Flood Crest Threatens Mississippi Heartland As Shelters Fill
A dispatch reports rising water along the Mississippi floodplain from Hickman Kentucky to Natchez Mississippi. Evacuations expand as flood crest nears with 3,500 refugees in Hickman and thousands seeking higher ground in Columbus Kentucky New Madrid and Dorena Missouri. Army aid includes $40,000 emergency funds and tents for victims.
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Tennessee Levee Board
Jane United
States
Clark
Ikhansag
War Department
Cape Ghar
Dédu
White River
Hickman
Columbus
New Madrid
Dorena
Levee Breach Near Hickman Triggers Ohio River Flood
A massive river flood breached a government levee five miles west of Hickman Kentucky, spilling into Fulton County and Os Tennessee, threatening 150 square miles of farmland. The Reelfoot levee breach caused rapid inundation while workers and residents fled. officials warn of continuing rises as the flood spreads toward Cairo and New Madrid with Memphis and Helena at risk.
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Hickman
Kentucky
Tennesee
Heelfoot
Fulton County
Lake and Obion
Tennessee
Reelfoot
A&a
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Lakeme
Oeome
Bret Will
Mississippi
Lake County
Obion
Columbus
Mayor Head
Loulaville
Arkansas
Helena
Cullom
Senate
Mount City
Congress
Missouri
Ohio River
Fitzgerald
House
Taft
American Red Cross
Senator Heyburn Attacks Newspapers Over Congress
Washington April 5 Senator Heyburn of Idaho assailed newspapers in a debate on a bill to recodify printing laws. He urged a reduced Congressional Record price to boost circulation, saying modern papers print sensationalism and treat Congress as a joke. He claimed the Record could reach two million copies if priced lower.
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Washington
Heyburn
Idaho
Congressional Record
Fis
Moftern
Congress
Mundéhausen
Gendror
Senate
Fiery Black Steed Bail Contract Pledges Macon Parade
In Bibb county Georgia a peculiar legal document records Dr O C Gibson trustee of the state sanitarium binding himself and successors to deliver a black stallion to Major Lee M Happ for use in the Confederate veterans parade in Macon on May 9 at 1 p m The seal shows a knife saw and plumbers tooth The agreement fixes damages and requires forfeiture of uniforms and three summer suits if the undertaking is not carried out.
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Macon
Bibb County
0. C. Gibson
Ee M. Happ
Lee M. Happ
Obediah. Co
Gibson
Major Happ
Confederate Veterans
Manon
Happ
Bac
Obedlah
Obediah
Hopp
Major Hopp Ia
Milwaukee elects G A Bading mayor defeating Seidel
Dr G A Bading will be inaugurated mayor of Milwaukee on Tuesday April 9 after a victory by a coalition of Democrats Republicans and good government voters over socialist Mayor Seidel. Seidel won two years ago in a three cornered race with 22 000 votes and 30 000 votes last election but the combined opposition polled 43 060.
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G. A. Bading
Milwaukee
Seidel
The Lax-Fos Way Advertisement Claim
An old ad touts The Lax-Fos Way promising liver stomach kidney and bowel strengthening with a tonic effect. It urges purchase on a money back plan and claims the product cleanses and steadies the whole system with no oil or added ingredients.
Youth in the spring of life and its chaotic awakening
The passage portrays youth as a storm of energy and contradiction. It compares youth to a dammed flood breaking free, unleashing fierce radicalism and melancholy alike, as the young seek self expression and grapple with a chaotic flood of ideas before finding order.
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Am, Writing Machine Co
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