Pittsburg Braces for Possible Major Flood
Pittsburg reports rising flood fears as an ice gorge formed near Freeport 40 miles away. Preparations are near completion with residents evacuated from low lands and mills setting precautionary shutdowns to mitigate potential damage along the river fronts. Authorities warn of potential worst flood in city history, though significant property loss is not expected.
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Pittsburg
Ridgeway
Freeport
Allegheny River
Weather Bureau
Dayton
Miami Valley
Cincinnati
Franklin
Miami
Te Ie
Ohio River
Record flood gaps up Wabash river and derails region
A broad flood crisis across Indiana and Ohio as the Wabash rises two feet overnight threatens bridges and factories. In Peru and nearby towns, homes evacuate first floors, a $35 000 bridge may collapse, and 600 idle workers reflect the disruption. Other cities report wrecked shipyards, washed bridges, silenced rail and power systems, plus widespread inundation.
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Peru
Ind
Wabash
Howe
Indianapolis and Northern Traction Company
Fort Wayne
Floods In Piqua Drive Hundreds From Homes
The Miami river rose three and a half feet flooding Rossville in Piqua Ohio. Many families fled to upper floors and more residents awaited higher water as the eastern city drifts toward inundation likely before night. A separate report from Indianapolis notes a woman drowned when an ice flood swept away a houseboat tied to White River.
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Piqua
Miami
Rossville
Boat disaster leaves Mrs. Schowe drowned and missing
A vessel was shattered by a collision and Mrs. Schowe drowned. Her body has not been recovered and may be carried downstream by the White River ice.
Mrs Randolph Apperson Mourned by Hearst Family
Mrs Randolph Apperson mother of Mrs Phoebe Hearst died at her home near Lawrence Station California, January 23. The obituary notes her connection to the Hearst household and marks the family bereavement.
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Hearst
San Jose
Cal
Randolph Apperson
Phoebe Hearst
Lawrence Station
Fortune Comes to Workman as Heir to $900000 Estate
Lewis Fisher a 20 year old riveter in South Chicago receives news he is an heir to a $900,000 estate from his Pittsburg father who died two years ago. Fisher left home after quarrel with a Pittsburg teacher at 13 and moved to Chicago. John Larson delivers the message from an Avenue L address. Fisher’s father was a shawl factory foreman who became a partner. Three other heirs involved.
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Chicago
Lewis Fisher
Pittsburg
Fisher
Chicago Shipbuilding Company
John Larson
Avenue L
Arsenic Found in Mrs Blydenburgh Death Case
The Blydenburgh murder trial reveals Dr Hartmann of Ohio found arsenic in the liver and stomach as the cause of death. Professor Vaughn of Ann Arbor testifies to ten grains of white arsenic in the stomach kidney and liver after microscopic examination.
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Eldora
Blydenburgh
Hartmann
Ohio
Prison a Huge Opium Den in Lincoln Neb
Lincoln Neb Jan 23 The state penitentiary has uncovered a vast opium den within its walls. Officials report a web of illicit drug activity involving inmates and external associates. Investigations continue as authorities move to dismantle the operation and konfiscate contraband.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Penitentiary
Cleveland Bank Suspends After Insolvency Rumors
George F Campbell faced a second degree guilty verdict with Judge Smith sentencing him to twenty five years in the penitentiary. The Cleveland Produce Exchange ranking company on Broadway and Central avenue closed its doors and Cleveland Trust Company named receiver. Bank assets and liabilities are each listed at 1,500,000 with persistent defalcation rumors.
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Behin
George F. Campbell
Smith
Cleveland Bank
Cleveland, O
Produce Exchange Ranking Company
Dowie Sails for Sydney in State with Two Bridal Suites
John Alexander Dowie, Zion City restorer, sails on the Sonoma to Sydney with his retinue. Two bridal suites reserved for the Dowie party, paid $200 extra for the upgrade.
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San Francisco
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City Restorer
Sonoma
Sydney
Dowie
Powers testifies blames subordinates for Iroquois fire gaps
Harry J. Powers testifies before the coroner's jury and says the Iroquois theater lacked fire apparatus because fireman Saller did not order it. Powers says Saller was responsible for such provisions and had been sent by the assistant chief to supply them.
