Milam County Land Deal Sets Record at $125 per Acre
Rockdale Texas April 1 5 The largest land deal recorded in years occurred yesterday when J J Garmon Buckholts representing J R Pettit sold 1605 acres in Milam County at 125 per acre to Y A Curtis F M Burkhead and J W Hoke banks from Marlin The Pettit home place on San Sabine is included.
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Milam County
Rockdale
Tex
J. J. Garmon
Buckholts
J. R. Pettit
Y. A. Curtis
F. M. Burkhead
J. W. Hoke
Marlin
Pettit
San Sabine
Levees Hold Against Rising Flood in Cairo Area
Cairo Illinois April 5 The Ohio river levee at Cairo withstood a wake of flood from the Tenth street drainage pump as water breached the drainage district. Rail service is limited to a tugboat link to Mound City while Illinois Central track beds suffered major washouts.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Hil
Tenth Street
Ohio River
Mound City
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Railroad
Cairo Cross
Desolation at Hickman Shelters 3000 Homeless
A flooded Hickman Kentucky town shows a tented city housing about 3000 homeless as muddy floodwaters stretch outward. The looming danger grows with the potential breaching of the Reelfoot levee nearby.
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Associated Press
Hickman, Ky
Reelfoot
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver Remedy Ad
An advertising feature promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims broad efficacy and quick mild healing effects with a sample offer by mail and bottles sold in stores.
Flooded Tennessee town mobilizes aid as levee breaches widen
Hundreds work to reinforce the levee against rising tides while leaks are stopped. Refugees flood into the area aided by a steamer rescuing marooned residents. Three hundred are housed at Tiptonville as relief groups, wagon trains of provisions, and local volunteers from Hickman, Fulton, and Union City organize scarce supplies. The Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway runs trains to East Hickman, and women pitch tents, distribute food, clothing, and bedding to arriving refugees.
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West Hickman
Tiptonville
Tenn
Fulton
Union City
Nashville
Chattanooga
New Points of Danger Near Memphis Levees
The Mississippi flood worsened with several new danger points south of Cairo prompting farmers to move to high ground. Golden Lake and Hulbert Ark. are highlighted as especially at risk while the government dredge fleet works to save life and property. Refugees are aided by militia, shelter offered from Cape Girardeau to Randolph, and a local pugilist helped rescue a drowning couple. The river rose to 44.2 feet in Memphis.
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Memphis
Associate Press
Tenn
Golden Lake
Hopefield
Ark
Hulbert
O. N. Killough
St. Francis Levee
Cairo
Bayou Sara
Charleston
Bird's Mill
Wyatt
Randolph, Tenn
Cape Girardeau
Kentucky
Missouri
Sanders
Hickman
Dorena
Five lives lost in Missouri flood disaster
In St. Louis on April 5 a flood between Bird Point and Wyatt, Missouri drowned William Lynn, his wife, and their three children. Lynn, a farmer, and his family were overtaken by rising water. J. S. Cary, four miles from Wyatt, is missing. his skiff was found and presumed drowned. Henry Baker of Texas Bend is also reported drowned, part of a death toll that rose to five.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
William Lynn
Bird Point
Wyatt
Lynn
J. S. Cary
Henry Baker
Texas Bend
Levee Threat Grows as Flood Rises Across Regions
Across Missouri Mississippi river towns brace as Caruthersville faces possible levee breach at April 5 flood peak. Army workers and militia mobilize to patch weak points while Natchez and Greenville report danger lines breached and rising river levels. Missouri, Illinois, and Ohio rivers show rapid increases with sandbagging efforts afield.
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New York
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Collins Gardens
Farmer
Child
Fichus
Warner
Point de Paris Laces
Point de Paris
Hamburg
Ramie Linen
Belding
Splendid
Saul Woltson
Caruthersville, Mo
Caruthersville
St. Francis Basin
Frisco
Poplar Bluff
Jonesboro
Natchez
Natchez, Miss
E. D. Geddes
United States Engineer Corps
Giles Bend
Gallipolis
Ohio
Greenville
Miss
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Hanni
Grafton
H. DP. Roach
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Dallas
Alamo Plaza
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