Record Flood Advances as Levees Strain Civil Defenses
The nation endures a record flood with 300 miles of levee walls reinforced by sandbags as the Ohio and Mississippi rivers threaten cities from Cairo to Cincinnati. Army engineers rush to bolster defenses while thousands flee Birds Point and hundreds of thousands face evacuation risk. Death toll climbs past 525 with property damage projected well over $400 million.
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Cairo
Memphis
Mississippi
US Army
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Louisville
Ohio River
Ohio
Cincinnai
Birds Point
Coast Guard
Paducah
Enid
Foun
Malin Craft
Roosevelt
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania Flyer Derailed Near Trenton
A Pennsylvania Railroad Constitution Line flyer derailed near Trenton injuring about half a dozen of the 14 passengers in the club car. Officials discussed potential loss of life as state and local authorities reported up to 200 dead in another crisis.
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Trenton
N. J
Neville Miller
Oficer
Trugh R. Leavell
West End
Kentucky
Frankfort
Phoenix
Ariz
Boston
Louisville Medical School
West
Baltimore and Ohio President Marked 76th Birthday
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad President Daniel Willard turned 76 on Thursday January 20. Born in Baltimore he has led the company in decades and remains a central figure in its history.
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Baltimore
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ile
Maryland Budget Scrutiny Cuts Salaries Study Underway
Maryland Senate Finance committee trims about 60000 from the appropriations measure as it reviews operating expenses of minor departments and salaries. It orders a list of new jobs funded by the cushion fund and audits office rents in Baltimore while examining communications costs. Four bills target marriages in Maryland including a 48 hour delay before officiating after license issue and Cecil County measures raising license fees and advertising signs.
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Aes
Annapolis
Senate Finance Committee
Baltimore
Maryland
Senate
House
Charles S. Houck
Frederick County
Sen
Cobourn
Cecil
Elkton
Cecil County
Wee
Walter S. Vogle Dies In Baltimore at 57
Walter S. Vogle longtime Baltimore and Ohio Tariff Bureau chief died at his home 010 Walnut avenue Rogne Heights after two weeks illness. Born July 6 1867 in Detour Carroll county he joined the railroad in 1893 as telegraph operator rising to chief Tariff Bureau in Baltimore in 1920. The death comes as the budget debate touches highway funds and proposed constitutional changes to restrict diversions to the general fund.
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Walter H. Vogle
Baltimore
Walter S. Vogle
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Walnut Avenue
Rognel Heights
Vogle
De+tour
Carroll County
Camden
Emmanuel FE. Gortine
House Today
Beloved department head dies. widow and son survive
Two weeks ago Mr Vogle, active daily in department affairs, is survived by his widow Agnes and son Walter M Vogle, a clerk in the Baltimore and Ohio traffic department. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Nearby Belton Texas reports a county extermination contest where 7 children killed rats, W J Williams fed boys with 7792 rats, and Helen Craft won the girls prize with 1683 rats.
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Belton
Tex
W. J. Williams
Helen Craft
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