Abandon Work on Levees at Cairo Amid Flood Fears
Cairo Illinois reports several slides in the drainage district north of the city with water pouring in at multiple points. Mound City eight miles upstream is described as grave. Chicago naval reserves have a district launch on site as residents and livestock flee. Last year’s flood caused about 5 million dollars in losses. this year officials expect under 1 million. The river sits at 53 feet four tenths.
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Cairo
Mound City
Chicago Naval
Cairo faces worst flood since 1910 with levees failing
Cairo Illinois braces as drainage district levees north of the city are abandoned and 1909 troops plus naval reserves hold lines. Government boats may be moved to the Ohio for emergency. flood stage may surpass 54 feet as Wabash and Ohio rivers rise.
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War Department
Mississippi
Ohio River
Ohio
Wabash
Paducah
Hickman
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Levee
Daniel Moriarity
Seventh Regiment
Citizens’ Executive Committee
Illinois Central
Kentucky Bridge
Starvation Cited as Cause of Morgan Death
In a brief notice authorities report starvation as the cause of death for Morgan. The case references medical findings and notes no signs of external injury.
Body lies in state at hotel for Morgan funeral
Rome dispatch reports J Pierpont Morgan lies in state at the Grand hotel in Rome as relatives plan his removal to America. Doctors say starvation caused his death despite wealth and luxury. A death mask will be made and the body to be shipped to New York aboard the Olympic if possible, with a brief Episcopal service in Rome.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Grand Hotel
America
Aix-les-Bains
Morgan
Kings
Signor Truchi
Morgen
O’brien
Gardiner Brown
All Saints
English Episcopal Church
Mr. Nelson
American Episcopal Church
Herbert L. Satterlee
New York
Cherbourg
Satterlee
Olympic
London
Southampton
Immoral Futurist Exhibit Probe by Illinois Senate
Special investigator M Blair Coan reported to the Illinois senate white slave probe committee that a Chicago art institute exhibit is immoral and should be investigated. He described a crowd around distorted art including a piece titled Luxury depicting a nude woman with four toes on each foot.
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Chicago
M. Blair Coan
Art Institute
Illinois Senate
Election Brings Out Heavy Vote Across Region
Voters turnout climbs in multiple precincts as ballots shift toward decisive local races. Officials report strong participation, with independents and party candidates alike seen at polling sites.
Mayoralty Race Tight as City Votes Near Noon
In La Crosse more than 1,400 ballots had been cast by noon with over 4,000 expected overall. Ward results show Fourth and Seventeenth leading. races include Dengler vs Sorensen for mayor and Schnell vs Vollmer for board of public works, with several city offices deemed likely to reelect incumbents.
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la Crosse
John Dengler
Otio J. Sorensen
Sorensen
Fred Schnell
John Vollmer
Wilson studies the tariff bill in four day session
President Wilson after four days of study will confer with Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee to outline desired changes before the bill goes to the house in the opening of the special session next week. Sugar policy remains the most knotty issue with free sugar opposed by sugar-state leaders and prominent democrats advising caution.
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Washington
Wilson
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress
Michigan Senator Seeks Action Over Suffragist in London Jail
Senator Townsend of Michigan asked the State Department to consider the case of Miss Zeke Emerson a Michigan suffragette allegedly 14 years old in Holloway jail London as a result of forcible feeding. Appeals reach President Wilson and Secretary Bryan while Townsend awaits word from the State Department before proceeding.
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Washington
Townsend
Michigan
State Department
Zeke Emerson
Holloway
London
Wilson
Bryan
Peacemaker Stabbing in Racine Leaves Victim Gravely Wounded
George Browning of Burlington Wisconsin is jailed on an assault or murder charge after stabbing Charles Stone in the neck during a street fight. Stone, acting as peacemaker, was grazed near the jugular. doctors fear death.
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Racine
Wis
George Browning
Burlington
Charles Stone
Stone
Green Bay Votes Sparse as State Superintendent Race Draws
Green Bay Wisconsin April 1 with one of the lightest votes in the city’s history polling today. Interest centers in the contest for state superintendent.
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Green Bay
Wis
Brewery Wage Scale Reaches Agreement for Barbers
Union and employers sign a wage scale for barbers granting shorter hours without a wage rise. Barbers to work ten hours alternating weeks and eleven hours the other week, with pay around fifteen dollars weekly plus half of earnings over twenty two dollars. Other unions including brewery workers and bottlers pursue talks. teamsters and ice fuel companies prepare for further conferences as contracts near final approval.
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Journeymen Barbers
Brewery Workers Committee
John Rader
Milwaukee
Fred H. Hartwell
Ashland votes seen heavy in commission government contest
Ashland Wisconsin reports a heavy turnout in the first municipal election under the commission form. Six candidates seek the three commissioner seats as voters cast ballots in the afternoon.
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Ashland
Wis
Austria Blocks Adriatic Coast in Montenegro Naval Demonstration
Austria-Hungary ordered a blockade of Montenegro's Adriatic coast as a naval demonstration to press for the lifting of the Scutari siege. A floated, unconfirmed report suggested King Nicholas might abdicate in favor of Crown Prince Danilo, as precedent movements echoed earlier regional conquests by monarchs.
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Austria-Hungary
Adriatic
Montenegro
Balkan
Scutari
Nicholas
Danilo
George
Salonika
Ferdinand
Adrianople
Pardons Sought for Lee and Enright in Springfield Term
An nouncement states Evelyn Arthur Lee convicted of abducting Mildred Bridges in Chicago will have a pardon hearing in the April term of the state board of pardons. Maurice Enright convicted of murder during the Chicago labor war also will be heard in the same term.
