Seventy Five Dead in Storm Across The South
Reports from Louisville indicate 50 to 75 deaths from a great wind storm sweeping the South Friday night. Kentucky saw no fatalities but heavy property damage. Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee and Georgia reported multiple deaths with Horn Lake tallying 18. Notable totals include Young's Crossing 35, Quito 8, Giles county 12, and Somerville 7 among others. injuries estimated in the thousands pending full tallies.
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Louisville
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Arkansas
Kentucky
Alabama
Missouri
Tennessee
Young’s Crossing
Fayetteville
Noblesville
Hartman County
Medina
Clarksville
Centerville
Franklin
Hillsboro
Somerville
Laconia
Bells
Quito
Giles County
Horn Lake
Harts
Golden
Georgia
Atlanta
Brinkley
West Marion
Weakley
Vicana
Do Drugs Help Nature Or Cure Disease
A 19th century medical argument asserts medicines only palliate symptoms and aid nature rather than cure. It praises Peruna as a stomach aid that stimulates digestion, supports weak digestion, and helps the body resist disease while urging right living as the ultimate cure.
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Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Ohio
Storm Claims Several Lives In Evansville Area Farm House
A deadly storm in southern Indiana devastates the Garner farm near Texas City. Edgar Overton his wife and infant child and Daniel Stallings were killed when their house collapsed. Hired girl Carrie Overton was critically injured and not expected to survive.
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Evansville
Ind
William T. Garner
Texas City
Edgar Overton
Daniel Stallings
Carrige
Overtons
Unspoken Cruelty From Constantinople to Adana
A letter from Dr. Thomas D. Christie describes mass killings near Adana and Tarsus in April. He recalls bodies in streets and river dumps, noting one thousand dead and calling Adana a “thing of the past” amid massacres and burnings.
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Constantinople
Tarsus
Thomas D. Christie
Hartford
Nocksbure
Athanta
Adana
Water Sports Event Set for Chicago AAU Finals
The National Amateur Athletic Union championships in water polo and fancy diving conclude tonight at the Chicago Athletic Association. West entries include Chicago Athletic, Hingis Athletic, and Missouri Athletic clubs with no eastern participants. Leading divers are George Galdzick and Frank Bormann of the Chicago Athletic Association.
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Chicago
National Amateur Athletic Union
Chicago Athletic Association
Hingis Athletic Club
Missouri Athletic Club
George Galdzick
Frank Bormann
Declaration of War on the Great Lakes
Buffalo, May 1. The first formal declaration of war by labor unions on the Great Lakes against the Lake Carriers' Association was issued today. It outlines a near total strike affecting 30,000 to 50,000 workers, backed by multiple unions, pending a referendum vote that showed near unanimous support.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Great Lakes
Lake Carriers’ Association
Marine Engineers
Oilers’ and Water Tenders’ Association
Marine Cooks and Stewards’ Union
Wheat Prices Rise Then Fall in Early May Session
Chicago report shows wheat prices advancing early Friday then giving up gains on realized sales. Futures quotes were a shade higher to lower than the prior close. Corn and oats closed weak while provisions held steady.
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Chicago
Dr Kings New Discovery Cures Coughs in Old Western Ad
Wm Unchorch of Glen Osk Oklahoma trusted Mountain air and a long cough before trying Dr King’s New Discovery. After six months he died, then he used the remedy and regained health. Ad claims to cure coughs colds and bronchial issues with trial bottle offered.
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Glen Osk
Dr. King
Chas. D. Knoefel
Representative Korbly Secures Seed Haul for Schools
Washington May 1 Representative Korbly has seized 5000 vegetable seed packets and 2500 flower seed packets in a large haul. He plans to distribute them through Indianapolis public schools though he did not disclose sourcing details. The seeds are not part of the Indianapolis district quota.
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Washington
Korbly
Indianapolis
New Turkish cabinet formed under Tewfik Pasha
Constantinople May 1 Tewfik Pasha formed a new cabinet to preside over the Turkish empire. Mehmed V rode through the streets Friday to the mosque for Friday prayers in a democracy toned ceremony, signaling a shift toward a more lenient rule.
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Constantinople
Tewfik Pasha
Mehmed V
Abdul Hamid
Foley Urino Lexative Advertisement Claim
An advertisement promotes Foley's Urino Lexative claiming it relieves constipation and liver trouble by stimulating the organs and cleansing the system. The note is signed by CO D Knoefel and encourages spring wellness.
