Fifteen Dead As Tornado Sweeps Missouri and Kansas
A devastating tornado across Missouri and Kansas caused fifteen deaths and extensive property damage estimated around $219,000. Rail lines were ruined, several homes wrecked, and trains delayed for hours as crews searched wreckage near Nevada and Westmoreland. Names of victims and specific localities appear in the report, highlighting the storm’s reach through rural communities and along railway corridors.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kate
Pointe Mt Wer Valley
Jobs Urges
Onagni
Richmond
Charles Westmorelands i
Nevada
Gas Kills Woman and Girl in Hotel
Mrs Anna MeGers of 317 Monroe Street Brooklyn and her granddaughter Veronica MeGers five die from illuminating gas in their West End Hotel room Rockaway Police say the couple had recently suffered a Brooklyn fire tragedy that claimed the life of her husband George a lieutenant in Engine Company TiS The two windows were open when gas flooded the room and Veronica crawled beneath the bed to escape the poison no one could save them
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Anna MeGers
Monroe Street
Brooklyn
Veronica MeGers
West End
Rockaway
Dre. McGery
George
Tis
Fous
Trial drains Ivins as Barnes Roosevelt libel suit unfolds
The five week Barnes Roosevelt libel trial at Syracuse wears on William M. Ivins, chief counsel for William Barnes, with a grip attack and a medical breakdown. Dr. Holt certifies absolute rest and a statement from Ivins confirms health collapse dated June 15, submitted in a delay motion for the Robber Goods Manufacturing case in which Ivins is the defendant’s principal witness.
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Barnes. Roosevelt
Syracase
William MM. Ivins
William Barnes
Supreme Court
Arthur I. Holt
West Eighty-first Street
Iving
William A. Evans
Robber Goods Manufacturing Company
Mr. Iving
Mayor Invites City To Honor Its Flag
Mayor Mitchel proclaims a citywide flag salute on the 24th of June to mark the 250th anniversary of the current city government and the 20th anniversary of its installation. Buildings and harbor vessels are urged to display the official flag at noon on the same day.
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Cty
Mitchel
City Ag
Board of Aldermen
Ttan
New York
Autos Kill Two as Another Is Dying
A series of auto collisions leaves HL Sinon, 72, dead from internal injuries after being struck near Eighth Avenue and Twenty-third Street by CA Abbot’s car. Joseph Liebstein of Newark died after being struck by a jitney bus. William Duncan, owner of the vehicle that struck John Marchel, faces felonious assault charges. Duncan’s car owner was Walter J. Goger.
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HL Sinon
Wes
Abbot
Broadway
Poity-ffth Street
Eighth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
New York Hospital
Charles Wright
Joseph Liebstein
Duncuff
Mrs Gallatin Reweds Polo Player in Noroton
Mrs Hintin Joy, formerly Miss ily Trowbridge, obtained a divorce May 21 and married John S Garvan of Hartford yesterday at her Noroton home. The Rev Dr Carlos Martye officiated. Her first husband, a polo player and stockbroker, previously sought divorce amid accusations of infidelity and misused securities. The ceremony left the two children in custody of Mrs Gallatin.
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Gallatin
Garvan
Conn
Hintin
Joy
Ily Trowbridge
John 5S. Garvan
Hartford
Patrick Garvan
Francis P. Garvan
New York City
Noroton
Carlos Martye
Trial Over Piercing Questions On Pel Car Crash In Long Island City
On the fifth day of the trial for damages against the Long Island Railroad, witnesses disputed the whistle and brake timing at the Wreck Lead crossing where August 8, 1918, death of Mr Pell and his wife’s husband occurred. Arguments flared as attorneys disputed distances and reactions before a jury.
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Long Island
Beng
Pell
Long Island Railroad Company
Lead Crossing
William He Laimbeer
Carn
Joseph H. Bellis
W. K. Vander Jr
School Stands by Girl Robber, Offers Her Job if She's Freed
Curtis High School in New Brighton New Jersey reports most seniors preparing for outdoor graduation as 19 year old senior Bessie Armstrong stands accused of petty larceny. Principal Feldman and family efforts aim to aid her, offering employment after potential release and citing possible nervous breakdown from overwork.zeus
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Ciisa
Curtis High School
New Brighton
S. 1
Bei
Clanie Armstrong
Richmond Tormee
Handy
Siva
Daniel Feldman
Enae
Bentie
Richmond Terrace
Feldman
Miss Armstrong
William R. Armstrong
Bessie
Armstrong
Manhattan
Hessie
Grief Leads to Suicide Identified in River Death
An unidentified woman was found in the Hudson River on Wednesday and later identified as Mrs. Ruth Firkins. Authorities believe she died by her own action due to grief over her husband Chester Firkins, a newspaper man. A person named Atte King lived in Hart and at 64 West. She wrote to Mr. Borg that she intended to kill herself. he identified the body.
