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Show KANSAS CITY FLOODED. Town Is Absolutely at Mercy of Waters. With gas and electric lights extinguished, extin-guished, tho water works shut down and tho city practically at tho mercy of tho first fire that shall break out; with railroad transportation feeble and uncertain, Kansas City, Mo., may, If tho waters do not recedo within tho noxt two or thrco days, bo compelled to fight for her vory life. Tho first ntithontlc Information from Kansas City, Kan., shows that in that district 20,000 pcoplo aro homeless. home-less. A number which cannot bo estimated esti-mated havo been drowned, and tho property loss has been heavy. The situation there Is a parallel to tho situation sit-uation in Kansas City, Mo., apparently no better and no worse. There Is no great probability that thero will be further loss of life, if tho river does not rise very suddenly. It Isl lately that tho number of fatalities In tho city will approximate fifty. |