Fifteen Dead in Birmingham Tornado Wreckage
A devastating Birmingham tornado struck the southern city, killing about twenty five including the wife of Democrat state chairman J. R. Lowe, injuring many and destroying hundreds of homes. Eighteen bodies recovered by 7 p.m. with property losses around 350000 dollars, as the funnel cloud ripped from Green Springs to Avondale and onward toward Liondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Chapman
Tally
Robert J. Lowe
D. D. M'Laughlin
J. Ferguson
Mylum
Carrie Eliln
Carrie Elmere
Mary Goodlaw
Sarah Thweatt
Dave Elmore
Sarah Elmore
M. H. Lynch
Frank Krimsey
Lougin E. Martin
Rhea Curry
F. G. Schaeffer
Doerr
W. W. Doerr
W. P. Dickerson
Joel E. Giaccopazzi
Jane Lane
Jame Wilson
Mary Calloway
Will Calloway
Ned Thomas
Wee Richardson
Green Springs
Avondale
Liondale
Destructive Tornado Demolishes Homes and Shelters
A strong tornado struck multiple blocks from Eighth to Twenty-eighth streets near Avenue H and I, tearing up trees and collapsing residences. Houses occupied by Joseph Busenheimer and John Hayes, among others, were leveled or severely damaged while numerous negro shacks and small cottages were crushed, injuring residents including an eleven year old girl and Greena Curry. Firefighter W. M. Merritt and family were rescued after the storm.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Eighth
Tenth
Joseph Busenheimner
John Kransy
Taylor Hanson
Eleventh Street
John Hayes
Carrie Elma
Second Presbyterian Church
Avenue H
Fifteenth Street
Seventeenth
Greena Curry
Fred Schaeffer
Eighteenth Street
L. H. Stewart
Eighteenth
Twenty-eighth Streets
Avenue H and I
Nineteenth Street
Nineteenth and I
W. M. Merritt
Merritts
Miner Explosion Near Connellsville Kills One
A mine blast at Gates mine in the Klondike region near Connellsville Pennsylvania fatally injures one Italian and severely burns ten others while six more are taken home or treated at Cottage State Hospital. Gas buildup and a delayed ignition preceded two explosions as miners sheltered in a heading.
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Connellsville
New Klondike
Cottage State Hospital
Gates
American Steel and Wire Company
Robert Nelson
Gibson Gilmore
Dunbar
David Ramsey
Adelaide
James Wilson
Oliphant
Ape Page
New Salem
Michael Soloka
Alexander Bullyontis
George Yonkora
Michael Goble
Guy
Seonats Easteen
Rioting in St Petersburg as troops clash with factory hands
A Daily Mail dispatch from St Petersburg describes a Sunday clash between military units and workers with bloodshed and many arrests. Czarist ministers meet at Sarskoe-Selo to discuss riots while universities suspend activities amid student and worker unrest and looming army calls.
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London
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Sarskoe-Selo
Kasan Cathedral
Nevsky Prospect
Cossack Guard
Viesemsky
Imperial Council
De Witte Promoted to Imperial Chancellor Prospects
In St Petersburg diplomats expect M. De Witte the finance minister to become imperial chancellor within years with possible princely rank. His power grows in finance railways and interior ministries and in foreign affairs shown by Manchurian negotiations.
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ST. Petersburg
M. de Witte
Russia
M. W. Kovaleski
Finance
Boris Galitzine
M. Bogoliepoff
Peter Karpovitch
M. Kovaleski
Associated Press
Government Robbed: Fraud Racket Uncovered in Railroads
From Kiev a conspiratorial gang with government ties exploited goods in transit to steal from the treasury. They used unweighed carloads at stations lacking scales, fabricating reclamations and bribery to hide losses. Estimated illegal gains reach 3,000 roubles.
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Vistula
Warsaw
Russia
Technical Society
Kieff
Far East
Saghalien
Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Carrie Nation Visits St Louis Saloon and Challenges Owner
Mrs Carrie Nation stopped in St Louis en route to Cincinnati and Lexington and visited the Nation saloon near Union Station. She confronted Sauerburger about the name and warned patrons they would go to hell for drinking as police demurred, drawing a cheering crowd before she left to catch her train.
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ST. Louis
Carrie Nation
Cincinnati
Lexington
Union Station
Nation
Mrs. Nation
the Nation
Allen Chosen to Succeed Brewer as Civil Service Chief
W A Rodenburg of Illinois will become Civil Service Commissioner succeeding the late M S Brewer. The president also named G E Baldwin consul at Nuernberg, H B Miller consul at Niuchwang, with other military and internal revenue appointments for U S volunteers units and district offices. Rodenburg, 36, a former congressman, is from a Democratic district and faced electoral defeat recently.
