2000 Flood Destroys Hickman Levee Leaves 2000 Homeless
Hickman Kentucky April 2 floods from the Mississippi floodwaters breached the west levee eight feet, flooding farms, stores, and factories. Two thousand people left homeless, refugees sheltered on high ground as state tents arrive. Food supplies ruined, commissary organized, and crews stood at posts in rain. River warns across Missouri shore driving more fears. Weather and rail traffic adjust as Cairo and Memphis report rising gages and ongoing levee patrols.
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Hickman
Mississippi River
West Hickman
Highlands
Missouri
Memphis
Tenn
St. Francis Levee
Arkansas
Levee Board
Bayou Gayoso
Weather Bureau
Cairo
Til
Ohio
Mississippi
Here
Waterloo Club House Warming Invites Citizens
Citizens are invited to the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce rooms tomorrow at 7:30 PM for a formal club house warming. The event aims to dedicate refurbished rooms with a luncheon and short talks. Emphasis on community gathering, free refreshments, and a revived club spirit.
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Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo Club
Cedar River flood eases as damage assessed at Rapids
Cedar Rapids, April 2 The Cedar river has fallen over a foot since last evening and flood damage is over. The federal court convened for the April term. An important case will be the Adams Black Hand garage robbery suspects arrested at Solon.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
U. P
Omaha
Arlington
Union Pacific
Burlington
Cedart Rapids
Cedar River
Solon
Police seize forbidden copies in San Diego crackdown
In San Diego on April 2 police confiscated numerous copies of the March 30 San Francisco Bulletin featuring a full page article titled Gag Law vs. Free Speech in San Diego. Fifteen men were arrested yesterday for selling the papers. fourteen released later. Chief Wilson said the Bulletin and two other publications linked to the Industrial Workers of the World were forbidden.
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San Diego
Cal
San Francisco
Wilson
Industrial Workers of the World
Newcastle
Seattle
Deputy Marshal Wings Three Men In Olin Firing
Centralia April 2 deputy marshal George Wingler shot and killed Charles Brod and Henry Grom and wounded Joss Bay during a disturbance in Olin. Wingler fired into the crowd after being knocked down, with Brod and Grom dying at a hospital and Bay fatally wounded.
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Centralia
Charles Brod
Henry Grom
Joss Bay
George Wingler
Olin
Seven Milees
Here
Brod
Geo
Fimm
Wingler
Brad
Ray
Grox
Chaz
Mother of the Allen Boys Captures Youngest Son
Claude Swanson Allen, Floyd Allen's youngest son, was captured after a long chase. A. G. Lucas and Edward Payne of the sheriff's posse nabbed him three miles southeast of Floyd Allen's home along Mount Airy road through Fancy Jap. He remains jailed at Billsville.
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Allen
Claude Swanson Allen
Floyd Allen
Billsville Jair
A. G. Lucas
Edward Payne
Sheriff's Posse
Mount Airy Road
Fancy Jap
English Strike Vote Surprise in Wales and England
London April 2 miners in England show reluctance to return to work while Welsh miners back resuming work. Ballot totals for a minimum wage strike vary, with official count due tomorrow by the miners federation executive committee and result to be announced Thursday.
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London
Miners’ Federation
Five Men Escape From Court Session In St Louis
Five men escaped from Judge Wilson A. Taylor's municipal court in St Louis while court was in session. The group included a confessed murderer James Keller who killed his wife last Christmas Eve and four others charged with burglaries and robberies. They crawled from a cage to a window sill and along a narrow ledge to another window, then back into the building and fled.
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St. Louis
Wilson A. Taylor
James Keller
Davenport Three-I Club to Host Exibition Games
Dan O Leary, manager of the Davenport Three-I baseball club, arrived with 24 candidates for positions and will begin threshing the squad. Ottumwa Central Association players report Friday for exhibitions with Davenport on Saturday and Sunday in Davenport Iowa on April 2.
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Davenport
Dan O'Leary
Davenport Three- I Baseball Club
O'Leary
Orion
Ottumwa
Central Association
Temperature notes from Buchanan Optical Co records
The document records temperature readings with markings supplied by Buchanan Optical Co and Syndicate block. It notes a minimum temperature of 20 degrees above zero and a maximum reaching 35 degrees, with some garbled or incomplete text surrounding the time stamps and observer details.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
Carey
Wits
de Grona
Six Members Now in Senate From New Mexico and Arizona
Washington reports the senate increases to ninety six with four new members, Thomas B. Catron and Albert B. Fall from New Mexico and M. A. Smith and H. F. Ashurst from Arizona. Lottery determines term lengths with Nos. 1 serving to 1917 and Nos. 2 and 3 to 1915. Ca tron hopes for term preservation via lottery.
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Washington
Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
Thomas B. Catron
Albert B. Fall
M. A. Smith
H. F. Ashurst
Catron
Ottumwa Names Alva Fiedler Chief of Police
At the city council meeting on April 2 Mayor Gordon announced Alva Fiedler as chief of police, with J. E. Beeman resigning to become a patrolman. Beeman is a Democrat. Fiedler is a Republican. A 50 foot smokestack at the rear heating plant toppled at 2 30 pm causing minor damage and broken guy wires.
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Ottumwa. Ta
Gordon
Alva Fiedler
J. E. Beeman
Beeman
H. Harper
Fiedler
Tiffany
Epilepsy Cure Claim From Waterman Institute
Advices from many sources confirm reports that a treatment for epilepsy by Waterman Institute doctors yields wonderful results. Old cases improve, many patients claim to be cured. Epilepsy sufferers are urged to contact Waterman Institute at 122 East 28th Street or Branch 416 New York for a supply of the remedy.
