Tornado Rips Birmingham Slaying Doomed City’s Negro Settlements
A violent tornado struck Birmingham Alabama around 10 am sweeping across the southern part of the city. At least 25 women and numerous men died and up to 600 homes were destroyed or damaged. The death toll includes Dr. G C Chapman and the Lowe family. The storm also damaged churches and caused wide property losses estimated at 350000 dollars with relief funds opened. The path extended from Green Springs to Avondale and into Irondale before dying out.
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Birmingham
Ala
G. Chapman
Tully & Chapman
Carpenter
H. Thomas
W. H. Thomas
D. D. McLaughlin
J. Ferguson
Mylum
Carrie Ellin
We Elmer
Mary Goodlaw
Sarah Thweatt
Dave Elmore
Lynch
Frank Krimsey
Lougin Martin
Rhea Curry
F. G. Shafer
Yates
Dorr
W. W. Dorr
W. H. Dickinson
Jane Lane
Jim Wilson
Calloway
William Calloway
Ned Thomas
Lee Richardson
Green Springs
Avondale
Irondal
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Joseph Busenheimner
John Krunzey
Taylor Hansen
Nineteenth
Twentieth
Avenue
Minter
Dr. G. ©. Chapman
Twenty-second Street
Powderly
Ceveland
George Hart
Snowstorm passes over Colorado and Wyoming
Denver reports the storm that battered Colorado and Wyoming has moved on under clear skies. Snow is melting and stock are not believed harmed. Railroad delays persist with Eastbound trains six to eight hours late and Westbound trains running off time. The Chicago Commercial club arrival is delayed beyond 6 PM.
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Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Chicago Commercial Club
Bridge Fire Delays Rio Grande Western Train Near Deseret
Train traffic on the Rio Grande Western was delayed tomorrow morning after a bridge near Deseret Utah burned, halting service for several hours. Authorities reported the blaze caused the disruption and were assessing damage.
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Rio Grande Western
Deseret
Utah
Woman Buried in Debris After Pavilion Cyclone Wrecks Homes
A Kalamazoo special reports a cyclone hitting Pavilion and nearby towns in Michigan. Noah Tripp's house was toppled five rods, Mrs Tripp buried under debris, fatally injured, while multiple houses, telegraph poles, and orchards were destroyed. Fires followed, with extensive damage along Wickeburge Scott's Station and Indian Lake waterspout flooding the east shore.
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Detroit
Mich
The
Tribune
Kalamazoo
Pavilion
Noah Tripp
Wickeburge
Scott’s Station
Indian Lake
Worst of the Season Hits Kansas and Colorado
A fierce blizzard blanketed western Kansas and eastern Colorado from Saturday through Sunday night causing major train delays. The Rock Island line reported a stuck flyer in Brewster, trains held at Goodland, and Union Pacific routes limited to Limon Junction to Manhattan. Rail crews worked to clear lines, expecting full recovery by midnight.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Colorado
Rock Island
Brewster
Colo
Goodland Kan
Chicago
Union Pacific
Limon Junction
Manhattan
Tornado damages Buena Vista as casualties reported
A tornado struck the southern edge of Buena Vista Georgia on March 25 causing extensive damage. Reports list several dead including J D Harrell's child, and Mrs Harrell with a broken leg, while homes of Woodall and Bethune collapsed and fifteen to twenty Negro cabins were leveled with a Russian area child killed and others seriously injured.
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Buena Vista
J. D. Harrell
Rail line hit by hurricane cuts Tennessee tracks
Chattanooga March 25 The hurricane sweeping Alabama struck the Chattanooga Rome and Southern railway near Lynnville Ca south of Rome destroying several miles of track. Both lines report no train information as all wires are down and Southern officials say the Alabama Great Southern division wires are down.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Alabama
Chattanooga, Rome & Southern Railway
Lynnville
Rome
Southern Railway
Southern
Alabama Great Southern Division
Wind Storm Hits Erie County Shoreline
A Sandusky dispatch reports a severe wind storm in the western part of Erie county this afternoon. Mustaseh settlement on Sandusky bay suffered blown reefs and fallen trees, with no known injuries. Sandusky itself escaped the storm.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sandusky
Erie County
Mustaseh
Sandusky Bay
Terrific hail and wind storm hits Mattoon area
A sharp hail and wind storm swept Mattoon and nearby areas, causing property and crop damage. A Big Four express train between Mattoon and Charleston encountered two funnel clouds that unsettled passengers momentarily.
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Mattoon
Charleston
Cyclone Strikes Galveston Region Killing Two
A cyclone hit Dougle Bay, 30 miles north of Galveston, on Friday night killing Mrs. Fish and a seven year old girl, daughter of Richard Measle. Three others were injured and three houses, already damaged by the September storm, collapsed.
