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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
1
Dayton endures severe flooding with streets like mill races and bridges washed away. Gov Cox appeals for aid as Dayton’s losses mount, many buildings collapse, and trains halt across Columbus and other cities.
Mrs. Christina Roberteh a long time Iowa City resident died suddenly while visiting near Malcom Iowa. Remains will be brought here for interment. Survived by daughters Mrs James Bolton and Allen Peach of Iowa City and sons Jacob Iowa City Henry Oklahoma and William Montana. Fourth son John died a fortnight ago.
Indiana faces one of its worst floods with more than fifteen hundred Indianapolis families displaced by noon and reports of five thousand families evacuated statewide. Creeks and rivers overflow, interurban lines flood, and city services collapse as numerous bridges fail and property losses climb.
Springfield March 25. The end of the Illinois deadlock was forecast today when L Y Sherman Republican primary nominee offered to accept the short term and permit the question of Col Hamilton Lewis to the long term. Sherman made the offer in a joint session to ballot on the senatorship, citing the necessity of having the state represented in the U S senate. The roll call on the long term showed no change from last week.
Bulgarian besiegers captured Turkish advanced positions and eastern fortifications near the fortress of Adrianople this morning. Reports from Belgrade say Scutari bombardment was stopped by Servian orders. Tornado reports include eight to ten killed near Leslie Arkansas and wrecks along a 31 car freight line near Makanda Illinois.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled today that magazine sections printed in Sunday newspapers must be carried by rail at magazine freight rates, not newspaper rates. The News Times Publishing Company case against the San Francisco railroad involved shipments of Sunday magazines from New York to Denver for distribution.
Chicago wire crews labored to restore the electric alarm system crippled by yesterday's storm. Officials estimate overall damage in Oak county including homes and rail property at about 1,000,000 with telegraph and telephone lines worst hit.
In Omaha a large cluster of former Iowa City residents sparks dread as no dispatches arrive from the western calamity. About fifty Iowa City families are represented there, with Bohemian Americans hosting nearly one hundred former residents, amid mounting uncertainty.
Muscatine retailers unveil spring fashions with vivid new suits gowns and hats. Stores showcase bright color contrasts creating an inviting atmosphere as Easter spirit lifts shopper enthusiasm. Read The Journal daily to stay informed on arrivals and special opportunities from Muscatine’s reliable merchants.
Washington reports Dr Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, has declined President Wilson’s offer to serve as ambassador to Great Britain. The president has not named a successor yet and is expected to choose before week’s end for London and other European embassies. Also noted is the civil service appointment of chief forester at $5,000, held by Henry S. Graves, with vacancy contingent on voluntary resignation or removal for nonperformance.
Desperate fighting has raged in a Parral suburb since early yesterday morning as Constitutionalists defend the town against a federal assault. Telegraphed advices from Paso, Texas report the clash ongoing and indicate high tensions in the area.
Danish veterans from Schleswig-Holstein attended their annual reunion at Fraternal hall Davenport on March 2. The group once had about 100 members but only nine showed up, all over 80 years old, reflecting a small gathering of aging veterans.
London March 25 Sir Rufus Isaacs the attorney general testified today as the parliamentary inquiry into his Marconi related dealings reopened. The case implicates three leading government figures and has been called a scandal by many lawmakers, dominating public attention.
A telegram from Seattle announces the sudden death of W. J. Pickering, a former resident of Iowa City, aged 62. Survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Pickering of Iowa City and his two daughters Mrs. Mae Bates and Mrs. Nina Steel, of Seattle.
In Omaha on March 25 groups of men and women scour the debris of a tornado wreckage seeking living survivors and corpses. Seventeen more bodies were recovered at the Idjewild pool hall area, raising the total found there to thirty-one.
Reports from Western Towns, Coun Bhots detail escalating casualties from the Easter Sunday tornado. Bartlett lists three dead from the Dendean family, with Dendean possibly among the deceased. Beebe and Neola victims include the Hopper family, where the father was carried long distances and found unconscious. Magnolia, California Junction, Blackburn, Missouri Valley, and Malvern report heavy property loss and injuries, and a 200 foot Chicago Great Western bridge section blown east of Malvern.
President Wilson asked Omaha Mayor Dahlinas if help is possible after Nebraska disaster. Milwaukee and Kansas City telegrammed sympathy and aid offers. Spokane Chamber of Commerce asked what aids are needed and extended sympathy. San Francisco mayor sent condolences and inquiry about possible assistance.
Seattle chamber sent sympathy and aid offers to Omaha on March 25. Denver chamber pledged readiness to send money food or clothing. Red Cross director Bicknell left Washington for Omaha to lead relief efforts with agents already dispatched to Chicago and St Louis.
Local snows and colder tonight in Iowa. Wednesday remains cloudy. Muscatine five o clock a m temperature 26 degrees. River stage at Muscatine 12 feet with rise of 7 inches. Sunrise 6:45, sunset 6:08, note inconsistent text references.
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