Water famine and flood aftermath hit Dayton and Ohio towns
Thousands flee by hills as floods devastate Ohio and Indiana cities. Fire reaches Portsmouth while Dayton's sanitation gains, Gov Cox coordinates with War Secretary Gerrigon, and relief operations expand. Central Indiana business edges back toward normal as Cincinnati river swells above 67 feet, forcing 15,000 Kentuckians from homes.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Indiana
Garrison
Dayton
Columbus
Gerrigon
Cox
Cincinnati
Wilson
River at Cincinnati Steadily Rises Amid Flooded Kentucky Towns
Cincinnati reports the Ohio and Kentucky flood situation worsening as the river nears 68 feet. About 15 000 are cut off in Kentucky towns with 10 000 displaced in Cincinnati Newport and Covington areas. Three power plants and streetcar service face disruption as isolation grows and health risks mount.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Cincinnat
Cinpesons
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Thie
Weather Bureau
Ty Kentucky
Dayton
Ludlow
Bellevue
Bromley
Newport
Covington
Weathered rail disruption halts Cincinnati service
Train service in Cincinnati is at a standstill as water levels render lines impassable. Louisville and Nashville trains run to the West on schedule, but returning trains are delayed. Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern reports operating to Dayton only, not beyond.
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Cincinnati
Louisville and
Nashville
West
Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern
Dayton
Ohio
Mississippi River Floods Push Toward Levees in Delta
The Mississippi River rises toward flood levels from Cairo to Vicksburg with water spilling Roark Gap and prompting National Guard patrols in three counties. Cairo reads 0.2 feet, Memphis 3.47 feet, and Vicksburg 3.88 feet as authorities warn of near two year highs. tracks flooded near Henderson Mound and refugees reach safety aboard steamers City of Cairo and Three States.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cairo
Vickaburg
Mississippi
Drinkwater
Roark Gap
Missouri National Guard
Vicksburg
Cotton Belt
Caroll
Marin
Henderson Mound
City
Cano
Missouri
Commerce
Scott County
Ohio
Dayton Flood Relief Report From President to Wilson
President in Washington reports Dayton subsided flood, supplies ample at NCR plant used as depot, Red Cross aid strong, sanitation to be led by army surgeon with district inspections, 100 bodies found though 500 feared, local relief praised, National Guard adjutant general George H. Wood assisting, Gov Cox confident ahead of Columbus and Cincinnati outreach, weather calm with no further floods expected.
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Dayton
Ohio
White House
Washington, D. C
National Cash Register
Red Cross
Tate
Gov. Cox
Columbus
Usi
Thomas L. Tthoada
Eft
Blye
Movernor
Vitizess
George H. Wood
Cooper
Cincinnati
Mwaill
Hunt
At & O
Miss Boardman
Mabel Boardman
T C Powell
Southern Railroad
Queen and Crescent
Washington
Daytons Flood War on Sanitation Moves to Federal Relief
In Dayton Ohio amid a devastating flood emergency Sanitation duties shift to federal control after a conference among Secretary of War Garrison Maj Gen Leonard Wood and local leaders. Agencies rush medical supplies and emergency hospitals, while relief stations feed thousands as water shortages and disease fears loom. Sailors from the Exsex relief crew aid rescues and looting is curbed.
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Dayton
Cincinnati
Garrison
Leonard Wood
Sara
Rupert Blue
Relief Committee
John H Patterson
Cork
Death bombs end in deathbed confession
New York city clerk Harry F. J. Klotz, wounded by an explosive he was building, died after on deathbed confession asserting he mailed two bombs that killed Grace Taylor and Mrs. Madeline Herrera, and a third bomb exploded at Judge Rosalsky's library. He told police he sent the Rosalsky device because he did not like him, and claimed the Herrera and Taylor bombs were for experiments. An attorney for the Klotz family challenged the police account as preposterous.
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New York
Harry FJ Klotz
Hns
Grace Taylor
Madeline Herrera
Otto Rosalsky
Klotz
Pohlice
Capt Price
Blotz
Rosalsky
Lke ii
Folke
Brandt
Kletz
Yudge Rosalsky
Dannemora
Mortimer J. Schiff
Flood Devastates Marietta Ohio Town Hit by Record River Rise
Special bulletin reports Marietta is flooded with one third of the town swept away as the Ohio River climbs beyond the 1884 record by six feet. Refugees housed in colleges and churches, food and clothing shortages, and communications cut off follow a rapid rise to stage 606.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Marietta
Ohio
Warietta
Lfe
Whipple
Pennsylvania
le Company
Woman Defends Self in Bedford County Shooting
Mrs Fas Nance wife of a farmer near Joppa Mills defended herself from an attack by a negro farm hand while her husband and father were away in Bedford City. The assailant swung an ax at her. she reportedly obtained a pistol, shot and seriously wounded him. He was later reported barely alive. Nance and her in law hurried home upon learning of the incident.
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Hives
Walter Gayhart
Shilp'd Company
East Fifth Street
Haven
Zrnmmerman
Bedford City
Fas Nance
Joppa Mills
Nance
Hamilton Under Martial Law As Flood Warps City
Militiamen guard Hamilton as floods recede revealing drastic property damage and a rising death toll. Gov Cox assigns Col Zimmerman to command flood relief with city divided into districts. Capt Buckner from Fort Thomas coordinates four district operations. U S engineers will assist reconstruction per a War Department telegram.
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Hamilton
Wacr
Gov Cox
Col Zimmerman
Ohio National Guard
Capt Buckne
Fort Thomas
Secretary of War
United States Irm
Refugees Die of Cold in Troy Trees
Refugees perished from exposure and starvation in Troy as authorities count 14 to 26 bodies in tree tops. The Washington Post reports a rising death toll from the disaster, with feared totals reaching around 125 across the region.
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Troy
Washington Post
Ohio
Morgan Not So Well Absolute Rest Is Ordered
New York dispatch reports J P Morgan Jr citing Rome and London cables that his father’s recovery from illness is not advancing. Doctors prescribe complete rest, prohibiting visits from intimate friends while Pierpont Morgan's condition is described as cerebral anemia with great weakness, amid overexertion and a planned return voyage for William Pierson Hamilton to Europe.
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J P. Morgan, Jr
Madison Avenue
Rome
London
P Morgan & Co
Liverpool
Henry P Davison
Davison
Mr. Hamilton
Morgan
Mary
J. Pierpont Morgan
Giuseppe Bastianelli
George A Dixon
Washington Post relief train slows for Ohio flooding
A Washington Post special relief train carrying Red Cross officials and relief supplies toward Dayton and Columbus was delayed by rising Cincinnati waters. Authorities rerouted supplies via Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern to speed aid to flood victims as Miss Boardman and nurses join the mission.
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Queen City
C. S. and
Columbus
Dayton
Miss Boardman
Ita
Mission of Mercy
Henry T. Hunt
Cincinnati
Lebanon
Northern
Knoxville
Tenn
Mat
Washington Post
Red Cross
Ohio Valley
Kayten
Thair
Knox
American Red Cross
Mss
Autyve
Wa Amerika
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