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New York
Waterman Institute
Taft asks Congress for $500000 to shore up levees
Washington April 2 President Taft urged immediate congressional appropriation of 500000 to strengthen Mississippi and Missouri river valley levees. He cites grave danger of levee failure amid rising river levels and stresses the need to protect navigation and agricultural lands in Missouri Kentucky Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Washington
Taft
Missouri
Mississippi River
Stimson
Wm. H. Bixby
Congress
Secretary of War
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Express rate reforms eyed by commission and carriers
Washington April 2 The interstate commerce committee reports favorably a bill to grant the ICC authority over express companies and establish rate zones based on origin distance. An agreement with express firms includes simplified receipts, no double charges, expanded delivery limits, and a zone-based charge system aimed to align with parcel post rates and reduce express costs. The reform plan seeks a fair readjustment benefiting both companies and the public.
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Washington
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Uxday
Interstate Commerce Commission
Postofice Department
Washington, D. C
Interstate Come Meres Commission
Commission
Primary Plan Rejected by Minnesota Republican Committee
The Minnesota Republican central committee rejected the presidential primary plan at a meeting in St Paul on April 2. A motion to table the resolution failed by 28 to 27 with two abstentions, indicating division over adopting the plan.
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St. Paul Minn
State Republcan Central Committee
Widow on Beauty Hunt Robbed of 19000 Notes in Chicago
Mrs. Alda F. K. Parkinson of Rensselaer Indiana, a wealthy widow, visited a Chicago beauty parlor where she met Paul Fleming described as a wealthy land agent. He persuaded her to sign notes totaling 19000 for 4000 acres in Chihuahua Mexico, dated March 30. On the way home at Union Station she realized the notes were missing from her handbag. Fleming was arrested in Sioux City Iowa with the notes. a warrant cites theft and he will be brought back to Chicago. Dr H P Fitzpatrick, who introduced Fleming to her, says Fleming had been his patient for years and paid him fees for hair removal.
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Chicago
Alda F. K. Parkinson
Rensselaer
Ind
Paul Fleming
Fleming
Sioux
City
H. P. Fitzpatrick
North State Street
Parkinson
Dr. Fitzpatrick
Hamilton Gd for Cum mingham county republicans in convention
In Webster City Indiana April 2 the Hamilton county Republicans met in convention and selected a Cummins delegation to the state and tenth district conventions. The gathering featured insurgent factions clashing for control.
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Webster City
Hamillton County
Cummins
Roosevelt Wins Delegates In Vermont Primary
Final returns show Taft will receive two delegates from Vermont while Roosevelt gains six. Roosevelt carried the Second district 220 to 115, and Taft holds the First district with a small Taft majority. Roosevelt heads to the state convention with a lead for delegates at large.
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Washington, D. C
Vermont
Taft
Roosevelt
State Board to Discuss Centralizing Engineering Schools
Cedar Rapids April 2 A message announces the state board of arbitration meeting in Ames tomorrow. Topics include centralizing engineering schools at Ames to end dual schools at Ames and Iowa City, with budget discussions for institutions and possibly the Anita presidency.
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Cedar Rapiis
State Board of Attrication
Ames
Daene
Towaty
Anita
Man Dreamer or Murderer in Knabe Case
Portsmouth report claims Seth Nichols confessed to killing Dr Helen Knabe in Indianapolis last Oct for 1500 dollars and a copy of the confession was sent to Indianapolis authorities. Nichols, a Dixie deserter, was jailed for carrying a loaded revolver as detectives assess the tale.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Seth Nichols
Helen Knabe
Indianapolis
Nichols
U. S
Dixie
Knabe
Italian Captain Declares Blockade on Yemen Coast
Perin at Red Sea on April 2 reports the Italian cruiser Piemonte has proclaimed a blockade of Lepheia and Salif ports on the Yemen coast and Kamaran island. The vessel cut the Kamaran cable to the Arabian mainland. The British steamer Woodcock was seized nearby for contraband goods.
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Perin
Red Sea
Piemonte
Lepheia
Salif
Yemen
Kamaran Island
Arabian
Egypt
Kamaran
Woodcock
Contrabrand
Wiley Plans Two Years Fight For Pure Food Cause
Washington reports Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, ex government chemist, is booked for two years by a lyceum bureau to campaign for pure food. He will avoid politics, intend to visit every state, and has 184 dates set as he continues his fight despite impending administration changes.
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Washington
Lyceum
Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley
Taft Politically 'carried on a stretcher' in Iowa town
In Sanborn Iowa on April 2 Republicans in Franklin township O’Brien county adopted resolutions urging President Taft’s political death next year. The vote was unanimous and urged that Taft be carried off on a stretcher on March 4 and that Senator Cummins serve as chief pallbearer at his obsequies.
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Sanborn
Franklin Township
O'Brien County
Taft
Coa. Babcock
Roosevelt
Cummins
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Hickman, Ky
Waterloo Club
Negress
Lafayette
Clementine Barnabet
Texas
Clementine
St. Louie
Rapids
A. Lucas
Mrs
Claude Allen
Welsh
Dan O’leary
iSmoke Martin
Expreco
Commerce Commission TO
Robert L.taxtor
United States
Hamilton GD
Cumming
Teddy
San Felice
Dr. Knabe
Nichola
Indianapols
Knaba
Knight
Wm. Holtz
Robert I. Blakeman
Dr. Knaba
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