Ohio River Flood Ravages Wheeling and Pittsburgh Area
Widespread flooding from the Ohio River swamps Wheeling and Pittsburgh with 18 foot waters in Wheeling, closing schools and cutting power. Rescue boats save residents while Johnstown and other towns face dam threats and massive damages. Authorities brace for higher levels and epidemic risks as bridges and defenses hold.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Island
Ohio
West Virginia
Windsor Hotel
Doings of Congress and Flood Hit Brattleboro Area
Brattleboro faced a candle light night as power failed and hundreds of communities from southwestern Maine to Connecticut were isolated. Dam failures along the Farmington river threatened further danger while Springfield and Lowell endured evacuations and record flood pressures. Milk trucks faced shortages in Boston as Vermont shipments were delayed and factory work halted. Senate and House actions covered circuit court nominees and tax, rail, and electrification matters.
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Farmington
Otis
Mass
Lippit
R. 1
Springfield
Lowell
Merrimac
Boston
New York
Vermont
Flood Waters Ravage New York Villages and Rivers
New York State endures severe flooding as Green Island and 20 blocks of Schenectady flood. National Guardsmen patrol Binghamton while residents ration rainwater. Mohawk and Finger Lakes regions inundated. several dams fail. many communities declare flooding widespread with no deaths reported.
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Hudson River
Binghamton
National
Schenectady
Mohawk
Finger Lake
Ithaca
Onondaga
Syracuse Valley
Ausable Forks
Sherburne
Hoosick Falls
Luzerne
Pooleville
Herkimer
Thurman
Hudson Valley
Cole Recites Journalistic Life In A Long memoir
The article reviews I Remember I Remember by Cyrenus Cole, tracing his Iowa farm boy roots near Pella to retirement in Washington. It highlights his editor experiences, early Cedar Rapids politics, and battles with rival papers, noting vivid depictions of 60 years ago farm life and a national influence of Iowa stalwarts. The State Historical Society offers extra copies at $3.50.
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Cole
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
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The
State Historical Society
Iowa City
Flood Devastates Towns as Rivers Recede Across Region
Governor Farle mobilizes 2 000 National Guardsmen to speed relief to stricken areas while 3 000 homeless in Williamsport seek aid. Measles and scarlet fever hit Sunbury as 500 flee four‑foot flooding. Milton dike collapse floods Milton. six dead at Huntingdon. Rail traffic halted. Mercy Hospital isolated. rescue boats save 50 families at Skinners Eddy.
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Watsontown
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Wilkes- Barre
Mercy Hospital
Skinners Eddy
Milford
Altoona
Philadelphia
Flood Fears Rise as Delaware Rains Hit New Jersey
Heavy rains along the Delaware endanger New Jersey towns with rising tributaries. Bridges hold but traffic is limited. In Trenton, several hundred residents evacuate riverside homes as streets flood and the danger grows.
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Delaware River
Trenton
Winter storms strand hundreds of children in Newslands
Heavy snows in western North Carolina left food and fuel scarce in Newslands as several hundred school children faced marooning by drifts. An appeal urged the state highway department to clear blocked roads to deliver supplies. In Virginia, Shenandoah floodwaters receded while the James River rose, threatening Richmond and nearby cities.
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North Carolina
Newslands
State Highway Department
Shenandoah
Virginia
James River
Richmond
Red Cross to OpenStanwood First Aid Station at Sommes Home
A Cedar county Red Cross station will be set up at Grace and Lena Sommes home at the junction of roads 30 and 38 in Stanwood. Ray A. Potter announces trained attendants will serve temporarily without pay until a doctor or ambulance arrives. Dr. R A Peters will lead first aid instruction for attendants and WPA foremen and timekeepers.
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Red Cross
Grace
Lena Sommes
Stanwood
Ray A. Potter
Cedar County
John H. Schneddig
Des Moines
R. A. Peters
WPA
Pompeii Street Survives Ancient Catastrophe Tale
Fragmentary report notes a one way street in Pompeii, the ancient Italian city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, referenced in a historic excerpt. The item emphasizes urban layout details from the long-vanished city.
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Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius
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