Flood Devastates Mill Creek Valley With Massive Damage
Mill Creek overflowed its banks flooding Cumminsville and surrounding yards as houses and bridges vanished. A dramatic rescue saved a two story home’s occupants using a rope and improvised life line, while police and crews aided flooded districts and bridges were washed away. No deaths reported, but vast property loss and ongoing danger in the Ohio River basin.
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Mill Creek
Cumminsville
Mid Creek
Colerain Avenue
Spring Grove Avenue
John Mattern
Mattern
Pring
Terra Firma
Frank Spring
Elmwood Place
Ed Stark
Brave Volunteers Rescue Family Amid Flood in Cumminsville
An severe flood hit the Millcreek Valley near Tweedvale with water levels rising over a bridge. Mayor Caldwell ordered relief efforts, directing rapid action to aid affected families as rescuers ferried residents by skiff and boats in Cumminsville.
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Conte
Mad Flood Wreaks Havoc Through Cumminsville Area
Widespread flooding from Buck Creek and Mad River swamps Cumminsville and surrounding districts. Houses, trees, and bridges are washed away or inundated. Rail lines, streetcar routes, and power facilities suffer heavy damage as water levels rise and threaten infrastructure and residents.
Waters Rise Strands Families On Spring Grove Farms
Charles Dreyer and William Cook, truck gardeners near Cincinnati Abattoir on Spring Grove Avenue, find themselves and their families unable to reach safety as floodwaters spread in the aftermath of the rise.
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Charles Dreyer
William Cook
Cincinnati
Spring Grove Avenue
Floods Cause Severe Damage and Rail Traffic Halt
A rapid downpour swells Buck Creek and Mad River threatening Springfield Ohio and surrounding areas. Rail traffic suspended as bridges swept away and homes evacuated along Buck Creek valley. Special dispatch reports widespread flooding from the Minami rivers and rising waters in Springfield and Columbus.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Buck Creek
Mob kills captured Negro at Elgin jail scene
Report from Elgin near Austin describes a mob attacking the jail after two Negro burglars were arrested. One suspect was taken from custody to be questioned about the burglary when gunmen stormed the store and fired, killing the captive.
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Austin
Tex
Elgin
Calaboose
Whitecaps threaten warning to Batavia lawyer Schaffer
Tavia Ohio March 5 Fred Schaffer of Schaffer and Co received a whitecap notice via a drop letter from an anonymous citizen. The letter warned that if complaints about unwrapping his partner continued, "some provision will be made" against him. Schaffer was arrested today on drunkenness and disorderly conduct and will be arraigned tomorrow before Mayor H P Bru.
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Commercial Tribune
Tavia, O
Fred Schaffer
Schaffer & Co
Haffer
H. P. Bru
Kentucky Plans Extra Session For Broad Legislative Reforms
Governor Bradley issues a proclamation calling the legislature to meet on March 13 to consider extensive bills. The list includes amending election laws, school trustee voting by secret ballot, tax and banking reforms, prison and asylum provisions, and several measures affecting counties cities and public printing. Governor Bradley also names Major Wood as a key appointee and notes the session date and official seal.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Bradley
Treasury
United States
A. T. Wood
Kentucky
William O. Bradley
Stamina League Parade Honors McKinley in Washington
A drizzly Washington post inauguration scene features the Stamina Republican League of Cincinnati parading and visiting the White House. Governor Bushnell reviews the club at the Arlington Hotel, then the group tours the city and bids farewell to the Blaine Club as Congressman Bramwell is greeted at the league’s train headquarters. Webb Welbourne.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Republican League
Cincinnati
Arlington Hotel
Fifteenth Street
Bushnell
League
Arlington
White House
National League
McKinley
D. D. Woodmansee
N. Paul Fenner
Stamina League
Treasury Building
Blaine Club
Ronay
Blaine
Jacob H. Bramwell
Stamina
Webb Welborne
Lagoon Overflow Triggers Loud Roar at Ludlow Lagoon
A mighty surge of water swept across Ludlow Lagoon after its supports failed, creating a crashing roar heard for miles. The incident prompted emergency responses and a scaled-back scene on the highth page.
