Massive Trinity flood devastates Fort Worth leaving scores dead
Reports from Fort Worth indicate at least twenty five killed and over five thousand homeless after a rapid Trinity River rise. Rescue teams used rowboats and streetcars to reach submerged districts as bridges collapsed and water overwhelmed power facilities. Mayors and aid groups launched relief efforts for the displaced amid continuing searches.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Perts
Handley
White City
Lake Coomo
East Fourth Street
Rock Island
Long Bridge
City Park
Trinity
W D Hart
Fort, Worth
Salvation Army
Manny
Trinity River
Dallas
Airship Disaster Leaves Inventor John Morrell Injured
A hydrogen airship experiment failed as the giant craft collapsed from altitude Thousands watched as the machine plummeted to ground crushing passengers including inventor John Morrell He suffered a broken leg and possible internal injuries while spectators fainted in the crowd The airship’s falling gas and impact caused the dramatic wreck in an apparent test of commercial lifting power and dirigible control
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Momi
Morrell
Ds Bisackers
Armory P
Toledo
Knabenshue
Taft Support Grows as Taft Procession Forms in 1908
Northern Iowa postmasters organize under inspector Farrell. George A. Knight, nominee attested speaker for Roosevelt, expected to back Taft in Chicago. Minnesota Democrats back Johnson, oppose Bryan. GOP leaders shift toward Taft to avoid a Roosevelt stampede. Utah and Texas discuss Roosevelt first. New of Republican committee signals cautious unity amid third term talk.
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George A. Knight
California
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Minnesota
Denver
John A. Johnson
Bryan
Utah
Texas
New
Republican Naonal Committee
Ee Cptata
Thaw to Stay in Asylum After Court Decision
New York Supreme Court Justice Morschauser denies Harry K. Thaw's habeas corpus plea, ruling Thaw remains insane and unfit for release from the State lunatic asylum. The decision upholds previous commitment under section 454 of the code of criminal procedure and dismisses claims of due process violations.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Morschauser
New York Supreme Court
Thaw
Farm Notes Show Rio Grande Dreuth Lifting and Cattle Losses
The Rio Grande Valley drought ends as residents rejoice while Oklahoma farmers report cattle losses from a new disease and seek a state vet’s investigation. Government farm reports list winter wheat yield around 498,898,000 bushels on April 1. A recent Wisconsin Shorthorn sale saw 47 head average 417 dollars with top animals noted. trade includes grain shipments to Russia, seeds to Australia and South America.
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Rio Grande
Texas
Oklahoma
Crgp
Wisconsin
Russia
Australia
South America
Governor Denounces State Inmate Inquiry Report
The governor denounces the investigation into state charitable institutions as unfair and biased. He contends committee hearings barred favorable witnesses, used leading questions, and presented false portrayals of conditions, urging the legislature to reject its conclusions and defend administrative practice.
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Cagtain Fnith
Hon Snd
Cit
Deneen
Hai
Frank Giroux
General Assembly
Moulton
Mason
Chicago
Cent
Pontiac Reformatory
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Chester
Lincoln Northern Hospital
Elgin
Eastern Hospital
Kankakee
Southern Hospital
Anza
School For
Jacksonville
Soldiers’ Home
Quincy
House of Representatives
Legislative Branch
Parson Proposes Shop Move Behind Parsonage
The village parson accosts blacksmith Henry asking to relocate his auto repair shop behind the parsonage. He claims the move would be profitable as he can splice the hearts of runaway couples while repairs are done.
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Henry
Mrs. Benen
Pet
Bee
Aid Ray
The Silk Stocking Huntsmen in the Great North Woods
An amateur hunter asks about dead game. The old guide says most appear dead by buying dead moose and bars from them and telling folks they killed them themselves.
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Great North Woods
No Cause for Alarm and Other Vignettes
A collection of short, dated comic and social sketches. A London discourse on politics and public life contrasts with a Cleveland scene about a fire alert, featuring wary citizens and calm authorities amid lively urban color.
Bond Sills Killed in Closing Fours of State Legislature
Springfield report shows the Forty-fifth General Assembly ended after a long session with little to show. Bond bills were killed, only one of three measures passed, and the body adjourned sine die amid partisan tensions.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Deneen
Speaker Shurtleff
James Whitaker
David Shanahan
House
Senate
Busse
John J. Hanberg
Frank Shepard
Walter H. Wilson
Chicago
Bureau of Labor
Shurtleff
Forty-fifth General Assembly
Illinois
Notable historical dates and deaths collated from 1589 to 1905
A dense chronicle lists events and passings including Doe Soto in Florida in 4 1589, Martha Washington in 1802, Napoleon and Duroc links, Jackson veto in 1830, Jackon era milestones, 1871 Paris Commune fall, 1890 Nicholas II coronation, 1905 Magoon Panama governor, and deaths of Fosa Bonheur and Mary A. Livermore among others.
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Doe Soto
Florida
Tench Coxe
United States
Philadelphia
Martha Washington
George , Washington
Mount Venusti
Napoleon
Italy
Milan
Marshal Duroc
Reichenbach
Fort George
Jackson
Maysville
Goyv
Durham
Quebec
Canton
China
Sir John Franklin
Arctic
Louis Napoleon
Ham
Louis Philippe
Cuba
Washington
Anson
Delhi
India
Richard Ogleaby
Illinois
Princess of Wales
Queen Victoria
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
United States Senate
Don Carlos
France
Minonk
Nicholas II
Russia
Moscow
William Dr. Gladstone
Westminster Abbey
Edward Bellamy
Edward Bellamy, Author of “Looking Backward,” Died. . 1889——Fosa Bonheur
Magoon
Panama Canal Zone
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Mary A. Livermore
Papas Touchy
A young couple argues about marriage with the father already hosting three sons. The suitor says father would gain a son, while the girl warns the father is touchy about the topic and unlikely to approve.
Misunderstood Appointment Conversation
A dialogue shows a woman accusing a man of missing a meeting yesterday. He apologizes, saying he waited in a restaurant until it was too late. She questions his claimed bank position, and he admits being a waiter.
Engaged: Mabel Huh! The Shelved Debate Reveals Plans
Fragmentary note shows an engagement claim with a quoted exclamation from Mabel and interrupted dialogue about marriage. The readable text hints at social chatter and hesitation about the upcoming union without clear names or dates.
British and World News Mixed Political Row
The report notes Robert Harcourt elected MP for Montrose replacing John Morley. It mentions Winston Churchill winning Dundee, and Prince Zn Eulenburg’s arrest in Berlin amid libel trial links. and a Paris incident involving W H Leavitt, son-in-law of William Jennings Bryan, with unclear details.
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Robert Harcourt
Sir William Vernon Harcourt
J. L. Morley
House of Commons
Montrose
John Morley
Winston Churchill
British Board of Trade
Manchester
Dundee
Prince Zn Eulenburg
William
The
Black Eagle
House of Lords
Berlin
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Tatler
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Papas Touchy
Stelila
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Sian Setenett
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Argentine Hopubblic
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