Sidney Smith Sees Much Water Falls
Sidney Smith reports heavy rain on the South Side of Chicago with streets flooded and water levels rising significantly. Residents report disrupted travel as crews work to drain flooded areas.
05 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
1
Sidney Smith reports heavy rain on the South Side of Chicago with streets flooded and water levels rising significantly. Residents report disrupted travel as crews work to drain flooded areas.
Severe floods sweep Arkansas isolating Little Rock and Hot Springs. Rail service halted and bridges washed away. Hundreds flee homes along the Fourche watershed as cattle and hogs drown. no confirmed fatalities reported. Deputy marshals serve 3,000 ejectment notices in a separate Chicago suit seeking land valued at about 40 million dollars.
The Interstate Commerce Commission opens a thorough inquiry into the block signal systems of the Baltimore and Ohio and Southern railroads. The probe follows a congressional resolution and seeks details on signal failures tied to recent wrecks at Sawyers Virginia and Terra Cotta District of Columbia. Officials from both roads are subpoenaed for testimony and may be expanded to other lines with similar incidents.
The War Department will proceed with rebuilding Fort St. Phillip Louisiana near the Mississippi mouth. After partial progress the work paused to repair a badly damaged levee from September’s hurricane. Officials decided to build barracks and risk another storm while not abandoning Fort St. Phillip or nearby lower river forts with plans to make it a two company post.
Judge John F. Phillips denied the application for a writ of habeas corpus for Mrs. Aggie Myers now jailed at Liberty under a death sentence for murder. Frank Bottom remains jailed in Kansas City for complicity. They face execution on January 10 unless Governor Folk intervenes.
Andrew Carnegie provides 750000 dollars for a new Bureau of American Republics building in Washington. The site provision has been arranged by the United States and South American republics. In Mexico City about 20000 factory workers remain on strike, affecting cloth production.
Hot Springs reports a 36 hour rainstorm that floods roads and damages bridges on the Little Rock and Hot Springs line. The Ouachita river rises high with property damage estimated at 50 thousand dollars while 500 alligators kept for exhibition threaten the city but are restrained with heroic effort. Rail traffic hopes to resume Saturday as tracks are repaired.
Guthrie January 4. After a private conference with President Murray of the constitutional convention a special committee will investigate any affidavited knowledge of corrupt money use among convention members in drawing county lines in Indian Territory and dividing Oklahoma counties.
Te Kelly, a Canyon City athlete, drops dead in an apparent accident. Local authorities investigate the incident and notify family members as the community mourns.
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