Manhattan Flood Rises Beyond 1908 Level Seesescapes
Flooding swamps Manhattan Kansas as Raw and Blue rivers breach the city, affecting a third of homes. Rescue crews, including Fort Riley soldiers, aid evacuees while water and power backlogs disrupt daily life. Death toll unclear. property and highway damages run into millions across Nebraska Kansas Missouri.
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Johnson Takes Stand NRA Amendments Not Needed
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt and cabinet plan a piece by piece revival of NRA within interstate commerce limits. Social security rests on federal taxing powers per Perkins. Johnson urges ordinary cooperation to save the blue eagle. Congress to consider restricting NRA to interstate business and possible constitutional broadening.
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Red Cross Plans Flood Relief for Lawrence North
Local Red Cross unit and Chamber of Commerce officials met to organize flood relief for North Lawrence Dozens of workers were sent to the dike near the Fred Lewis farm with Lone Star CC volunteers joining the effort National Guard could be mobilized if needed and storage sites including 406 Massachusetts street Eagles hall and the Odd Fellows hall were offered for belongings and shelter Plans focus on preventing flooding and easing distress if the flood comes
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Lawrence
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Lone Star CC
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National Guard
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KU Engineers to aid Explorer H stratosphere flight
Prof D D Haines and John Herndon of the University of Kansas civil engineering department join midwestern engineers assisting in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey observations of the Explorer H balloon flight led by Captain Albert W. Stevens. Observers on Fraser Hall will triangulate from 30 mile intervals using telescopes and radio signals from WDAF to determine altitude and position.
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Rapid City
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National Guard Mobilized as Kaw Valley Flood Warned
Acting on Gov. Landon orders Brig. Gen. McLean moved National Guard units in Topeka and Lawrence to prep for flood emergency akin to 1908. Fire bell summoned guardsmen to armory while dikes were handed to CCUG for preventive action. Traffic may be cut off between Abilene and Salina as Smoky Hill rises. Five motor skiffs assembled for Topeka rescue work on Kaw River. Nebraska disaster death toll reaches 99 with 38 bodies recovered.
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Saline
Solomon
Dickinson County
Kansas City
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McCook, Neb
Nebraska
Flood warnings issued as Neosho river rises near Emporia
In Lawrence emergency measures activated for flood danger below the Lewis levee. Police patrols and highway patrols kept areas under observation while warnings urged residents to move stock and be ready. Nearby Neosho River rose overnight at Emporia with Cottonwood River high and flooding blocking parts of Highway 50. Northwestern Kansas rail service halted as floods disrupt mail and trains. Missouri river lowland residents evacuated near Weston, cattle moved from a waterlogged farm by barge.
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Marais des Cygn es River Flood Impacts Ottawa Area
Ottawa Kansas reports the Marais des Cygnes river falling slowly with Osawatomie flood stage near 39.5 feet, 3.5 feet below the 1928 peak. Traffic on Missouri Pacific resumes east to Ottawa, and rail lines including Santa Fe cut off passable. Lincoln dispatch notes Red Cross raises homeless count to 2000 in Nebraska and 4000 across Nebraska Kansas Colorado and Missouri.
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Alumni Gather for KU Sixty Third Commencement
Alumni from across the region plan reunions at the University of Kansas for the sixty third annual commencement exercises. Groups of classes 714 15 16 and 17 meet in Fraser Hall and the KU Union with a golden anniversary for 1885 and silver jubilee for 1910 plus law and pharmacy class gatherings. A gift presentation by the 1910 class and a 3 o'clock Varsity field game between seniors, alumni, and faculty are among events.
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Floods kill hundreds at San Pedro church in Mexico
More than 350 people perished as floods swept the Valley of Mexico trapping worshippers during San Pedro festival. Only seven escaped as waters rose, walls collapsed, and debris buried the church. Federal troops faced hostility from villagers over rescue efforts and a priest was arrested. Paris shopkeepers strike over taxes and rents.
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San Pablo
Stock Market Index Edges Up After Rally
The average of 60 stocks stood at 42.1 points yesterday, up from 41.3 the prior day. Ford Y-E and Hamilton’s advanced, boosting sentiment amid cautious trading.
Desperate Work To Save North Side Levee
Surging Kaw river flood waters threaten a broad area north of Lawrence with a seven foot crest. Workers from CCC camps relief crews and county employes reinforce the levee near Fred Lewis farm as fear grows it may fail. Authorities warn of flooding across Kaw basin and urge evacuations while Topeka and Lawrence brace for the crest tonight and tomorrow morning.
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Floods Threaten Kansas and Nebraska as Rivers Rise
Floods sweep Kansas and Nebraska with crests reaching near century highs. Dozens of deaths and missing persons, hundreds homeless, and millions in property damage. Red Cross, FERA, national guard, and volunteers aid refugees and shore up levees. Rail and road services crippled across plains states, with rapid sandbagging and levee work described as critical.
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Associated Press
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Weather forecast for Kansas with clouds and showers
Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness with likely showers in the west tonight and Wednesday and in the central region on Wednesday. Warmer conditions expected in the west. Morning outlook shows cloudy to partly cloudy skies with Topeka clear and Wichita rainy. Roads remain muddy in places while Douglas county roads are listed as good. Temperature notes from gas office Tycont reflect yesterday’s maximum and today’s minimum.
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