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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
1
A massive tornado kills 181 and devastates large areas including Northern Louisiana where sixty four fatalities are reported. Entire towns are destroyed and hundreds injured as schools and buildings are wrecked. Teachers led fifty children to safety before the schoolhouse collapsed and hundreds of structures were razed across the region.
Fragmented report details tornado destruction across Tevrsuiti in Mississippi with many injured and several killed. Witnesses describe collapsed buildings, fires, and widespread damage to crops and homes. Names and places appear garbled, but reference to Bergen and Moore noted among the dead or missing.
A deadly storm struck Birmingham and surrounding areas injuring many and killing at least one woman, Mrs. McCully, with reports of further deaths and extensive property damage from Bergen to Albertville. A special train with physicians and state militiamen aided relief as storms also damaged Mason Tennessee churches. In Memphis winds reached sixty mph uprooting trees and shattering structures while Northern Nebraska and South Dakota reports described destroyed farmsteads, livestock losses, and injuries from a tornado near Valley Springs.
The Rutland railroad train bound for Montreal left Troy at 2 pm when the engine jumped the track at Hoosick Junction and rolled down an embankment. Engineer Edward Hastings of Rutland sprained his wrist. no others were hurt. Engine No. 21u, nicknamed the Jonah, has wrecked six times in recent years with Hastings injured in three of those incidents.
In Simla in April, Sir James Willevo, commander of the British force from Porhawaur, attacked Mohmand tribesmen after an attempt to cut a line of communication. Two columns engaged the enemy in a sharp fight, driving them from their positions. Frivolities listed as sixty? Mohmand losses unknown.
Barre and surrounding areas end a lengthy granite strike after nine thousand workers had been idle for eight weeks. The hammer, boxers, and brick workers meet with manufacturers committee to seal agreements. Total wage losses and contract losses estimated around 1.9 million dollars.
A morning fire at 2 o'clock destroyed the Centerville residence of David Wrehorhy. Wrehorhy and his wife were perished, while their neighbor Albert Temm, and Mrs Lemm were rescued unconscious by neighbors but could not be saved. The cause remains unconfirmed as the aging residents, Wrehorhy aged 79, his wife 80, and Mrs Lemm aged 73, are noted in the report.
Florida asserts state control of St Francis Barracks at St Augustine under a 4 lease and plans to use the site for an arsenal and state headquarters. The War Department orders Col William F Stewart to take command there, prompting protests as records are packed and coast defense exercises may be disrupted. Furniture sale announced at Sloan's 1407 Gst today.
In Paris on April 24, Theodore Bernard Marc aumert de Luynes, Duke of Chaulnes and Picquigny, died of heart failure in his Hotel Langham apartment. His bride, Miss Theodore Shonts, faintly 22, watched as physicians failed to revive him. The couple married in New York February 16. the duchess is the daughter of Theodore P. Shonts.
Duchess clung by the bedside throughout the night as news filtered from Paris of the Duc de Chaulnes death. A police doctor confirmed natural causes and no autopsy was needed. The body to be moved to a crypt before funeral arrangements, with Shonts leaving for Paris to join the widow and mourners.
After cabinet, Secretary Root orders W W Russell to leave Caracas for Washington to confer with President and Secretary Root on how to press Venezuela over Castro. Russell travels via gunboat Dubuque to Curacao then New York, while Jacob Sleeper may handle legation matters. The administration signals a potential force option but seeks congressional sanction amid multiple American injuries in Venezuela.
New York April 24 The meeting of intercollegiate managers at the Murray Hill Hotel approved continued appointment by the central board of officials and payment of fees for all contests except Yale Princeton Yale Harvard Army Navy and Pennsylvania Michigan games. Referees for those four matchups will be chosen and paid by the competing teams.
Four masked robbers entered the Cumberland Telephone Exchange and beat the operator unconscious. They forced Assistant Cashier B. H. Hahs of Ballard County Bank to open the Bandana bank safe and escaped with 3000.
New York April 4 The Evening Mail reports that Senator Owen Cassidy of Schuyler County switched his vote on anti race track gambling bills after receiving a telegram from Washington allegedly altered by Fassett allies to urge support for Hughes. Cassidy later admitted the telegram was falsified and Fassett’s staff confirmed the forgery. The incident spurred an investigation and may influence an expected May extra session action.
Lawmakers in Washington discussed a possible investigation to determine why an error occurred, with claims that inexperience caused the lapse. Reports tied to Capitol incidents and race track funding whispers suggest a broader probe will follow to ensure reliable services and uncover influencing actions.
Lakewood New Jersey April 4 Grover Cleveland remains in Lakewood with doctor Joseph D Bryant at the Lakewood Hotel. Cleveland slowly improves after a stomach trouble attack and Mrs Cleveland releases a statement that he is recovering slowly but surely and remains there for his health. The fate of his return to Princeton is undecided as physicians observe his condition.
Charles J. D. Pierce, president of Pierce Engineering and Supply Co and former Orange Free State consul in New York, died by inhaling gas at a 29 Were Twenty-eighth Street flat. Friends report a $150,000 loss in three months and contract setbacks with the Bolivian government. He feared becoming a pauper and sought Musen relief in Rome for Indigents. He told a brother he was haunted by the thought of a Potter's Field.
Laura Biggar Bennett, widow of Pittshure theater manager Henry M. Bennett, arrived from the West and registered as editor of the Albuquerque Daily Sun. She bought the little daily with part of her inherited $200,000, promises the finest staff, and aims for civic improvement while saying editors set the newsroom’s orders. She departs for the West tonight after settling business.
George Morris Paynter, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to perjury after being brought from Panama by Detective Weaver. Judge Wright sentenced him to five years in the penitentiary for obtaining a marriage license for his second marriage. He had two children with his first wife and later married Elise Guethler.
In Manila on April 24, Cipheana Omongno alias Fidneguo and Afroniang Fernan dez, noted Pulajane leaders, were hanged at Bilibao prison. Omongo began the Pulajane movement in Samar and Fernandez aided in the Leyte attack that killed four policemen and burned municipal buildings. A reprieve saved Maustino Ahien and Esperidon Bola for one month.
Mrs. McLean accuses others of misinforming correspondents while the president questions Mrs. Story’s identity. A recall proposition targets insignia from lapsed members, and a church celebration follows.
The D A R congress opened with prayer and music and included a controversial resolution warning members and press against sharing unapproved information. Debates touched on journalism access, bond funding for the hall, and the role of parliamentarians amid sessions for vice presidents general and state regents confirmations.
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