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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1912

Page

6

Lumber and home building supplies advertised by E. G. Will Lingham's Sons

Ninety percent of houses built are described as finished with lumber sash doors blinds and all through. The ad, attributed to E. G. Will Lingham's Sons, highlights lumber supplies and finished work as a pact of purchase. (To Be Continued.)

Alto Will Lingham Shaw-Walker Buyer Missouri Gate City A. M Masonic Temple Peachtree Cain Streets Raymund Daniel W. M Dent Battle Hill Lodge Fields Internment West View Paule W. Mua J. BE. Garrison Secy Montay Commissioners of State Institutions of Florida Governors Office Talstasses Fla Florida Hospital G. T. Whitfield

Crisis Near in Flood Battle Hurtles Memphis Region

Reports describe refugees sheltering aboard pew scaffolding as flood crested near Wrancke and Memphis. Officials warn against fatal breaks south of Helena with six to thirty thousand displaced, hundreds homeless, and ten million dollars in potential losses.

Wrancke Memphis Modoc Helena Memphia

Mississippi River flood visible near Memphis risks to levees

Flood warnings rise as the river recedes slowly toward Memphis with crest spreading past Luxora and related towns. Levees at Golden Ambethville face renewed stress as authorities monitor changes in water levels and potential breaches.

Levee Gaps Widen and Water Spreads Across Arkansas Counties

Gaps in the levee at St. Claire and Wyranoke opposite Memphis are widening as water spreads over a large part of Crittenden county and into St. Francis. The fall check notes rising water levels and the ongoing risk to nearby farms and settlements.

St. Claire Wyranoke Ark Memphis Crittenden St. Francis County

Flood menaces rich delta lands as river rises

Mississippi river flood shifts to lower river from Helena southward as gaps widen near Giles Bend and Laconia Circle. Philips and Desha counties flood. Miller's Bend troops and convicts bolster levees near Greenville while Bayou Sara Angola crews strengthen embankments. Emergency federal hours may extend for workers. ideal weather aids the effort.

Vicksburg Miss Greenville Helena Ark Giles Bend Natchez Laconia Circle Philips County Desha County Miller's Bend Dumas Lake Providence Lake Lee

Rescue boats busy bringing refugees to Memphis

Rescue boats worked into the night bringing refugees from Wiyanoke Arkansas marooned on knolls, housetops and in a church since the levee broke twelve miles south of Memphis. Several hundred arrived and officials predicted not less than three thousand by morning as water receded and evacuation continued. The northern Memphis area, largely black population, saw streetcar service resume and health officials begin precautionary measures to prevent sickness. Scores of boats previously went to Wrano ke in the afternoon.

Memphis Tenn Wiyanoke Ark Health Department Wranoke

Wyanoke refugees aided as floods spread in Mississippi valley

Reports from Memphis describe refugees marooned by river floods aided by fires for warmth and signaling passing boats. Supplies and medicines reached camps as water shortages and disease threats pressed relief efforts, with nationwide warnings on mail routes and flood responses from St Louis to New Orleans.

New Orleans Cairo Tennessee Pemppis Wys Memphis Memphia Washington Mississippi River St. Louis Mall United States Engineer's Department Nokomis Missouri Kentucky Walter Erwin

Why Underwood Should Be Named

Fragmented reader letter urges unity of party supporters to elect nominees. Mentions Lincoln Garfield and Harrison as past convention candidates and Blaine as a public figure. References Baltimore convention and collective wisdom shaping national choice.

Underwood Congress Baltimore Lincoln Garfield Harrison Blaine

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