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Foley
CO D. Knoefel
Crowning Act of Infamy in Constantinople Turmoil
Telegraphed dispatch from Constantinople reports Abdul Hamid likely to be moved from Saloniki to Monastir as mobs gather around his lodging. He is accused of killing his Circassian mistress on the eve of the troops entry and had planned a general massacre signaled by bombs before General Schefket halted the scheme.
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Paris
Constantinople
Matin
Abdul Hamid
Saloniki
Monastir
Schefket
Alaskan Exploration Begins Two-Year Arctic Trip
Ernest de Koven Leffingwell sails from Seattle on the Argo with two companions for Alaska. The party aims to establish headquarters at Point Barrow as the start of two years of exploration supported by the University of Chicago and the U.S. government.
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Seattle
Alaska
University of Chicago
United States
Ernest de Koven Leffingewell
Argo
Point Harrow
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims 14-Year-Old in Vincennes
In Vincennes Indiana on May 1 Ernest Sanders aged fourteen died from a accidental gunshot fired by his brother Ambers Sanders while preparing to go hunting. The bullet struck his left ear and side of the face in the family crease home.
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Vincennes
Ind
Ernest Sanders
Ambers Sanders
Lady's 20 Year Battle Ends as Dyspepsia Cured
Mrs. James Duncan of Haynesville Me says a merciless foe for twenty years was dyspepsia. After failing remedies and doctors she found relief with Electric Bitter, restoring appetite sleep and strength. Only 500 at Chas D Knoetels.
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James Duncan
Haynesville
Chas. D. Knoetel
Indiana Wets Win Lafayette Vote In Tippecanoe County
Indiana election news reports Tippecanoe county with 103 saloons and Purdue University at Lafayette voting wet by about 800, while Washington, Martin and Jefferson counties went dry. Madison largely wet despite one dry precinct. Forty seven students arrested for alleged illegal voting and overall statewide dry majority tallied at sixty eight of ninety two counties.
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Indianapolis
Tippecanoe
Purdue University
Lafayette
Washington
Martin
Jefferson
Salem
Waa
Madison
Wayne County
President
Indiana
Test of Indiana Sunday Baseball Law Moves Ahead
A committee of Indianapolis business men plans to test the constitutionality of the Sunday baseball law and to take early legal action to halt Sunday games in Indianapolis. Charles F. Coffin, a committee member, declined to discuss plans or membership.
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Indianapolis
Charles F. Coffin
Turks in America celebrate Turkish ruler Mehmed V arrival
In New York on May 1, Ottoman ambassador Hussein Kiazim Bey and about 150 compatriots gathered at a downtown restaurant to mark Mehmed V becoming sultan and the shift to a constitutional government. Bey spoke in French praising the new era. a speaker warned of Russia. the room cheered and the orchestra played America.
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New York
Hussein Kiazim Bey
United States
Turkey
Mehmed V
Abdul Hamid
Mehmed
Adi Cides
Tey
Constantinople
Turkeys
Russia
America
Gree
Parissia
Cantrell the Grave Robber Paroled by Indiana Prison Board
Rufus Cantrell, once known as a grave robber who shocked Indians and the nation seven years ago, is released on parole after a model-prison record. He must not return to Indianapolis and must seek permanent work elsewhere in the state. He confessed to the crimes and described his thefts and payment arrangements, though the board did not pursue names.
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Indianapolis
Rufus Cantrell
Indiana State Prison
Cantrell
Marked optimism in Bradstreet trade review
Bradstreet reports overall trade better than last year with a distinctly optimistic tone for the future. Industrial reports are improved, especially in the iron and steel sectors, with order activity rising as prices stay low and coal demand improves amid a three year anthracite agreement’s slow pace.
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New York
Bradstreet
Weekly Review of
Trade Today
Sought Girl's Home to Kill Himself in Elkhart
Laverne Roeder shot himself at the home of Leona Levinston after a quarrel with the girl two months earlier. He asked to see her, was told she was away, then obtained a drink from the girl's brother and fired a fatal shot upstairs.
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Elkhart
Ind
Terre Haute Boxing Exhibition May 7 Not Likely Canceled
Terre Haute Indiana May 1 The Terre Haute boxing exhibition scheduled for May 73[73] not likely to be annulled despite actions at South Bend and Indianapolis where events were called off. No governor complaints reported and locals proceed on the view that the exhibitions do not violate the prize fighting law.
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Terre Haute
Ind
South Bend
Indianapolis
Motorman Killed by High Tension Shock Near Fort Wayne
Benjamin C. Schroerlucke of Decatur, a motorman on the Springfield and Fort Wayne interurban, was instantly killed by electricity while throwing on a high tension circuit ten miles south of Fort Wayne. He was 32. The accident occurred near the site of a prior fatal incident involving Schroerlucke’s car last year.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Benjamin C. Schroerlucke
Decatur
Springfield
Here
Schroerlake
Turko Armenian Clashing in Adana District Angers Mob
In the Adana district within a hundred miles of Galtoaf Nenandyetta two Turks were shot by an Armenian during church clashes. The violent incident followed Moslem sect tensions as Armenian attackers targeted Turks at a local church with brides present.
