Special 15 Delayed Washouts Detour Around Clifton Forge Va
War Secretary given full power to act without red tape for prompt relief as he travels with a War Department relief party to the Ohio flood district. Secretary Garrison and Maj Gen Leonard Wood lead a special train through Virginia's Blue Ridge amid washouts, with routes shifted toward Kenova and Cincinnati to reach Dayton and coordinate federal aid with state governors.
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Garrison
Basic
City
Maj
Iren Leonard Wood
War Department
Washington
Ohio Flood District
Virginia Blue Ridge
Dayton
Cincin Te
Chesapeake and Ohio
Columbus
Charlottesville
Portsmouth
Ohio River
Kenova
W Va
Cincinnati
Base
Cufton Forge
Staunton
Norfolk and Western Road
Roanoke
Lexington
Wilson
Garrigan
Leonard’ Mood
Gen. Woot
Ralston
Indianapolis
Cox
The
White
Secretaries and Army Men Go to Ohio Flood Zone
Secretary Garrison and a high‑level army party boarded a special train to Ohio to aid flood relief. President Wilson pledged full federal support, with orders to deploy staff, engineers, and communications gear as needed.
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Washington
Post
Red Cross Drives Aid For Flood Victims
Insurance and charity efforts surge as food and clothing donations flood in from merchants and individuals. The Red Cross marshals resources to Dayton and other submerged towns, urging doctors, nurses, and supplies while foreign and domestic contributions stream in.
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Dayton
Post Special
Washington
Red Cross
T. J Edmonds
Misa Boardman
Teachers and Pupils Asked to Start Flood Fund
Announcement to teachers and school officers across the United States urges immediate flood relief in Indiana and Ohio. It calls for students to host entertainments to raise funds, with committees to disburse aid and a central collection point in Washington.
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United States
Indiana
Ohio
William V W. Davidson
Washington
B.C
P. Claxton
Relief Train From Roanoke Aids Ohio Flood Work
A special Norfolk and Western relief train departed Roanoke Virginia for flood districts near Columbus Ohio. Vice President N D Maher and Chief Engineer C Churchill lead with provisions stocked in baggage car diner and two private cars. Rail traffic on the Virginian and many Roanoke bridges are washed out or destroyed.
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Norfolk and Western
Ohio
Roanoke
N. D Maher
C . Churchill
Columbus
Virginian
Norcross
Here
Potts Valley
Flood Relief Drives Reach $100000 Plus Donations War Dept Aid
Flood relief via the Red Cross in Washington swelled as districts contributed through the War Department and merchants depot. Major gifts from DC, New York, and Boston push totals toward $150,000 to $200,000 with lines forming at headquarters and shipments prepared for a sustained aid effort across flood districts.
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Chio
Indiana
American Red Cross Society
Washington
District of Columbia
New York
Boston
National Red Cross
War Department
Howard 8
Recards
Society
American Securities and Trust Company
F Street
District Branch
The
Red Cross
National Headquartera
Merchants
J. Jusserand
Indian Bureau
George Peabody Eustace
W B. Moses & Sons
Francia J. Peynado
Stephen B. Wikins
Gardner Bible Class
Church of the Brethren
Clara Stimson
R. Lingworth
John Hay
Meyer
Virginia L Artedge
Frank ‘Lester Pleadwell
Archibald Hopkins
A. Danenberg
Louisa Campbell
Chevy Chase
Charles Brighton Wood
W J Boardman
Charles C Glover
Mra. F. A Keep
Thomas Bryan Huyck
J B. Gibbs
Oscar Moses
N.C Hawley
Willetts
W J Kavanaugh
William H. Degges
Charles R. Pierce
