Devastating Tornado Strikes Three States With Massive Losses
A Missouri to Illinois to Indiana tornado wreaked havoc across West Frankfort Murphysboro De Soto Princeton Griffin Owensville and Carmi killing hundreds injuring thousands and leaving towns in ruins. Relief trains guards and medical teams rushed to aid survivors as fires burned and buildings collapsed.
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de Soto
Missouri
Mississippi River
Illinois
Murphysboro
Parrish
Indiana Line
Carmi
Indiana
Princeton, Griffin
Owensville
Poseyville
Chicago
St. Louis
Len Smal
Tlinois National Guard
West Frankfort
Frankfort
Flamaz
Tens of towns strike by tornado leave many dead
A devastating tornado outbreak hit Illinois Indiana and Kentucky causing widespread destruction. Reports say dozens died in De Soto Parrish West Frankfort Griffin Owensville Princeton and Griffisville with hundreds injured and thousands homeless. Rescue crews struggle after dark amid fire and debris.
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West Frankfort
Ill
Murphysboro
Parrish
Indiana
Finois Central
Centralia
de Soto
Redus
A. A. Hodge
Milton Oil Company
Carmi
Orient
Evansville
Ind
Princeton
Griffin
Owensville
Poseyville
Griffn
Poseyvile
Elizabeth
N. EB. Hart
Nineteenth Field Artillery
Grace Wright
Kentucky
Tornado Casulties List for Towns Hit Wednesday
Casualties listed for towns struck by Wednesday's storm show Annapolis Missouri 250 dead and 50 injured, Murphysboro Illinois 200 dead and 300 injured, Cape Girardeau Missouri 12 dead and 50 injured, and many others across Illinois Indiana and Missouri with totals 829 dead and 2874 injured. Names towns and counts appear in casualty ledger order.
33 Believed Dead in Mine Blast in West Virginia
In Fairmont West Virginia thirty three men are believed killed after an explosion wrecked Bethlehem Mines mine 41 three miles west of the city on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The mine lies in Buffalo creek valley with workings extending well below the stream. The mine has operated about ten years.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Baltimore & Ohio
Buffalo Creek
Explorer John Borden Marries Mrs. C L Stillwell
Chicago millionaire sportsman explorer and writer John Borden wed Mrs. C L Stillwell in the Wardman Park hotel apartment of the bride's mother Washington D C. The couple includes Mrs. Frank C Letts of Chicago as the bride.
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Washington
Courtney Letts Stillwell
Frank C. Letts
Chicago
John Borden
Wardman Park Hotel
Fire Devastates Tokyo Displacing 20000 Homeless
A northeastern Tokyo conflagration destroyed 3000 buildings and caused losses of about 5 million yen. Fire began in a Napper Junction factory and spread toward Uyeno Park, with troops arriving early. The Imperial museum and zoological gardens escaped containment by the blaze.
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Tokyo
Nappers Junction
Uyeno
Imperial Museum and Zoological Gardens
Museum
Prof. August von Wassermann Dies at Berlin 59
Prof. August von Wassermann director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for experimental therapy and professor of internal medicine at the University of Berlin died in Berlin. He originated the Wassermann blood test and was regarded as one of Germany's greatest medical researchers at age fifty nine.
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Berlin
August von Wassermann
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute For
University of Berlin
Wassermann
Germany
Musician Appeals for Melodic Glossary in Margin of Music
Ewin Hvans argues for a glossary of melodic terms drawn from widely loved melodies to ensure universal appeal. He cautions that advanced music may be melodious only to insiders, while outsiders may find it unmelodious until new listening habits form.
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Ewin Hvans
University policy on appropriations praised for steady program
The University of Illinois policy adopted in 1921 on long term development and building projects is viewed as effective. Trustees presented to the legislature a plan for ten and a half million dollars over two years and future requests, with funds split between new buildings and current expenses. President Kinley notes fiscal discipline while aiming to maximize education quality within budget. The policy garners confidence, support from influential allies, and may require future budget increases to sustain progress.
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University of Iingis
Kinley
Illinois State Journal
Springfield
University Will Ask No Increased Funds
The University of Illinois will seek no higher appropriation from the legislature, asking the same $5,250,000 per year for two years as two years ago. The plan allocates $4,250,000 yearly for operation and maintenance and $1,000,000 for building a second library unit, a library facade, and additions to several campus facilities in Chicago.
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University of Illinois
State University
Kinley
Finois Board of Trustees
Architecture
Pharmacy
Chicago
Potassium Fertilizer Doubles Corn Yield in Illinois Peat Lands
Peat swamps in northern Illinois tested with potassium fertilizer by the University of Illinois show strong results. In Whiteside county near Tampico a three year average of 41 to 55 bushels of corn per acre was produced on treated peaty loam, while untreated land yielded no crops. Similar gains occurred in Kankakee and Mason counties.
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Illinois
University of Illinois
Tampico
Whiteside
Kankakee
Mason
Dont Do It Irony Quote From Country Gentleman
A quirky quote compares running a car at night with one leg and no lights to raisin a large family with a razor strop. Pegleg Paterson voices a striking metaphor from a humorous Country Gentleman tone.
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Pegleg Paterson
Farm Progress Result of Tests
Ill in progression credited to the state experiment station at the University of Illinois founded 38 years ago by H. W. Mumford. Dairy work led innovations from buttermilk concentration to skim milk use, sugar preservation in ice cream, and sunflowers as silage. The 1896 dairy cow value study tied milk output to profits, guiding profitable farming. Calf rearing research showed 150 pounds of whole milk and 400 pounds of skim milk suffice for first 60 days with proper grain and hay feeding.
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Illinois
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
H. W. Mumford
Early Land Grant to Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The first U S railroad land grant was 1,000,000 acres granted to the Mobile and Ohio company along the route from Mobile to the Ohio River mouth. The grant was made in 1849.
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United States
Mobile & Ohio Company
Mobile
Ohio River
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