Peril From Water Flood Devastates Ohio River Valley
Federal and state agencies coordinate relief as Ohio Indiana and West Virginia face floods. Officials estimate a small death toll while rushing trains and supplies and deploying Secre tary of War Garrison and Gen. Wood to Dayton. Army units move to assist in Middleport and Pomeroy as residents seek safety on rooftops.
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Indiana
West Virginia
United
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Mississippi Valley
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Columbus
United Press
Secretary of War
Gen. Wood
Co. L
Seventh Regiment
Athens
Middleport
Pomeroy
Flood Witness Recalls Canton Disaster Sights
Walter Agler describes bodies floating in streets and families stranded on rooftops as Canton endures the Scioto flood. He recalls bridges washed away, fires and wrecked buildings, and the peril facing residents during the rising waters and swift currents.
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Walter Aglier
Canton
Columbus
Agler
Scioto
C. A. Reed
Fayette-co
Colters
Mound St
Reed
John King
Oscar Diser
John Cooper
Youngstown
Carter
King
Diser
Cooper
Myself
Flood washed Dayton structures may fall in wake of disaster
Dayton Ohio March 29 floods left the West side submerged with 74 bodies recovered and 25 unidentified. Food supplies rise and troops move bodies to improvised morgues. Steele high school may collapse after being undermined and a curfew is ordered. City redoubles relief efforts as sanitary teams clear debris and prevent looting.
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United Press
Dayton
Steele High School
Wilson
Maynard Wood
Army
Maj. Rhoads
Canton Sacred Concert Aids Ohio Flood Victims
Local business men organize a Sunday night concert at the City Auditorium with prominent Canton performers. Proceeds benefit Ohio flood relief, and tickets are selling fast with the Grand Army band donating its services for the evening.
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Ohio
Canton
Grand Army Band
Bard of Directors
Local No of M
Grand Army and
Thayer
Smith
Advt
Brooklyn Flood Relief Fund Reaches $100,000
The Brooklyn fund for flood relief in Ohio and Indiana has reached $100,000 as of March 29. The drive aims to support victims through charitable aid and coordinated relief efforts across affected areas.
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Indiana
Ohio Relief Fund Telegram Plea For Cash Subscriptions
A telegram to treasurer W. G. Saxton at the First National Bank requests cash subscriptions for the Ohio Relief fund. Brigadier General John Speaks signs the note urging governors to direct support and sincere banks are extended for this act.
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W. G. Saxton
First National Bank
John
How the United Press Covered Dayton Flood
United Press reporters rushed into the Dayton flood zone with a historic one wire circuit from New York to Cleveland to Cincinnati. They offered first vivid eye witness accounts and conservative casualty figures as other papers overestimated.
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Dayton
New York
March
Ohio
Boston
Frisco
American Telephone & Telegraph& Co
Chicago
Canada
Telegraph
Buffalo
Detroit
St. Paul
Des Moines
Burlington
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Columbus
Lebanon
National Cash Register Co
Cleveland
Canton
Akron
Ohio City
United Presse
Rail Line Expansion Details From Cleveland to Pittsburgh
Advertisement notes WwW and L. E. Lines offer travel from Cleveland to Pittsburgh with one transfer through Wellington Massillon Toledo Fremont Clyde and Brighton and Canton to Pittsburgh via Carrollton branch.
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Pittsburgh
Wellington
Massillon
Teledo
Fremont
Clyde
Brighton
Canton
Carrollton
Local Observations by Canton District Observer
Report by Carl H. Meyer official observer for Canton District with times yesterday at 9 pm and today at 7 am and 2 pm. Shows a typical weather or observation log with maximum and minimum values and a note of minus 28 at the end.
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Carl H. Meyer
Canton
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