Washout and flood spike disruption along Illinois Central line
Early Saturday a severe storm caused a major washout on the Illinois Central near Merrill and LeMars Iowa. Flooding backed water on the Floyd river valley, washed 1500 feet of track, damaged crops, and forced detours for trains 201 611 and 16 while officials worked to restore service. Local lines report 5 mile washout at Hospers and flooding near the West Branch.
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Merrill
Ilinois Central
Sullivan
I. C
Richardson
Weat
Floyd River
LeMars
Chicago North Western
Illinois Central Road
Chicago
Cherokee
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and
Omaha
Hospers
Sioux City Storm Extra Reports Floods and Damage
Lightning struck the J gelinsky home at 1919 Douglas Street tearing shingles but causing little damage. Floyd River floods reach Sioux City about 6 PM with water covering bridges and washing out streets. Trees toppled between James and Leeds while streets telegraph and phone lines suffered. Estimated property loss around 15 000 with significant basement flooding and track washouts. Rainfall totaled five inches with no loss of life reported.
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Sioux City
Mr. Ruppert
Sioux City Tribune
J.gelinsky
Douglas Street
Floyd River
James
Leeds
Sioux River
Perry Creek
Flood Swamps Seney Area and Destroys Bridge
Unofficial afternoon report states Floyd river rising fast with four feet of submersion on all bottom lands near Seney. Freight train 19 in the Hospers flood zone washed off track. engine uninjured but seven cars derailed. One stock car with fancy horses killed at the Interstate fair. several fruit cars in the ditch. Reports claim the famous million dollar bridge, costing over 40000 dollars, is completely destroyed.
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Seney
Floyd
Hospers
LeMars Detour Crash Traps Taxi Driver in Open Culvert
An unofficial storm extra reports Bert Bollinger, a taxi driver, losing his car at a gravel road detour north of LeMars. He reportedly drove into an open culvert, details incomplete.
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Bert Bollinger
LeMars
Million Dollar Corner Bridge Washed Out by Flood
The flood near Maurice Indiana devastated the Million Dollar Corner about three miles north, with a cloudburst at 1 am. The $46,000 concrete bridge reportedly wrecked by the torrent, livestock killed or seen floating, and the primary road to Orange City cut by high water.
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Maurice
Orange City
Hvestock
Dalton Bridge Collapse Hits West Branch After Flood
High water on the West Branch washed out bridges including the steel Dalton structure. The bridge was carried about 40 feet into Wm. Atwood’s pasture, causing heavy livestock losses. J. D. Tindall also endured significant cattle losses, with about 82 Atwood herd head and 40 cows from Tindall reported missing.
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West Branch
Dalton
Wm. Atwood
Atwood
J. D. Tindall
Tindall
Railroad Embankment Breach Leaves 200 Men At Work
Saturday’s washout between here and Merrill prompted Illinois Central and Omaha rails to dispatch crews led by T H Bullivan and J J Prenice. A work train from St James Ft Dodge and Cherokee arrived with laborers and ties as 200 men labored to rebuild and restore service. Trains were halted, with hopes to resume by Sunday morning.
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Here
Merrill
Ilinois Central
Omaha
T. H. Bullivan
Ft. Dodge
S. C
J. J. Prenice
St. James, Minn
St. James
Cherokee
LeMars
Sioux City Man Gassed in Home Tragedy
Fred Larson age 60 was found dead in his Sioux City home at 107 16th street by his wife Friday night. He was reading the paper near a kitchen stove when a gas jet under a kettle of water apparently went out and he was overcome. Officials say death occurred about 24 hours before discovery and the cause is accidental.
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Sioux City
Tribune
Fred Larson
16Th Street
Larson
Burlington Flood Ignores City Streets as Skunk River Rises
Special from Tribune reports Burlington Iowa submerged as floodwaters from the Skunk River surge through streets and cover about 10 000 acres. Depth reaches five to six feet as crews work to divert the river and avert a larger disaster.
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Bronx City
Tribune
Burlington
Dead Horses and Cows Litter Flooded Fields Near Struble
Survivors recount a Saturday storm that wrecked bridges north and south of Struble and flooded West Branch bottoms up to ten feet. Livestock trapped or stranded were saved by nearby farmers who cut fences and guided them to safety. Geo Laughton reports twenty seven cattle missing. the Struble iron bridge was severely damaged though the town itself remained on higher ground.
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Boyd Laughton
LeMars
Struble
Geo. Laughton
Hawarden Flood Destroys Homes and Bridges
Late report confirms a man and infant lost as Hawarden Iowa endures a six foot flood in the business district. Water surged through streets washing out pavement and damaging crops, haystacks, and hundreds of livestock. The West Branch river bridge near Struble washed away, with extensive property damage expected.
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Hawarden
Struble, In
West Branch River
West Branch
Woolley Precipitation Reading Reported at 3.39 Inches
The official government instruments in charge of Mrs. B. C. Woolley show a precipitation of 3.39 inches up to the time of going to press.
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B. C. Woolley
Storm disrupts LeMars news delivery and transport
A Sioux City Tribune bulletin reports stress on LeMars as bridges wash out and road transport halts. Trucks cannot reach LeMars, airplane service is unavailable, leaving residents without fresh news. The railroad offers no definite recovery timeline for service.
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LéMars
Northwest News
John C. Kelley
Sioux City Tribune
C. M. Boler
Kelley
Sioux City Tribunes
LeMars
American Trust and Savings Bank
Water levels in Merrill reach 85-year flood peak
Sioux City Tribune reports Merrill town faced its highest water flood in 85 years as special storm Hirtra hits the area. Local residents brace for delayed routes and potential damage assessments while officials monitor river levels.
