Tornadoes Kill Several in Northwest Arkansas
Severe tornadoes swept through towns in the northwest of Arkansas killing and injuring many. Reports list Piney London Wallerville Jethro Loch Lewisville Paterson Berryville and Mulberry among affected areas with deaths in Piney London Wallerville and Jethro and property losses estimated in the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Communication lines were destroyed and exact totals were unavailable due to remoteness.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Piney
London
Wallerville
Jethro Loch
Lewisville
Paterson
Berryville
Mulberry
Jethro
J. O. Hoskins
Lodi
Lafayette County
Thx
Patmos
West
Arkansas
Tornado Toll Rises Across Northeast Arkansas
A devastating tornado corridor two miles wide and seventy miles long swept through Northeast Arkansas killing twenty five people and injuring fifty with several still missing. Cravens was wiped out with four dead and three fatally hurt as homes stores and a grocery blown apart. Knoxville Russellville and surrounding areas reported numerous injuries and missing persons but details are unconfirmed.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas
Ozark
Cravens
John Rosin
Arkansas River
Piney Creek
Knoxville
Russellville
Roberts Warns of Invasion Risk to Britain’s Sea Supremacy
In the House of Lords Field Marshal Lord Roberts warned that Britain could lose sea supremacy unless a sufficient military force is available to deter an invasion. The remark underscores fears of a successful coastal assault threatening imperial dominance.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Roberts
Great Britain
Bankers Allegedly Favored Acme Firm Overdrawals Hit 146000
Pittsburg testimony in a federal trial shows Charles Mullen former cashier R K Hissem former bank president and K K Steinman director and Acme Lumber and Supply chief profited as the Farmers and Drovers National Bank allowed overdrawals totalling 146 000. Indictments allege Mullen misapplied bank funds with others aiding.
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Pittsburg
United States District Court
Charles EK
Mullen
R. K. Hissem
Farmers’ and Drovers’ National Bank
Mount Pleasant
K. K. Steinman
Acme Lumber and Supply Company
Skaters Die in Cass Lake Tragedy
In Cass Lake Minnesota Albert Gamache and a youth named Dupont both about eighteen perished after drowning in a small lake two miles from town while skating. They failed to return at dark and were recovered from the water after a search.
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Cass Lake
Minn
Albert Gamache
Dupont
Gamache
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Interstate 22
A. W. Allen
M.D
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Mksu
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Interstate
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Cathedral
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Wallace Gregson
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Annie M. Schneider
Interstate Phone
Ble
Roberts
Hss
Veal Sheep
LAMHE
Minnesota
Moreland & Duholm
Date Bush
Lane Piano
Edison Phonographs
Columbia
Victor
Loren A. Clark
Charles Cressey
West Bridge
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Metropolitan
Austin National Bank
Charley
du Chien
Jack and
KE. H. Smith
Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Sumner
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