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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
1
A severe flood inundates streets with water over ten feet deep driving residents to seek safety. The section shown depicts houses swept away and widespread damage as water continues to rise, signaling escalating danger for the affected community.
Floyd Allen and Claude Swanson Allen father and son were executed in Richmond Virginia for their roles in the Hillsville courthouse massacre one year earlier. The governor refused to commute their sentences after Lieutenant Governor Ellyson sought to act. The Hillsville affair left several officers dead and triggered a large manhunt.
Mayor James G Woodward vetoed a council resolution that would have appropriated 2000 dollars for a new automobile for the mayor. He said the funds should aid Ohio and Indiana flood survivors and praised the sacrifice involved.
President Wilson plans a potential trip to New Jersey to speak in support of the jury reform bill. He urged governors and lawmakers to pass the measure and even called for an extra session if needed. Secretary Bryan also travels to Trenton to campaign for quick passage this session.
Elmer T. Darden faces a life trial on murder charges for shooting C. M. Goddard in the Union depot two weeks prior. Attorney Spencer McClelland and prosecutors Paul Lindsay and Dorsey set April 2 as the date. Darden plans an unwritten law defense while his wife testifies for the prosecution.
Whin der M. Call of Jacksonville was appointed Federal judge for the Southern district of Florida. He has served as a member of the state judiciary.
London dispatch reports Bulgarians and Serbians breaking Turkish defenses at Chatalja with a flank hit on the left wing. Bulga rian batteries moved at night drove defenders toward Constantinople. Casualties and prisoners mounting as 51,000 taken at Adrianople include 1,220 officers. Bulgarian losses about 5,000.
Alderman John E. McClelland and State Game Warden Jesse E. Mercer are set to appear next Wednesday afternoon before Recorder Broyles in Lycett's store on Whitehall street. After police investigation, charges for disorderly conduct have been docketed at the police station and served to both officials.
Mrs Callie Appelbaum, charged with murdering her husband Jerome A Appelbaum, will likely not face a jury until the next court term, slated for the last week in April. Solicitor General Hugh M Dorsey announced the postponement without detailing the reason.
New York Supreme Court Justice Henry Bischoff Jr. died after plunging eleven floors down an elevator shaft in the Emigrants Industrial Savings Bank building on Chamber Street this afternoon. He had served on the state supreme court for many years.
Floods across the Ohio valley bring famine and disease with smallpox and diphtheria among Peru refugees, typhoid from contaminated water, and widespread destruction in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Thousands homeless, deaths likely exceeding four thousand, and $200 million in losses as relief efforts coordinate from Columbus and Dayton. Government officials prepare aid and life-saving measures while rivers flood and cities burn.
Washington reports upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers will not rise soon, easing lower Mississippi flood risk as Ohio and Venice deaths mount. Dayton rescue saves 600 from Union Station. 32 dead at Venice in Butler county. Governor Cox tallies 10 000 dead and missing across flood districts while relief crews rush aid amid starvation fears.
Suffering flood victims in Dayton face exposure to cold and hunger as pneumonia rises. Secretary Burba pleads for food and clothing while Ohio and Indiana mobilize aid. Officials warn the worst flood may come within 24 hours, but relief efforts accelerate to limit further loss of life.
Louisville and Cincinnati confront the worst flood yet in the region with rivers well above danger level and rising. Cincinnati fears 71 feet. if reached, widespread damage looms. In contrast, Zanesville, Piqua, Fremont, Tiffin, Chillicothe, Hamilton and Middletown see receding or steady floods while the Ohio valley remains unsettled, including Wellsville and East Liverpool.
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