Fire Looting Fallout at Breakers and Palm Beach Hotels
Associated Press report from Palm Beach dated March 19 notes hotel guest lists at the Breakers and Palm Beach hotels destroyed by fire are not yet fully checked. Early loss estimates of 4 million dollars grew to about 7 million, including jewelry looted from guests. Police hold over twenty suspects on looting charges as authorities search for signs of a plot behind the blaze.
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Associated Press
Palm Beach
Fla
Breakers
Schultz
Palny Beach
Rickard and four co-defendants found guilty in prize rights case
In Trenton tonight George L. Rickard and four co-defendants were convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to violate the law to transport prize rights. One defendant, James Dougherty of Philadelphia, was acquitted. The verdict came after jurors were kept overnight and accepted by the court clerk with Judge Hodise’s consent.
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Trenton
P. J
George LL
Tex
Rickard
Uiegalls
James Dougherty
Philadeliphia
Bodies recovered from Barrachwille mine blast
Two badly burned bodies were brought out from Bethlehem Mines No 41 at Barrachwille near Fairmont after a Tuesday night explosion that trapped 31 miners. Rescue workers reported locating the bodies far back in the left lead, with identification delayed by the severe burns. The mine was the scene of the fatal blast that morning.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Marvel
Associated Press
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Barrachwille
Wind at Buffalo Hits Lake Boats
Eight lake cargo boats were torn from winter moorings in Buffalo harbor. A school building in Wheatfield was unroofed and two uncompleted structures in the city were felled by a gale that swept the eastern shore of Lake Erie. The gale subsided tonight and the vessels were saved from beaching by harbor tugs and the coast guard.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N.Y
Wheatfield
Lake Irie
Coast Guard
British Scandal Mired in Hearing
London, March 19 Mrs Alfred T Waterhouse Loday testified in her suit against Sir David Wilson Barker Lady Wilson Barker and RP Sheldon alleging a conspiracy to steal 100000 pounds from her late husband The estate valued at 963 pounds and a mortgaged house were noted She claimed to have paid off debts totaling 900 pounds and presented letters from Waterhouse promising payments and expressing concern over the wrong done.
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Associated Press
London
Alfred
T. Waterhouse Loday
Si David Wilson-Barker
Wilson- Tarker
R P. Sheldon
Tadden
Waterhouse
Tom Moore Granted Divorce from Tenee Adorce
Los Angeles report states motion picture actress Tenee Adorce was granted a divorce from actor Tom Moore in superior court on grounds of desertion. The ruling issued March 19 marks the end of the desertion case involving the screen couple.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Tenee Adorce
Superior Court Today
Tom Moore
The
Screen
Hoover Sees No Decline of General Prosperity
Washington March 19 Secretary Hoover says recent price declines in grain and stock markets do not signal an adverse change in the general business outlook. He notes no impending downturn and that the nation remains productive with people at work and goods moving to normal consumption.
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Hoover
Washington
Cloover
Death of Marquis Curzon of Kedleston in London
London reports the death of Marquis Curzon of Kedleston lord president of the council. He died in London after a prolonged illness that followed a late February hemorrhage and a March operation. Curzon’s career as a leading aristocrat and statesman is noted as he passed away at Cambridge while preparing for a public dinner.
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London
Associated Press
Marquis Curzon of
Kedleaton
Cambridge
Curzon
Marquess Curzon
George
Nathaniel Curzon
Tornado Toll Edges Up as Reports Roll In
Chicago March 19 The Associated Press reports late storm tolls from Wednesday's tornado vary. Some towns show slight reductions when early caries estimates are compared while others record higher casualties. Regions begin to file initial reports as new totals emerge from ongoing tallies.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Baby Boy Unclaimed After Tornado Loss In Frankfort
A 3 year old boy with a broken arm was found near the ruined district and remains unclaimed by any refugee. Hospital staff report the boy cannot yet name himself, but expect his parents to contact authorities.
