Levee Breaks Threaten Lower Mississippi Flood
The Sny levee on the Illinois side below Louisiana Mo has broken flooding 100000 acres of fertile land and displacing 10000 people. The break widened with rapid floodwaters menacing East St Louis and Venice Ill while Keokuk to St Louis sees rising levels and multiple levee failures. Government aid and boat rescues are mobilized as towns evacuate.
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Illinois
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Mississippi
Keokuk
St. Louis
Quincy
Ill
Booneville
Waterloo Woman to Join Dunkard Mission in India
Miss Sadie Miller of Waterloo is set to go to India as a missionary under the Dunkard denomination. The journey is planned under church sponsorship, with dates and specific posting not disclosed in the readable text.
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Sadie Miller
Waterloo
India
Dunkard
Mississippi River Holds Steady Near Muscatine After Floods
River levels show the Mississippi nearly stationary at 14.6 percent above low water with little rise over the past day. Muscatine cellars on Front Street and South Muscatine report flooding, while levees near Mark Harker’s farm hold, and gopher and musk rat holes are being filled to prevent damage.
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Muscatine
Mississippi
Dubuque
St. Paul
la Cross
Front Street
Mark Harker
Repair on Wilton Branch Restores Rail Service
The Wilton branch bridge near Sinnett's, three miles north of Muscatine, repaired last night, allows trains on the Rock Island southwest division to pass. Train No. 4 reached Muscatine at 4:35 am, first to cross the Brighton bridge since it washed out. Traffic on the Rock Island to St. Joe is open and Burlington trains resume service with slow orders in places.
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Wilton Branch
Sinnett’s
Muscatine
Rock Island
Brighton Bridge
Washington
Iowa
Connelley
Burlington
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Ottumwa
Albia
Wabash
Council Bluffs
St. Joe
Erie Road Freight Office Moves to Chicago
Arrangements are completed to relocate the general offices of the freight department of the Erie road from Cleveland to Chicago. The move will occur about June 15.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Erie Road
Shoes Shined at Pearl City Panitorium Club
Shoes shined at the Pearl City Panitorium club located at 124 West Second Street.
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Pearl City
West Second Street
Outwits Her Father For Marriage With Brakeman
Miss Mable Garnsey elopes with Audrey Carnock to Wilmette, slipping away from her father Dr. C. A. P. Garnsey and Professor Franklin J. Tru by while they discuss the marriage date. The elopement involves choosing her brakeman sweetheart over the planned union with Tru by.
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Chicago
C. A. P. Garnsey
Ashland Avenue
Miss Mable
Audrey Carnock
Wilmette
Franklin J. Truby
Unknown man killed by train near Waterloo
An unidentified man was struck and killed by a Chicago Great Western train at 5 20 Friday afternoon about a mile and a half east of Waterloo Iowa. He carried a letter addressed to G Bushnell Mt Vernon Ia on his person.
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Waterloo
Chicago Great Western
G. Bushnell
Mt. Vernon
Victims of Riot Sue for Damages in Milwaukee Tannery Clash
Nonunion tann ers injured during the Gallun tannery confrontation at the start of the tanners strike sue the city for 19000 dollars. They file under a post 1886 riot law, a unique filing in the state.
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Milwaukee
Gallun
Dubuque Street Car Strike Leads to Hack Line Run
Unresolved strike in Dubuque prompts workers to rent hacks and operate hack lines as a workaround while negotiations continue. The move signals continued disruption of street transit services.
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Dubuque
Kelly Canning Company President H B Kelly Dies
H B Kelly, head of the Kelly Canning company in Waverly, died of stomach cancer. The president led the firm and was a prominent local business figure.
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H. B. Kelly
Kelly Canning Company
Waverly
Aunty Helped Baby and I With Grape Nuts
An elderly neighbor known as Aunty advised a mother to use Grape Nuts for indigestion and her baby's nourishment. The mother reports rapid health improvement and a stronger, active child after following the advice. The aunt is praised for sounding guidance and food knowledge. The ad notes a recipe book in each Grape Nuts package.
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Baby
Postum Co
Battle Creek Mich
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