Kansas City Faces Flood Panic As City Goes Dark
Kansas City Missouri heads toward a life threatening flood as water and power fail and 20 000 homeless with gas and electric lights out and waterworks shut down. Police rescue operations save hundreds while many residents cling to unsafe homes amid rising water and a collapsing embankment.
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Kanana City
Kansas City
Kas
Twelfth Street
Martin School
O'Brien
West Bottoms
Threatening River Floods St Louis as Waters Rise
St Louis faces serious river conditions with the water at 27.6 feet, rising 2.2 feet in 24 hours. If the Missouri continues, 30 feet could be reached by Tuesday as floods extend toward Omaha. River dwellers abandon homes, lowlands flood, and crops ruined as rain swells tributaries including Des Peres and Cahokia. World’s Fair grounds endure washes and damage while lightning splits a flag staff. officials expect the sluiceway to handle the surge.
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Missouri
Omaha
Cahokia Creek
Venice
River Des Peres
Cahokia
Preparing for the flood in St Louis merchants move goods to second stories
St Louis reports an imminent Mississippi flood likely the greatest in living memory. Merchants along the levee lift goods to upper floors as officials forecast river height near 34 to 36 feet, with rain continuing possibly surpassing official projections. The city recalls the May 10 1892 flood and its impact.
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St. Louis
Louis
Mississippi River
Des Moines Faces Flood Toll and Tornado Aftermath
Des Moines authorities plan to bridge flood relief with loaned funds as the legislature braces for no extra session. The Des Moines area remains desolate with mud, damp walls, and risk of sickness as families seek shelter. Train service resumes on main lines while Ottumwa and Keokuk endure rising waters and wrecked bridges. Bentonsport, Farmington, and Bonaparte report heavy flood damage. Keokuk suffers the worst, with wide river reaches and refugees on roofs seeking aid.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Ottumwa
Kosauqua
Keokuk
Burlington
Rock Island
Eldon
Bentonsport
Farmington
Bonaparte
Death Toll Rises After Gainesville Tornado
Gainesville Ga June 4 estimates place the dead near one hundred with about 150 injured. The disaster wiped out 800 homes and caused property losses around half a million dollars with no storm insurance. The tally includes 32 dead at Pacolet cotton mills New Holland and 36 at Gainesville cotton mills near the Southern railway station.
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Gainesville
Pacolet
New Holland
Southern Railway Station
Postal Clerk Dismissed In FederalPay Scam Charge
Washington June 4 Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger Tuesday removed Svend Schibsby of Kansas City railway postal clerk on charge of violating postal laws. Schibsby led a movement among railway postal clerks to seek payment for traveling expenses a claim not recognized by the government and potentially costing about 1.5 million annually for about eight hundred clerks. The case has been in by Alexander Grant the
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Shallenberger
Svend Schibsby
Kansas City
Schibsby
Shell
Alexander Grant
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Nervous Female Disorders
Reader testimonials from Eau Claire and Elects Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervous prostration backache and menstrual distress. Advert claims it soothes strengthens heals and provides relief after years of suffering. Mrs Trerz of Eau Claire and Mrs Magne Dar of Eleanora share dramatic improvements after using the preparation for several months.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean Mas
Porxaam
V. Compound
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Magne Dar
Eleanora, Pa
Free Medical Advice to Women by Mrs Pinkham
Mrs Pinkham invites all women to write for confidential advice. You may share details you could not tell a doctor and your letter will be seen only by women. She offers guidance from vast experience and will not charge for her advice.
Nervous Prostration Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound
Testimonial from Mrs. Berek B. Demens of San Francisco dated May 21, 1901, praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from nervous prostration and persistent headaches after using the medicine. The letter notes significant health improvement and mentions a $5000 reward offer by the original sellers.
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Lona Pinkham
Berek B Demens
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Saan
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