Dayton Flood Recedes As Searchers Count Losses
In Dayton Ohio the waterworks were restored at noon after days of outage. Ninety bodies have been recovered as crews dig through mud and debris. The Leonard building collapse killed many. several leaped to escape the flood. Dozens of homes were washed away leaving thousands homeless and relief stations busy with food and clothing distribution. The flood's death toll nears two hundred with officials debating final tallies as state and federal health crews prepare to aid.
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Associated Press
Dayton
City Waterworks
Leonard
Dayton View
Dayton Undertakers
Death toll in Dayton flood rises with 82 bodies found
Dayton March 29 82 bodies recovered by daybreak from the recent flood with nearly every section of the city explored. The Associated Press reports the death toll is estimated between two and eight hundred.
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Dayton
Associated. Press
Aftermath in Mary 29 as flood toll rises
Hamilton reports water recedes revealing property destruction in Mary 29. He notes the death toll in the city probably will not exceed one hundred as coffins are placed in the public square and bodies are collected rapidly.
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Hamilton
Mary
Mississippi River Near Flood Stage in Memphis
Memphis Tennessee March 29 with a rise of nearly a foot and a half in the last 24 hours the Mississippi river stands within a foot of the flood stage this morning.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Cincinnati Flood Strikes City as River Rises Fast
Cincinnati faces severe flooding with the Ohio River covering over sixty city blocks. Rescue vans and trucks evacuate families as traffic to Kentucky towns is halted and Newport Covington areas flood to second-story levels. Thousands of workers lose jobs as lowland factories flood.
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Kentucky
Second Street
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Covington
Flood Devastates Zanesville Area as Hotels Threaten Collapse
Floods in Muskingum River basin sweep through Zanesville Ohio on March 29. Four bodies recovered by morning as water recedes. The Roggle Hotel and Schultz Theatre threatened with collapse. looting reported and many left in need of food and clothing. Richmond nearby towns devastated but inhabitants believed to be safe.
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Siewigoes
Train Kills Man Near Coolidge As He Sat On Track
Aboard the A B and A train this morning near Coolidge George Washington a Black man sitting on the track was struck by the step of a passenger coach and knocked ten yards from the rails. A nearby woman bystander offered comments on the incident.
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Coolidge
Woodmen Convention Draws Strong Interest in Thomasville
The Thomasville Woodmen expect record attendance at the bi annual convention beginning April 8 with delegates and degree teams from Savannah, Dawson and Americus. Local efforts prepare lodging for about a hundred guests while researchers seek homes for three days. Guests will attend a Wednesday instatement and Thursday barbecue with Woodmen families invited to bring baskets. tourist city camp meeting Thursday night includes potential candidates and a cordial welcome for visiting Woodmen.
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Dawson
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Ira
W. P. Grantham
Thomas County
Railway Car Strikes Sleeping Man. Local Brother Named
A man described as a negro was struck and killed instantly when a streetcar struck him while he slept on the track. The victim has a brother employed at the Electric Light-Plant in the city.
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Electric Light
Sixty Bodies Recovered After Columbus Flood
Columbus Ohio March 29 sixty six bodies were recovered as floodwaters receded relief committees feed and clothe survivors. Identified dead include Mrs Greenlee Mrs Sarah Scoville Albert Underwood Mrs Delia McNamy John Stottler Walter Becker and wife and others. A looter was shot and killed by a soldier as shots were fired at looters earlier today.
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Greenlee
Sarah Scoville
Albert Underwood
Delia McNamy
John Stottler
Walter Becker
White
Kryd
James Cooper
Gus. Gaver
Claude ‘Hazlett
H. O. Mashen
C. G. Toy
Sadie Garfield
Rhoda. Wright
Sarah
Sorela
Alma Diss
Hilda Diss
C. M.shoup
Bapy
C.H. Huston
Albert Gore
Marie Strouser
Hannah Weethe
Edwin Hamsel
Emma Cooper
Ford
iAmna Hollobough
Mary Miller
William Guy
Howard Preston
Arnold Welsenganger
William French
Mae McDonald
Work Train Collapses Trestle Near Washington Ind
A Baltimore and Ohio work train derailed a trestle about two miles west of Res area yesterday, sending four men into the water and drowning them. The accident occurred while workers were inspecting or rebuilding the structure, injuries are not fully reported. Rescue teams are securing the scene as investigators assess causes.
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Washington
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
Res Area
Night intruder shot by a guard at Cairo horse lot
In Cairo on a March night W H Robinson hired Harvey Stanfill to guard his horse lot. Stanfill chased a trespasser, fired twice, and wounded a negro boy named John Tyrus who fell. The boy’s grandfather swore out a warrant for Stanfill. The blast shattered a door, narrowly missing a child.
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Cairo
W. H. Robinson
Harvey Stanfill
Stanfill
Mr. Stanfill
Stanfild
John Tyrus
Negra
Paieyi
Col. Smith
Tare
Adrianople Surrenders 2000 Turks and Massive Losses
Sofia reports Adrianople falls to Bulgarian forces with 54 000 rifles 600 cannons and 52 000 prisoners taken. London dispatch notes Bulgarians breach Tchatalja lines near Lake Derk and advance toward Constantinople. Casualties heavy with an estimated 14 000 killed or wounded in the final day. First regiment suffered 50 percent officer losses.
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Bulgaria
Adrianople
London
Tchatalja
Lake Derks
Constantinople
Tower Place Sold In Major Real Estate Transfer
The Tower Place estate comprising 413 acres of virgin timber and a brick house two miles from town on the Boulevard was sold through H W Hopkins Realty to Mr H M Hanna. The property adjoins Masury and Colonel O H Payne, extends along MacIntyre road to Chapin holdings, and was formerly the MacIntyre home. Price reportedly forty five thousand dollars.
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H.W. ‘Hopkins Real Estate Agency
H. M."hanna
Dhe
O. H. Payne
Hanna
Grady County Commissioners Face Petition Momentum
Cairo Georgia March 31 tomorrow expected to be a red letter day as citizens pressure county commissioners over how business is run. Reports say many residents will converge to sign a petition asking resignations if two thirds of legal voters back it.
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South
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Wilson
Denver House Feud Over Segregation Bill Split by Sidelong Remarks
In Denver on March 29 a House debate over a segregation bill turned combative. Mrs Agnes Riddle attacked the measure saying fallen men should be treated differently. Representative Biles expressed willingness to add a new section but was met with laughter as the roll call produced no votes.
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Biles
Agnes Riddle
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