Floods Sweep Down Ohio Valley Leaving Thousands Homeless
Heavy rains cripple railroads and telegraph lines as floods rise and towns face isolation. Reports from 6 p.m. show rising river stages in Pt Pleasant Charleston Cincinnati Louisville Evansville Wheeling Catlettsburg Portsmouth Ironton Parkersburg Marietta and Pittsburg with conditions unfolding across the Ohio Valley.
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Ohio Valley
Pt. Pleasant
Charleston
Cincinnati
Louisville
Evaneville
Wheeling
Catlettsburg
Portsmouth
Irenton, O
Parkersburg
Marietta
Pittsburg
Ohio Valley Flood Alarm Runs High Across Region
Severe flooding alarms the Ohio Valley with record height fears similar to 1884. Water began falling at Pittsburg as rain and snow lingered, threatening Portsmouth and Parkersburg while telegraph lines faltered and trains ran late. Crop damage and homelessness surge as authorities report rising flood danger.
Constant Rain Floods Portsmouth Business District
Portsmouth Ohio reports rising Scioto River and tributaries as rain continues. River depth increases from eight to ten feet by 10 o clock, with three and a half inches of precipitation since Thursday noon. A one and a half foot rise could flood much of the business area, while sixty feet would submerge large sections. The Scioto and Little Scioto rivers rise rapidly, threatening farmland and property.
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Portsmouth
Scioto
Little Scioto
Flood Bulletin Signals Limited Relief for Pittsburg
The Monongahela river crest at 27.5 feet fell to 25.9 by 5 p.m. while the Allegheny reached 28.6 feet. Rising levels threaten Wheeling Parkersburg Cincinnati and points downstream with expected rises beyond Sunday. Parkersburg to 48 feet and Cincinnati to 50 feet. The Ohio and Kanawha systems threaten widespread flood with warnings issued for Richmond and James River. Willis L. Moore issues the bulletin.
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At & P.m
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Wheeling
W. Va
Parkersburg
Kanawha
Big Sandy
Scioto
Ohio
Pt. Pleasant
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Alleghanies
Richmond
James River
Willis L. Moore
U. S. Weather Bureau
Greatest Loss in the History of Pittsburg Flood
Pittsburg and Allegheny face extensive flood damage as waters recede. Estimated district losses range from two to three million dollars with fifty thousand workers idle. Numerous mills plants and rail facilities are submerged or damaged, including major lines and local yards amid widespread misery and cleanup efforts.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Davis Island
Monongahela
Groetzinger Tannery
Caliery Tannery
Standard Ice Company
Armstrong-McKelvey Company
Luty & Schramm Pickling Works
McCraw’'s Tannery
Carlin Foundry and Machine Shops
Charles Nut Works
Baker Manufacturing Company
Peter Ressick & Co
Hartegg Manufacturing Company
Iron City Spring Company
Damascus Bronze Company
Eagle Paint and Varnish Company
Morrison Bros.’ Stone Works
Hall Pump Works
Sicilian Asphalt and Paving '‘Company
Pipe Cutting Department
Pennsylvania Tube Works
Jones & Laughlins
The
National Tube Works
the Elba Iron Company
National Supply Company
Keystone Smelting Company
Glen Bhow Glass Company
Spang Chalfent Company
American Steel Hoop Company
Columbia Bridge Works
Superior Tron and Steel Works
American Steel and Wire Company
Benz & Co. Planing Mill
MacConley-Torley Company
Shiffler Bridge Works
E. Porter & Co. Locomotive Works
Keystone Bridge Works
Carnegie’s
Upper
Lower
Alleghenly
Carnegieboro
Westinghouse Electric Company
Toronto
Canada
Turtle Creek
Nnnoon
Wu Ting Fang to propose enlightened policy for China
Chinese Minister Wu Ting Fang prepares a memorial urging conservative reform to harmonize with great powers and adopt modern administration and finance. He cites Japan’s rise as a model and proposes a foreign office to replace the Tsung Li Yamen at Peking.
