Fifteen Dead in Lower Peach Tree Cyclone Disaster
A cyclone struck Lower Peach Tree Alabama early Friday killing about fifteen people including L D Bryants family James Clark and two Coopers members and Mrs G E Williamson and son. Dozens injured and towns across Wilcox County suffered extensive damage as lines and roads fail for relief efforts. New reports warn the storm may be the worst since 1906 with many towns cut off and communications down.
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Lower Peach Tree
Mobile
Pine Hill
Peach Tree
L. D. Bryant
James Clark
Cooper
G. E. Williamson
Williamson
South Alabama
Alabama River
Wilcox County
Western Union
Southern Railway
Coopers
Leon Clark
South Conception Street
Grover Bell
A. M. Cooper
Sunny South
Ala
Leo Clark
Farmer’s Commission Company
Lower
J. B. Davis
C. D. Stokes
EB. Dunn
Thomasville
Davis
Bryant
Cloudburst in Anniston Impacts Mills and Town
About one thousand workmen were displaced as a cloudburst drenched Anniston Alabama and surrounding areas last night. Plants flooded and a 35 mph wind gust accompanied the downpour as damage mounted across the city. In Meridian Mississippi several Negro fatalities were reported and cabins demolished by a strong wind storm five miles north of Macon, with communications down due to damaged lines.
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Dyas
Bay Minette
Sremline
Ala
John Bose
Anniston
Associated Press
Meridian
Miss
Macon
Widow Eaton Cheerful in Prison Cell
The Plymouth Mass story reports Mrs. Joseph G. Eaton charged with murder by poisoning Rear Admiral Eaton. She sends a cheerful note to her daughter Dorothy Ainsworth asking family to stay calm. Investigators probe arsenic link as second arrest potential. will likely not be probated until death inquiry ends.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
Mass
Joseph G. Eaton
Admiral Eaton
Eaton
George Harrison
Norwell
Scott
Condon
Dorothy
June Keys
Harrison
Admiral
Two White Men Hanged for Killing a Negro in Alabama
Arthur Jones and William Watson were hanged in Birmingham jail yard for the June 1911 murder of John Holland, a Negro. Jones died at 11:22 am and Watson at 12:07 pm after admitting guilt. About 100 witnesses, mostly deputies and policemen, attended.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Arthur Jones
McAdory
William Watson
John Holland
Jefferson County
Damage across Kentucky and Tennessee after severe weather
Reports from Louisville on March 21 say many areas suffered extensive damage as communications were restored. Central Kentucky and Tennessee bore the worst impact with Somerset hundreds of structures blown down and residents injured.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Somerset
County Infirmary Tragedy Rocks Tiffin Debris Stack
At Tiffin Ohio William Wick 75 was killed when a smokestack collapsed in a county infirmary wreck caused by a high wind. Six or eight people are believed buried and three others injured as rescuers face unstable walls and difficult access.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Tiffin
William Wick
Tottering
NeGRESS CONVICT EMPLOYED BY LACY GIVES EVIDENCE
Detectives pursue theories about the $72,000 money box tied to Theo Lacy after a bank heist in Montgomery. The chauffeur Harry Dickinson testified that Lacy moved a light box to his Madison Avenue home and later produced a lighter box or suitcase. Officials seek why an empty box would be brought home after transferring cash and plan to question more witnesses, including a negress convict employed as a cook.
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Montgomery
Ala
Convict Department
Theo Lacy
Montgomery Bank and Trust Company
Lacy
Madison Avenue
Harry Dickinson
Dickinson
O‘neal
Interest Rising in Item's Big Merchants Prize Contest
The Item's Merchants and Manufacturers' Prize Selling Contest draws attention as a list of voteable articles is published. Over a score of leading schools and groups are expected to appear in Sunday’s entry list. Prizes total 4000 dollars with cash, a Chickering piano and a library among top awards.
