Floods drown dozens in Mississippi county and leave hundreds homeless
In Columbus Mississippi the Tombigbee and adjacent creeks rose to record levels turning the area into an island. Authorities report about fifty deaths in the county, with fourteen Black residents drowned locally. hundreds of homes and farms were destroyed and six hundred Black residents already housed by city and county relief. Rescue crews saved many, while vital rail lines suffered washouts and wires remained down.
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Columbus, Miss
Tombigbes
Black
Luxipilla
Columbus
Board of Supervisors
John Allen
Mobile
Ohio
Georgia Pacific
Waverley
Artesia
Birmingham
E. C. Shott
Western Union
Colonel W. Baldwin
iNiam Johiyun
Messrs
Baldwin and
Johnson
Tombighee
Sailboat Capsize Drowns Nine at Thompson's Island
An instructor and ten boys from the Boston farm school at Thompson's Island capsized returning to the city. The instructor A F Nordberg and eight boys died: Frank F Hitchcock aged 18 Somer Fl Thatcher 17 Georgi I Ellis 16 Thomas Phillips 14 W W Curran 18 Charles H W Graves 17 Harry Fe Loud 16 Adelbert Pickard 17. In a separate report the British ship Viscount wrecked near the Falkland Islands. crew saved and landed at the Falklands.
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Tupants
Boston
Apul 2
Thompson's Island
A. F. Nordberg
Frank F. Hitchcock
Somer FL Thatcher
Georgi I. Ellis
Thomas Phillips
W. W. Curran
Charles H W. Graves
Harry FE. Loud
Adelbert Pickard
Big Sandy flour mill fire destroys Lettsard Ky works
The Big Sandy flouring mills in Lettsard Kentucky burned completely on April 1. No insurance left $75,000. Charles McCoy 25 trapped by falling timbers burned beyond recognition. Other items include libel case in New York and a Boise post office robbery report.
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LetTssard
Ess
Charles McCoy
World’s Fair exhibits and legal changes dominate headlines
Reports show Governor Flower signs 300000 for New York World’s Fair exhibit while France funds an exhibit display. St Louis river men strike ends. Kansas City assault on William Wetner. Coal Creek miner killed by falling rock. Troutdale Distilling plant destroyed. fire losses reach 100000. Mormon conference urges political restraint as Reading Company appoints Young VP. Multiple casualties and investigations follow a series of accidents, riots, and legal actions across the country.
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St. Louis
William Wetner
Kansas City
French Chamber of Deputies
Antonio Voilange
Coal Creek
Colo
Flower
New York
Bismark
N. C
Otto Scrader
Chen
Troutdale Distilling Company
Portland
Ore
Salt Lake
Lorenzo Snow
Thatcher
John Russell Young
Reading Road
Allen Skiller
Belfast
Ireland
Burnah Frontier
Michigan
Reich
Srath
Harvey Welshy
Leo Parker
Tennessee Pass
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Wright
South
West
Iinvis Grand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
Springfield
Hansa
Hamburg
Falkenberg
Bremen
Dell
Holland
New Orleans
Ric
Nea Grand Junction
John T. Good
Miller Comnts
Missouri
Beneen
Washington
United States Express Company
Francis
Tle
Annoni &O
Chicago
William E. Woodruff
Arkansas
Little Rock
Oxford
Cambride
Olden
Colu
Gabian
J. W. Edgar
West Ontario
A. P. Caron
Canada
Experimental Lighthouse Keepers Shine at Sand Beach Exposition
A notice describes Mr. and Mrs. Loren Truscott as keepers of the Gov Lighthouse at Sand Beach Michigan and their ill daughter who recovered after using Dr King New Discovery. It also promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup for coughs and Ballard's Snow Liniment for various pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Truscott
Gov. Lighthouse
Sand Beach
Mich
Detroit
Dr. King
Wold
No M
White
Ballard
Wisconsin's Fair Building Ready for Erection
Wisconsin's World's Fair project totals $30,000 with $18,000 in donations and a $17,000 erection contract. Also an advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure to liver stomach and kidney ailments and sick headache, available at N M White's Drag Store.
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Ayer
Wisconsin
N.M. White
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Olumbus
Missi
Montevipeo
Courtney
San Francisco
Liverpool
Falkland Islands
George W. Turner
The
Recorder
Thomas Galroy
Sherman
Loyal Legion
Senator Sherman
W.T. Sherman
Boise
Ida
Hetherington
Wasuixarox
D. C
Tha ‘Consular (Court of ‘Yokohara
Gower Robinson
Wuiss
St. Lawrence and Welland Canal
Davis
N. A. Warm
Des Moines
Brooklin N.Y
Fkurope
America
N. M. White
Tixposition
Vet Kai
Bucklen
City Drug Store
San Gabriel
California
Cape Colony
South Africa
Utah
Connecticut
Halls
Orly
Yellowstone Park
Northern Pacific Railroad
Alaka
Auve
Roveman Express
Bozeman
Arn
Kia
Pacific
Chicao
St. Paul
Montana Union Depot
Atlantic
Pony Express
N. Pu
Montana Union
Tanda
Thapum
Bottes
N. Pe
Goa
M. Tha
Pacific Mail
Hutte
Spokane
Pacoma
tNo
Atlantic Coil
Butte
Miy
Northern Pacific
Charles Sfre
WM. Tuchy
St. Paul, Minn
Mast Broadway
Butte, Mont
Strength and Health
C. H. Padley
Kline &Padley
Union Meat Market
Manitoba
Idaho
Minneipolis
Winnipex
Helena
Pullman
Monza
Pacific Northwest
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
Daily Express Trans
Pullma
Business College
Northwest
Graham Shoushand
Owsley Building
Erin
Montana
Lodgy Eilled
Dillon, Montana
Anderson Bros
Successons
Weightman & Anderson
Sale Stable
Marlow's Old Stand
R.C. Halliday
VAL Blatz
Milwaukee Beer
Mar Glasesv
Percheron-Norman
Clydesdale
Poindexter & Orr
P.O. Box
Obichenter
Chichester Smong
Madiaan iLoval Druggiste, Phileds
Daisy Rollerills
Sheridan, Montana
Richard H. Herhold, Prop
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