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Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin)

April 22, 1912

Tornado in Illinois

Sterling, Ill., April 22, - A tornado swept over Whiteside county, doing considerable damage. Farm buildings were destroyed and many barns blown over. The damage was especially heavy in Tampico, Prophetstown, Erie and Denrock.

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