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Washington
W. A. Rodenburg
Illinois
Civil Service Commission
Mark 8. Brewer
F. I. Allen
Auburn
N. Y
Patents
Duell
Rodenburg
St. Louis
Northrupt
Minnesota
George E. Baldwin
Ohio
United States
Nuremburg
Bavaria
Henry B. Miller
Oregon
Niu-Chwang
China
Marion Erwin
Georgia
Henry L. Hertz
Internal Revenue
United States Volunteers
Frederick J. Barrows
Leutenants
Francis J. Ellison
Francis W. Ralston, Jr
Charles A. Bear
Ernest L. Hamilton
William H. Wilder
Thirty-eighth Regiment of Infantry
John
Thomas K. Wilson
Davis van H. Allen
Edward 8. Kellogg
John N. Speel
Leutenant
George G. Seibels
George C. Schafer
Frederick G. Perkins
John F. Dunn
Dismissal Recommended for El Paso Customs Officials
The Civil Service Commission urged the Treasury Secretary to dismiss Moses Dillon United States collector of customs at El Paso and Inspectors Fink Bloom and Race amid alleged conspiracy to leak civil service exam papers to applicants. Dillon and Bloom were also accused of levying political assessments. prosecutions are urged against the attorney general and the four officials. Bloom reportedly resigned. Race remains in Cuba. a El Paso hearing found no guilt for Dillon on a separate information-disclosure warrant.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Moses Dillon
United States Collector of Customs
el Paso
Tex
Fink
Bloom
Race
Messrs. Dillon
Messrs Dillon
Customs Service
Cuba
Dillon
Customs
Bum
United States
Supreme Court Decides Illinois Water Contract Cases
Supreme Court decisions today address how the 1872 Illinois law authorizing cities to contract for water and water works affects Freeport Danville and Rogers Park. The cases challenge rate setting for a thirty year water supply and involve city authorities contracts and implied fees.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Illinois
Freeport
Danville
Rogers Park
Water Company
Supreme Court rules water price ordinance valid in Illinois
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a water price reduction ordinance as valid. The court sustained the state finding and reversed a District of Columbia decision in Throckmorton v Holt on the will of Judge Advocate General Holt, ordering a retrial. Also denied habeas corpus relief for Alexander McKenzie over Alaska mine receivership contempt. The Court adjourned until April with other railroad cases restored for next term. In Cuba, Lt. Gen. Miles said Cubans would accept the Platt amendment after inspecting Havana forts. He addressed the Cuban convention urging patience and shared gratitude toward the United States.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Throckmorton
Holt
District Court
Alexander McKenzie
California
Circuit Court of Appeals
Alaska
Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Miles
Cuba
Root
Havana
United States
Heath to sail to Europe on Vaderland for six week trip
Perry S Heath departed for New York to sail Wednesday on the Vaderland for Southampton. He will spend about six weeks in Europe and return around mid May. The move signals the possible closing of the Republican national committee headquarters for the summer or longer.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Perry S. Heath
New York
Vaderland
Southampton
Republican National Committee
May Give Up Business Rumor In Hanna Ship Plant Sale
Rumor spreads that Senator Hanna may sell his interest in the American Ship-building Company to United States Steel Corporation. John D. Rockefeller has already transferred his one tenth stake, leaving US Steel close to controlling Hanna and Rockefeller interests, representing about one fifth of all securities.
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Cleveland, O
J. P. Morgan
Senator Hanna
United States Steel Corporation
Mr. Hana
American Ship-building Company
John D. Rockefeller
Hanna
Rockefeller
American Shipbuilding Company
Rockefellers
Lakes
Rockefeller and Hanna
Steel Trust Plans Advance In Morgan Conference
A New York meeting at J. P. Morgan & Co included J P Morgan Judge Gary Charles Schwab John W Getes and Senator Mark Hanna. They discussed the United States Steel Corporation board and closer ties with Iran and transportation interests. Isaac Ellwood declared he would exchange his 30000 shares for United States Steel stock and expected to be a major investor. He anticipated no complications for the American Steel and Wire Company as most of its stock was already pledged to the new corporation.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Mr. Morgan
Gary
Charles M. Schwab
John W. Getes
Mark Hanna
United States Steel Corporation
Hanna
Isaac Ellwood
Chicago
J. Pierpont Morgan
Elwood
Federal Steel Company
United States Steel
Mr. Ellwood
American Steel and Wire Company
Farmers organize against grain combine in central Kansas
In a developing movement centered in Solomon with support from Abilene Lat ia and Mac Pherson areas farmers form a stock company to operate a local grain elevator. Salina is pursuing a similar plan as farmers rally to create independent grain handling facilities.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Solomon
Abilene
Latiia
MacPherson
Salina
Japan's Fears Spark Protest Over Manchurian Pact
The secretary of legation in London states Japan and its people fear the Manchurian agreement may lead to Russia grabbing Korea. He warns the issue concerns the United States, threatening trade and regional integrity, and suggests confronting it now if necessary.
Powers Debate Legation Guards and Indemnities in China
Washington reports confirm Rockhill's China's legation guard debate and German indemnity set at 60 million dollars for 17 600 troops. China Russian Manchuria pact may be signed soon despite Japan's protests while Korea's customs chief removal prompts American remonstrance over Russian influence and forest access.
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Washington
Rockhill
Peking
Legation
United States
China
Germany
Manchuria
Ungless
Russia
Japan
Korea
State Department
Allen
Seoul
McLeavy Brown
Britons in the Dark Over Manchurian Pact Signatures
London officials remain unsure whether the Manchurian agreement will be signed or lapse by the deadline. Chinese envoy Sir Chih Chen Lo Cheng Luh urged Britain to act to prevent Russia from securing necessary signatures. Two secret treaties reportedly exist, one in St Petersburg on military control of Manchuria and another in Peking on other powers.
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London
Chih Chen Lo Cheng Luh
Foreign Office
Russia
Legation
Associated
Free Today
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Peking
Great Britain
Rusela
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