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Neal
Weather Forecast For Saturday Night And Day
Weather mobile forecast shows fair tonight and Saturday with a cold wave tonight. Temperature around 36 degrees and moderate to brisk northwest winds.
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Mobile
Willingham Plea for Schools at Alabama Education Meet
Prof Henry J Willingham state superintendent spoke at the Alabama Educational Association session urging tax support and compulsory attendance as key to strengthening public schools He defended Alabama against negative rankings from a Sage Foundation report and emphasized education as a war against illiteracy and ignorance.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry J. Willingham
Alabama Educational Association
Sage Foundation
United States
Alabama
Louisiana
South Carolina
Investigation of track and bridge conditions urged
Washington reports: W H Belknap urges study of heavy train track conditions after the Glen Loch Pennsylvania wreck that killed four and injured eighty four. The cause cited is a broken plate under a bridge girder. The recommendation calls for inspections of all bridges for over strained loads under heavier equipment.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. H. Belknap
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Glen Loch
Jean Barthou To Form Cabinet For Poincare
Paris reports Jean Barthou minister of justice in the last cabinet accepted the president’s invitation to head the new cabinet. He said inquiries give him ample majorities in the chamber of deputies and senate, at least until the electoral reform bill is discussed again, a factor in Briand’s fall.
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Associated Press
Paris
Jean Barthou
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Briand
East and West Severed by Worst Weather in Years
Severe storm extends from Hatteras to East Port Maine with strong winds and cold wave warnings. Reports indicate many casualties and extensive property damage across coastal regions.
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Hatteras
East Port
Murfreesboro Hard Hit by Tennessee Storm
A fierce storm pummeled central Tennessee injuring one man, fatally harming another, and causing half a million dollars in damage. Murfreesboro suffered extensive destruction including the public square and Presbyterian church, with houses lifted across the railroad tracks between Murfreesboro and Lebanon. West of McKenzie telecom lines failed as the systemwide outage expanded.
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Associated Press
Pohork
Middle Tennessee
Murfreesboro
Hall Jones
Giles County
Maury
Cullooka
Rutherford County
Liberty
Alexandria
Presbyterian Church
Court House
Winstead
Lebanon
Horn Springs
McKenzie
West
Tennessee
Wind Storm Ravages Indiana Cities With Heavy Damage
A severe wind storm struck Indiana causing numerous injuries and thousands in damage. Wind speeds reached 60 miles per hour at 6 o clock, leaving streets littered with wrecked signs roof debris broken windows and fallen tree branches. No lives were reported lost at the morning update.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Tener backs wages rise yet opposes publication of testimony
Governor Tener is seen as a champion for higher wages for women and girls while opposing public release of testimony from investigations. He supports commissions against white slave traffic and improving women's conditions but will not endorse a state inquiry that harms Pennsylvania women. He travels to Gettysburg for the battle’s semi centennial events and will meet the Illinois committee on return.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Illinois Vice Committee
Tener
Pennsylvania
Gettyburg
Gettysburg
Illinois
Wire blockade cripples telegraph links across Mississippi valley
Storms and sleet collapse major telegraph and telephone trunk wires from Chicago to New York halting communications. East west connections severed with Memphis most distant reach. fog in New York harbor and heavy delays maroon thousands aboard ships and disrupt ferry schedules.
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Associated Press
New York
Mississippi
Chicago
Memphis
Atlanta
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio
Tremendous Ohio Valley Wind Hits Louisville Area
Associated Press dispatch reports a severe windstorm cutting communications south of the Ohio River. Louisville gauge shows a record 75 mph velocity. Farms report crop damage and $25,000 local losses with broader regional damages estimated in the millions across Kentucky Indiana and Tennessee. A farmer escaped injury as his wagon slid into a field during the gusts.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Ohio River
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Mount Washington
Ville
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Anson Sherrill
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Arka
Great Lakes
Gov. Tener
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