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Adana
Crorstatthe
Uiaa
National League and American League baseball notices and a royal birth
The column lists schedules and lineups for National League games in Philadelphia and New York, American League games in Detroit and Indianapolis, and American Association results in Columbus and Louisville with battery names. It notes general rejoicing in Holland over the birth of an heir to Queen Wilhelmina, with the queen progressing nicely.
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Holland
Willhelmina
Firemen Save Sparrows From Indiana Stove Works Blaze
Evansville Indiana May 1 firefighters paused their battle with a blaze at the Indiana Stove Works to rescue hundreds of English sparrows. They then gathered hay to help the birds rebuild their nests after the fire was controlled.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana Stove Works
Woman Killed As Storm Hits Hartford City
A severe storm near Hartford City Indiana killed Mrs Welch and injured her daughter in law in the dwelling of John Weleh three miles east of Trenton. The barn was blown down and Mrs Welch was severely injured. She was fifty eight and mother to several children.
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Hartford City
Ind
John Weleh
Trenton
Owen
Welch
Pan
Terre Haute Saloon Tragedy Claims One Life
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 1 William J Hayward was shot and killed by Clarence Reed a Black man in a West End saloon. The motive arose from Haywards accusation that Reed had paid attention to his wife. Reed is alleged to have fired the fatal shot.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William J. Hayward
Clarence Reed
West End
Hayward
Reed
Louisville Man Arrested in St Louis Case and Flight
A Louisville man and his wife are linked to a case involving a preacher’s family. The husband confessed to abduction of a five year old boy and wife, with the man later moving to Greenad then Louisville. He reportedly graduated with honors from Kemberlin College in Tennessee before resigning.
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Louisville
Canbell
Bo Cami
St. Louis
Hote Trostey
Traveling Men Adjourns After Indiana Convention
Evansville Indiana May 1 The annual state convention of the Traveless Protective association of Indiana closed this afternoon with delegates and visitors attending a tall game.
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Evansville
Ind
Traveless Protective Association of Indiana
Terre Haute Trust Co president dies suddenly at seventy
HH CG Rouse, president of the Terre Haute Trust Company and a leading local capitalist, died suddenly of heart failure. He was seventy years old.
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I. HH. CG. Rouse
Terre Haute Trust Cotmipans
Terre Haute
Funeral for Roscoe Maasey to be held at Fifth Street Baptist
The funeral of Roscoe Maasey will be held this afternoon at the Fifth Street Baptist Church in Lewisville. The county board of education will elect a county truancy officer next Monday with candidates Daniel Mayfield William Ford George Wrights Will Bradley Clarence Kiefer and William Hollowell. The Central Christian Sunday School class elected officers led by President Mrs B F Cato and Teacher Mr R B Robertson, with over 125 enrolled and more than fifty in attendance on average.
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Roscoe Maasey
Eekored
Lewisville
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Board of Education
Daniel Mayfield
William Ford
George Wrights
Franklin Township
Willes Bradley
Georgetowns Township
Clarence Kiefer
Greenville Township
Wiliam Hollowell
Lafayette Township
Servo Clase
Cbrietien Sandey School
B. F Cato
Marcellus Byers
Charles Hyere
Chicago
William Byers
East Spring Street
Lawrence O. Jeffrey
Weasley Chapel
Urleane
Urleana High School
Personal Mention: Local Figures Travel and Attend Traumas
Notices detail Charles L. Jewett returning from a New York trip and Mayor Jacob Besthea resuming duties after illness. Visitors include K O V Kraftend and Mrs Fred Goebel of New Orleans for Reinhardt Dietz’s death, and Indianapolis tied Mrs Thomas Baker. Multiple marriages, illnesses, and a high school baccalaureate sermon are noted among residents and visitors.
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K. O. V. Kraftend
Fred Goebel
New Orleans
Reinhardt Dietz
Nine Dead After Tenement Fire in New York
TERSE TELEGRAMS report nine deaths from a tenement house fire in New York City in the early Friday hours. Other items note Lovie’s kidnapping trial continued, Wabash River flooding, weekly US business failures, lynching of three Black murderers in Marshall Texas, Saloniki rumors denied, religious liberals support suffrage and child labor laws, Taft to address Congress on Porto Rico strife.
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New York
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