Twister leaves St Louis finest homes in ruins
A devastating tornado in St Louis and surrounding areas has caused at least 81 deaths with hundreds injured or treated, as officials state the area from Forest Park Boulevard to Herbert Street bore the brunt. Militia patrols and looting orders were issued, relief stations set up, and damage estimates range from 10 to 100 million dollars amid a night of search for missing children and survivors.
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St. Louis
Forest Park Boulevard
Sarah Street
Pendleton Avenue
Herbert Street
Forest Park
Mississippi River
Venice
Nte
Citizens Relief Committee
Victor Miller
Red Cross
Rotary Meet Here Very Successful Night Ended At Country Club
The East Tennessee inter city Rotary gathering, praised as one of the best ever, concluded at the Country Club after a day of events. Attendees included Kingsport Bristol Johnson City Elizabethton Greeneville Morristown Knoxville and Lenoir City Rotaries. Dr John L Hill of Nashville spoke on Ideals and the motto He Profits Most Who Serves Best urging service to legitimate vocations and opposition to bootlegging gambling halls and other evils.
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East Tennessee
Rotary-Ann
Kingsport
Bristol
Johnson City
Elizabethton
Greeneville
Morristown
Knoxville
Lenoir City
John L. Hill
Nashville
Rotary
Hill
Death Toll From Missouri Storm Tops 79
The death list from yesterday s tornado across St Louis and Illinois towns Madison Venice and Granite City names at least 79 dead with 72 identified and 75 unnamed. The known dead include Alvie Anderson Julius Andrae Joe Barry Rebecca Blanchett Orch ard Blanks William Barker David Blanchett Duchess Brooks and many others across Venice Granite City Madison and Overland with police, detectives, and numerous residents among the fallen.
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ST. Louis
Madison
Venice
Granite City
Illinois
Mississippi River
Alvie Anderson
Julius Andrae
Joe Barry
Rebecca Blanchett
Orchard Blanks
William Barker
David Blanchett
Duchess Brooks
Prince Brockman
Calhoun Crawford
Michael A. Clifford
W. L. Cotter
Mary Doneilly
Catherine Dorsey
Edward A. Dunn
Overland Mo
Mollie Donovan
Hubert Furtle
Belle Fischer
Henry Fisher
James Henry
H. Harrison
German Aviator Crashes While Attempting America Flight
Lieutenant Otto Koenecke, flying the Germania with Count Solms-Laubach and Johannes Hermann, crashed on takeoff near Bagdad while continuing a Cologne to America eastern route. They had earlier completed a long hop to Angora, covering 1875 miles at speeds over 100 mph. no injuries were reported. The party then rerouted via Angora to Aleppo for adjustments, with a forced Moslemiyer landing delaying progress to Bagdad.
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Bagdad
Otto Koenecke
Germania
Cologne
America
Koenecke
George Cedric Solms-Laubach
Johannes Hermann
Junkers
Angora
Tunish
Basra
Persian Gulf
Taurus Mountains
Alepho
Syria
Moslemiyer
Jailed for spooning with husband case sparks damages claim
Cleveland court tale centers on Mrs. Lillie Mack 23 who sues after police arrest of her husband for kissing his wife following a summer picnic. The dispute questions law and order while detailing the couple’s quarrel and ensuing legal action.
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Ponita Witt
Central Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Law and Order
Young Boy Fatally Injured by Milk Truck
Eleven year old Ralph Mayo, son of Mr and Mrs George Mayo of Old Kingsport, died at Marsh Clinic and Hospital after being run over by an Altamont Dairy truck on Sevier Street. Driver Logue Frazier halted a passing motorist to aid the boy, but fatal injuries to the chest suffocated him. The accident occurred during morning milk delivery when Mayo slipped from the running board and fell beneath the wheels.
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Ralph Mayo
Marsh Clinic
Altamont Dairy
George Mayo
Old Kingsport
Sevier Street
Broad Street
Logue Frazier
Young Mayo
Frazier
Young Maya
Herefords At Fentress County Fair Draw Interest
Jamestown Tenn Sept 29 A male and female Hereford owned by Sergeant Alvin C York, a gift from a stock man in east Texas, drew great interest among stock exhibits at the fourth annual Fentress County fair.
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Jamestown
Tenn
Alvin C. York
Texas
New York Democrats Convention Fails to Boom Smith for President
In Albany the state Democratic convention falters in backing Smith for president and steers clear of the prohibition issue, focusing on internal party unity and future strategy rather than a decisive slogan or stance.
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New York State
Albany
Smith
Three Women Set to Testify Against Accused Pastor
Three women claim to be wives of Rev. Willis T. Jordan prepare to testify at his bigamy trial in Charlotte. Jordan, a Methodist minister from Columbus, Ga., arrives from Grand Rapids to face charges tied to a aug 18 marriage to Emma Landridge while another wife remained uns divorced. Bond set at 10,000. police confirm possible additional witnesses.
