Mississippi Flood Devastates Towns as Levees Break
Widespread Mississippi flood ruins Hickman and nearby areas with thousands homeless. Water volumes strain rivers, trains halted, and mills suspend operations. Memphis faces flood danger as levees fail and ice gorge pressures rise. Relief teams brace for rising waters while public services adjust and preparations continue.
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Hikan
Maso
Memphis
Asarda
Hickman
Helena
Kentucks
Hannas and
Misais
Pictures of the five day battle at Corralitos
Pictures taken for the New York Herald show the five day battle at Corralitos on the firing line in March. The collection highlights troops, positions, and moments from the intense engagement, offering a vivid visual record of the action.
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Corralitos
New _York Herald
Ilerewith
Corralitas
Mexico
Sim" Drebbin
Richardson
Battle of
Captain Drebbin
Captain Richardson T
Campa
Salas
Blanquet
River floods and floods disrupt railways and towns
Emergency work crews aided by patrols as the Mississippi and Ohio basins flood areas near Cairo and Pittsburgh. Rivers overflow, washing out miles of railroad tracks and inundating waterworks. Thousands stranded. trains delayed as storms and high waters disrupt the Pocahontas division and western rail lines.
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Cairo
Here
Bissy Wye
Sheridan Wye
St Louis
Missettahes
U S 10 Fight Floods Congress Approves Mississippi Aid
Congress moved quickly to approve flood relief for the Mississippi Valley after President Taft urged urgent action following a disaster. A $4000 relief was approved, with Taft seeking $500000 and the Senate waiving rules to pass the measure immediately. The president noted the risk of levee failure and massive property loss without swift action, while a separate report announced the death of Japanese War Minister Shinreko Ishimoto at 58.
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Thi Lomsand
Senate
Howse
Lesier
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Missouri
Kentuck
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
U. S
Corps of Engineers
Secretary of War
Toko
Japan
Shinreko Ishimoto
Hy nika Leaves Politics in Cincinnati Business Shift
Rudolph Hy nik a, long tied with George B Cox and August Herrmann as a Republican leader in Cincinnati, announced his withdrawal from politics to devote himself to business interests. Cox and Herrmann had already stepped back from active political involvement.
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George B Cox
Busness
The Perfect Laxative For Elderly People
An old advertorial piece promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a tonic laxative for elderly readers. It claims relief from constipation, drowsiness, and general malaise, touts stomach and liver strengthening properties, and invites trials via free sample bottles mailed to homes in Monticelli.
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Joseph Smith
Gresnett Street
Petersburg
Catherine Reynolds
Waterly Avenue
Saltimore
WB Caldwell
A. Washington Atreet Monticelli
Old Frigate Sanied Sinks at Annapolis Wharf
Special to The Washington Host. Annapolis Md April 2 The old wooden frigateSanied a well known navy vessel sank at the Naval Academy wharf dropping twelve feet to the bottom The ship once confined midshipmen punished for rule violations and later served as a schoolship before the academy moved to Newport during the Civil War The wreck shows a rusted hull and will likely be raised or removed after salvage work and barrow preparations for the institution’s return.
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Washington
Annapolis Md
Naval Academy Wharf
Suntec
Newport
Lbs
Wiy
Barrow
Jeter
New Aero Gun Seen to Transform War Planes
An experimental rapid fire air gun designed by Lieut Col Isaac N Lewis USA may revolutionize aviation warfare. The 25 pound mechanically operated device fires 50 rounds a minute, enabling aeroplanes to mow down targets as the army tests at College Park and Augusta. Army aviators from Augusta arrive to test the system, with plans for trials tomorrow or Friday aboard war planes carrying up to 3000 rounds per load.
