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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1903
Page
1
Rescuers search dawn to rescue hundreds seen on tree tops or lashed to branches after floodwaters swamped Topeka Kansas on June 1. Police cite 175 dead but figure may vary. Food shortages, lootings, and epidemics threaten evacuees as $2.25 million in damages reported.
Cedar Valley Iowa June 1 reports Cedar River two miles wide as farmers flee lowlands. Levee breaks flood John Wills farm. S A Crull moves family from bottoms. Boats used to move cattle to high ground. crops ruined. two families displaced. water still rising risk of worse. Falls at Cedar Rapids show three thousand dollars damage. river peaking at fourteen feet, time near normal.
Manila reports Ruperto Rios, self styled pope of Luzon, who led a band of fanatics, was captured last month and sentenced to be hanged for his crimes.
Rain is expected tonight and probably Tuesday. The report notes sunrise at 4 19 and sunset at 7 18 with the moon setting at midnight.
Weather forecaster Bowie from the St. Louis bureau warns Missouri and Mississippi rivers may rise again with risky levels along threatened points. From existing reports, officials fear conditions similar to the 1881 flood, with the stage at St. Louis near the danger line by June 5.
A water shortage forces the Columbus Junction plant to shut down today while the Iowa River rises higher than in a decade.
South Ottumwa faces a dire flood with eight thousand homeless and five thousand residents isolated. Miles of railroad washed away and Church street submerged as Des Moines river crests further, tests fire protection, utilities, and relief efforts.
Des Moines authorities fear epidemics from stagnant water as the Des Moines River floods, with pneumonia cases rising among residents forced into boats and hacks. Rail traffic is crippled. only two lines operate. Mayor Pickler convened a mass meeting, $1,870 was raised, and shelters at the YMCAs and churches are used as refuges.
June 1 reports from Kansas City and Lincoln outline widespread flood damage. The Missouri River rose to 35 feet, with 49,000 homeless in Argentine and Armourdale, massive property losses, disrupted rail and industry, and military patrols amid ruined pipelines and scarce supplies.
San Francisco based reports note Senator Bard of California will not seek a second term. Potential candidates include U. S. Grant and Henry T. Oxnard as the race begins to take shape.
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