Tornado Hits Ozark Valley Killing Seven Children and Injuring Many
A tornado swept the Turkey Creek valley near Branson and Melva in Taney county Missouri last Thursday. Seven minor children of Ran and William tox brothers were killed. wives of both men were badly hurt. Alva Howard and a child died instantly. William Jackson died. John Gross and wife were lost with their home. Homes and schools disrupted. damage reported across Melva Shirbyville Taneyville Mildred Oasis Forsyth and Branson as tourists know the Ozark region.
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Springfield
Turkey Creek
Branson
Mollister
Taney County
Ran
William Tox
Melwa
Mas Alva Howard
Molva
William Jackson
John Gross
Metyva Vdone
Melva
Shirbyville
Taneyville
Mildred
Oasis
Forsyth
Ozark Region
Tornado Wrecks School House at Sherman Kentucky
A tornado struck near Ridge Kentucky injuring about forty people including thirty school children when it toppled a school house a general store and three stock barns. It damaged several houses and cut telephone and telegraph lines. No deaths. Damage estimated at fifty thousand dollars. The tornado was about one hundred yards wide and moved from the west.
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Try Ridge
Sherman
Why
Tornado in Mississippi Leaves Fatal Toll Near Percy
A tornado swept Washington county near Percy Mississippi killing five Black residents and injuring between twenty five and thirty five others. Twenty five tenant houses were destroyed and relief efforts began for affected families. Local authorities and workers from Greenville reported the extent of damage and casualties.
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Mississippi
Greenville
Miss
Washington County
Percy
No More Allied Loans From Washington Secretary
Secretary Houston announced that no further loans would be made to the Allies. Congress had authorized up to 10 billion credits, but only about 60.7 million has been extended. Officials propose delaying interest payments for three years due to exchange and postwar economic conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Houstom
Unover
Congress
Treasury
Houston
Blame U S for Turk Muddles, London
Foreign Secretary Earl Curzon told the house of lords that U S blame rests for Turkish settlement troubles and delays in framing the treaty. He added the peace conference hopes the United States will materially aid in establishing new Armenian states in Asia Minor.
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London
United States
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
Diiy
America
Lord Curzon
Asia Minor
Armenia
West Virginia Ratifies Federal Suffrage Amendment
Charleston West Virginia legislature ratified the federal suffrage amendment by a 15 to 14 vote after days of deadlock. Senator Jesse A Bloch of Wheeling rushed from California to Charleston to cast the deciding vote, breaking the stalemate between pro and anti suffrage factions.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginialegislature
Jesse A. Bloch
Wheling
California
Will Oppose Treaty Reservations Provide Strong League Covenant
Washington DC President Wilson reiterates to Democratic senators his stance against peace treaty reservations that would weaken Article 10 or undermine the league covenant provisions.
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Washington
DD. C
Wilson
Miners Demand Wage Hikes May Boost Coal Price
Pennsylvania anthracite mine workers have asked operators to include wage increases in the new contract effective April 1. The miners presented the demands to mine owners without forming a sub committee for negotiations. Operators unofficially expressed that higher wages could raise coal prices for consumers.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Failure to settle goal issue at White House talks
Washington reports that miners and operators remain divided after a lengthy conference called by President Wilson. The bituminous coal commission produced a report but failed to produce an agreement, leaving both sides to press for a new direct settlement. John H. White of the miners held out for a six hour day while the federation sought reductions in hours and larger wage increases.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Bituminous Coal Commission
Robinson
Rembrandt Poule
Cou! Commission
John P. White
White
White House
John H. White
May Bar Ouija Boards Propaganda Spark in California
California state Senator Wit R. Sharkey proposed a bill to ban sale of ouija boards after an El Cerrito investigation and 24 hour seances left four women declared insane. He cited a $700 currency sacrifice and head hair curls burned by families enticed by the board as proof of danger.
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Cal
Wit R. Sharkey
Martinez
California
Sharkey
Isl Cerrito
Turks Unconcerned Over Possible Constantinople Action
Dispatches from London and Paris report the supreme council may press drastic measures in Constantinople to curb Christian killings and enforce peace terms stricter than those planned after Marash. Turkish officials show little concern, noting only a cabinet reshuffle, while London pressure and a Wilson demand for the sultan’s removal barely register.
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London
Paris
Supreme Council
Marash
Europe
Wilson
Blunders of Navy Costly, Sims Testifies Before Senate Panel
Rear Admiral William S. Sims told a Senate naval investigating committee that the Navy department faltered in the war’s early months. He blamed deficient allied cooperation for prolonging the conflict to November 1918, yielding unnecessary deaths, vast expenditures, and lost shipping capacity.