C E Alden
J E Mayfield
Henry M. Rose
Walden Fawcett
Lulu L. Bekman
W 2. Ball
Chief Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
W Farlan
Theodore Schwann
George W Drew
Florence UW Page
Burton TL French
Paul H Jude
Frederick Tumekoper
Thomas M. Frendischs
Lugene Hale
W B Moses
Burleson
Dana Durand
J. Rosier Biggs
Knights of Columbus Kirnness
Misa Mabel Boardman
Kirmness
Merchants’ Depot
Hitl Street
Charles T “Olumbus
Associaton
Kenn, Bona & Co
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N. & W. Road
House
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Chillicothe
Leonard Wood
Army
Aleshire
Russel
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Rhoads
Fox Connor
Engineer Corps
General Staff
Frank R McCoy
Edward T. Hartmann
Quartermaster Corps
Columbus Barracks
Gen Wood
May Rhoads
Relief Committee
Hamilton
Gova. Cox
Secretary of War
Lane
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Rupert
Leoni
R. Me Oy
M. Jusserand
Col. Hall
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alliance
Akron
Erie
Mansfield
Fort Wayne
U. S
D. C
War Department, Red Cross
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Mabel Boardman
Billarness Enterprises
E Sons
Columbia Lodge
Ternational Association of Machinsts
Wieon
Donald
Merle Kline
William Kline
Park Road
Merle
Eawing
Cosmos Theater Company
Ernest W. Smith
Droop & Sons
James T Owens
F . Sargent
Charlotte M Coaby
Tazzie B Knox
Yeleni Coolidge
J Sanders
Ethel B Mueller
Charles Bispham
William Kidd
Mare J Bradshaw
Virginia Bradshaw
Franklin P. Wilson
A C Lampe
W H Rapley
Canon Rudolph
Luther Conant, Jr
Ford
Sarah M Ford
Luton
W C Borland
Andrew Gaffney
William J. Creegan
D Muncaster
Charles W. Richardson
Fatreet
E H. Droop
Marie Clayton
E. H. Snyder Ace
Ray Shafer
Saks & Co
Helen Nelson Dovey
Sunshine Society
Metzerott
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I. White
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M Dantes
T B Jowell
Misa
M. E White
H. E. Cassidy
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William P Borland
Frye
G P Wade
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J. C. Freeman
A Maxour
T E Rosenthal
L F Valentine
B H Buckley
Lincoln National Bank
R. A Walker
Veternary Medical School
George Washington University
I* Street
Washington Post
Kann
Dulth & Martin and
Lansburgh & Bros
John L. Newbold
Merchants Transfer and Storage Company
F Streets
Kann, Sons & Co
Treasury Department
Gurplan
Maj. Sylvester
W. P Herbat
Knights of Columbus
Grand Army of the Republic
Alfred G Beers
Bridgeport
Conn
Ohio Society
W.W. A. Day
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Palais Royal
Norfolk
Greater Palais Royal
A. Lisner
Watsomal
Sumaay
the Fiske Ih
Skanes Frohman
Beery Carle Williams
Montmartre
Polk Miller
Seata Selilug
Belasco Fonight
Walker
Lew Fields
Nora Bayes
SUN Dodgers
Geo. W. Menros
Harry Fisher
Columbia Theater
Crosp
Huscha
Masons OF
Masona
Washington, D. C
1021
Payne
Louisville
Mrte
Geo. Hellmann
Cuticura Dept. T
Kodak Exhibition Convention Hall
Kodak
Mate Thos
Eger
NEW Era
Joseph P Bickerton Jr
Direstar Presents
Anna Steele Richardson
Edmund Breese
Ben Teal
Grace Filkins
David Belasco
Wacehinefon
Max Patter
Arthur Smiths
Smudera & Starman
MASS
Ftata Geputations
Capitol
James Lees Laidlaw
Janet Richards
Monat Beautiful Theatre
al America
AMEL
Bingham & GO “Hig
Great Plate
Tom News
Autumn Hall
Nat M. Wills
le Ballet Clagetque
Belasco Theatre
Paint and Powder Club
Baltimore
Benefit OF Christ Child Society
T. Arthur Smith
Academ
Sic
Bartley Campbell
America
POL
George Ade
Girl of the Golden Wes
Florence Crittenton
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Waldron
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