North Sea Gales Slipping in Distress Oslo
A bitter gale and overwhelming snow and blizzards sweeping over Norway, extended to the North Sea, and four steamers are steaming to…
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U.S.A. Floods Residents Leave Towns Danger Increasing New York
The flood danger increases hourly. The Ohio River rose three feet in ten hours and still continues to mount. The loss of property in Cincinnst[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →United States Floods 13O,00o Homeless and 16 Deaths New York
With the rising of the floodwaters of the Ohio River and its tributaries to what is stated to be the highest levels known, it is reported that more…
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Four boys were killed and 200 injured in a terrific storm which burst over the east and west suburbs of Sydney on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Storm Sydney's Terrifying Experience Four People Killed SYDNEY
Four lives were lost, 200 people were injured, and property damage which at present it is impossible to assess, was caused by one of the most violent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Storm Sydney's Terrifying Experience Four People Killed and Many Injured Incalculable Property Damage SYDNEY
Four lives were lost, 200 people were injured, and property damage which at present it is impossible to assess, was caused by one of the most violent thunderstorms in the history of the. State which was experienced in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood and Flame Floating Fire at Cincinnati City's Worst Disaster Cincinnati
The worst dieter in the city's history occurred to-day when gasolene and oil floating on the flood-waters in the industrial section…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney's Storm Government Assistance for Distressed Householders Sydney
Government assistance will be extended to necessitous persons whose homes were badly damaged by yesterday's storm. Two officers of the Social…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Havoc Wrought by U.S.A. Floods Fire, Hunger, and Disease Half a Million Now Homeless Evacuation of Louisville 100 Lives Already Lost Chicago
Fire, hunger, and disease have spread for many miles along the flood-ravaged Ohio and Mississippi Valley, bringing new terrors…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S.A. FLOODS 137 DEAD 800,000 Homeless CHICAGO
The known dead in the flood are now 137, while the homeless are at least 800,000. Damage to property is estimated to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Devastation Greatest in History of U.S.A. But Worst is Yet to Come Towns Continue to Disappear Chicago
The muddy flood' crest of the Ohio River swept relentlessly into the Mississippi River, to-day, causing the greatest devastation in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fierce Storm In Sydney Wreckage and Chaos Four Persons Killed
The most disastrous storm in Sydney's history occurred on Monday afternoon, causing the death of four persons. injuring stores of others,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Epidemics Break Out In Wake of Floods CHICAGO
Known dead in the flood areas now number 137, while the homeless total at least 800,000. Damage to property is estimated to be in excess of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Epidemics Add to Horrors of U.S.A. Floods Disease Death Toll 200 in Kentucky Nearly a Million Homeless War Department Plans Huge Evacuation Hospitals, Quarantine Stations, and Refuge Camps Severely Taxed CHICAGO
An epidemic of influenza and pneumonia is now adding, to the horrors of the United States flood disaster, while authorities in the various towns frankly fear an outbreak of dysentery and typhoid. The Director of…
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The muddy flood crest of the Ohio River swept relentlessly into the Mississippi River on Tuesday causing the greatest devastation in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Atlantic Storms Two Shipwrecks 42 Lives Lost London
"We are taking to the lifeboats. If we do not survive tell our families that we died thinking of them." This dramatic radio was sent out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Passenger Liner in Peril Lifeboats Swept Away Drifting in Atlantic Gale London
Gales are raging in the Atlantic and on the British coast, with snow [?]izzsrds in the south-west of England, and elsewhere. One hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Relief Corps at Work in U.S. Flood Area Inundations Expected from Mississippi Millions Now Homeless Average Rainfall of 16 Inches in Ohio Valley Over 26 Days CHICAGO
A relief corps of 130,000 was concentrated on two fronts in the United States flood area to-day, cleaning up the Ohio Valley and preparing for the expected 'rising of the Mississippi River. The Red Cross is also speeding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Floods Strict Censorship on Death Toll Boats Unload Cargoes of Dead Press Cameras Smashed CHICAGO
Officials at Louisville (Kentucky) have tightened the censorship of news in regard to the number of deaths. They continue to insist that the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods in U.S.A. 235 Persons Drowned CHICAGO, January 28
Latest reports indicate that at least 235 persons have been drowned in the floods and 1,000,000 rendered homeless…
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