Old Feeder Dam Breached Flooding Fort Wayne
A major rainfall caused rivers to swell and flood Fort Wayne with the old feeder dam near Robison Park giving way on Sunday. The breach sent a surge through the St. Joe and St. Marys, threatening Spy Run while Lakeside residents avoided damage.
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Fort Wayne
Shawhee Run
Creighton
South Wayne Avenues
Robison Park
St. Joe
St. Mary’s
Spy Run
Lakeside
Theakeside
Flood Menace Passes Fort Wayne After Dam Break
After two days of river flooding across Fort Wayne, waters receded slowly as temperatures fell from 26 to 11 degrees. The old St Joe feeder dam near Robison Park broke, flooding Spy Run and surrounding streets, with many homes evacuated by police boats and several factories damaged.
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Fork
Wayne
St. Joe River
Robinson Park
Mercury
Wayne Knitting Mills
St. Joe
St. Mary’s
van Buren Street
Robison Park
Spykun
Frank Golden
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Lakeside
Lakeside District
Spy Run District
Anderson, Prospect
Riverside Avenues
Hanna Street
Wagner Street
Spy Run Avenue
Spy Run
Elizabeth Street
No. 1
Reichelderfer
Pappert
Baltes
Flooded Shawnee Run Threatens Homes in City South Section
Early Saturday a Shawnee run flood swept through the southern city around South Wayne and Creighton avenues, trapping residents who were rescued by police in boats. The flood washed away foundations and wrecked several houses near St Marys river, hindering streetcar and interurban service on the South Wayne line to Creighton Avenue.
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Frank Beck
John Styles
A. J. Blakeley
R. W. Reverty
Mr. Tierney
Alicea Tierney
Wagner Street
St. Mary’s
Calhoun Street
Eureka Street
Theron
van Buren Street
Huntington
Shawnee Run
South Waynes Avenue
Kenneth Larwill
South Wayne Avenue
South Wayne
Creigh- Tan Avenues
Creighton Avenue
Tn Ons
Terry
Wayne Avenue
Raiger
Hass
Crosby
Miller
Devlin
Bidwell
Baker and Larwill
Easter
Citnrod
Sutton
Lloyd
Ghering
Morris
Bakes Avenue
Harris
Prospect Avenue
Spy Run Avenue
Ball Park
Walton Avenue Bridge
Barr Street
Gruber & Bengs
St. Mary’s Avenue
St. Mary's Avenue
Taylor
Nelson Street
Hanna’ Street
Fox Avenue
Ferguson Avenue
Traflc
Wayne
DeWald Street
Staley
Broadway
Michigan Avenue
Ida Avenue
Gustave Miller
Swinney Park Grove
Nickel Plate
Swinney Park
Pope Avenue
Lake Erie Railroad
Creighton
Trolleys Stalled by Floods Hit Southwestern Lines
Flood damage along interurban routes far exceeds prior highs. Fort Wayne and Southwestern line reels from washouts east and west of town. Track sections washed out near Ellison farm and Roanoke. Wabash tunnel flooded. recovery crews work as water rises. Other lines struggle but operate with difficulty from Garrett to Avilla.
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Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne and
Wabash Valley
Huntington
Ellison Farm
McCulloch
Roanoke
Wabash
Emmons
Bluffton
Toledo
Chicago
Garrett
Avilla
Roanoke Creeks Flood Town Subdues After Rain
Heavy rains caused a creek to overrun Roanoke Indiana forcing six to seven families to abandon homes as water rapidly rose, flooding the western part of town. By morning the flood began to subside, leaving damage and displaced residents.
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Roanoke
Ind
Flood Recovers Homes After Rain Swells Creek
By noon nearly all residents returned to their houses with the exception of two families. The swollen creek overflowed faster than it could drain and quickly crossed the danger line. The main impact was to furniture and household goods with no major damage reported.
