Austin Flood Devastates City After Dam Break
Terrifying floods sweep Austin Texas as Colorado River dam collapses inundating the city. The break releases a torrent washing away houses and power plants, with dozens feared drowned or missing. A train wreck near McNeill adds to the disaster.
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Expresa
International
Creat Northern
McCall
Ltdy
Mall
Itla
McNeill
Austin
Taylor
LaGrand
Colorado River
Austin City Disaster Details in Darkness Flood
April 7 report from Austin describes a night flood on the Colorado River swelling beyond banks, with destruction and many deaths. The dam broke causing a thirty mile long reservoir flood, wrecking power plants and killing dozens including several named victims and seven enslaved people. The flood compares to the Johnston flood in intensity.
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Austin
Dallis
Texas
Colorado
Colorado River
Old Water Company
Austin City
Utes Uieht
Frank Rincet
Rank Kinney
Walter Flower
Walter Sotngon
Walter Tlosseman
Andrew Johnsont
Frank Fitzgerald
Joseph Newman
John Prost
Charles Burehned
Elektayorkmen
Bone
Beran
Loss of Life in Waco Amid Flood Disasters
Waco reports continue to show heavy loss of life and widespread damage as floods overwhelm the region. Rivers Brazer and Colorado overflow, telegraph and telephone service are down, and rail traffic into the city is largely suspended.
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Waco
Brazer
Colorado
Miss Aionary
Wurl
Mungo
Lungaai
Sanaga
Deluge at San Antonio Tops Century Storm Record
The April 7 storm battered San Antonio and the southwest with heavy rain and an electrical blast. Streets lost lights flooded cellars and San Pedro Creek overflowed, damaging property and washing out bridges and rails. Corpus Christi and Rockport suffered major damage to homes and crops.
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San Antonio
Southwest
San Pedro Creek
International
Great Northern
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Rockport
Gulf Coast
Big Pigeon Shoot Ends At Interstate Park
New York April 7 The big pigeon tournament at Interstate park ended today. C M Powers of Decatur Sr led in the straight scores taking first money in that event. Marshall Keysburg and Budd of Des Moines scored 32. In the open sweepstakes 26 birds with $25 entry Powers posted the only straight score. Other sweepstakes were divided among Fulford Powers Marshall Parmalee and Kirkover.
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New York
Dublin Transformed by Royal Visit Revelry and War Mood
Dublin bursts with gaiety as the queen’s Easter visit brings nobility from Ireland and England to the Castle and Shelbourne Hotel. Luxuries for prisoners abroad, patrols in the war mood, and a shift in editorials mark a city celebrating while watching the South African conflict.
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Associated Press
London
Dublin
Ireland
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Abercorn
Marquis of Lansdowne
Ridley
Life Guards
Duke of Connaught
Castle Shelbourne
Cingrig
Shelbourne
House of Commons
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Standard Bank of
Pretoria
Bloemfontein
Lipido
Ind
Brussels
Great Britain
Execution of Five Murderers at Ponce Puerto Rico
Five condemned men Sincor Rodrigues Carlos Pacheco Hermano Jenes Pacheco Eugenio Rodriguez and Rosalio Santiago were executed by garrote near the Ponce jail after being convicted for the 1895 murder of Pru denecio Mendez in Yauco. Crowds watched as the men were paraded to the platform and restrained with priests present. One resisted until overpowered after officers intervened. The crowd criticized American authorities for using the Spanish method.
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Pones
Puerto Rico
Ponce
Sincor Rodrigues
Carlos Pacheco
Hermano Jenes Pacheco
Eugenio Rodriguez
Rosalio Santiago
Prudenecio Mendez
Yauco
Farrote
Execu
Ion
Germany's Quiet Capital Politics and Scandal Trial
Berlin reports on Germany's tariff policy staying protective with proposed maximal and minimal tariffs under consideration. The week covers underground agrarian lobbying, meat and naval bills, colonial Kameroon slavery claims, and trials of Sternberg and Noirdlinger for morality crimes. Emperor William approves large projects, and Ambassador Andrew D White sails to attend his daughter's wedding after Paris exposition.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Miguel
Po Htische Nachrichten
Reichstag
Millonaire Sternberg
Noirdlinger
Stuttgart
Sternberg
America
Andrew D. White
United States
Cherbourg
Washington
Republicans Aim to Close Senate Session by Early June
Washington April 7 The Republican caucus adjourns with no definite decisions beyond aiming to finish priority measures in two to three weeks. Bills include the Quay case the Philippine DII the Alaskan code bill and various appropriations. Senator Pettus also proposes abolishing the duty on printing paper.
