Crevasse Expands to 1,508 Feet Wide Flooding Delta Area
Mississippi River overflow reports from April describe a widening breach at Biggs levee near Delta Louisiana with water pouring in and residents scrambling to move valuables. Deaths from Davis Island spillover reported as 15 bodies found around Brierfield plantation. Civil and military efforts deploy steamer Natchez and Etheridge to aid evacuations while crews strengthen banks and patrol levees.
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Biggs
Delta
Mississippi
Sheffield
Jeff Davis
St. Louis
Republic
Natchez
Miss
Davis Island
Brierfield Plantation
Jefferson Davis
Vickspura
Meiggs
Biggs Crevasse
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway
Cabin Teel
Baton Rouge
United States
Hitler
New Orleans
Theatre Gossip From The Stage Scene
Florence Rockwell poised to become a star next season. Emma Eames to sing at Covent Garden this season. Maurice Barrymore rumored to earn $1000 weekly for a one act play. James O Neill amasses wealth from Monte Cristo. Henry Irving and Ellen Terry reportedly at odds. Lillian Blauvelt remains in high demand among sopranos. Danial Frohman to send three Zenda companions next season. Comparisons draw between Hanford and Booth Keene. Two burlesques flop in New York despite strong casts.
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Lillian Blauvelt
Henry Irvings
Ellen Terry
Hilda Thomas
Clay Clement
New York
Emma Eames
Covent Garden
London
James O’neill
Charles B. Hanford
Lawrence Barrett
Edwin Booth
Thomas W. Keene
What Women Wear: Fashion Notes From the New York Sun
The New York Sun reports jeweled embroidery rising in popularity and price as fashion shifts to light tinta fabrics in demiseason gowns with fur lace and colored embroidery. Silk petticoats trend toward soft brocaded skirts, while cambric lining imitates satin at 35 cents a yard. Taffeta hats, doubled silk brims, black feather trims, and Venetian glass fabrics signal new dress and millinery trends with soaps on bonnets ahead. The chantilly shawl gains revival for gowns over black satin, and color accents at necks and belts elevate lace outfits.
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Demiseason
New York Sun
Items of Interest From The Year 1896
Over 1,000,000 catskins are used yearly in fur trade. England’s book publishing remains near a fixed total with only 60 more titles in 1896 than 1895 and 40 more than 1894. Ireland plans its first oireachtas with prizes for Irish language recitations essays poems and songs this year as a Welsh eisteddfod counterpart. There are 40 state colleges in the United States and 1896 enrollment totals about 2,000 per college on average, roughly one fifth of all U.S. college students.
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Ireland
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Dillon, Montana
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Endelhorn
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