Indiana Governor appeals citizens aid flood tornado victims
Gov. Samuel M. Ralston asks Indians to donate money and goods for flood and tornado survivors. State officials report extensive destruction and rising needs for food clothing and shelter. Contributions may be sent to Hon. H. P. Raucharts trustee in Indianapolis and beds and clothing to Adjutant General George W. Meely at the State House.
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Letter by Mark Twain Found in Missoun Attorney’s Papers
A Missouri letter alleges Mark Twain wrote to discuss women and politics and predicts a future in which women vote and public life changes. The piece claims Twain criticized suffrage and mocked candidate Judy McKring while imagining a society governed by appearance and fashion beats merit.
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Dayton Disaster Toll Grows With 103 Bodies Found
Dayton Ohio reports forty three bodies located in the Leonard Mfg Co wreckage raising the death toll as rescue teams continue in flooded streets. Officials list nine hundred plus dead across the state with many towns including Columbus Piqua and Zanesville affected as horse and animal losses mount.
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Democrats Secure Senate Majority After Illinois Vacancies
Washington March 26 The election of two Illinois Senators fills all Senate vacancies. The Democratic strength stands 51 to 45 with 43 Republicans and two Progressives in opposition. Defections on tariff revisions were rumored, but adding Mr Lewis gives Democrats a commanding majority for the tariff bill.
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Receding Indiana Floods Reveal Deaths and Damage
Indiana flood retreat exposes extensive destruction in the White River valleys. Peru reports twenty bodies recovered with more awaited as rescue work continues with militia units deployed and train service disrupted. Names of victims include Freed May and Bert Smith among others.
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Aged minister Ches terfield Hutsell dies in creek flood
The Rev. Elder Ches terfield Hutsell, longtime Floyd county resident and Christian church minister, drowned while fording Indian Creek at Engleman’s ford near Duncan. His body was found in brush near Georgetown after night-long search efforts. coroner to rule accidental death. He left a wife and five children, a lifelong Clark and Floyd counties church figure who preached locally. Funeral set for Georgetown Christian church with Wolfe’s graveyard burial.
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Nine Dead in Flood as National Guard Withdraws
Drowning and exposure deaths raise toll to nine across Indiana towns including Indianapolis Peru Lawrenceburg and Evansville. National Guard withdrawal reported as authorities warn of ongoing flood danger and widespread destruction.
J P Morgan Dies in Rome After Illness and Paralysis
Rome March 31 J Pierpont Morgan died at noon in Rome after a brief illness marked by paralysis of the throat and inability to take food. He had been ill since Easter Sunday and received artificial nourishment before his death. Morgan controlled vast sums of other people's money through his private bank and directorships in 61 companies, dominating many corporations and the Steel Trust deposits. He was described as the czar of money in America and a leading figure in European finance.
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Doan's Kidney Pills Backed By Madison Residents
Doan's Kidney Pills gain strong local backing in Madison Indiana cited by Mrs J J Bumen and others. She reports back pain relief after a few doses and says family members also benefited. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's. Colorado leads coal production and Hungary motorizes its postal service.
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Death of Gen Gonzales in Mexico by train wheels
Horrific report from El Paso details the death of Gen. Gonzales near Chihuahua after arrest by federal officers. Provisional governor of Chihuahua and former interior minister under Madero, he was tied and run over by a train as officials claimed he fell handcuffed. Friends’ investigation questions the official account.
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President Wilson Asked to Pardon Patterson for Flood Heroic Efforts
Washington March 29 President Wilson received telegrams from Dayton requesting a pardon for John H Patterson head of the National Cash Register Co praised nationwide for his heroic flood relief efforts during the period of stress Patterson’s actions were widely noted in the press and public discourse.
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Pardon Granted After 15 Years Inmate Freed
Madison Wis March 29 after fifteen years for a murder he did not commit Gr McGovern grants a conditional pardon to William M Fuller Dane county 1898 life term at Waupun for murder of an aged couple at Black Earth Beaster the actual killer had died but gave an affidavit Fuller had no part in the crime His pardon requires Fuller to support his elderly parents in the Soldiers home at Waupaca.
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Walter H. Page Accepts British Ambassadorship
Walter H. Page of Garden City Long Island and Doubleday Page & Co has accepted the ambassadorship to Great Britain. In other news South Carolina considers compulsory education measures.
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South Carolina
River Flood Rises Sharply Amid Strong NW Wind
The river rise accelerated to about half an inch per hour, with the water near 12.5 feet, below 1864 flood marks by several inches. High NW winds roughened the river, causing damage to several frame buildings, including the National Hotel rear wall collapse. Boats and barns drifted as homes anchored to foundations strain against the flood surge.
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F. F. Cigar Power seeks control of Niagara output
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