Severe Birmingham Tornado Kills Eighteen In County
Birmingham, Pratt City, Bessemer, Irondale, Brighton and neighboring areas suffered extensive destruction from yesterday's tornado. Eighteen people dead, dozens injured, many homes and public buildings leveled or damaged as relief efforts mobilize. tally uncertain due to downed communications. Separate Kalamazoo cyclone reports minimal fatalities, limited damage, and disrupted lines.
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Brmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Pratt City
Bessemer
Irondale
Brighton
North Birmingham
Trussville
Weems
Woodlawn
Avondale
G LW. Gardner
Mamie Hunter
Clarence Hunter
Mark Triplett
Clay Gore
Wm. Gairdner
Traops
Dronnen
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kalamazoo County
N. Tripp
Snyder
Pavillion
Tripp
Another Southern Storm Brings Telegraph Trouble in Atlanta
A terrible wind and rain storm hit Atlanta early today, knocking out about a thousand telephones. Damage was otherwise nominal. Reports from northern Alabama indicate no serious damage from yesterday's tornado. Washouts disrupted rail lines but have been repaired and traffic moves normally.
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Alanta
Birmingham
Cyclone Hits Adamsville Injuring One Woman
A cyclone struck the Adamsville area yesterday afternoon causing injuries to a single woman. The event swept through the vicinity, damaging property and prompting emergency response from local authorities. Further details are not available in the fragment.
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Adamsville
Cyclone Wrecks Farm House and Town Buildings
A severe cyclone tore through near Eagle Lake injuring Mrs. Frank Kerr in a farm house collapse. Manling Brothers store and the local cemetery suffered heavy damage in the village. Fifteen acres of timber were uprooted east of Edwardsburg. An immense water spout formed at Adamsville drawing water from Christian Creek, connected to the same storm that later hit Puviltou.
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Frank Kerr
Eagle Lake
Manling Brothers
Edwardsburg
Adamsville
Christian Creek
Puviltou
Miner Explosion Fatalities Loom as Injured Die
Connellsville Pa March 26 All the miners injured in yesterday's Gates mine explosion are alive but several remain in critical condition and are expected to die during the day.
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Connellsville
Gates
Local notes from Leo and Maysville area spring projects
Farmers resume spring work as Maysville and Leo face railroad related delays. Jonas Klopfenstein and Sol Eely seek farm work near Leo, Mike Klopfenstein plans a new farm east of Leo, and Julius Gehrig builds for Trustee Klopfenstein. A free concert by Professor King is set at Maysville M B church next Saturday. A hail storm visited Leo area on Monday and a local wedding is anticipated soon.
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Mary Dailey
Maysville
Leo
Jonas Klopfenstein
John Conrad
Stummer
Leah Shuler
Marion
Ind
Mike Klopfenstein
Professor King
M. B
Sol Eely
Arminda Souder
Berne
Marie Fuller
Hosler
Local notes on people and projects amid muddy roads
Muddy roads slow travel as Freemont school closed last Friday. Bridge stonework over the Aboit river finished. Ed Ellisworth works for Carl Burdowne, John Heyser hauled coal to Fort Wayne for Clif ford Bros. Several residents visit Fort Wayne and Huntington. A new mail route to James Chaney’s established. City lads preparing to organize a baseball club for summer.
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Freemont
Aboit
Ben Beck
Ed Ellisworth
Carl Burdowne
John Heyser
Fort Wayne
Clifford Bros
Dolia Blee
William Bowman
Arcola
Emma Crawford
Frankie Topshier
Celvin Weaver
Charie
Dentelbeck
John Buell
Jacob Hill
James Chaney
John Cheater
Hon George Willard Dead from Stroke at 77
Battle Creek Michigan reports the death of Hon George Willard a former third district congressman aged 77 after one stroke. He served in Congress from 1872 to 1876 and held six years on the state board of education plus ten as regent of the state university. As regent he helped adopt the coeducation resolution at the university. He was editor of the Battle Creek Journal until his death.
