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Various Towns WI Tornado Damage, July 1907

Posted July 15th, 2008 by Stu Beitler
Tornado In Wisconsin Another view of Tornado

TORNADO KILLS TWO.

TWISTER IN WISCONSIN BLOWS OVER STATION AND PULLS DOWN WIRES.

St. Paul, Minn., July 3. -- A tornado is reported to have swept over Western Wisconsin this afternoon. At Oakdale two persons are reported killed.
The railroad station at Tunnel Siding on the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Omaha Road, near Elroy, Wis., was demolished and the telegraph operator is reported fatally hurt and a watchman severely injured. Wires are down and it is difficult to obtain information.

The New York Times New York 1907-07-04
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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