Storms kill many in twelve states across the South and Midwest
A week of violent weather left about forty people dead across Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio West Virginia Virginia Tennessee Alabama Georgia Florida Maryland and Arkansas. Tornadoes damaged buildings and crops injuring over 200 as schools jails and homes collapsed and an airplane forced down near Indiana Harbor Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
South
Middle West
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Maryland
Arkansas
Rye Cove
Columbus
Woodville
Jacksonville
Fla
Morgantown
W. Va
Rye Cove Tornado Levels School Killing Nineteen
A tornado ripped through Rye Cove Virginia destroying the Rye Cove Consolidated School. Nineteen children were killed and about one hundred others were injured, some severely. The storm struck half a mile away, overturning buildings and scattering debris. Some children were blown 100 feet from the building and buried in wreckage.
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Rye Cove
Nolichuckey Valley
Tornado Devastates Wheatley Arkansas Area
Eight people are dead and more than twenty injured as the tornado hit Wheatley Arkansas. Property damage is estimated at 250000 to 300000 dollars with forty houses partly wrecked and fourteen demolished. Several injured are in serious condition.
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Wheatley
Ark
Tornado Strikes Baldwin County Health Center Area
One man was killed and a woman and her baby were seriously injured when a tornado hit a section of Baldwin County Alabama. Five others suffered minor injuries in the same incident.
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Mobile
Ala
Baldwin County
Tornado Hits Jacksonville Heights Killing One
A tornado struck Jacksonville Heights in Jacksonville, Florida, killing one man and injuring more than a dozen persons. Authorities调查 and emergency crews responded to the scene as residents assessed the damage and authorities investigated the storm’s path.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Heights
Two die and four injured in Laytonsville house collapse
A heavy wind storm in Gaithersburg Md caused the collapse of a Laytonsville house. Two persons were killed and four injured as rescuers searched the wreckage.
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Gaithersburg
Laytonsville
Storm destroys Woodville high school in Culpepper area
A severe storm wrecked the Woodville high school near Culpepper, Va., killing one boy and injuring several others. The nearby Episcopal church was torn from its foundation in the same destruction.
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Culpepper
Woodville
Here
Tornado Hits Columbus City Prison Wrecks Wing
A tornado struck the Columbus city prison killing two inmates and reportedly killing four more while injuring many. The disaster left nine prisoners found amid the rubble as crews assess damage to a prison wing.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus City
Morgantown Cyclone Rips Through Town Wrecking Homes
A cyclone struck Morgantown West Virginia injuring about fifty people, with fifteen seriously hurt. The Morgantown Country Club, a $200000 property, was about half demolished and many houses were wrecked.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Morgantown Country Club
Heavy Wind Storm Impacts Local Area
A powerful wind storm swept through the region causing damage and difficulties in the area. Local authorities urged residents to stay indoors and report hazards. Crews began assessments as the storm moved on.
Chicago Delta Lake Michigan Rampage Wrecks Shoreline
Lake Michigan surged along the Chicago shoreland ripping at sea walls and flooding streets and basements. Crews labored to protect buildings, drives and car tracks from the heavy waves.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Speaker nears record for longest continuous service
Washington reports Nick TM Longworth nears a record as the House of Representatives speaker. If his current term ends, only three of the 38 predecessors have served longer in continuous service. Longworth begins his third consecutive term, with few 4-term successors in history.
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Washington
Nick
Longworth
House of Representatives
Andrew Stevenson
Virginia
Illinois
Champ Clark
Missouri
Henry Clay
Young offers plan for war debt pact
New York report says Owen D. Young presented a detailed American plan for Germany's annuity payments to Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. The proposal aims for a mid path between creditors and German offers, suggesting a forty-some year term and a cash value around 6.5 to 10 billion.
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New York
Owen D. Young
Hjalmar Schacht
Berlin
Germany
Doctor Schacht
Mr. Young
Young
United States
Albert Voegier
Fifteen Horses Vie for Preakness at Pimlico
The Preakness at Pimlico in Baltimore May 10 plans an open field of about 15 top three year olds. Nominations reached 94 from 51 owners aiming for roughly $60,000 plus the Woodlawn vase honor. Many contenders have not met initial expectations and several have yet to run.
