Flood of the Ohio River May Exceed 1884 Deluge
The Ohio River surge threatens greater damage than the 1884 flood as heavy rains and snows raise water levels across Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia. Cities like Pittsburg and Newcastle face inundation with rail lines bridges and telegraph lines crippled and towns evacuated.
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Ohio
Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago
Orrville
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Buffalo & Allegheny Valley
Beaver
Rochester
West Bridgewater
Industry
Smiths Ferry
Sistersville
W. Va
Mid-Island Creek
Ohio, River Railroad
Here
Wheeling
Newcastle
Shenango
Neshamnock
Baldwin & Graham Stove
Pittsburg & Western
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Rock Point
Cleveland Battles Severe Wind and Snow Storm
A historic Cleveland storm hammers the city with winds over sixty miles an hour and heavy snow. Telephones and telegraphs fail east of Cleveland while rail and streetcar service suffer major disruptions. Fire stations lose connection and several horses are killed by live wires. Lake Erie surges with waves and a damaged crib sheds light on widespread damage. Weather records mark it among the worst storms in local history.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Parker's Landing
Allegheny
Greensboro
Monongahela River
Wood Junction
Beaver
Allégheny Valley
Panhandle
Steubenville
Chartres
Washington, Pa
Jones Ferry
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
Lake Erie
Lake Shore
Nickel Plate
Ashtabula
Buffalo
Erie
Leavittsburg
Bedford
Flood Threat Looms as Ohio River Rises Fast
Government issues a special flood bulletin noting excessive rains over the upper Ohio watershed cause a rapid rise in the Ohio River and its tributaries. Warnings set a 30 foot stage at Pittsburg with danger levels near and above. Parkersburg, Cincinnati, and other points rising, with crest forecasts uncertain but likely above danger lines by Sunday night or Monday. Portable property moved to safety as officials monitor developments.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Portsmouth
Parkersburg
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Storms in the South Destroy Wealth and Crops
Weather across the South brings roaring streams strong winds and heavy rain and snow. Frost endangers fruit vegetables and tobacco in Kentucky and Virginia while eastern mountains see deep snows and widespread floods threaten homes along river valleys.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Burlington
Lexington
London
Middlesboro
Bristol
Norfolk & Western
Wytheville
Big Sandy
Twelve Pole
Guyandotte
Tug
New
West
Virgginia
Sentiment for June convention shapes Ohio politics
Columbus reports that Republicans favor a June 11 to 19 convention, with Pe ter Durr to set the date. Democrats push a Socialistic campaign led by Mayor Johnson of Cleveland, while Republicans warn of Johnsonian rhetoric and tax reform as central campaign themes.
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Columbus Bureau Commercial Tribune
Columbus
State Central Committee
Peter Durr
Cincinnati
Nash
Senator Foraker
Johnson
Cleveland
John R. McLean
Joseph E. Blackburn
Tee
Kinney
Blackburn
Aguinaldo
Tom Johnson
New Zealand
Serron
Ohio
Moses
Goodale
Large Medical Bill Claimed From Magee Case
The estate of late State Senator Chris L. Magee received a bill from Dr. Walter C. Browning of Philadelphia for 190000 dollars for professional services during Magee's illness. Browning attended Magee for twenty one months and accompanied him to several locations seeking health. The itemized charge includes 17000 for last summer at Atlantic City and 12000 for accompanying Magee to Hot Springs Virginia.
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Pittsburg
Chris L. Magee
Walter C. Browning
Philadelphia
Magee
Atlantic City
Hot Springs
Virginia
Letcher County Outlaws Surrounded by Posse
Reynolds faction, about twenty eight men, are surrounded by a posse of sixty at a Millstone Creek house. Sheriff vows to starve them into surrendering. They demand bail but Blair refuses as they are indicted for murder.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Letcher
Reynolds
Millstone Creek
Jt Blair
Romance of This Woman Turns Former Husband Into Wanderer
Mrs. John Turner, once married to Reverend J T Rhoden, left a thirty year union to wed John F Turner a 25 year old farmer. The tale chronicles her warning to young women against marrying too early and the couple’s happy life on Fiat Hollow farm in Kentucky after a brief scandal and divorce.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth, CO
Kentucky
John F. Turner
The
Turner
Fiat Hollow
Sir John Ruskin
J. T. Rhoden
Methodist Church
Mattie M. Buckner
Portsmouth
Rhoden
Mr. Rhoden
Mrs. Ms
John
Celine
James
Woman Dead in Indiana Field Sparks Mystery
Mrs. Perry Waggle, 50, wife of a well known farmer, was found dead in a field near her Frankfort home after a day with a neighbor. A bruise on the head and clenched hands suggested possible foul play, but no valuables were missing. Authorities and the coroner investigate as locals fear the motive remains unknown.
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Frankfort
Ind
Perry Waggle
Negro "fly cops" mistaken by residents in Dayton incident
Two armed men in disguises flagged down C B Fagin and William Gerheart near Ohio Rake Works. The pair claimed to be police on special duty and fired a shot at Fagin when he fled. They later proved to be fake officers. detectives traced them and cleared the residents, who wondered about the mis ID.
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Johnson
Commercial Tribune
Dayton
C. B. Fagin
William Gerheart
Edgemont
Ohio Rake Works
Fagin
Gerheart
Judge James I Price Announces Supreme Bench Candidacy
Judge James I Price has formally announced his candidacy for the Supreme Bench. He is a prominent figure in the state, elected to the circuit bench in a district covering Mercer Van Wert Hardin and nearby counties.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima
James I Price
Supreme C
Tech Fises
Mercer
Sumner Marriage Pact Preserves Bonds at 1901
John L. and Margaret Sumner of Indiana sign a sworn pact to preserve their marriage on a 200 acre farm near Anderson. The document pledges fidelity, prohibits John from leaving home without consent, bans improper associations, and commits Margaret to duties and happiness, dated April 1901.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
John L
Margaret Sumner
State of
Indiana
John L. Sumner
Margaret
John L. Furthgm
Joan L. Sumner
Metal Polishers Union Adjourns Sine Die
The Metal Polishers Buffers Platers Brass Finishers and Br Workers Union of North America adjourned sine die in Milwaukee and scheduled next year's meeting for Bridgeport Connecticut.
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Metal Union
Milwaukee
Wis
North America
Bridgeport
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Charleston
Huntington
Marietta
Fair
Catlettsburg
Ohio and
John Turner
Kentucky Hills
Ruskin
J. Z. Rhoden
Price
Supreme Bench
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