Tri-State Tornado in 1925...

THE WORLD, New York City, March 19, 1925 
 
* The Great Tri-State Tornado... 
* 1st report

This 28 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "HUNDREDS KILLED IN TORNADO WIPING OUT SEVERAL TOWNS IN SOUTHERN PART OF ILLINOIS" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the "Great Tri-State Tornado" disaster.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with a little margin wear, otherwise good 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.