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Galveston
Tex
Dougle Bay
Here
Weather disturbances hit three towns with no fatalities
A cloudburst is reported at Greenville D C and a cyclone at Adairsville Ga on March 25. No lives are reported lost.
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Atlanta, Ga
Greenville
D. C
Adairsville
Russia China Manchurian Treaty Crisis Deepens
London reports on March 25 describe Russia’s push to secure signatures for the Manchurian agreement while China seeks British support. two secret treaties are alleged, with Japan warning of a coming struggle. Britain and others decline to copy texts, leaving diplomats cautious as the crisis threatens potential war and Korea's fate.
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London
Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh
Foreign Office
Russia
Legation
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
Rusia
China
Baron Hayashi
Matsui
Associated Presse
Japan
Germany
United States
Manchuria
Korea
Wreck on Great Falls & Canada Line Injures Several
A 11:30 wreck 25 miles north of Great Falls derailed passenger coach No 1 on the Great Falls & Canada railway. 27 aboard. Mrs Fowler most seriously hurt internally. Mrs McGovern and John Conway also seriously injured. Train officials describe miraculous avoidance of multiple deaths as baggage car wheels left the track. A special train with Dr Gordon reached the scene and all passengers were brought to the hospital by 5 pm.
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Standard
Great Falls
Steele
T. C
Dr. Gordon
Fowler
Canada
Great Northern
Shelby Junction
Open Door Policy Threats and Chinese Partition Debate
The passage argues that failing to threaten hostilities against Russian encroachment could lead to China’s partition and loss of the open door. It warns that without a decisive stance, powers may sign agreements with Russia, and the United States along with Britain and Germany would lose moral support for open trade principles.
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Arily
China
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Rockhill Report on Pekin Guard Size and Indemnities
Washington reports that Pekin dispatches confirm recent press lines on guard numbers and indemnities. The United States maintains two legation guard companies, while other powers consider larger contingents. Indemnity claims, notably Germany at about 80 million, reflect heavy forces sent to China. The China Russia Manchuria deal may sign soon. Japan protests but does not seek force, aiming to block Russian gains in Korea.
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Washington
Rockhill
Pekin
Legation Guards
United States
China
Legation
Germany
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Korea
China's resources eyed to meet indemnity claims
A Pekin committee studying China's capacity to pay indemnity charges reports revenue around 65 million gold annually from land tax grain tax likin customs opium tax and imports. Land tax and foreign customs are largest at 14 and 12 million. Proposals include raising land and salt taxes, potentially increasing total by 150 million. If imperial expenses fall to 15 million, 105 million remains for debt service, aiming to settle indemnity within 20 years.
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Pekin
China
Robert Hart
Imperial Maritime Customs
Removal of Korean customs chief prompts U S remonstrance
Washington reports from Seoul confirm cable dispatches recounting the removal of McCleery Brown, Korea's minister general of customs. The action, ordered by the emperor at Russian urging, is seen as erasing Korea's integrity and risking American interests, prompting official remonstrance to counter Russian dominance in the region.
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Washington
State Department
Seoul
McCleery Brown
Russia
Korea
Manchurian pact not discussed with Russia says minister
Yokohama March 25 The foreign affairs minister told the house of peers he had not communicated with Russia about the Manchurian agreement. The dismissal of Mr McCleevy Brown as director general of Korean customs, announced yesterday from Beoul, is reported to have been settled.
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Yokohama
House of Peers
Russia
McCleevy Brown
Normandy to Tyne City clashes endures in tense skirmish
In Tientsin on March 2 an affray left Welsh fusilier regiment guardsmen and a Victorian contingent police officer sabered and bayoneted. Authorities allege German assailants were the principal culprits in the melee.
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Tientsin
Welsh Fusilier
Unrest in Intschau Korea Kills and Wounds Students
London dispatch reports clashes at Intschau Korea between the president and missionary students. Several students are killed or wounded according to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Mail.
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London
Intschau
Korea
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Manchurian Convention Claim Open to Mock Belief
London March 25 Pekin correspondent of the Daily Mail declares that the alleged modification of the Manchurian convention regarding Mongolia and Turkestan is absolutely illusory.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Mongolia
Turkestan
Eye of the Law report on New Zealand trade privilege
Washington March 25 report states an inquiry at the state department shows New Zealand government failed to obtain from the United States the privilege to trade directly between San Francisco and Honolulu. The finding underscores diplomatic friction in Pacific trade arrangements.
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Washington
State Department
New Zealand
San Francisco
Honolulu
Trade rules limit Hawaii-US shipping to coasting trade
The text explains that subsidized New Zealand steamship lines altered trade relations regardless of government stance, with law holding that trade between the Hawaiian islands and the United States is coasting trade. This means foreign vessels cannot participate.
