Flood Strains Pittsburgh and Allegheny Industries
Pittsburg and Allegheny suffer major flood damage with rivers rising to 28 feet at junction. Fifty thousand workers idle as factories halt, railroads crippled by landslides and snow. Total district losses estimated between 2,000,600 and 5,000,000 dollars as streets flood and repairs begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Davis Island
Monongahela
Fort Wayne
Salem
Massilton
Cleveland
Pitts- Wirg
Lake Erie
Windom
New Castle
Youngstown
Erie
Sawmill Run
Baltimore and Ohio
Soho
Panhandle
Bessemet
Franklin
Skaho
Manner
Allquippa
Alleheny
Aveeheny
Alarm Floods Hit Ohio Valley Suffer Wide Damage
The Ohio River rises to historic levels with Cincinnati fearing worst flood since 1884. Rivers threaten Portsmouth and Point Pleasant as snow and rain persist elsewhere in the valley. Crops are devastated while Connecticut towns report heavy flood damage and rail washouts near Winsted and Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Pittsburg
Point Pleasant
Portsmouth
Stullar
Oho
Springfield
Connecticut
New Haven
Conn
Winsted
Highland Jake
Stitched Up His Heart Remarkable Surgery At St Louis
In St Louis on April 22 Dr H J Nietert head of the city hospital performed a historic heart operation on Philip Gunn a Shapleigh Flardware employee who was stabbed in a saloon bar. The knife pierced the right ventricle entering the heart with an oblique angle creating a lip shaped opening to the pericardium. Three stitches were placed while the heart moved, yet Gunn remained alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
H. J. Nietert
Hosital
Philip Gunn
Shapleigh Flardware Company
Nietert
Five Shot in Kansas City Area Riot
In Rosedale a crowd fights broke out after Sid Rawles cut Ben Cable. William Blanchard was seriously wounded and died later. J. W. Davis deputy marshal and two whites were wounded. Negroes fired pistols and shotguns as officers arrested leaders. two more whites injured by stray shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Rosedale
Kan
Willam Blanchard
Blanchard
J. W. Davis
Ben Cable
Tom Smith
Sid Rawles
Cable
Marshal Davis
Davis
From Botha to Kruger and Exposition News
Captain Turner of the Boer army arrives in Chicago carrying messages from General Louis Botha to President Kruger in The Hague on the path to New York for a voyage to Holland. He says there is no peace while Boers seek absolute independence and peace must be signed under world power sponsorship. Exposition gates close after April snowstorm delays at Pan American site Buffalo. Governor Herreld names G. P. Lien to the state board of charities and corrections to fill a vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Captain Turner
Hagland
Hart
Buffalo
Herreld
G. P. Lien
Pierre
UO. P. Lien
Roberts County
Board of Charities and Corrections
Finnernd
Watertown
Knights Templars
York
Neb
Grand Commandery
Knights Templars of
Nebraska
Omaha
Samuel P. Davidson
Tecumach
Gran
Rank TE. Bullard
North Platte
Fred W. Vaughn
Tremont
Generalissimo
W. J. Lurner
Lincoln
Grand Camita
Telegraphic Briefs From Various Cities
Aguluatda assigned a private residence to a smaller guard. John QGlinn a Chicago law clerk killed his wife and himself Saturday. The Churchill White grain elevator at South Bend Indiana was destroyed by fire. The train of the National Good Roads association left Slossmanor Illinois for New Orleans. Shamrock H. launched at Dumbarton Scotland as America's cup challenger. Berlin statesmen view European politics with distrust of Italy. Vanderbult interests suspected to control Union Pacific. Sixta Lee Filipino agent in Boston to visit islands and report conditions. Captain Garnett Ripley acquitted in Frankfort Kentucky of complicity in Goebel assassination. One way suffocated and twelve died by smoke or gas in Great Northern Cascades tunnel Washington. Federal inspectors find plates for bogus certificates admitting Chinese immigrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguluatda
John Qglinn
Chicago
South Bend
Ind
National Good Roads Association
Slossmanor
Ills
New Orleans
Shamrock H
America
Cap
Dumbarton
Scotland
Berlin
Italy
Vanderbult
Union Pacific
Sixta Lee
Boston
Garnett Ripley
Frankfort
William Goebel
Great Northern Cascades Tunnel
Washington
United States
Bank Officers Die by Own Hands in Vancouver
