Blizzard and Flood Threaten Midwest and Plains
Reports from the West describe widespread damage from snow, rain, fog, and flood. Joliet faces one of its worst floods, rivers rise, roads collapse, and wheat damaged as crews battle deluge across Minnesota Nebraska Iowa and South Dakota.
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Joliet
Toek Island
Lacon
Suc
Amon
Mittisain
Menntnines
Tee
Fisher
Poliita
Menianite
Menominet
Marineste
South Dakota
Wand
Hestries
Grand Dstrict
Tinian Pacific
TeleYeraphi
Chicago Pears Deluge Struggles With Severe Flooding
Heavy rain and renewed downpours caused widespread flooding across Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Des Plaines and Illinois canal waters rose toward dam tops, threatening Summit and Lemont areas. Floodwaters inundated basements, flooded streets, and forced pump works to shut down, raising concerns over water supply contamination.
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Briderfont
Lake Stichigass
Chicago
Summit
Des Plaines
Lemont
Phe Rin
Dense Fog Disrupts New York Waters and Quarantine Calls
Dense fog blankets New York harbor area halting all vessel movement. Quarantine stations report limited visibility. ships Oris Red Sirius Hindna and others anchor off quarantine awaiting clearer conditions. Captains describe restricted processing as crews await safer passage to docks and patrols note several ships damaged while near quarantine.
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New York
Winee Bay
Suntine
Rainy Hook
Scotland
Quaran Ube
Oris Red
Sirius
Witron Line
Hindna
Cuiliaion
Clifton
Captain Day
Dase
Jenkins
Fore hold discharge needed for steamer repairs
A portion of the cargo must be discharged before repairs can proceed and the pumps kept running to keep the fore peak free of water. No further word from the Greate after the collision. she is likely at anchor in Tower bay. Several steamships due soon include La Normandie from Havre, Olympia from Naples, Aurinia from Tivorn pon, White Star steamer from Liverpool, Hull and other lines with December arrivals listed.
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Tower Bay
Havre
Olympia
Naples
Aurinia
Tivorpon
Floods Threaten Missouri Valley as Cold Front Hits
Jan 4 report from St Louis notes two days of heavy rain, followed by a cold wave driving temps to 9 degrees. Rivers on both sides of the Alvisienup crest near danger, with Gasconade River over its banks at Hand MO and rail and timber losses mounting. Wheat and corn in shocked fields swept away. Virginias and surrounding areas face widespread flood damage and potential crop destruction from Sangamon and nearby rivers.
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Chicago
Delice
Bern
Minois and
Michigan
St Louis
St. Louts
Alvisien
Uftuches
Virginia
Sangamon
Warmest and Wettest Start to January in Chicago
Chicago records the wettest and warmest first three days of a new year with average temperatures above normals and 2.56 inches of precipitation. February’s and December’s totals show unusual dryness, with December the driest on record and February 1817 as a past exception.
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Chicago
Desiens
Weather Bureau
Dco
North Dakota Legislature Stalled by Snow Drift
Special to The Herald reports Red River valley storm has paralyzed travel since Sunday. Heavy drifting blocks rail and roads. only train from Grand Forks bound for Bismarck limited, with many legislators stranded near Techy. No trains operate in the Red River valley due to the blizzard conditions.
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Minneapois
San
Speciaia
Red River Valley
Mittesiow
Grend Parks Hie
Blamarckr
Techy
Floods in Purcell Oklahoma Sink Blue Goose Saloon
Severe flooding in Purcell Oklahoma places the Blue Goose Saloon in the middle of the river. Six men were inside when the structure collapsed, trapping them as the river rose rapidly. Rescue efforts followed around noon with the saloon reportedly torn apart and submerged.
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Oklahoma
Blue Goose
Purcell
Snowdrifts Close Southwest Line After Texas Snowfall
Jan 4 report from Wichita Watts Texas notes a southbound passenger train derailed after heavy Panhandle snow. Fifteen foot drifts block rails near Clarendon and along lines southward. Communications hindered. fast service unavailable.
