Flood Threat Presses Mississippi River and Zion City
Floods threaten renewed trouble as the Mississippi river rises. A church in Zion City may lift its ban amid water danger. The Titanic inquiry nears its final stage with officers and crew free to return to England. Ismay and Marconi figures face questions on preventing a repeat disaster. Officials push stricter wireless regulations at sea.
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Washington
Senate
Bngland
J. Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine
Marconi
F. M. Sammis
American Marconi Company
Bride ‘and Cottam
Hugh Woolner
England
Boxhall
Floods Again Threatening in St Louis Area
Flood conditions rise to 29.5 feet, up 1.4 feet in the day, 2.7 feet in 24 hours, nearing danger. Heavy rains swell rivers and drive residents in Cairo drainage district to abandon homes as water breaches levees and floods spread.
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St. Louis
Cairo
Til
Ohio
Mississippi
Riot at Zion City Prayer Meeting Turns Violent
A riot at a Zion City prayer meeting in Illinois involved about 200 residents, with both men and women beaten by clubs and blackjacks. Several were seriously injured as the clash reached a climax during the gathering.
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Zion City
Mandegetter
Zion
Untitled distress note notes numbers saved and lost
A fragment reports women aboard were saved, with about 1 200 men involved. Only 300 of that latter group have been found.
Destructive Storm Strikes Southwest Killing Dozens
A tornado in southwestern Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle left at least thirty one dead and destroyed many towns and farms. Lugert reports the highest loss with fifteen fatalities as communications fail and damage estimates remain uncertain. A rescue train from Altus carried ten injured back for treatment, with two Stanalands dying during the trip.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Lugert
Altus
Less Stanaland
Evan Stanaland
Sensational Capture of Bandits in Paris
Bonnot leader of an automobile bandits gang and Dubois an anarchist were shot Sunday after a long siege. A Choisy Le Roi garage used by the fugitives was blown up by dynamite as police gendarmes and engineers stormed the hideout. Ten thousand spectators watched the battle from vantage points.
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Paris
Bonnot
Dubois
Choisy le Roi
King Otto of Bavaria Celebrates Sixty-Fifth Birthday
Munich honors King Otto of Bavaria as he enters his sixty fifth year with flags, Te Deums, and troop reviews. The monarch remains confined in Fuerstenried Castle under guard, amid traditional ceremonial celebrations.
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Munich
Otto of
Bavaria
Fuerstenried
Care for Chickens Caste Her Life
Mary Peterson aged 48 died after being run over while crawling beneath a car to join her husband on the opposite side of the track. They had been gathering corn along the railroad right of way to feed their chickens when the accident occurred.
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Omaha
Mary Peterson
Worst Battle of Revolution Rages in Tepic Mexico
The west coast revolution’s fiercest clash occurred at Tepic where 2000 Zapatistas attacked the town. The Tepic cathedral and state house were destroyed, wealthy homes looted, and fighting raged from Thursday morning until Friday morning amid streets slick with blood.
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Culiacan
Sinalao
Mexico
Tepic
Zapatistas
Mexico Street
Bola Delta
Tornado Hits U P Train Near North Loup
Northbound Union Pacific train derailed by a Tornado near North Loup Nebraska. Passenger injuries reported while rescuers recovered bodies. Civilian James Davis of Ord injured. many passengers bruised. Titanic disaster bodies recovered at sea, with most unlikely to surface.
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North Loup
Neb
Union Pacific
James Davis
Ord
Date
New York
Mackay-Bennett
Halifax
George D. Widener
P. A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
White Star Line
Random Prose Fragments Reflecting Social Mirth and Headlines
A collage of stray phrases about promises and virtue lob the reader into a parade of social sketches. References to Garfield Tea, a bachelor amid leap year fuss, marital confidences, a burglar surrendering to a toy pistol, and travel images mingle with remarks on smoking and American style.
The Old Plea He Didn’t Know It Was L
A fragmented account discusses coffee and tea containing caffeine and their effects on the heart and nerves. The speaker describes initial indigestion and inability to keep food down, consulting a physician about caffeine’s dangers.
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Zion City—Church
Dynamite
Otto
Olympic
Mr. Bryan
Black
Southampton
Eng
Ryde
Isle of Wight
Queenstown
Baltic
Cunard
Tampa
Fia
Roosevelt Taft
W. J. Bryar
Canton
J. Gombenni
U. P
Warden Davis
Chihua
Garfield
Jake
Blinke
Jinka
the Battery
Broadway
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