Evansville Toll From Flood Takes Heavy Property Loss
Evansville and surrounding counties endure record rainfall of almost eleven inches in forty eight hours. Bridges washed away including the Louisville Henderson Evansville line at Hawesville Kentucky and Ohio River spillovers. Property losses run into thousands with a central heating plant grievously damaged and rural routes, railways, and schools disrupted. no lives reported lost.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio
Warrick County
Hawesville
Public Service Company
Booneville
Southern
Newburg Traction
Boone‘Fille
Madison
Shoals
Beaver Creek
White River Flood Threat Emerges In Indiana Fields
In Decker Indiana on October 7 floodwaters from White River rose rapidly. The river swelled six feet in twenty four hours flooding corn fields along its banks and submerging small streams in the area.
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Decker
Ind
White River
Record of White River Flood at Columbus Indiana
White river reached a stand at Columbus Indiana as nine inches of rain fell from Tuesday morning to Thursday night breaking all prior records. Thousands of acres of corn and wheat were destroyed by the inundation.
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Columbus
Ind
White River
Farm flood washes away corn in Monroe county area
From Bloomington Indiana on October 7 farmers in lowlands along Bean Blossom and Salt creeks report their corn crop nearly washed away by Friday floodwaters. Stock driven to high ground as rising waters threaten infrastructure. In New Castle rising Blue River waters alarm Indianapolis New Castle Toledo Electric Co as water reaches high mark and keeps rising.
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Bloomington
Ind
Monroe County
Electrical Company
New Castle
Blue River
Indianapolis
Toledo Electric Company
Waterworks submerged after heavy rains at Vernon
Continual rainfall flooded the Muscatatuck River near Vernon Indiana forcing the city waterworks plant to go out of service and remain submerged. The overflow disrupted water supply as crews worked to pump water from other sources and assess damage.
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Vernon
Ind
Muscatatuck River
Cossion
Wabash River rises in Vincennes flooding farmland
In Vincennes Indiana on October 7 the Wabash River rose nine feet three inches in twenty four hours, continuing at about an inch per hour. The flood has dropped three days of rain and farm lands in the bottoms are covered by water.
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Vincennes
Ind
Petersburg Flood Isolation Strands Town as River Rises
Petersburg Indiana reports isolation due to Patoka River flooding hundreds of acres. Thousands flee rising waters leaving crops as workers rush to build levees along White River. Property valued at about $500000 threatened while rains ruin corn and wheat in Greencastle area.
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Petersburg
Ind
Patoka
White
Ohio river flood toll rises in Kentucky and Indiana
Five hundred homeless reported as Ohio River flood damage climbs across Kentucky and southern Indiana due to record rainfall. Officials say damage to homes and property may reach hundreds of thousands of dollars, with further losses anticipated as waters recede.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Indiana
Kentucky
New York Chicago Race Farcical Delays Plane Flight
The Chicago to New York air flight has been postponed to Sunday amid a fierce dispute over whether newspapers offering the prize can compel aviators to fly as per contracts. An agreement limited the entry to a single aircraft, but backers oppose this constraint.
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Chicago
New York
Roosevelt Defends New Nationalism in Bristol Speech
Col Theodore Roosevelt spoke to 5000 cheering southerners in Bristol Tennessee on October 7 defend ing his new nationalism as non revolutionary and needed to curb bossism and corrupt corporations. He urged equality of opportunity, praised honest business while warning against mob rule and violence. He endorsed Rep Slemp and narrowly escaped the crowd.
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Bristol
Tenn
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Slemp
Roosevelt starts southern tour with ready throat and speeches
Col Theodore Roosevelt said he was in fine trim for a southern tour as his train rolled to Bristol Tennessee for the first speech. He had throat trouble after leaving New York but sprayed it and planned eight major speeches and about 100 brief talks from his car. He believes his popularity remains strong in the region.
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Lynchburg
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Bristol
Tenn
New York
Lion Hunter
South
No Changes After Oct 18 Defines Final Withdrawal Moment
The notice states no changes after October 18 and marks the last chance for any candidate to withdraw. The board of election commissioners will meet the next day for final examination of the candidates and procedures.
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Board of Election Commissioners
New Scheme to Combat Floods Devised in Indiana
The United States government will establish a state river service for Indiana with Indianapolis as headquarters. W. H. Church will direct a dozen stations across the state to collect flood and rainfall data, provide timely warnings, and wire reports to central headquarters. Stations at Shoals Elliston Terre Haute Logansport Anderson Noblesville Attica Bluffton Farm land will feed a self recording gauge at Washington Street pumping station to aid river and soil moisture studies.
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Indiana
United States
W. H. Church
Local Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Mr. Church
Wabash
White Rivers
Church
Cairo
Evansville
Ind
White
Shoals
Elliston
Terre Haute
Logansport
Anderson
Noblesville
Attica
Bluffton
Farmland
White River
Indians Service
Washington Street
Indianapolis Water Company
The
Water Company
Wabash River
Rivera
Prison break ends with guard shot wound
William Stoessel and Earl Sullivan, inmates at the workhouse, attempted an escape during breakfast. Sullivan climbed the fence and was recaptured outside. Stoessel was shot in the leg by guard William Wenzler while climbing the barrier. Both prisoners face remaining sentences of 382 and 455 days respectively. Superintendent Conner pursued Sullivan and captured him shortly after, noting Stoessel’s wounds were not serious.