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Baltimore
Pimlico
Old Hilltop
Teachers College At
Wayne
D. J. McCoy
Arcadia
Arcadian
Dan Bartlett
Bartlett
Srl Tolen
Ord
Cozad
California
N. C. Vandermeer
Elubt
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Gering
Union Pacific
Division
Torrington
Archer
Wyo
Gering Yards
Frank Massman
Enoch Bever
Massman
Francis Austin Wilkins
Wymore
George Leland
Wym
Wilkins
Falls City
North Platte
Chin Wing
North Wing
Platte Wing
Thompson-Belden Company
Omaha
American Department Stores of
New York
Thompson-Belden
RUP Announces 96 Million Maintenance Plan for 1929
Union Pacific reveals a 96 million dollar maintenance and improvement budget for 1929, with 26 million allocated to Nebraska and about 14 million to Council Bluffs. The plan funds equipment upkeep, shop wages, track and structure work, new union passenger terminal expansion, block signals, and heavier rails across Nebraska.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Union Pacific
C. R. Gray
Council Bluffs
Union
Mr. Gray
North Platte
Grand Island
Beatrice
Sidney
Gering
Union Passager
Hastings
Nebra
Marysville
Kansas
Weaver Cuts $495,000 From Budget And Bills
Governor Weaver vetoed 15 items totaling $495,000 from the budget and related bills. The veto removed $470,000 in taxation funds and $25,000 in fish and game fees, leaving the appropriation measures law without his signature.
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Weaver
Lincoln
Elkhorn Girl Wins Interstate Spelling Title
Elkhorn eighth grader Omaha Roma Eggers captured first in the oral section of the interstate spelling contest held in South Sioux City. Plattsmouth’s Leo Sikora finished second after misspelling fifteen with one error.
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Omaha
Roma Eggers
Elkhorn
Sioux City
Leo Sikora
Plattsmouth
Miss Eggers
Sikora
Apple Blossom Time Draws Crowds in Nebraska Orchards
Apple Blossom Time arrives in southeastern Nebraska as commercial orchards enter full bloom. Orchardists report fruit crop prospects never brighter in years with trees heavy in bloom and minimal frost damage to peach, pear, and cherry trees, attracting hundreds of motorists to the area.
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Nebraska
Spaulding Bank President Keeps 1877 Homestead
Spaulding resident John Sullivan, president of City Bank of Spaulding, remains the sole landowner of the original homestead he settled in 1877. Now 79, he organized the local bank in 1902 and has led it since.
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Spaulding
John Sullivan
City Bank of
Dates Set for State Legion Convention at Hastings
August 26 27 and 28 are fixed for the annual state American Legion convention at Hastings. About 5000 delegates are expected to attend. Adjutant C W Conklin reports state membership up 1500 to 16000 with a projection of 19000 before the convention.
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Lincoln
the American Legion
Hastings
C. W. Conklin
Conklin
Power Brothers Sheep Co unloads 42 loads 5300 head to Humboldt
The Power Brothers Sheep Co of Humboldt shipped 5 300 sheep in 42 can loads from Eden Texas to Humboldt. Other notes include trout stocking in the Niobrara river near Marsland, a Holstein steer sold for 242 30 at Omaha, and a Richardson county historical association formation planned.
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Power Brothers Sheep Co
Humboldt
Eden
Tex
Niobrara
Marsland
B. B. Jackson
Cortland
Omaha
Brough
U S positions on war materials at disarmament talks
Geneva reports that Ambassador Gibson yields on reserves in peace time while opposing indirect publicity on materials. Big powers press for direct limits, a stalemate leaves little progress as major states push to keep budgets and inventories intact.
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Geneva
Hugh 8. Gibbon
United States
Gibson
France
Japan
Yugo-Slavia
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Russia
Sweden
Holland
Maxim Litvinov
Jonkheer Rutgers
Red
Herr Westman
Naval powers reach agreement on examination pause at Geneva
The five major naval powers agree to defer detailed naval questions at the Geneva preparatory disarmament session. The American delegation declines to discuss the issue. Sources say no naval subcommittee will be formed to study the problem in light of recent American proposals.
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Geneva
Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Iowa Land Prices Return to Normal Figures in Montgomery County
Nine years after the land boom collapse, Montgomery county lands are reemerging on the market at legitimate prices. In the last quarter at least twenty eight farm deals and numerous trades have been recorded. Real estate agents note a rising sales trend with land selling from one hundred to two hundred twenty five dollars per acre.
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Red Oak
Iowa
Montgomery County
Immigration quotas fill New York import limits
Senator David A. Reed returning from Sicily said European quotas are so far ahead that many people seeking entry to the United States may never be able to come. He warned that the immigration limits may keep hopeful migrants from reaching America.
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New York
United States
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Sicily
Saskatchewan road program aims for 3000 miles of highways
Saskatchewan announces a four year road-building plan with an expenditure of 20 million dollars to construct about 3000 miles of highways across the province.
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Regina
Sask
King honors Bramwell Booth with Companions of Honor
King George elevates Gen Bramwell Booth former Salvation Army head to the Companions of Honor order in London. The decoration marks royal recognition of Booth’s public service and leadership within the organization.
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General Booth
London
George
Gen
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Order of “Companions of Honor
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Raska
Elkhorn Girl
Richardson County Historical Association
Mary “Mick
Schuyler
Midland College
Mick
North Bend
Chamber of Commerce
McCook
McCook Junior College
U. S
Canada
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