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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
2
A jagged miscellany from The Iuka Vidette reviews social foibles in Baltimore and Milwaukee, notes rising costs of war ships, and lampoons temperate certainties with satirical takes on crime, suffrage debates, and a hint of looming conflict. It mentions a South Carolina cruelty case, a New York chorus, and a Boston unionization push alongside witty digressions on engineering ploys and Zeppelins.
In what authorities call the worst cyclone in the region, hundreds are homeless across Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama. Incomplete reports list 180 dead, 500+ injured or missing. officials fear up to 250 deaths. Destruction spans eastern Arkansas, southeastern Missouri, western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and north Alabama as towns are scattered or wiped out. The cyclone likely formed in southwestern Arkansas, with a ten minute devastating path through multiple counties before crossing the Mississippi River into Shelby and Tipton, then into Middle Tennessee and northern Alabama. The storm brought heavy rain, hail, and an intense electrical display as it dissipated in Lawrence County. Local white residents aid destitute families, while many affected areas report extensive property losses including forests, homes, churches, schools, stores, and barns.
A vivid event in Amory Mississippi Friday afternoon featured a clear electrical storm followed by a brief hailstorm. Large hailstones the size of a man's fist covered the ground, causing significant damage to roofs and shops as rain flooded stock areas. Many residents believed the end of the world had arrived.
In Peter F Collier's will a yearly bequest of 2008 dollars for ten years is left to St. Joseph's Seminary Cincinnati though no such seminary exists there. Collier, who studied at Mount St Mary's Seminary Price Hill decades ago, may have meant that institution. The untira estate is valued at five million dollars.
Tippecanoe County and Lafayette yielded a wet result, with the county voting wet by about a thousand and Lafayette's Purdue University area surprised by the outcome. The city faced a dry push from Purdue and local officials seeking to wipe out the 103 ambles in the faculty campaign.
A violent tornado struck near Horn Lake and Raleigh, Memphis, killing many and injuring dozens as it damaged homes and disrupted rail service. A Black railroad worker aided by tearing his shirt to flag a Chicago-bound train, possibly saving hundreds while trains and power lines suffered extensive damage.
A tornado or windstorm swept West Marion Arkansas at 0:30 overnight, destroying several houses and killing J A Brenner’s daughter and injuring others. John Young’s house collapsed burying his family. his eldest daughter Miss Nanny died soon after rescue, while Miss Lana lay dying and Curtis Young was severely hurt.
A cyclone passed near Henderson Medina and Youngs Crossing five miles from Humboldt killing seven people and injuring several. Homes blown down, residents wounded, and a residence destroyed. Two more deaths reported in Medina with houses damaged and heavy rainfall accompanying the storm.
Storms sweep across Arkansas and Missouri with hail and cloudbursts. Hart Smith area suffers partial wreckage to several small towns. Springdale endures a fifteen minute blast causing crop damage. Rolla reports forty six windows shattered and fruit spoiled. Apple and peach regions report extensive hail damage stripping green fruit from trees.
A tornado of unusual intensity struck Locke sixteen miles north of Memphis at 7 o'clock Thursday night. Practically every house was blown down except one. Many were injured but no deaths are known. Mr Sutton's home was destroyed and burned. Sutton is missing, and during the rain after the storm he could not be located, with fears he was killed.
A cyclone swept Forrest City Arkansas Thursday afternoon killing two and injuring several, with twenty four houses destroyed mostly farm residences. Outbuildings fences and telegraph poles toppled as the storm moved near Wheatley, three miles north and west of the town, causing extensive but as yet unassessed damage.
Ninety persons injured and numerous houses demolished in northern Arkansas as a cyclone struck Fort Smith area between 6 and 6 30 PM Thursday. The storm path cut through Crawford county, threatening casualties, with heavy crop damage and a near total loss of standing hemp in the strawberry and pol districts. Buckled roofs, a damaged union depot and roundhouse, toppled boxcars, shattered plate glass, and river shipping losses on the Illinois River accompanied the ruin across city streets and riverfront.
In Topeka City Mo Roy Hadley backs a seenaing of uiabs to raise revenue and regulate labs in St. Louis but lawmakers doubt passage. A provision in the Dowell Pill sets a $50 fee for the first 100 members and 8 cents for each additional member, with the measure pending approval by St. Louis senators.
Trial of John Abner, charged with the Janus Cockrill assassination during the Breathitt county feud, heard testimony that Abner, Curtis Jett, and the defendant fired from a courthouse window. Cockrill was shot as he stood. another witness described the moment the life bullets struck him. Smith testified he participated and had been granted clemency.
Eight hundred young workers at the Industrial Institute and College in Colwashim will take part in a large May pole dinner led by Miss Finna Pohl. The campus will host a major gathering, with participation required across the entire student body.
The readable text shows a fragmentary headline about strengthening an aging backer with relief from daily suffering. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a health or welfare note aimed at easing daily burdens.
A fragmentary advertisement notes that Dean’s Kidney Pills performed well for a 50 year old woman and a 1 year old child, with claims of real condition relief. Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo markets the pills for 50 cents through dealers.
A local item recalls youths harassing Longworth family by the street as a boy jokes about signs and outsiders. Another tale follows a student’s humorous misread of The Wings of the Dove. Attorney Pettijohn pleads leniency for a larceny client, claiming fatherhood of twins would drive theft to feed children. Judge Pritchard quips about twins before Todianapolia news.
A Houptaville woman cites decades of coffee use causing stomach trouble and poor health. After stopping coffee and trying Postum, she reports marked health improvement and better sleep, attributing her past decline to coffee. She warns others to test coffee as a possible cause of illness.
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