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Cyclone Leaves Destruction Across Marshall Putnam Counties
A powerful cyclone swept through Stark and Marshall counties and into La Salle area last Friday. Homes barns and crops suffered extensive damage especially in Marshall’s La Prairie and nearby townships with houses lifted or wrecked and livestock killed or scattered. No fatalities reported in Marshall or Putnam counties though losses were broad and insurance covered some structures.
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Stark County
Marshall County
la Prairie Township
Thomas Swan
Wm Russell
Green Hamilton
Fred Amen
Wm McCormick
P. Collin
Robert Doran
Clifford Doran
Wm Smith
Illinois River
Henry Islands
Samuel Holmes
Robert Shields
Magnolia Township
Putnam County
Mannis Bros
Ed Hildebrand
Frank Fyffe
Frank A. Smith
William Anderson
Mt Palatine
Streator
Streator Race Track
Bureau
LA Salle
Princeville
Marshall
Putnam Counties
Merritt
Win Smith
Altho
Our City
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
Vermillion River
W. A. Smith
Star No
Wm. Russell
W. McCormick
Dr. W. A. Smith
Michael Hosey
John