Germany Has Not Sent Subs
The German foreign office told the Associated Press no German naval forces had recently crossed the Atlantic. Reports of U boat activity along the Atlantic seaboard persisted, with a torpedo incident near Fire Island claimed against the destroyer Smith, and sightings near Maine later attributed to a school of whales by returning skippers.
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Associated Press
Foreign Office
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Avlantle Seaboard
Smith
Fire Island
Maine
Newfoundland
Aes
Tornadoes Raze Towns and Unrest Sweeps States
Disastrous tornadoes strike I Seven states causing Mattoon ruins and bodies found. Alabama earthquake and California quake feared. Two women executed as spies. Butte venues report Austrian Vines defeated by Italians. Navy changes noted by Foltz. Mayhem and memorials fill state pages with local notes.
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Butte Playhouses
Foltz
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Bozeman
Will J. Cruse
Anaconda News
T—Sa
Moyer
Davies
M.A. Berger
Butte
Tacoma
Goldberg
Weather forecast for Washington Montana region
The forecast covers Washington Montana with a pair of days. Monday includes warnings for portions, Tuesday turns partly cloudy with probable showers in the western portion. Localized effects may vary across counties.
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Montana
West
Execution of two women on Swiss frontier
Geneva reporting that two women Madame Pfeister and her daughter were executed at Mulhouse after being charged with spying. They admitted smuggling letters from Alsatian families to relatives in Switzerland as a friendly act without political intent. The mother witnessed her daughter's execution.
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Geneva
Paris
Switzerland
la Salese
Mulhausen
French Keep Up Pressure on Chemin-des-Dames Line
A staff correspondent reports French forces maintain crest dominance along the Chemin-des-Dames from Moulin de Laffaux to Craonne. German attempts to regain footing fail as bombardments pound the valley and plateau, with Craonne reduced to rubble and the defense praised as a feat of daring.
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Associated Press
France
Craonne
Chemin-des-Dames
Mattoon and Charleston Struck by Tornado Toll Tops 100
May 27 reports from Mattoon and nearby Charleston recount a devastating tornado that killed over 100 people, left thousands homeless, and damaged hundreds of homes and facilities in central Illinois and northwest Indiana. Relief efforts mobilized with 100 doctors, many nurses, Red Cross teams, and aid from Fourth Illinois Infantry units.
Earthquake Shakes Southern California Hitting Brawley School
Los Angeles May 27 A severe earthquake struck Southern California with strong shaking felt across the region. In Brawley a school during exercises trembled so violently that a panic was narrowly averted.
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Los Angeles
California
Brawley
Jerome Miners in Jerome District Strike Turmoil
Disorder erupts as miners marching off duty under United Verde escort clash with guards near Jerome Arizona. One man arrested and Captain G H Wilson attacked but not seriously injured. Arizona mine resumes operations after protest by superintendent W H Galligan, amid union recognition demands.
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Ariz
United Verde
G. H. Wilson
Home Guard
Arkansas and Arizona
W. H. Galligan
Storm Leaves Massive Damage Across Five States
Chicago dispatch reports Sunday storm toll across Tennessee Arkansas Southern Illinois Kentucky and Alabama with hundreds killed or injured and millions in property losses. Initial tallies from Kentucky Illinois and nearby states indicate extensive destruction from reported tornadoes and high winds with towns like Mattoon Charleston and Dublin affected. Indiana and Tennessee also quote casualties as the system sweeps the region with multiple communities reporting fatalities and injuries.
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Tennessee
Arkansas
Illinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Tornado Kills Six in Dyersburg and Suburb
A twister struck outskirts and central Dyer county Tennessee killing six people and injuring 32 with two more likely fatally hurt. Twenty two buildings including churches were wrecked with many others damaged. Nearby Blytheville Arkansas reports one dead and four seriously injured at Tims Point and Clear Lake.
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Tenn
Iate
Dyer County
Blytheville
Ark
Tims Point
Clear Lake
Tornado Devastates Murphysboro Area in Illinois
A report from Dugoin Illinois and later notes from St Louis describe a tornado that struck near Murphysboro causing extensive destruction across a wide area. Initial accounts say several people were killed with no definitive totals available and later Willisville in Perry County was nearly destroyed with no loss of life reported.
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Dugoin
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Murphysboro
Willisville
Perry County
Ilinois
Tornado Toll Rises in Jefferson County Alabama
Reports from Birmingham and tornado swept Jefferson county say the dead stand at Sayre and nearby hamlets as of May 27. Injuries may exceed one hundred as rescue efforts continue in the damaged area.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Sayre
Tornado Kills Three in Dublin Graves County Kentucky
A tornado struck Dublin in Graves county Kentucky this afternoon killing three people and injuring seventeen. Doctors and nurses from Mayfield have been ordered to Dublin and reports were received via a crippled wire service. A separate message from Hickman indicates twenty or more persons affected in farming settlements.
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Cairo
Dublin
Graves County
Kentucky
Mayfield
Memphis
Tenn
Hickman
Great Wind Levels North Charleston in Illinois Tornado
Tornado near Charleston Illinois leveled the north part of the city damaging three grain elevators two railroad depots a hotel a lumber yard and the Clover Leaf roundhouse. Estimated dead 35 to 150 with property loss around 1000000. National guard relief workers doctors scouts and volunteers aided the affected area.
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Charleston
Illinois National Guard
Illinois
Terr Haute
Ind
Ashmore
Chrisman
Damage in Charleston Reveals Extensive Farm Losses
Farmers reported widespread lamage and ruined trees as messengers described the scene around Charleston. The Coles county fair grounds appeared swept clean, while across the road Walter Dunn’s stock farm suffered ruined buildings and a loss of blooded horses estimated in the thousands of dollars.
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Charleston
Coles County Fair
Walter Dunn
Most Destructive Storm Indiana Has Ever Known
Paraiso Indiana May 27 Severe casualties are believed dead with hundreds injured and many homes swept away by the region s most destructive storm. Hebron and Kouts lay in the tornado path as communication to the towns was severed and only auto transport possible. Hospitals overflowed with the injured while nearby doctors and Red Cross nurses aided relief workers through the night. The cyclone appeared to strike west of Hebron and razed buildings on several farms before lifting and hitting the business district on the opposite side.
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Muuch
Mattoon
Sharleston
Charleston
Indiana
National Guardard
Hed Cross
Paraiso
Ind
Hebron
Kouts
Red Cross
West United In Its Support Of Program
Washington May 27 Secretary McAdoo said after a Middle West tour that the people back the administration plan to raise about 1.8 billion dollars by taxation for war needs and economic stability. He noted broad patriotic support with only minor business opposition, and urged continued vigor for the liberty loan while warning against excess.
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Washington
McAdoo
Middle West
America
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