Fires Devastate Two Florida Beach Hotels
Palm Beach fires destroy the Breakers and Palm Beach hotels as flames spread through breezes from the Breakers. The 230 room Palm Beach hotel suffers total loss while damage tops 4 million dollars. A 10,000 strong crowd witnessed the blaze as police kept spectators at a distance. fire departments from Fort Pierce to Fort Lauderdale responded. Continued on Page Two.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Breakers
Fort Pierce
Fort Lauderdale
Hope For Miners In Bethlehem Mine Blast
Hope faded for the 34 miners trapped in Bethlehem Mines No 41 after a blast at Fairmont West Virginia. Rescue crews labored to clear wreckage and timbers as the shaft was mined to 2,000 feet with much more to go. Three men were jailed on a bomb explosion theory as searches continued.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Associated Press
Mince
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Jil Odors Swing 10 Behind Shepherd in Murder Case
Chicago March 18 Jail doors closed on William Darling Shepherd after his counsel failed to keep him and his heir to 1,000,000 from facing an indictment charging he murdered foster son William Nelson McClintock by typhoid germs and poisons. C. C. Farman, linked to the case, was not jailed. Shepherd pleads not guilty. bail matters set for Saturday.
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Chicago
Associated Press
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
C. C. Farman
Shepherd
Robert E. Crowe
William Scott Stewart
Stewart
Crowe
Governor vetoes House Bill 40 over tax sale hardship
Governor J. E. Erickson vetoed House Bill 40 which would replace the current tax sale system with a district court process. He argued the new method would impose undue hardship on citizens during lean years, delaying property recovery and risking loss of homes and property through tax sales and redemptions. The veto notes objections to radical change and cites the potential burden on Montana taxpayers.
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J. E. Erickson
Montana
C. T. Stewart
Helena
District Court
Floods destroy Trujitlo city in Peru and force evacuation
Lina Peru March 18 By The Associated Press official and private radio advices report Tru jitlo, Peru's third largest city, completely destroyed by inundations from torrential rains. Inhabitants abandoned homes, seeking higher ground as flood gates failed to stem rising waters.
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Lina
Peru
Associated Press
Trujitlo
New Attorney General Sargent Sworn In At White House
Jonn G. Sargent, once a Vermont private citizen, was sworn in as attorney general of the United States. He arrived in Washington at 2 p.m. and took the oath as field marshal of the federal law enforcement arm, meeting the president and department officials in quick succession.
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Associated, Press
Washington
Jonn G. Sargent
United States
Vermont
Department of Justico
Sargent
Mastens
White House
Tokio Swept by Blaze Leaves 20000 Homeless in Fire
A huge fire in northeastern Tokyo destroyed about 3000 buildings and left 20000 people homeless. The blaze was driven by a gale but was brought under control by nightfall with no casualties reported. The U S promised aid and ordered inquiries to assess American help for the injured and displaced.
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Tokio
Associated Press
U. S
Washington
Kelioge
Bancroft
Isle of Jersey Shaken by Severe Early Morning Quake
Severe tremors hit the northern Jersey coast and Channel Islands between 2 and 3 am. Residents say it is the strongest quake in years with no damage reported.
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London
Associated Press
Isle of Jersey
Anather
Channel Islands
Severe tornado devastates Illinois towns
Murphysboro was virtually destroyed by a tornado that also heavily damaged Parrish De Soto Duquoin West Frankfort Thompsonville Logan and many other southern Illinois towns. Casualties were reported as unestimated with scattered escapes. only three of about five hundred residents escaped injury.
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Centralia
Mis
Associated Press
Murphysboro
Parrish
de Soto
Duquein
West Frankfort
Thompsonville
Logan
Ilinois
Chicago
Annapolis
Blehle
Altonburg
Ale
Cape Girardeya
M Gan
Wis
Huret
Benson
McLeansboro
Crossville
Griffin
Owensville
Princeton
Ind
Posesville
Elizapeth
Tornado Rages Through Illinois and Indiana Toll Rises
A devastating tornado swept across southern Illinois and Indiana causing widespread property damage and a high casualty toll. Preliminary reports list 957 dead and 2,674 injured with many rural losses likely uncounted. Chicago mobilizes relief with funds and trains, while authorities continue to tally the total.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Destruction at De Soto school described by witness
A graphic eye witness account from Max Burton of the Illinois Central details the De Soto public school disaster. Rescue workers pile bodies of young children on blankets on the playground while parents are taken to hospitals. Hallways are blown in and brick covered passages as more bodies are recovered.
