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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
1
Flood losses in Allegheny county total near 9.39 million dollars with 83 million in steel output and 2.4 million in industrial plant damage. The Monongahela and Ohio rivers fall, city streets clear, transit returns, and recovery efforts begin as workers resume plants and rail service regains.
Marietta Ohio endures the worst flood since 1888 with water to fifteen feet on main street. Courthouse and city hall submerged as the river rises rapidly leaving 5000 residents homeless and merchants facing heavy losses.
A pile driver and engine on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern line sank into the Scioto river after toppling through the levee. Seven men were aboard the piledriver and three on the engine. eight rescued. Brakeman John Long Olney Jr. and Thomas Wheeler of Chillicothe drowned. bodies not recovered.
Flood conditions across northern Ohio improve with the Muskingum River retreating. Despite relief, destitution remains for many flood dispossessed in Springfield, Dayton, Hamilton, Zanesville and other Miami Valley towns as the danger stage passes.
Parkersburg West Virginia endures record flood as the Ohio River climbs to fifty feet with another foot expected. Streetcar and train service halted. Thousands face homelessness and food shortages amid mounting disaster.
Cincinnati reports continued flood risk as waters at the Ohio River headwaters recede but forecasters predict river stages will exceed January levels in many parts of the Cincinnati district. A 60 foot stage is assured with chances of surpassing the January peak of 65.1.
The Ohio town of Portsmouth reports the river is not expected to reach sixty feet, but preparations continue. Many families relocate to higher ground while business owners move from ground floors on several streets.
Wheeling West Virginia reports heavy losses as city and nearby towns brace for impact on March 16. Officials warn of flooding from swollen rivers and street washouts reopening after storms. Residents prepare sandbags and evacuation plans amid rising water levels.
The river isolates Wheeling Island with every section submerged. About 7,900 residents are forced to upper floors. An estimated 5,060 homes are flooded, affecting 25,000 people. Property losses reach half a million dollars.
In Athens Ohio on March 16 the Hocking river flood claimed seven lives within the city and four in the surrounding county. The disaster left Athens cut off for days as wires and communications failed.
New York reports a rebound in stock prices on Friday despite prior fears of disaster. London influences spurred sporadic gains in early trading as traders sold to cover bets, while Bargain Hunters arrived in force driving purchases of hundreds of thousands of shares.
Meadville Pennsylvania reports the second section of freight train No. 72 derailed and went over an embankment. Two trainmen were killed and a number injured. Authorities investigate the accident at the site near the embankment.
A Richmond citizen A D Williams at 107 West Main St. endorses Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal remedy for throat and lung ailments. The advertisement claims it cures asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough quincy hoarseness and builds up the lungs. Available at Charles Knoe’s drug store with a 50 cent to 1 dollar price and a trial bottle free.
Judge Landis rules that government proved a freight route from Whiting Indiana and Chappell Missouri to St Louis via Chicago & Alton. Tariff posting at Chappell not essential as thousands of through sheets existed and Chicago office managed oil shipments. Shipments must follow printed rates. shipper liable if rate is illegal. This ruling allows government to introduce route evidence and proceed with testimony.
Detectives, unable to trace 173000 dollars missing from the Chicago sub-treasury, pursue a theory that a sub-treasury employee suffers periodic memory loss like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The man admits recurring lapses and is watched for a possible clue to the notes location.
Two women and a man were removed from a southbound train in Salt Lake City. Police believed a child in their custody might be the missing son of Dr. Horace Mervin of Dover, Delaware. The suspects were freed after exonerating themselves at the police station. The trio had been tailed from Chicago by private detectives, whose pursuit irritated the travelers.
To owners of bad breath and indigestion victims a free sample of Seaart's Charcoal Lozages is offered. The ad claims charcoal absorbs gases and purifies breath and blood with Stuart's Charcoal Lozenge and Licages, urging readers to request a free sample by mail from The Stuart Co in Marshall Michigan.
Four railroad presidents including Mc Crea Mellen Hoghitt and Newman met with Pierpont Morgan before his Europe voyage. They canvassed the situation and decided not to proceed to Washington. It is understood that the plan was dropped.
Four gentlemen at the conference stated they lacked a mandate from railroad corporations to represent them. They could not act as a self‑constituted commission to present views of thousands of shareholders. They noted railroad managers were not in full agreement and that a president’s visit would be fruitless without a consensus. After the conference, the presidents returned home.
The Panama Canal project lures skilled workers with high pay, but fears of fevers and malaria deter many. Electric Bitters is touted as a safe aid against malaria and other ailments, claimed to cleanse blood poison and relieve liver and kidney troubles.
A conference in Washington between the interstate commerce commission and coal operators and miners' representatives from Indiana and southern Illinois discussed a formal complaint to the ICC and possible anti trust prosecutions. Railroads may raise coal rates about 10 cents per ton, threatening higher costs for operators and miners under existing contracts. The effort aims to file a formal complaint, with Attorney General Bonaparte urged to prosecute implicated railroads for Sherman act violations.
Indianapolis reports that state officials and GOP leaders expect Governor Hanly to sign the general appropriations bill, avoiding a special legislative session. Miller and Branch may not appoint a $25,000 Jamestown exposition commission, tying the issue to the appropriation.
Large crowd watches three contestants in the cocoanut race with Chalky Scales declared the easy winner. Other items include Mary Dudley arrested on a petit larceny charge for buying a chiffoniere on installment and selling one to a second hand dealer.
A controversy at King Edward VI Grammar School over Major General Baden-Powell’s bust of Captain John Smith claims a lineage to Smith’s supposed descendants. An Jamestown exposition official counters that historical records show Captain Smith never married and left no descendants, challenging the general’s genealogical claim.
Bedford residents visitMiss Jessie Lister and Miss Florence Turner hosts of Louisville guest list. Musical Tears Club holds open meeting at Mrs A E McCardy residence with many members named. Mr and Mrs William Pollard host miscellaneous shower for Mr William Overton and Miss Stella Pollard ahead of Easter wedding at State Street home.
Masson in Medical Anecdotes recounts a consul’s wife buried in Cologne in 1577. Dressed for her tomb with jewels, she suddenly sat up as robbers removed rings, then walked home alive. She later lived many years in health, welcomed back with fear then joy.
Fragmentary OCR note describes a literary fragment with garbled text and missing proper nouns, referencing a person and phrases about worth and defense. The readable portions offer little concrete event or context to identify a clear news item or subject.
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal actor name misreads such as Henry Miller for John Healert er Hinstein and William Courtleigh for Will Flynoe with others like Thom Quigsey and Willadl noted in scattered lines. The text suggests a theater program or cast listing with alias confusions.
Market listings show New York cattle at 5.00 gold per unit and hogs at 6.20 amid steady demand. Sheep at 4.00 gold, lambs 8.15, wheat in Toledo quoted May 79 and July 79 cash 7 with minor variations.
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