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Washington
Committee On
Senate
Pettus
Sympathy for Boers debate in Congress and Indian schools debate
The House debated sympathy for the Boers and referred the resolution to Foreign Affairs. Payne objected to the motion. Richardson sought information on Magoon and the Spain Spain treaty. The Alaska lands bill progressed, and eulogies for Rep Blanc dominated the day amid Indian school funding fights and church-state separation debates.
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Washington
Richard P. Bland
Missouri
Richardson
Tenn
South Africa
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Payne
Mr. Richardson
Mr. Payne
Secretary of War
Chas. G. Magoon
Insular Bureau
Spain
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Committee On
District of
Alaska
Wadsworth
Blanc
Senate in session acts on Kruse case and Indian schooling
The Senate adopted a resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to report on the Kruse case involving a Puerto Rico resident brought to New York for labor and to disclose all related correspondence and prosecutions. It also agreed to a interior lands inquiry re Sante Sioux and debated Indian education funding with motions to house sectarian school contracts.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Arkansas
Secretary of the Treasury
Terasury Department
Geo. Kruse
Puerto Rico
New York
United States
Allen
Kruse
Secretary of the Interior
Chandler
Quity
Monnday
Thurston
Terrible Floods and World News on First Pages
This Morning reports disaster by floods in Germany and new policy moves, with sympathy for Boers and plans to view Paris' big show. Other pages cover social rounds in Dubuque, old New England customs, amusements, town notes, local obituaries, musical features, and Easter fashions across the paper.
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Germany
Paris
Dubuque
New England
M. M. Ham
the Grand
Bergerne
Kansas City
Gen. Otis
Arthur Kutsch
W. A
Mercy Hospital
Paris Exposition Proves Costly for American Exhibitors
Paris April 7. The first wave of foreign visitors for the exposition has arrived, with Americans forming a large portion. Hotels fill quickly and prices rise, while Americans face rail congestion hindering installation. Other notes include smallpox scare waning, a spate of duels tied to anti Semite tensions, and efforts by Captain Appleton to mark graves of fallen American soldiers. The Paris chamber of deputies set colonial army composition under the war and marine ministries.
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Associated Press
Paris
Havre
United States
Russia
Belgium
Captain Appleton
Boston
Massachusetts
The
Sons of the American Revolution
Chamber of Deputies
Ministries of War and Marine
Ministry of Marine
Chamber
Marauis de Gallifet
Svar
Dewey celebration plans advance for admiral’s visit
In Chicago on April 7 a special meeting of the executive committee resolved to proceed with arrangements to entertain the admiral despite political changes. A sub committee departed for Washington to coordinate plans for his entertainment and the route for his arrival.
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Chicago
Washington
Bryan greets Californians at Palace hotel reception
William J. Bryan arrived in San Francisco from the north and held a brief informal reception at the Palace hotel. Several thousand people gathered to greet him before he departed for Fresno.
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San Francisco
William J. Bryan
Palace Hotel
Mr. Bryan
Fresno
Laxative Medicine Promises Refund if Not Curing
Advert says Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets cure in one day with a money back guarantee. E W Grove's signature appears on each box and price listed at 25 cents.
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Johnstown
Traum
St. Louis
Dallas
Exis
Murahal Love
McNeil
Hves
Prince of Wales
Count von Kanitz
Kreutz Zeitung
William
Brandenburg Vate
Willam
Turkey
Constantinople
Rizat Pasha
House
Kyle
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
West
Booker Washington
South
Flathead
Mr. Lodge
Mass
Lodge
Gallinger
GN. H
Duncan
Metlakatla
Carter
Mont
Montana
Porto Rico
Abroad
Mrs. Dewey
Owen Langdon
Gotham
Nicaragua
Samuel Mazzuchelli
Mar King
de Lubersao de Rothschild
Comte de Lubersac
Baron Robert de Rothschild
de Rothschild
de Lubersac
Colete de Lubersac
Jockey Club
Robert de Rothschild
Leubet
Bryan
California
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