TORNADO SWEEPS ILLINOIS STATE
ELEVEN DEATHS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. NEW. YORK. Jan. 19. News from . St. Louis states that a tornado originating in Indiana swept over Southern Illinois, turning northward, at the last . reports, towards Wisconsin. Telegraph communications with the stricken area are demoralised. The first reports indicated the possibility of a higher death roll and more extensive damage. The death toll,due to the tornado is now eleven. High winds over a large area demolished homes and schools. The majority of. the,dead 5 are children. A sudden rise in temperature, after tho cold period caused torrential rains in Indiana.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6815, 21 January 1929, Page 7
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