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New Zealand
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Contempt Proceedings Over Minn ie Healy Mine Receiver
In Helena on March 25 a contempt case arises from Carl Kleinschmidt Jr now administrator contesting his status. The district court in Butte earlier asked why he should not be punished for filing a petition seeking a receiver for the Minnie Healy mine while he had been removed as administrator months ago. An order to show cause set for next Saturday requires Kleinschmidt to appear before Judge Clements.
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Standard
Helena
District Court
Butte
Carl Kleinschmidt, Jr
John D. Allport
Minnie Healy
Clements
T. J. Walsh
Caroline V. Kelly
Allport
H'M
Kleinschmidt
Monarchist Plot Nipped in Brazil Arrest of Admiral Mello
New York dispatch reports Rio de Janeiro shocked by monarchist plot uncovered after Baron de Burgas died by his own hand. Officials guard warships and navy officers amid fears of a power grab led by Admiral Mello and others, with plans to form a triumvirate and trigger an outbreak. Admiral Mello is held on Coblas Island.
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New York
Herald
Rio de Janeiro
Custodio Jose Mello
Baron de Burgas
Campos Salles
Admiral Mello
Marshal Canturia
Lafayette Pereira
Mello
Coblas Island
Proenca
Etruria Detained in Fog and Quarantine Deals
New York reports the Cunard steamer Etruria was held in the lower bay after arriving from Liverpool and Queenstown due to a dense fog, with heavy weather on March 21 22. A steerage Irish girl became demented from pitching, and a Roumanian passenger Frederick Sawicki died by suicide and was buried at sea. The Anchor Line steamer Britannia is quarantined for a smallpox case, passengers vaccinated, and 122 steerage travelers moved to Hoffman Island for observation while the patient is sent to North Brothers Island hospital. The Britannia is cleared to proceed to the city tomorrow morning.
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New York
Cunard Line
Etruria
Liverpool
Queenstown
Lower Bay
Frederick Sawicki
Britannia
Mediterranean
North Brothers Island
Hoffman Island
Smallpox Hospital
Mammoth Robertson raft towed toward Pacific to China
The Robertson Raft company of Portland plans a giant raft of nearly 10 million feet of logs to be towed across the Pacific to oriental ports. Based at Westport on the Columbia about 60 miles below Portland, a 6 million foot raft is under construction for a June start to San Francisco, lashed with over 1,000 tons of high quality chain.
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Portland
Ore
Evening Telegram
Robertson Raft Company
Pacific Ocean
Oriental Points
San Francisco
Raft Company
Westport
Columbia River
China
Citizens Ticket Nominated in Dillon for City Offices
A citizens' ticket was nominated tonight in Dillon with Mayor nominee B. F. White, magistrate L. T. Jones, treasurer A. 8. Johnson, aldermen J T. M. Belway, Charles Deputy, and O. M. Best. Except for Deputy, all nominees are Republicans.
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Dillon
Citizens
B. F. White
L. T. Jones
Johnson
M. Belway
Charles
O. M. Best
Tragic Mine Blast in Connellsville Kills One
In Fayette county a gas explosion at Gates mine in New Klondike causes a fierce fire. One man dies instantly and 5 more are expected to die, with 10 others badly burned or crushed. Injured workers include foreman Robert Nebon and several miners from Dunbar Adelaide Oliphant New Samuel and Mason towns. The blast occurred at 9 am as a group of 14 waited near the shaft, triggering two explosions and a spreading fire.
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Connellsville
New Klondike
Fayette County
Cottage State Hospital
Gates
American Steel and Wire Company
Robert Nebon
Gason Moore
Dunbar
David Ramsay
Adelaide
James Wilson
Oliphant
James Murphy
New Samuel
Michael Soloka
Alex Bullagontis
George Yonkers
Michael Goble
Monongahela River
Mason Town
Miners Union President Says No Conference With Operators
New York March 25 President Mitchell of the Miners union states they have had no conference with J Morgan or any railroad president or coal operator. He says no concessions have been offered and the miners aim to avert a strike. Senator Hanna visits the financial district denying any link to coal strike rumors on this matter.
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New York
Mitchell
The
Miners’ Union
Wilkesbarre
J. Morgan
MN York
Hazelton
Hanna
Financial District
No April 1 Strike Hoped In Pennsylvania Coal Regions
New York dispatches report that mine operators and major railroads oppose a coal strike plan. United Mine Workers not expected to be recognized as a bargaining body. Mr Mitchell unlikely to meet operators as UMW representative. Operators prefer to avoid any recognition and see miners seeking to avert a strike.
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New York
The
Herald
Toomorrow
Pennsylvania Coal Resgions
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Ohio Delegation Heads to San Francisco Launch
To the launching at San Francisco General Grosvenor of Ohio has arranged the trip for the Ohio congressional delegation. It is understood one or special trains will convey Guy Nash and the Ohioans to the launching of the battleship Onle.
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Washington
Grosvenor
Ohio
San Francisco
Guy Nash
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