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Sioux City
Tribune
Merrill
Hawarden Girl Drowns as Floodwaters Rise
Reports say a Hawarden girl lost her life when floodwaters surged through the city streets reaching six feet. Wire Chief Bob Shive noted last contact at 4 AM and later confirmation of the death was reported in the afternoon.
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Hawarden
Bob Shive
Flood 30 Years Ago Visited Iowa Farmland Hardest
The article recalls a historic flood in northwest Iowa that killed at least two people and caused massive livestock and crop losses. Mrs. B. G. Woolley notes a deeper, earlier spill 30 years prior, with the Floyd river watershed overwhelmed by 12 to 20 feet of water, flooding Plymouth County farms and LeMars homes. Sheep perched in tree branches as water carried away sheds. mud and silt lines remain on trees after recession.
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Iowa
B. G. Woolley
Floyd Valley
Plymouth County
Here
Sioux City
Missouri River
Hawarden flooded as 6 feet water fills streets
Unofficial Hawarden reports say 6 feet of water rushes through streets with four feet floods earlier. Plymouth City wire chief notes water on Hawarden streets at 4 am. People rescued by boat from lowlands as crops and livestock suffer heavy losses.
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Norfolk
Net
Fing
Hawarden
Treetax
Plymouth City
Flood at Hawarden Takes Two Lives
Official reports state C M Fieschmann of Hawarden and Mina Brunating an 11 year old orphan of Tull drowned in Hawarden flood caused by a cloudburst. The deluge caused extensive damage across Hawarden and surrounding areas with streets and pavements inundated and several towns cut off.
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Sioux City
Tribune
C. M. Fieschmann
Hawarden
Mina Brunating
Tull
Fleschmann
Mina
Hinton
Merrill
Akron
Dalton
Hospers
Sioux Center
Sioux River Bursts Banks Threaten Hawarden Farmland
Unofficial reports say the Sioux river is out of its banks, causing crop damage as a heavy cloud burst raises water levels in the Hawarden district. Farmers and livestock are warned to move cattle from the bottoms, though no livestock losses reported yet.
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Westfield
Sioux
Hawarden
Big Fire at Salem Damages Evers Store in South Dakota
A large blaze at Evers department store in Salem SD caused about 265000 dollars in damage and also damaged the nearby Masonic building. Fire crews contained the flames but the store suffered significant losses and investigations proceed.
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Sioux City
Tribune
Evers Department
Salem
S. D
Masonic
Marooned on Adams Farm House Second Floor Rescue
Mrs B B Adams sister of Mrs W Harry Christy and the Adams children were trapped on the second floor of the Adams farm house three miles west of Akron near the Sioux river. A motor boat was sent to their rescue.
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Sioux City
Tribune
B. B. Adams
W. ‘Harry Christy
Adams
Morningside
Adams Farm
Akron
Sioux River
Rock River Flood Sends Water 11 Feet Above Bridges
The Rock river near Akron Iowa, tributary to the Big Sioux, is raging in torrents and 11 feet above its bridges. High water threatens further damage as reports indicate thousands of dollars in livestock and crops lost along the Rock river.
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Akron
Big Sioux
Rock River
Water Rising At Seney Flood Threat Grows
The Floyd river has risen steadily since morning and is four feet above the steel bridge, flooding adjacent low lands. No livestock losses expected, but communications are poor for northern areas. Section men warn that higher water is anticipated tonight.
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Floyd
Cow writes a song about loving her meadow home
A cow narrator praises her meadow as home and reflects on loving her space like people love their houses. Mrs Brown and White Cow requests to hear the tune, and the selfproclaimed poetry critic compliments the cow’s song despite uncertainties.
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Mra
Mra Brown
Mra. Cow
Cow
Floyd River rises four feet at Alton report
Alton and Remsen communication notes the Floyd River rose four feet at Alton with no reported loss of live stock. The update conveys no livestock losses and confirms rainfall impact on the watercourse. Local authorities monitor future levels and potential risks in the Alton area.
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Alton
Remsen
Floyd
No Danger At Oyens Oyens
No high water condition within the vicinity of Oyens. The West Branch of the Floyd River remains within its banks and no crest or flood threat is anticipated.
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Oyens
Floyd
Moyd River Flood Warns Farmers Near Seney
Flooding along the Floyd river drives water into lowlands as Moyd river overflows. Warning 9 urges farmers to care for all stock in the floodplain and monitor rising waters.
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Seney
Floyd River
Railroad Time Tables Central Time Tuning
Central railroad timetable snippets list Chicago and St Paul lines with train numbers and times. North bound and south bound services show local and limiteds, including freight and mixed runs, with notes on station stops and daily or Sunday schedules. The fragmentary page cites Illinois Central, Great Northern, and St. Paul routes with morning and evening departures and mixed services.
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Chicago
Chicago Limited
Dodge-train
M. Co. ST. P
RK. R. South
Great Northern North Bound
St. Paul
Paul Limited
Sioux City
Cewewcky
Basemen t Steps of Concrete Are Permanent and Safe
The note discusses basement concrete steps being lasting and secure, detailing methods to prevent sticking to the reinforcements by using oil or paint before pouring. It covers form preparation, board removal, and a minimum concrete thickness of six inches.
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Hearis
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Plymouth County Ans
Dalton Bridge
R. & Breach
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Babe
Shearon House
Shearon
C. M. Fleschmann
Hawarden AN Mina Brunsting
Hull
Salem, S. D
Nikal
Mrs. Brown-and-White Cow
Mrs. Cow
Vee
Atta
Llingis Central
Anetts
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