27 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
1
Locust Level Dairy reports its herd tuberculin tested and all milk sold as produced on the farm. Milk is cooled and bottled at the dairy shortly after milking to ensure Linn grade quality. If any outside milk is sold, patrons are informed. During 1412, Taspecken invited.
Wallington March 87 President Wilson appealed to the nation to aid gales in Ohio and Indiana flooded areas The Red Cross is urged to send immediate contributions to Washington or local treasurers The president sent telegrams to Governors Ralston and Cox expressing sympathy and asking how the federal government can help Miss Mabel Hoardman of the American Red Cross will keep the president informed.
The electrical engineering department at Ohio State University received wireless news from Mount Vernon describing great floods with 100 lives lost and extensive damage. Rail lines including Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio were washed out, isolating the outside world.
Reports from Indiana on March 27 describe catastrophic flooding from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River. Peru bears the worst damage with hundreds drowned and entire blocks underwater. overall deaths may exceed 1000 with more than 200,000 homeless. Rescue crews relay grim counts and relief efforts as cold weather compounds misery.
The water broke levees and swept through Dayton houses as families fled to upper floors and rooftops. Rescue efforts used boats to reach the trapped, with dozens believed dead. Officials fear at least 200 lives lost as floodwaters recede revealing more corpses.
Flood reports from Pittsburgh area and surrounding towns describe the Allegheny valley submerged, Old City water crest near twenty feet, oil slick on the river, gas and oil risks, and guard efforts to keep people from the banks. Delaware and Columbus also report dozens dead as Scioto and other floods devastate central Ohio communities.
The Pope praised by physicians for his improving condition after mass in Rome on March 27. He administered communion to the household and will receive bishops on April 2 and hold a collective audience on April 4, his first since illness began. Rheumatism sufferers praise the relief from Chamberlain’s Liniment, with no internal treatment needed.
Dayton and Logansport amid widespread inundation as Ohio and Indiana suffer massive flood damage. Gov Cox says 2000 may be dead in Dayton, while Peru Indiana reports 300 dead and 32.5 million in losses. Fire worsens the disaster with buildings burning in Dayton. Federal aid dispatched including tents, hospital tents, food, vaccines. Continuous river flooding threatens Zanesville and other communities along the Miami Valley.
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