Ohio River Flood Rises Submerging Cincinnati Barricades
The Ohio River rises two inches an hour nearing sixty feet with Newport and Covington submerged. Three hundred families flee their homes as streets flood and rail lines suspend. Rescue by boats continues while shelters open for destitute residents in Cincinnati and across the Monongahela valley awaits relief.
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the Times
Cincinnati
Newport
Covington and Newport Bridge
Corpus Christi Church
Dayton
Bellevue
Front Street
Covington
East End
West Street
Grand Central
Big Four
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kentucky Central
Flood recedes after severe Monongahela Allegheny inundation
February reports from Pittsburg to the headwaters say the cold snap ended the flood danger. Monongahela reached 29 feet 6 inches and Allegheny 30 feet 9 inches at midnight, then fell to near 10 am. Damage exceeds a million and a half in the Monongahela Valley with homes and works hit hard and many homeless along river banks.
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Monongahela Valley
Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Pricepurse
Monongahela
Allegheny
Fairmount
Nesnell Street
Boyer
Tracks to Be Repaired as Floodwaters Recede
Water levels drop after a flood with Fairmount division heavily damaged. Washouts are numerous and rails submerged in many places, delaying repairs but yard crews expect tracks to be accessible by tomorrow.
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Fairmount
Six Die As Kentucky Flood Claims Six Lives
Louisville reports river levels still rising with twenty seven feet at the falls and warnings of more increases. Flooding hits Vanceburg Cadottsburg and Maysville while Frankfort and the upper Kentucky river area show signs of stabilization. Deaths include Henry Holcombe in Clay County James Morgan and family near Beaver Creek and a Mormon missionary near Mount Elkhorn Pike County plus an elderly Leslie County woman.
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Ohio River
Vanceburg
Cadettesburg
Maysville
Kentucky
Frankfort
Cumberland River
Henry Holcombe
Clay County
James M. Moran
Eaver Creek
Floyd County
Morton
Mount Elkhorn
Pike County
Leslie County
Potomac Flood Subsides Near Washington After High Waters
The Potomac flood is subsiding after submerging all wharves and reaching toward the Washington Monument. The river rushed at about twelve miles per hour, carrying ice, logs, planks, and driftwood toward Chesapeake Bay, with Pennsylvania Avenue narrowly spared from a total overflow. Thousands gathered to watch the torrent from the riverfront.
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Washington
Potomac
Washington Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue
Chesapeake Bay
Ice Gorge Closes. River Floodwaters Recede at Susquehanna
Susquehanna news from Williamsport Pa reports the Queen's Run Railroad bridge ice gorge eight miles long has stiffened and sent water over banks. Danger passes for now as ice recedes. A channel cut from Linden ten miles above to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge allows ice to pass safely and not damage the log boom.
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Williamsport
Queen's Run
West Branch
Susquehanna River
Lock Haven
Linden
Railroad tracks clear. traffic resumes after flood work
Baltimore and Ohio second division tracks are clear and traffic resumes after work trains and General Superintendent Fitzgerald surveyed the flooded district. Bridges were undamaged. Water recedes as the river level rises at Portsmouth with about a thousand families displaced and homes flooded or floating away.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio, Second Division
Fitzgerald
Portsmouth
Ohio
Schuylkill River Levels Decline After Bank Flooding
In Reading Pennsylvania on February 24 the Schuylkill River was at flood stage with banks full but receding. Water in Schuylkill County is moving downstream and the river has become nearly ink black.
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Reading
Schuylkill
Schuylkill County
Washouts Halted B and O Traffic Passes at Altoona
Train service on the Baltimore and Ohio ran through Altoona today due to washouts on the B and O Road. Stations report continued disruption as crews work to restore tracks and reroute services.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Altoona
McKinley Inauguration Train Set for Canton to Washington
Special telegram reports the Pennsylvania system arranging the presidential elect McKinley’s inauguration transport from Canton to Washington. The express departs Canton at 8 pm Pittsburg time Monday, nonstop to Pittsburgh, with baggage dining and Pullman cars plus private cars for Joseph Wood and J F Miller.