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Frankfort
Tis
City Hall
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Ohio Valley Tornado Death Toll Reaches 823
Revised late reports say 823 killed and 2,990 injured as a Wednesday afternoon tornado devastates the Ohio Valley. Thousands homeless, property damage in the millions. Red Cross calls it the era’s worst disaster since the 1913 flood. death tallies include Indiana 645, Tennessee 100, Missouri 27, Kentucky 18, with Illinois governor Small noted. Continued on page two.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Red Cross
Washington
Histoy
Tnc
Indiana
Tennessee
Mussouri
Kentucky
Small
Illines. Com
Princeton
Ilinois
Missouri
Wid
St. Louis
Chicago
Southern Illinois American Legion
Qzark
Illinois
Buffalo
West Frankfort Rally Seeks Grave Diggers For Relief Effort
Call for volunteer grave diggers went forth from West Frankfort tonight. Volunteers were asked to meet tomorrow morning in the lodge hall of the local miners' union. Burial of the dead will begin tomorrow as tornado ravaged towns slowly recover. Relief for the injured and destitute is organized, aiding medical staff in caring for serious cases.
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Associated Press
West Frankfort
Amien
Tornado Aftermath Strains West Frankfort Hospitals Morgues
West Frankfort and nearby towns faced a deadly tornado. Crowds gathered at the hospital and morgues as guards blocked entrances, with many relatives waiting to identify victims. Five children were listed as unknowns. officials fought fires, managed traffic, and delivered water by railroad tank cars to sustain relief efforts.
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Ulinois
Sferim
Tornado Catastrophe Hits Midwest and South
Chicago dispatch reports a devastating tornado leaving towns obliterated and fires hampering rescue work. Guardsmen repair light systems as relief efforts gather. Damage estimates run into millions with hundreds of deaths and 100 plus children among the victims.
Tornado Aftermath Brings Herculean Rescue Effort
On March 19 the disaster spurred a massive relief push as federal, state, Red Cross, and private groups mobilized. Troops and medical detachments headed to Murphysboro and West Frankfort while Chicago and St Louis sent nurses and doctors. Carbondale and surrounding towns faced morgues crowded with the injured and homeless.
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Carbondale
Associated Press
Red Cross
Ding
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Satem
Cairo
Hillsboro
106Th Cavalry
129Th Infantry
Chicago
St Louis
Toll in Kentucky 17 Dead 43 Injured
Louisville reports seventeen known dead and forty three injured after a tornado struck southwestern Kentucky with severe damage and widespread disturbances in several areas. Property losses are estimated around one hundred thousand dollars, with victims and responders assessing the aftermath.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Associated Press
Pictures of Horror Upon Every Hand
Southern Illinois mourns a great disaster after yesterday's destructive tornado tolling lives in score of towns. Improvised morgues fill churches clubs and homes as families search for loved ones amid scenes of sorrow.
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Carbondale
Ills
Associated Press
Southern Illinois
Herrin
Glenn C. Young
Fifty Blocks Gone In Stricken Murphysboro
Murphysboro Illinois reports a disaster leaving two-fifths of the town in ruins. About 100 business houses wrecked or damaged and 1,000 homes destroyed with around 4,900 homeless. Gas and electric service disrupted. authorities rush repairs as looters are arrested and volunteers aid in rescue efforts.
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Carbondale
Ill
Associated Press
Murphynsboro
Public Service Company
Red Cross Mobilizes Aid for Tornado Disaster Area
National Red Cross chief and James Louis Feiser direct emergency relief from Washington. Baker oversees disaster work in Indiana and Sullivan mine area while teams move to Fairmont West Virginia for mine disaster relief. Additional aid coordinated for fires in Tokyo and floods in Trujillo Peru. A relief party departs for Princeton Indiana to help homeless victims.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Red Cross
Ars
Coolidge
Middle-West
Tokio
Trujillo
Peru
Feiner
James Louis Feiser
St. Lous
Red Cross
Henry M. Baker
Mr. Baker
Sullivan
Ind
Indiana
Fairmont
West Virginia
Princeton
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