Arkansas Flood Wreaks Havoc as Levees Breach
The Arkansas flood disaster leaves sixteen lives lost and widespread destruction across Clarendon and Arkansas City. Water levels reach six feet in towns along White and Arkansas rivers. Reluctant residents, rescued by relief trains and motor boats, confront unprecedented flood conditions, with authorities cautioning further Mississippi rise. Alfred J. Henry of the weather bureau notes a historic flood event.
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Clarendon
Ark
Little Rock
Arkansas
Mississippi
Arkansas City
Arkanass City
Buldings
White River
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad
Grady
Alfred J. Henry
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
World's Biggest Telescope Arrives for Mt Wilson Site
Preparations began to move a giant telescope section toward Mt Wilson for Carnegie Solar Observatory. The four tube sections weighing 47,250 pounds arrived from New York after railroads refused transit due to height and width. The four and a half ton lens is under construction and due to be finished early next year.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mt. Wilson
Carnegie Solar Observatory
New York
Cape Worn
Gun works dynamited at Skoda plant in Austria
The Skoda Gun Works, Austria's key facility after Krupp at Essen, was partially destroyed by a dynamite explosion. Three factories including the workshops for the 12 inch howitzers were demolished. Casualties vary with reports of 195 to 200 killed or injured. No details yet from Rome.
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Rome
Skoda
Europe
Krupp
Mssen
Appam Incident Leads Figures Interested in Ship Status
Authorities and maritime observers show keen interest in the Appam incident as officials assess vessel condition and potential implications. The event draws attention from rescue services, port authorities, and regional governments amid ongoing inquiries.
Muncie Citizens Raid Blind Tigers
In Muncie Indiana on February 7 Sheriff Albert O Hara led sworn deputies to raid two uptown blind tiger saloons. Officers found a cafe under Joe Long with a full saloon setup and a tiger beneath George Perdue containing whiskey and many bottles. Charges will be filed in circuit court. owner Harry Baur bonded after receiving a blind tiger warrant. Judge Gregory’s court has a history of fines and suspended jail sentences for operators.
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Muncie
Ind
Albert O’hara
Joe Long
George Perdue
O'Hara
Harry Baur
Long
Bond
Baur
Iis
Gregory
Italian Vessels to Arm Their Ships for Submarine Defense
New York reports the Italian steamship Stampalia, from the Mediterranean, arriving with two Armstrong guns on her after deck ready for defense against submarines. Other Italian passenger carriers will be similarly armed within a month. The U.S. sanctions the armament for defensive purposes only. No Italian armed ships have yet encountered submarines. The Stampalia saw none in the Atlantic or Mediterranean.
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New York
Stampalia
la Velose Line
Mediterranean
United States
Stampatia
Atlantic
Permit Granted for Caserta to Sail with Guns
Assistant Secretary Peters directed New York Collector Malone to allow the Italian steamer Caserta to sail with the guns she carried on arrival. The order confirms permission for the vessel to depart with the armament aboard.
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New York
Port Hamilton
United States
von Sehelling
Prince von Statefeldt
Washington
Peters
Treasury Department
Malone
Grieving mother takes poison over daughter's death
In Evansville Indiana on February 5 Mrs Maude Woods aged sixty nine took carbolic acid ending her life after grieving the death of her daughter Miss Cora Hattenbrack. She stated she wished to join her daughter.
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Evansville
Ind
Cora Hattenbrack
Maude Woods
Teutons Lose 14900 Troops Amid War Updates
London reports a Franco British victory as 900 Germans and 14000 German colonial troops were disarmed and interned in Spanish Guinea. Allied artillery targets Artois as hints of a German drive toward Calais emerge while fighting intensifies near Vermelles La Rassee, Loos, and Ypres. Albanian front unrest grows with Austrian cavalry and Bulgarian irregulars advancing.
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London
Kamerun
Africa
Spanish Guinea
Madrid
Artois
Calais
Vermelles-La-Rassee
Loos
Ypres
Frise
la Basses Canal
Wytschaete
Boesinghe
Albania
Rome
Kroja
Durrazo
Elbassan
Essad Pasha
Serbia
Submarine design with double hulls granted to Simon Lake
Bridgeport, Conn Feb 5 A two hull submarine design carrying grains or other cargo has been patented to Simon Lake. All claims in his original request were allowed, prompting talk that the government may build such subs. The vessel aims to carry supplies to blockaded ports with quick trim via tanks and ballast compartments and uses hermetically sealed cargo cans.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Simon Lake
Lake
Snow Collapses Rail Sheds In Portland
Heavy snow caused the Spokane Portland and Seattle railway passenger train sheds to collapse in Portland Oregon. The structure fell over 200 feet injuring two persons.