Vancouver April 22 Charles Brown and E L Canby president and cashier of the First National bank of Vancouver committed suicide near the city. Both used the same revolver, Canby dying first and Brown following Canby’s body. A note and a $27 package were found near Brown, who was 54 and had lived in Vancouver since 1862. Canby, 52, was well connected. The bank had a shortage of 81,000 revealed by Bank Examiner Maxwell and the bank was closed by the comptroller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Wash
Charles Brown
E. L. Canby
Iirat National Bank of
Comptroller of
Currency
Canby
Brown
Tixaminer
Maxwell
Xot
Fixaminer Maxwell
Vancouvver
Candy
Withdraws Reward After Infuriating Hoards Attributed To Priest
New York April 22 The $10,000 reward offered by Rev Walter Mullen of the Church of the Sacred Heart High Bridge for the return of missing Wille McCormick and capture of kidnappers has been withdrawn to escape crowds of pretenders clairvoyants and cranks. Mullen says the offer has caused only annoyance and no real result. If hopeful news appears within a week he will renew the offer and raise the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullen
New York
Walher
Church of the Sacred Heart, High Bridge
Wille McCormick
Mauden
Walter Mullen
Raid on Chinatown Provokes Federal Effort to End Slave Trade
San Francisco reports a federal raid on Chinatown brothels to suppress traffic in female Chinese slaves. United States Marshal Shine led a squad that arrested 34 women, 16 released with certificates, 18 held for custody. Authorities aim to determine legal status and potential bondage, while dealers vow continued activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafic
San Francisco
United States
Shine
Baker Street
Sullivan Alley
Washington
Tragedy on a Farm Near LeMars
Sioux City reports Henry Steffen and William Beaver jailed in Le Mars Iowa on murder charges. Peter Peterson also arrested for complicity. John Jessen was shot and killed at Steffen’s farm eight miles from Le Mars Sunday afternoon. Jessen’s wife, abused by Jessen after returning home, prompted Steffen and Beaver to act in what the men claim was self defense. A hired man aided. Steffen admits firing the fatal shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Henry Steffens
William Beaver
le Mars
Peter Peterson
John Jessen
Steffen
LeMarg
Jessen
Beaver
Ten convents closed under Lisbon decree
Lisbon authorities shut ten convents and expelled their inmates as part of a decree secularizing religious associations. The decree limits associations to benevolence education faith and civilization work, with management by Portuguese citizens and a six month period to comply. Seven houses to close including Franciscan Jesuit and Benedictine orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Telegraphic War News From April eighteen
Telegrams tersely report British chiefs have captured 51 prisoners since April eighteen. The sixth international chess match between American and British players ended in an even split. Fire destroyed Steamboat Springs hotel and bathhouses with heavy losses. A Jew named Trban was lynched at Sebodel HimGiry by five assailants. Twenty sixth regiment arrived aboard the Garonne to camp at the Presidio prior to muster out. An explosion at the Anderson hotel in Pittsburg killed engineer John Brown and fatally scolded Abner Moore. Consolidation of all stucco mills is reportedly pursued by a syndicate led by Standard Oil. Austria and Mexico resume diplomacy promptly. Gov. Ross inaugurated at Dawson. Gov. Ogilvie resigned. The new chief executive is expected to pursue liberal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kitcchener
Steamboat Springs
Nev
Vlarer
Trban
Sebodel
Himgiry
Garonne
Presidio
Anderson
Pittsburg
John Brown
Abner Moore
United States
Standard Oil Company
Austria
Mexico
Alaska
Gov. Ross
Dawson
Gov. Ogiliva
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kansans
Botha
Kruger
President
Federal Examiner
Denver
Joseph Haennett
Flora Betts
Haentich
Liffe
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Eiéfo
Phillipsburg
Joseph Hinton
Maggie Shurtz
Logan
Chinatown
John Jesson
LeMars
Cheyenne
Wyo
Jurban County
Wriday
Fort Steele
Rawlins
Orlo McSwain
al Propst
Martin
McCarthy
National Guard
Moore
Tabbott
South Platte
Benedict
Johnson
Andrew Rath
Roosevelt Gos
Knickerbocker
Ackley Jowa
Alex
R. Heinz
Rea
Insurance Eve
John Rath, WO An
B. L
Trey
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