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Monroes Journal notes and a flood from Dayton
The text blocks describe The Monroe Journal’s origins, political observations on Spain and the Catholic Church, notes on Lee and McAdoo, Bryan and Wilson, editorials about spelling and a violent incident at Hampton. It then recounts a Dayton flood with a first person account of rising water, hotel destruction, perilous roof escapes, improvised raft crossing, relief efforts, and a closing public notice extending listing tax deadlines.
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Columbus
Union Station
Ther
Jefferson Street
Jefferson
Third
Minot
Daston
Heing
Judge Jones
Eure
Hecker
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dayton