Wind Storm Rain Damage Strikes Four States
A late April wind storm caused nearly 450 deaths and about 1 275 injuries across Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. Forty six towns report serious wreckage with 2 600 ruined buildings and widespread flood damage. Relief centers in Montgomery Mobile New Orleans and others mobilize as casualties rise and losses reach several million dollars.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Columbus
Lucerne
Kenmore
Lamourie
Richland
Amite
Essie
Pine
Angie
Franklinton
Sheridan
Avard
Eunice
Gilles Bend
Purvis
Churchill
Lorman
Tillman
Malton
Baxterville
Braxton
Sunflower
Wahalak
Wingate
Walls
Fairchilds Creek
Quitmans Landing
McLaurin
McCallum
Winchester
Pine Ridge
Chipley
la Grange
Harris
Griffin
McDonough
Locust Grove
Cedartown
Cave Springs
Tornado Wrecks Johnson County Farmlands in Indiana
A tornado swept three Johnson county townships near Providence Indiana on April 28 destroying barns and homes, severing telephone and telegraph lines, and causing damage estimated at no less than 60 000 dollars. The storm traveled northeast and was less than one eighth of a mile wide with one reported injury.
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Providence
Ind
Johnson County
Storm Toll Rises in North Alabama Blitz
Birmingham reports 29 dead and nearly 200 seriously injured from a storm across North Alabama. Blount county endured the worst of the blow with remote areas still awaiting reliable reports.
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Birmingham
Ala
North Alabama
Blount County
Storm toll rises in Selma flood aftermath
A severe storm in Selma Alabama on April 28 caused four deaths among black residents and extensive property damage. Numerous cattle perished and the Alabama River is rising quickly prompting flood warnings.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Bank Robbed of 60000 Dollars at Banco Espanola
Manila reports extensive fraud at Banco Espanola Filipino totaling 75000 pesos about 60,000 in gold. Cashier accuses trusted employees and outside accomplices of check forgeries and altered books over years. One clerk arrested. more arrests expected as bank seeks seizure of implicated property.
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Manila
Banco Espanola-Filipino
Kentucky Guard ordered to duty in Kentucky counties
Owensboro Kentucky April 20. Company C of the Kentucky national guard has orders from Adjutant General Johnson to depart for Paducah at once. They are expected to operate in Trigg and Calloway counties where alleged night riders are being rounded up.
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Owensboro
Kentucky National Guard
Johnson
Paducah
Trigg
Calloway
Duc de Chaulnes Found Dead in Paris Hotel Room
The Duc de Chaulnes and his wife had lived at the Hotel Langham in Paris. An inquest ruled the death natural from an embolism, with initial reports and rumors surrounding the circumstances later clarified by officials.
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Paris
Duc de Chaulnes
New York
Theodora Shonts
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Metropolitan Railway Company of
Langham
Rue Boccador
Free Rides Mark Cleveland Streetcar War End
Mayor Johnson oversees a citywide free streetcar era as the long running conflict ends. Three cent fares will resume within ten days under a new holding company Municipal Traction, with transfers after three months. Old stockholders receive 55 dollars a share, while the security agreement allows reentry if misused.
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Cleveland
Municipal Traction Company
Johnson
Nerve Lapse Foils North Coast Holdup Near Welces Spur
Two German men Rudolph Wenk and Paul Filenius were arrested after a failed holdup of the North Coast Limited two miles west of Welches Spur near Butte Montana. They claimed masked desperadoes forced them to act. a dynamite stick was found near the site.
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Butte
Mont
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Welces Spur
Rudolph Wenk
Paul Filenius
Wenk
Filenius
Weldhs Spur
Banks in Ye Mango County Closed by Comptroller
Oil City April 25 report that Farmers National Bank of Emlenton with 50000 capital and First National Bank of Clintonville with 25000 capital were closed by the Comptroller of the Currency. Clintonville bank said to be a subsidiary of Emlenton bank.
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Oil City
Farmers’ National Bank
Emlenton
First National Bank of
Clintonville
Yemango County
Emlenton Bank
Frost Bursts Fry Colorado Orchards With Million Dollar Loss
Denver reports frost over two nights damaged orchards in the Arkansas and Grand valleys and other Colorado fruit farms. Estimated loss reaches one million dollars. Authorities assess impact on crops and regional agricultural output.
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Denver
Arkansas and
Grand Valleys
Colorado
Leake Attacks Roosevelt Over Perpetuating Power
Representative Leake of New Jersey criticised President Roosevelt in a Washington speech, saying he seeks to prolong his term by backing a proxy election. He praised some ability but accused him of lacking dignity and poise, joking about changing the Republican emblem from elephant to dog to illustrate mixed signals.
