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March 19, 1925

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, March 19, 1925 
 
* The Great Tri-State Tornado...  
* Nice front page headline for display

This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page:

* TORNADO DEATHS OVER 500, HOMELESS 8000

with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. 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. 

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