Floods Roar Across Midwest as Rivers Break Ice
Special telegraph reports from the Northwest describe rapid spring flooding breaking ice in South Dakota and spreading along the Missouri into Iowa and Nebraska. Settlers flee as the Platte joins the Missouri and debris floods farms while Des Moines and Des Moines river gorges threaten further damage amid warm rain.
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Omana
The
Bee
South Dakota
Missouri
Pierre
Cheyenne
Chamberlain
Yankton
Floyd
Sioux City
Platte
Elkhorn
Iowa
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Madrid
Bargain Flood Threat Looms for Cedar River Region
In Buruinetox Iowa on March 20 the Cedar River runs unusually high for the season. A rise of three to four feet is forecast within the week, risking property along the river. Sand ridge farmers pack goods and load onto flatboats while stock and portable items move inland to limit losses.
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Buruinetox
Sand Ridge
Flood Forces Sioux River Bank Breach Near Canton
March 20 report from Canton notes a warm spell has swollen the Sioux River beyond its banks. Bridges along the railroad and wagon routes are perilously close to failure as the river threatens further structural damage and isolation for nearby communities.
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Canton
Et D
Ely
Flood Deepens as Mississippi River Rises Across Delta
Memphis reports the river still rising with heavy rains in upper regions feeding higher water. Five people lost at Marion as currents swept a family trying to reach shelter. Levees receive materiel while refugees crowd vacant buildings. forecasts warn of continued overflow and possible further fatalities. A separate Yazoo Mississippi flood crisis at Glendale threatens Coahoma County areas.
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Mempuis
Tenn
Tims
Marion
Ge Hete Bix
Cen
Cand Aile
Memphis
Weather Bureau
Cairo
Big
Northwestern
Mississippi
Ohio
Arkansas
Helena
Ill
Delta
Glendale
Coahama County
Yazoo- Mississippi
Jackson and Walling Hanged for Earl Bryan Murder
Jackson and Walling were executed by hanging in Newport Kentucky for the January 31 1896 murder of Earl Bryan. Both proclaimed innocence and alleged false confessions while crowds watched from surrounding buildings as militia maintained order. The double execution proceeded after Governor Bradley refused reprieve.
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Fearl Bryan
Newport
Scott Jackson
Alonzo Walling
Earl Bryan
Jackson
Walling
Bradley
Wood to be Prosecuted in Pearl Bryan Case
Cincinnati March 23 There is another chapter in the Pearl Bryan murder since the execution of Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling. Friends of the two men plan to prosecute William Wood a cousin of Pearl Bryan who was charged by Jackson with seduction and securing help from them to escape trouble.
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Wood
Cincinnati
Pearl Bryan
Scott Jackson
Alonzo Walling
Wiliam Wood
Jackson
Walling
The Queen's Jubilee Preparations Stir London
London gears up for the queen's diamond jubilee with a rehearsed procession on Tuesday morning. Piccadilly house leasing for 10000 dollars and windows along the route fetching 250 dollars each highlight event economics as insurers cover sightseers and landlords push rents for window space. Fashions from 1837 return to mirror the queen's accession year.
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London
Julian Goldsmith
Piccadilly
Payne declines foreign mission amid McKinley offer
A Washington dispatch reports Henry C. Payne refused a foreign diplomatic post. He considered any mission except England or France, with the German ambassadorship suggested by the president. McKinley valued Payne’s party service and regretted not rewarding him.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Washington, D. C
Henry C. Payne
Payne
McKinley
England
France
Rainfall Floods Dubuque Areas and Missippi Rise
An inch of rain in the last 24 hours caused small streams to spill their banks and wash out several small bridges in Dusveve Iowa. The Mississippi rose 16 inches overnight.
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Dubuque
Dusveve
Mississippi
Ore Pool to Continue in Mesaba Range
Cleveland March 23 The differences between Minnesota Iron Co and Rockefeller interests in the Mesaba range have been amicably settled. It is now believed the ore pool will go on.
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Cleveland
Minnesota Iron Co
Rockefeller
Mesaba Range
Notable Deaths and World News Briefs
Colonel John Churchill of Churchill Downs dies in Louisville Kentucky. John Birdulph Martin dies in Las Palmas Canary Islands after marrying Mrs Victoria Clafin Woodhall. The world’s largest uncut diamond, valued at about 62 500 000, arrives in London from Kimberly. General Joseph S Fullerton, St Louis, head of the Chickamauga Park commission, killed in a Baltimore and Ohio railroad accident. Governor Pingree declines resignation and will not seek Detroit mayoral office in the April 5 special election. C D Nash founder of National Exchange Bank and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance dies in Milwaukee.
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John Churchill
Churchill Downs
Louisville
John Birdulph Martin
Victoria Clafin Woodhall
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
London
Kimberly
South Africa
Josephs. Fullerton
St. Louis
Chickamauga Park Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Menominee Valley Submerged as Milwaukee River Flood Strands Inhabited Flats
Floodwaters surge through Milwaukee's Menominee valley reaching over ten feet, trapping residents in submerged homes near Grand avenue. The Flats area holds about 200 houses as towns brace for rising levels and potential collapses while rail service faces disruption across regional lines.
