Death Reaps Harv est of Three Thousand Lives in Galveston
A telegram reports about 3,000 lives lost at Galveston and immense property destruction. Victims' remains litter lumber and debris near Virginia Point as a steamer is stranded two miles away. Rescue teams note two hundred corpses from a train and unreliable reports from Houston and Austin.
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Dallas
Texas
Houston
Virginia Point
Galveston
Supt
Felton
Vaughan
New York
Austin
Joseph D. Sayers
Western Union
Galveston Suffered Worst Hurricane Havoc in Texas
Houston reports detail a Gulf coast cyclone that destroyed Galveston as water rose and winds hit 80 miles per hour. Authorities fear 1000s dead or missing with hospitals and orphanages reported lost as ships and horses lay submerged.
City Devastation After Flood Wrecks Waterworks and Power
Timmins warns provisions will be scarce as saltwater overflow ruins cisterns and the waterworks power house. The city lies in darkness with the electric plant ruined and widespread property damage. East end residents face near total destruction while the gulf coast, beach, bath houses, and many homes on the west end suffer severe wreckage.
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Timmins
Gulf
Tornado Ravages Brookshire and Houston Area
A sweeping cyclone devastated Brookshire on the Missouri Kansas & Texas line with four bodies recovered and many missing. Hempstead Sabine Pass Galveston Bay and nearby communities suffered heavy damage as residents evacuated to higher ground. Houston reported one death Henry Black and widespread property losses reached about 250000 with mills, car works, and churches badly damaged.
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Houston
Tex
Brookshire
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Hempstead
Sabine Pass
Back Ridge
Seabrook
Galveston Bay
Morgan's Point
Nicholson
Jane Woodlock
Henry Black
Merchants & Planters
Dickson
Big Mason Temple
G Land Lodge
First Baptist
Southern Methodist
Trinity Methodist
Galveston
Houston Post
Associated Press
Strike decision power rests with President Mitchell
The United Mine Workers executive board adjourned without endorsing a strike in the anthracite districts. President Mitchell said negotiations may yield settlement and that the strike would be ordered only with his and Secretary Wilson endorsement. Public sympathy and wage disputes loom as key factors.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
John Mitchell
Wilson
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
National Board of Indianapolis
United Mine Workers Postpone Strike in Anthracite Fields
News from Indianapolis reports the national executive board delaying a strike against the anthracite coal fields to pursue arbitration. Locally, miners and operators remain divided with relief and anxiety in Hazelton as meetings and preparations continue.
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Hazelton
National
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Patrick Duffy
John Fahey
T. D. Nichols
National Board
Mitchell
Harleigh
Sandy Run
Highland
Beaver Brook
Beaver Meadow
Cole Train
Father Phillips
Destructive Texas Tornado Hits Alvin and Surrounding Towns
Meager reports from the Houston to Galveston corridor detail a devastating Santa Fe line tornado. Alvin, population 1200, is reported practically demolished with seven dead including Mrs Prather and others. Hitchcock suffers severe damage and Alta Loma is left with no standing houses. The Santa Fe wreck occurred two miles north of Alvin as a 7:55 p.m. Saturday train ran slowly.
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Houston
Galveston
Santa Fe
Alvin
Hitchcock
Alta Loma
Pearl
L. B. Carlton
Business League of
J. M. Johnson
Johnson
O. Lewis
John Glaspt
Richardson
Prather
Rosenberg
Tex
Angleton
Sandy Point
Arcola
Wofford
Brookshire
Seabrook
James Woodstock
Nickelson
Louis Broquet
Sr. Mellhany
Leroy
Brazoria
George Duffy
G. F. Duffy
Duffy
Court House
Chenango
Train Storm Tragedy Leaves Passengers Injured and Drowned
A heavy storm lifted a train from the track. Mrs Prather was thrown through a window and drowned after her head was submerged. Injured include Engineer John Martin Fireman Thomas Doyle and Conductor M H Donnelly.
Train Missing After Gulf Storm Threatens Galveston Route
General Superintendent Nixon of the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway rushes to Texas to restore traffic after a destructive gulf storm cut Galveston service. Train No. 5, due Saturday night, lacks contact, possibly wrecked on mainland or bridge as storm rages toward Alvin.
