Indianapolis Floods Swamp City as Rivers Rise
Fall creek and White river flood Indianapolis with record levels since 1872. Levees broke along Fall creek and Brighton boulevard, hundreds of homes inundated, residents evacuated, trains and roads disrupted, water works pumping station out, and multiple bridges washed out. Police issue volunteer call to move submerged families.
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Indianapolis
Fall Creek
White River
Twenty-first Street
Brighton Boulevard
Falr
College Avenus
Newby Oval
City Water Works
Muncie
Hartford City
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
Inaniapolis
Indiana Wire
Riverside
Whitely
Normal City
Boy Drowns In Huntington Flood Incident
In Huntington Indiana on March 26 ten year old Reuben Miller stepson of John Geeting fell from a bridge into Hobbit Run as floodwater rose. Rescue attempts were hindered by high water and reachable banks remained about a quarter mile away. The body may be carried to the Wabash River as the stream runs over a mile wide southeast of town.
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Huntington
Ind
Reuben Miller
John Geeting
Hobbit Run
Wabash River
Two Drownings Near Portland In Effort To Save Farmer
In Portland Indiana on March 26 John Lalley and Otis Downing drowned while attempting to rescue aged farmer David Knoll who had driven off a levee with his team. Knoll saved. the two rescuers did not. The river ran swiftly over a half mile wide and water covered railroad tracks and bridges. Portland Jay County suffers about 75000 dollars in losses as food supplies fail and business shuts down under flood conditions.
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Portland
Ind
John Lalley
Otis Downing
David Knoll
Hnoll
Lalley
Downing
Lake Erie
Jay County
Muncin's Greatest Flood Surges Through Muncie
The greatest flood in Muncie, Indiana floods the northern city area on March 26, sweeping through homes and streets and prompting emergency responses as residents assess damage and seek safety amid rising waters.
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Muncie, Yad
Muncie
Sur
Wabash River Flood Surges Through Vincennes Area
Vincennes Indiana reports the Wabash River at nineteen feet and rising three inches per hour, with over 200 houses surrounded and levees broken. White river also rises, factories close, trains halted on several lines, and heavy rainfall exceeds six inches in twenty hours as residents flee low lands.
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Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
White River
Evansville
Terre Haute
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Indianapolis
Vincennes Road
Big Four
High water floods Wabash and halts rail service
The Wabash river rose above recent levels flooding lowlands and surrounding hundreds of homes. Fort Wayne and Southwestern traction cars cannot reach the city, with trains operating on slow orders as March 26 reports indicate widespread disruption.
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Wabash
Ind
Fort Wayne
Southwestern Traction Company
Columbus Isolated as Rail Links Cut by Flood
Columbus Indiana reports all railroad communication halted as bridges are swept away isolating the city from the world and severing ties with surrounding areas. Emergency actions and relief efforts begin to address isolation and transport disruption.
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Columbus
Ind
White River Flood Swells Across Washington Area
Washington Indiana marching toward disaster as the White river swells to ten miles wide in places. Thousands of acres of farmland submerged and extensive damage reported. Farmers arrive with families as traffic on the Evansville and Indianapolis railroad is suspended.
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Washington
Ind
White River
Evansville and
Indianapolis
Bankruptcy Petition Filed by Harnessmaker in Pleasant Lake
Joseph EB Owrig of Pleasant Lake in Steubon county files a voluntary bankruptcy petition showing liabilities of 902.40 with assets of 105. The case outlines a small insolvency and seeks discharge under applicable bankruptcy laws.
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Joseph EB Owrig
Pleasant Lake
Steubon County
Czar's Letter Bets Russia Domination Pacific Victory
St. Petersburg reports declare Russia aims for dominant Pacific position with Kuropatkin to command land forces and Makaroff to lead sea forces in the Far East. The Emperor notes the need to move residence closer to Harbin as part of the strategy. A separate clash sees Cossacks fire on a Japanese patrol with two officers and one man killed, no Russian casualties.
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St. Petersburg
Alexieff
Kuropatkin
Far East
Makaroff
Arthur
Russia
Strugels
Pacific Ocean
Harbin
Russlax
Japanese pause on Ping Yang Anju line reported
Liao Yang Manchuria March 26 Generals report that Japan has suspended its advance on the Ping Yang Anju line. Three thousand troops hold Anju with 1,000 at Pak Chiang and forty warships and transports at Chinnampo. Russians note the aim to turn the Russian flank as forces concentrate. A Cossack patrol clashed with a Japanese post near Pak Chiang on March 24.