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Portland
Ore
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
Rubber Tire Workers Strike in Marion Ind
Twenty five workers at the Indiana Rubber and Wire company plant in Jonesboro have begun a strike over a wage cut of 25 to 50 cents per tire. The action centers in Marion with labor unrest spreading from Jonesboro to the plant location near Indianapolis.
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Rubber Tire
Marion
Ind
Indiana Rubber and Wire Company of
Jonesboro
DENY SEEKING BOMB PLOT IN SUBWAY DRAGNET
New York police denied that uniformed guards at subway entrances were deployed to search for bomb plots. They described the move as a dragnet for thieves, stopping and questioning passengers about origin destination and contents of parcels. A false alarm near Grand Central triggered a citywide search that lasted about ten minutes with no findings.
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New York
Grand Central Station
Ninety-sixth Street
Cantrell and Gowdy Sentenced for Larceny in Detroit
Rufus W. Cantrell known as the king of the ghouls and Eldridge Gowdy were convicted of larceny and received two year terms at Marquette penitentiary. Cantrell, who married during Gospel Praise mission services, allegedly used preaching as a cover for thefts while Gowdy frisked pockets during prayers. The pair operated around Indianapolis sixteen years earlier as grave robbers with Cantrell earning the title.
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Detroit
Mich
Rufus W. Cantrell
Eldridge Gowdy
Marquette
Cantrell
Gospel Praise Mission
Gowdy
Indianapoli
Leesburg appoints Calvin Raneher town marshal
Calvin Raneher named town marshal at Leesburg to replace H. B. Ferrerda who quit after a stormy board meeting. Raneher will act as police officer, crossings keeper, street commissioner, and waterway custodian, with a $75 yearly salary.
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Warsaw
Ind
Calvin Raneher
Leesburg
H. BR. Ferrerda
Laugher
King George Makes First Public Appearance Since Injury
King George, recovering from injuries suffered in an October accident while reviewing troops in France, attended a Verdi Requiem performance in London to honor soldiers fallen in the war.
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King George
London
France
DIRECT FIRE ON GERMAN LINES
German forces close the Belgium Netherlands frontier amid troop movements seen tied to a possible Calais drive. French war office reports heavy artillery actions at Roye Tahure Argonne La Harazeo Lorraine Nomeny Morville. An Austrian squadron bombarded San Vitocheiia and Ortona. Aus-Hung troops in Trentino wear white tunics to blend with snow. Albanian cities Avalona and Durazzo subjected to air attack from Austro Hungarian air forces.
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London
Belgium
Holland
Amsterdam
Calais
French War Office
Roye
Tahure
Champagne
la Harazeo
Argonne
Nomeny-Morville
Lorraine
War Office
Mont Tentu
la Hara
Trentino
Avalona
Durazzo
Albania
Vienna War Office
Fralona
Gulf of Cattaro
German Raiders Break Blockade in High Seas Escape
Two German commerce raiders warded off British pursuit and slipped into the open seas near New York harbor area, after sinking several merchant ships and capturing a vessel. The vessels involved include the converted freighter reportedly known as the Weh. Local reports describe a dramatic breakout from the blockade and pursuit by British forces.
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High Seas
New York
Weh
Urge Activity of Fleet as Kaiser Fleet Spars on Battle
London reports rising German discontent over Kaiser fleet inactivity. Appam incident fuels renewed enthusiasm, with newspapers urging Grand Admiral von Tirpitz to engage the British navy and prove German superiority at sea and on land.
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London
North Sea
Germany
Appam
von Tirpitz
Funeral Party Runaway Injures Five Near Richmond
A funeral hack from St Mary's Catholic cemetery was driven by Edward Hiatt when the team went unmanageable. Hiatt was dragged while clinging to the lines and suffered serious injuries. In the back four women were present. Theodora Vossmeier and Anna Menke jumped to safety with minor injuries. Louis Schroeder and Henry Robhe remained in the back and were injured when the rig struck a telegraph pole. Mrs Robe is in serious condition from a brain concussion.
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Richmond
Ind
Edward Hiatt
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Hiatt
Hnes
Theodora Vossmeier
Anna Menke
Louis Schroeder
Henry Robhe
Robe
Mystery of Roy Brown Disappearance Remains Unsolved
Roy Brown aged twenty, manager of a legal grocery in Redkey Indiana, has vanished. Police and about a score of crews have searched the area with no results. His parents fear foul play and offer a reward for information. He is about 5 feet 10 inches, 126 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a Modern Woodman ring and has a distinctive patch of hair on his head.
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Redkey
Ind
Roy Brown
Adiunine
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