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Centralia
His
Associated Press
de Soto
Max Burton
Illinois Central Railroad
Tammaroo
Burton
Babes
Only 3 Children in School Escape in Tornado
De Soto Illinois March 18 by the Associated Press a devastating tornado wrecked a two story school killing and injuring many. Eighty bodies were recovered and only three of the 250 pupils escaped as debris crushed the building. More than ten adults were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals while five structures, including the railroad station, were leveled leaving townsfolk in shock.
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Duquoin’ Hospital
Carbondale
St Paul Railway Seeks Receivership in Chicago Court
A receivership petition for Kies Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway was filed in U S district court in Chicago, a friendly action with company consent. Judge James J Wilkerson presided as bonds were set at 30000 each for Harry E Byram, Mark W Potter, and Edward J Brundage, amid a proposed drastic capital reduction from a 700 million structure to refinance 48 million in 4 percent bonds due next June.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Kies Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
United States District Court
James J. Wilkerson
Harry E. Byram
Mark W. Potter
Edward J. Brundage
Illinois
Wilkerson
Bingley Coal Company
HH. Hy Field
Inquiry Ordered on Grain Fluctuation Rates
Secretary Jardine directed the Grain Futures Administration to immediately investigate the recent violent price fluctuations in wheat markets. The inquiry aims to identify causes and potential policy responses amid volatile trading conditions.
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Ly Associated Press
Washington
Jardine
Grain Futures Administration
Murphysboro Tornado Devastation Report Size 11000
March 18 St Louis reports Murphysboro a city of 11000 population nearly wiped out by a tornado. Deaths estimated between 100 and 180 with towns Gorham and Duquoin also hit. Water mains blown, lights out, refugees taken aboard a Mobile and Ohio train. Civil aid urged.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Western Union Telegraph Company
Ava
Murphysboro
Mount Vernon
Mobile
Ohia
Murphys
Chester
Gorham
Duquoin
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Dawes Plans Public Fight Over Senate Rule Reform
Vice President Dawes will campaign across the country to press a proposed change to Senate rules aimed at prohibiting a single lawmaker from filibustering. He will repeat the inaugural address stance in public talks, outlining the issue and its implications.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vice Preient Dawes
Senate
Indiana Storm Casualties Rise Across Southern Indiana
Reports from Indianapolis Terre Haute and Evansville indicate a tornado devastation in Princeton and surrounding areas. Casualties reach about 300 killed and over 300 injured with 27 bodies recovered in Princeton as the storm razed the city late today and debris burial is feared.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Terre Haute
Evansville
Indiana
Frinceton
Tornado Devastates Illinois Towns Killing and Wounding Many
Emergency reports say a tornado struck Murphysboro Illinois and surrounding towns including West Frankfort De Soto Hurst Duquoin Parrish Benton and Bush with Princeton Indiana also severely damaged. Deaths and injuries are feared with West Frankfort reporting the worst toll possibly near 1000 and Murphysboro listing up to 250 casualties as fires break out and buildings collapse.
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Murphysboro
West Frankfort
de Soto
MORGUES ARE FULL AID REQUEST IN TORNADO AREA
Cairo Jil March 18 Mayor Hill of Carbondale Illinois appealed to Cairo mayor W H Wood for relief in every form for the storm swept district. Special trains with doctors and nurses were sent from Dale and Howlson. Carbondale armory and hospitals are full of bodies as a fire rages in Murphysboro threatening the town. Illinois National Guard units were ordered to West Frankfort to aid the damaged area.
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Chicago’ Herald and Examiner
Pullman
Cairo
Jil
Mayor Hill
Carbondale
Ills
W. H. Wood
Missouri Pacific
Dale
Howlson
Murphysboro
17Th Infantry
Caro
Sinois National Guard
West Frankfort
Annapolis Wiped Out by Tornado Leaves 1200 Homeless
The town of Annapolis Missouri, about 111 miles south of St. Louis, was devastated by a tornado shortly after noon. About 1,200 residents were left homeless and several were killed, with injuries reported as widespread. Eyewitness C B E Pyrtle described driving wreckage and panic in the main street.
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St. Loas. Mo
Annapolis
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Ing
C. BE. Pyrtle
Kansas City
Pyrtle
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Mmurphysboro
Dawes
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