Louisville Flood Brings Dark Night of City to Light
Louisville faces a harsh flood emergency with electric power lost, streets two thirds flooded, and residents scavenging for food at City Hall food centers. Soldiers and police take charge as newsboys relay updates while residents recall better days and seek aid amid lingering shortages.
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George Ruark To Be Buried Here Funeral Saturday
George Ruark a Farrad resident of Huron died in Watertown Tuesday after a paralytic stroke in December. Funeral services will be held at Welter's Chapel Saturday afternoon with Rev Alfred Treneery of the Baptist Church in charge. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Survived by widow and twelve children, plus one daughter deceased in 1903, and a sister. Born January 2, 1882 in Calhoun County, he lived there years, married Auguste in 1902 near Stanford, moved to Huron in 1906, worked as railway mail clerk, justice of the peace, real estate agent, then with the department of justice until the 1993 accident. Body to arrive in Huron tonight from Watertown.
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Roark
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Highmore
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Sioux City
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Myre Mire
Rochemer
Mina
Laura
Fisrwid
Clarence
Roger [Ruark
Waorton
Fisie
Flossie N Man
Noble
Calhoun County
Auguste
Stanford
Justice of Peace
Department of Justice
Heroes of Floods Last Spring Honored
Pittsburgh report tags two flood rescuers, John G. Ruzbacki and Alexander S Byugsy, who braved swift Kiskiminetas River currents in March to save Emmet Rhodes and his invalid wife in North Vandergrift. Citations note five more rescues. medals accompany $2040 yearly pensions and $100 plus $3500 for worthy purposes.
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Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Ohio Valley
John G. Ruzbacki
Alexander S& Byugsy
Kiski- Smenetas
Rivee
Emmet Rhodes
North
Vandergrift
Downing
Refugees plead for food as floodwaters cripple Louisville
In a tense flood scene, supply boats push through submerged streets delivering milk and bread to refugees in Louisville. Sailors face crowds on rooftops begging for sustenance while cars, grocery stores, and gas stations loom under muddy water. A bread convoy struggles to reach the stranded, and locals trade wary banter with arriving crews.
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Mora
3Th
Garland
Chicago
Broadway
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Eversore
New York
Brooklyn
Floods Threaten Cities as Mississippi Rises Across Basin
As floods rise along the Mississippi basin, hundreds flee lowlands to crowded shelters. Washington officials warn eviction plans are remote, while engineers say the Cairo to Gulf dike system shows no major weakness. Louisville, Evansville, and Cincinnati face damage and disease concerns, with Cairo confident behind a seawall and awaiting the crest.
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Gulf
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Gulf of Mexico
Ohio
Rivera
Mound City
Dafense
New Madrid
Tiptonville
Tean
Iptonville
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