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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
3
A tornadic disaster in Omaha area reports numerous victims and unidentified remains. Names appear with scattered street addresses and ages, including adults and children, while agencies cite coroner and missing person leads. unidentified adults and a few children are listed among the dead or injured with locations around North Twenty-fifth Street and nearby avenues.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an inquiry into carload coal rates from Wyoming and Montana producing fields to South Dakota points. The rates have sparked numerous complaints to the commission as cases are examined among the three states involved.
In Council Bluffs Iowa a tornado death toll rose to 21 as Lininger, seriously injured Monday evening, died today from injuries at her home on the outskirts. The storm affected Cornell Bluffs and surrounding territory, with the victim previously in ill health.
A March 1 proclamation from Columbus requests contributions to aid districts unable to operate. The document warns the situation is critical and emphasizes urgency, with contributions directed to Chev Cox and related addresses.
The report notes the pope’s condition is serious as Cardinal Peter Itespight, vicar general, awaits further consultation and possible actions by Saturday, with the period extending toward the end of April.
Springfield March 28 S. Y. Sherman Republican yesterday was elected United States senator from Illinois for the short term to fill the vacancy created by the ousting of William Lorimer. The vote secured Sherman the short term while the long term seat remained contested.
Coffeyville Kansas reports a man who cut hair from sleeping young women last year is at work again. The latest victim, Miss Le M, of Valete, wore two braids that reached her knees and awoke to a disturbing scene.
Weather bureau notes clearing conditions in the south while central valleys see snow and a cold wave. Temperatures are falling rapidly as this storm system continues to move.
A heavy snow storm blankets northwest Texas on March day and moves eastward toward regions already seeing green growth. Temperatures near the freezing point as the cold front advances.
A damaged report notes levee breaks near Vandalia Indiana with 16 mill below crest in four places. The overflow submerges about 000 acres of farming land and endangers nearby homes and rail lines.
Governor Cox urged agricultural editors to notify West Virginia correspondents to contact a natural gas company supplying gas to the region. The abrupt move aims to avert further gas shortages and stabilize the supply chain amid tense conditions.
In Peru Indiana on March 26 officials reported widespread flooding with rescue attempts blocked by rising water. About 100 people were affected and at least 60 believed dead as crews battled the flood, searching submerged areas.
Reports from March 4 to March 6 recount a deadly tornado outbreak striking Terre Haute Indiana and Des Plaines Illinois with multiple fatalities. Names listed include James A W Brown Clara King and Baby Daughter Ida Davie Carter John G Meyers Jr Albert Watts and others with two men killed by a chimney collapse in Des Plaines.
A tornado near Little Rock caused fatalities and injuries with early reports listing about ten dead and several injured. Local crews surveyed the storm’s damage and emergency services mobilized to assist affected residents.
The Bulgarian forces captured the first line of Turkish defenses around the Adrianople fortress after hours of bombardment. Dispatches from Sofia report the fortress siege changing hands amid shifting Allied and Balkan positions.
Washington March 2. A group aims to make the National capital the Montessori center of the United States. Dr. Alexander Graham Bell supports the plan and has given a room in his residence for Montessori teaching. Mina Anne George promotes the Rome based method and its adoption by local schools.
Antonio Musica of New York, jailed last week with his three sons for defrauding New York banks, suffered a severe heart attack in the jail. Reports say his condition is serious as the flood spreads through several cities including Dayton and Indianapolis with many seeking refuge on rooftops and calls for help spreading.
The flood disrupted the city of Indianapolis cutting the street car power plant and the water works pumping station, leaving the city without electric service and street car operations.
Ohio and Indiana towns reel from record rainfall and rising rivers. Delaware Delaware mayor drownings. Indianapolis reports 1500 families driven from homes as water supplies threaten. Dayton flood kills, bridge blown to prevent disaster. Cincinnati and Columbus endure widespread inundation.
A Pennsylvania train No. 38 engine and rear car slid into the Mad River near Liberty early today after a swollen river swept away the bridge. The sleeping car toppled, passengers escaped through windows and waded to shore, while six coaches remained on the rails.
In Indianapolis estimates say more than 6,000 Indiana families were forced from their homes by rising waters. Only four drowning deaths reported, but many missing and possibly swept away with their houses. Guards are deployed. In Columbus Governor Cox ordered local mobilization at 11:30 today to aid city officials.
London March 26 Miss Sylvia Pankhurst the youthful suffragist and militant was moved from her mother's flat in Bridge to a private hospital after doctors said her health was precarious. Authorities restrict visits to her mother Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst. She had served five weeks of a two month sentence for window smashing before Home Secretary McKenna ordered her released.
Ohio towns including Columbus Toledo and Springfield confront severe floods from the Mad River Buck Creek and Ottawa river. Bridges are washed out hundreds marooned and trains halted as police national guard aid rescues residents amid widespread damage across multiple cities.
Wellington Ohio March 26 three railroad workers were killed when their Wheeling and Lake Erie train plunged through a ridge at Whipple Village. The collision halted service and prompted investigations by local authorities.
A Pennsylvania wrecking train on its way to West Liberty Ohio reportedly went through a bridge near Urbana. The train carried a crew of 13 and none were reported dead.
Governor Hodges predicts a near certainty of a special session to submit the commission government plan at the next election. He notes widespread public interest, many letters of support, and wants thorough discussion on whether commissioners run state departments or form an independent body.
The account describes Miss Pankhurst alleging five prison wardresses restrained her when she refused food. She claims doctors fed her via a stomach tube using steel tools, prying open her jaw and inserting the tube to inject liquid, leaving her mouth and gums sore and bleeding. She mentions a botany annual event in the Congo.
New York March 1 announces a $10,000 prize for the best American play submitted to Mr. Ames, director of the Little Theater, by August 16. The prize goes to the author of the winning script even if the judges deem it unworthy of production. The award aims to encourage American writers and accompanies plans for the new Ames Theater on West Forty fifth Street.
A damaged text references a committee of three Mr Anas and Mr Augustus Thomas with a title linked to a dairy or drumuntiety group and Abe Adolph Klauber. It mentions a leaflet containing full Conditions and rent details at a small office near a Little Theater.
March 26 reports the Save the Noten campaign led by Onan Lessi and the Thabhes Welfare Association promoting a spring clean up in New York City. The effort mobilizes a broad coalition to improve city conditions.
Chicago reports say Indiana and Ohio floods left at least 1,600 dead with many more missing. Miamisburg is said to have been washed away while towns like Brookville and Connersville face frantic pleas for aid. Dayton races to rescue thousands clinging to upper stories as supplies rush in and water cuts drinking water and train service deteriorates.
The Mississippi River rose to 25 feet above low water mark in St Louis, gaining five feet in 24 hours. Flood warnings were issued along the Illinois River, with the Dinols river near Til listed eight feet above flood stage. Washington Park district with about 1,200 residents was marooned as a dike failure flooded basements, and Dardenne Creek breached near St Peters flooding the town.
Floodwaters inundate Youngstown factories and rail lines. Streetcar service halted and power and water facilities flooded. Three bridges swept away. many residents left homeless and in need as city officials issue appeals for aid.
Delaware Ohio March 27 work continues in flooded districts as the death toll fluctuates. Several bodies found after daylight and additional deaths reported nearby. the final count is believed to reach forty or fifty though exact numbers are unavailable due to sparse reports from the business district.
A massive reservoir six miles south of Akron broke late at night flooding the area. Bridges were swept away and the city suffered blackout with telegraph and telephone down. Several bodies were seen in the canal and many homes wrecked as residents escaped by lantern light.
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