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Springfield
Evelyn Arthur Lee
Mildred Bridges
Chicago
State Board of Pardons
Maurice Enright
Vincent Altman
City funds short as income tax receipts miss budget
La Crosse reports a $10,000 shortfall in estimated income tax receipts. City Treasurer George Young announced total receipts turned over to county and state amount to 35,033.78, with the city receiving 24,523.65 and 10,510.13 sent to county and state. About 1,500 delinquent taxes remain, largely offset by personal property tax.
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la Crosse
George Young
Young
Dynamite Dike to Save Town
A small town relies on a dynamite controlled dike to avert flooding. Officials monitor water levels as crews prepare blast timing and safety measures. residents await the outcome amid tense weather forecasts and potential evacuations.
Boat rescues many in Shawneetown as levee dynamited
Shawneetown Illinois faces Ohio flood risk after the city council authorizes dynamiting the west levee to prevent a catastrophic breach. A steamship relief boat John Lowrey arrives with cheering residents rescued from rising waters. no loss of life reported as backwater covers farms and homes to the housetops.
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Shawneetown
Ohio
Shand
Lang
West Levee
Court House
John Lowrey
Car Beheads Child In Racine Tragedy
Four year old Lillian Johnson was struck and decapitated by a street car in Racine Wisconsin last night. The motorman in charge was described as inexperienced and the accident prompted an investigation into the incident.
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Racine, Wis
Lillian Johnson
Yellowstone flood kills ranch worker and floods cattle herd
A Krug ranch employee drowns and 175 head of cattle are lost as the Yellowstone River rises to its highest level in twenty years near Glendive Montana. An ice gorge near Big Horn damages the Northern Pacific railroad coast and Colgate track, with two weeks expected for repairs.
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Mont
Krug
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Miles City
Northern Pacific
Colgate
Drury College Students Play April Fools Joke
In Springfield Missouri on April 1 students at Drury College carried seats from Pearsons and Classical hall to the athletic field and hid them under the grandstand. The faculty then ordered all students to help replace the seating, consuming most of the day.
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Springfield
Drury College
Pearsons
Classical Hall
Car Measurement Change Sparks Rate Protest
Chicago April 1 merchants protested before Special Examiner J P Boyle of the Interstate Commerce Commission, charging railroads lowered the car measurement from 33 000 pounds to 30 000, a change they say raises costs of living.
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Chicago
J. P. Boyle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission Plan Dominates Racine Local Election
The commission form of city government is the main issue as Racine voters decide the municipal election. Commercial interests back the new plan while organized labor and socialists oppose it. Both mayoral candidates support municipal ownership of the water works.
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Racine
Wis
Flood Situation in Ohio Improves
Ohio flood situation shows improvement as relief efforts continue. Officials report reduced water levels and fewer evacuations, with crews clearing roads and assessing damage across affected counties.
Dayton Ten Year Setback From Ohio Floods
Ohio flood reports show crest reached in Cincinnati with cleanup under way in Dayton and Columbus. Relief requests totalling 200000 for west side, fears of more deaths, and plans to divert rivers for future floods. Ten years to recover wage estimates and famine threats persist amid martial law and large relief efforts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Cincinnati
West Side
Benkett
Green Lawn
Mount Calvary
Mabel Boardman
National Red Cross
Karb
Washington
Scioto
Olentangy
Dayton
Thomas L. Rhoades
Wilson
Relief Committee
John H. Patterson
United Press
Mexican States Would Join U S If Huerta Fails
Mexican states threaten to join the United States if President Huerta cannot quell unrest. The report notes the ultimatum hinges on immediate conquest and strong measures to restore order.
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U. S
Move to annex Sonora gains U S backing from Mexican leader
Ignacio Bonilla, a Sonora congressman, heads to Washington to press President Wilson and Secretary Bryan to recognize Sonora as belligerent and pursue its annexation to Arizona. He claims backing from Maderistas and many Mexicans and foreign owners there. A unifying plan among Maderistas seeks Sonora independence with a meeting this month to finalize details.
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EL Paso
Texas
United States
Sonora
Washington
Ignacio Bonilla
Congress
Wilson
Bryan
Bonilla
Arizona
Maderistas
Ang
Fall warns of possible U S annexation after Mexican revolt
Senator Fall of New Mexico, member of a senate committee on border revolution, says if Huerta fails to unite Mexico the northern states may seek annexation by the United States. He cites American ownership of 43 percent of Mexican wealth and damage estimates up to 800 million dollars to American property from revolutions.
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Washington
Huerta
Mexico
United States
Fall of
New Mexico
Fall
Senate
Old Republic
Orozco Sr Said Not Dead Held by Zapatistas
Report from Mexico City claims Pascual Orozco Sr as prisoner not killed by Zapatistas in Morelos. His son, a rebel leader, plans to command an army against the Zapatistas while government forces may attempt a rescue at Huanutla.
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Mexico City
Pascual Orozco
Morelos
Zapatistas
Huanutla
Zapatista
Orozco
Powder blast kills two at Fort Pitt Powder Mills
Two men were killed and a third man probably fatally burned in an explosion at the Fort Pitt Powder mills in Putneyville, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, on April 1.
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Kittanning
Fort Pitt
Putneyville
Weather Summary for La Crosse Area
The past 24 hours were generally fair with a high of 54 and a low of 30 and no precipitation. Tonight should be fair then unsettled Wednesday with little temperature change. similar trend for Wisconsin and Iowa with increasing cloudiness Wednesday.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Iowa
North Atlantic
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