Submerged Greenville Faces Possible Destruction Flood
The Delta Oil Works area leak cut the northern levee at midnight causing widespread inundation in Greenville Mississippi as backwater rises and locals rescue refugees. Officials say sensational warnings are unfounded while relief boats operate. Catfish Point remains intact. Nearby Leland Arkansas notes unusual river behavior as water recedes and flows toward a new channel.
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Greenville
Miss
Delta Oil Works
Catfish Point
Here
LaGrange
Fish Lake
Arnolia levee near Vidalia in danger prompts large relief effort
Natchez residents report the Arnolia levee two miles below Vidalia is boiling and near failure. About fifty men under J. H. Fagan of the police jury work to reinforce the levee as hundreds watch. In Louisiana the Lucy crevasse near New Orleans widens despite a second attempt to seal it, threatening vast floodwaters. The Texas and Pacific stops selling tickets to New Orleans due to the flood situation.
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Natchez
Miss
Arnolia Levee
Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Louisiana
Pnto
J. H. Fagan
New Orleans
Lucy
Dallas
Texas and Pacific Railway
Yazoo City Partly Submerged After Flood
Yazoo City reports partial flooding with water cover in sections and one life lost as rescuers assess damage. Weather events affect nearby Vicksburg area on March 30 causing emergency responses and concern for residents.
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Yazoo City
Vicksburg
Miss
Senate passes anti trust bill with no labor union exemption
Austin March 30. The senate passed the anti trust measure refusing to exempt labor unions. Arguments for and against the labor amendment were exchanged by Senators Hicks Bradfield McKamy and Davidson. A governor veto blocked the penitentiary guards pay raise. The textbook bill was amended to let independent districts set tax payments by vote, teachers barred from textbook boards, and local bills were dispatched by the house.
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Austin
Senate
Hicks
Bradfield
McKamy
Davidson
House
Wey Assets Wideming Terrific Current Break at Hymelia
A brief item reports a break in Hymelia allowing a strong current to pour through a flood gate. Details remain sparse but officials warn of rising water and potential damage to nearby properties. Local responders monitor the scene and advise residents to stay clear of the area.
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Hymelia
Break in Hymelia levee opens wider as flood endangers rail lines
From Orleans March 30 discouraging news on the Hymelia break reports a 600 foot gap widening as the current erodes ends. Senators Brady and agency chiefs coordinate efforts while river levels rise and tracks of the Texas and Pacific and Southern Pacific face backwater risk.
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En Orleans
Abun
Brady
Texas and Pacific
Southern Pacific
City levee cut to relieve flooding near Greenville
Greenville Miss March 30 Acting under mayoral orders the city engineer opened the north protection levee to drain water toward Catfish bayou. Water covers most of the city with refugees arriving. Relief boats evacuate residents while northern trains run and southern traffic halts due to the Lagrange crevasse. Local newspapers unable to print on power presses.
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Greenville
Miss
Catfish Bayou
Here
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley Road
Lagrange
Levee Boils at Amelia South of Vidalia Fixed
Natchez Mississippi March 30 The forces working all Sunday and night closed the boils in the Amelia levee embankments two miles south of Vidalia La The levee was not weakened though seepage endangered the system No further breaks reported and the river stayed stationary at 50.4 feet
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Natchez
Miss
Amelia Levee
Vidalia
Mississippi River Levels Update From Vicksburg To New Orleans
The weather bulletin notes little change in the lower river. Vicksburg shows 61.5 feet, down three feet since Saturday morning, while New Orleans rises to 20.3 feet, up two feet.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Monuments to Indiana Troops at Shiloh to Be Dedicated
United States Engineer Betts reports Indiana state monuments at Shiloh will be dedicated April 6 and 7, marking the forty first anniversary. The ceremonies will be attended by many government officials, state governors, and notable citizens from across the nation, including Secretary of War Root, General John B. Gordon, and Senator Fairbanks.
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Shiloh
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Betts
Indiana
Root
John B. Gordon
Fairbanks
Burial of Major General Sir Heitor MacDonald in Edinburgh
The remains of Major General Sir Heitor MacDonald were buried in Dean Cemetery Edinburgh. About 300 people attended and uncovered their heads as the funeral cortege passed through the streets.
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Edinburgh
Heitor MacDonald
Dean
Thirteen Lucky Number for Many
Ashland Pa March 30 Employees of the Schuylkill Traction and Lake Erie Railway company have been notified that wages will be increased by 10 cents per day starting April 15.
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Ashland
Schuylkill Traction and
Lake Jue Railway Company
Choir “Weges
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Howell
Bryan Steam Laundry
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Newark
N. 4
Frederick Frelinghuysen
Total
S. Derden
Neady
John Wittman Filler
Franklin Brothers
Delta
WEY
Texas
Pacific
Fed
Ecpion
Eupion
An Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
The
Jewel Laundry
James & Hart
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