Ohio Flood Crisis Swallows Columbus and Dayton
The Ohio flood sent by the Scioto and Miami rivers swamped Columbus and Dayton. Bridges to the west and east failed, hundreds are marooned, fifteen hundred homes flooded, and streetcar service halted. Governor Cox urged Red Cross aid as levees broke and buildings collapsed.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Red Cross
Washington
Dayton
City Hall
Phoneton
Miami
Feat Phoneton Tragedy Reported With Dozens Dead
In Indianapolis on March 25 reports from Dayton list fifteen to twenty fatalities as a tragic incident unfolds. Details are unclear as sources cite Tippeano City officials and northern callers seeking more information.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Areon
Enty-Five
Dayton
Tippeanos City
Flood Reaches Dayton Streets Amid River of Water
From Indianapolis dispatch dated March 25 the operator reports water fifteen feet deep on Main Street Dayton and seven feet in the Union Station. Refugees in the Dodson telegraph office are panic stricken as flooding expands. Conditions grow more serious across nearly every part of the town.
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Wat Ayton
Associated Preck
Indianapolis
Ind
Main Street
Dayton
Union Staion
Dodson
Flood Submerges Large Parts of Dayton and Larue Area
Adjutant General Wood received word from Dayton officials that the flood submerged a large part of the city and a special train was packed with hospital supplies and esp.ments for sending aid. An appeal for help also comes from Larue in Marion county, which is practically inundated.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Middletown Hit by Sudden Cloudburst Flooding
By Rappreciates Press Middletown Ohio March 25 a sudden cloudburst left the town largely marooned. Railway and interurban tracks were flooded while a stretch of the state dam on the great Miami river washed away. Many families fled their homes as a wall of water feet high reportedly moved toward Middletown from Dayton. At 11 o clock two hundred houses were submerged.
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Rappreciates Press
Ddletown
Ohio
Middletown
Great Jami
Middlewn
Dayton
Dayton Flood Strikes Central City After Levee Breach
Dayton, March 25. Central portions of the city flood as levees fail along several rivers. Water pours through gaps threatening riverfront districts and low-lying towns like Riverdale and Edgemont. Trains halt, tracks submerge, telegraph service crippled, and citywide danger looms if rains persist.
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Dayton
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Cincinnati
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Exclusive Boulevard District
Venice
Riverdale
Edgemont
Broad Street levee breach floods Columbus area
A breach at the Broad Street levee near the Scioto river sent floodwaters over lowlands in Columbus. Police ordered residents to evacuate at 10:40 AM as fire and police teams aided the effort. Some smaller buildings were submerged and trains to Dayton were cancelled.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Broadbere
Scioto
Dayton
Washington Demands to Be a Model City
John Purroy Mitchell and Henry Bruere of New York submitted a plan to the president to make Washington a model municipal government. They argue the national government has obligation to aid a disenfranchised District and press for civic efficiency. Mitchell said he did not discuss the New York port collectorship and is not a candidate.
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Washington
John Purroy Mitchell
Henry Bruere
New York
District of Columbia
United States
Mitchel
Arkansas Towns Hit by Cyclone and Tornado Toll
A cyclone struck Clarksville Arkansas at 16 oclock damaging homes and killing Miss Ida Brazell. A tornado near Leslie Arkansas killed eight to ten people according to a message received in Kansas City Missouri.
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Clarksville
Leslie
Little Rock
Ark
Ida Brazell
Kansas City
Paducah Tornado Causes Major City Loss
Paducah, Ky, faced about 75000 dollars in damage after a tornado swept through the city early today. The twister entered from the southwest and moved through the heart of Paducah causing widespread destruction.
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Paducah
Glavis Sentenced for False Pretenses
George O. Glavis of Chicago received a suspended sentence of one year and eight months after pleading guilty to obtaining 650 dollars from the Chicago Tribune in June 1911 by false pretenses. He claimed he could supply records showing moral turpitude of a former House member, but produced no records.
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Washington
George O. Glavis
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Glavis
the Tribune
William
Lavis
Convict Board Shakeup Reported in Florence Plant
Testimony before a state public accounts examiner details delays in removing H. D. Boyd as warden of the Theole-Phillips Manufacturing Company plant at Florence Alabama. Witnesses say the company reported his proposal for profit percentage and that he remained in place for twelve months amid unrest among the convicts.
