Tornado Devastates Omaha Area Killing Dozens
A March 2 Omaha report says a tornado swept Ralston into Omaha causing heavy loss of life and immense property damage. The Diamond Theatre collapsed with 80 crushed and about 152 dead in Omaha plus 18 in Terre Haute. Soldiers patrolled streets as fires raged, looting occurred, and more than 1,200 homes were wrecked in a 24 block by 3 wide swath.
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Omaha
Ralston
Terre Haute
Chicago
Ths Cay
San Francisco
Graphic Accounts of Tornado Night in Omaha
Omaha reports a devastating tornado striking during a stationary Chicago Burlington Quincy train. A building was swept into the air, dozens killed or injured amid wreckage as the train halted. Rescuers rushed to aid victims and a special train from Des Moines aided the wounded.
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Omaha
Chicago
South Omaha
Midi Street
Benson
Des Moines
Tornadoes devastate towns in Nebraska and Illinois
A second tornado completed the rain as communication collapsed and news lagged for 24 hours. Downtown Qutan suffered heavy damage with unroofed houses and ten fatalities. Milwaukee faced street flooding from the storm, with other smaller centers similarly harmed.
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Qutan
Nebraska
Milwaukee
Harvard Professor Declines London Ambassador Post
Dr Charles Eliot emeritus of Harvard rejects the London ambassadorial offer. Miss R F Forster of South Melbourne recounts severe headaches that nearly drove her mad until using Chamberlain's Tablets. She reports marked relief after initial doses and a full course, claiming continued improvement and occasional use.
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Charles Eliot
Harvard University
London
R. FE. Forster
Sfa St
South Melbourne
Vic
Chamberlain
Newcastle and Hixter River Steamship Co Adverts
The Newcastle and Hixter River Steamship Company Ltd advertises sailing to and from Sydney via Newcastle Morpeth and Port Stephens. Ships include 1810 ton Hunter and 1251 ton Newcastle every night except Sunday at 11 30, and Karuah 399 tons on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2 pm, with calls at Newcastle en route. Bullahdelah and Bungwall connections offered. offices at Steamers Wharf Newcastle and Foot of King St Sydney.
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Hunter
Newcastle
Bogral
Port Stephens
Bullahdelah
Bungwall
Sydney
North Coast
King St. Sydney
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Newcastle West
Tela
Dalgety & Company Limited
Miller's PT
Castlereagh
Brothers
Tata
Pitt, Son & Badgery’s
Flemington
Bulline Saw Mills
J. E. Henry
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Newcastle and Hixter River Steamship Company Ltd
Newcastle, Morpeth
Ronisch
Hunter ST
Rewcastle
Spdecy
Lismore
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