Floodwaters Subside Slowly in Fort Wayne Area
Waters retreat gradually from Fort Wayne as the St Marys and St Joe rivers fall only slowly. By noon the No 2 pumping station showed a sixteen inch drop from Sunday, while Baltes avenue inches lower and rolling mill district water receded but bars on mills remain closed.
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Fort Wayne
St. Mary's
St. Joe
Baltes Avenue
City Car Service Restores Usual Fort Wayne Schedule
Fort Wayne trolley system returned to its regular timetable after storm damage repairs. Power briefly supplied from Huntington during the weekend, Spy Run unit failed at 9:20 PM, fixes restored service on a fifteen then ten minute schedule. Southwestern line limited to Huntington. flooding affects tracks between Wabash and Peru.
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Fort Wayne
Huntington
City
Spy Run Avenue
Wabash
Peru
Tidal Wave Devastates Dutch East Indies Island
The Hague report says the tidal wave near Atchin left Simalu nearly vanished with about 1500 dead. Earlier dispatches listed 360 dead on Tana and forty on Simalu, as violent earthquakes continue to shake the region and civil governor Afchin travels to the disaster zone.
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The
Hague
Atchin
Simalu
Simaju
Afchin
Tana
Puda Babi
Sumtera
New Firm Takes Over Implement Store From Stout & Gillett
G W Griffith Co takes over the East Columbia street implement business from Stout & Gillett. G W Griffith, experienced implement man from Huntington county, heads the new firm with Charles Somers of Fort Wayne. Old owners were G W Stout and CG M Gillett, in business about two years. Also notes the death of Kendallville’s Ernest Casbaum at 86 and Hartford City man John Anderson’s mental collapse after losing a glass factory job.
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Stout & Gillett
G. W. Griffith & Co
Columbia Street
Messrs
G. W. Griffth & Co
G. W. Stout
CG. M. Gillett
G. W. Griffith
Huntington County
Hartford City
Charles Somers
Fort Wayne
The
International Corporation
Ernest Casbaum
Kendallville
John Anderson
Longcliffe
Tillman and Carmack Face Senate Showdown in Drama
In Washington on January 22, Senators Tillman and Carmack clashed in a tense Senate session sparked by Tillman's sharp attack on Carmack and Spooner over the Brownsville affair. A 2 hour closed-door period followed, ending with Tillman's abject apology and Carmack accepting it, as Democrats bristled at the exchange and the chamber returned to routine business.
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Washington, D. C
Tillman
Senator Carmack
Tennessee
Senate
South Carolina
Carmack
Teller
Brownsville
Spooner
Senator Spooner
New York
United States Senate
Congressional Record
White House
Roosevelt
Wo Tennesses
House of Representatives
Jared
Beret Teller
Prada
Brownaville
Tilman
Senate Chamber
Rom
Sénatour
Tiltman
Senator Teller
Tilliman
Mr. Foraker
Death in Michigan and ongoing Angola Line dispute in DeKalb
Elijah Robinson of 1012 Huffman street learns of his sister Nancy Wainwright s death in Newaygo county Michigan. Nancy Robinson Wainwright born 1838 in Allen county lived here until 1879 then moved with her husband to Michigan. She leaves five brothers George Elijah William Nelson Scott and others. Elijah left today for funeral services as legal battles over Angola Light and Power continue in DeKalb circuit court with Judge L W Rouse presiding. The case seeks to quiet suits and determine corporate status and title for the Angola to Lake James electric railway with lawyers from Angola Fort Wayne Warsaw and this city involved.
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Elijah Robinson
Huffman Street
Nancy Wainwright
Newaygo County
Michigan
Nancy Robinson Wainwright
Allen County
Wainwright
George
William
Nelson Robinson
Eel River Township
Scott Robinson
Lima
Ohio
Angola Light and Power Company
DeKalb
L. W. Rouse
Warsaw
Angola
Lake James
W. M. Brown
P. V. Hoffman
Sol A. Wood
W. J. Vesey
Fort Wayne
C. C. Wood
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Flood
Prospect
Park
West Main Street
Dutch East Indies
Senators Carmack
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