Storm isolates southern towns as gulf coast suffers heavy losses
New Orleans reports a hurricane flood along the Gulf coast from Lake Catherine east to Scranton. Dozens of towns face rising water, rail and telegraph cut, ships wrecked, and widespread property destruction. Officials fear severe losses though some locals hope few lives were lost due to two days of warning.
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G&kf
Mexico
Lake Catherine
Louisville
Nashville
Gulf Cities
Bay St. Louis
Pads Christian
Missinnippi City
Biloxi
Ocean Springs
Pascagoula
Scranton
Mississippi Sound
Misalesippi
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Storm at Pensacola Tense Hurricane Wrecks City
The worst hurricane to strike Pensacola and nearby areas raged Thursday night into Friday, with fierce gales and widespread destruction. Reports indicate substantial damage to buildings and infrastructure in Pensacola, with effects extending toward Flomaton and surrounding communities.
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Florida City
Pensacola
Pla
Yla Flomaton
Ala
Devastating Gale Destroys Port and Districts
The storm left a single body recovered, a fisherman named George Morgan, with more bodies reported along the shore. Winds peaked at eighty to ninety miles an hour, blowing from the bay into the city and flooding streets. Fire raged in the business district as crews battled flames amid flying tin roofs and downed wires. Dozens of ships and fishing vessels were wrecked or damaged, with Muscogee and Arragona wharves badly hit and several wharves of the Louisville and Nashville line gone.
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George Morgan
Pitt Mit
Muscogee
Commandancia
Arragona
Loulaville and Nashville Railway
Aes
Fire in Michigan mine endangers hundreds at Osceola shaft
Fire broke out underground in No 1 shaft of the North Kearsarge branch at Osceola Consolidated mine in Calumet Michigan. Eight hundred men are employed, most underground. Workers fled to No 3 shaft, climbing nearly 1000 feet to reach a drift and surface air, with many near collapse but revived by fresh air.
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Calumet
Mich
North Kearsarge
Osceola
No. 3
Soldiers' Preference Law Heads To Supreme Court
Marshalltown Indiana plans to carry Shaw v City of Marshalltown to the U S Supreme Court to test the Iowa soldiers' preference law after district court struck it down twice though the state supreme court upheld it. In tragic football news John P Kennedy captain and right halfback of Lawrenceville died after being kicked in the head during a practice gate at Lawrenceville. Senator W A Clark reportedly injured in an automobile accident at Marseilles France with broken rib, slowly recovering. President Fox departed, leaving Vice President Armen trott in charge as vault examination reveals $3,000 cash and other assets totaling face value under $50,000 to account for $115,000 deposited.
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United States Supreme Court
Shaw
Iowa
State Supreme Court
Princeton
N. J
Lawrenceville
John P. Kennedy
Clark
Butte
Mont
Marseilles
France
W. A. Clark
Fox
Armentrout
Telegraphic Brevities Summary
Weather flooding hits St Paul. Three Lodz residents wounded by drunken soldier. Charles Magoon leaves Panama for Washington. La Crosse interstate fair opens with record crowd. Washburn coal mine in N C on fire causing damage. Dr Joseph Lavignac shoots wife and mother in law in Ottawa. Institute of International Law closes at Ghent. Attorney General Moody returns to Washington. John M Gilman dies after fall in St Paul. Vice President Whale Banks attends banquet in Denver hosted by Chamber of Commerce.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Charles E. Magoon
Panama
Washington
la Crosse
Wis
Washburn
N. C
Ottawa
Ont
Joseph A. Lavignac
David Mitchell
Institute of International Law
Ghent
Belgium
Moody
Massachusetts
John M. Gilman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Charles Whalebanks
Brown Palace
Denver
Chamber of Commerce
Typhoon Kills Thousands in Hongkong and Surrounding Areas
Hongkong reports five thousand Chinese killed as a sudden local typhoon wrecks Kowloon with millions in damage. Over one thousand sampans and junks are missing, wharves and houses destroyed, barracks ruined, and corpses drifting along the waterfront. Governor Nathan forms a Chinese relief committee and launches a government matched fund of six hundred dollars.
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Kowloon
Sir Matthew Nathan
Nathan
Legislative Council
Morro Castle Survives Cape Hatteras Tornado Turbulence
The Ward Ine steamer Morro Castle, due in Havana, entered port after a tornado off Cape Hatteras. Seas broke over the ship, windows smashed, water rose to two feet near the fires, pumps kept up. Passengers were moved to safer areas as the vessel was driven off course. one quartermaster drowned.
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Morro Castle
Cape Hatteras
Roosevelt Nomination Demanded by Washington Republicans
Seattle September 20 The Republican state convention nominated incumbents for congress and the supreme bench with W H Humphrey Beattie Francia Cushman Wesley Jones Herman D Crow Wallace Mount Mile A Root Ralph O Dunbar and others The convention also adopted a rising vote resolution demanding Roosevelt's 1908 nomination Jones is cited in labor tensions as Samuel Gompers opens war against him.