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Pittssurrg
McKinley
Canton
Washington
Pennsylvania System
Pittsburg
Delphos
Arden
Joseph Wood
Pennsylvania Company
J. F. Miller
Mr.Wood
Pol
Ralcom
Millville Residents Protest Morality Statements
Millville citizens express indignation over remarks by Rev. Thompsos about city morals. Local papers publish protests as residents quote his sermons and challenge his portrayal of marital conduct.
Crisis in Crete as mobs threaten Canea burning
News from Cangan Crete on February 24 reports arming Mussulmans parading streets, fires destroying the governor’s palace and archives, and a guarded clash with Turkish forces. Foreign fleets plan a proclamation while consuls note Turks accept annexation to Greece, sparking wide alarm.
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Cangan
Island of Crete
Mussulmans
Selinos
Benghazi
Canea
Cretan
Crete
Retimo
Greece
English Liberals Indignant Over Crete Policy
London reports rapid discontent among masses toward government Crete policy. Liberal papers attack the administration while Jerome K Jerome’s To Day denounces Salisbury’s Margulis and conservative papers as owned by capitalists. Calls for agitation and even war to end the “devil's work” of concert of Europe.
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Lord Salisbury
Jerome K. Jerome
London
Crete
Daily Chronicle
Margulis
Salisbury
Blackguard
William
Europe
Rhine
Ammunition Landed at Chersonescus in Crete Province
Report notes a quantity of ammunition landed at Chersonescus in Candia province on the island of Crete. Details on origin and destination were not disclosed.
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Chersonescus
Province of
Candia
Crete
European Powers Reach Agreement on the Cretan Question
London reports that the European powers have arrived at an agreement on Crete. Right Hon. George J. Goschen announced the accord and said Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour would explain it in Parliament tomorrow.
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London
George J. Goschen
The
Admiralty
Crete
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Balfour
Turkish Losses in Recent Fighting Reported
Athens reports official figures listing 400 Turks killed wounded or missing in Crete fighting and 194 taken prisoner.
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Athens
Crete
Shiffer Loses Bid Against Leh in Pennsylvania Case
Special Telegram to The Times reports Adam Shiffer's challenge to William H. Leh, Democratic Rep. from Northampton, ended in a temporary setback. Leh leads by 159 votes after Jeffersonian ballots and irregularities claims were examined, with 12 districts checked failing to overturn the result. The case moves to the State Legislature.
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Adam Shiffer
William H. Leh
House of Representatives
Northampton
R. C. Stewart
Shiffer
Geh
Leh
Inston
Isburg
Easton
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Bouth Bethlehem
Hellertown
Jacksons Confession Auction Before Execution
Jackson and Walling await execution in Newport for Pearl Bryan murder. He writes a confession to be sold to the highest bidder. Legal wrangling with attorney Crawford and discussions of a possible outside deal surround the disclosure. Jacksons mother protests lack of private access to him.
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Pearl Bryan
Cincinnati
Ohio
Scott Jackson
Newport
Alonzo Walling
Jackson
J.crawford
Jim -Jackson B. Rante
Son Ba
Philadelphia events and meetings listed in city notices
A dense schedule of community gatherings includes councils meetings on Fairmount Park and street railways, an annual Psi Upsilon dinner at the Bellevue, concerts at the Academy of Fine Arts and Horticultural Hall, boxing at the Tuxedo Club, church conferences, a Penn asylum donation day, park bids opening, and numerous lectures, fairs, and society events across Philadelphia venues. Includes trial of Joseph Kennedy for murder and various religious, educational, and cultural activities with locations and times noted.
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Psi Upsilon of Philadelphia
Bellevue
P. M
Philharmonic Orchestra
Academy of the Fine Arts
Jack Daly
Jack Bennett
Tuxedo Club
East Pennsylvania
The
United Frangelical Church
Bethany Church
Allentown
Mendelssohn Club
Horticultural Hall
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Locust Streets
Joseph Kennedy
Bartholomew Chambley
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Penn Asylum
Belgrade Street
Susquehanna Avenue
Park Commission
Woman's Union Missionary Society
Sunday School Union
Chestnut Street
King’s Daughters and Sons of Pennsylvania
Church of the Epiphany
Eighteenth
Sarah "Walker
Etrt Grammar School
York
Memphis
Loyal Greeks in the City Meet to Aid Crete Relief
A meeting of the Cretan reform committee was held at Thirteenth and Market to raise funds to free Crete from Turkish rule. Dr. A. G. Zervondaki, ex-Consul for Greece, directs the committee with Speros Kavas as president and James Nicolakes as treasurer. about seventy five Greeks in the city attended and promised further contributions.