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Chicago
UC. Nixon
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway
Galverton
Texas
Gulf City
Nixon
South
Galveston
Santa Fe
Pasenger
Gulf
W. B.scott
Temple
Alvin
Mr. Scott
Coast Storm Causes Widespread Loss Across Texas
A violent coastal storm struck Texas last night, causing extensive destruction along the coast and up to a hundred miles inland. Wires are down, preventing full casualty tallies, but reports indicate multiple deaths and vast property damage in every reachable town.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Wind Storm Lashes Taylor Texas Causing Crop Loss
A heavy wind and rain storm struck Taylor in the morning, tearing roofs from buildings including the First National Bank, wrecking several small structures, and causing extensive crop damage as it moved from the north and persisted until 7 a.m.
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Taylor
Texas
First National Bank
Governor Roosevelt Death Trip Ends in Wisconsin
Governor Roosevelt spent a quiet day at the Auditorium annex and church, then dined with Henry Payne before boarding the special car Minnesota for La Crosse Wisconsin where he was killed to speak tomorrow afternoon, then to the Dakotas.
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Chicago
Rept
Roosevelt
Auditorium Annex
H. H. Kohlsaat
Henry Payne
Republican National Committee
Minnesota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
la Crosse
Wis
Dakotas
Turbaco Rebels Battle Turbaco Area and Cartagena
Reports from Colon Colombia detail rebels seizing Turbaco near Cartagena and targeting the railway. The next day the warship Cordoba arrived with 400 troops and heavy fighting followed. Excitement rose in Cartagena as the mail steamer departed Colon.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colon
Colombia
Turbaco
Carthagena
Cordoba
Galveston flood toll rises with passengers recounting loss
A relief train from Galveston carried victims and survivors into Houston as reports detail 100 to 150 dead on Virginia Point beaches and numerous lives lost beyond. Witnesses describe destroyed homes, drowning, and wreckage across Angleton Brookshire Seabrook Brazoria and other towns with several fatalities confirmed.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston
Ben W. Dew
Southern Pacific
Dew
Virginia Point
Powers
W. Clinton
Galveston Stock Yards
Clinton
Mr. Jennings
38Th Street
Avenue M
William Smith
Texas
Smith
A. F. England
Texas City
England
Destruction Reported Along Columbia Tap Route
Houston dispatches describe wreckage and ruin as a train crew travels the Columbia Tap. Conductor Ferguson reports houses barns crops and orchards destroyed and great damage along the line. Postal clerk A L Forbes notes cries heard near Oyster Creek from wrecked areas.
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Houston
Tex
Columbia
Ferguson
A. L. Forbes
Oyster Creek
Terrific hurricane strikes Bryan Texas area today
A powerful hurricane hit the Bryan Texas region causing widespread damage as trees fences signs awnings and outhouses were blown down. Tin roofs tore from brick buildings. Continued on Page Two.
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Bryan
Texas
Prince Ching Begins Peace Negotiations Reports
Mails from the north relay word of Prince Ching and a ministerial conference in Pekin as talks toward peace begin. Russian and Japanese forces search for Boxers, while U S cavalry defeat 300 Boxers near Pekin. British seize Fengtai guiding peacetime moves as Americans occupy warehouses at Tientsin.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Taku
Pekin
Prince Ching
Senor de Cologan
Sixth
United States Cavalry
Hunting Park
Tientsin
Imperial Grand Secrretary
Tsunge li Vyamen
Kes
Claude MacDonald
Prince Chine
Breror
Fengtai
No Developments in Chinese Situation Reported
Acting Secretary Hill said there were no new developments in China. No important telegrams arrived. naval and war department dispatches from the Far East were unavailable. The Japanese legation reported Prince Ching’s return to Pekin with a pro foreign stance seen as a possible sign of opening negotiations for peace.
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Washington
Hill
State Department
Naval
Far East
Chaffee
War Department
Legation
Pekin
Prince Ching
China
Deadlock in Pekin Emphasized by London Dispatch
London reports the Pekin deadlock persists with no immediate solution in sight. Dispatch notes continued uncertainty and hints at further developments, with updates awaited on Page Two.
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London
Pekin
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Gulf Coast
Port Arthur
James C. Timmins
National Compress Company
Morgan’s Point
Gralveston
Tintmins Overs
Tremont Hotel
Ritter
Strand Street
Charles Kelner, Jr
Stanley C. Spencer
Elder-Dempsey Steamship Line
Richard Lord
McFadden's Cotton Company
Bailey
Wharf Company
Picaded
Mr. Timmins
Tremont
Market Street
Pelican Island
Bollivar Point
Galveston, Houston & Northern Railroad
Clear Creek
Bridgewater
Columbia Tap
Chenang
Brazora
Velasco
Vintano
Phillips
Deadlock
Germany
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