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Chicago
Harry J. Powers
Conorer
Traeger
Will J. Davis
Powers
Opium Dens Alleged in Prison System and Smallpox Quarantine
Reports claim a vast opium den influences convicts at a prison with contractors supplying the drug to boost work output. Separately at Jefferson barracks, smallpox prompts quarantine of Fourth and Eighth cavalry regiments and postponement of a planned ball. Lieutenant Frank K B Davis from the Eighth cavalry is isolated at the county station.
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St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
Frank KB. Davis
Eighth Cavalry
Fatal stabbing during ejection at Cotton Seed Oil works
East St Louis Illinois January 28 three negroes were being ejected from the Cotton Seed Oil company works at the National Stockyards. Special Watchman Philpot was fatally stabbed by John Williams of Brooklyn as he fell he fired a smithereen into Williams' head causing Williams to die instantly. Williams was a rough rider in Roosevelt command and an expert with pistol or rifle.
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East St. Louis, Ill
Cotton Seed Oil Company
National Stockyards
Philpot
John Williams
Brooklyn
Williams
Moosevelt
Constitution To Be Kept In Ordinary As Naval Museum
On Admiral Capps recommendation Secretary Moody orders the historic ship Constitution retained in ordinary at Boston navy yard and repaired periodically to preserve her indefinitely. The vessel will be made into a naval museum with the core already at the Boston yard.
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Washington
Capps
Navy
Moody
Constitution
Boston Navy Yard
Naval Museum
Boston Yard
Jury Deliberates Thirty Hours in Crump Murder Trial
Superior Wisconsin January 23. After sixty six hours the jury remains deadlocked on the case of Charles Crump a Black man charged with the murder of a white فرد.
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Superior
Wis
Charles Crump
Fire department champion cites contractor and staff in building issue
Mr Powers praised the fire department and blamed Fuller Construction for failing to build as required by law. He said Business Manager Noonan Stage Carpenter Cummings and Chief Asher Posenberry were charged with handling details of the project.
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Powers
Fuller Construction Company
Noonan
Cummings
Asher Posenberry
Cyclone Ravages Tuscaloosa and North Birmingham
Reports from Tuscaloosa and nearby North Birmingham describe a devastating tornado. A black section hand arriving from Moundsville says the area is ruined with many deaths and injuries, doctors rushing to the scene, and a rising death toll. In North Birmingham at 2 am thirty six houses destroyed mainly negro cabins with some plants damaged. no fatalities reported there.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Moundsville
State Insane Hospital
Birmingham
Posey Bros
Rooster torn in college color rush at Morningside
A live rooster in college colors was torn to pieces during a freshman sophomores color rush at Morningside College in Sioux City Iowa. The incident prompted an investigation by the faculty and the Humane Society with possible suspensions.
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Sioux City
Morningside College
Ilumane Society
Dowager Empress of China Vows to Fight for Manchuria
A Seoul dispatch reports Japanese railway workers attacked by Westerners along the Seoul Musan line. Korean authorities warned measures may be taken by Japanese troops to prevent further disorders. The Dowager Empress of China is described as determined to defend Manchuria from foreign control amid the Russo Japanese crisis.
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China
Manchuria
London
Seoul
Korea
Weterans
Seoul Musan
Globe
Shanghai
Dowager Warmly Pressed by Statesmen Over China Crisis
Dispatch reports the Chinese dowager Empress convinced dynastic death would follow any policy seen as foreign domination. She faces Taiping and Ko lashui threats to revive the Ming in a bid to topple Manchu rule. Foreign powers allegedly offer aid if reform proceeds, while Russia foresees a world war if China resists. Japan acts as a spokesman for anti partition powers, with a regional alliance ready to defend China.
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Kolashui
China
Pekin
Japan
May Quit Vanderbilt Road
New York report states Michigan Central president Ledyard is very ill and may retire. His resignation would not be forced. Newman of New York Central would likely succeed him, while rumors swirl over Ingalls and Vanderbilt friction amid Cincinnati politics.
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Ledyard
Michigan Central
Sion
Vanderbilt Railroads
Newman
New York Central
Ingalls
Big Four
W. K. Vanderbilt
Bride in Tears Cites Romantic Advice as Rescue
A distressed bride pleads for help as her advisers suggest unconventional counsel, claiming love is needed to win a husband in a comic exchange. Their worldly wisdom hints at emotional strategies over direct advice.
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George
Puck
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