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Ludlow Lagoon
Great Miami on a Rampage Submerges Hamilton Homes
The Great Miami River at Hamilton O rose above its banks this morning reaching its highest level in twenty years. Homes along A street faced from one to five feet of water with stables at the Gordon Hotel flooded. County lowlands were submerged affecting farmers and gardens. The Miami and Erie Canal also affected.
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Cincinnati Brick Company
Cook Carnage Company
Cincinnati Barbed Wire Fence Company
Lockland
Miamis
Licking
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Cumminsville
Fairmount
Colerain Avenue
College Hill
Here
Dayton
Ohio Southern
Buck Creek
Lima
Snyder Park
Mad River
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Miami
Gordon Hotel
Miami and Erie Canal
SINK THE COMPETITOR SINKS AFTER RAMMING SAILORS CLAIMS
A Key West report claims the schooner Competitor was rammed and sunk by a Spanish gunboat after being released by authorities. All hands are said to have perished, with rumors of firing on swimmers. Consul Lee is said to be informed as Havana news remains unavailable. The governor convenes the Florida legislature on March 13 1897 to address mob violence state finances and spending.
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Commercial Tribune
Key West
Fila
Competitior
Havana
Lee
Commonwealth
General Assembly
Frankfort
Market Man Fatally Shoots Wife Then Kills Self in Columbus
Bartley Kinzelman, a Central Market stall operator, shot his wife Anna at their home 783 East Livingston Avenue and then killed himself. Anna was only slightly wounded in the arm. Kinzelman died moments later after failing to shoot himself cleanly. He had faced prior abuse allegations as his wife had begun divorce proceedings.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Bartley Kinzelman
Central Market
Anna
East Livingston Avenue
Kinzelman
Insane on Spiritualism A Brown County Woman Fails Sanity
Miss Effie Pickering of Scott Township Brown County was adjudged insane after becoming an enthusiastic follower of Spiritualism during a visit to Cincinnati several weeks ago. The interest in mediums is said to have unbalanced her mind.
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Commercial Tribune
West Union
Effie Pickering
Scott _ Township
Brown County
Pickering
Cincinnati
Dan C Murphy respited to March 25 in Copes assassination case
Special despatched report from Columbia indicates Dan C Murphy, condemned for the assassination of Treasurer Copes, has been granted a respite shifting execution date to March 25.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbia
Ss. C
Dan C. Murphy
Copes
Abandon Eddyville Prison and fund state needs
Fragmentary legislative notes discuss speedy trials, amended grand larceny laws, hiring a stenographer for the State Inspector, and funding for floating debt and expenses. It mentions abandoning the Eddyville Prison and converting to workshops at Frankfort Penitentiary, with reference to work shops and machinery.
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Eddyville
Frankfort Peniten
Penitentiary Quarantined Over Smallpox Scare
Columbus Ohio March 5 The Penitentiary is practically quarantined due to a smallpox scare. Secretary C O Probst of the State Board of Health issued the order affecting guards officials and nurses who contacted Dayton prisoners and requires vaccination for all prisoners guards officials and hospital staff within six months.
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T Commercial Tribune
Columbus
C. O Probst
State Board of Health
Dayton
Crowds Gather as McKinley Opens Public Day at White House
Crowds line the Executive Mansion awaiting President McKinley at 7:30 a.m. He meets officials and lawmakers, including Senator Cullom and the retiring Cabinet, then greets veterans of the Twenty third Ohio during a day of formal calls and public attention. McKinley appears sturdy amid the bustle as he proceeds with state business.
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General Cowles
North Carolina
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Hermann
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Harmon
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Morten
Olney
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