Flood Crest Probable Tonight in Greene County
Flood conditions in Greene county are expected to crest tonight due to low temperatures and end of rainfall. White River continues to rise but slower. a few inches more and then receding begins. Lowlands are flooded with damage to wheat and oats. some farmers move stock to higher ground as bridges reported destroyed. Wabash and Ohio rivers rising with longer duration anticipated.
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Greene County
White River
Tate
Wabash
Ohio
White
Indiana Rivers Roar as Floods Hit Farmland
High water from heavy rains in early March floods Indiana districts. Rivers Maumee St Joseph and St Marys burst banks, with 21 miles of farmland from Lagro to Peru inundated and traction service disrupted near Logansport. Cities including Terre Haute Evansville Petersburg Anderson Seymour report major damage. officials expect streams to crest as rains stop.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Maumee
St. Joseph
St. Marys
Lagro
Peru
Logansport
Terre Haute
Evansville
Petersburg
Anderson
Seymour
Wabash River Rises Over Half Foot in 12 Hours In Indiana
TERRE HAUTE March 29 The Wabash river rose more than half a foot in twelve hours yesterday indicating a 17 foot stage at Terre Haute before turning. A sudden drop in temperature checked the rise and the river was reported falling at Bluffton 100 miles north of Terre Haute.
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Terre Haute
Wabash River
Bluffton
Petersburg Flood Update From Heavy Weekend Rain
Petersburg reports two and a half inches of rain Sunday night. Streams in Pike County surged into flood rage. White River stood three feet high in the last eighteen hours and now overflows low bottoms. Patoka River nears flood stage and spills out of its banks into river bottom land.
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Petersburg
Ind
Pike County
White River
Patoka
Flood Threat Lashes Jackson County Crops and Rivers
Seymour reports rising water in Jackson county as White River crests at fourteen feet and climbs inches per hour. Flooding areas inundate wheat fields while fruit crop prospects dim as farmers fear heavy damage from the rising waters and a 30 degree low.
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Seymour
Jackson County
White River
Here
Wabash River passes flood stage at Mt Carmel Ill
Evansville reports heavy rains cause the Wabash River to rise rapidly and go past flood stage at Mt. Carmel Illinois. The nearby White River also climbs and yesterday exceeded the 21 foot mark.
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Evansville
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Widow of Pullman car magnate dies in Pasadena
Mrs. George M. Pullman widow of the Pullman car inventor died in Pasadena after a brief illness at age 82. Her son in law and daughter former Governor and Mrs. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois were with her when death occurred. She had been in Pasadena since early winter and had pneumonia about a week prior. She died in a hotel where relatives had apartments.
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Passadena
Cal
George M. Pullman
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Pullman
Henry Ford Predicts Upward Business Trend
Detroit reports Henry Ford expressing confidence that industry is rising, stating the bottom of the downturn has been passed. He foresees the Ford company moving to full time production and notes April orders totaling about 90,000, roughly 10,000 more than March.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford Company
Tax receipts up 46 percent in Indiana in 1920
Indiana tax abstracts for 1920 show citizens paying 46 percent more than last year. The auditor of state reports totals of 111,459,000 this year versus 75,615,000 collected nationwide for state and local purposes last year across ninety two counties.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Auditor of State
Cold Snap Follows Warm Spell in Middle Atlantic
East Philadelphia report records a 57 degree drop from 82 to 25 as a storm brought wind rain and sleet after a three day heat wave. The abrupt change began late yesterday afternoon and continued into this morning.
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Philadelphia
Middle Atlantic States
Communists Reported Killed and Captured Across German Fronts
Berlin reports three hundred Communists killed and 1500 captured as German security police storm the Leuna works. In Coblenz American troops dispatched by General Allen cleared a Reds nest at Wirges in the bridgehead zone. Montabauer raids yielded arrests and confiscated documents with no American casualties.
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Berlin
Leuna Works
Coblenz
Allen
The
Ameri
Wirges
Well Known Citizen Dies In Car Crash Near Little Giant
John Hagerman seventy three, a farmer known across Greene and Sullivan counties, died instantly when his automobile failed near the Little Giant mine. His neighbor, Mr. Moore, driving, stopped as Hagerman relaxed and they brought him to his home. Coroner's verdict cites heart paralysis. Survived by widow, son Edward Hagerman, daughter Mrs. Geldie Price, stepson Earl Baughman, and stepdaughter Mrs. Edith Stewart. Funeral Wednesday at Mt. Moriah church with Rev. Williams officiating. Burial in Mt. Moriah cemetery.
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John Hagerman
Little Giant
Linton
Greene
Sullivan Counties
Mr. Hagerman
Mr. Moore
Hagerman
Moore
Edward Hagerman
Geldie Price
Earl Baughman
Edith Stewart
Mt. Moriah Church
Williams
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Explosion of a Still Destroys Home in Hammond
In Hammond Indiana on March 29 a fire at John Drikowski’s home caused by a still explosion destroyed the residence and scattered moonshine across the floor. Fourteen barrels of moonshine burned, blue flames and fumes warned investigators. Prohibition agents arrested Drikowski and jailed him in default of $2,500 bond.
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Hammond
Ind
John Diikowski
Drikowski
Prohibition
John
Eight Die and Many Hurt in Chicago Warehouse Explosion
In Chicago a blast at a paper warehouse killed eight people and injured over a hundred this afternoon. Authorities report a massive explosion caused widespread damage and emergency crews rushed to the scene. The incident marks a severe loss for local workers and businesses amid ongoing industrial safety concerns.