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Wu Ting Fang
China
Japan
Mr. Wu
Peking
Remarkable Heart Operation Saves Patient After Knife Wound
At St Louis on April 21 Dr H L Nietert Surgeon at City Hospital performed a rare heart surgery. A knife pierced the right ventricle and heart cavity but formed a lip-shaped opening between cavity and pericardium acting as a valve. Three sutures closed the wound as the heart beat, the sternum was opened and later the skin closed. Gunn survives with good prospects for recovery.
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Louis
H. L. Nietert
City Hospital
Nietert
Gunn
Prospective Milroy Bride Dies Before Wedding Day
Funeral held in Anderson for Blanche Brendell, intended bride of Guy Root of Milroy, who planned to wed today at her parents’ home. She fell ill with consumption and died after being hospitalized, leaving a wedding unfulfilled.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
Guy
Root
Milroy
Blanche Brendell
Tolstops New Book Focuses On A Young Woman
A Tolstoy novel about a sixteen year old Vera in a provincial setting. The family visits an estate where Vera volunteers in famine relief, defies authority, and undergoes a mental transformation choosing to work over idleness.
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Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Speisefzeff
Lijin
Maria Necolaievna
Vera
Flood Damages Homes West of Springfield
The Middlesfield dam forty miles west of Springfield gave way this afternoon washing away several small houses and forcing residents to flee to the hills. No lives were lost.
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Springfield
Mass
Middlesfield
Here
Ohio River Flood Threat Near Cincinnati
The Ohio River rose about ten feet in 24 hours at Cincinnati with four inch per hour rise. Forecasts warn the river will pass the fifty foot danger stage by noon and keep rising. Businesses in basements advised to move out. railroads and telegraphs brace for emergencies while steamboat and coal trades take precautions. Newport areas show most unease amid April snow.
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Cincinnati
Bassler
Newport
Railroads Brace For Ohio River Flood Demands
Local railroad officials monitor rising river and heavy rains, preparing for a flood. Superintendents from B&O S W, Big Four, C&O, and others expect trains to run until the river nears fifty three feet, then move property to safety. Delays already affect routes toward Parkersburg and Marietta, while Pennsylvania and L N authorities anticipate sixty five foot backwater risk.
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Ohio River
Grand Central Station
Pla Diteh
Whitewater
Rawn
Steamboat Men Not Alarmed as River Rises
Steamboat men and coal dealers kept steady as the Ohio River rose four inches per hour reaching near sixty feet. Boats arrived on time. the danger line fifty feet is expected to be reached by noon. Salvage crews collected driftwood while merchants moved goods from cellar levels as water lapped city sidewalks. The Kenova Bridge passage delayed the Queen City, Indiana and other packets faced detours. The weather office warned of continued heavy rises, with officials predicting a flood potentially exceeding sixty feet.
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Ohio
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Kanawha
Ton and
Radford
Charleston
New Richmond
Coney Island
Ohio River
River Front
Main
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The
Rat Row
Kenova Bridge
Queen City
Kenovva
J. F. Ellison
Pittsburg & Cincinnati Packet Company
Pt. Pleasant
Pt. ‘Pleasant
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Kenovya
Bassler
Washington
New York
Lake Superior
North Dakota
Veterans to get free quarters at encampment for 27000
Colonel James Hays announced that free quarters in schoolhouses and halls have been secured for 27 000 veterans at the Grand Army encampment in Cleveland from September 9 to 14. The announcement comes from the Grand Army Standing Committee on Free Quarters.
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Cleveland, CO
James Hays
Grand Army Standing Committee
Tartar General Loans 400000 Taels for Manchuria Police
Shanghai dispatch reports the Tartar General at Feng Tien Manchuria has borrowed 400000 taels from Russia secured by land and poll taxes to form a military police force.
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Shanghai
Feng Tien
Manchuria
DANGER STAGE AT NOON AS MERCHANTS PREPARE
A warning that danger stage will be reached at noon as steamboat and coal men brace for emergencies. Merchants are moving goods in anticipation of potential disruption and demand heightened readiness among officials and crew.
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