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Wichita Watts
Texas
Panhandle
Clarendon
Snow Falls at Monte Carlo and Paris Report
Disjointed clipping notes a heavy snow fall affecting Monte Carlo and Paris. Mentions Senator-elect H. T. Mony of Miswasivpi, a foreign affairs committee member, lingering at a hotel before reportedly traveling to Mirtiamas where an American journalist possibly encountered him.
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Monte Carlo
Paris
Janet
Monte Car
Will Wadsworth Visits Topeka On Southern Tour Start
Will Wadsworth of the Alabama company is in Topeka with his parents at Buchanan street after a Kansas City engagement. He shares plans to pursue acting as a career, was previously in Alabama and now plays younger roles. The company will tour the South and then New England before possibly heading to Australia next summer. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Mary E Bowles at Westpol Missouri, with her relatives listed.
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Will Wadsworth
Alabama Company
Iday
Topeka
Buchanan Street
Kansan
Wadeworth
Siage
Meo
Alabama
New Eoxland
Australia
Mary E. Bowles
Mary B. Bowles
Westpol Mo
Suniay
Bk Tie
Wa S
Mowles
Kansas City
Mary Eb Bowles
Supreme Court
Washirstan
Dan
Eiverton R. Chapman
New York
Senate Sugar Trust
Mystic Alloy
Feaye
Chapman
Direkt Totus
Sonia
Edmunds
Kansas Faces One of Its Most Severe Storms in Years
The storm hits Kansas with two to eight inches of snow across the state. North winds create heavy drifts hindering Santa Fe and other lines. A Santa Fe engine collided with a snow drift, delaying trains and injuring crews, while other lines cope with stalled service. Officials expect ongoing disruption and renewed efforts to clear tracks.
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Kansas
Dakotas
Kaneas
Santa Fe
Nickursen
Kan
Fock Island
Tiberal
Jeland
Pratt
Woodward
Baldwin
Nickerson
Meu
Dodge City
Bodge City
Foltowtine
Ald
Nicktram
Sengadishov
Dodge Cee
Topeka
Anovn
Mendir
Hutchinson
Kinsley
Western
Mercury Seeks Zero as Wind Bows The State
The day sees temperatures fall toward the zero mark with 27 degrees reported and a strengthening northeast wind at 16 to 30 mph. Weather bureau predictions foretell colder tonight as strong north winds drive heavy snow drift and disrupt travel across the state.
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Ye- Apelty
Weather Bureau
Weathered streets and electric line kept open by plows
The report notes heavy traffic due to a storm with the city’s electric line kept from freezing by several show plows and cars. The Weather Bureau predicts the storm will end tonight and tomorrow will bring fair conditions for Kansas, including Amarillo.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Amarrow
Recall Weyler Said in Spain to Be Replaced in Cuba
Washington reports Spanish officials plan to recall Captain General Weyler in Cuba with Captain General Rivera named as successor. The Madrid government cited fears of unviable change and timeline for orders, while Weyler reportedly commands around 200000 troops yet has not subdued the rebellion.
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San
Washington
Weyler
Primo de Hivera
Cuba
Canovas
Alister Taylor
Olney
Madrid
Inp
Chix
Rivera
Genera Wexler
Cubs
Libel Suit Thrives On Social Standing Question
Judge Hazen sustained the objection to the petition in the libel suit brought by Conrad Mayer and Robert Hitchcock against the State Journal, Holiday and Simon Greenspan for 40000. He ruled the petition failed to show Mayer and Hitchcock ever belonged to or were expelled from the OMB, the ground for the action. The plaintiffs may amend and retry.
