Drought Tornado Kills Daughter in Ralston Neb and Wounds Wife
Arthur Moran reports the death of his eldest daughter Marie and severe injuries to his wife after a tornado leveled Ralston Nebraska. Moran recalls the total destruction, with many residents injured. he is a former Muscatine youth who moved to Nebraska thirty years ago. Sister Mrs Cornell is informed, while others in Muscatine learn of relatives' safety in Omaha.
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Arthur Moran
Corneilis Cornell
Orange Street
Telly
Ralston
Neb
Marie
Morvan
Moran
Nebraska
Avery
Mya
Gussie Mull
North Cerlar I Street
J. W. Watson
Omaha
Kentucky River Reaches 86 Foot Stage Amid Floods
The Kentucky River in Frankfort Ky today climbs higher than in twenty years with an 86 foot stage. The river rises at about two inches per hour and feeds the Ohio as flood conditions worsen.
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Prankfort
Kentucky
Ohio
IndianapolIs Flood Rescue Forced to Extend Search
Flooded West Indianapolis survivors endure freezing night as rescue teams tally confirmed deaths and race to reach hundreds still stranded. Gov. Ralston orders troops and contemplates martial law while bread and essentials dwindle amid rising disease fears.
Neal Drink Habit Treatment Promises Cure for Alcoholism
An advertisement touts Dr. Neal's Institute treatment as the most modern and successful cure for the liquor habit. It claims thousands cured and offers a free book, with a guarantee of satisfactory results, inviting calls or letters to Neal Institute on Faram Street Davenport.
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Neal
Neal Institute
Far Pam Street
Davenport
Reservoir Break Threat Spurs Citywide Effort
Panic over a feared Lewiston reservoir break near Celina Ohio prompted clergy to rally congregations and mobilize volunteers, as wall segments held at noon with a relief train reaching Toledo. In Fort Wayne alert towns evacuated low-lying districts while crews and hundreds labored through the night to stabilize the reservoir.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Lewiston Reservoir
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Urebang
Fort Wayne
Ind
Celina
St. Marys
Hnally
Lowing
Thousand Homes Abandoned In Logansport Martial Law Declared
Logansport residents report one death from drowning after a flood devastates the city. Five bridges are destroyed and about a thousand homes abandoned. Mayor imposes martial law while Culver Cadets patrol the streets of Lafayette and Logansport to maintain order.
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Logansport
Culver Cadets
Lafayette
Ind
Indi
Culver
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Cornelius Contell
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Indianapolis
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Borin
George Smith
Charles Rogers
Boyd Shoemaker
Smith
White ‘River
Vandalia
White River
Tomlinson Hall
I’lty
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Indianapaolia
West Side
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Terre Haute
Ciengo
Indiana
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Inraq
Dayton
Piqua
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Grand Reservoir
Prineags
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