TERRIFIC CYCLONE
DEVASTATION IN CANADA. WHEAT FIELDS SUFFER. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. OTTAWA, June 23. A terrific cyclone swept the Western Canadian prairies from Calgary to Winnipeg. It reached its height at Portage La Prairie, where the roofs of the hotels and elevators were blown off. The damage to the wheat fields is most extensive. A standing freight car was driven. at high speed by the wind along the track. It collided with a moving train, demolishing the locomotive.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18590, 26 June 1922, Page 5
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81TERRIFIC CYCLONE Otago Daily Times, Issue 18590, 26 June 1922, Page 5
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