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Tadge Hazen
Juige Hazen
Conrad Mayer
Robert Hitchcoth
State Journal
Holiday
Simon Greenspan
Mayer
Hitchcock
Jurge Hazen
Mayer and Hitchcock
Publica
Jon Het
EB. G. Whson
Temperance Meetings Open at First Christian Church
A series of temperance meetings opens this evening at the First Christian church. Major A Bateman, grand chieftain of the Kalmas, speaks tonight on The Battle of Life or the World's Tramp. The program includes brief talks by local workers and many young city residents are expected to attend.
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Good Templars
First Christian Church
Biajor
A. Bateman
Kallas
Stephens
Farmers Quit Insurance In Ottawa County
Ottawa County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company will cease business due to an excessive loss ratio. The move, taken by the directors, withdraws from the market though the company had limited agencies and little business in the state. Germania Life Insurance of New York will begin issuing policies in Kansas, while other withdrawals do not affect existing insurance powers or service.
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Ottawa County Farmers Fire Insurance Company
Ottawa County Farmerse Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Germania Bite
New York
Kansas
Inauguration Meeting at Silver Headquarters
J M Harrington chairman of the committee on entertainment for the inauguration exercises requests full attendance tonight at Silver Headquarters 514 Kansas Avenue. Details of the programme will be completed. The new state officers will be sworn in at Representative Hall with Gov Leedy expected to speak.
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J. M Harrington
Silver
J. M. Harrington
Kansas Avenue
Representative Hall
Gov
Leedy
Steel pool forming to set billet prices in US pool
In Pittsburgh on January 4 a Steel Diet pool committee meets in New York to gather data on production allotment and prices with plans to fix a fair billet price. Market inactivity during holidays has left analysts expecting a potential $15 per ton target.
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Pittsburg
Hessemer Steel Association
United States
Steel Diet Pool
New York
George S. Biscomb
Prohibition Debate Rages Over Dispensary Plan
Kansas temperance debate grows over dispensary scheme with Troutman opposing any change. Citizens urge stronger enforcement, not new laws, while Secretary Stephens leans toward modified plans. Lt Governor Troutman warns against reviving the saloon era, calling for strict law enforcement and caution on dispensary reforms. Public meetings and funerals noted as events linked to the temperance discourse.
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Stephens
State Temperance Union
Kansas
Giapensary Syztem
South Carolina
J. A. Troutman
Hoothgren
Harris headquarters open as senators arrive amid rival speaker bids
Col W A Harris opened headquarters at the National in room 20 this morning as legislators gathered. Judge A W Deanisossy will arrive tonight or tomorrow with HQs in rooms 16 and 27 in the Veal rock. Two leading speaker candidates W F Brown and W D Street will base at the Dutton, while others have not announced HQ locations. Incoming legislators include Senators Harris Leavenworth Maj Pritchard Gra ham A J Titus Rene Dan Hart Norton and Representatives J W Clark Thomas W H Ryan Crawfort 8 J Wallace Gra ham J Foley Norton B T Hakee Summer H A Keefer Leavenworth. Ex-Speaker P P Elder reports from Franklin county saying he will stay today then return home.
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The
National
Col
W. A. Harris
the National
A.W. Deanisossy
Veal Rock
W. F. Brown
Pratt
W. D. Street
Decatur
Dutton
V. 4. Harris
Leavenworth
Maj. F. Pritchard
Graham
A. J. Titus
Harper
C. Pielde
Rene
Dan Hart
Norton
J. W. Clark
Thomas
W. H. Ryan
Crawfort
J. Wallace
J. ©. Foley
B. T. Hackee
Summer
H. A. Keefer
PP. Elder
Franklin County
Niger
Cyclone Leaves 12 Dead In Moorings Parish Town
Shreveport La Jan 4 a cyclone struck Moorings port in Caddo Parish at 3 pm demolishing houses and unroofing others. Telegraph wires failed for six hours as a special train was sent with physicians and nurses. By line 6 pm patched lines revealed at least 12 dead and many injured.
