Zephyr Texas Tornado Madly Wrecks Town
A devastating cyclone struck Zephyr Brown County Texas killing more than thirty people and wounding many. Nearly fifty homes were demolished and a lumber yard fire destroyed an entire business block. Rescue trains and surgeons rushed to aid. daylight revealed widespread destruction and desolate scenes with survivors grieving amid debris and ruined buildings.
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Twister
Zephyr
Brown County
Texas
A, Gabler
Thad Cabler
C. M. Carter
Gertrude Houston
Osear Ware
M. G. Simmons
W. A. Ramsay
B. F. Brown
Tom Hart
Gibson Cloyes
Robert Campbell
Mr. Wreen
Professor Cloyes
Captain Collier
Santa ‘Fe Railroad
Brownwood
Rogers Will Probated Large Fortune Divided Among Heirs
Henry H. Rogers estate valued at 60 to 75 million dollars will be probated in New York. The four children and their heirs receive the principal via trust funds, while the widow and many relatives gain lifetime interest. A public bequest of 100,000 dollars goes to Fairhaven Massachusetts for school use.
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Henry H. Rogers
New York
Wall Street
Boys Find Old Gun and One Dies at Play in Virginia
Alvin Jenkins seven and Reggie Jenkins five find an old blunderbuss at their home in Rhea nce Virginia. Alvin shouts bang and the gun fires wounding Reggie who dies later. Coroner Burnett in Hamilton Ohio rules Arthur Ketterling of Cincinnati murdered near Oxford along the railroad.
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Re- Hance
Alvin
Reggie Jenkins
Ruy
Reggie
Ketterling
Burnett
Hamilton
Arthur Ketterling
Cincinnati
Miami University Normal School
Oxford
French Strikers Lose Places and Notable Deaths
French deputies rejected a motion to reinstate postal workers discharged for strike ties. In other notices, Patrick Brown died at 101 leaving a widow. the death follows a brief illness in Bismarck North Dakota.
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Faris Chamber of Deputies
Bismarck
N. D
Patrick Brown
Teacher Finds Robbers Lair in Omaha After Train Holdup
Omaha police say three of four men who robbed the Union Pacific Overland Limited near the city are in custody. A schoolteacher and pupils helped identify suspects, with one teacher finding a hidden attic lair and mail pouches. A $146,000 reward may go to the pupils and Mrs. Freeman.
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Omaha
Overland Limited
Union Pacific
Fred Tortensen
W. D. Woods
Mickeljohn
Mickelsohn
Tortensen
Woods
Brown Park
Spokane Union Station
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Freeman
Gordon
Torgensen
Denver
Lincoln Medals Ready For Grand Army Veterans
Bronze Lincoln centenary medals finished and ready for immediate distribution to Grand Army of the Republic members and public libraries. The three inch diameter issue bears Lincoln’s relief profile on one side and a wreath, star, and the commemorative inscription on the other.
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Grand Army
Abraham Lincoln
Grand Army of the Republic
Toledo
Lincoln
Fisherman wounded by copperhead at Wellston Ohio
Pearl Potts nineteen awoke with a copperhead biting his hand and dangling from it. The snake was killed. Potts was treated ten miles away and was listed in critical condition. In Wilkes Barre Pa Michael Watson killed himself after a broken engagement two years earlier. Rebecca Burns died at 115 claiming Washington appeared to her and onions kept her alive. Wisconsin Senate approves binding twine plant in state prison by 20 to 4.
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Copperhead
Wellston
Pearl Potts
Fshing
Michael Watson
Wilkesbarre
Rebecca Burns
George Washington
Bellefontaine
Wisconsin
State Senate
Personal brief notices from Pittsburg region visitors
A compact list of social notes from town and nearby areas recounts visits and guests across households. Individuals include John W. Vogel, A F P Cooper, J Horace McGinnty, James Knapp, Mrs. John L. Getty, Mrs. E R Sutton, Mrs. Earl Locke, Mra S S Kamerer, Miss Edna Chalfont, Richard Learn, and others visiting relatives or hosting visitors in Marion Center, Brookville, Toronto, Blairsville, Latrobe, and Shelocta, with mention of travel to the gulf coast and local shopping. Memorial Day in nearby towns is noted for John Lowman and family, and legal expert Lawrence M. Sebring visits his parents in Beaver before returning home.
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John W. Vogel
Pittsburg
A. F P. Cooper
J. Horace McGinnty
Marion Center
James Knapp
South Sixth Street
Brookville
John L. Getty
Church Street
Edith Spotton
Toronto
E. R. Sutton
Helen
North Ninth Street
Earl Locke
Sheddia
P. J. McGovern
South Tenth Street
Mra. S&s
Edna Chalfont
Jeannette
John Jones
Chestnut Street
Richard Learn
Mitchell
Mil
Gulf Coast
Texas
William H. Waltemire
Near Pine Flats
Indiana
Hugh Peddicord
Homer City
R. D. No
John K. Devinney
Blacklick R. D
Josephine Dodson
Smithsburg
John T.stuchell
South Math Street
Elizabeth Wachoh
Parkwood
Blairsville
Bolivar
Latrobe
John Lowman
Geneva
Butler
Mr. Lowman
Squire
M. Lowman
Shelocta
John Whitehead
Vandergrift
Whitehead
Minteer
Logan Moore
Saltsburg
J. M. Stewart
North Seventh Street
Moore
Lawrence M. Sebring
Beaver
A. B. Sebring
Cherry Tree
Mr. Sebring
The
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Bear and cub wander near Duryea children play
A young bear and its mother appeared in front of John Herron’s Duryea PA home as children played. The cub approached playfully, but the mother called it back. With no one home who could shoot, the visitors left after sniffing around and eating a few scraps before wandering off.
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Bear
John Herron
Duryea
She-Bear
Mr. Herron
New Men’s Suits Arrive At Low Prices
A local store advertises a great range of young men’s clothing with suits priced from 10.00 up to 40.00, highlighting constant arrivals and bargains that beat many stores. The notice invites readers to inspect the selection and trust quality at lower costs.
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Cabains
New York Press
Crestline Pitcher
Little King House
Keystone Supply Co. Ltd
W. Phila, St
Oxfords
John [Kelly
Loughby’s
Madras
W. R. Loughry & Company
D. M. Caldwell & CO
Hart Schaffner
Mark
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