Cyclone Toll Surges Through Terre Haute and Surrounding Towns
Terre Haute reports twenty four dead and over one hundred injured as a Sunday tornado wrecks two hundred houses and damages exceed half a million. Prairietown and Perth also suffer, morgues and hospitals strained, as rescuers search rubble for more victims.
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Terre Haute
Prairietown
Perth
William Rogers
United Brothern Sunday School
Fred King
Charles Davis
Moses Carter
Jefferson Fox
Neal Yeunger
Chamis Edwards
Tully
Misa Bell
Courtner
James Browne
J. B. Houk
William Griffens
Ernest L. Moore
William Matherly
Ida Davison
Leonard Sloan
Katherine Louden
William Hawkins
Flora Woods
Griffith
Shot at Dance Leaves Man Fatally Wounded in Family Quarrel
Virgil Young twenty seven quarryman died after being shot three times by his brother in law Green Patton at a Sanders dance eight miles south of Bloomington Indiana. Patton fled and was believed headed for Kentucky. The conflict arose over alleged mistreatment of Patton s wife during a quarrel over money.
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Bloomington
Ind
Sanders
Virgil Young
Green Patton
Young
Patton
Kentucky
Notice of Administration in Annie Han rahan Estate
The undersigned named in the late will and testament of Annie Han rahan of Jefferson County has qualified as Executor before the Jefferson Circuit Court judge. The estate is believed to be solvent. Harvey J. Zearing, March 20, 1913. Executor. Curtis Marshall, Att'y.
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Annie Hanrahan
Jefferson County
Jefferson Circuit
Harvey J. Zearing
Curtis Marshall
Terrible Tornado Toll Rips Omaha and Terre Haute
Chicago dispatch details widespread destruction from Sunday's tornado. Omaha reports 225 dead, 694 injured, 6.5 million dollars in property loss and 3,275 wrecked buildings including eight public schools. Terre Haute lists 18 dead, 250 injured, 275 homes destroyed and a million dollar loss. Many areas hit across Nebraska Iowa and Missouri.
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Omaha
Terre Haute
Indiana City
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Yutah
Neb
Berlin
Glenwood
Neola
Bartlett
Attorney 8 J Bear Delights In St Petersburg Sojourn
S J Bear returns from St Petersburg Florida praising the hospitality of Madison residents there. He notes the modern city with brick streets and tropical trees, high real estate values, northern in control, and limited agriculture. He mentions visiting Manatee river groves and Pasco Grille beaches and complimenting host Mr Hargan.
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S. J. Bear
St. Petersburg
Florida
Goif
Beeler
Peru
Ind
Bear
Mr. Bear
George Horgan
Joseph Pender
Walker
Mr. Hargan
Mr. Pender
Iim
Manatee River
Pasco Grille
Gulf of Mexico
Boca Cerga Bay
Miss Smith Recovers in Gary After Hero’s Sacrifice
In Gary Indiana Miss Ethel Smith returns to work as a department store cashier after recovering from burns suffered in a motorcycle wreck. Billy Rugh died last October after donating his leg skin to her, a gesture that saved her life.
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Gary
Ind
Ethel Smith
Billy Rugh
Indianapolis Auto Show Opens at State Fair Grounds
Indiana auto enthusiasts view displays at the Coliseum and Annex as the Indianapolis Trade Association stages a nationally linked show. Attendance runs Monday through Saturday with vehicles and accessories valued near 2,900,000 dollars including models from economy to luxury cars priced over 5,909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Tndianapolis
Tndianapolis Auto Trade Association
Henderson Joins Indianapolis Auto Trade Board
R P Henderson of Henderson Motor Car Company is newly placed on the directorate of the Indianapolis Auto Trade Association. He plans to promote the Indianapolis Motor Show to attract crowds at the Brater grounds in the museum building and the Coliseum. Soap is reportedly mixed with concrete to create waterproofing.
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Indianapolis Auto Trade Association
R. P. Henderson
Henderson Motor Car Company
The
Henderson Sales Company
Henderson
Brater
Alseum
Coliseum
Anaca
Noted Columbus Woman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs David Stullinger, aged 82, longtime Columbus resident, died Sunday night at 7 30 at her home with husband David Stullinger, after a long illness. The couple, who wed in Madison Indiana over 66 years ago, had lived together for many years.
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Columbus
Mons
David Stillenger
Sixth
Meechame
Stullinger
David Stullinger
Madison
Ind
Daily Market Roundup for Livestock Receipts and Prices
Receipts total 2,500 cattle with steers and heifers showing varied price ranges. Steers mainly good to choice 7.25 to 8.75 per 100 pounds with several weight brackets listed. Cows and bulls feature good to choice values, with canners and cutters and heavy calves also noted. Heifers mostly good to choice and fair to medium, while bulls show a broad spread from 6.00 to 7.60 per 100 pounds.
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Trow
Queen of Madison
Pride of
Madison
J.schofield & Son
Barry
Jury awards Eli Koch $300 in Elberfeld Coal case
In Boonville the jury ruled for Eli Koch against the Elberfeld Coal and Oil Co for $300 after a $12,000 claim. Bedford reports hog raisers fear cholera epidemic with Dr. F C McCoy vaccinating 803 animals to date and more herds to treat. Columbus notes a lightning strike damaged a barn near Elizabethtown with three horses cremated and other livestock losses. Daniel Clark, six eight, suffered serious injury.
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Boonville
Eli Koch
Elberfeld Coal and Oil Company
Bedford
Lawrence County
F.C. McCoy
Uge
Lafayette
Daniel Clark
Columbus
Joseph Adama
Elizabethtown
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Chicago
David Engart
Macon
Jacob Hoffman
Manatawny, Pa
Attorney
J. Bear
Fla
Bia
Gertz Coroner Bakery
Miss Smith
Pittsburgh
Pittsburch
Lee
Pittaburgh
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
David Stillinger
Madison Wholesale Markets
Daily Market Report
Mareh
Aenese Lot
No. & White
Timcethy
F. F
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