Turbulent Tornado Toll Across Five States
Disaster reports confirm about 823 killed and 2,990 injured as a tornado struck Illinois Indiana Missouri Kentucky and Tennessee. Cities like Murphysboro West Frankfort De Soto and Griffin suffered heavy losses with extensive homelessness and property damage. Red Cross and state troops aided relief as residents faced looting and fires.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
de Soto
Gorham
Griffin
Princeton
Owensville
Biehle
Gallatin
Tenn
National Guard
Pullman
Ind
Red Cross
St. Louis
West Franfort
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Joe Boston
Len Small
Ed. Jackson
Posey
Southern Railway
Washington
National
The
Coolidge
Herman N. Bundesen
Southernlinois
Centralia
Rax Burton
Burton
Tamaroa
Illino Murphysboro
de Sooto
Akin
Grossville
Poseyville
Elizabeth
Tornado Deaths and Injuries Reported in Affected Towns
Reports from towns struck by the tornado list 823 killed and 2 990 injured. The casualty figures appear in official tallies and wire service summaries.
Order Comes First: A Saintly Maxim on Society and State
Quote framing order as essential to mind health city peace and state security. Compares order to beams of a house and bones of the body, presenting it as guiding principle for civic life and governance.
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Southey
City Hall Deal Sparks Taxicab Discord
A taxi driver protests a demand to not bid parts of the city for 50 cents while Bilas retorts he bought the city hall last year and would not surrender it. The exchange hints at a bold claim of control over municipal property and a contentious power play.
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Bilas
Odd and Interesting Tobacco Heirloom Ride to Market in Hearse
John Taylor rode into Maysville Kentucky on an old-time hearse loaded with 980 pounds of tobacco from his Higginsport Ohio home. He said this was his first crop and he borrowed the hearse from an undertaker due to lacking a wagon. The note also recalls thorium oxide’s melting point exceeding 6000 degrees Fahrenheit, about twice platinum’s.
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John Taylor
Maysville
Higginsport
Ohio
Taylor
Power in Good Clothes
A Progressive Tailor ad notes that dressing well improves luck and impression. It argues that the right suit elevates status, boosts confidence, and helps a man pull himself up in life, blending personality with attire for success.
Personal expenses of the President and White House
The White House and its furnishings staff and vehicles are provided to the President at public expense. Congress funds these expenses, while the President personally pays for all food and any non-appropriated personal services from his private funds.
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White House
Congress
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Duquoin
Duquoin Hospital
Logan
Ill
Murphysboro (Ill