DROWN IN FLOOD. Property Loss in Three States Runs Into Millions
Unprecedented flood conditions hit Pittsburg and surrounding areas with the worst in history. Thousands homeless as trains trolleys and telegraph service are crippled. Hotels reached by skiffs. property damage quoted at one to two million dollars across Pittsburg Connellsville district with factories and tiles affected.
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Deaths in the Flood Hit Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
The great flood sweeps Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Eastern Ohio. Pittsburgh suffers record inundation with 31 deaths so far and 100,000 displaced. Ice gorge breaks at Parker. city trains and power disrupted. dozens of fatalities reported across Latrobe, Mahaffey, McKeesport, West Newton, and Zanesville with hotels and theaters submerged.
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New York Faces Threat of Religious Decline Says Leader
Rev Dr Anson P Atterbury, Park Presbyterian pastor and Federation of Churches president, warned immediate action is needed to stop New York from becoming a city of atheists and infidels as material pursuits overshadow faith. He cited population growth with fewer churches and urged Herculean church efforts to revive religion and prevent moral decay.
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Men Fall From Scaffold in Fatal Hoison Building Accident
In New York on March 14, two mill workers Frederick Thompson aged 29 and John Thornton aged 27 fell from a third floor scaffold at the Hoison Electric Light Building at Thirty-ninth Street and First Avenue. Thompson died from a broken back and internal injuries while Thornton also suffered a broken back, head concussions, and a broken collar bone. Police say a heated argument preceded the fatal clash as Thompson intervened between the men during the struggle. Both died from the fall on impact.
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Father and Son Die Within Hours at Funeral
Special from The Washington Fest Wilmington Del March 14 A father George W Webber thirty five and his son Olden aged five died within hours of each other after the boy’s funeral. The deaths were caused by tubercular meningitis and tubercular trouble respectively. The services for the boy were halted and later held for both remains. They will be interred together at Haston Ma tomorrow. The house was crowded as mourners faced the shock.
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Robbery by The Gamorra Thieves Strike Naples Port
At Naples mar 144 thieves from the secret society The Gamorra robbed arriving passengers including American women during customs inspection of baggage. A policeman nabbed three suspects, and a pursuit ended with three more captured while clashing with police, seriously wounding an officer with daggers and stones.
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Princess Cousin Seeks Aid in Detroit Hunger Plight
Mrs Oliver Robinson, cousin of Princess Chimay, arrived from Bay City and sought food from Detroit's poor mission. Unable to find work and too proud to seek aid from wealthy relatives, she appealed to the poor commission. Capt Eber Ward, father of Princess Chimay, dispatched Toney to assist the starving woman and offered to provide care.
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Annul Count Pius Chamere Marriage in Breslau Court
The Provisional Superior Court in Breslau Prussia annulled Count Pius Chamere's marriage to Warda Blaustein once a chorus girl on the Viera stage and nullified his will leaving her several million marks. The count died in 189? in a motor accident and Blaustein will appeal to the Imperial Supreme Court.
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Death by self destruction shocks Chester council man
A 72 year old former Chester city council member Richard P. Fiickwir died by taking strychnine in Chester Pa on March 14. The report notes his death by own action and references rail fare details and return options on Pennsylvania Railroad services.
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Dover Abduction Case Tied to Harriman Linked Letters
Dover Delaware March 14. Interest in the Marvin kidnapping revived by Anna Haas case with ties to EB Harriman the railroad financier. Two men acting for Harriman visited baker August Haas and pressed him to drop efforts to recover his child and stop writing to Harriman about a promised 3500 dollars. A Delaware legislator recounted letters to Harriman and warned against further action as a mysterious figure questioned state officials and continued to press for the girl’s return.
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Marvin Loses Hope in Kidnapping Case at Kitt's Hammock
Horace Marvin Jr is missing after being abducted near Kitt's Hammock. State detectives press on with swamp, cave searches while a mysterious Philadelphia postmarked letter to Dr Marvin adds tension. Gov Leas pledge of funds and continued efforts aim to recover the boy amid public attention.
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Missing Con Man Case Involving Dr Horace Yarvin
A convoluted tale centers on Dr Horace Yarvin and associates from Pores Del At Ihe. Police acceded to suspects promptly exonerating themselves as private detectives trailed the trio from China and supplied a tip causing travelers annoyance while a child in their race figures in the confusion.
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Gifts to Old Nassau Exceed Seventy Five Thousand
At Princeton Universitys semiannual board meeting on March 14 in Princeton New Jersey gifts totaling over 75000 were announced. A $100 donation from Morris K Jesup enlarges the Morris K Jesup endowment and James Loughlin Jr of Pittsburgh and other alumni funded the purchase of the Carpenter Building for the university.
