Windstorm Devastates Illinois Areas. Homes Lost
Chicago reports a tornado sweeping Illinois and Indiana Sunday evening leaving seventy two dead two hundred injured and nearly one hundred families destitute. Over one hundred houses were demolished and property losses reach several hundred thousand dollars with major damage at Bush Willisville Murphysboro Campus Freeman and Kenkakee Illinois and Morocco Indiana. Governor Deneen and Adjutant General Dickson plan state relief for the affected districts.
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Kenkakee
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Morocco
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Deneen
Dickson
Tornado Sweeps Georgia Town Killing Six
A Monday tornado across Jasper Newton and Morgan counties, Georgia, left six dead and dozens injured. Homes were demolished and livestock killed as the storm tore a three quarter mile wide path through the region.
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Georgia
Newborn
Jasper
Newton
Morgan
Threats of General Strike Warned by Federation Heads
Kansas City reports federation officers warned that unless mediation ends the railway carmen dispute a strike of over 300000 workers on western railroads could be called. The telegram to President Taft was signed by presidents of twelve unions.
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Kansas City
Carmen
Federation of Federations
Taft
Nebraska base ball league settles Sievers dispute
Lincoln. The Nebraska state league representatives met here Monday and settled the trouble between President Sievers and the Kearney association over the Cy Black matter. It was decided that Kearney should pay Sievers 120 dollars and that the costs of litigation between the association and the former president should be paid by the state league.
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Seivers
Lincoln
Nebraska
Baseball League
Sievers
State League
Kearney Association
Kearney
Strike Halted as Federal Officers Enter Talks
New York reports that federal government representatives have intervened to pause a threatened railroad engineer strike east of Chicago and north of the Potomac, potentially affecting about half of the nation's rail traffic.
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New York
Chicago
Potomac River
Census shows fifteen million voters in U S president race
Official statistics in the Statistical Abstract of the United States indicate about fifteen million persons will cast ballots in the upcoming presidential election. The figure comes from the latest government data published by the Bureau of Statistics.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Robbery in Chicago Involves Five Victims
Five persons were robbed of money and valuables in Chicago by unknown assailants. Police urged witnesses to come forward and provide details of the incident and suspects.
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Chicago
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Titanic Signals Fail to Avert Sinking as Rescue Lapses Revealed
Senate inquiry reveals signals from lifeboats ignored by an unidentified steamer five miles away as the Titanic sank taking more than 1600 lives. Offier Boxhall testified amid a nation mourning. services and requiems for the dead were held in churches across the city.
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Senate Investigating Committee
Boxhall
Titanic
Keniara
Smith
Titanic Wreck Survivor Accounts Spark Debate and Grief
Witnesses and public figures react to the Titanic disaster with claims of murder and cowardice, while Mrs. Henry Harris describes the rescue scene and praises Major Butt as a noble hero. Protests highlight treatment of J Bruce Ismay and ongoing calls for a full inquiry.
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London
Board of Trade
J. Bruce Ismay
Morning Post
New York
Henry B. Harris
Atlantic
Harris
Senate Investigation Committee
Major Butt
Major
Mr. Harris
Tribute of Rabbi Hirsch at Carnegie Hall
Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch of Chicago paid tribute at the Free synagogue in Carnegie hall to Jewish heroism uniting Isidore Strauss and Mrs. Strauss who refused to be saved with port. The world will remember their quiet and manly bravery as a tribute to their memory.
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Trinity Church
William T. Manning
Rabbi Hirsch
Free Synagogue
Carnegie Hall
Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
Isidore Strauss
London Captain Haddock denies Olympic towing Titanic report
London report states Captain Haddock of the White Star steamer Olympic denied sending a wireless message claiming the Allan liner Virginian was towing the Titanic. The incident occurred on arrival from New York at Plymouth early Saturday.
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Haddock
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Olympic
Plymouth
New York
Memorial services for Emil Brandeis and Titanic disaster notes
Memorial services were held for Emil Brandeis, prominent Omaha merchant, who perished aboard the Titanic. State news reports Treasury receipts for Q1 and Q1 of prior year, Red Cross appeal for Mississippi valley sufferers, and officials discussing irrigation benefits and a proposed 600000 appropriation for the State Historical Society building. Memorial day plans list towns and dates, with museum fire damages prompting exhibit replacements.
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Neb
Emil Brandeis
George
Aldrich
Nebraska
American Red Cross Society
Mississippi Valley
William Husenetter
Butler County
Price
Fisher
State Historical Society
Capitol
J Streets
Sdaa Rene Sso Co. Mines
Shubert
Dunbar
Table Rock
Pas. Way
Ansley
Alb
Grafton
Tragic Accident at Union Pacific Shops Claims Carl Bock
In Grand Island Nebraska Carl Bock a young worker at the Union Pacific filtering tank works was strangled by his coat sleeve becoming caught in machinery. His clothes wound about his neck stopping the machine and causing almost instant death as fellow workers found him.
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Grand Island
Carl Bock
Union Pacific
Bock
Echo of Blunt Tragedy in Papillion Arraignments
Sheriff Hyers and Chief Briggs plus John Trotom of South Omaha were arraigned in the Safpy county court at Papillion charged with manslaughter in the Roy Blunt killing last month. All pleaded not guilty and were held in 2500 dollars bond for preliminary.
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Blunt
Papillion
Hyers
Lancaster County
Briggs
John €. Troutom
South Omaha
Safpy
Roy Blunt
Blacksmith Hospitalized After Thumb Amputation Incident
In Geneva George Benson, a blacksmith, had the thumb of his right hand caught in a disc machine while working. The injury required amputation with tendons torn near the thumb and higher up the arm.
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Geneva
George ’ Benson
West Point Opens New Auditorium to Record Crowd
The formal opening of the new West Point auditorium drew the largest crowd ever assembled in the city. The ceremony was held Thursday evening with widespread attendance and ceremonial events marking the milestone for the town's cultural facilities.
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West Point
Tornado Lifts Girl in Nebraska Storm Near O Neill
A tornado near O Neill Nebraska ripped into a home and hurled a ten year old girl ten miles while her father raced to a storm cellar. She landed in a grove nearly unharmed, but suffered from cold and was found only at dawn as trees tore her clothing.
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Norfolk
O'Neil
Neb
L. B. Carey
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Quaker mother cautions son in show business tale
Nellie McCoy recounts a morning start as a business manager for a show. His Quaker mother writes a letter expressing mixed concern yet pride, urging him to stay ahead of the industry and his career path.
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Nellie McCoy
Bad Teeth Go With Good Brains Claim
An English scientist warns of a de generacy in two vital human organs noting a decline in dental provisions as mental advancement grows. He claims the decline appears chiefly among western nations with increased cunning reducing tooth work and brain blood demands, leading to poorer digestion and hunger.
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