Many Towns Flooded as Rivers Break Banks
Sioux City Iowa reports widespread flooding as the Floyd rises five feet in Hawarden and bottoms flood Sioux City. Suburbs Leeds Springdale and Lynn submerged while bridges from Le Mars to Sioux City collapse. The Big Sioux roars, trains halted, and water threatens mills and stockyards area.
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Sioux City
Leeds
Springdale
Lynn
le Mars
Hawarden
Huron
Milwaukee
Floyd
Missouri
Onawa
Washouts halt all rail traffic near Yankton South Dakota
All railroad traffic is suspended after washouts from 10 to 20 inches of water flood tracks between Yankton and Vermilion. A bridge on the Vermilion river was washed away and the James river bridge is unsafe. The Great Northern and Northwestern lines report multiple bridge failures and flooded sections east of Yankton due to melting snow.
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Yankton
S. C
Milwaukee
Vermillion
Vermillion River
James River
Great Northern
Northwestern
James
Missouri
Half of the Wisconsin Town Already Under Water
Fond du Lac, March 22 Half of this city is under water as both branches of the Fond du Lac river flood banks and flood adjacent areas. Rail lines from Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Wisconsin Central are submerged and roadbeds washed out. Ice gorge at the Western avenue bridge threatens to break, endangering the bridge and property. Grafton Hall, the Episcopal diocesan school for girls, is flooded.
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Milwaukee
Menominee Valley
Menominee River
Grand Avenue
Menominee
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Wis
Chicago
St. Paul
Wisconsin Central
Western Avenue
Grafton Hall
Episcopal Diocesan
La Crosse Train Service Halted by Floods
Rain and melting snow raised the La Crosse river flooding the West Salem marsh east of the city. The fast mail and noon trains operate no more until water recedes. Dubuque division trains travel via Prairie du Chien due to the Root river floodwaters and ice. The Southern Minnesota division also suffers flooding along the Root river valley.
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la Crosse
Wis
West Salem
Dubuque
Prairie du Chien
Root River
Minnesota
Railroads Suffering Across Illinois Lines
Chicago March 22 reports scarce uninterrupted rail service statewide as two weeks of ruin continue to disrupt lines, delaying schedules and causing mounting damage to networks and shipments.
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Illinois
CuicaGco
Levees at Memphis Face Height Crisis as Flood Rises
Alarming river reports show levees above and below Memphis reaching their height limit. Builders had set levees three to four feet above high water marks but rising waters consume that margin. Communities worked to reinforce each section, yet downstream warnings suggest hope is fading.
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Memphis
Menhis
Helena
Threatening Flood Conditions Hit Wisconsin Rail Lines
Reports from Milwaukee state western Wisconsin rivers and streams are rising as ice goes out rapidly after warm rains. Damage to railroads and lowland property is feared. A washout on the St. Paul line near Wauzeka east of Prairie du Chien washed away 18 feet of bank to six feet depth, delaying trains two hours.
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Milwaukee
St. Paul Railway
St. Paul
Wauzeca
Prairie du Chien
Record Flood Threatens Nashville Area
Cumberland river hits 46 feet as 24 hours of rain swamp lowlands and flood eastern Nashville. Damaging overflow already widespread with more rise expected and major inundation feared across the city.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland River
Sugar Imports Surge Ahead of New Tariff
Boston March 18. Sugar traders rush to buy German and Cuban stocks for immediate shipment to the United States to dodge a May 1 tariff. The value of sugar en route to Boston will run into the millions, aiming to save the duty.
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Boston
United States
Germany
Cuba
Pencil Deeds Filed in Fair Case in San Francisco
In San Francisco on March 18 the Craven claim, seeking to be ex-Senator James G. Fair widow, filed the original pencil deeds to property valued at two million dollars. Fair heirs and administrators call the deeds forgeries and will seek expert examination. Parties debate whether the case should be decided by court or jury, with heirs opposing a jury trial.
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San Francisco
Craven
James G. Fair
Fair
Kentucky Senatorship Scheme Aims to Elect Bradley
Frankfort March 11 The seating of four new Republican senators amid Democratic protest signals no chance to elect Blackburn and little chance to stop an election. The plan centers on a bloc of silver Democrats and gold Democrats, plus may-be Republicans, to back Governor Bradley and launch a governor race intended to reunite the state's Democrats.
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Frankfort
Blackburn
Hunter
Bradley
Omaha Family Perishes in Wagon Fire Exploding Stove
Charles Rodstinsky and his wife and baby set out from Omaha for a new home in a covered wagon carrying a gasoline stove. The stove exploded shortly after departure, sparking a fatal blaze that killed all three before aid arrived.
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Omaha
Charles Rodstinsky
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