Ten Million Flood Damage Estimate For Pueblo City
Pueblo flood toll may not exceed 500 with property loss above 10 million dollars. Eastern section isolated, south side cut off from business center. 132 bodies recovered from flooded district by 3 20 p m. Looters to be shot per military orders. Red Cross aiding sufferers. refugees sheltered in schools and churches. Water and gas scarce. Mexicans wa ndered with possessions on backs seeking food and shelter.
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Associated Press
Pueblo
Col
John. Ll. Fitzginvon
Minnequa Club
Red Cross
W. Lee
Charles Lee Company
Second Street
Mesa
Frank Pryor
Rienara Philvine
Fia Coinehene Eatereneee
Os Ranieaet
Philtins
Colorado Springs
Puebio
Arkansas
Tina
Anaconda Woman In Flooded Pueblo City
Mr 8 Fi Adams and his 9 year old son Francis Jr of 408 Hickory Street Anaconda are in Pueblo Colorado where floods have devastated the city. No word has reached Mr Adams since the flood struck unexpectedly though a letter from his wife arrived dated before the storm. Adams fears for friends and recalls conditions at the Minnequa Clubhouse and the precarious walling in the business district as cloudbursts repeatedly feed the flood waters.
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Fi Adams
Francis Jr
Pueblo
Col
Adams
Frank Pryor
Pews
Oool
Arkanaas
Worst Disaster Since Eastland Ties Colorado Flood Toll
The Associated Press reports Pueblo and other Colorado towns faced flooding with a claimed 500 lives, described as the worst disaster since the Eastland sinking in 1918. The piece notes floods have claimed over 2,000 lives in a decade and caused extensive property damage nationwide. Also, George L. Gray arrives in Montana to start a Farm Bureau membership drive in Yellowstone County.
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Associated Press
New York
Pueblo
Colorado
Eastland
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Billings
George L. Gray
National Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau I
Montana
Yellowstone County
Chester Acquitted of Murder in Florence Barton Case
Kansas City jury acquits Denzel Chester of the murder of Miss Florence Barton after a 20 minute deliberation. Chester, smiling, thanked the jurors and was taken to jail on a bond jump charge tied to a motor car theft allegation. Foreman cites lack of proven motive as key reason.
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Kansas City
Denzel Chester
Florence Barton
Latshaw
Chester
Miks Barton
Emory Trapp
Criminal Court
Birdman Describes Devastation From Denver to Pueblo Flight
Reports from the plane over Pueblo depict widespread destruction seen from the air. The narrator, nicknamed Birdman, describes great havoc and scorched landscapes as the aircraft passes the Smitten City on its Denver to Pueblo route.
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Birdman
Denver
Pueblo flood: first aerial report of devastation
William Kimsey flies into Pueblo to inspect flood wreckage with AP and Rocky Mountain News staff. He describes a sea of mud and water in the business district, submerged railroad station, and bridges washed out between Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Refugees report police lines forming as looting subsides and efforts to revive crossriver access begin.
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Pueblo
Denver
William A. Kims
Associated Press
Rocky Mountain News
Streiken
Kimeey
Kimsey
Pusblo
Caneeye
Arkansas
Joint Resolution on Disarmament Conference Adopted
The House committee approved a joint resolution concurring with the president by Republican members to call an international conference to limit armament as part of the naval appropriation bill. The Borah disarmament amendment was involved in the process, advancing the proposal today.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Fore Flan
Asm Nubatitute Co
Trains Turned Over Killing Report From Pueblo Crash
A Denver & Rio Grande No 3 train bound for Pueblo and a Missouri Pacific No 15 train from Pueblo collided and capsized last night. Early counts suggested about 300 passengers with several deaths but details remain unconfirmed. Denver officials and railway officers said they had no exact figures on casualties or injuries.
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Associated Press
Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Pueblo
Missouri Pacific
Pueblo Union Station
Rocky Mountain News
Heavy Rainfall upon Wreckage Reported Across Regions
The Associated Press reports severe weather across Colorado towns including Pueblo and Denver. Flooding endangers rail lines near Greeley with washed bridges while Sterling faces drownings and damages over 1 million dollars. Marshall valley residents are urged to evacuate as floods recede and Loveland reports a death in darkness after 10 PM.
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Brther
Denver
Associated Press
Greeley
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Sterling
Marshall
Loveland
War Department Orders Relief of Refugees Issued
War Department issued orders for relief of refugees from the Mexican border area. Fort Logan near Denver will receive commissary supplies en route from Bothposte within hours after the orders left the War Department. Dispatches report available relief efforts moving forward promptly.
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WAR Department
Sertaks
Logan
Denver
Mricken
Fenta and
Hiarkein
Bothposte
Wspatches
Mass Meeting Called By Butte School Stakeholders
A mass meeting for all interested in Butte schools is set for Monday at 8 PM in the school administration building on North Montana Street. Tom Davis will chair, with prominent citizens invited to share views on current school issues following a conference of parents and teachers at the YMCA.
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Butte
North
Monfina Wtreel
Tom Davis
YMCA
Good Roads Men Meet Next Week in Montana
A five member committee from Montana commercial clubs drafted the constitution and by laws for a state automobile association. Good roads boosters will gather at Livingston in July to perfect the new organization.
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Preet Billis
Montana Automobile Association
Good Roads
Montana
Livingston
Montana Joins Rate Drive Against Western Carriers
The Montana state railway commission announced it would join Idaho Wyoming Utah Nevada Arizona and New Mexico in opposing a plan by western carriers to cut rates to Pacific coast terminals without matching cuts in intermountain territory. The move aligns with regional efforts to maintain balanced interregional freight pricing.
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Associated Press
Helena
The
State Railway Commission
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Western
Pueblo Flood Sacks City Core as Death Toll Mounts
The Arkansas River flood devastates Pueblo Colorado with $10 million in losses. Hundreds feared dead as entire blocks collapse under rushing waters. National Guard police and volunteers patrol the disabled district while relief funds pour in and morgues tally casualties.
Mrs Cooney Has a Sister in Pueblo
Howard C. Cooney of 2401 Ea Street Butte reports his sister remains out of touch after a disaster. He says he only knows what he has read in papers and fears family members in Pueblo may be involved or harmed. He and Mrs Cooney ask for information or contact.
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Howard C. Cooney
Ea- Street
Butte
Cooney
Pueblo
Butte Man Outlines Pueblo Flood Damage and Affected Districts
Butte residents read of Pueblo Colo floods with hundreds feared lost or displaced. YMCA official Parker, familiar with the city, notes the rail yard and Arkansas River banks as the hardest hit area hosting many foreign workers. The river slices through downtown with the railroad Y and the Vail Hotel on its banks attracting large crowds of tourists.
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Pueblo
Col
Butte Res
Dents
Sie
Parker
YMGA
Butta
Mr. Pareker
Arkansas River
Mr. Parker
Vail Rotel
Emmet Riley Ordination at Helena Cathedral Today
The ordination of Rev Emmet Riley to the priesthood at Helena Cathedral today also marks the sixteenth anniversary of Rev Father J Venus entering the priesthood. Bishop Carroll will officiate at 8 20 this morning with Father Venus assisting, linking a notable loop from Riley’s former teacher’s own ordination.
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Father Venus of
Butte
Emmet Riley
Helena
Venus
St Aloysius Institute
Father Venus
St. Aloysius Academy
St. Thomas’ College
St Paul
Sacred Heart
Mgr. DecEtak
Pane
Pe Fick
Carroll O
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