Pittsburgh Area Struck by Historic Flood Damage
April 22 Pittsburgh and Allegheny suffer widespread flooding with Davis Island dam at 25.8 feet. Damages cited between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 dollars with fifty thousand workers idle. Carnegieboro losses around 40,000. Westinghouse plant reports carloads stranded, water invades the Pittsburgh baseball park grandstand. Wheeling and Huntington report rising rivers and widespread disruption. Kanawha and Ohio railroads suspend service. Pomeroy and Portsmouth face rising waters, with towns moving to higher ground and large-scale property loss expected.
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Pittsburgh
Pttsburgh
Alleviesey
Davis Island
Alleszheny
Monongenhela
Carnegieboro
Tilleshurph
Westinghouse Elfsetrice Co
Toronto
Can
Surth Creek
Amy Renaed
Wheeling
W. Va
Bridgeport
Martin's Ferry
Teers
Huntington
W.va
Ohio
Tony Sidatte
Charleston
WL Va
Aiche
Kanawhaaml
Grace
Ilorelack
Kanawha
Michigan
Ohio River
Meeking Valley
Chatne
Pomeroy
Hiver
High Xwromud
Poudroy
Portsmouth
Seiato
Remarkable Heart Operation Saves Stab Victim
In Louis April 22 Dr Nietart reports completing a rare heart surgery after Philip Gunn was stabbed in a saloon brawl. Three stitches were placed in the right ventricle to seal an artificial opening through the pericardium as the heart beat, with prognosis favorable due to his strong constitution.
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Louis
Nietart
Ripley Not Guilty in Goebel Conspiracy Case
Jury acquits Capt. Garnet Ripley of conspiring to murder Senator William Goebel after a ten hour deliberation in Frankfort Kentucky. Ripley thanks the jurors and leaves the court surrounded by supporters. Ripley then announces plans for a six week trip to Spanish Honduras from Lexington Kentucky.
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Ansnanimate
William Goebel
Frankfort
Garnet
Ripless
Jacor Meissan Anl
Boy saves train in flood near Tyrone Pennsylvania
A boy riding beside an air river track waved his cap to warn the westbound Pennsylvania Limited near Tyrone on a flood day. The engineer slowed but the train struck a rock, injuring a Pullman car and requiring its removal. Passengers suffered no serious injuries.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad Limited
Tyrone
Long Distance Telephone Claim Extends Speech Range
Atlanta April 22 D M Therreil of this city claims to have perfected a system extending telephonic long distance limits from 130 to 250 miles. In recent tests conversations were carried on between Athens and New York on a circuit that included four hops and 13 miles of cable.
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Atlanta
D. M. Therreil
Athinta
N.Y
German Expedition Threatens Chinese General at Huai Lue
Dispatches from Berlin Peking and Shanghai describe German and French forces marching toward Gen Liu near Huai Lue Pass. Reports note a military threat rather than imminent engagement with Gen Chaffee offering sympathy and support to Von Waldersee after Gen Schwartzkopf's death.
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Berlin
Liu
Berliner Tageblatt
Alrpidt
China
Peking
Gen. Chaffee
Marshal von Waldersee
Schwartzkopf
Chaffee
von Waldersee
United States
A. J. F. Reid
Indian Imperial Service
Shan Hai Kwan
Punjab Infantry
Fu Ning
Maj
Browning
Pao ‘Ting Fu
Kwang Su
Shan Si
Prince Ching
Shanghai
Feng Tien
Manchuria
Feng Tso Tsai
Yun Nan
Cheng Tu
Hassan
Dover Fort Work Reels In 238-Ton Yam Tie
Dover boatyard news reports a 238 ton yam from a government vessel crashed through the deck and bottom of the ship during offloading. Naval authorities say the incident disrupted Dover fort construction but the vessel remains in place and the derrick swing mechanics were involved.
