Tornado Rips Through Somervell County Texas Killing and Destroying
A fierce cyclone struck central Texas tearing through Somervell County toward Glenrose and En Tos e, leveling about 200 buildings, wrecking one third of business houses, killing at least fifteen and injuring around fifty. Residents were unprepared as hail and debris rained down and a fire broke out in ruins. The storm traveled down the Due Luxy river valley, with many affected in its path.
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Texas
Somervell
En Tose
Uts
Rovira
Due Iuxy
Glenrose
Oleomargarine Bill Passes Congress Amid Tax Debate
The oleomargarine bill clears Congress with House amendments accepted by the Senate. It covers butter substitutes and imitation cheeses, subjects them to state laws on sale, and imposes a tax based on color and processing. It defines adulterated and renovated butter and targets artificial coloring to mimic butter.
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Congress
Senate
House
Tr Duis Deen
Destructive Texas cyclone devastates Glenrose area
A cyclone struck Somervell County ripping through Glenrose and surrounding areas. The courthouse and multiple buildings including a Milanis warehouse, Lily & Sons grocery, Hendricks & Son warehouses, and a blacksmith shop were demolished or severely damaged. Fire followed the ruin, threatening 3,000 residents. Separate notes reference taxes on process or renovated butter and adulterated butter with penalties for noncompliance.
Stoves Price Rise Ties to Industry Shift
The Stove Manufacturers' Association has raised stove prices by five percent. In Lexington Kentucky railroad brakeman William McCarty killed his wife after learning a peace warrant had been issued against him. The Frank A Munsey Company in New York with capital of ten million dollars expands to publishing. Perry C Knight, a Leavenworth Soldiers’ Home inmate, was killed by a train near the home while his Civil War service ties noted.
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Stove Manufacturers’ Association
Lexington
William McCarty
Frank A. Munsey
Knight
Eighteenth Indiana Infantry
Thieves Betrayed by Phonograph and Duel at Whiteley
Indiana items report four Kentucky youth thieves arrested after a phonograph led police to their hideout and a loot haul. A pistol duel at Whiteley left Tartar mortally wounded and Kern wounded. both men were Kentucky natives. Extra notes tell of a long lost brother found in California, a fatal explosion in Jeffersonville, and oil derrick dangers near Marion.
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Whiteley
Gale
Michigan City Police
Kenry Bader
Walter Thomas
Frank Weight
Louis Wright
Wright
Vartar
Harry Kern
Partar
Kern
Kentucky
Hoth
Tartar
Andern
Ixern
Pe-ru-Na Touted For Kidney Catarrh By Letters From Soldiers
Letters from T H Mars John Vance and J Brake praise Pe-ru-Na for curing catarrh of the kidneys Bright's disease and general kidney ailments. They report relief after use and urge others to seek the remedy from Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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T. H. Mars
Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment
Dunning Street
Chicago
Peruna
John Vance
Hartford City
Ind
Hartman
J. Brake
Petrolea
Ontario
Canada
Bright
Manalin
Perria
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Horses in Paris See War-Ready Horse Supply Drop
In Paris the number of horses available for requisition declined from 96 698 last year to 90 296 this year a drop of 5 902. The reduction is attributed to progress in mechanical traction reducing the need for horses and enabling more efficient transport.
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Paris
ALR Cushion Rubber Stamps and Printing Outfits
Trade notice for stamps printing equipment and daters from ALR Cushion Rubber Stamps. Includes request to send for catalogue and price list. Fort Wayne Indiana address listed. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soorama Sinor teething remedy for children with claims of gum relief, inflammation reduction, pain relief, and wind colic cure.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
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Somervell County
Gilenrose
Minimlation
Milanis
Lily & Sons
Hendricks & Son
Glenroge
James B. Guenther
la Porte
Miss Guenther
Saginaw
Mich
George Guenther
Covina
Cal
Charles Adolf
Jeffersonville
Marion
Roy
Nerman Shultz
Clinton
Hubert Mercer
Brazil
Antonio Emballio
Richmond
George Straight
Laurel
Helen Gould
Peru Y. M. G. A
J. M. Silver
Murton
Business Men's Association
Evansville
Methodist Church
Red Men's Temple
Russiaville
Lee Fowler
Cloverdale
Anna Voldereur
Eyansville
Rosa Manning
Anderson
Ralph BE. Bundy
Charlestown
Illinois University
John Gerhard
Greensburg
Charles P. Cochrane
Indianapolis
Purdue Agricultural Building
Indiana Box Company
Plymouth
Simons Electric Light
Wolfe Lake
Converse Fair Grounds
Quill Dangerfield
Fie
Cincinnati and Muncie
Arthur Wheaton
Ben
Lloyd Wheaton
Lake Shore Railroad
Elkhart
Margaret Snyder
Kenosha
Wis
Mrs. Wheaton
Orltben Y Reco
Grand Replia
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Atlas
F. Pedley
Ottawa
Can
Joseph On
State Street East
Columbia
H. M. Williams
Law Building
Toledo
Michigan
M. W. McInnes
Avenue Theater
Detroit
Jans
Grieve
Sault St. Marie
C. A. Laurier
Marquette
Holmes
Indiana
Government of Canada
Havana
Standard Navy
OLD Peach & Honey
J.T.” Tobacco
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