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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
5
Heavy flooding along the Lower Mississippi River causes levee failures at Cairo with no lives reported lost. Rescue crews and officials warn of continuing danger as waters rise and communities brace for further breaches.
Seven thousand people homeless and ten states affected as floodwaters force mass evacuations. Cities including Cairo Illinois and Columbus Kentucky report wide flooding and factory districts submerged. Memphis and New Madrid Missouri suffer significant homelessness. Federal and state agencies rush aid to affected areas.
AP report describes Cairo Illinois cut off as Mobile and Ohio levee fails creating 9000 acres of floodwater. 500 workers, several plants and nearly 1000 structures submerged with no loss of life. gauge at 53.9 feet, rise of .2 feet in 24 hours as cross levees shield city proper.
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Dandeline Danderine claiming it stops dandruff, cleanses the scalp, prevents itching and falling hair, and makes hair long and lustrous. It urges daily use then reduced to weekly, and offers a 25 cent bottle from drug stores.
The Mississippi River rises beyond prior records at Cairo Memphis and Vicksburg with Cairo at 53.9 feet Memphis 43.4 feet and Vicksburg 47 feet as officials warn the flood will continue to grow Crews reinforce levees Arkansas Tennessee and Mississippi counites brace for impact while relief efforts begin in Memphis and surrounding towns One person drowns in New Madrid Missouri as refugees flood into higher ground and property damage climbs toward six figures
Hickman Kentucky endures a desperate flood crisis as relief funds run dry and the city treasury is exhausted. About 3000 refugees crowd the town while a train delivers food and clothing and tents are set up on high ground. Authorities order labor to the levee and residents report industrial pause with boats and salvaging efforts ongoing.
Government forces operate at Point Onnesite Memphis as the waterslash impact shows evident effects. Local officials report ongoing cleanup and assessment of flood and erosion damage along the riverfront.
In the Memphis district from Hickman Kentucky to Helena Arkansas at least 10 000 people have left their homes as floods rise and levees threaten. About half evacuated due to rising water with total damage estimated near 1 000 000 possibly rising 50 percent. 2000 workers in destitute condition at Hickman with aid from townspeople and Dorena Missouri refugees. Rail schedules disrupted as Illinois Central detours.
President Taft directs the army quartermaster to supply rations to Mississippi and Missouri flood sufferers found in need. He pledges aid to Kentucky figures Senator-elect James and Representative Russell. A House appropriations panel considers a $250,000 relief fund for the homeless, but no congressional authorization is required for the army rations.
Columbus Kentucky reports the business district flooded four to five feet. The residential area has been abandoned and residents are encamped on higher ground. Stores are protected by boat patrol day and night as rescuers work through the crisis.
The Mississippi river commission will meet aboard the steamer Mississippi in St. Louis on April 20 for its spring session. The group will inspect the river from St. Louis to New Orleans and hold public hearings along the route on river improvement matters.
The Ohio river passed flood stage in Cincinnati as of last night. At 8 am today the gauge showed 50.6 feet, six tenths foot above flood mark, with forecasts of 62 or 63 feet possible by tonight depending on tributaries remaining torrential.
A drugstore notice touts Elmer and Amend's N Y 2861 as a reliever for rheumatism. It claims wide recommendation and availability through all druggists.
A restored notice invites readers to a Easter dinner at the Gunter with special souvenir menus. An event runs from 6 to 8 P M at one dollar per plate. The piece also mentions a travel plan from Galveston in 1912 and a personal interview by appointment with Miss Lillian G Burson of San Antonio.
Fragmentary OCR lists include a hat store at 321 Alamo Plaza near HORGER LUMBER CO and a depot area. Other lines reference a Goose liver product, White Horse Tavern, plumber A Coliman at 416 Main Ave, and SAN-A-LAC FOR BABIES.
Governor Colquitt has decided to formally launch his campaign in Sherman on Saturday April 27 after weighing an April 20 date. He reports strong urging from Sherman citizens and confirms the opening will take place there.
The Texas department of insurance and banking issued certificates of authority for the current year to Commonwealth Bonding and Casualty Co of Phoenix Arizona and Aetna Life Insurance Co of Hartford Connecticut.
Fort Worth Texas April 4 Reverend J Frank Norris First Baptist Church pastor faces perjury and arson charges defense seeks trial elsewhere than Fort Worth today the state gains a limited time to present evidence on the change of venue motion.
An old classified style ad offers San-A-Lac as a beverage of quality promoted by Dr J R Cunningham an ostopath located at the 449 Moore Building. It advertises the product with a distinctive slogan and contact cue.
The Guadalupe County Medical association held a large gathering in Seguin on April 4 with many doctors and their families. Dr. William Myers gave the regular address and a banquet followed the business session at the Elks club.
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