Train Service Devastated by Storms Across Indiana
A week of storms caused heavy loss of life and property with extensive damage in Indiana towns. Wind felled trees, damaged homes, and disrupted Monon railroad tracks from Broad Ripple to Delphi. Rural mail delivery crippled. rivers rose flooding several town blocks and farms southwest of town.
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Adiissor Feou
Claude Dane
Eustover
J. Mac Freueboat
PI. Jones
Tuwth
Monon
Broad Ripple
Delphi Trafic
Terhune
Corn Contest Announces Bank Prize Plan
The Farmers National Bank inaugurates a corn contest for the coming year with $65 in prizes. Awards include best acre awarded $25, second $15, third $10. best 10 cars prize $10, second $5, and third $2.
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Farmers National Bank
Milford Evans Couple In Car Plunge Into Water
Milford Evans and his wife driving to a Social at the M. E. church Monday night drove off a culvert near the J. P. Davis home on West Second street and our vehicle submerged. They stayed overnight with Mrs. Davis.
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M. E. Church
Milford Evans
J. P. Davis
West Second Street
Davis
Calvert to Move to British Columbia with Hancock
Harry Calvert, who recently disposed of his restaurant to Alfred Hancock, plans to move to British Columbia within the next week or two. He will be accompanied by another person whose name is not stated in the available text.
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Harry Calvert
Alfred Hancock
British Columbia
Homeless Wiaitis and Tier Wapers Vttitns
Fragmented OCR text mentions homeless, sites, and various locations with unclear names. It references reports from SW El gedy Stoo and Pipes Waotet with details about detays and pregeaty syscerttl. Data appears garbled.
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P. Tin
Indianapolis Under Water Strikes City In Flood
Indianapolis faced multi million dollar losses as Haughville and West Indianapolis were flooded four to ten feet deep. Fall Creek bridges failed and water covered Fall Creek area to 32nd street. Traffic halted, utilities down, and trains halted as Kingan Packing Company washed away.
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Indianapolis
Haughville
West Washington Street
Big Stone
North Meridian
Fall Creek
32Nd Street
Pegnes Run
Kingan Packing Company
Bridges Fail as River Flood Destroys Logansport Route
Flooding on the Wabash and Wandelia bridges at Logansport causes a crossing to collapse as a passenger train traverses the river. Peru homes drift downstream and lodge against the Wandelia bridge, forcing it to break loose.
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Wabash
Wandalla
Logansport
Peru
Vandala
NO MAIL ON ROUTES DUE TO BAD ROADS
Rural carriers failed to make trips Thursday as roads were badly washed out earlier in the week and heavy snow Wednesday night. Mail outgoing was negligible so trips were unnecessary, while incoming mail was collected.
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Sheriday
Peru Flood Strikes City As Wabash Levee Breaks
Reported break in the Wabash levee inundates Peru with water six feet deep. Mortality loss estimated 66 to 209. Wallace Circus and menagerie said to be swept away. Postmaster H H Newby ferried mail to Jolietville, with huge backlog at local office after trains halted Monday.
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Peru
Wallace Circus
H. H. Newby
Jolietville
Midland
Owner sells vacant East Second Street lot in Owens Addition
Miss Letha Kercheval sells a vacant lot on east Second street Owens addition to Fred Beauchamp for 600 dollars. Beauchamp plans to build on the lot in the future.
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Letha Kercheval
East Second Street
Owens Addition
Fred Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Old-timer recalls worst flood in memory at town
J. B. Foulke near Bakers Corner told Sheridan residents that after sixty three years in the area this flood is the greatest he has witnessed.
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J. B. Foulke
Bakers Corner
Sheridan
Telegraph Wires Fail as Sheridan Loses Outer Link
The last telegraph line connecting Sheridan to the outside world went out on Wednesday, severing all direct communication and leaving the town isolated until service could be restored.
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Sheridan
Detroit Disaster Report Claims Several Dead
A serious disaster is reported in Detroit Michigan with several lives lost though no confirmation is available. Local authorities have not verified the casualty figures and details remain uncertain.
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Detroit
Michigan
Dayton Flood Devastates Miami Valley Cities
A broken levee on the Miami River unleashed a surge three miles wide and six to eight feet deep, inundating Dayton and washing away Miamisburg. Death toll cited between two thousand and five thousand with extensive fires and widespread property loss. Governor Cox appeals for aid to combat famine after the disaster.
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Dayton
Miami River
Gov. Cox
Ohio
Distant Relief After Cyclone Reassures Families
W A Johnson learned Tuesday his daughter Nellie Stineman visiting Terre Haute escaped the cyclone, not in the storm’s path but nearby. Prof Moreland Chas Foster and J O Parr also report no injuries to their relatives.
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W. A. Johnson
Nellie Stineman
Terre Haute
Still Bunched In Library Voting Race As Results Remain Tight
Three leaders in the library voting contest stay tightly grouped with the Red Mep of Sheri dan shahtiv in front. Voter turnout remains heavy and observers note many votes are being saved for future rounds. Several other contestants are catching up, signaling the race is not settled yet. Tuesday night standings show a close field.
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Sheridan Shahtiv
Svhuwipy
Standing of Contestants in Sheridan News Ad
A list ranks participants and organizations with scores. Notable entries include Sher Huron Tribe lif 61 104, Beta Phi Sigma 60 984, Sher Public Library 59 077, Boxley High School 49 210, Ladies Aid Soc Big Spring 42 759, Hortonville Ladies Aid Soc 37 889, and several others extending to Woodmen Joliet 29 118 and Pearl Ryan Kempton 21 988. The page also notes local names and addresses among lower scores.
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Huron Tribe
Beta Phi Sigma
Sher
Public Library
Boxley High School
Ladies Aid Soc
Big Spring
Hortonville Ladies Aid
Terhune
High School
Destructive Floods Ravage Towns Across Indiana Region
Floodwaters surged through Eamiston and Noblesville with the Lake Erie bridge and abutments washed away. Towns including Johnstown faced widespread inundation as factories closed and streets flooded. Telegraph and train services halted while rivers rose beyond historical highs.
Easter Hats Open Despite Rain
Easter spectacle of women’s hats opened to the public despite heavy rain. Vendors faced a damp day as showers persisted from morning through afternoon with only a brief pause for a reprieve. Seven pedestrians braved the downpour.
Water floods Broad Ripple as lines go down
Sheridan loses contact with Indianapolis as three telephone lines fail by Wednesday evening and Noblesville provides the only updates. Wild geese signal spring’s arrival while Broad Ripple endures seven to eight feet of floodwater with furniture floating in homes and streets. Druggist C E Gregory relocates his shop one door south of the post office.
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C. E. Gregory
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