Texas Town of 800 Swept by Twister
Severe tornado devastates Rock Springs Texas leaving dozens dead and over 120 injured as relief crews move in. Residents fear for many missing while searchers and cavalry aid rescue efforts and transport the injured to Uvalde and nearby towns.
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Texas
Back Springs
Tex
Rock Springs
San Antonio
Henk Springs
Pwalde
Came Wold
Here
Uvalde
Fort Scott
Twans
Gladys Lowery
Fawne Telephone
Mra Lowery
Maryland Conductor Wanted for Wife Murder Found Dead
Ralph Todd a Baltimore Streetcar conductor sought for killing his wife near Mantingdon on July 4 1925 died Monday night on a Federal County farm near Feasterburg living as Oscar Bell. He fled after the crime while his mother in law Mrs. Odeo Lyon was with the victim during a ride. Todd shot his wife and then fired at Lyon when exposure occurred. A $200 reward had been offered for his arrest. He eluded searchers and had lived quietly on the farm between Federalburg and Brugerville. Death from tuberculosis confirmed his identity after his burial.
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Cambridge
Apel
Ralph Todd
Furner
Baltimore
Mantingdon
Calvert County
Feasteralsburg
Oscar Bell
Todd
Odeo Lyon
Huntinsdon
Tod
Betwen Fedleralburg
Brugeville
Shanghai Strike Not Aimed At Foreign Citizens Says Report
Shanghai faced a general strike with clashes at the International Settlement barrier. Chinese workers attempted to storm the barrier, fired over by Italian guards, and set fire to circulars. Labor unions mobilized about 40,000 workers in protest against General Chiang Kai-shek's actions.
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Shanghai
Shanchai
Vien Road
Ue Bargier
Sen
Chisng Kai-she
Kuomintang
Chiang
Tornado Toll Rises Across Oklahoma and Arkansas Areas
A string of tornadoes swept Oklahoma and neighboring states causing multiple fatalities and injuries. Severe storms damaged towns, severed power lines, and sparked fires as responders searched for missing residents. Officials in Oklahoma County reported numerous wrecked structures and displaced families amid the disaster’s aftermath.
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Owahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Esetem
Hakel
Fort South
Jaddo
Local Voters Report New Voting Procedures
A fragmented note describes changes to voting procedures and fee collection. The text mentions new rules, security measures, and alleged irregularities in the vote counting process affecting residents and officials.
Premier Baldwin Opens Talks on Franchise Reform in Commons
In Parliament Baldwin pledged a bill next session to extend the franchise to match that of men. A cabinet meeting beforehand discussed the move with Churchill and W. H. Chamberlain opposing the so called Mapper vote but overruled by Cabinet colleagues. The decision could shift the electoral balance.
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Tencon
Baldwin
House of Oeommuens Fuley
t+ives
Othat Wenston Churchill
Chanesbor
Fachequer
Lond Woer
Storm Delays U S Dirigible Test Flight Over Shore
The airship Los Angeles moored safely in its hangar at Lakehurst after a windy night wind gusts reached sixty miles per hour. Commander Harris E. Hosendahl reported landings were prudent and the voyage to Plantation Flats and Chesapeake Bay proceeded as planned before a malfunction in mooring gear forced a return to base. It was the first flight since December and served as a post repair test.
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Lakehurst
Los Angeles
Harris E. Hosendahl
Rosendahl
Plantation Fats
Chesapeak Bay
U.S
Patoka
Chesapeake
Kossendahl
Tts mw long dane that hur a place' tu qaark
The readable fragments describe a place where heavy noise or impact occurred. It notes damage to a location and mentions a few local terms that imply a disruption or hazard. Authorities are referenced as handling the incident and calling for attention to safety.
May Break World Record For Planes
A Los Angeles aimed attempt to fly 50 hours in a Wright Relan airmachine begins as pilots endure limited sleep and nourishment. If successful, they aim for the Orteig Prize and the U S record, with a Roosevelt Field message noting steady progress and limited fuel as they press toward dawn.
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America
Long Island
Keiley
MacReady
Roosevelt Field
Carroll Arrives at Atlanta Penitentiary
Earl Carroll theatrical producer left New York with other federal prisoners and rode via the Presmont Limited to serve one year and a day for perjury. He spent a calm night in Charotte with his wife aboard the train and appeared in good spirits as the journey continued.
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Charhate
N.C
Earl Carrol
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Amlo
New York
Charlotte
Southern Railway
Presmont Limite
Carroll
Prince of Wales heads to Spain after Paris visit
London April 13 The Prince of Wales left for Paris en route to Spain for a ten day visit with the King and Wittsbergh. Also in brief notes Pennsylvania crude oil prices fell with Keister crude cut to 1.105 a barrel and a running update on a separate divorce and a murder case trial schedule.
