Storm Ravages El Rene Oklahoma Town With Destructive Flood
A century old report details a week of drought ending in heavy rains and a catastrophic flood-struck El Rene Oklahoma. Homes farms bridges ruined. dozens rescued by improvised rafts as water swept through streets, shattered windows, and cut power. Several families saved, seven children injured, and many residents displaced by rising waters and traffic failures.
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el Rene
O. T
Pevert
Punikhmerit
Welkien
Fursuttir
Otter House
Sefteiptes
Leite
Leite Wend Lodging Meatnet
A. J. Woodlitt
Pete Carr
Henry Schiberter
Charles Jon
James Tompkins
Hee
Patter Hart
Thoma Palmer
Tetters
Waréaus
Dewi
Tom Potter
Calvin Bevery
Binck
Heiman
Ilckfords
Harry Hradford
Alent Pocock
Lichivine
Presbyterian Church
Ruth
Ley Amorix
Va Clauston
Bertha Turner
Chas, Weters
Hédlah Claustin
Paralya
Rieitning
Viety
Bern
warTuie
Keinier
Era
Reno
Devenrcold
Fliraay
Guthrie Flood Devastates Homes and Bridges
April 29 Guthrie Oklahoma reports vast flood destruction. A wall of water six to eight feet high and a mile wide swept West Guthrie at dawn, wrecking farms, breaking bridges and tracks. Dozens, possibly hundreds, of lives and properties were lost, with full tolls still unknown for weeks.
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Gurhee
Canaiian
Lea
West Guthrie
Faye
Guthrie Flood Strikes City as River Rises in Night
Rescuers battled a cloudburst flood in Guthrie Oklahoma where the Cottonwood River swelled and inundated two thirds of the population center. Homes, stores, and banks were submerged, and dozens fled to trees or rooftops. Dozens saved. many feared dead as night fell and water beyond control continued to sweep through the valley.
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Guthel
Cottonwood
West Guthrie
Aulk Au Acksion
Etx
Ywater Works
Eykten
Feneservalte
Uie
Ceerues
Gullnié
Fial Bean
Gus Plitt
Oe Guthrie
Eid
Atreeton
Valx
Streans
Shen Ral
Walter Olds
van Dusen
Vin Dierre
Dover
Jameson
Milla
Burke
John Mets
Orin
Mein
Sulf
George Owens
Tenelle Ray Ant Dick Pearson
Owens
Wesley McGish
Gus Pistt
George Willis
Trymite
Kyma
Weet
Frightful disaster rumors spread through the city
The crowd reported wildly varying death estimates after a tragedy last night. Eye witnesses spoke of men women and children fleeing flames alongside horses cattle and swine, some perishing or vanishing in the chaos as the city grappled with the horror.
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Tully
First Women's Whist Congress Opens in Philadelphia
The first women's whist congress in the United States opens in Philadelphia tomorrow with delegates from across the country. The event features a teams of four contest and a pair event, with prizes and trophies arranged by prominent clubwomen. The executive committee and many leaders will attend, and play extends over three days.OUS
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Philadelphia
Philviphia
Thin City
Caneideratis
Alan
Shioh
Wm. Henry Newlohl
Rodinag Whieton
Franco Winston
Frederick Larie
Ie Washington Ladies Chrome
Depew Plans Early European Vacation Despite Health Concerns
Chauncey M. Depew will sail to Europe in the second week of May for a seven week trip after saying he needs rest. He declines to name his physician, cites several doctors, and notes friends Webb and Clarke are returning to work, with routine duties resuming soon. Local notes mention medical staff, promotions, strawberry industry ads, and a light ad roster including Dowitts pills and the Black Orphan Colts at the fairgrounds.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Europe
Dr. Depew
Rerday
Variat
Depew
Miss Lillian Bell discusses The Love Affairs of an Old Maid
New York would hear Miss Bell discuss love stories and their real life echoes with Rev. Thomas Dixon seen as the potential original of a novel hero. Bell recalls letters from readers and her insight into the lives of modern women, noting she aims to shift views on old maids and bachelors while preparing to travel to Europe for two years.