Dense fog halts New York harbor shipping and a steamer wrecks
Dense fog disrupted New York harbor traffic as the cargo steamer Gowanburn ran aground off Great South Beach Long Island. A helmsman was swept overboard and lost, while the crew struggled to beach the vessel. Seventeen Chinese sailors and a white crew remained aboard as repairs and pumping continued amid fears of breakup. Ferries and rail services faced delays across the Hudson and East rivers and to Staten Island. A Danish steamship collision caused panic for 160 passengers on the Columbia ferryboat. The Crescent tug sank after collision with the Margaret tug. crew escaped. A March 19 Seaboard excursion to Florida advertised next to these reports.
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Dowie’s funeral crowns a vow of vengeance from Zion founder
John Alexander Dowie, founder of Zion City and first apostle of the Christian Catholic Church, was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery Zion City. His unpublished grave message attacked envious rivals as dogs of hell promising return to strike them down. Followers feared a new curse as leaders urged quiet and published a simplified service.
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Davidson in the Lead Wisconsin Governor Aims for Senator Seat
Special to The Washington Post from Madison Wisconsin March 14 Connor Davidson mine is sprung Lieut Gen Chairman William D Connor canvassed the district with a plan to capture the senatorship for the governor and his own rise to governor through a Stalwart Socialist Davidson Connor coalition. With seven votes pledged five needed to elect Davidson. Gov Davidson talks with former Senator Spooner and a message from Washington reached the executive office. Stalwarts pressed to delay the vote to May 1 to gain advantage or force the Republican nomination into the primary. Connor holds the key, capable of blocking a caucus at will.
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Honduran Revolutionaries Crush Bonilla Forces Near Tegucigalpa
In a fierce daylong battle near Tegucigalpa, Bonilla’s government troops were defeated by Honduran revolutionaries. The fighting left many dead or wounded and resulted in the capture of seventy officers and soldiers. Barahona commanded the Honduran forces. President Zelaya of Nicaragua reports the enemy defeated at Maraita after two days of combat and notes confiscation of a thousand rifles destined for Honduras at Corinto. The gunboat Princeton sails from Acapulco toward Corinto, while Chicago remains at a nearby port to safeguard Pacific Central American interests.
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Reunion by phonograph ends twelve year separation in Omaha
Mrs Clerteon reunites with her son James A Clarkson after recognizing his voice on a phonograph bought for home use. The son, in the Philippines after leaving for China twelve years earlier, had believed his mother dead and stopped writing. mother and son plan to meet in a few months after communications resumed.
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Equitable Loses Point In Rehearing Motion
New York March 14 The United States Circuit Court of Appeals denied the motion of Equitable Life Assurance Society seeking rehearing of the demurrer it filed to the complaint of J Wilcox Browne. Browne a policyholder sought accounting of surplus and asked federal courts to appoint a receiver. The lower court overruled the Equitable’s demurrer and the rehearing motion followed.
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Louisville Strike Ends as Workers Accept Terms
Louisville Kentucky March 14 by a unanimous vote today eighty striking employees of the Louisville Railway Company accepted terms agreed upon this afternoon by their executive committee and company officers. All strikers will return to work and city and suburban lines resume full service tomorrow. The strike began last Sunday and had caused rioting at Fourteenth and Chestnut streets with five cars wrecked and several persons injured including Police Corporal Louis V. Whitman.
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Japanese Girls Admitted to California Redding School
Eleven Japanese girls were admitted to Redding primary school after today’s examinations of English knowledge and a formal order regarding the previous Japanese cases. The move follows lingering tensions over admission policies and represents a decision to integrate these students after review by school authorities.
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French War Ship Damaged by Torpedo Off Brest
Brest Mar 14 There was another accident to a French war ship today During torpedo exercises the defense ship Fulminant was struck seriously damaged on the waterline by a torpedo Collision mats were at hand but she sank as she was towed into port in a sinking condition
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LF Small and Sons Morrits Washington and New York
A fragmented notice announces educational content funding and entry procedures. Contestants may secure their numbers of corelogues at the office of publication.
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Wall Street Panic Drives Market Declines on NYSE
The day ends with losses of 10 to 20 points in active railroad and industrial shares and total net losses around 500 million dollars on the New York Exchange. Rumors suggest Rock Island followers behind the bear movement as traders and brokers struggle to sustain further declines.
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Market Panic Hits Rail and Industrial Stocks Across Exchange
The stock market faced steep losses of 10 to 20 dollars per share in railroad and industrial securities, with Reading and Union Pacific suffering over 20 dollars declines. Aggregate losses surpassed half a billion, amid panic and demoralization unseen since prior panics, while clearing houses met to preserve liquidity and avoid bank aid.
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