Ohio flood terror floods Dayton rescue under martial law
Rescuers face torrents and fires across Dayton Ohio as martial law is declared to aid search. Fires threaten the Fourth National Bank area while boats and skiffs struggle in the swollen Miami River. Dozens of bodies are feared dead as rescue crews operate by torchlight and officials warn the disaster may yield hundreds or thousands of victims.
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Navton
Ohio
Emergency Committee
Fourth National Bank
Evans’ Wholesale Drug House
Commission Holls
Dayton
Miami
Algonquin Hotel
Cora
Columbus
Stratford
Fife
Wesleyan University
Tiffin
Jacob Knecht
George Klingshirn
Grove
Trenton
Wood
Indiaon
Witte
Peru
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Rome
Pratt Cannot Be Located, Wanted to Sign Journal
State officials seek Mr. Pratt to sign the house journal but he has disappeared since the legislature adjourned. Rumors place him traveling Europe or visiting Iowa, with no confirmation. Citizens are urged to inform the secretary of state of his whereabouts.
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Mr. Pratt
Pratt
House Journal
Europe
Iowa
Powell
Secretary of State
Government agencies mobilize for flood relief nationwide
Washington reports all government agencies ordered to aid flood relief. Troops in the East ready for flood duty as one million rations for 200000 people are purchased. Tents for 50000, blankets, hospital supplies, doctors and a full reserve medical stock are dispatched. Life saving crews ordered to Delaware and a temporary mail service organized.
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Washington
Department of the East
H~sital Corps
Delaware
North Ohio Valley floods claim three thousand lives
Chicago reports three thousand dead from floods across the North Ohio Valley with half a million homeless in Indiana and Ohio. Property losses top 100,000,600 and updated tallies list deaths in Ohio towns such as Dayton Piqua Delaware Middleton Sidney Hamilton Tiffin Fremont and others as authorities tally the total.
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Chicago
Ohio Valley
Indiana
Ohio
Dayton
Piqua
Delaware
Middleton
Sidney
Hamilton
Tippecanoe
Tiffin
Fremont
Scattering
Wyoming Aid Appeal From Tornado's Omaha Toll
J H Gillespie of Sheridan, Methodist hospital field agent, appeals for aid after Omaha tornado devastates the city. He and his wife faced an operation delay. its impact includes 410 dead, 240 injured, 860 homes demolished, 11 churches wrecked, and $10,000,000 in losses. The hospital endured with windows shattered. two nurses badly hurt, one losing a leg, another a broken arm. A dramatic scene shows Wyoming men aiding wounded at hospital steps as chaos followed.
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Wyoming
Omaha
J. H. Gillespie
Sheridan
Methodist Hospital
Gillespie
Pheenix
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Deanonesa
Flood Devastates Indiana and Ohio Towns
Reports from March 26 describe a catastrophic flood across Indianapolis Brockville and Dayton areas. Deaths exceed 40 with thousands homeless and widespread property loss. Rescue boats struggled amid snow and water shortages as hospitals, courts, and factories housed marooned residents.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Brockville
White River
Metmor
Cedar
Death of Max Idleman on Homeward Journey
Max Idleman died at his daughter Mrs. Sidney Schiele's home in St. Louis at 2 a.m. He was 68, native of Nueath, and a Cheyenne wholesale liquor magnate who served as city councilman and led Idleman & Co. The body will reach Cheyenne tomorrow with funeral likely Sunday conducted by the Masons. surviving family includes wife, children, brother in Poland, and several siblings.
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Florida
Max Idleman
Sidney Schiele
St. Louis
Masons
Idleman
Nueath
Cheyenne
Abe
Aince
Ram
Hargeet
de Wort
Rowl Petuter
Len
Clembe
Cheyenne Lodge No. 1
A. F. Op
Wyomiig
Royal Arch
Thieely
Hlemat
Poland
Dauaghter
Sidney Bobiele
BI. Lewis
Bulgars take Natalias after days of fighting
A dispatch from the Bulgarian legion reports Natalija captured after two days of desperate combat. The move comes amid heavy fighting and shifts in the front near a key location. Further details are awaited from London and allied commands.
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London
Maron
Dlepatch
Legation
Tohatalja
Public Building Bill Not Passed in Congress
Washington March 14 The public works appropriations bill for Wyoming towns Casper Cody Buffalo and surrounding areas failed to pass in Congress. Representative Mann notes the measure is not finalized as amendments are needed and a conference between the House and Senate may be required before funds become available. Negotiations will determine timing and retroactive applicability.
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Washington
Mano
St. Vincis
Howees
Sie Mann
Holiwe
Senate
Casper
Cody
Buffalo
al O
Weather Report From Washington in March
The dispatch notes fair weather expected on Thursday with a calm day and light winds. No significant precipitation is forecast, and temperatures are likely to remain mild across the region.
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