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Willis Jordan
Charlotte
N. C
Willis T. Jordan
Columbus
the Divine
Jordan
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Emma Landridge
Washington D. C
William T. Gleer
Landridge
Greer
Veasy Snyder Gordan
West Virginia
C. A. Brune
Zion, Ills
Laura E. Jordan
Oswego
Kansas
Johnson City Men Die In Wreck Near Coffey's Gap
In dense fog near Coffey's Gap five miles from Blowing Rock North Carolina, W. E. Talley and Ley land Hunt, both of Johnson City Tennessee, were killed when their auto plunged from Yenablessee road. A woman passenger escaped with minor injuries.
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Blowing Rock
N. C
W. E. Talley
Leyland Hunt
Johnson City
Tenn
Yenablessee Road
Coffey’s Gap
Weather Summary For Virginia And Tennessee
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with possible showers in extreme west Virginia. Temperatures little changed with moderate southwest or south winds. Tennessee sees partly cloudy conditions with local thundershowers tonight and slightly warmer in the southwest portion. Readings show high 84 yesterday, low yesterday, and rainfall of .00 inches in the last 24 hours ending at 6 p.m. yesterday.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Weathere Station
C. L. Bunn
Youth claims he saw doctor murdered in woods near Atlantic City
An 18-year-old Egg Harbor mill hand Albert Langden was arrested in Hoboken and sent to Atlantic City after he said he witnessed two men assaulting the car of Dr. A William Lilliendahl and shooting him while his wife was robbed. Mrs Lilliendahl, found battered, stuck to her story during four days of questioning and remains a material witness under guard. Langden’s account mirrors hers.
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Hammondton
N. J
A. William Lilliendahl
Lilliendahl
Hoboken
Atlantic City
Albert Langden
Egg Harbor
Atscon
Nurse Cleared Of Poison Charge In Enid Oklahoma
Mary Atkinson a 26 year old nurse was cleared of poisoning Mary Jane Bailey 18 daughter of an Episcopal minister. Justice of the peace ruled evidence insufficient for district court and she was released from jail after a three week confinement. Her brother Harry Atkinson and attorney H G McKeever accompanied her as she left the jail and planned to move to Pawhuska where she would seek work.
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Enid Okla
Mary Atkinson
Mary Jane Bailey
David Foglesong
Harry Atkinson
Pawhuska
Oklahoma
H. G. McKeever
Miss Atkinson
McKeever
Pawhusk
Roosevelt blasts Tammany in Rochester speech
Col Theodore Roosevelt, presiding at the Republican state convention, denounced Tammany Hall as corrupt and urged Republicans to boost their New York majority to prevent a Taunted pattern at the national level. He attacked Al Smith's policies and warned of corruption in Albany and vice networks.
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Rochester
Nis
Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
New York
Fourteenth Street
Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
National Party
South
Noweelad Smith
Tammany Hall
Democratic Organization
City of
Albany
Conceding love of Mary Atkinson for the Rev. Charles Bailey
ENID Okla Sept 30 A court hearing notes the dispute over Mary Atkinson and the Rev Charles Bailey whose wife figures in the ongoing case. The document frames the matter as a contested personal relationship amid broader legal proceedings.
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Enid
Okla
Ary Atkinson
Charles Bailey
Jones to Seek New Trial on Fourteen Grounds
Paul Jones, youthful bank robber, was sentenced in Sullivan County Circuit Court at Blountville to 20 years and one day for the September 20 First National Bank robbery. His counsel Dodson Ferguson and James H. Epps will argue a fourteen-point motion before Judge H Tyler Campbell at Blountville, with two points challenging the judge’s Wednesday jury instructions.
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Paul Jones
Sullivan County
Blountville
First National Bank
Shelburne Ferguson
Dodson and Ferguson
Young Jones
Dodson
Ferguson
James H. Epps
H. Tyler Campbell
Campbell
Smith Boom Passes as NY Democrats Rally Behind Smith
Albany sept. 30 Prohibition issue and a presidential boom for Governor Alfred E. Smith were avoided by New York Democrats at their first convention since William G. McAdoo announced he would not seek the 1928 presidency. Delegates blocked a resolution for a national constitutional convention to repeal the prohibition amendment and heard Smith denounce Republican ideas for a gubernatorial campaign in presidential years. Senator Robert F. Wagner noted that the nation's eyes were on the meeting.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
William G. McAdoo
Louis A. Cuvillier
Smith
Robert F. Wagner
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City of St. Louis
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E. Christopher
Central High School
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Fighteen
Missouri
Lillie Mack
York
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Langben
Col. Roosevelt
al Smith
Jones
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