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Washington
Leake
New Jersey
House
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Indian chiefs plan Ottawa trip over land rights
A BC coast Indian delegation led by Chief Joe Capilano will depart Vancouver on May 26 to meet Sir Wilfrid Laurier in Ottawa. The group, representing every local tribe, aims to raise grievances over land rights and follow a London visit to present their case.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Dutcher Company Assigns for Benefit of Creditors
Milwaukee April 29 The Dutcher company led by William Goodrich has assigned for the benefit of creditors. E J Tapping named assignee by the circuit court on a bond of 160000 dollars. No statement of liabilities or assets is provided. The firm is a manufacturer based in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Dutcher Company
William Goodrich
E. J. Tapping
Manae
Bryan Man Beaten Delegation Heads to Denver Uninstructed
In Trenton on April 29 the Democratic state convention chose James Smith Jr. as a delegate at large to the Denver convention along with John Hinchliffe Frank Katzenbach and Howard Carrow. The delegation is uninstructed and seven candidates were defeated led by Robert Davis Bryan supporter. The disorder arose after Hamill nominated Davis and cited loyalty disputes between Hudson and Essex counties during past gubernatorial campaigns.
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Trenton
N. J
United States
James Smith, Jr
John Hinchliffe
Frank S. Katzenbach
Howard Carrow
Camden
Denver
Robert Davis
Hudson County
Bryan
James Martin
James H. Birch
Hamill
Davis
Katzenbach
Essex County
James S. Seymour
Franklin Murphy
Printing paper hearing on price fixing and mill control
John Norris of the New York Times testifies before the house special committee on newsprint and wood pulp. He cites alleged understandings among mills to fix prices and limit output and notes annual price meetings and publishers statements about independent mills mergers. He also cites cooperation with Canadian mills to secure paper.
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Washington
John Norris
The
New York Times
House Special News Print
Norris
United States
Colorado Taft delegates chosen at Pueblo convention
The Republican state convention in Pueblo selected the at large delegation to Chicago in favor of Secretary Taft. Crawford Hill, Dr Hubert Work, William Lenox, Horace Delong, Thomas Walsh, W A Drake were named as delegates. The chair kept senatorial endorsements aside to preserve harmony as Roosevelt administration and Governor Buchtel's government were endorsed.
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Pueblo
Colo
Chicago
Taft
Crawford Hill
Denver
Hubert Work
William Lenox
el Paso
Horace T. Delong
Mesa
Thomas F. Walsh
Arapahoe
W. A. Drake
Steamer St Paul Drydocked After Collision With Gladiator
The St Paul was brought into drydock in Southampton after colliding with the British cruiser Gladiator last Saturday. The clash caused the drowning of over twenty crew members aboard the Gladiator, while the St Paul appears not to have suffered serious below waterline damage.
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Southampton
Eng
St. Paul
Grover Cleveland Ill in Lakewood Report
Cleveland improving daily. Grover Cleveland is ill at a hotel in Lakewood New Jersey. A report says he passed a very good night and is improving daily.
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Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Impeantie Daly
Britons Worry About Treaty on China's Integrity Amid Japanese Policy
Peking April 29 British officials in China review rising Chinese hostility to Japan and accuse Tokyo of violating the Anglo Japanese alliance. British opinion condemns Japan's Manchuria policy and calls for strict treaty adherence and impartial Hague intervention against secret accords.
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Peking
China
Japan
Far East
Great Britain
Portsmouth
Russia
Manchuria
Harbin
The
Hague
Fanatic kills child in Nazareth area
April 29 Allentown report says Robert Bachman of Nazareth a religious fanatic murdered five year old daughter of Councilman Henry Smith. The girl was visiting at the Bachman home Alliance near Allentown where Bachman killed her during a frenzy driving everyone from the house.
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Allentown
Robert Bachman
Nazareth
Henry Smith
Bachman
Smith
Alliance
Here
Taft to Visit Panama for Negotiations on Isthmian Treaties
Washington notes say Mary Taft will sail April 30 on the Prairie to Panama. A detachment also will accompany her. The trip aims to settle questions between the United States Panama and between Panama and Colombia, with hopes to draft a permanent treaty. The secretary expects to be away about weeks, returning by May 20.
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Washington
Mary Taft
Panama
United States
Colombia
Charleston
S. C
Fight over Purdy nomination tests Senate patronage
Washington reports Nelson and Clapp of Minnesota clash with the White House over Jon D. Purdy's appointment to succeed Judge William Lochren. The dispute centers on whether judicial appointments reflect senatorial influence or the president's prerogative. The fight signals a broader test of confirmation norms involving Roosevelt era politics.
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Washington
Nelson
Clapp
Minnesota
Crally
Jon D. Purdy
Wilam Lochren
Minneapolis
Senate
Roosevelt
Minnoiging
W. E. Minneapolis
Hale
Admiral Evans Showing Marked Improvement at Hot Springs
April 2 report from Paso Robles California notes Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans clearly improved during his stay at Robles hot springs with treatments appearing successful.
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Paso Robles Hot Springs
Cal
Robley D. Evans
Robles Hot Springs
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Manila Institution
Miss Shonts
Bity
Victi
Tom L. Johnson
Montana
Pennsylvania
Representative Leake
Bryan Man
James
ROYAL
Mikado
Canal Zone
Tween
Neilson
Lochren
Admiral Evans
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