Ohio flood crest nears as viaduct collapses in Cincinnati
Flood conditions worsen across Ohio Valley with a sixty one foot crest forecast and $160,000 damages from the eighth street viaduct collapse over Mill Creek. Wheeling reports $2,000,000 in flood losses and relief centers aiding hundreds. Pittsburg anticipates another flood as ice blocks the Allegheny river and rain continues.
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Pointe
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bassler
Eighth Street
Mill Creak
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
M. Co. A
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Parker
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
Allegheny River
Four Trainmen Injured In Ground Slip Near Pittsburg
Four railroad workers were seriously injured when ground slipped under the Pittsburg and Erie tracks at Fallston. A caboose and light engine plunged forty feet into Beaver River. Injured: J. C. Pender, J. B. Thorpe, Frank Bartley, William Herro. The flagman, though badly hurt, flagged following engines to avert further danger.
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Pittsburg
Teke Erie
Fallston
Beaver River
J. ¢. Pender
J. 8. Thorpe
Frank Bartley
William Herro
Ashland officers found guilty of grafting by jury verdict
After twenty hours of deliberation a jury in Ashland Wisconsin found three county officers Miks Collins Vought and McDonald guilty of grafting in town orders. Peter Fishback turned state's evidence and was discharged. Town Clerk Templin escaped.
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Ashland
Wis
Miks Collins
Vought
McDonald
Mellen
Peter Fishback
Atate
Templin
Six Die in Mead and Rice Mine Blast Near Tacoma Va
Reports from Bristol March 18 say six men died in the Mead and Rice coal mine explosion near Tacoma Virginia. Names published include Robert and Dansnow Leveland Boliver Nooxchester Myothers and two others not yet learned.
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Bristol
Toup
Mead & Rice
Tacoma
Robert
Dansnow
Leveland
Boliver Nooxchester
Myothers
Pak
Bank Robber Confesses In Masonville Holder Cash Totals 3600
Bernard Hansen, arrested in Masonville bank robbery, allegedly confessed to Chief Pickley of Dubuque. He implicates Hugh Moore and William Gadbois. Gadbois not yet arrested. Moore in custody. The trio lured, entered bank with nitroglycerine charges, and fled by train to Manchester. Recovered cash totals 3600 of about 4200 taken.
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Masonville
Waterloo
Manchester
Bernard Hansen
Pickley
Dubuque
Hansen
Hugh Moore
William Gadbois
Gadbois
Moore
Mllnois
Williams Farm
Gadbols
Williams
Ruling on Two-Cent Fare Law in Nebraska
Lincoln March 18 Attorney General Thompson rules any charge above two cents per mile for passenger fares between Nebraska points is unlawful. He cites a Lexington complaint against Union Pacific for not selling a 2-cent mileage fare from Dee ton to Sidney due to Colorado leg in between. He notes Burlington policy between Table Rock and McCook and cites a Pennsylvania precedent.
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Nebraska
Thompson
Lexington
Neb
Union Pacific
Sidney
Deeton
Colorado
Burlington
Table Rock
McCook
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Reopen Sons of Hermann Case Involves New Witness
Bloomington March 18 Judge A A Welch grants a new hearing in Christine Loehner vs grand lodge Sons of Hermann Cedar county district court last week sided with plaintiff A new witness affirms the lodge secretary statement that money was received conditionally The case to be heard again at November term Also London March 18Ocean rate war renewal likely Hamburg American director general Ballin says North Atlantic rates may shift Cunard line decision expected in two weeks
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Neb
A. A. Welch
Christine Loehner
Grand Lodge, Sons of Hermann
District Court of
Cedar County
London
Herr Ballin
Hue
Cunard Line
Judge remands case to Butler county district court
In Omaha on March 1 Judge Munger of the United States circuit court remanded the Mary Lena Lillie versus supreme tribe of Ban Hur case back to Butler county district court. Mrs Lite was pardoned from the state penitentiary Jan 1 by Governor Mickey. 860 Japs for Railroad Work In Iowa. Kansas City, March 18. A party of 800 Japanese laborers arrived in Kansas City. They traveled on a special train from San Antonio, Texas. They will work on railroad construction in Iowa.
