Mississippi Flood Crisis Deepens Across Four States
The Mississippi flood reaches new heights with major towns like Hickman Kentucky and Memphis Tennessee enduring rising water. Levees breach at Dorena Missouri and Covington area, thousands displaced, a gas plant, pumping station fail, and federal aid including 300 army tents promised for New Madrid. Authorities forecast crest near Cairo and ongoing danger across Mississippi, Ohio, and nearby basins.
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Mississippi
Hickman
Memphis
Mississippi River
Dorena
Herote
Vicksburg
Miss
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
War Department
New Madrid
Taft
Washington
Tenn
Cairo
Reelfoot Lake
West Kentucky
White River
Modoc
Ark
Linda
Bird's Point
Commerce
North Memphis
Malden
End of UK Coal Strike Appears Imminent
Albert Stanley secretary of the Midland Miners' Federation and MP signaled the nationwide coal strike's near end. Northern England and part of Scotland miners refuse to return to pits until a confirmed minimum wage is set, signaling a possible continuation by some groups while the federation may declare termination.
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London
Albert Stanley
Midland Miners’ Federation
House of Commons
United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Lancashire
Three Drowned at Cedar Rapids
Three laborers from Indianapolis James Shoulders Geo Myers and W K Sheets were drowned in the Cedar River after launching a boat to float downriver. The boat struck a bridge and all three men died with bodies not yet recovered. Professor H R Bolton leaves Town University for Seattle.
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Cedar Rapids
James Shoulders
Geo, Myers
W. K. Sheets
Indianapolis
Cedar River
Starch Works
PRG
Bolton
Seattle
Towa City
H.R. Bolton
Department of Education
University of Town
University of Washington At Seattle
Beware of Subscription Contests and Their Harmful Tactics
A Waterloo stance condemns newspaper subscription contests as deceptive schemes run by foreign managers. They lure papers with prizes, coerce readers, siphon city funds, and erode genuine circulation. Local papers vow to avoid contests, citing unfairness to the public and to honest publications.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Evening Courier
THU W. H. Hartman CO
Bryan declines to have name on California primary ballot
Wm Jennings Bryan states in a letter to the Bryan club that he is not a candidate and will not allow his name to be placed on the California primary ballot for president. The letter was made public in Los Angeles on April 3.
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Tos Angeles
Cal
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Bryan Club
California
Provident
La Follette and Wilson Victors In Wisconsin and Washington
Wisconsin returns show La Follette leading Taft for the Republican presidential primary while Wilson leads Clark on the Democratic side. La Follette plans a western campaign tour starting in Lincoln Nebraska then Oregon after a five day stop. Presidential primaries are set for April 19 in both states.
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Mibraukes
Wis
Wisconsin
la Follette
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Champ Clark
Washington
Robert M. la Follette
West
Nebraska
Oregon
Lincoln
Rebels arrest Yankee as decoy in Juarez
Powell Roberts, an American, was seized in Juarez and held by rebels as a decoy to lure El Paso police into Mexico for arrests. Governor Colquitt hired Secretary of State Knox to seek Roberts's release. State Department ordered a thorough investigation by Consul Edwards to determine the holding authority. House Foreign Affairs Committee to report on a $100,000 claim settlement for Americans harmed during the Mexican uprising.
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Austin
Tex
Powell Roberts
Juarez
el Paso
Mexico
Colquitt
Knox
Robert
Washington
Edwards
State Department
Powell
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Representative Smith
Texas
United States
Madero
Fate of 100 at seal fate Koombana wreck found
Wreckage picked up off the northwest coast of Western Australia appears to seal the fate of the fifty passengers and eighty crew aboard the British steamer Koombana missing since a late March typhoon. The 2182 ton Koombana, built in Glasgow in 1900 and owned by Adelaide interests, was located near Broome's pearl fishing station in the Kimberly division.
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Perth
Western Australia
Adelaide
Broone
Kimberly Division
Good Roads and Auto Meeting Called for April 8, 1912
A local notice invites residents to a Good Roads and Auto meeting at 7:30 p m on April 8 1912 in Waterloo club rooms Waterloo IA to organize the Black Hawk County Auto Club and coordinate with the American and Iowa State Auto Association State Secretary H Yes Smith will attend to explain the plan Weather data and stray notes follow the announcement
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Waterloo Club
West Fourth St
Waterloo
Black Hawk County Auto Club
American
Iowa State Auto Association
H. Yes Smith
Strike Lays Off More Men Across Anthracite Fields
Philadelphia reports show railroads have laid off additional workers as coal shipments head to outside markets. Powder usage for blasting totals over 57 million pounds yearly. Independent Katherine colliery operation fails after United Mine Workers canvass workers not to report. Women sympathizers in Hazelton region stone stripping workers. Des Moines district delegates set April 11 reconvening and ballots on proposed wage scale are distributed for referendum.
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Philadelphia
Katherine
Northumberland County
United Mine Workers
Lackawanna
Jeanesvilles
Hazleton
Des Moines
W. H. Rogers
United Mine Workers of America
Cleveland
Four Year Old Hit By Bakery Wagon In Alley Incident
The four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Webster of 621 Kentzel Inau was seriously injured when a bakery delivery wagon ran over her in an alley near 526 Riehl street where children played. The child slipped between wheels as the wagon started and the back wheel passed across her abdomen. Doctors report no broken bones but warn of possible internal injuries.
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Allen Webster
Kentzel- Inau, Court
Riehl Street
Arthur Measleady
Flood danger passes upstream as Missouri River opens
Reports from Sioux City indicate the danger of serious floods on the upper Missouri River has eased as the river becomes open from Pierre South Dakota to Omaha. The development affects communities along the river corridor and relief measures continue in place.
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Sioux City
Pierre
S. D
Omaha
Roosevelt delegates win in Portland prayer meeting
First district delegates to the Republican National Convention Frank M. Lowe of Portland and Gilman N. Deering of Saco pledged before the convention to vote for Theodore Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Portland
Frank M. Lowe
Gilman N. Deering
Saco
Mercy suit alleged jury flirting by Miss Mercy
In a Chicago trial, Esther Mercy's $100,000 libel suit against Marion Talbot, dean at the University of Chicago, was moved from the jury panel amid defense claims that Mercy flirted with jurors during the trial. Testimony after rebuttal witnesses described Mercy and her fiancé as pursuing a relationship aimed at truth.
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Chicago
Esther Mercy
Marion Talbot
University of Chicago
Walker
Miss Mercy
Wee
Witrewien
Mercy
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