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Battle Creek
Mich
George Willard
Congress
Wilard
State Board of Education
State University
Willard
Battle Creek Journal
Dead newborn found in willows near Van Buren bridge
A ten year old boy found a fully developed male infant corpse lodged in willows by the St Marys river east of the Van Buren street bridge at 7:30 am. Coroner Barnett and officers suspect an unlawful birth ending in homicide and believe the body drifted from farther up river possibly from the Nebraska side. Investigators are progressing on the case with no clues left by the perpetrator.
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St. Mary’s River
van Buren Street
Carl Rogge
Rogge
Ed Osenbaugh
Barmett
Peltier
Barnett
Nebraska
Women Must Sleep Warns of Nervous Prostration Cure
A newspaper note describes nervous prostration from irregular habits, insomnia, and related symptoms. It highlights Mrs. Hartley of Chicago whose cure came from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, urging others to consider the remedy for similar distress.
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Hartley
Congress St
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia R. Pinkham
Madame Sembrich May Never Sing in Public Again
San Francisco reports famed soprano Mme Sembrich, her doctors ordering retirement to Dresden after severe throat trouble. The company is disbanded and will return to New York as she withdraws from engagements.
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San Francisco
Sembrich
Dresden
Mme. Sembrich
Graff
New York
Salt Lake
President seeks Knox as attorney general candidate
Washington report notes President has sent for Pittsburg attorney P C Knox. Knox is expected to arrive Thursday to discuss the offered post of attorney general. The reach of the inquiry signals a near decision on the cabinet position.
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Washington
P. C. Knox
Pittsburg
Court Actions and Local Notices Highlight Weekend Docket
Charles H Besly of Chicago sues Belden Law Will Co for 200 dollars. Rosa Miller seeks divorce and child custody from Phillip Miller citing abuse since their 1881 marriage. Youngest child two months old. Township assessors set to begin work next week. deputies list to be announced Friday. William Ryan v Phoenix Accident and Sick Benefit Assoc on jury trial. Charles Agster files final report as executor of Agnes A Agster will. Judge O Rourke yesterday divorces Jennie Butts from Charles C Butts.
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Charles H. Besly
Chicago
Belden Law
Rosa Miller
Phillip Miller
William Ryan
The
Phoenix, Accident and Sick Benefit Association
Charles Agster
Agnes A. Agster
O'Rourke
Jennie Butts
Charles C. Butts
A Farm Hand's Crimes
Clarence Crawford a farm hand mortally wounded Ralph Maheren killed W C Stratton a rancher and attempted to kill Mrs Stratton then shot himself four times through the chest and once in the head He is believed deranged by a violent infatuation for Mrs Stratton.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence Crawford
Ralph Maheren
W. C. Stratton
New Emmaus Lutheran School to Open Soon
A new Emmaus Lutheran school will open Monday with sessions in two rented rooms near Broadway and Creighton Avenue. After the April 28 church dedication, the rear school building will be used. Over 200 pupils are expected. Herman Hahn will be principal, arriving from Sebewaing, Mich. Instructors include Henry Konow and Miss Baumgardtner. The school joins Emmanuel's system.
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Emmaus Lutheran School
Muill
Broadway
Creighton Avenue
Hermth Hahn
Sebewaing
Mich
William Hahn
Zion School
Henry Konow
Miss Baumgardtner
Emmanuel’s School
Post Mortem Sheds Light on Hamilton Child Death
Health Officer Proegler ordered a post mortem after physicians declined to issue a death certificate. Drs Dru Porter and Barnett determined death from dropsy superinduced by scarlet fever. Private funeral arranged by Proegler.
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Hamilton
Proegler
Dru
Porter
Barnett
Generous Gift Aims to Pay Off Grace Reformed Debt
A Grace Reformed church member, wishing anonymity, donated 1000 to liquidate the church debt. Reverend Zartman announced the gift on Sunday, noting 400 has been paid and hope remains to raise another 400 soon. Congregation members will organize a fan plan to match the balance and wipe out the debt.
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Grace Reformed Church
Zartman
Brakeman Walter Killed by Pennsylvania Train 82
A western division Pittsburg road freight locomotive named Pennsylvania train 82 struck and instantly killed brakeman Walter. The fragment confirms a fatal railroad incident with Walter as the victim and no further details available.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg Road
Walter
Stanley at Greatline Ohio train accident claims lifeline
Engineer Charles Somadis rode the throttle of the engine that struck the brakeman. Stanley, on the eastern division, waited for No. 32 to move then attempted to cross toward his train as No. 42 approached. The事故 victim was well known to Fort Wayne trainmen serving Crestline.
