Ohio River at Cairo Holds Levees as Flood Worsens
Cairo reports the Ohio River at fifty four feet the highest on record, with a gap threatening two to ten feet of floodwater reaching northern lands. Levees near Hickman Kentucky and the Oblo levee protect forty city blocks but show weakness. Rail lines to Cairo Island are cut, and relief funds face strain as Columbus and Dayton mobilize aid efforts for flood sufferers. River forecasts warn of potential breaks and continued high water across the region.
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Cairo
Missouri
Hickman
Kentucky
Cairo Island
Indiana
Dayton
Wilson
Ohio Valley
Columbus
Peru
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
J. Pierpont Morgan
Rome
Fire Causes Half Million Damage At Hale Mill
A blaze in Janesville Wisconsin last night caused half a million dollars in damage by toppling burning buildings into the river and flooding the lighting plant. The fire began in Reed clothing store and quickly spread to many structures along the waterfront.
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Janesville
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Reed Clothing
Late King George Is Laid To Rest
Athens reports the funeral of the assassinated king began at ten o clock with Greek church rites and private family services in the royal mausoleum. King Constantine and relatives wept as bishops officiated and Crown Prince George with Princes Alexander Nicholas Andrew and Christofer served as pallbearers.
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Salonika
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George
Alexander
Nicholas
Andrew
Christofer
Body of J P Morgan to be sent to New York on Saturday
Rome dispatch says the body of J P Morgan will likely sail from Le Havre on the Isle of France to New York, after delaying formalities. Satterlee, Morgan’s son in law, will travel with the body as diplomats work through French and Italian procedures.
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Rome
Italy
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Havre
France
Herbert Satterlee
Satterles
Herrick
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O'Brien
J. F. Morgan
Cherbourg
Satterlee
Isle of France
Ourion
Grand Hotel
Rev Netsou
Rebels Prepare for Attack on Remaining Federal Stronghold
Douglas Arizona April 2 Sonora suite troops encamped about Naco preparing for a final assault on the last federal stronghold in the northern state. The post is defended by General Ojeda with 350 men, outnumbered four to one. Rebel leaders say the attack will be at night due to Ojeda’s superior discipline. News of a bread riot at Hermosillo reached here, with thousands unemployed amid revolutionary activity. Chinese produce houses looted slowing relief actions. property destroyed and several injured. Thousands reportedly in actual want.
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Ariz
Sonora
Naco
Ojeda
Troyes
Hermosillo
Pesjuicra
Bridge Across River at Round Up Park May Be Built This Year
Commercial Club leaders launched a move to build a bridge across the Umatilla river near Round-up park this summer to ease school access from the west end. J T Brown urged the project highlighting the Lincoln and Field school needs and costs. The board also pressed Sunday mail distribution and westward mail service, plus a $250000 header factory plan by Moyer and Stock.
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Round UP
Umatilla
J.T. Brown
Lincoln School
West End
Tallman
W. E. Brock
Brown
Portland
Irrigon
G. W. Moyer
G. A. Stock
Board of Managers
Commercial Club
George Hartman, Jr
F. E. Judd
W. J. Clarke
J. F. Robinson
C. M. Bishop
James Sturgis
R. Alexander
W. N. Matlock
L. G. Fragler
March 1913 history making month across world
A summary of March 1913 events highlights global turmoil and gains. Key items include Huerta's government in Mexico after Madero's assassination, Wilson's inauguration, suffrage protests, major storms and floods across the Midwest, a Greek king's assassination, Balkan war shifts, Dayton flood devastation, and notable deaths and appointments.
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Huerta
Mexico
Madero
United States
Washington
President Wilson
William Howard Taft
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Illinois Vice Commission
Middle Western
Congress
Despondent Woman Leaps From Bridge in Nebraska
In Nah!n Neb April 2 Mrs Greta Hull wife of Col John Hull United States Army leaped eighty five feet from the Douglas Street Bridge into the Missouri River. Hundreds witnessed the plunge the body was recovered half a mile downstream and she died shortly after.
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Neb
Philippines
Greta Hull
John Hull
United States Army
Misouri River
Douglas Street
Former Senator Turner Sought for Trial in Alaska Conspiracy Case
Chicago April 2 A subpoena issued by Federal Judge Landis orders former Senator Turner of Washington to appear at the Alberta Frost trial in Chicago charged with conspiring to defraud the United States of ten million dollars in Alaska land junk involving conspiring to move witnesses out of the country. Turner is believed to be in Seattle.
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Turner
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Alberta
Frost
United States
Fire destroys fur store in Thoma with roof collapse
Firemen in Thoma Washington escaped injury when the fur store of W F Sheard was destroyed by a blaze likely from an overheated stove. The roof collapsed as firefighters forced an entrance, and the loss is estimated at thirty thousand dollars.
Scutari Under Fire as War Office Reports Montenegrin Fort Captures
The war office announced Scutari is burning and Servian forces bombard the city. Montenegrins reportedly seized three Taradosch forts, with two more allegedly to fall soon, and city officials warn of an imminent fall.
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Scutari
War Office
Taradosch
Plans Underway to Extend the Umatilla Line
President J D Farrell and J P O'Brien led a party of O W H N officials on an inspection tour to discuss a survey for extending the Umatilla Central branch toward the county's southern end. Timber holdings owners delay firm plans without a purchase or use agreement, mirroring the Condon branch to Fossil uncertainty.
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J. P. O'Brien
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Generall
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Brien
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Fossil
Suit Began to Oust Indian From Land Near Thorn Hollow
Pendleton city filed a condemnation suit against Wenix and the Red Elk faction to secure removal from a tract at Thorn Hollow used as a water source. The city seeks 210 dollars in damages for obstruction of possession and for hindering land clearance. Red Elk and allied men reportedly threatened with a gun and blocked city workers, though Wenix herself is not the aggressor. William Mille of Juniper visited Pendleton yesterday.
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Thorn Hollow
Tertain Springs
Red Elk
Wenix
Charles H. Carter
Venix
Indictments Sought Against Colorado Firms Over Pass Graft
Interstate Commerce Commission report on railroad pass graft in Colorado urges indictments of Colorado Fuel and Iron, Victor American Fuel, Colorado Portland Cement, and Great Western Sugar for accepting passes. Rio Grande and Colorado Southern urged for granting passes. Officials and judges allegedly solicited passes, with claims of political obligation noted.
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Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Colorado
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Victor American Fuel Company
Colorado Portland Cement Company
Great Western Sugar Companies
Rio Grande
Colorado Southern
Worthless Men in Pendicton Targeted by Attorney
Attorney urges action against men deemed worthless in Pendicton amid divorce court claims. The piece notes many women escape marital cruelty and seek relief through legal proceedings.
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Pendleton reform plan targets “worthless men” at home
Attorney Will M. Peterson says the city needs a plan to force unproductive men to support their families. He urges municipal authorities, clubs, or charitable individuals to curb their spending at bars. He contends reform and charity must start at home and offers evidence from first hand observations.
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Pendleton
Will M. Peterson
Indies Clubs
Pendleton wives seek divorce as crime of liquor harms families
Mr. Peterson cites dozens of Pendleton families driven to want by husbands spending wages in saloons. He cites Mrs Jennie Crabtree seeking divorce from Pink Crabtree after years of abuse, drunkenness, and misused earnings. He urges a local vigilance committee to blacklist liquor offenders and bar saloons from serving known delinquents. A Red Cross meeting tonight may formalize the proposal. William fathers of Helix arrives on the N P local.
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Pendleton
Jennie Crabtree
Pink
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