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Aps
Speros Kavas
James Nicolakes
P. Brous
Thomas Kalafaki
Crete
Senate to send Greece sympathy resolution to King
The Senate will transmit a certified copy of its sympathy resolution to the King of Greece. The action expresses support for the Cretan revolution and asserts legal authority to deliver the document.
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Senate
Greece
Washington
Diente
Blockade Proposed if Greeks Refuse Evacuation of Crete
Berlin dispatch in Cologne Gazette reports that powers may seal Athens port if Crete evacuation is not completed. The note notes prospects of a naval blockade and coercive steps to secure compliance.
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Crete
Athens
Cologne Gazette
Berlin
Constan time notes claim Turkish price per peck
Fragmentary note from Constan tine reports an unclear Turk price per peck with garbled dates and figures, offering little readable detail about the market or times.
Collapse during wall demolition hospitalizes three workers
At 20 North Thirteenth Street a wall collapsed while workers attached ropes to tear down a damaged rear structure. Robert Hamilton 38 and Thomas Maguire 40 were trapped but rescued. Hamilton suffered internal injuries and possible fatal outcome, Maguire cut and bruised. John Campbell 40 escaped uninjured.
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Robert Hamilton
North Thirteenth Street
Cafe de Blamberg
Thomas Maguire
John Campbell
Campbell
Hailston
Barker Street
Maguire
Olive Street
Hahnemann Hospital
New Market Street
Penrose Dinner Move to Horticultural Hall
At a meeting of the arrangements committee the Penrose dinner was shifted from the Walton hotel to the Horticultural Hall. The move accommodates more guests on the hall floor and avoids hotel congestion. Preparations proceed with the same detail, with notable attendees expected from General Grosvenor Ohio and Congressman Hooker New York among others.
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Walton
Horticultural Hall
Extons
Betes
Grosvenor
Ohio
Hooker
York
Virginia
Washington
Leader Co solvent denials after false bankruptcy reports
The Leader Company Limited of Bloomsburg denies failure and confessed judgment reports. The Times prints the denial and correction after confusion among closely related firms led to misstatements of insolvency and judgments totaling about $97,000 against the Bloomsburg Carpet Works.
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The
Leader Co., Ltd
Bloomsburg
Times
Magee Carpet Works
Bloomsburg Carpet Works
Leader Store Company
Associated Press
Inquirer
the North American
United Press
Ledger
J. F. Tracy
Philadelphia
Leader Company, Limited
A. K. McClure
Leader Company
the Times
Goggins Convicted of Manslaughter in Mary Bryan Case
Patrick Goggins was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the death of little Mary Bryan after a short jury deliberation. Justice Fursman sentenced him to two years at Sing Sing with hard labor. Goggins protested the verdict and told his attorney the jury would face their fate in the next world.
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New York
Patrick Goggins
Little Mary Bryan
le Barbier
Goggins
Friends of the Schools Vote Tally in Library Contest
The Friends of the Schools reported 24,699 votes yesterday, bringing the library contest total to 150,835 votes. The tally reflects ongoing participation from supporters and the contest’s reach across the community.
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Friends of the Schools
Times Library
Atlantic City Man Dies After Stepping Before Express
Joseph Tappeiner a 60 year old shoemaker at 1912 Atlantic Avenue was struck by the Reading express near the drawbridge in Atlantic City and killed instantly. The engineer saw him but could not avert the tragedy. He had lived in Atlantic City fifteen years and leaves a wife and children.
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Atlantic City
Joseph Tappeiner
Atlantic Avenue
Reading Express
Hastings Declines Attendance At Penrose Banquet
Harrisburg February 24 governor Hastings will not attend the Penrose banquet. It is his birthday and he will hold a private celebration at home. State League president Isidor So denies reports that Senator Quay will be absent and says Quay will attend and deliver a speech.
