On March 18, 1925, a massive tornado (that would become known as the Tri-State Tornado) touched down in parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. It would go down in history as the world's deadliest tornado. What else was making headlines on such a horrible day?

SOURCES

• “Advertisement: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Page 2).” Daily Gazette (Martinez, California), March 18, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “Annapolis, Missouri.” Wikipedia, May 11, 2024.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis,_Missouri.
• “Arrest Neponset Man As Jack the Hugger.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), February 3, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• Associated Press. “Rules Shepherd Is McClintock’s Heir.” The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois), October 28, 1926. www.newspapers.com.
• Blakemore, Erin. “The Deadliest Tornado in US History Blindsided the Midwest in 1925.” History.com. Accessed October 8, 2024.https://www.history.com/news/deadliest-tornado-tri-state-1925-united-states.
• “Chronology of McClintock Murder Case.” Streator Daily Free Press (Streator, Illinois), May 26, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• Gibbons, Roy J. “Free Press Reporter Spends Day In Jail With Shepherd.” Streator Daily Free Press (Streator, Illinois), May 26, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “He Hugged Two At Once.” The Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), June 29, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “Home Folk Will Not Believe Mrs. Shepherd a ‘Lady MacBeth.’” Streator Daily Free Press (Streator, Illinois), May 26, 1995. www.newspapers.com.
• “Jack the Hugger.” The Evening Courier (Camden, New Jersey), December 15, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “Law Forges Strong Chain Around William Shepherd Accused of Murdering Last of McClintock Family to Get Great Fortune Which Some Say Carries Curse.” The Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), March 22, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “Mother and Baby Blown to Tree Top by Tornado, but Escape by Miracle.” The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), March 20, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “Police Seek Hugger After Two Attacks.” Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), March 18, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “Several Reported Killed By Tornado at Annapolis, MO.” Springfield Leader and Press (Springfield, Missouri), March 18, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “Three Held, Others Sought in Mine Blast; Little Hope Held for 34 Men.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), March 19, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• “Tornado, Fire, Flood, and Mine Disasters Take Big Toll In Day.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), March 10, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• United Press.“Shepherd Given Freedom Under Bond As Jury Acquits Him of Charge of Murder.” Belvidere Daily Republican (Belvidere, Illinois), June 27, 1925. www.newspapers.com.
• US Department of Commerce, NOAA. “1925 Tornado.” National Weather Service, March 5, 2015. https://www.weather.gov/pah/1925Tornado_iq.
• US Department of Commerce, NOAA. “1925 Tornado.” National Weather Service, March 5, 2015.https://www.weather.gov/pah/1925Tornado_ss.
• “William Darling ‘Darl’ Shepherd .” Find a Grave. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203215798/william-darling-shepherd.

SOUND SOURCES

• Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
• Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies.“Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
• Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.