Water's woeful work floods towns on river voyage
Telegraph report chronicles the great flood of 1884 along the Ohio River from Pittsburg to Wheeling. The Katie Stockdale carried evacuees upriver, passing submerged towns, floating houses, and a landscape of ruin while passengers sought news of kin and shelter amid ice floes and drift. Reports describe dozens of submerged communities, fires, and scattered rescues as the flood crested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Stockdale
Wood Street
Pittsburgh
Decemer
Porkopolis
Cincinnati
Cincinnat
Calhoun
Gulf of Mexico
Ohio
California
New Richmond
Moscow
Stockdale
Maysville
Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Manchester
Portanouth
Greenup
Ormcnmall
Ironton
Cattlettsburg
Big Sandy
Cattlettaburg
Truntington
West Virginia
Fatention
Tharlestown
W.'Va
Gallipolis
Camden
Aaron
Bucef
Tlarry Clon
Belpre
Spence Sandford
Cinemnate
Sandford
Vienna Island
Marietta
Giese
Smatll
Newport
Bull Creek
Wade
Coch- Taftsville
Martinsville
Wheeling
C. Barznger
Dan Kane
New Martinsville
Proctor
Moundsville
Bloodless Crimea Crisis Politicians Split Over Egypt Action
London reports a cabinet split on expanding Britain's role in Egypt amid rising anger at British leadership. Gladstone and East Granville resist greater responsibility while others urge vigorous measures. Lord Wolseley orders forces to Sudan and Tukar while a council of war convenes in Cairo. Bradlaugh seeks re election in Northampton with Richards as Conservative rival.
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Lonpvox
Sinka
England
Commons
Staard Northcote
Gordon
de Coetlogen
Khartoum
Lord Wolsely
Stephenson
Egypt
Tukar
Red Sea
Graham
Buller
Stewart
Price
Alevaniria
Cau
Suey Canal
Snakim
Tokar
Council OF War
Carmo
Fur Assiout
Black Watch
Gorton Highlanders
Eighteenth Hussars
Suakim
Alexandrm
Cairo
Bradlaugh
Loxton
Northampton
Richards
Siadlaugh
Blizzard and storm paralyze city and telegraph lines
A severe snow and sleet storm hit Chicago on February 18 coating sidewalks and poles. Wires down, telegraph service crippled nation wide, with improvements expected as the day progresses. Minnesota and Iowa report blizzards and plummeting temperatures. Across towns, wages and labor issues hint at a looming strike in Pittsburgh's mills. An Etna Pa fatal accident at Isabella Blast Furnace claims a worker and injures two others. An advertisement forCatarrh remedy follows.
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Ciicaco
India
Minnesota
Iowa
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Pacific Coast
Late News Items From a Distant American Press
A chaotic, OCR heavy summary lists diverse items from American and foreign news. It mentions political debates in Massachusetts, school policy talk, legal cases, a teen policeman in Vienna, a fatal cemetery incident, hunts in Regina Northwest Territory, petition drives in San Francisco, embezzlement charges in New York, Lincoln birthday observances in Jersey City, tobacco production in St Louis, a Bank of Abilene closure, Moody and Sankey missions, and various local calamities including fires, mining sales, and church burnings with scattered dates and places.
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Massachiatta Senate
Toy
Eunoe
Vienna
Attawassan
Gother Lima
Capon
Evoera
Portuegal
George
Foon Stevenson
Regina
Northwest Territory
San Francisco
Senate
House
George Davidson
Subsistence Department
United States Army
Chicago
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Jersey City
Providence
Wandell Phillips
St. Louis
Jamman Lordlard
New Jersey
St. Loui
Midway
New Cross
Robson
Massachusetts
George W. Cram
Jumber
Cram
Union Veteran Club of
Ordway
Dakota
Chamber of Commerce
St. Paul
Northwest
Minnesota
Congress
I Duahouta
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Telegraph
Erary IC
Qatarh
Worla Traperial
Catarth
Crean
Gtks
the Old Wormd
Cablust Tre Creiag Vieeraue
Lyeypt
Tat Gladatops and
Grawiille
Crisiis
Prrrsnun GH
Amalgamated Association
Etna
William Douglass
Isabella
Thomas Crawford
Imperia Caterhoreas
Nacara Fats
Pirnpe
Fort Levity
Migsouti
Produce Exchange
Set of
France
The
Order of United Workmen
St. Lauis
Grand Lodge of
Missouri
Nebraska
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Grand Recorder
Bord
Braprorp
Ely Vt
Congregational
Kalamazoo
Mich
Congregational Church
Oakley
Acases
Lonesdale
Tienen
Wrouille
Son
Erma Carn
FR. Oakley
ARRIV
Lyon Bros
Stone Kirk
Center Street
J.A. Staph
W.C. Zimmermann, Jr
Hamburg
Gidley & Bloss
Dunkirk
Wirtner & Alling
Ocket
Prokel
Bates Ocket
Monroe
ST. James
RED Cross
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