Rene Viviani Plans Washington Meeting With Harding
Rene Viviani former French premier and envoy arrived in New York aboard the Lorraine and will travel to Washington. He expects to confer with President Harding on Wednesday.
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Rene Viviani
Harding
New York
France
Lorraine
Washington
Parish bans women attire at Notre Dame church in North Adams
In North Adams on March 29, the church pastor Rev. Father C. H. Jeannette posted a notice forbidding admission to women and girls wearing shirt skirts low necked or transparent or immodest apparel in the Notre Dame Roman Catholic church. The sign was posted in the vestibule yesterday.
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North Adams
Mass
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church
C. H. Jeannette
Newsies Arrested Over Ford Publication Sale
Three newsboys were arrested in St Louis for peace disturbance for crying Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent in defiance of a police regulation. In Chicago a Jewish political club seeks to prohibit the weekly periodical and a police order already bans its crying locally.
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ST. Louis
Henry Ford
Chicago
Indianapolis opposes street railway fare petition
Indianapolis city officials led by Samuel Ashby as corporation counsel voiced strong opposition at the public service commission hearing opening to the Indianapolis Street Railway Company proposal for 6 cents per fare 20 tickets for a dollar and 2 cents per transfer.
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Indianapolis
City of
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Samuel Ashby
Funeral Held for Mrs. Iva Greenwood Here Yesterday
The funeral for the late Mrs. Iva Greenwood who died in Terre Haute occurred yesterday afternoon. She is survived by husband Edmund Greenwood and three children Mabel Farr Mary Greenwood of Terre Haute and Claude A Greenwood of Detroit Michigan.
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Iva Greenwood
Terre Haute
Edmund Greenwood
Mabel J. Farr
Mary Greenwood
Claude A. Greenwood
Detroit
Mich
Bomb kills several in bloody 19th ward blast
A bomb exploded in Chicago's bloody 19th Ward on the west side today killing several people. Ambulances and police reserves were rushed to the scene.
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Chicago
19Th Ward
Weather Report Fair and Warmer Tonight and Wednesday
A brief weather notice indicates fair skies with rising temperatures across tonight and Wednesday. Expect warming conditions with light winds and no precipitation expected. Highs rise modestly, with cooler nights and comfortable daytime temperatures.
Turks Wilt Under Greek Thrusts Ahead of Advance
Greek forces push Turkish positions in a stiff engagement as frontline lines shift. Battles flare along the border with artillery exchanges and reported gains by Greek units. Civilians seek safety as nightfall brings continued shelling and air activity.
Turks fall back as Greeks advance on Angora
Turkish forces retreat to new positions after evacuating Kutaia while Greeks push toward Angora and gain control of the Bagdad railway. Parliament at Angora considers forcing all men two years old or older to marry, with heavy taxation for bachelors and privileges for married men.
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Constantinople
Kutaia
Bagdad
Angora
Anatolia
Kiazim Kara Bekir
Erzrum
Amenia
Dustapha Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Greek Forces Take Key Rail Junction in Smyrna Dispatch
A Smyrna dispatch reports Aflun Kara hissar, a vital railway junction south of Eski Shehr, captured by Greek forces from Turkish nationalists. Many prisoners and large quantities of war material seized as Turkish troops retreat northward.
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Athens
Aflun-Karahissar
Eski-Shehr
Smyrna
Printing Shops to Close If 44-Hour Week Demanded
Victor Berger president of the Ben Franklin Club announced at an Advertising Club meeting that union printing establishments nationwide may shut May 1 if unions push for a forty four hour week. He noted about half of U S print shops are unionized while Louisville shows about eight to one in favor of unions. Open shops would not be affected immediately. Berger linked the push to a roughly 15 percent rise in printing costs.
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Louisville
United States
Univ
Victor Berger
Ben Franklin Club
Advertising Club
Berger
Bland Confirms Run for renomination in 1922
Washington March 29 Representative Oscar E Bland of Indiana says he will seek renomination in the 1922 congressional primary. He denies considering a federal judgeship and notes he spoke with President Harding about district appointments while at the White House yesterday.
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Washington
Oscar E. Bland
Indiana
Bland
Congress
White House
President Harding
Naval balloon crew located after week missing
Naval officers report scouts found the crew of the missing naval balloon. Pilot George W. Wilkinson of Houston Texas is named among those located. Previously it was feared the entire crew was lost in the Gulf of Mexico at Pensacola Florida on March 29.
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Pensacola
Fla
George W. Wilkinson
Houston, Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Pecos to supply fuel at sea with underway replenishment
Naval vessels may take on fuel oil while under way through a device to be installed on the fuel ship Pecos. The Pecos, to be launched April 23 in Boston, will have a speed of 14 knots and a displacement of 14,800 tons and be armed with four 5 inch guns and two 3 inch anti aircraft guns.
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Boston
Mass
Tipple Burned at Black Diamond Mine in Boonville
Fire destroyed the tipple of Black Diamond Coal company mine in Boonville Indiana last night causing about 10000 dollars in losses. Insurance partially covers the damage and the origin of the fire remains unknown.
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Boonville
Ind
Black Diamond Coal Company
Finger Cut Off At Mine 27 Pump In Northwst
Mack Denham lost a finger this morning when his hand was caught in pump machinery at Mine 27 on I street Northwest. He was injured at work and received medical aid.
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Mack Denham
First Streets
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