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Hudson River
Ruth Firkins
Chester Firkins
Atte King
Hart Forage
West
Borg
Serenade and scandal swirl around Sea Cliff duo
Donald Clapham and Ruth Conlin figure in a Sea Cliff rift over tax raffles and a courtroom push. Neighbors serenade Clapham on his porch as his father Albert H. Trapham faces legal and political pressure amid surrogates and borough meetings.
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Ruth Taylor Conlin
Donald Clapnam
Sea Cliff
Long Island
Chums
Donald Clapham
Ruth Conlin
Cliff
Judge Niemann
Donald
Clapham
Albert H. Trapham
Train Accident Trial Reveals Lighting and Speed Claims
Defense witnesses testified front cars were lighted and brakes engaged after the whistle. A trainman said stops occurred within seconds, while a switch operator noted lights on multiple cars and regular whistle posts. An engineer argued air brakes could stop seven cars within 800 feet on level track. Court adjourned to Monday.
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Croise
van Wyck
Littleton
Charles C. Southard
Remsen Street
Brooklyn
Westinghouse
J Court
Death verdict questioned in Mrs Dana drowning case
Boston reports uncertainty over Jessie Holliday Dana death by suicide. Medical Examiner Dr Grouard cites melancholia and prolonged nerves, while Dana’s husband and Cambridge sources dispute the conclusion. Dana, widow of Edmun Trowbridge Dana and Longfellow kin, had a baby boy and was linked to English coal operator family.
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Boston
Jessie Halliday Dana
Edmuund Trowbridge Dana
Longfellow
John 8. Grouard
Nantucket
Grouard
Jessie Holliday Dana
Dana
Cambridge
Longfellow Estate
Heat Claims Two Lives As Officials Cite Heat Dangers
The Bronx Justice Giegerich postponed cases needing engineer testimony due to noisy courthouses. Two heat related deaths and three prostrations were reported as temperatures spiked. A toddler fell from a window at 78 Lewis Street. others fainted at Broadway and Barclay Street, Third Avenue and St Pauls Place, Pell Street, and 11 Chatham Square. Two life company clerks drowned attempting to rescue a swimmimg companion. Public forecasts warned unsettled weather with showers. Key West recorded hot conditions with a high 84 and a new daily record.
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Supreme Court
Bronx
Benjamin Lanser
Lewis Street
Lucie Thayer
Vanderbilt
Broadway
Barclay Street
Hudson Street Hospital
Ld, Thayer
New Haven
Conn
Thurs
Third Avenue
St. Paul's Place
Daniel Wagner
Lebaron Hospital
John McCarren
Chatham Square
Pell Street
Volunteer Hospital
Metropolitan Lifenance Company
Celtic Park
Ralph Bond
Frederick Sudhop
Blumer's Point
Interstate Park
Bond
Sudhop
Life Insurance Company
James A. Chappelle
Manhattan Avenue
United States
Key West
Play to Aid Nursery in Roslyn Outdoor Benefit
The Washington Square players present An Artificiality by Octave Feuillet on the grounds of Mrs. Benjamin Stern in Roslyn Long Island next Saturday afternoon. The sunken garden hosts the outdoor theatre with dancing on the tennis court and a lawn service. The fête benefits the Roslyn District Nursing Association with society women active including Mrs. Clifford H. Brewer Mrs Ernest C. Brewer Mrs J. Sergeant Cram Mrs Harold Godwin Miss Rachel Hicks Mrs John Mann Mrs Willard Mire and Aaron Ward.
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Washington Square
Octave Feuillet
Benjamin Stern
Roslyn
Long Island
Sunken Garden
J. Sergeant Cram
Harold Godwin
Rachel Hicks
John Mann
Willard Mire
Aaron Ward
Girl, 4, Heroine Of Gas Explosion
Four year old Helen Ewing carried her two year old brother Robbie to safety amid a gas explosion in a tenement. Kate Condon, Helen’s half sister, died from burns. Mrs. Mary Ewing and several neighbors helped extinguish flames. the family’s move had just begun to 637 West Forty-fourth Street.
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Helen Ewing
Robert
Helen
Kate Condon
Mary Ewing
Robert Ewing
West Thirty-fifth Street
West Forty-fourth Street
West Forty-fourth Street. Their New Home Was On the Fourth Floor. Mrs. Ewing
Mr. Ewing
Kate
Ewing
C | Warner
Mrs. Ewing
Robbie
George Dahrenberger
Albert Warner
Charles Warner
Polyclinic Hospital
Miss Condon
Ames Warner
Ethel
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Beng Or
Nead
Catholics Urged to Aid War Sufferers and Pray for Peace
Cardinal Parley asks Catholics in the city to give a special collection for war victims and urges renewed prayers for peace. Pope’s suggestion accompanies the appeal as reports indicate widespread famine and destruction in Poland amid ongoing conflict.
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Parley
Tay
Pope Plum
Poland
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