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Shreveport
Mooringsport
Caddo Parish
Damage In Arkansas From Sizable Cyclone Sightings
A cyclone crossed Cameron Arkansas damaging several small towns along the Cotton Belt railroad. One man, a presumed farmer, killed as houses were blown down. The storm's path extended about a mile wide with additional destruction reported near Benton and Little Rock areas.
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Texarkana
Ark
Cameron
Cotton Belt Railroad
Camden
Little Rock Ark San
Gomez to Surrender to Spanish Authorities
Madrid dispatch reports Maxine Gomes and other Cuban leaders plan to surrender to Spanish authorities following a private cablegram from Havana. The message frames the move as imminent and influential Cuban figures are named as participants.
Jacksonville Update Follows Cuba Survivors and Tort Orange Men
In Jacksonville nothing new on the tanker Comins attack. Cuban hopes persist survivors will be aided. Four men who mounted a raid at Tort Orange are Major Fullo Roderisws Tas Manuel Gonsalce Janis Shera Mederara and Gauiath Marpey, to be tried in Ronville tonight.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Ateamer Cominsaot
Fullo Roderisws
Manuel Gonsalce
Janis Shera Mederara
Aivard
Mettenunts
Gauiath Marpey
Juderonville
Trial of Santa Fe Ex-President to Proceed Tomorrow
The case against Joseph W. Rein art and John A true manager of the Santa Fe reed is set for trial tomorrow. They face charges tied to duties in interstate commerce, with the court ordering the case to trial and the proceedings to begin the next day.
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Santa Fe
United States
Joseph W
John A
Santa Fe Reed
Dutades
Interstate Commierce
Landis Has Not Decided On Deputy Appointments
Harry Luniis new warden of the penitentiary says he has made no plans regarding deputies. He arrived from Lansine today and spoke with the governor and Mr Lynch. He will not announce appointment timing until the governor acts.
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Harry Luniis
Lansine
Lynch
Germania Bank in St Paul Assigns After Run
The Germania bank of St Paul assigns after a two week depositor run. Liabilities total about 1.626 million with assets listed including stocks, bonds, and cash. Officials plan to reopen for business as soon as conditions permit. Hanover National Bank is its New York correspondent.
Alemania Bank of St Paul Closes Its Doors
The Alemania Bank, capital 400000, with clientage similar to the Germantown bank, closed its doors after the other bank announced its amendment. Organized last year as successor to Commercial Bank, William Bickel, ex-president of the Germantown bank, led the move. Depositors gathered, and the bank closed at around 1 o clock amid panic, with figures showing loans and assets.
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Alemania Bank
St Paul
Allmania Bank
Al-lemania Bank
Commercial
William Bickel
Gurmania Bank
Sensis
Albert Keheffer
India
Scheer
We Allesmania
RUN ON OTHER BANKS IN ST PAUL AND BALTIMORE CRIFF
Owing to a panic after the Germania and Alieiania banks failure deposits rushed in many banks. Minnesota Savings bank seen as center of excitement as William Bickel Jr, son of the Al Jemanin vice president, factors in public worry. Bank closed early with withdrawals delayed then West Side Bank with $1.1 million capital formed at noon. Baltimore cashier Richard Cornelia of Farmers' and Merchants' bank killed himself by drowning. Nora Springs First City Bank failure noted with assignment to Gamming.
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St. Paul, Minn
Germania Bank
Capital
Keerst
Eis Action
Bank of Minnesota
Gee Hecks
Jonas
Bana Mdio
Cartisent sHecke
Bickel
Ruaneel
Bielel
Korat
Ieee
Socoute
Willies
Businex
Walus
New York
Hanover Naonal Bank
Germania Bank of
St. Paul
Minnesota Bavings Bank
Nevis
William Bickel Jr
al~ Jemanin
Cpm
Pau
Clowad Ie Soota
Rhee Bank
Thrush
Aijeaalk
Sid Cere
Xie
Towa Bank
Mason City
Tan
First City Bank of
Nora Springs
Gamming
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Tarris’ Headquarters
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Richart Cornelia
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