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Wash
Seattie
Congress
Supreme Bench
W. EH. Humphrey
Beattie
Francia W. Cushman
Tacoma
Wesley Jones
North Yakima
Supreme Court
Herman D. Crow
Wallace Mount
Spokane
Mile A. Root
Ralph O. Dunbar
Goldendale
Roosevelt
Jones
Samuel Gompers
Hope for Cuban order persists as Taft plans Mayflower voyage
Despite discouraging press reports on Taft Byon negotiations in Cuba and insurgent talks the White House moves ahead with preparations for President Taft to depart from Oyster Bay aboard the Mayflower for a 48 hour patrol off Cape Cod. If Havana tensions worsen the trip to the fleet under Rear Admiral Evans may be canceled or delayed.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Taft
Byoon
Island Republic
North Atlantic
Provincetown
Mags
Mayflower
Massachusetts
Havana
Evans
Jafines
Ibs
Wireless outfits link Mayflower voyage to new port station
The Mayflower and Admiral Evans fleet ships carry wireless telegraph gear and will stay within reach of a New port wireless station, suggesting plans may shift if new arrangements arise.
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Admiral Evans
Newport
Suspected Husband Henry Sussman Arrested in Wife Death
Henry Sussman was arrested in Minneapolis on charges of murdering his young wife as she slept in the Glenwood hotel. He was found unconscious in a Nashville hotel room with five gas jets fully open, later revived and said to be out of immediate danger. Police believe the act was revenge for prior nonsupport and removal to the workhouse.
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Eauiile
Henry Sussman
Glenwood
Sussman
Nashville
Hennepin Avenue
Sunsman
Joseph Weller
Coal lands taken and relinquished to coal company
Judge C A Prouty leading interstate commerce probe into railroad coal practices, tracing Union Pacific activities in Wyoming. Witnesses testify coal workers signed declaratory statements and land relinquishments with pay of two to four dollars each. Cyrus Beard, Wyoming Supreme Court justice, admitted buying land then selling to D C Clark for a profit after Black’s recommendation.
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C. A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Coal Company
Coaland
Wyoming
Cyrus Beard
Supreme Court of Wyoming
George L. Black
Black
Beard
D. C. Clark
Clark
Union Pacific Company
Pensacola Suffers Worst Gulf Storm in Century
A violent gulf hurricane hitting Pensacola Florida began Wednesday night and continues. Reports say many lives lost between the city and navy yard. Property damage estimated at 3 million dollars with every house damaged and many roofs blown off.
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Fla
Gulf
San Fosa Island
City
Navy Yard
Ministers Crusade Ends With Saloon Shooting in Berlin Tama
In Roibdeck Tama Sept 28 William Hoeg and H Platt were seriously wounded in a saloon raid at Berlin a small Tama county town south of here Rev L A Pine of Toledo and several county ministers led a crusade against Aquor dealers and went to Berlin to close H Gramm s saloon A crowd gathered as the ministers demanded closure A shooter fired after Rev Pine drew a revolver amid fears officials say the incident occurred during the clash
Weber Hanged After Murder Fire Act Adolph Weber Executed
Adolph Weber was hanged in Sacramento at noon after killing his parents and setting their house on fire. He walked to the scaffold with a firm step and remained steady to the end, dying fourteen minutes after the trap. In Washington, Roosevelt named W Morgan Bhuster to the Philippine commission to fill a vacancy, joining Judge Charles B Magoon whose appointment had already been made.
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Cal
Adolph Weber
Weber
Washington
Roosevelt
W. Morgan Bhuster
Philippine Commission
Wright
Ide
Charles B. Magoon
Cannon Speaks For Tariff At St Joseph Rally
Speaker Joseph G Cannon addressed a crowded St Joseph theater on Wednesday urging tariff support. Indiana Congressman James Watson spoke briefly. Cannon critiqued Roosevelt supporters as dangerously misguided and criticized Bryan as eloquent but errant in history.
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St. Joseph
Joseph G. Cannon
James Watson
Indiana
Cannon
Roosevelt
White House
Saylor
William J. Bryan
Quiet Prevails As Atlanta Reopens Factories
In Atlanta on September 27, perfect quiet prevailed as all factories that had shut down reopened and confidence was restored. The city council unanimously revoked the license of every saloon until October 1, signaling a gradual push toward prohibition. Military headquarters were withdrawn from the city center and out-of-town units sent home, with authorities expecting no further trouble.
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Atlanta
Result of Wabash wreck at Catan station
The Wabash train wreck at Catan station on Wednesday has ten confirmed deaths. Mrs. J. H. Waldman of Guelph Ontario died from burns. Three charred skeletons were found on Thursday afternoon. one is believed to be Peter Paxton of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who rode with George Goodman in a stock car. Goodman’s body had been recovered. Paxton had not. The other two skeletons are thought to be tramps who were aboard the passenger train.
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Catan Station
J. H. Waldman
Guelph
Ont
Peter Paxton
Fort Wayne
Ind
George Goodman
Paxton
Cheap one way rail fares to western states and Canada
Town Central offers reduced rates from September 16 to October 1 for one way tickets to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana and Idaho. Fares quoted 15.00 below regular. Contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis for details. Also advertises laundry service by Chung Jee and Chung Lee and four cans of corn at Herman's Racket Store.
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Washington
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
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Saskatchewan
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Idaho
British Columbia
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National Military Park
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Tenn
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Andersonville
H. J. Phelps
Dubuque Iowa
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Voc
Iowa Central
Los Angeles
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Cal
R.cutter
P.&t. A. Minneapolia
Ming
Chung Jee
Chung Lee
Herman
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