Two Storms Hit Illinois and Indiana Deadly Toll
Chicago May 19. Peoria and Indianapolis suffered the worst damage from spring storms crossing Illinois and Indiana. Drowning fears rise in Peoria as six inches of rain floods streets and basements. 300 families evacuated. Mayor’s son Les Jones and missing Mayor’s son Walter Mueller were among victims. Indianapolis reports 80 mph winds injuring 100+ and $3 million in damage. Three trainmen killed near Lafontaine, Indiana after a freight falls into a flood-swollen creek. Lightning strikes hit Hartsburg and Carthage, with school and courthouse damage. Six Indianapolis tornado victims may die. 35 hospitalized and 100+ treated for minor injuries.
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Chicago
Peoria
Indianapolis
Ind
Ilinois
Indiana
Farm Creek
East Peoria
Pekin
Les’ Jones
Walter Mueller
Creek
Mueller
Lafontaine
Hartsburg
Hancock County
Carthage
Chanute
Rantoul
Illinois
TNS
Gate Memorial to Sloane Wallace Memorial Gate
Subscriptions totaling 560 support the Sloane M Wallace memorial gate at West High athletic field on Locust street side. The rugged brick and Bedford stone ironwork tribute honors the late West schools superintendent, with $1,000 goal to complete construction and a list of trustees for contributions.
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Sloane M. Wallace
West High
Locust Street
West Schools
Wallace
George V. Jensen
Ralph Sarff
C. C. Dunsmoor
Naneen Davis
Edna Weller Watkins
Russell Lamson
Earl Kimball
Fred Frehse
Jensen
Storm leaves widespread damage and injuries in district
Seventeen injured remained in hospitals today as estimates of property damage ran into millions. The storm hit a district bounded by Pine Street to the west, Michigan to the north, East Avenue to the east, and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks to the south, an area about 18 by eight blocks. The district is being patrolled by police and members of the American Legion today.
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Pine Street
Michigan
East Avenue
American Legion
Increase Your Weight Five Pounds in Thirty Days
Doctors and pharmacists tout Cod Liver Oil for flesh appetite and strength but hate its taste. McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets offer a tasteless alternative promising 5 pounds gain in 30 days with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after 20 days.
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Wangler Bros
Robert Drug Co
GC. J. Miller
McCoy
Hailstorm Destroys Windows in Reinbeck Area
Cedar Rapids reports show a heavy hail storm Wednesday causing widespread damage beyond initial estimates. More than 3,000 panes of window glass broken across surrounding counties and Reinbeck area.
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Cedar Rapids
End-O-Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain Free Removal
Self styled cure End-O-Corn advertised to remove stubborn corns and calluses quickly without pain. Readers were urged to visit or write to And-O Corn Laboratories at 4 Garfield Blvd Chicago for a jar, with distributors Robert Drug Co Cal J Miner and Wangler Bros named in the notice.
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And-Ocorn Laboratories
Garfiela Blvd
Chicago
Jar
Robert Drug Co
Cal J. Miner
Wangler Bros
Adlerika Real Cleansing for Stomach and Bowels
An advertisement claims Adlerika relieves gas and sour stomach in ten minutes by acting on both upper and lower bowels. It features a testimonial by W. H. Fletcher about constipation and gas after eating fruit and other items and credits Robert Drug Co. and C. J. Miller.
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Adlerika
W. H. Fletcher
Robert Drug Co
C. J. Miller
Destructive Hail and Wind Cause Wide Damage in Counties
Benton county reports Milwaukee shops at Atkins lost 2,200. Reinbeck sees hail ruin fruit and grain, followed by wind that toppled trees poles and fences. Tamac county endures heavy damage as rains lash the area. Streams rise with over two inches of rain in 24 hours.
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Benton County
Milwaukee
Atkins
Reinbeck
Tamac County
American volunteers elected to Maslovkhut soviet perchance
Two young Americans Harold Ware and George McDowell are elected to Maslovkhut village soviet in the Russian reconstruction farms near the village. Neither is a communist. They work on a model farm that is fully motorized and reportedly earns a net profit. The methods used by American farmers to achieve higher yields draw wide attention.
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Moscow
Harold Ware
George McDowell
Maslovkhut
McDowell
Steven son improves after illness at Allen Memorial
William J. Stevenson, vice president of the James Black Dry Goods Co., had been ill at Allen Memorial Hospital for several weeks and was reported improved today.
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Sloane M. Wallace Memorial
Harman
Beth
Mlle Ts
Rex Resch
LaSalle
la Salle
Cadillac
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Morris Motor Car CO
East Fifth Phone
F.o.b
Detroit
Debe
Cor. W. 4Th and
Jefferson Sts
Waterloo, Iowa
Man-O-Man
Dotson
Spyright
Hatner & Mars
Waterloo
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Marx
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