Floods Cause Heavy Losses Across Middle Tennessee
Mid Tennessee floods bring losses over 1 million dollars with three lives reported lost in Giles county. Homes flooded up to rooftops near Pulaski, rail lines submerged, and towns like Murfreesboro and Harriman suffer major damage including destroyed mills and bridges.
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Nashville
Middle Tennessee
Murfreesboro
Bellbuckle
Tenn
Nashville Chattanooga
St. Louis
Louisville and Nashville
Mt. Pleasant
Court House
Giles County
John Cole
Richland Creek
Pulaski
Severe flood battering Gadsden and Rome rail area
The hardest rain in years hit Gadsden Alabama on Friday night flooding sections of the town up to four feet and plunging the city into darkness as the powerhouse flooded. In Rome Georgia two washouts disrupted the Atlanta division of the Southern Railway with great crop damage reported on Friday night.
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Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Gadsden
Ala
Rome Ga
Atlanta
The
Southern Railway
Silver Creek
Flood Hits Eastern Kentucky and East Tennessee
Greatest flood since 1890 sweeps eastern Kentucky and east Tennessee Friday night. No deaths reported yet but believed many fatalities may occur from the flood.
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Middlesboro
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pineville Floods as Cumberland River Rises
Pineville Kentucky experiences flooding after recent rains as the Cumberland River goes on the rise submerging parts of the town and prompting emergency efforts.
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Pineville
Cumberland River
Major J. R. Claggett Dies in New Orleans
Major J. R. Claggett of the Second United States Infantry died in New Orleans on Friday. He came to the city from Kort Thomas Kentucky two months ago seeking health. A West Point graduate he had a notable record in Indian campaigns in the west.
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Claggett
New Orleans
J. R. Claggett
Second
United States Infantry
Kort Thomas
West Point
Woman candidate Burkhart runs for Congress in Kentucky district
Miss Mary Burkhart a wealthy Lone Wolf County resident and Prohibition nominee canvasses the Tenth Kentucky district by horseback over rugged terrain. She seeks a congressional seat saying she will serve if elected despite doubters and notes no law can prevent her seating.
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Miss Burkhart
Kentucky
Louisville
Mary Burkhart
Lone Wolf County
Lone Wolf
Congress
The Strike Off Averted In Lowell Textile Mills
In Lowell Massachusetts a late night conference between a citizens committee and Textile Council representatives postponed a 16 000 worker strike for at least a week. The unions moved by citizen appeals agreed to call off the strike for now to pursue wage increases through good offices with mill managers.
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Lowell
Mass
Textile Council
Lrizens
Rhodes Fortune Cited At Ten Million Dollars In London
A Daily Telegraph financial authority estimates Cecil Rhodes wealth at 15 million dollars. The piece forecasts Rhodesia's future, comparing its agricultural potential to Iowa, noting Robert Benson as a director and leading figure in the Iowa land venture.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesia
Iowa
Robert Benson
Rhodesia Farm Network Touted By Rhodesian Businessman
A Rhodesia based business figure from the Company of Iown is named director of a Chartered Trust company and shows strong ties to Rhodesia territories. Reports suggest plans to establish an American backed farm network across Rhodesia.
Fire destroys Colby stable. seventeen horses perish
In Detroit on March 29 a blaze at trainer Frank H. Colby’s Highland Park stable killed seventeen race horses and promising colts. Sixteen died in stalls while one escaped but had to be shot after severe burns. Total loss about 30,000 dollars.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank H. Colby
Highland Park
Plano Cottonseed Oil Company Elects Directors
Plano stockholders at the opera house elected T. C. Jasper J. H. Bowman R. L. Stevens J. M. Willis Fred Schimpelpfenig H. W. Hays and L. W. Neel as directors. The company capital is $35,000 and nearly all stock stays with local residents. A forty ton mill with two presses will be built and ready for next season's crop.
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Plano
Tex
Plano Cottonseed Oil Company
Opera House
T. C. Jasper
J. H. Bowman
R. L. Stevens
J. M. Willis
Fred Schimpelpfenig
H. W. Hays
L. W. Neel
Spaulding Allowed to Answer in National League Fight
Justice Truax in the supreme court sides with Freedman in the National League fight overruling Spaulding demurrer. Spaulding may withdraw the demurrer and enter an answer to the complaint upon paying costs.
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Spaulding
New York
Vicksburg Father Kills Son During Door Knock Incident
In Vicksburg Mississippi on March 29 stable Dick Maquin shot and killed his son Ed who was drunk and trying to kick down a door at his brother’s home. The father is jailed following the incident.
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Vicksburg, Miss
Dick Maquin
Valet Jones Freed in New York Murder Case
News in brief reports Valet Jones will be set free of murder charges in a New York case. Rev W D Clare of Henson Missouri charged with forgery has been discharged. A Kansas City cooperative overalls company forms with 4500 capital. Missing Burnet bank cashier J Boggess remains a mystery. St Joseph Gazette sold to Colorado firm for 50000.
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Valet Jones
Wolice
New York
W. D. Clare
Henson, Mo
Kansas City
St. Joseph, Mo
Colorado
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Harriman
Chattanooga
Tennessee River
Emory River
Oakdale
Junction
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Vestel Lumber Company
Hoe and Tool Company
NEW Spring Clothing
Woman For Congress
Rhodes
Don Newspaper
Colby
J. ©. Boggess
Burnet, Tex
Washington and
Burleson Streets
Baptist Church
Franklin
Bryan, Texas
Border
Tyler Haswell
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