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Dover
Eng
Dover Fort
Bulgarian Pope Partherius Murder Reported Near Monastir
Consular dispatches from Monastir Macedonia report the murder on April 2 of Bulgarian Pope Partherius at the Pop eftheia convent near Dombmissar. Suspected by the Macedonian committee, officials think he acted as a spy for Turkish authorities.
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Constantinople
Monastir
Macedonia
Partherius
Pop Ftehia
Dombmissar
Macenan Committee
Turkih
Goldenberg Brother’s Founder Die. Leaves Estate to Charity
Joel Goldenberg head of Goldenberg Bros & Co importers of New York dies of heart disease in April. He reportedly valued at about $2,000,000 with no relatives, and his will reportedly leaves the bulk of his estate to charity.
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New York
Joel FE. Goldenberg
Goldenberg Bros. & ‘Place
Christ Above All In Heaven And Earth
A sermon extols Christ as supreme over all time and space. It highlights Christ’s supremacy in preaching and dying, cites biblical imagery from Alpha to Omega, and recalls saints and martyrs who found solace and triumph in faith. It closes with visions of Heaven and praise to Jesus.
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Talmage
Bethlehem
Christ
Raphael
Michael Angelo
Cherubim
Seraphim
Archangel
Mount Oliset
God
Heaven
Shakespeare
3Ilton
Rufus Choate
Celestial City
John Bunyan
Isis
Hrist
Jesus
Herald
Demetrius
Martin Luther
Staupitz
Paul
St. John
Patmos
Constantinople
Mme
Saladin
Anow
Gordon Hall
Wilberforce
Hannah More
Mr. Toplady
Dr. Taylor
Charles Hare
Magartine
Corinth
Cappadocia
Antioch
Jerusalem
Gal
Solo
Edward I
Holy Land
Flood Dam Collapse Drowns Middlefield Town in Water Surge
Flood Hollow dam failure near Cheater Massachusetts releases a surge into the Westfield river, submerging most of Middlefield. The flood arrives Sunday night with terrific force causing extensive damage though no lives were reported lost, with full extent still undetermined.
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Chester
Mass
Middlefield
Westfield
President Signs Amended Brussels Industrial Property Treaty
The president has signed and ratified the amended Brussels convention for the protection of industrial property. The document has been forwarded to Brussels to be deposited.
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Washington
Brussels
Torpedo Boat Detective Trial Report
Washington April 20 The second and final trial progresses in the torpedo boat case with further proceedings and testimony. Details remain preliminary as the investigation continues to unfold.
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Washington
Lee
Taylor Too Roughly Treated After Accusation of Assault
A travel doctor named Taylor, practicing in Knox County, was seized by a mob led by a farmer and stripped, feathered, and exhibited in the streets after being accused of luring a farmer’s daughter to ruin. The mob agreed he should leave the county and not return.
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Laporte
Tod
Taylor
Knox
Farher
Faylar
Tortured and robbed in Amish farmer home
In Wendallsville on April 22 three men attacked John Andiga an Amish farmer. They beat him with lighted matches extracted $3900 from a cellar cupboard and also forced his daughter and insulted him as his wife watched and handed over the rest of the money totaling about $6000.
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Wendallsville
John Andiga
Andie
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Reynolds in Paris France
Telegraph report from Lafayette Indiana notes Mrs Elizabeth Reynolds widow of William F Reynolds a millionaire railroad man and former president of the Big Four died in Paris of heart disease. Born January 2 1826 in Kentucky she was reputed the wealthiest woman in Indiana. Remains will be sent home for burial.
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Lafayette
Ind
Robert R. Hitt
Paris
Elizabeth A. Reynolds
William F. Reynolds
U. Railroad
Bad Railway Wreck at Kokomo in April
A Lake Erie and Western double header freight wrecked near Kokomo Indiana on Thursday morning when a boiler exploded. Injured trainmen include engineer Erton Edmond firemen Milo Wallace John Bender and Otto Warder. They were taken to Peru hospital for treatment.
