Flooded Armourdale and Kansas City Under Water
Kansas City Mo June 4 reports show Missouri River fell seven inches and Kansas River nine inches. river depths reach 23 feet, 20 feet in Armourdale. 16,000 residents fled, mud flats and debris fill streets, rescue and relief funds surpassed 14 000 dollars with Topeka and state officials coordinating aid.
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Kansas River
Kas
Armourdale
Kansas Avenue
Balley
William Sims
Topeka Commercial Club
General Relief Fund
Elks’ Fund
North Topeka
Topeka
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
Kansas
Bailey
Heavy flood losses listed for Kansas City firms
A flood in Kansas City and surrounding area may total as much as 50 million dollars in losses. Named companies including Bradley-Anderson & Co, Kansas City Electric Co, Eagle Manufacturing, Swift & Co, Cudahy Packing, Armour Packing, Union Depot Co, and others show estimated damages ranging from ten thousand to six hundred thousand dollars, with freight houses and depots also affected.
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Iyansas City
Auliug Wiling Bradley-Anderson & Co
Kansas City Electric Co
Eagle Manufacturing Co
Kansas City Way Press Co - Cudahy’ Packing Co
Swift & Co
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
Crane Co
Heim Brewing Co
Parlind& Orendorf
Ryley, Wilson& Co
Deere Plow Co
Halliwell Content
Abernathy Furniture Co
Armour Packing Co
Phil R. Toll Box Co
Burlington
Tee Teveeeeres
Union Depot Co
Situation at Topeka Rivers Recede as Death Toll Rises
Topeka Kansas reports the river at Seahire falling four feet by Wednesday afternoon. The known dead total stands at twenty two with rescue and rehabilitation efforts underway in North Topeka as floodwaters recede.
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Topeka
Kas
Seahire
Kansas River
North Topeka
Caring for the Sufferers No Outside Help Needed
Des Moines reports 5000 flood destitute cared for locally with $10000 raised plus clothing and food. Atlantic marooned families drowned in Nishnabotna bottoms after days without water or food. Iowa flood waters fall rapidly between Des Moines and Keokuk as relief levels stay within local hands.
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Des Moines
Atlantic
Nishnabotna
Here
Keokuk
Conditions at St Louis River Rise Threatens Levee Front
On June 4 the Mississippi at St Louis stood 32.1 feet and rising about a tenth of a foot every two hours. Officials estimate 35 feet by Saturday with two to three feet of water covering buildings along the levee front. Boat people move valuables to safety as levee clearance continues and commerce adjusts to the rising river.
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St. Louis
Market Street
Harbor Department
Roosevelt in Freeport and nine speeches in one day
President Roosevelt delivered nine public speeches across Freeport Rockford Rochelle Aurora Joliet Dwight Pontiac Lexington Bloomington during a grueling day on tour. He praised Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War generation while dedicating a monument in Freeport and noting the need to pass on their heritage to future Americans.
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Freeport
Pontiac
Dwight
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Rochelle
Aurora
Joliet
Lexington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Republic
Grant
Hannibal Floods Reach Historic High on Mississippi
Hannibal Missouri reports 1.8 feet stage with Irene at night pushing water nine feet over danger line. Damage projected at least 200000 dollars as electric plant and streetcar system shut, rail yards flooded, Say levee near collapse threatening 100000 acres, few trains operating.
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Hannibal
Wabash
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
Burlington
St. Louis
Say
New Milking Device Promises Efficient Dairy Milking
A new mechanical milker uses an engine driven vacuum pump and overhead iron piping to exhaust air from milk buckets. A bucket with a tigar lid hangs on the pipe, attached to cups on the cow’s teats, and a valve controls suction. One man can milk 450 cows with proper setup, with each cow taking two and a half to ten minutes.
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Orange Judd
Butter Fat in Milk Established by Experiments
Long list of conclusions from Hoard's Dairyman on butter fat in milk. Traits depend on cow individuality and breed, with Jer sey and Guernsey cited. Prepotency, feeding effects, milking frequency, and environmental changes impact fat percentage and safety for infants.
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Jersey
Guernsey
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