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New York
Thomas Dixon
Lillian Bell
Belie
Dixon
Tell
Mr. Dixon
Bett
Europ
Suss Bell
Chicago
Miss Bell
Bell
England
Bel
Miss Hell
Bren
Old Maide
Misa Bell
Amd
Mothe
Su Jors
Sam
Amen
Alice
Ina
Lilien Bell
Shaw's Garden Enlarged to Unveil North American Flora
Missouri Botanical Garden trustees approve Shaw's Garden expansion. Olmsted landscape firm to design, with 22 acre west section first, then 80 acre rear. summer work to commence. Project aims to rival London's Kew, Paris, Berlin and St Petersburg gardens with 4000 specimens representing nearly all North American flora.
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Louis
Missouri Botanical Garden
Shaw
Olmsteds
Boston
Central Park
New York City
Magnolia Avenue
Shenandoah Street
London
Paris
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Britain Purchases Delagoa Bay to Fortify A Far East Post
London reports from semi official Transvaal sources that Great Britain has bought Delagoa Bay on the east coast of Africa and will fortify Inyaka island. The bay lies near the Transvaal boundary, with Zulu land separating it from the republic, and serves as a strategic vantage in case of trouble. Juvak island within the bay is fortified and would be a stronghold. The bay’s dimensions span about 60 miles north to south and 20 miles wide.
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London
Srinprsyerce Pecei
Transvaal
Great Britain
Delagos Bay
Inyak Island
Delagon Bay
Africa
Transvaal Republic
Zululand
Delagua Bay
Cave 2
Juvak Island
Portugal
Thiers
Pranve
Bay
GATHERING RARE BOOKS H G Larimer Adds Relics to His New Library
H G Larimer adds rare items to his library acquiring a complete Madison papers set from the original printing in 2340 and noting its uniqueness in the west. He also possesses Benton’s Thirty Years in the United States Senate first edition from 1851.
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H.g.larimer
H G Larimer
Madison
United States
Larimer
Thomas H. Benton
United States Senate
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted For Piles And Aids
An old advertisement urges public knowledge of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a quick remedy for longstanding piles and a remedy for various sores. It touts the product as a household favorite for bunny scalda cite braises and sores and mentions cheap traveling spring deals with Santa Fe. It directs readers to G W Stansfield at 632 Kansas Ave for details on unusually low fares on April 6 and 20 and May 4.
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California
Sante
DeWitts
G. W. Stansfield
Santa Fe
Love, Lovers, and Letters in a Turbulent Age
A fragment from a 1920s voice discusses gender roles and romance, noting a surge of letters about men and women. The narrator recalls publishing The Love Affairs and the public’s fascination with confiding love stories, while introducing Lilien Bell as an unmarried, fashionable figure with sharp wit and strong eyes.
Country Boys Thrift Says Kansas City School Chief
J M Green Wood, superintendent of schools, argues country children are better prepared for life after surveying answers from 63 five to seven year olds in Polit County Missouri. Asked what they would do with a dollar, country children favored buying stock farming tools and calves, while city children mostly chose candy, gum, tops, and marbles. One city boy would spend on newspapers.
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Kansas City
J. M. Green- Wood
Greenwood
Polit County
Missouri
Clask
Dixon sermon sparks attack on McKinley admin
New York April 29 Rev Thomas Dixon Jr preached on The Revolution of Faith at the Academy of Music. He warned the present administration pursues commerce over patriotism and accused a Spanish influence in Farida controlling policy from Jacksonville to Key West. He claimed Americans are imprisoned in Cuban dungeons and denounced the flag in Bauning as a symbol in harbor.
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Ene Hey
Thomas Dixon
New York
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Academy of Music
Farida
Dixon
Jacksonville
Key West
Bauning
Algerman Mangler Plans Four Cent Fare Ordinance
Chicago reports Alderman Willam Mangler of the Twenty first ward will introduce a four cent fare ordinance in the city council tomorrow. He argues under current conditions a four cent fare is fair for passengers and notes the Humphrey bill may be struck down by the legislature, removing a provision that would allow companies to charge a Rye cent fare for fifty years.
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Chicago
Algerman Willam Mangler
Twenty-first
Tomorroy
Humphrey
New Great South American Kidney Care Promises Rapid Relief
Relief in six hours for kidney and bladder disease with the New Great South American Kidney Care. Claimed to ease pain in the bladder and urinary passages for men and women, reduce water retention, and relieve discomfort almost immediately. Sold by Geo W Stansfield and Slim Drug Co in Topeka Kansas. Also an aside about an Orphan Knight ad.
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Geo. W. Stansfield
Kansas Ave
Slim Drug Co
Topeks
Kan
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Postoffice
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