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Montgomery
Ala
H. D. Boyd
Theole-Phillips Manufacturing Company
Florence
State Convict Department
Thomas J. Phillips
C. E. McCall
Oakley
Phillips
L. A. Boyd
Henderson Boyd Lumber Co
Boyd
Convict Department
Watts Fine Painting Returns to White House
Love and Life by George Frederick Watts, given to the American people by Cleveland, has returned to the White House from the Corcoran Gallery after four years. It was moved during Roosevelt’s era to the White House, sent back under Taft, and now hangs in the president’s study after Mrs Wilson noted it was White House property.
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Associated Press
Washington
George Frederick Watts
President Cleveland
White House
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Corcoran
Clevelands
Roosevelt
Tafts
Wilson
Magazine section freight rate set by interstate commission
Washington March 25 The interstate commerce commission ruled that magazine sections printed in Sunday newspapers must be carriage at the magazine freight rate by railroads not the newspaper rate. The decision affects how publishers ship magazine content across states.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River to rise above flood stage in weeks
A Mississippi River flood forecast from New Orleans predicts a continued rise after a period of widespread precipitation. Officials cite observed river levels at Cincinnati Toledo and St Louis and warn that the river may exceed flood stage as waters move downstream.
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Mississippi
Cincinnati
Toledo
Indi
St. Louis
Cline
New Orleans
Storm Lashes Nation With Snow Rain Flood Fears
Weather dispatch notes storm areas covering most of the country. Snow in the northwest and rain elsewhere, with heavy rains in the Middle States threatening floods on the Illinois and Sandusky rivers in Ohio. Warm temps in the South and East contrast with continued cold in the northwest. High winds risk further property damage inland.
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Associated Press
Washington
Middle States
Illinois River
Sandusky River
Ohio
North Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Supreme Court Grants Injunction in Shackleford Suit
Chief Justice Smith of the Mississippi Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction restraining Major W J Shackleford from prosecuting his $100 000 suit against Governor Brewer. The action, tied to criticisms of Brewer, arose from property damage and was filed in Tennessee courts. Arguments on permanency will be heard soon.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Smith
Mississippi State Supreme Court
W. J Shackleford
Mississippi State Levee Board
Bropke
Fifty-Foot Dam May Break Loose
Springfield reports fear that the fifty-foot dam of the Ozark Water Power Co on the White River near Forsyth will not withstand the volume from heavy runoff. Floods are described as the most serious in years with thousands of acres inundated.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ozark Water Power Company
White River
Forsyth
Flood Brevities From Columbus Signal Serious Conditions
Columbus reports heavy rains swelling the Scioto to a record 21.7 feet and displacing numerous families. Police mobilized for rescue as the city grapples with rising waters and widespread disruption. Three railroad workers died in a separate Toledo incident when a freight train plunged from a bridge near Brighton.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Brighton
Calamity at Middleton Bridge Breaks, 15 Missing
Middleton Ohio reports the great bridge over the Miami river washed out at 2 o clock. Fifteen persons are missing and scores of houses float down the stream as floodwaters surge through the town.
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Middleton
Associated Press
Ohio
Miami
Great Flood Losses Hit Indiana Towns
Flood loss in Peru is estimated at 2 6 million dollars as business districts and the south and west sides of Logansport remain under water.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Peru
Logansport
Outfielder Jack Love Sold to Memphis Club
Kansas City reports utility outfielder Jack Love of the local American Association club has been sold to the Memphis Southern League team.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Jack Love
Memphis
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecasters expect rain tonight into Wednesday with unsettled conditions across Alabama and Mississippi. Temperatures turn colder, northern areas likely to see the strongest chill as the system shifts eastward.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Floods plunge Indiana into worst peacetime disaster in decades
Indiana endures the worst floods in thirty years as heavy rains force over 6000 families from homes. A Broad Ripple levee along White River failed, displacing 300 more, while White River Eagle Creek and Pleasant Run rise rapidly. Water supplies warned of possible shutdown as cities fear levee breaches and several deaths are confirmed with others missing.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
White River
Broad Ripple
Apa
Eagle Creek
Pleasant Run
Wilson weighs tariff revision options for Congress
President Wilson remains undecided on using a single tariff bill or schedule by schedule. He spoke with Representative Underwood who supports the single bill, while the caucus should decide the issue. They discussed income tax features but no conclusions on graduation or flat rate. He met with Col. E M House about policy and diplomatic appointments with no definite posts named.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Representative Underwood
Underwood
E. M. House
Austin
Tex
Red Cross Offers Help for Dayton Flood Suffering
The American Red Cross inquiries into Dayton flood needs. Miss Mabel T. Boardman telegrammed Governor Cox offering assistance and Red Cross nurses. T. J. Edmonds in Cincinnati to provide service. National director Ervin P. Bicknell reports flood delay en route to Nebraska tornado relief.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Red Cross
Dayton
Mabel T. Boardman
Central Committee
Cox
Columbus
Red Cross
T. J. Edmonds
Cincinnati
Ervin P. Bicknell
National Red Cross
Nebraska
Wellington
Ohio
Adrianople Fortified Positions Taken by Bulgarian Besiegers
Bulgarian forces captured all Turkish advanced positions and fortified points east of Adrianople fortress this morning during the siege. The Bulgarian gains were reported from Sofia on March 25.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Montenegro Allows Civilians to Leave Scutari
The Montenegrin government agreed to permit the civilian population of Scutari to leave the city in response to the Austro-Hungarian note. Montenegro also informed Austria that it has addressed a note to the powers protesting what it calls neutrality breach.
