Flood Threat Deepens as Missouri Dams Edges Toward Omaha
Omaha on April 17 reports the Missouri flood pushing into North and East Omaha as dykes fail to hold back Cut Off lake. Water rises seven feet since Tuesday, threatening to revert the river’s old course and flood thousands of Nebraska acres into Iowa. Enormous aid need grows for lower Mississippi communities.
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Omaha
Missouri
Omaha Gardens
Florence
Nebraska
Iowa
Vicksburg Plans Refugee Relief Amid Flood Crisis
About 1500 flood refugees in Vicksburg prompt city leaders to organize relief. Mayor Trowbridge chairs a committee with council, board of trade, and Cotton Exchange to arrange tents for 2000 people and seek federal aid. Washington dispatch says provisions are ordered from Memphis.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Board of Trade
The
Cotton Exchange
Trowbridge
McLaurin
Washington
Memphis
Charity Efforts Rise as Flood Strains Mississippi Delta
Memphis reports improved conditions overall but warns of growing anxiety between Vicksburg and New Orleans as Louisiana levees are reinforced. A Mississippi committee tallies 22,000 flood victims in Bolivar County needing federal aid and 3000 head of livestock to be fed by charity.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Louisiana Levee
Bolivar County
Miss
Hand of Charity
Bridge Threatens as River Shifts Banks at Sioux City
A Missouri River channel shift from the Nebraska to the Iowa bank endangers the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railway bridge approach below Sioux City. High water has cut into the river bank threatening the structure.
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Lig Railway
Sioux City
Missouri River
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Nebraska Bank
Iowa
Crevasse Floods Turcopeaux Area Near La Fourche
A crevasse opened at Leon Babib's one mile below La Fourche crossing at noon. It will inundate the stretch between Bayous La Fourche and Terre Bonne from Price's Acadia plantation to the gulf. Water level dropped 25 inches at Thibodeaux in six hours.
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Turcopeaux
Leon Babib’s
la Fourche Crossing
Bayous la Fourche
Terre Bonne
Price
Acadia
Gulf
Thibodeaux
Missouri and Jim Rivers See Notable Drop in Discharge
Yawnerton South Carolina April 17 Rivers Missouri and Jim fell during the night by six and two inches respectively. Officials expect the Jim to drop further by Monday enabling railroads to start repairs in earnest.
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Missouri
Jim Drop
Yawnerton
S. C
Ice break releases flood in Tuer River area
At Tuer River Falls Minnesota on April 17 the ice broke away and swept downstream with force enough to remove obstructions. Piling piers booms and about 1 000 000 feet of logs collapsed over the dam and carried away the footbridge.
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Tuer River Fals
Minn
Pembina Rivers Rise Flooding Streets
Pembina North Dakota reports the Red River and Pembina River rising two feet in 24 hours. Water backs into courses and low places, flooding several streets.
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Pembina
Pempina
N. D
Mississippi River Flood Reaches Brainerd Area
Brainerd Minnesota reports the Mississippi River flooding over its banks with water depths from five to ten feet, prompting warnings as the crest nears and residents prepare for inundation and possible evacuations.
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Brainerd
Bratwerp
Minn
Mississippi River
Bay Navigation Widened by Dynamiting Work
West Superior Wisconsin reports dynamiting of bay portions to open channels for vessel passage. Crews blast sections as navigation opens slowly, aiming to improve water routes and reduce delays for shipping.
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West Superior
Wis
Would Welcome a War Between Britain and Transvaal
English public opinion leans toward war with the Transvaal as liberals and workers urge hostilities. Comments by George Goschen and Alfred Milner are welcomed, praise greets royal power, and satirical songs attack Kruger, Germany, and Holland while Jerome K. Jerome voices hawkish sentiment urging bold action for gold and territory.
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Transvaal
London
England
West
East End
South Africa
Admiralty
George J. Goschen
Great Britain
Alfred Milner
Kruger
Germany
Holland
Jerome K. Jerome
Mr. Chamberlain
National Reform Press calls for Populist reorganization
The National Reform Press association committee in Gimrarp Kansas announces a plan to challenge Marion Butler as Populist national chairman and to reorganize the party. It calls a national convention at Nashville on July 4 with one delegate per 250 votes from the recent election, and urges a meeting of the national committee by May 1. Butler has refused to call a convention.
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Gimrarp
Kan
National Reform Press Association
Marion Butler
Nashville
Memphis
Butler
National Committee
People’s Party
Maine Congressman Miliken Dies After Illness
Seth L Milliken who served Maine's Third district in the U S House for 15 years died in Washington on April 20 after a prolonged bronchial illness. Pneumonia and kidney and liver complications followed months of decline and he never fully recovered.
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Washington
Seth L. Milliken
House of Representatives
Maine
Mr. Milliken
Congress
Husted Arrested After Counterfeit and Liquor Defiance
Belle Piarine April 20 Ira Husted a Yale and Ann Arbor Law School graduate with a noted criminal record was arrested while trying to run a saloon in defiance of law. He previously served three years in Fort Madison for manufacturing and passing dangerous counterfeit money and recently 13 months in county jail for selling liquor openly. He was once wealthy.
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Iowa
Belle Piarine
Ira Husted
Husted
Yale College
Ann Arbor Law School
Fort Madison
Murder mystery clears in Winona killings
Alex Coddet a French half breed under arrest confesses implicating Black Hawk another suspect in the Spier family massacre at Winona North Dakota. Codder attempted suicide after confessing. Authorities hold more evidence and say others were involved as Emmons county mood runs feverish.