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Omaha
Munger
United States Circuit Court
Mary Lena Lillie
Supreme Tribe of
Ban Hur
Butler County
Lite
State Penitentiary
Mickey
Iowa
Kansas City
San Antonio
Tex
Burlington
Sioux City
Suits Filed Over Twenty-Eight Hour Law Violations
United States district attorney, acting for the department of justice, filed suits against the Burlington and Union Pacific railroads for alleged breaches of the twenty eight hour law governing shipment of livestock in Omaha dated March 18.
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Omaha
United States District Attorney
Department of Justice
Burlington
Union Pacific
Burlington resumes Pleasantdale grade work for fall completion
Rail traffic update from Seward Nebraska March 18 notes the Burlington Railway has resumed work on the new grade at Pleasantdale with completion aimed for fall. The Yankton Gulf line surveyors have reached Seward. A yellow fever case aboard the British steamer Basil from Para Brazil died after being quarantined at St Mary’s asylum.
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The
Burlington
Pleasantdale
Seward
Galveston
Mary
Basil
Para
Brazil
St. Mary’s Immumary
Life Imprisonment for Two Men in Murder Case
Two Iowa men Arnold Zimmer and Tom Grimes, one white and one colored, were sentenced to life imprisonment in Mount Pleasant for the January murder of John Gavin. Also reported: a Havana visitor from Cedar Rapids, George Stewart, died of Bright’s disease in Havana. A Des Moines ticket agent, Ralph Palmer, disappeared after being charged with stealing thousands. A Logan flour mill fire destroyed A Edgecomb & Sons and the adjoining warehouse, causing about 75000 dollars loss. An attempted derailment near Sandwich injured no one. Iowa railroad hearings set for March 26 to address freight rates on grain and lumber with later dates for other materials.
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Arnold Zimmer
Tom Grimes
John Gavin
Mount Pleasant
Havana
George Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Trocha Hotel
Bright
Des Moines
Ralph Palmer
City
Milwaukee Railroad
Logan Flour Mills
Logan
A. Edgecomb & Sons
Wreck on Great Western Trains Report Fatal Collision
In Waterloo Iowa on March 14 engineer Kellogg and his fireman died after a car on a westbound train jumped the track while passing an eastbound train on the Chicago Great Western line. Several cars and one locomotive derailed in the wreck.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Plano River
Sandwich
Waterloo
Kellogg
Freman
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Militia Assists search after Masonville bank robbery
State militiamen deployed near Manchester Iowa to locate robbers who blew open the Masonville bank. Roads to and from Manchester are patrolled and guards around the jail were removed as mob violence subsides. Sheriff Hennessy says the situation is under control.
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Manchester
Mitia
Masonville Bank
Sherff Hennessy
Jowa Miners Bar Color Line Convention in Des Moines
A Iowa miners convention at Des Moines bans colored miners from coge mines and raises the age for entry to sixteen. Workers may strike if operators refuse color. The convention also funds a home for aged miners and re-elects current officers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate Passes Law Prohibiting Pooling Grain Prices
Des Moines March 16 The Iowa senate approved a bill banning any combination among grain elevator operators or firms to fix grain prices or curb buying competition. The measure, likely drafted by the Iowa Incorporated Grain Dealers Association, treats such combinations as a misdemeanor and aligns with past disputes over terminal and shipping access. The session also advanced house measures on life insurance company surplus funds, bank indebtedness, and an emergency jury act allowing new juror drawings if panels are disqualified.
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Fora
Senate
Des Moines
Iowa
Stillinan
Incorporated Grain Dealers’ Association of Iowa
Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
House
Italy State Lottery profits and a parade of patent remedies
Italy's state lottery took in 17,000,000 dollars in a year and paid 9,000,000 in prizes. The text promotes Kodol for dyspepsia, DeWitts Little Risers, and Witch Hazel Salve, Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup, and other patent medicines, claiming conformity to pure food laws. It cites various sellers and ad lines urging relief from indigestion, colds, and fatigue.
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Scunurs
DeWitt
Schuurz
Kennedy
Senunra
Soupurg
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