GREAT TRI-STATE TORNADO Midwest Disaster 1925 Newspaper
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GREAT TRI-STATE TORNADO Midwest Disaster 1925 Newspaper is a complete, genuine historic newspaper with the following title, date and description: LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 19, 1925 * The Great Tri-State Tornado... * Nice front page headline for display This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: * 3000 KILLED OR INJURED IN TORNADO with subheads that include: "Worst Storm In Half A Century Leaves Destruction In It's Train" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: The Great Tri-State Tornado of Wednesday, March 18, 1925, crossed from southeastern Missouri, through southern Illinois, then into southwestern Indiana, and was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. With 695 confirmed fatalities, the tornado killed more than twice as many as the second deadliest, the 1840 Great Natchez Tornado. The continuous &S805;219 mile (&S805;352 km) track left by the tornado was the longest ever recorded in the world. Historians would recognize it as an example of the maximum issued rating of an F5 on the Fujita scale. View additional information concerning collecting rare newspapers: Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to
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