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Kokomo
Ind
Lake Erie & Western
Erton Edmond
Milo Wallack
John Bender
Otto Warder
Peru Hospital
Worst Snowstorm of the Winter Hits Indiana District
Muncie Indiana April 22 the worst snow storm of the winter rages across the Indiana gas belt all day snow melts rapidly causing a perceptible rise in White River fruit and wheat are injured but overall damage is limited by quick thaw response
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana, Gas Belt
White River
Burglars Enter Evansville Dental Office and Fire Building
Evansville, April 22. Burglars entered the dental office of Dr. Fillinger Sunday morning at 3 or 4 o clock, robbed the safe, and then set fire to the building. The blaze caused damage and investigators began work on the incident.
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Evansville
Ind
Dental
Pierce Riot Sparks Demolition of Farmhouse Near Scottsburg Ind
A general shooting affray occurred on James Rutherford’s farm two miles northeast of Scottsburg Indiana. Dick Morgan, formerly cook, attacked occupants after Rutherford moved Morgan’s employer’s household to the large house and installed Mrs Sullivan as housekeeper. Morgan shot at many, wounded George Waters in the thigh, and damaged the house with an ax before authorities could locate him due to storm and darkness.
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George Waters
Walker
Everitt
Miners March to Sebree City Ends Peacefully
Indiana miners who traveled to Kentucky to press for wagon work returned to Evansville. Civil authorities in Sebree City were armed and ordered Indian men to leave, but no violence occurred. Both sides remained prepared and no further trouble is expected.
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Sebree City
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Kentucky
Cerse
Madisonville
Cad
Spaon
Cane
Hopkins County
Sehrer
Nancy Hanks Monument Work Nears Lincoln City Vault
Gov Durbin receives a letter from Culver Construction Co noting that Abrah am Lincoln’s head will be moved from the temporary vault to the crypt in the new monument being built this month. The temporary vault stone will be shipped to Spencer County to form a foundation for the Nancy Hanks Lincoln monument at Lincoln City.
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Tudianapolis
Ind
Durbin
Culver Construction Co
Springfield
Tih
Abrahiam Lincolnm
Spencer County
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Lincoln City
Bookkeeper Edward Vogtle Killed In Lumber Stack Collapse
Edward Vogtle, bookkeeper for the Alexandria Timber Company, was crushed to death when a stack of two thousand feet of lumber toppled as he pulled a board to show a customer. He suffered multiple injuries and was reported dead Friday morning. Vogtle, a recent immigrant from Troy, was 5 years old and married two months ago.
Supreme Court Rules Saloon keeper Liable for Damages in Intoxication Case
In Indianapolis on April 19 the supreme court held a saloon keeper liable to the family of a man fed liquor while intoxicated who later killed a man and received life imprisonment. Martha Hemire sued John Haliman of Boone county for 20000 dollars and the court finds she has a valid ground for suit.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Martha Hemire
John Haliman
Boone County
Higvor
Seth Nease
Ada Bagwell Shot Dead in Mount Vernon Quarrel
Ada Bagwell was shot and killed at her Mount Vernon home on Thursday afternoon after a quarrel with her sweetheart Thomas Tucker. Tucker was arrested but denies guilt.
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Evansville
Ind
Ada Bagwell
Mount Vernon
Thomas Tucker
Tucker
Judge Lefler Denies Release in Furwig Death Case
Muncie Indiana April 22 Judge Lef ler refused Dr Leach petition to be freed from liability in the death of Mary Furwig of Richmond in a criminal operation and a second trial began Monday.
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Muncie
Ind
Leffler
Leach
Mary Furwig
Richmond
Freshet Forecast Improves Across Indiana State
Ad vices from throughout the state report general rain Sunday night. All streams are rising rapidly and the conditions favor a general freshet across Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
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