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Stanley
Greatline
Oho
Charles Somadis
No. 32
Somers
Fort Wayne
Crestline
Home Light and Heating men buy Bass boilers in Elkhart
A party from Home Light and Heating of Elkhart Indiana placed an order with Bass Foundry and Machine for three 75 horsepower high pressure horizontal tubular boilers to be used in a large electric light plant at Elkhart. George T. Ladd salesman led the deal for several hundred dollars. Bass boiler shop remains busy with orders and expects no layoffs for months even without new work.
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Home Light and Heating Company
Elkhart
Ind
Bass Foundry and Machine Company
George T. Ladd
Bass Company
Bass
Pledge Keeps Man From Liquor Yet Craves Brandy
A Broad Street hotel scene shows a man who vowed to abstain drinking yet pours brandy into his hands and sniffs it before finishing his glass. A bartender notes such swear-off behavior as a curious way to dodge temptation, while a second case sees a man switch from whisky to bitters. Nearby Boston yacht enthusiasts toss coins into a cup defender site as luck.
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Broad Street
Philadelphia Record
Monarch of Timepieces and a Church Bust Sale
A tribute to the Naval Observatory clock system that coordinates time across major U S cities and Cuba, with a Mare Island Pacific duplicate, tying clocks to Washington. Also notes a St Paul church sale where a marble bust of a former pastor sold for 15 cents before the dust was returned to the church.
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Naval Observatory
Washington
Evander Mce- Iver Sweet
Ladies’ Home Journal
Rockies
Pines
Maine
Mare Island
Pacific
National Capital
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
Boston
Minneapolis
New Orleans
St. Paul (Minn
Evolution of Silos and Their Structures in Agriculture
Assistant Agrostologist Williams describes silos from square and rectangular to the vive ntir design with no corners, offering greater capacity and efficiency. Steel siding and iron hoops replace wood, while cheap stave silos emerge, using two inch thick boards and temporary covers.
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Agrostologist
Williams
Agricultural Department
United States
Siloed Feed Advantages Highlighted by National Stockman
The National Stockman notes twenty years of silo use reveal key points. Silage stores more cattle food at lower cost, closely matching pasture nutrition in winter. A Jersey cow consumes about six tons of silage in six months, with a midsize circular silo of fifteen by thirty six feet holding around 200 tons.
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Hure
Jersey
National Stockman
Timely Dairy Notes and Butter Making Comments
Timely dairy notes discuss silage quality and its impact on butter yields, noting better cows produce more butter per feed and the profitability of improved output. The piece stresses farm appearance and wraps using parchment paper, then mentions Mrs. John E. Wolf of Richmond visiting sister Mrs. H. B. Fishering on Woodland Avenue.
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Wal
John E. Wolf
Richmond
City
H. B. Fishering
Woodland Avenue
Observations on butter making and ripening
The article stresses precise butter craftsmanship from milk to finish, noting acid testing as key to proper ripening. It discusses avoiding overwork and underworking, achieving cohesion without stickiness, controlling moisture, even salt distribution, and how quality handling affects price and prize standings for butter makers in Ohio.
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Wuehia
W. M. Couch
Ohio
Purner
Durable Feed Box For Horses And Dairy Use
A farmer in Ohio proposes a durable feed box design from Ohio Farmer. The box features nude clear lumber, slaping sides, armor on top and bottom, and reinforced corners to resist chewing and weather. It aims to prevent spoiled feed, reduce waste, and last for years in stables or barns.
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Sibley
Ohio
Don’ts for the Dairy Encourage Best Udder Care
Farming advice on dairy cow management advises steady routines and gentle handling to maximize milk. The piece highlights consistent feeding, calm treatment, and avoiding sudden changes, noting cows as delicate machines. It also mentions Miss Lena Cornell leaving for Antwerp and Hicksville to visit friends.
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Tao
Farm Journal
Lena Cornell
West Superior Street
Antwerp
Hicksville
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