Wind and Water Devastate Galveston Leaving 14 Dead
A Galveston wind and water disaster leaves 14 dead and 500 houses demolished. The island is covered in wreckage as officials describe widespread destruction and damage across the area.
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19 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
1
Sea Wall Washed Out by Storm Amid High Tide
A massive storm breached a thousand feet of sea wall early Tuesday as tides rose under a hurricane with winds reported near 92 miles per hour. The washout threatens nearby shore structures and requires emergency assessment and repairs.
Galveston Weathered West Indies Hurricane With Minor Losses
A Galveston committee report to the Associated Press says the city withstood an eighteen hour hurricane. Maximum wind reached ninety mph and six deaths were reported while property damage remained comparatively light due to the sea wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Associaed
Galveston
West Indies
Lewis Fisher
Morris Stern
Commercial Association
S. Leitevich
Maritime Association
Flood Toll Rises in Galveston as Martial Law Declared
Fourteen people died in Galveston as the flood wrecked about 500 houses and left debris across the island. A 25 foot front breach near the Galvez hotel flooded the residence area, with fires, wrecked bath houses and bay-front homes. Martial law was declared and officials said external aid is not required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OY Morning Journal
Galveston
Courier
Houston
United States
Tremont Hotel
Galvez
Bay
Velock
Galveston Hurricane Death Toll and Destruction Estimated
Dallas reports indicate millions of dollars in property damage and fourteen dead in Galveston with fears of higher losses nearby. Water mains crippled, water scarcity grows, and the sea wall and causeway were breached. Wireless dispatches from the Buford relay fragmentary updates as isolation increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Galveston
Hiouston
Courier
Alta Loma
Houston
Gulf
Buford
Weather Outlook for New Mexico Aug 18 Thurs Fri
Washington reports New Mexico forecasts for Thursday and Friday call for generally fair skies with slightly warmer Thursday, indicating mild to warm daytime temperatures and no significant precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Mexico
Devastating Galveston Storm Causes Heavy Damage and Deaths
Army wireless station reports uncertain damage total, likely reaching 15 million dollars. The 1900 storm comparison shows Galveston and Bolivar suburbs enduring the worst, with dozens dead in Virginia Point, Texas City, La Porte, and Houston as railways rush men and gear to the storm zone. Martial law declared in Galveston, mayor refusing outside aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Courier
Houston
Galveston
Texas
Galveston Island
Bolivar Peninsula
Bay Shore
Bay
Virginia Point
Texas City
la Porte
Lyonchburg
FB. H. Haas
Morgane Point
Hitchcock
Laporte
Port Arthur
Lynchburg
Syivan Beach
Seabrook
Feouston
Sabine
Sabine Pass
Kemah
Government Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
W. KE. Maxsse
Atchison, Topeka and
Sante Pe Railromd
Haitchcock
Gulf
Galveston City
Bell
War Department
United States
Calveston
Fort Crockett
Mettellan
Poe
Beaumont
Arapahoe
Key West
M. Axhorn
United Fruit Company
Pelise
Honduras
New Orleans
Tex
H Hotel
Austin
Waco
Oma
Lutherans to Hold Biennial General Council Convention
Philadelphia reports plans for the general council of the Lutheran church in America to meet September 9 to 15 in Rock Island Moline and Davenport. The event includes thirteen district synods with about half a million members and a concurrent women's federation convention. Discussions cover church issues and a 1917 series of services marking the 400th Protestant reformation anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Council of the
Lutheran Church In America
Rock Island
Moline
Davenport
Women’s Federation
Lutheran Church In American
Evangelical Church In
America
Torren fall rumor and Villa denial reported
El Paso dispatch reports Villa officials at Juarez said General Torreon had occupied Aguas Calientes while Obregon forces were believed to be advancing. Carranza rumors of Torreon fall lacked confirmation. arrests in Chihuahua and a Villa railway official were noted. Maytorena denied Hermosillo occupation by Calles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
el Paso
Villa
Juarez
General Torres
General Obregon
Aguas Calientes
Carranza
Obregon
Torreon
Chihuahua City
Loasen
Mexico City
Texas
Ayuntimiento
Rafael Castillo
National Palace
Ayuntimento
Clovis Man Fords Death in Suicidal Act
Joe Roach a 40 year old former railroad employee in Clovis New Mexico shot himself with a twenty two caliber rifle at his west side home around three this afternoon. He died or was dying in Santa Fe hospital as doctors warned death could occur at any moment. Domestic trouble and job loss weighed on him and his nine year old daughter was at home during the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Clovis
N. M
Joe Roach
Santa Fe
Mexican capital wracked by famine and faction fighting
Mexico City faces extreme hunger as rival factions fight for control. Food shortages push prices higher while relief efforts struggle to reach residents. American Red Cross plans soup kitchens as authorities clash over power and supplies amid civil war turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O'Connor
Hed Cross
Maravalio
American Red Cross
Cises
Villa
Tula Lecheri
Pachuca
Carranza
Elisondo
Dieguez
Continued Op Page Two
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Storm Devastates Texas Coast Towns and Death Toll Tops
Reports from southeast Texas detail a hurricane that slammed Galveston Houston Texas City and other towns with massive property losses and a growing death toll. The worst hit areas faced water shortages damaged infrastructure and martial law was imposed as relief efforts began.
