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The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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A cyclone devastated villages in Transylvania on the evening before May 14, destroying 330 of 350 houses, killing at least four, and injuring many. Governor Count Bethlen ordered troops to aid salvage efforts.
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Out of 350 Houses, 330 Are Reduced to Ruins.
Budapest, May 14.—A number of villages, including Balvanijes, Valaja and others, in Transylvania, were practically razed to the ground and many of the inhabitants killed or injured by a cyclone which swept over the district last evening. Out of 350 houses, 330 were reduced to ruins. Four bodies have thus far been extracted from the debris and the number of those injured is very large.
Other villages, including Craba, Ujfalu and Batonya were also greatly damaged by the storm.
Count Bethlen, the governor of the province, has ordered all the troops stationed in the district to assist the firemen in salvage work.
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Transylvania
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Last Evening, Reported May 14
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four bodies extracted from debris; number of injured very large; 330 of 350 houses reduced to ruins
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A cyclone swept over the district in Transylvania, practically razing villages including Balvanijes, Valaja, and others to the ground, with many inhabitants killed or injured. Other villages including Craba, Ujfalu, and Batonya were also greatly damaged by the storm. Count Bethlen, the governor of the province, has ordered all troops stationed in the district to assist the firemen in salvage work.