25 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
1
The Omaha death count tops 740 with 240 others severely injured and 1500 homeless. Housing losses reach 900 buildings destroyed in Omaha area and 62 additional deaths nearby. Chicago reports five dead, 50 injured, Terre Haute 18 dead, 50 injured. Widespread destruction across central Mississippi valley as crews rush aid.
Omaha and surrounding Nebraska and Iowa endure a night of destruction with an estimated 150 dead and at least 400 injured. Hospitals overflow as Governor Moorehead orders state troops and relief funds, while Omaha braces for continued rescue efforts and wider damage.
Eighteen people killed in Terre Haute and surrounding area with 250 injured, 276 houses destroyed and total property damage near 4 million dollars. Search teams expect higher death toll as debris is cleared. Hundreds are housed by charities as Indiana National Guard assists in the wrecked district.
A massive Omaha tornado struck late yesterday on Easter Sunday, destroying blocks across West Farnam hill, West Side, Bemis Park and Northern Omaha. United States troops and Nebraska National Guard aided, but city fire and police were overwhelmed as the storm cut power, streetcar, and telephone service. The Twister began near Fifty first and Carter, crossed Farnam hill, split the Missouri, and turned toward Council Bluffs, leaving millions in losses and a death toll rising.
Council Bluffs reports rising death toll and widespread damage from Haster Sunday tornadoes. Barlette sees multiple family deaths, Hopper and Cavenaugh families affected, and towns Magnolia California Junction Blackburn Missouri Valley and Malvern report heavy losses. One bridge section blown from the Chicago and Northwestern line.
In Reading Pennsylvania three youths aged 17 to 19 drowned when their canoe named Vaa capsized in swift Bemughkill river current near Haines Locks. Brothers William K. Uxley and Charles Asley and companion Paul Welte were aboard. bodies recovered later.
In Meredreme Dire en Cree Ohio on March 24 deforest Malloy, a saloon keeper, was held for the murder of Midgar. Hildebrandt, a foener bartender, was found dead in his well at fall after a night shift. Police report a late night struggle at the saloon.
A Omaha family huddled in a cellar as a tornado struck, trapping and injuring residents on North Thirty eighth Street and nearby homes. Fires erupted from ruined buildings while residents saved relatives and fled to safety. A man reported lifting his wife and children before the storm swept away their house.
Eyewitness accounts describe a cyclone striking Omaha about 6 50 PM causing widespread destruction. Buildings collapsed, fires ignited, and dozens of bodies reportedly swept through the air as residents sheltered in cellars. Officials fear vast loss of life and millions in property damage.
Omaha crowds receive news of a tornado like storm crossing Nebraskan and Iowa villages. Debris and collapsed buildings as trains halt and residents rush injured to hospital amid cries and thunder. Witnesses report funnel cloud, wrecked railroad cars, and walls toppled, with casualties and fires spreading through towns.
In Brisbane on March 21 3amee Way and Sam Langford battled 20 rounds to a draw. Their prior meeting saw Langford win by a knockout boul.
Reading yields a muddled OCR snippet with garbled names and terms such as Rik Weare Washington Magoh Buon Tuesday and Werlhestat. No coherent event or entities can be confirmed from the fragment.
Spartansburg, March 24 A deaf mute woman Mies Elizabeth Rows 27 lives with father T M Toes in a lonely house on the river bank. A figure knocked on the door she saw a silent man who waved a hand. Her father woke, grabbed a shotgun and went outside. The intruder fled. A boy Louis Dueton 11, a runaway from Cedar Springs, later collapsed on the ground in a nearby yard seeking water and may recover.
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