Netherlands armored with flooded trenches plan
The Netherlands prepares adaptable trenches for marshy regions around The Hague. The water line defense can be flooded quickly to hinder invaders, creating deep ditches when abandoned and serving as obstacles to advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
the Hague
War Department of the
Netherlands
Yser
France
Russia
Allies Report Gain in Western and Gallipoli Operations
British and Allied reports highlight Russian withdrawal and German gains at Kovnevor and Kovno in western Galicia, with the road to Vilna opened. Air raids on England by Zeppelins and dirigibles cause civilian casualties as German forces press on at Hrest-Litovsk and along the Vilna railway corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipoli
Morning Journal
London
de Hote
Galicia
Nicholas
Kovnevor
Novoeeoreyevsk
Grand Duke
Kovne
Poland
Kovno
Ossowets
von Schulz
von Gall- Witz
Archduke Leopold
Bog
Hrest- Litovak
Bialystok
von Mackensen
Hrest-Litovsk
Lux
Drest-Litovsk
England
Admiralty
Holland
Vosges
Sir Landamilton
Suvia Bay
Suvla Bay
Turkey
Balkan States
Serbia
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Serbia weighs reply on Greek crisis and neutrality
Opinion splits in Serbia over response though a favorable outcome is anticipated. Serbia may wait for the Greek crisis result before acting, a delay expected to last days. An agreement between King Constantine and Prime Minister Venizelos is seen as ensuring Greece remains neutral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serbia
Constantine
M. Venizelos
Greece
No incidents of importance on British line in Belgium and France
General Sir John French reports no infantry fighting since the tenth, with recaptured positions at Hooge consolidated. Trenches in the area have faced occasional shelling, while the rest of the front saw intermittent artillery actions of no consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John French
Belgium
France
Hooge
German forces advance on Brest-Litovsk near Blala
Official communique reports German troops defeat Kusetians near Blala west of the fortress. The southern bank of the Bug River is cleared of Thussinne a short distance northwest of the fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Ave
London
Brest-Litovek
Blala
Bug
Western architecture evidence in Peking
Peking reports increasing use of Western architecture in government buildings aided by German architects. New structures feature high German roofs contrasting with traditional Chinese whitewashed towers. A contractor also alters the Chien Men gate loopholes into windows with European arches, highlighting rapid foreign style adoption and incongruities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Chien-Men
Indians Report Mexican Raiders Stealing Stock
Reports from Zuni Indians say about fifty Mexican raiders drove off around 100 horses belonging to the Indians or the federal government. The raiders were seen near Bliekroek and Zuni, about forty miles south of Gallup. McKinley County sheriff is called to pursue and recover the livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Gallup
Bliekroek
Zuni
Here
MckKinley County
Cummins Law Defined. No Declaration of Value Required
Washington Aug 18 the Interstate Commerce Commission clarifies that neither the Interstate Commerce Act nor the Cummins amendment nor IC Commission rulings require a declaration of value for goods shipped interstate. The law does stipulate penalties for obtaining special rates through false value statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Postcard Images of Hanging Body Barred by Mail
Atlanta August 18 authorities barred postcards showing Frank’s hanging body from the mails under indecent matter laws. Several hundred cards were destroyed. Governor Harris promised rewards for mob members and said officials would seek descriptions of abductors at Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Atlanta
Frank
Harris
Milledgeville
Austrian Fleet Bombards Pelagosa Island
Rome reports an Austrian fleet of twenty one ships with air support bombarded Pelagosa Island in the Adriatic between Cuomno and Dalmatia. One Italian officer and three men were killed and three others wounded, according to an official statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Paris
Pelagosa
Adriatic
Cuomno
Dalmatia
Russians Hold Point Near Kovno Fortress
Petrograd reports via London that Russian forces still hold fortifications at Jessa, twelve miles south of Kovno, according to a Russian war office statement issued tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Jessa
Kovoo
Russian War Office
Balkan Crisis Deepens as Greece Eyes Greater Role
War news from yesterday notes Greece may form a new cabinet with Venizelos as premier and press its ambition for larger concessions. Italy objects to Greek goals in the Aegean, while Serbia’s Albania moves provoke Italian concern. Teutonic advances threaten Russia as Brest Litovsk talks loom. German siege guns batter Kovno and Vilna poised for evacuation. Western front quiets beyond a Vosges peak capture, and submarines plus a Zeppelin raid cause civilian casualties in eastern England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
M. Venizelos
Cireece
Balkan
M. Venigelos
Europe
Greece
Italy
Aegean
Rome
Serbia
Albania
London
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Kovno
Vilna
Bialystok
Sendernach
Vosges
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Witt
Chihuahua
Hermosillo
Merico City
Llugos Chazero
Toluca
Cuernavaca
Soto Y Ga Ina
Committee of Public Welfare
Zapata
Tlaltizipam
Warsaw
William
Czar B
Husshans
Vilma
Courland
Brest-Litovse
Zunis
Cummins Law
Uncle Sam
Mackensen
Prince Leopold
Berlin
Pfeld
Marshal von Hindenburg
von Scholz
von Gallwits
Hialyatok-Bielek
Novogeorgiesvk
Bavaria
Qamionka
Siemiatyeze
Siema‘youe
Kkamionka
von Maeckensen
Vtrest-Litovak
Maat of Wiedows
Pelagosa Island
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