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William Stoessel
Earl Sullivan
Sullivan
Stoessel
William Wenzler
Wenzler
Conner
Tuade
First Frost Hits City Amid Cold Snap Signs
The first frost of the season, falling Thursday night, caused little crop damage as the corn ripened. By 7 a.m. Friday the temperature stood at 45 degrees. The weather bureau predicts a brief cold spell with a return to fair, warmer conditions. In Indianapolis, buildings show signs of approaching winter with steamed pipes and residents donning winter wear while daily pace quickens.
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Indianapolis
Commission Government Idea Prompts City Panel Talk
City Attorney Merle N. A. Walker urged a commission system at a Civic Improvement Committee meeting. A 12 member body would elect a chief executive and appoint capable officials, with board members serving without pay to reduce professional politics.
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Merle N. A. Walker
the Civic Improvement Com
Henry Jameson
Park Board
E. D. Clark
Health Board
C. A. Schrader
Board of Works
E. F. Gay
Board of Safety
J. A. McGowan
School
C. H. Lieber
Park
Walker
Webb Freed by Federal Judge in Postal Case
Judge A B Anderson of the United States circuit court ruled J J Webb of Valparaiso remains in Indiana. Webb faced charges of violating postal laws after leaving Hawaii for his Indiana home and was released on a $500 bond following the judge's decision not to remove him to Honolulu.
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A. B. Anderson
United States Circuit Court
J. J. Webb
Valparaiso
Honolulu
Webb
Hawaiian Islands
Indiana
United States
Boyd
Hawaiian District Court
C. W. Miller
Hawaii
Bodine Theater Company
Anderson
State Funds Low Prompt Tax Advances to Counties
Auditor of State J C Billheimer issued a general call to counties when the state board of finance decided to ask advance payments against the last instalment of 500000 for the state general fund, currently low this time of year. A month ago a transfer of 518000 from the sinking fund to the general fund was made. An amount equal to 20 percent of the state tax and benevolent relief is noted.
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J.C. Billheimer
Stafe Board of Finance
Wayne County Jubilee Draws 13000 in Centennial Pageant
The Wayne County centennial celebration drew 13 000 people from Indiana and Ohio as Governor Marshall attended the parade and spoke at St Mary's church. Indianapolis boosters led a large banner greeting Richmond, with a daytime program featuring a historic float pageant depicting each era of the century and visits to civic sites.
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Indiana
Ohio
Richmond
Capital City
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Indianapolis
Gov. Marshall
Fastern
Indiana Insane Hospital
8. B. Smith
Gary. Marshall
East Main Street Friends
Wayne County
125
Boosters
Wescott Hotel
Addison C. Harris
Judge Fox Dies at 63 in St Louis
Judge James D. Fox, 63, associate justice of the Missouri Supreme Court, died suddenly of apoplexy in St Louis on October 7.
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Fox
ST. Louis
James D. Fox
Missouri’ Supreme Court
Sick girl calls police after purse stolen at Sage home
At 2223 Union Street H. H. Sage reported his ill daughter was attended by visitors when her purse disappeared from the bed she occupied. Police were told friends who came to help should not touch house belongings.
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H. H. Sage
Union Street
Sage
Beveridge Campaign Stops In Angola Lagrange
Senator Beveridge marks his forty eighth birthday with stops in Angola and Lagrange Indiana. Crowds cheer as cadets bands and citizens greet him. He speaks at the opera house in Angola and at the Methodist church in Lagrange before returning for two speeches in Garrett and Auburn and a Friday night address in Huntington.
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Kendallville
Ind
Beveridge
Angola
Cyrus Cline
Lagrange
Tristate College
Indiana
Methodist Church
Auditoriam
Church
Garrett
Auburn
Huntington
Candidate pledges Beveridge vote at Sumner League meeting
At Sumner League headquarters 413 West Michigan Street a Thursday night meeting drew about 300 colored men as SENATOR'S NAME applauded and E T Oburn declared he would vote for Senator Beveridge and for no one else if elected to the legislature. The audience heard brief talks from many candidates.
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E. T. Oburn
Sumner League
Senator Beveridge
League
West Michigan Street
Bartender Freed In Jeffries Murder Case
Herbert Dar bartender at McNulty Saloon opposite the traction station was dismissed in police court after Day's manslaughter charge was reduced to assault and battery. Ed Lewis of Kokomo admitted knocking down and dragging Day out of the saloon four times and was fined $1 and costs. Charles Campbell, charged with throwing the cement that killed Jeffries, was at work Thursday and learned of Jeffries death. The foreman called Smithers roofing for another man. unable, Campbell went to Jeffries address at 867 West Michigan Street and learned of the death before leaving. Police have no crew.
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Herbert Dar
McNulty
Traction Station
Leonard Jeffries
Day
Jeffries
Lewis
Kokomo
Charles Campbell
Smithers Roofing Company
Campbell
Michigan Street
SCORES WANT OFFICE Notice received at clink service
A terse note indicates an office want by SCORES, received at the Indian pees clink service. The message outlines the office request from the Ses, with minimal context and no additional details.
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Indianpees Clink Service
Ses
Diplomatic Shakeup in Portugal Tests New Republic
Paris dispatch reports Portugal's provisional republic facing royalist advances and international pressure. England's stance counters republican gains as King Manuel appeals Britain aboard the royal yacht Amelie. Spain and Brazil pledge cautious support while diplomats resign or resist the new regime. Royal family exiled under British protection as Manuel flees Lisbon toward Mafra.
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Portugal
Lisbon
England
Republic of
Manvuel
Great Britain
Amelie
Foreign Department of
Empire
Frederick Forestier-Walter
Gibraltar
Braga
Spain
Brasil
Vatican
Count de Souza Rosa
France
Rosa
Manuel
Mariapia
Infanta
Alfonso
Oporto
Vigo
Speed
Tagus
Minerva
Newcastle
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