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Harrisburg
Hastings
Isidor So
The
State League
Quay
Explosion at Nobel's dynamite works kills six in Scotland
An explosion of nitro glycerine at Nobel's dynamite works in Ayrshire, near Paisley, Scotland, killed six people and wounded several others. The blast was heard fifteen miles away and extinguished gas lamps at Kilwinning three miles distant.
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Paisley
Scotland
Nobel
Ayrshire
Kilwinning
Penrose in Canton visit details with Hanna tapes
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania and his brother R Penrose stopped in Canton Ohio on February 24 on a trip home from Detroit. He told The Trams correspondent they were told Hanna was in Canton and saw two reports of campaign tapes during their stop.
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Canton
Ohio
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
R. Penrose
Penrose
Trams
Detroit
Hanna
Maryland’s James A. Gary Visits Washington for Brief Business
James A. Gary of Maryland, named Postmaster General in McKinley’s Cabinet, came to the city for several hours to attend to business matters. He was seen at the Nie Hotel in the afternoon.
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Washington
James A. Gary
Maryland
McKinley
Wen Te
Blizzard in Michigan causes fear in Gib-Seeee area
A northwest storm raged through GlapsToNs Michigan last night stirring fear for the Gib-Seeee area. An interesting account of the McKinley inaugural ceremonies will appear in The Times next Sunday.
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Glapstons
Mich
The
Times
Nine Killed At Crossing Tragedy Near Chattanooga
A Southern Railway accident at Harrison Pike crossing near Missionary Ridge Chattanooga kills seven outright and fatally injures two more. Among the dead are Laura Woodward and her children. a three year old daughter survives in her mother’s arms while the infant died later. The father and one son escaped the disaster. A fast Atlanta bound vestibule train struck the wagon as the Woodwards attempted to cross, scattering bodies along the track and in mud.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Harrison Pike
Southern Railway
Missionary Ridge
Laura Woodward
George T. Woodward
Josie L. Woodward
Lizzie Woodward Montgomery
Della Woodward
Daisy Woodward
Mary Woodward
Ada Woodward
George Woodward
Atlanta
Woodward
Foum
Woodwards
McKinley Still Resting as He Recovers in Canton
President-elect McKinley continues to rest at his Canton home with Dr. Phillips reporting gradual strength return. National Chairman Hanna was a guest overnight then left for Cleveland while H Remsen Whitehouse of New York called, discussing future diplomatic postings and delivering endorsements.
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Canton
Ohio
Phillips
McKinley
Pr. Phillips
Major McKinley
Hanna
Cleveland
H. Remsen Whitehouse
New York
Legation
Rome
Arthur
United States
Denmark
Greece
Strike Grips Northeastern Railway in England
The Amalgamated Society ordered a general strike on the Northeastern Railway system starting Thursday at midnight after crowded meetings in New Castle and Hartlepool confirmed the action.
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London
Amalgamated Society
New Castle
Hartlepool
Ex-Hawaii Minister Thurston Seeks Annexation Support
Ex-Minister L A Thurston and his wife arrived in St Joseph Michigan on February 24 and he plans a noon departure for Washington. Thurston says he will pursue private business but is working to gain annexation support for Hawaii to join the United States.
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St. Joseph
Mich
L. A. Thurston
Hawaii
Washington
Urston
United States
Voorhees Moves Adjournment Resolution Friday
Representative Voorhees plans a Friday submission of a resolution calling for adjournment. The measure will be referred to the Ways and Means Committee for action.
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Harrisburg
Voorhees
Ways and Means Committee
Forecast for Thursday in Eastern PA and New Jersey
A Thursday weather outlook for Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey calls for slight conditions with southwesterly winds. The forecast emphasizes mild breezes and steady temperatures across the region.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Gas disaster claims six in Paerron household
A Kansas State brief reports a gas leak killed Mia Hanson, August Hanson, and four children in their home. Authorities say the four suffering family members died from gas from a straw-burning appliance.
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Mia
August Hanson
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