was briefly freed on bond before.
New York March 23 the simplified spelling board issued its fourth list of words to appear in new fashioned orthography. The text shows many unreadable fragments but indicates a broad effort to alter spelling conventions and standardize simplified forms across common terms.
Denver authorities plan to inoculate Henry Arnold and other officials with multiple typhoid doses to develop lifelong immunity. Dr. J W Perkins, city physician, says injections aim to create a lasting immune condition matching recovery from typhoid.
Reports from Omaha to Crand Island and Western Union telegrams describe massive damage across Nebraska Iowa Indiana and Illinois with unconfirmed claims of many killed or injured. Chicago dispatches note fatalities and injuries in Galesburg and a mining town wipeout near Perth Green Castle.
Terrific windstorm sweeps Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Indiana causing widespread destruction and loss of life. Omaha and Terre Haute endure severe damage as telegraph lines fail and trains halt. Rescue crews move in while roads wash out and towns report fires and collapsed buildings.
Damaged towns across Nebraska Iowa and Nevada report deaths and injuries after a widespread tornado outbreak. Wires toppled several fires started, and trains disrupted as towns such as Ferre route Carroll Ackley Woodbine Galesburg and Craig report fatalities and injuries with crews assisting and emergency crews responding.
A tornado struck southern Terre Haute Indiana at 7 pm causing extensive damage and killing at least twelve people with many injured. Wires were blown down hindering rescue. fires and widespread destruction followed as residents fled collapsing structures and hospitals rushed to treat the maimed.
A tornado swept Omaha early tonight causing major damage as rail and telegraph lines failed. Berlin near Omaha reported fire, Woodbine Iowa saw extensive property loss with several deaths, and reports from Craig Nebraska noted casualties. Sioux City reported limited communication with one line remaining.
A terrine windstorm ravaged Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska spreading heavy rain hail and electrical disturbances. Details on the storm's severity are incomplete but indicate widespread damage and danger across the region.
Rumors of tornadoes in Kansas and Nebraska circulated but not confirmed. In Cheyenne a wind storm caused minor damage with rain and hail. Across Kansas a severe dust storm disrupted livestock telegraph lines and damaged holdings reported earlier tonight.
A tornado struck eastern Nebraska including Greenwood and Ralston, injuring and missing dozens. Heat and water shortages followed as trains were delayed by debris and telegraph wires damaged, with two tornadoes reported near Greenwood and north and east.
Early reports say a tornado struck Yutan and nearby Ashland near Omaha, destroying Ashland and leaving Yutan with a confirmed death toll of fifteen and many injured. Valley and nearby towns reported devastation as relief efforts began with motor convoys delivering aid.
Washington March 2 Abnormal run activity and moderate fluctuation in temperature will prevail in the coming week, according to the weather bureau experts. Rain and storm systems move from the eastern and southern states toward the Northwest and border regions, with colder temperatures spreading Monday and Tuesday across the Middle West and Southwest. A second disturbance develops in the Far West around Wednesday or Thursday, bringing rain in the South and likely snow and rain in the north and central valleys Thursday into Friday.
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