Rescuers struck by floods as Dayton battles flood and fire
As eight buildings burn in the submerged business district and floodwaters rise, martial law is declared in Dayton Ohio. Soldiers arrive to prevent looting while rescuers fight torrents by torchlight for survivors amid widespread destruction and uncertain death tolls.
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Miami
Algonquin Hotel
Tiffin
Jacob Knecht
George Klingshirn
Pratt Cannot Be Located Sign Journal Pratt
Mr. Pratt fled the city after the legislature adjourned and has not been located. The secretary of state seeks his signature on the house journal and appeals for information on his whereabouts. Rumors place him touring Europe or Iowa, but no confirmation exists.
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Pratt
House Journal
Europe
Iowa
Powell
Mr Pratt
Secretary of State
Toll From Ohio Valley Floods Reaches 3000
Revised figures show three thousand killed in the North Ohio Valley floods with hundreds more missing. The disaster centers include Dayton two thousand and numerous towns such as Piqua Delaware Middleton Aldeny Hamilton Tiffin Fremont and Indianapolis. property losses reach about 100 million with scattered deaths tallied in several counties.
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GILLESPIE APPEALS WYOMING FOR HELP AFTER OMAHA TORNADO
J H Gillespie, Sheridan field agent for the Nebraska Methodist hospital, reports Omaha tornado losses including 440 dead and 360 homes demolished. He describes hospital damage, nurse injuries, and a dramatic rescue scene as locals rush victims into the hospital.
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Methodist
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Destructive Indiana Flood Reports Prolonged Rescue Efforts
Rescuers push boats through inundated streets in Peru and Indianapolis amid a major flood. Drowned count rises, 7,500 homeless, property losses over 2.5 million dollars. Water, fuel, and food scarce. measles outbreaks and births noted in shelters.
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Death of Max Idleman on his way home
Max Idleman died at 2 a.m. in St. Louis aged 65 after months of illness. He was born in Russia and moved to Cheyenne in 1880, becoming president of a large wholesale liquor firm. Survived by wife, son, and siblings, with funeral to be led by the Masons in Cheyenne.
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Mosemenia
Chéoyenne Lodge No 1
Indiana Flood Toll and Loss Careworn Inuit?
Flood disaster in Indiana causes at least 125 deaths and immense property damage. Reports from Indianapolis on March 26 describe widespread suffering and severe losses across the state.
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Hrockville
White River
Metmor
Cedar
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East Washington street bridge collapses after pier washout
Indianapolis reports the east span of the West Washington street bridge fell into the river as piers were washed away under the Kentucky avenue crossing. Only one traffic and two railroad bridges then remained to the west of Indianapolis. Dayton fire at Heckel house may have destroyed refuge for LG refugees, with unverified details distant from boat access.
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West Washington Street
Kentucky Avenue
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Heckel
Bulgars Take Theohmatalial London Mareth
A Bulgarian dispatch reports Tehatatla fallen to Bulgarian forces after two days of desperate fighting.
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Mareth
Legation
Avs Tehatatla
Public Building Bill Not Passed by Congress
Representative Mann of Illinois, minority leader, says the public buildings and sites bill for Wyoming, totaling about 40 million dollars, was not passed. The House approved it February 17 and the Senate February 27 with amendments, none agreed to by the House, delaying appropriations for Casper Cody and other Wyoming sites.
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Mann
Ilinois
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Congress
Genate Pakeed
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Senate
Myw
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Cody
Wosttale
The Weratoer Warmer Report From Wyomiede
A fragment from The Weratoer column mentions Stan 26 and a Friday event at Wyomiede. The brief notes a Thursday and a Friday schedule with limited readable details.
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Stan
Wyomiede
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