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Liao Yang
Manchuria
Genera
Mishtchenko Hea
Ping Yang-Anju
Anju
Pak Chiang
Chinnampo
Russia
Prk Chiang
Fire Sweeps Lower Manhattan Skyscrapers Threaten Dense Trade District
Fire in the financial district drew about a hundred thousand onlookers as 25 story towers on Broadway faced danger. The Adams Express and American Express buildings at 51 and 15 Broadway were threatened, while the Empire Building’s occupants evacuated. One building at 11 Broadway was destroyed and eighteen firemen narrowly escaped when upper floors collapsed. The incident disrupted streets crowded with observing crowds and prompted a full city fire department response.
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New York
Broadway
Adams
American Express
Empire
Adams Express Company
Trinity Place
Struck by Lightning Damages Home on Creighton and Clinton
Lightning struck the home of An selm Fuelber on Creighton Avenue and Clinton Streets tearing away part of a chimney. A brick flew into the next door wall, shattered a window and broke the sash. Mrs Yueller and her son were inside and frightened but uninjured. A physician was called, and a planned surprise party for Mrs Fuelber was delayed but held later. Fred Jaebker begins as stenographer with the Craig Biscuit company.
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Anselm
Creighton Avenue
Clinton Streets
Fuelber
Russians Fortify Antung Region Amid Supply Struggles
A Korea telegraphic report says Russia is building seven fortresses near Antung with six more planned and four artillery batteries at Chuang Siang. Rail and road networks are in disrepair, hindering transport, while food is scarce and horses are being eaten to survive.
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Tokio
Korea
Antung
Chuang Siang
Liao Yang
Son of Gen Franz Sigel Runs Amuck
In a sane frenzy Rudolph Sigel, son of the late Gen Franz Sigel, attacked Mrs Uriah in Egg Harbor New Jersey with a knife. She survived after a struggle, Sigel was captured and sent to an asylum, and a child from the Sigel family was reported missing.
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New York
Rudolph Sigel
Franz Sigel
Uriah
Egg Harbor
N.J
Sigel
Ege Harbor
Wriah
Local marriage licenses and a business trip note
Winton J Bennett wed Ida M Houck and Edward A Ross married Emilie 4H Savage. William F P Blosser married Barbara E Amstitz. Peter Drumm and Harristta Class also listed. Glarence J Quon and Eva Robinson E C Burode returned this morning from a business trip to Crawfordsville.
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Winton J. Bennett
Ida M. Houck
Edward A. Ross
Emilie
Savage
William FP. Blosser
Barbara E. Amstitz
Peter Drumm
Harristta
Glarence J. Quon
Eva Robinson
Record flood swamps Fort Wayne districts near St Marys river
Much damage reported as flood waters from the St Marys and St Joe rivers surge past records. Homes along Baltes Wagner and Prospect avenues submerged, residents seek higher ground or upper floors. Breaks in dyke near Maumee cause fear of wider inundation. Fort Wayne Box and Foster Waist plants at risk. Local crews race to seal breaches and protect Delta Lake area.
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Sentinel
Fort Wayne
St Mary’s River
St. Joe
St. Mary's River
Spy Run Avenue
St. Too
Baltes Avenue
Wagner Street
Prospect Avenue
Herman Street
Pape Avenue
Bloomingdale
Foster
Fort Wayne Box Company
Maumee
Lake~ Side
Fort Wayne Land Improvement Company
Maumee River
Catholic Cemetery Road
Cemetary Road
Delta Lake
Walton Avenue Bridge
D. N. Foster
Dakeside
Terrific storm sweeps south isolates south from north
Louisville March 26 Rare Civil War scale storm cuts all telegraph lines south of Richmond and Memphis leaving the region sealed from northern traffic for hours. Efforts to restore ingress fail as wires paralysed across the South raising fears for cotton trade and property damage while a circuit finally opens from Louisville across the vast isolated area.
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Louisville
Western Union Company
Richmond
Nashville
Memphis
Atlantic
Mississippi
Lfe
Storm Devastates Louisville injuring eight residents
A Louisville storm caused eight injuries and widespread property damage. Reported victims include George Weiss and Henry Schmidt with skull fractures, Frederick Bauer with a broken leg, and Benjamin Rittman with a jaw injury. Wind reached sixty miles per hour, rain surged, and the city flooded. Streetcar service halted. the industrial school of reform roof torn off. 245 residents of a Masonic home relocated as fears of collapse grew.
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Louisville
George Weiss
Henry Schmidt
Frederick Bauer
Charles Hildebrand
Henry Bohlson, Jr
Gus Wilberding
Benjamin Rittman
Alexander Lawson
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Third Avenue
Confederate Monument
Industrial School of Reform
Masonic Widows’ and Orphans’ Home
Preston Street
the Louise
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Muncin
Pacific
MR. Fitch
Charles B. Fitch
American National Life Insurance Company
Montpelier
Fitch
Fred Jaebker
The
Craig Biscuit Company
Amuck
E. C. Burode
Crawfordsvills
St. Mary's
City
Lakeside
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