Tornado death toll reaches 161 across eight states
Reported toll from Sunday tornadoes in eight states stands at 161 with fears of higher counts as isolated areas remain unreached. Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Georgia Missouri Wisconsin totals by city and county are listed, while reconstruction begins in Illinois and aid groups mobilize for the homeless and injured.
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Chicago
Indiana
Adams County
Allen County
Jay County
Steuben County
Montgomery County
Union County
Illinois
Elgin
Irving Park
Melrose Park
Maywood
Plainfield
Ohio
Greenville
Nashville
van Wert
Moulton
Rendette and
Brunersburg
Genoa
Ranks Corner
Michigan
Fenton
Hart
Maple Grove Center
Coldwater
Kalamazoo
Yankee Springs
Georgia
la Grange
West Point
Macon
Milner
Missouri
St. Louis
Wisconsin
East Troy
Stovall
Wllnois
Mlinois
Red Cross
Tinois
Columbus
Miami Valley
Rendette
Defiance
Ruab’s Corners
Vanwert
Allen
Auglaiz
Detroit
Indianapolis
Jay
Adams
Randolph
Alten County
Forst Wayne
Women in Minority May Put Edge on Men at Polls
National Woman's party estimates 26.88 million potential women voters vs 29.58 million men based on 1910 census. If ratification and registration occur, women may vote in the presidential election, with eagerness possibly offsetting the numeric gap. Five states show women outnumbering men in voting age, led by Massachusetts.
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Washington
National Woman's Party
Woman’s Party
Massachusetts
North Carolina
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Maryland
Labor Wins in Iowa Cities
Des Moines reports show labor success in Burlington Waterloo Sioux City Clinton Cedar Rapids and Des Moines races. Nelson W Frisbie wins Waterloo mayoral seat and Wallace M Short is re-elected Sioux City mayor with labor backing. Clinton and Des Moines elect labor aligned mayors while Cedar Rapids re-elects incumbent J F Ball.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Burlington
Waterloo
Nelson W. Frisbie
Union Labor
Frisbie
Sioux City
Wallace M. Short
J. A. Tiedeman
Short
Labor
T Labor Party
Clinton
Harry W. Cowles
H. H. Barton
Cedar Rapids
J. F. Ball
General Harts Faces Charges Over Prison Camp Cruelties
Brig. Gen. William H. Harts arrives from Paris to answer charges by other officers that he bore responsibility for cruelties to prisoners. He had set up arrangements for President Wilson’s European visit and served as chief of staff to the American army of occupation. his Nashville home is cited.
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New York
William H. Harts
Paris
Wilson
Europe
Bergdoll Sentenced to Five Years for Desertion
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the Philadelphia born heir was court martialed for desertion and sentenced to five years in prison with hard labor at Governors Island Starting in April his citizenship rights are forfeited as a result of the conviction.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Governors’ Island
Indiana farmers seek candidate views via federation questionnaire
The Indiana Federation of Farmers associations plans to mail a policy questionnaire to candidates for U S senator representative governor lieutenant governor state legislature and county commissioner to inform federation members. The move aims to reveal each candidate’s positions on farming issues.
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Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
United States
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Franklin
Fire Department
Terre Haute
Capruses
United Mine Workers of America
Federal Grand Jury
Frank Thorpe
Sugar Valley Coal Company
Indiana
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The
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Danville
Vernon Municipal Water Works
Public Service Commission
Anderson
Madison County
Church of God
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Chesterfield
Hammond
Indiana Harbor Lake Front
East Chicago
Japan
Apollos
Venuses
Chinese Newspaper in France Serves Paris Chinese Labor Group
A Chinese weekly started in Paris by Daniel Fu aims to serve the thousands of Chinese workers brought to France for wartime reconstruction. It is produced by a photographic process as Chinese type is unavailable, selling for 2 cents a copy and claimed to be France’s first Chinese newspaper.
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France
Paris
Daniel Fu
Far Eastern Information Bureau
Mrs W M Woessner Credits Dr Pierce Remedy
A Indianapolis reader recounts severe feminine trouble and nervous distress. After trying many remedies a Decatur retired physician recommended Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She used it and found relief and cure and stayed cured.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Decatur
Favorite Prescription praised by Nora Barnes in Fort Wayne notice
Mrs Nora Barnes of 1221 Van Buren Fort Wayne testifies that Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription helped her after a difficult pregnancy and that her two year old son was born healthy and remained well. She credits the remedy for her improved health and praises the doctor.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Dr. Pierce
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