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Spier
Winona
N. D. Bismarck
Spicer
Alex Coddet
Black Hawk
Codder
Emmons County
Senate to Finish Passage of Appropriation Bills This Week
Washington April 20 The senate will conclude its consideration of the appropriation bills this week. The Indian bill is expected to pass early followed by the sundry civil and agricultural bills. No prolonged debate is anticipated though a possible amendment to regulate forest reservations may trigger some discussion.
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Washington
Senate
Friends of the Amendment
Old Army Surgeon Dead In Cheyenne Office
Dr. J. J. Marston longtime state physician was found dead in his office chair in Cheyenne. Authorities attribute death to heart disease. He previously served as an army surgeon with General Sheridan and General Custer in notable Indian campaigns.
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Cheyenne, Wy
J. J. Marston
Sheridan
Custer
Fierce Greek Turkish Warfront Battles Report Frontline Shifts
April 20 in Exassona reports Greece and Turkey fighting along the frontier with heavy losses. At Milouia pass a fierce clash involved about twenty thousand troops. Greeks captured a Turkish battery and killed three officers. Turks initially held Ana and Endouna, while retreating toward interior positions.
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Exassona
Macedonia
Greece
Turkey
Associated Press
Karya
Ana
Endouna
Kata
Milouia
Nezeros
Koutra
Greeks Capture Menexa After Severe Fighting
Athens dispatch reports Greek forces captured Menexa after heavy combat with Turkish losses described as very heavy. The Greek fleet reportedly destroyed half the fortresses at Prevesa and silenced the guns as of April 20. The Greece VS Turkey line held all positions except Ana and Miloni a along the Thessalian front.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Athens
Menexa
Prevesa
Ana
Milonia
Thessalian
Turkey’s Protracted Conflict Ends by Overt Acts Claim
The discussion argues that a longstanding struggle in Turkey, once nearly bearable, has finally concluded through overt actions. It notes the shift from endurance to decisive measures and frames the end as a result of explicit steps taken.
Fierce battle at Mitouna Pass in April engagement
At Mitouna Pass a nightlong clash pitted Greeks against four Turkish battalions. Neshad Pasha and Hairi Pasha commanding divisions moved to seize key peaks while Edhem Pasha directed dispositions. By nine, Turks breached the Greek blockhouse with bayonet dash as 20 000 troops fought across the pass.
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Mitouna
Neshad Pasha
Mount Harnia
Hairi Pasha
Thhaishan Pass
Haidar Pasha
Milouna
Edhem Pasha
Riza Pasha
Greece Accepts Declaration of War as Turkey Declares It
The Greek assembly in Athens on April 20 heard Premier Delyanis announce that Turkey had notified Greece of breaking diplomatic relations due to Greece's alleged aggression. He argued Turkey attacked Greek positions and sunk the Macedonia at Prevesa, and Greece responded that it accepts the war.
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Glad’y
Turkey
Athens
M. Delyanis
Greece
Prevesa
Macedonia
Delyannis
Turkey Breaks Off Relations With Greece Over Attitude
Assim Bey delivered a note to Greek Foreign Minister Skouzes citing Greece's aggressive stance as the cause for decisive action. The Ottoman empire declares the Greek king and government offended and orders Greek diplomats to leave Constantinople, recalling Turkish consuls from Greece and expelling subjects within a fortnight.
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Greece
Athens
Assim Bey
M. Skouzes
Hellenes
Turkey
Constantinople
Turkish Troops Move Toward Montenegrin Frontier
A battalion of Albanians from Uskub is readied to Verona on the Montenegrin frontier with another unit forming. The hurried Turkish deployment toward the frontier sparks fears of rising danger in the region.
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Satonica
Uskub
Verona
Work of warships at Skafidika batteries destroyed
A dispatch from Athens reports that the Skafidika batteries were completely destroyed after an attack by Greek warships just before 5 p.m. The Kefalipanaghia battery cooperated with the flotilla in the bombardment.
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Athens
Kefalipanaghia
Greek Territory Invasion Report From Elassona
Dispatch from Edhem Pasha at Elassona says Turkish forces have seized the heights of Pernar and Velsho after Greece invaded Turkish soil. The Fourth division from Elassona under Haida Pasha and a full brigade under Nam Pasha entered Greek territory.
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Constantinople
The
Porte
Edhem Pasha
Elassona
Pernar
Velschko
Haida Pasha
Nam Pasha
Greece Declares War After Greek Steamer sunk near Prevesa
Greek steamer Macedonia was sunk by Turkish batteries at Prevesa as battleships bombarded the port starting at 6 am. The Macedoniacaptain was severely wounded but crew were saved. Diplomatic rupture follows with passports granted to Assim Bey and Turkish interests to be protected by Germany. Public agitation runs high in Athens.
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Athens
Prevesa
Gulf of Arta
Berlin
Macedonia
Gulf of Ambracia
Epirus
Arta
Assim Bey
Constantinople
Baron von Piessen
Greece
Prince Maurocordato
Funeral of ex Senator Voorhees in Terre Haute
Ex Senator Daniel W Voorhees is buried after a service at St Stephens Episcopal Church Rev John E Sulger officiated. He had been living in Terre Haute since ending his household, with his son arriving from Spokane Washington. The town observed the funeral with many passing mourners, citywide closures, and school dismissals.
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Voorhees
Terre Haute
Ind
Daniel W. Voorhees
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
John E. Sulger
Spokane
Wash
Donnelly files $50,000 libel suit against Pioneer Press
Ignatius Donnelly sues the Pioneer Press for 50 000 damages accusing the paper of libel over an editorial last month that criticized his legislative speech during President Cleveland's retirement and President McKinley's inauguration.
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St. Paul
Ignatius Donnelly
Pioneer Press Company
Donnelly
Cleveland
McKiney
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Sherwin Williams
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