Vacant Cottage Looted by Thieves
Red Bank area reports multiple thefts over the weekend. A vacant Knapp cottage near Seven Bridges Road, Rumson Road, was ransacked with clothes and valuables valued around 175 dollars stolen. intruders entered through a bay window and fled toward a nearby dock or bicycle path.
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Sheppard Knapp
Shrewsbury
Seven Bridges Road
Rumson Road
Riverside Drive
New York
Frank Carhart
Knapp
Ulster
Red Bank
Rebecca Hendrickson
Broadstret
Irving Place
Dayton and Indiana Flood Death Toll Soars
News from March 26 reports Dayton Ohio facing a possible death toll from floods ranging from 100 to thousands, with many bodies in a temporary morgue. Indiana towns like Peru see up to 600 dead, as Wabash River floods devastate cities and cut communications. Governor Cox calls National Guard. Red Cross appeals for aid from President Wilson. widespread damage and dislocation across Ohio and Indiana loom.
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Peru
Ind
Ixty
Brockville
Wabash River
Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Red Cross Society
Ohio
Indiana
Mabel Boardman
Red Cross Executive Committee
White House
Columbus
Cox
Federal War Department
Garrison
Ohio Guards Mobilized In Flood Emergency Across State
The Dayton mayor reports thirteen feet of water in Union Station with unconfirmed claims of 5000 deaths and 30000 homeless. The hydraulic dam at Piqua reportedly breached and 540 fires lost. Chicago rail officials estimate 25 million dollars in flood damages. Governor Cow orders Brigadier General Sonapenka to mobilize the Ohio National Guard for duty statewide under General Speake and Adjutant General Wood.
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Dayton
Springfield
Union Station
Piqua
Chicago Railroad
Cow
Son ©Apenka
Ohio Nations Guard
Speake
Genera Wood
Dayton Loses City to Floods After Dam Break
An early report describes Dayton overwhelmed by floodwaters when Wolf Creek dams failed. Rivers merged in the city center, leaving 200 lives feared lost, streets submerged, power and water cut, and food shortages as residents seek shelter and aid from Xenia and other towns.
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Davyton
Wolf Creek
Western Unionelegraph
Brookville
Indianapolis
Dayton
Xenia
Flooding Traps Residents as Dayton River Wall Fails
A dramatic report from Dayton describes a collapsed dam or levee flood response. A telephone operator conveyed to Governor Cox that much of the city was flooded and several suburbs faced wall breaks and rising waters. Buildings including the Algonquin hotel and other landmarks were said to be inundated above ground floors.
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Dayton
Cox
Roverdale
Adgemont
Algonquin
Magnitionur
Young Men's Christian Association
Motel Atlas
Flooding Devastates Dayton City Across Main Street
The principal corner at Thiv nod Main strewta feels the flood with feet under water while the courthouse stands amid surging rivers. Forty buildings ablaze or submerged as rescue efforts continue and telegraph operators relay grim messages from Dayton.
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Nuiste
Floods Worsen Across the Midwest Amid Record Storms
Chicago reports thousands in peril as floods surge through the middle west. Winds and rain dominated a month of violent weather with rivers rising and cities like Dayton Columbus Indianapolis and Lafayette affected. People seek aid from perilous perches atop trees roofs and bridges as trains are wrecked and conditions worsen hourly.
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Chicago
Middle West
Dayton
Delaware
Columbus
Indianapolis
Lafayette
American Boy Scouts Plan Junket Abroad to Great Britain Rally
Sir Robert Baden-Powell invites the Boy Scouts of America to the third national rally of the Boy Scouts Association in Birmingham July 2 to July 6. U.S. troops may attend the Birmingham event and scoutcraft exhibition. James B. West urges leaders to coordinate travel. The rally will showcase king George era scout activities, sea scouts, and a scout crafts display including first aid carpentry dairying electricity gardening leatherwork photography pioneering poultry farming and more.
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Robert SS. Baden-Powell
Britis Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts’ Association of Great Britain
Birmingham
Masland
Bighold
Scout Movement
James 2. West
New York City
King George
Apple Rust and Oxidation in Apples
A French chemist shows apples contain an oxidizing ferment that turns cut or bruised surfaces red or brown when exposed to air. The oxidation occurs via air oxygen entering the juice through cut surfaces or ruptured rind, explaining why bruised or damaged apples rust.
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Tharper
Chattle Hips Academic Reunion Planned for April 25
School notes an April 25 reunion with location undecided. Helen Clark to chair the arrangements. Baseball group to meet in the assembly hall at 2 30 tomorrow. Several pupils show interest in Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. A library book title is missing and must be returned.
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Helen Clark
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance
Norwood Team Wins Opening Season Opener 15-10
The Norwood Field Club defeats the West Sides 15 to 10 in a Sunday baseball opener. Norwood’s battery Mitchell and Cranmer led the win while Mazza pitched poorly for West Sides. Lineups list McGregor catcher and Johnson at first base among others with scoring by innings showing Norwood pulling ahead early.
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West Siders
Norwood Field Club
West Sides
Norwoods
Ieee Beatty
Finn
Beeee He Gwlleases
Teyheeees Crawford
Lawrence
Roxand
Howland
New Jersey State House Conference Debuts at City Hall Newark
The House Association Conference at City Hall Newark includes three sessions Friday at 10 80 a m 2 30 and 7 30 p m with speakers such as BE D Bos ton W L Kinkead John A Campbell Miss Harriet Townsend Palmer Campbell Dr James Ford Philip Morris Mrs J Henry Welling and Governor James F Fielder. Afternoon talks cover best types of workingmen homes for cities and towns and how local building and loan associations promote individual homes.
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Harold Ss. Buttemheim
G. L. LaMonte
Charles O'Connor Hennessey
Lawrence Velller
Millard Knowlton
James F. Fielder
Bayshore fishing season starts as boats prepare
Marvey Like of Port Monmouth leads by lifting fyke nets Friday and harvesting flatfish herring and a moss bunker. Belford captain W Walit finishes twine work early, while Port Monmouth facilities expand. Supt George Tweezy recruits workers for an early run, and John Hanser returns as chief engineer with J Howard Smith adding tanks. Tides were low last Saturday bringing abundant hard clams, renewing hopes after predictions of decline.
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Marvey Like
Port Monmouth
W. Walit
Havens
Belford
George A. Tweezy
New York and
New Jersey
J. Howard Smith
Monmouth Oil and Guano Co
Improvements to church at Fair Haven completed
The Methods Protestant Church at Fair Haven has new interior decor and carpet. The Standard Varnish Co. donated varnish for pews. Local painters led by Mayor Frank D. Covert and several others donated time. Chief of Police C Pitt Worthley hired a substitute. BE Bennett installed four electric lights behind the choir loft and will install water in the parsonage soon.
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Arthur Sickles
Sid M. Parker
C. Pitt Worthley
BE. H. Bennett
Mr. Bennett
No Sympathy Remarks On Wheat Deal Losses
A Baltimore American fragment quotes a speaker saying he lost money in a wheat deal and dismissed sympathy with the line I haven’t a grain of sympathy for bin. The remark reflects sharp business sentiment amid commodity market concerns.
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Baltimore American
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