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Washington, D. C
Sims
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Navy Department
New Trial Granted for Mrs Stokes in Espionage Case
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes, noted New York socialist and millionaire, previously convicted in Kansas City in June 1918 for espionage act violations, was granted a new trial by the United States circuit court of appeals in St Louis Missouri.
Poisoned stuffed olives trigger illness alert in Denver
In Denver Colorado Mrs H M Blake became seriously ill after consuming olives later identified as stuffed olives of a well known brand. State food and drug commissioner W F Cannon issued the warning and the bottle was sent to the Boulder state chemist for analysis. The olives were allegedly from a reliable house and sold at a major local store.
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Denver
Colo
Blake
W. F. Cannon
Indicted 125 Coal Operators for Lever Act Conspiracy
An Indianapolis grand jury returns an indictment charging 125 coal operators and miners with conspiracy under the Lever Act and the criminal code. Bond ranges from five to ten thousand dollars, arraignment set for May 4, and penalties include fines up to ten thousand dollars and imprisonment up to two years.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Aa. B. Anderson
United States
Missions nurse in Mounting Near East relief effort
Miss Evelyn Trostle of MacPherson Texas, a worker for the American committee for relief in the Near East, reports in a February 10 letter from Marash that thousands of Armenians have been massacred in Constantinople and French troops are evacuating the city. She remains with orphans and the wounded in an emergency hospital, stating war is hell and she plans to endure whatever comes.
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Constantinople
Evelyn Trostle
MacPherson, Ixas
American Committee For Relief In the
Near East
Stege
Marash
Quake in Russia wipes out towns near Tiflis
Constantinople reports hundreds dead and thousands homeless after a devastating earthquake sixty miles west of Tiflis damages Mahket Grakalai and nearby villages. Tiflis itself shook, railway lines between Tiflis and Satoumi damaged, station at Gori destroyed, and the town nearly wiped out with many bodies recovered from wreckage.
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Grakalai
Tiflis
Tiflic
Satoumi
Gori
Father Killed by Son in Nebraska Farm Dispute
Geneva Neb. Jacob Fill 69 was shot and killed by his son Raymond Hill 82 at the family's farm near here. The men had gone to the farm with Roy, a former soldier, when a dispute over cats escalated. Raymond was arrested and jailed after the shooting. the father died at once.
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Nebraska Capital
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Merrick County
George Johnson
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A. C. Shallenberger
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Cass County
Omaha
Brnmnell
Smith
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J. W. Bryant
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Rraymond Till
Fillmore County
Jacob Hill
Weed
Young Hill
MacWelvie
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Rate Rise Expected as Interstate Commission Plans Hearings
Washington, D C. The interstate commerce commission has signaled a rate hike of at least twenty percent and perhaps twenty five percent. Hearings open March 22 to outline future rate policy under the new railroad legislation.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Ogallalla
Nebraska
State Railway Commission
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Norfolk
Stanton
Columbus
Young Men's Christian Association
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Presbyterian Church to join world evangelistic drive
Atlantic City New Jersey reports the Presbyterian Church of the United States will enter the world evangelistic campaign of the Interchurch World Movement. The decision came from the executive committee of the general assembly.
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Presbyterian Church of the
Clash With the Turks in Constantinople Area
Washington reports describe forty three thousand Turkish troops in the region where about twenty thousand French British and Italian soldiers allegedly clashed with Ottoman forces. The Turkish regular army is said to be concentrated in Constantinople and Anatolia though no official word has confirmed fighting reaching Washington. Military men anticipate a battle.
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Washington, D. C
Constantinople
Anatolia
Jad Salts Kidney Health Ad From Early Ad
An advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a remedy to flush kidneys, relieve backache and bladder issues, and neutralize urine acids. It claims four ounces daily mixed in water before breakfast improves kidney function, citing grape and lemon juice acids with thidia as ingredients and notes it is harmless and inexpensive.
Do You Question My Knowledge Phrase Fragment
A brief dialogue fragment shows a hesitant reply about knowledge with an implied question and apology style. The exchange features quoted lines and a misspelled answer reflecting spoken dialect.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
An advertisement offers a $100 reward and asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood and mucous surfaces, strengthening general health, and aiding nature. It promises $1000 for any case not cured and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, as makers with free testimonials.
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Nature
Wall
Jie
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
A Plea About Alcohol as Food Referenced in Dialogue
A brief exchange presents the line I have always maintained that alcohol is a food. Me too. Could you help a starving san. The fragment suggests a discussion on alcohol's classification and charity.
Doctor Pierce's Invalids' Hotel and Medical Adviser
The Buffalo institution famed for its sanitarium services and medical guidance offers the Medical Adviser book for 50 cents and a correspondence service providing free diagnosis by a physician of high standing. Letters on symptoms are confidential and medicines from the Doctor Pierce laboratory can be mailed for home use.
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Doctor Pierce
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
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