Floods Sweep Mississippi Valley Amid Breaks and Dams
Reports from the Mississippi Valley describe widespread floods and river crests. Levees are strengthened as banks fail and towns flood. thousands displaced and navigation hindered. isolated incidents include drownings and property damage along the Tennessee and Arkansas shores.
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Mermillis
Greenville
Mississippi Valley
Bolivar Landing
Washington
Iseqguena
Bolivar
Coahoma
Tunica
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
Arkansas
Arkansas City
Cairo
Columbus Hills
Hickmas
Tennessee
Oposite Island
New Madrid
Point Pleasant
Tiptonville
Fuller Bluffs
Randolph
Richardson's Islands
Doane Island
Centennial
St. Francis River
Tyrons
Madison
Jamison
Relief urged for Mississippi flood victims in Senate debate
In Washington on February 23, the appropriation committee filed a deficiency bill with amendments and scheduled a vote for 11:30 a.m. The discussion centered on relief for the Mississippi flood district from Eminence to Vicksburg, with estimates of 50,000 to 75,000 laborers affected. Relief proposals cited urgent needs in Mississippi and Arkansas, with calls to involve the War Department for rationing and transport.
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Washington
Allison
Tomor
Harris
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Memphis
Mississippi
George
Secretary of War
Lowrey
Mississippi Delta
Eminence
Vicksburg
Ingalls
Arkansas
Mr. Garland
Hampton
Miss
Yazoo Hills
Arkansas Bluffs
Iowa
United States
Mississippi Valley
Saving small sums paves a path to prosperity says Mercantile Solution
The Mercantile Solution urges young readers to save a little each year and curb small spends to avoid eroding income. Christian Hanson, an ex convict recently freed from Cherry Hill Prison, arrives penniless and recounts harsh experiences, including ten years in solitary and ducking to water. St. Louis Republican.
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Christian Hanson
Cherry Hill
Philadelphia
Jimmie Hope
Manhattan
Pennsylvania
Hanson
Mollie Maguires
Gartiel
St. Louis
Potter Will Names Executors and Sets Widow's and Heirs' Shares
Clarkson N. Potter's will appoints Howard Nott Potter a son and Gien. R. B. Potter a brother as executors. The widow receives 150000 dollars, his New York residence, and all personal property. Daughters are given about 125000 each and sons about 100000 each plus valuable country residences.
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Howard Nott Potter
Gien
R. B. Potter
Clarkson N. Potter
Miner free after deadly trap accident
Henry Sullivan, alone in a Buckeye gulch cabin, triggered a rusty bear trap that closed on his ankle. After a half hour of agony he freed himself by unbolting the base screws with a wrench, then walked a mile to seek help. Doctors fear possible foot amputation.
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Henry Sullivan
Buckeye Gulch
Ballivan
Sullivan
Leadville
Life as a Card Game in a Poetic Portrait
A dense allegory compares life to a card game with terms like cribage cut shuffle and deal. The speaker traces stages from solitary play to partnering, facing a clergyman taking a ten dollar bill on a pair, to joining clubs and finally shuffling off life’s deck under an angelic trumpet.
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Cribage
Gabriel
Texas timber values and sheep totals show growth this year
A moderate estimate places Texas sheep at 4 600 000 head and timber value at 85 590 000 with a 20 percent increase this year. The total value reaches 15 000 090 dollars.
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Texas
Agricultural progress through ancient and medieval insight
The article argues early agriculture was not far behind modern methods, noting Rome and Saracens advanced in farming arts. It highlights thorough cultivation, early planting, and the potential gains from better tools, suggesting modern equipment would boost yields if available to ancient practitioners. It cites Spain’s Moorish wealth as evidence of thrifty cultivation and industry.
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Rome
Europe
Africa
Spain
Memorial tribute from Cincinnati Confederate veterans arrives for Mrs. Garfield
A committee led by C A Withers presents a memorial to Mrs. Garfield for the late President. The marble monument, carved from a single block with Mexican onyx corners, bears the United States coat of arms. Mrs. Garfield and President Garfield’s widow express gratitude as the presentation ends.
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Garfield
C. A. Withers
J. H. Morgan
Toadame
Cincinnati
South
Moonshiners Captured in Titus County Raid
United States authorities raided a Titus county moonshine operation on Friday. Thirteen men were seized while illicit whisky production gear and sour mash were destroyed. The men were jailed in Titus county, and the apparatus was disposed of by authorities.
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C. M. Campell
Marshall
United States
Titus County
Dallas Times
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