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Press
Cettinje
Montenegro
Scutari
Austria
Balkan allies push frontier from Media to Gulf of Saros
The Balkan allies and powers propose a new frontier between Turkey and Bulgaria from the Sea of Marmora to the Gulf of Saros, excluding Bulgaria from Marmora. They demand an indemnity from Turkey and would suspend hostilities if Adrianople is surrendered and Turkish forces demobilized.
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Cologne
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Media
Black Sea
Muradalll
Rodosto
Gulf of
Saros
Marmora
Balkan
Adrianople
Bombardment Halted by Servian Government
Scutari bombardment stopped on orders of the Servian government acting on advice from French and Russian ministers. The powers reportedly demanded a lasting halt to hostilities and a peaceful future for Albania.
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Associated Press
Delgrads
Servia
Scutari
sServia
Ex-Governor Northen of Georgia Dies at Home
William J. Northen former governor of Georgia died at his Atlanta home from complications of a carbuncle He was born July 9 1835 in Jones County and served as governor from 1890 to 1892 He supported negro education founding several schools and led Baptist groups including the Southern Baptist Association leaving a widow and one daughter Annalie Northen.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
William J. Northen
Georgia
Annalie Northen
Northen
Jones County
Kirkwood
Variou Baptist
Southern Baptist Association
Charlatans use Friedmann vaccine scare nationwide
Reports claimants in multiple states toutting Dr Friedmann vaccine culture harmed victims. Dr Friedmann in New York says no one in the country received his culture except government officials. Surgeon General Blue confirms none has been distributed and all culture kept for hygienic laboratory experiments.
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Associated Press
Washington
F. F.mann
Public Health Service
Friedmann
New York
Blue
Dr. Blue
Dr. Friedmann
Ohio Valley Hit By Third Destructive Storm Of Year
A third storm in ten days swept the Ohio Valley causing millions in damage across Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana. In Louisville winds reached 60 mph with torrential rain. Monon Railroad service between Louisville and Chicago was halted and other routes faced major disruption. The damage area stretched from St. Louis to Cincinnati and north to Indianapolis and Toledo, as colder air and snow flurries were forecast.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Atnisville
Jefferson County
Monon
Chicago
St. L Ou
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Toledo
City Authorizes 150000 Bond Election For Schools
Mobile city commissioners practically authorize a 150000 school bond election at a regular session. The board directs the city attorney to prepare a suitable resolution calling the election to be presented to voters. Bidder details include Sullivan Long Hagerty and Jett Bros with a work bid of 42836.20.
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Long and Hagerty
Harry Pillans
Mobile
Mobile County
Board of Sioners
City of
Eer
Lon
Fietaing Lancock and
Jett Bros
Calvary Baptist Church
D. H. Edington
Ewing Browne
Pillans
Promoter Dewberry Heads Dauphin Island Investment Visit
J M Dewberry well known Birmingham promoter arrives in Mobile with W H Chadbourn and New York capitalists 8 Stickner and J W Colt to inspect Dauphin Island property for potential investment. Dewberry declines to discuss trip while visitors study prospects over several days. In Brazil Indiana tornado devastates Perth injuring one resident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dauphin Island
Mobile
Battle House
W. H. Chadbourn
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J. W. Colt
New York City
Mr. Dewberry
Still Time to Win Grand Prize in Merchants Contest
Mobile groups race to secure $4,000 in prizes by collecting labels trademarks and cash slips to exchange for votes in The Item Merchants and Manufacturers Prize Selling Contest. Sixteen city organizations entered last Sunday and more are considering. The first prize is $1,000 cash for the top vote getter, dependent on using listed high grade food products and saving merchant labels and slips to exchange for votes.
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