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London
Prince of Wales
Paris
Spain
Wittsbergh
Pennsylvania
Keister
Front on Yangtse Grips China Battlefronts
Reports say Cantonese forces face heavy fighting on the Yangtze front and in Shanghai as Northern troops press south of Nanking toward the Yangtze crossing near Kangyin. Red labor unions strike nationwide amid anti foreign tensions while clashes erupt in the International Settlement and Chapei district.
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Changhai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Cantonere
Yangsze
Shanghai
Yangiece
Kiangyin
Nanking
Chiang
Caim
Chang Chung- Li
Chiani
Red
Hanhow
Wife Sought by Bobce Admiral Dodge Fleeing Liner
Horace F Dodge, heir to an automobile fortune, vanished from the liner Wilhelmina in Honolulu after slipping into a ship officers uniform and boarding an awaiting car. He reportedly seeks reconciliation with his estranged wife who is touring the island. A photo of Lieslze was radioed from San Francisco to aid identification.
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Honolulu
Horace EF. Dodge
Dodge
San Francisco
Jack Kennedy
Bigcan
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Golden Gate
Lieslze
Deadly Picket Attack Near Generali Caisas Kar Shek
Reported assault by attackers on Twenty pickets of the Shanghai general labor union amid clashes near Generali Caisas Kar Shek's quarters. The incident left several unionists dead as tensions rose after raids on the Red Laur Unions the day before.
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Snangaei
Apm
Shanghai Seneral
Tate Mote
Becel
Generali Caisas Kar Shek
Intermationa Setthmens
Red Laur
Labur
Garg outbreak in Philadelphia leaves two dead
Reported gang warfare in Philadelphia results in two men killed and a woman seriously injured. Authorities describe a running car chase and shootings.Ea win Callahan, father of two, slain with seven bullet wounds. An unidentified victim known as Sem is found near a hospital. Florence Snyder, 21, hospitalized with head injuries.
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Phiadelphia
Pelce
Petice
Cal'ahin
Ile
Lwerr
Florence Snyder
Hopital
Laurel Ost to Shore Tall Cedars Laurel Ost to Shore Tall Cedars
At Laurel Delaware in the New Armory the Tall Cedar Fraternity will initiate 4 Saplings into the Sidenian Peeree of Tall Cedar. Grand Tall Cedar A Fearn of Georgetown will lead the ceremony with Royal Ranters. Eastern Forest No 33 and other members gather for a parade and concert in Laurel.
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Laurel
Del
Ha Forest
Witheus
Tk Gruge A. Fearn
Georpetown
Easterneba
Delmar
Laurel Arrvine
Detectives press new Wellesley Loomis case in wife death
Police say a key witness statement from Mrs Newell and new details from Dr Frank Loomis point toward a conviction in the fatal clubbing death of Loomis's wife. Loomis, rearrested after initial release when evidence was deemed insufficient, faces renewed probes amid discrepancies in his and others stories.
Customs Intercept Fort Gaine Off Hoboken Wharf
Two customs officers captured the 1 400 ton freighter Fort Gaine at Fletcher Dry Dock Hoboken capturing 4000 cases of Scotch whiskey gin and champagne valued around 200000. Two crew members were seized while others fled after the ship sprayed the launches with a .22 caliber gunfire.
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Hoboken
No J
Fort Gaine
Fletcher Dry Dock
9000 Million merger eyed in four steel firms
New York reports a 9000 million merger of four independent steel concerns following a stock market coup centered on Republic Iron and Steel. Cyrwa S Eaten, Cleveland financier, is described as a key player with strong influence, potentially giving him control and creating the largest US steel concern after Cane States and Bethlehem Steel.
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New York
Republic Iron and Steel
Cyrwa S
Eaten
Cleveland
New York Herald-Tribune
Custer
Trumbull Steel Company
Central Army: Steel Corporation
Otis Steel Company
Republic
Bates
F Pssorts
Raton
Eaton
United States
Ing
Cane States Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
San Juan Food Preferences Highlight Cultural Ties
Readable fragment notes Pan American goodwill flyers describe Diet favoring beef steak with onions rice beans or fish. Text indicates visitors are very attached to these foods during exchanges.
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San Juan
Howe
Firemen Combat Fire on Wooden Scaffolding Beside NYC Skyscraper
In New York on April 13, a blaze raged atop a 27 story mass building at Fifth Avenue and Fifty Ninth Street. Fireproofing and unfinished access hindered water supply. wooden scaffolding burned as spectators watched the huge flames and sparks from Central Park.
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Sherry Netherlands
Cnder
Fifth Avenue
Teaders
Pare
Caf
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