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Lewis
USA
College Park Wall
Isaac N Lewis
Signal Corps
William Crozier
Bureau of Ordnance
Tames Alten
Omcer
Augusta
Army
Washington
Esterday
College Park
Knifed and Tied Self Revelations Of Robbery Fraud
Brooklyn produce merchant Robert Cooper confessed to police that he staged an armed robbery tale to explain missing funds. He claimed $1200 in cash and $0 in checks were taken after being attacked near the Long Island Railroad cut, but detectives doubted the story. Cooper admitted losing $600 himself and fabricating the robbery to cover the loss.
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Roebert H Cooper
Brooklyn
Jim
Long Island
Sixtifth Street
Cooper
United Produce Company
J Concern
Schultz
Coaper
Dittman and
Fay
Coughlin Lord Cooper
Arbuckle dies intestate leaving $2,000,000 estate
New York April 3 multimillionaire coffee and sugar king John Arbuckle died without a will. His long time counsel William N Dykman said no will was found after exhaustive search. A petition to appoint administrators to manage the $2,000,000 estate is being prepared. If no will exists the fortune will be divided among heirs at law, including Arbuckle’s two sisters and his nephews.
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New York
John Arbuckle
William N Dykman
Dykman
Arbuckles
Leishman Auto Crash In Berlin Involving Ambassador’s Daughter
A motor car owned by John G. Leishman United States Ambassador to Germany was badly damaged in a collision with a taxicab in Berlin. His daughter the Countess Louis de Gontaut Biron was driving and injured. Several occupants of the taxicab suffered cuts.
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Berlin
John ‘G . Leishman
United States
Germany
Louis de Gontaut Biron
First Woman Flies London to Paris in Early Air Route
Miss Mary Davis becomes the first woman to fly solo London to Paris with aviator Gustave Hamel. They left Hendon at 9 38, crossed Dover at 2000 feet, landed at Ambleteuse, then continued to Issy Paris arriving just before noon. Hamel praised the trip while Davis recalled a cold but thrilling journey and a humorous mishap with a pressure pump.
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Paris
Mary Davis
Channel
England
France
Gustave Hamel
Hendon
Dover
Ambleteuse
Cape Grisnez
Hamel
Issy Tes-Moulineaux
Miss Davis
London
Miss Bavis
Hamett
Paria
Barry farm titles cleared after nine years of litigation
Justice Hughes of the Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals ruling, clearing 410 acres once tied to the Barry estate and determining the land passes to current parcel owners. The title history traces to Washington Barry and his heirs, with Eliza Barry waiving her rights to allow market sale and subsequent transfer to buyers under court decree.
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Barry Farm
Washington
Rhode Island
Lincoln Avenues
Bunker Hill Road
Justice Hughes
Supreme Court
Hughes
Court of Appeals
Wasington Barry
Washington Barry
Metropolitian
Heaven Stock Hoax Reported In April Fool Incident
Sharon Pappler and Henri Benjamin tied to a prank involving heaven stock certificates for shares in Heaven One exchange for a share and a meal. Benjamin, from Youngstown, handed a waiter a slip reading Crood for one share of stock in Heaven. The cashier deemed it an April fool joke and let him report. A barber later received celestial stock as payment for a tie and chairing incident. Benjamin remained trapped in the shop as police stepped in while attempting to settle a $44 claim, all tied to a single April incident.
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Sharon Pappr
Henri Benjamin
Youngstown Cho
Jin
Benjamin Pret
Benjamin
Benjamin Hb
Atten
Killed by Bursting Cannon in Saunderstown Apri
Fragmentary report notes a fatal incident involving a cannon blast in Saunderstown Apri. The text references a defense unit and several names, but details are unclear due to damaged OCR. No confirmed dates or locations beyond Saunderstown are clearly readable.
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New Orleans
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Resmohe Va
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Arrow
U.S. 10
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Central Park
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SMASH
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Pars
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Brookland Lands
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Farry
Barr
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Henry Benjamin Tes
Coast Artillery
Saunderstown
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William Woolerith
National Biscuit Company
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