Blizzard Grips Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico
A severe blizzard robs Texas Oklahoma and Indian Territory of warmth with Amarillo at ten degrees below zero and Galveston at 22 degrees. Heavy stock losses, frozen pipes, and cattle deaths are reported. Traffic delays persist as snow drifts and sleet disrupt rail lines across the region.
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Dallas
Teas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Amarillo
Eagle Pass
Texas
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Houston
Inctoria County
Galveston
Mercury
Terrell
New Mexico
Colorado
Here
St. Louis
Kansas City
Record Cold Grips Plains. Scores Affected Across Regions
A sweeping cold wave stretched from Missouri to Indian Territory causing train disruption and severe loss. Five people, including blacks and Indians, frozen to death in Oklahoma. cattle losses mount in western Kansas and the Chickasaw Nation as Salina hits 31 below and Fort Smith records 8 below zero. coal shortages raise fears for poorer Indians.
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Kanenas City
Missouri
Kanes
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas
Salina
Westen Kansas
Chickasaw Nation
Arkaness
Fort Smith
Ice gorge break sinks steamer and tears loose barges
Cincinnati reports a breakup of the Ohio river ice gorges causing one steamer to sink and 150 barges to be torn loose downstream. Additional vessels damaged and crews remained on duty through the night as ice swept toward Covington and nearby harbors.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
North Bend
Covington
Prairie Storm Leaves Vast Stock Loss Across Regions
Reports from Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico describe a severe storm the worst since 1886 with blizzard conditions in New Mexico. Prairies along the Colorado and Southern line show dead sheep and cattle scattered by the cold and snow. Memphis records a 25 degree drop with sixteen above zero and a north wind driving snow.
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Denver
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Trinidad
Memphis
Robbers in West Thirty Fourth Street Lunch Room
Burglars discovered in a West Thirty-fourth street lunch room exchanged shots with a citizen who spotted them. A Herald Square hotel patron fired from his window during their flight, nearly hitting a policeman. The robbers escaped with 28 cents after the daylong incident.
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New York
West Thirty-fourth Street
Herald Square
Snowstorm Dumps Eight Inches on Knoxville Roads
Knoxville Tennessee reports eight inches of snow from midnight to 8 am Monday. The storm followed days of drizzle and rain, crippling traffic and delaying streetcar schedules. Snow plows cleared lines while wire damage remained slight and temperatures rose above freezing by eight o'clock.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Japanese Russian clash reported near Tai mountain and Liuchentun
Tokio dispatches say a Russian force attacked Waitsona on Friday and was repulsed. Russian batteries west of Tai mountain shelled Putsaowo, with a separate assault on Liuchientun early Saturday repulsed. Russians then shelled Liuchentung and surroundings as defense lines extend along the railway toward Siaofanghsen near Mentapo.
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Tokio
Waitsona
Tai Mountain
Putsaowo
Liuchientun
Liuchentung
Siaofanghsen
Mentapo
Des Moines Sees Record Cold Reach 26 Below
The Des Moines thermometer fell to 26 below zero on Monday after a 56 hour cold spell. Prolonged extreme temperatures caused widespread suffering reported to county officers and local charities and institutions.
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Des Moines
Mercury
German steamer Psros seized off Hokeido en route Vladivostok
The German steamer Psros bound for Vladivostok was seized off Hokeido. Its cargo included shipbuilding materials and foodstuffs.
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Tokio
Psros
Vladivostock
Hokeido
Chicago’s Colder Than Winter Record Shatters Grasp
Chicago records the coldest day of the season as a government thermometer reads 19 degrees below zero at 7 am and 18 below at 8 pm. A northwest wind intensified the chill while snow ended Sunday night and skies cleared. Traffic slows as steam trains arrive one to nine hours late.
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Chicago
Severe cold wave grips central U S with subzero readings
A sharp cold wave covers the nation from the Mississippi and Missouri valleys to Texas. Temperatures drop from 6 to 26 degrees below zero, with snow in Arkansas and northern Texas and east to Ohio. Rain and snow moved in since Saturday, followed by freezing weather and the plunge in temperatures.
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Louisville
Mississippi
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Hio
Mississippi Valley
Ice Storm Grips Mobile in Rapid Temperature Drop
An unusual warm spell gave way to a freezing night with rain and strong winds as dawn brought a temperature of 82 then a rapid chill. Ice clothed sidewalks and doorsteps while a light snowfall marked a rare event since 1899. high rivers disrupted rail service with trains delayed and detoured.
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Mobile
Ohio
Law firm advertises sale and insurance offerings in Bryan area
T R Batte and Co advertise general legal services real estate and insurance. They list properties for sale near Bryan Madison and Bagos counties including 600 acres north of Bryan and 370 acres in Madison County. They offer insurance life fire and accident coverage and promise title work and property exchanges.
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Fire, Life, and Accident
Main Street
Bryan
Thomas
Bagos County
Mangane Well
Mumford Road
Brazos Bottom
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Oliver Typewriter
Geo. A. Adams
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Western
Sansas
Grand Opera House
Hampton & Hopkins
Emily Erickson Greene
Lena Anderson
Ellis Island
Old Mill Wheatfields
North Dakota
Faulness Company
Stration
St. Petersburg
Old River
James Lee
Lee Line Packet Company
Lee
ICE
Alabama
T.R. Batte Att
J. Pountan Mer
Real Estate Dept
T. R. Batte & CO
Country Property
Insurance
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