Floods Strike Texas Regions. Wharton and Bastrop Hit Hard
Austin reports gradual improvement while Wharton and Lafayette counties endure severe inundation with property and livestock losses. Bastrop County sees possible farming deaths as homes flood without warning. several Italians and two Black families missing in the southern county. River levels fall but Chance reports another rise. Lagrange sees extensive flooding with no missing persons. Railroads suffer heavy damage, with 600 washouts on the International and Great Northern from Hearne to the Rio Grande and Missouri, Kansas and Texas abandoning tracks. Cotton crop damage expected to be limited due to early season.
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Austin
Texas
Wharton
Lafayette
Bastrop County
Here
Lagrange
Fayette County
International and Great Northern Railroad
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Hearne
Rio Grande
Missouri
Kansas
International
Great Northern
Taylor
Milano
Santa Fe
Flood Ravages Gonzales Area With Casualties And Debris
Floods in Gonzales Texas as of April 10 report the river falling four feet in 24 hours. Cattle losses are heavy in river bottoms and several bodies are seen caught on snags and barbed wire fences. River farms are ruined and ships at Corpus Christi area suffer damage.
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Gonzales
Tex
Arkansas Pass
Corpus Christi
Hill outlines the largest carrying ships for transpacific trade
Tacosta Washington April 10 President Hill of the Great Northern announced plans for 29 000 ton steamships to meet European competition. He says these ships will be equal to the Campania and Lucania combined with five acres of freight deck space and novel loading appliances including gravity fed coal distribution and automatic furnace feeders.
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Hill
Tacosta
Wash
President Hill
Great Northern
Campania
Lucania
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Oceanic
Uniform Classification For Wisconsin Shippers Possible
Wisconsin shippers may soon enjoy a uniform merchandise classification. State Railroad Commissioner Graham L. Rice is compiling statistics to submit to railroad companies and urge adoption of a statewide uniform classification benefiting both railroads and shippers.
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Muwaugeeee
Graham L. Rica
Rice
Plans Set For Kansas City Convention Hall
Plans for the new Kansas City convention hall are nearly finished and debris removal is underway. Directors have $235 000 available toward an estimated $800 000 project as hotel delegations sign contracts, including five Montana delegates arranged by Senator Clark.
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Kansas City
Clark
Montana
Bryan Fatigued and Hoarse While Addressing California Crowds
William J. Bryan drew large crowds in Santa Ana and San Diego on April 10. He criticized the national administration over Philippine affairs, attacked trusts, and favored an income tax. He spoke with great fatigue and a hoarse voice, making himself heard with difficulty.
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Los Ancetes
Cal
William J. Bryan
Santa Ana
San Diego
Bryan
British forces halt as Mafeking relief and Kimberley push loom
General Brabant and General Gatacre are stalled while Lord Roberts plans to clear the Free State behind them and relieve Mafeking. The Eighth division heads to Kimberley to assist. Mafeking diaries note Boer feints to lure defenders into a trap. British engineers uncover a mined setup and seize 250 pounds of dynamite. Only 6,009 to 10,000 horses head for Cape operations and woollen khaki uniforms will take two months for 200,000 units.
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Brabant
Gatacre
Lord Roberts
Free State
Mafeking
Cape Town
Kimberley
Sarah Wilson
Pretoria
Cape
Vigilance Around Bloemfontein As Boer Forces Loom
Bloemfontein relates that railway and telegraph lines function well while works and trenches are prepared in strategic positions. Troops sleep in trenches and patrols report Boer laager with 10 guns at Donkerspoort, 18 miles southeast, with another body nearby. British scouts note closer movements.
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Loxpon
Bloemfontein
Telegraph
Saga
Laager
Donkerspoort
Tenta
Death by drowning near Farmington shocks Iowa town
OTtumwa Iowa April 10 Andrew Newman of Farmington killed himself by lying face downward in five inches of water. His death follows a prior suicide by his father fourteen years ago in an identical manner.
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Ottumwa
Andrew Newman
Farmington
Bis
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