Gulf Hurricane Toll Reaches Heavy Loss Across Coast
Reported drownings from 10 to 120 and over 200 injured or in hospital fill the grim tally. Thousands homeless, massive property damage in Corpus Christi area pegged at 3 million dollars, dozens missing. Galveston and Huston aid efforts under General Wolters T N G. coastal towns suffer severe destruction and downed wire service lines.
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Corpus Christi
Aranzas Pass
Rockport
Port Aranzas
Mustang Island
Brownville
Galveston
Portland
Port Arthur
Linton
Wolters T. N. G
Huston
Sinton
Bay Toll Mounts From Texas Storm Ravage
Disaster reports from Corpus Christi and surrounding areas say at least fifteen bodies were recovered from the bay with hundreds homeless and extensive property damage. Wrecked Port Aransas Mustang Island areas suffer severe flooding as martial law and Red Cross relief efforts unfold.
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Dallas
Texas
Corpus Christi
Dama
C Christi
Beeville
Corpus
White Point
Portland
Laredo
San Antonio
Aranzas Pass Rockport
Portananzas
Mustang Island
North Shore
C. M. Egeland
870Th Infantry
W. Waldo
Port Aranzas
Dickman
Southern Department
Red Cross
Washington
Hobby
Austin
Amerman
Houston
Kingsville
Tex
Port Lavaca
Aransas Pass
Bee County
Linton
Rockford
Relief Train Leaves Houston With Medical Aid
Relief train carrying nurses physicians and medical supplies departed Houston today en route to affected areas under Brigadier command. The convoy includes food supplies and essential medical gear to support relief efforts.
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Houston
Texas
County Meet of Christ Church Here Tomorrow
The Christians of Athens county convene for their first annual county convention tomorrow at the First Christian Church. Sessions run 9:30 to 12:00, 1:30 to 4:00, and 7:30 with state officers speaking in the final session. Delegates are urged to attend. dinners are provided, and housing is offered for those who stay.
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Christian Churches
Athens County
Perry County
Akron
Christian Church
First Christian Church
Syracuse salt works revival sparks Bend Ohio plant start
Pomeroy Ohio September 16 one of the region s biggest commercial awakenings notes the revival of the Syracuse salt works with preparations begun for chlorine and other chemicals. A work force clears the site as Indianapolis capital backs the project and Fred H Moorhead is named superintendent of the new works.
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Pomeroy, O
Ohio
Syracuse
Indianapolis
Fred H. Moorhead
Athens
Coast toll rises with thousand bodies on Texas shores
A telegram to Governor Hobby reports about one thousand bodies lining the Nuces and Corpus Christi bays as relief efforts gear up. General Wolters says a relief train and three hundred Texas National Guardsmen are prepared to move to the devastated coast once called. Brigadier General John A. Hulen leads the relief column from Houston.
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Austin
Tex
Nuces
Corpus Christi
Hobby
Wolters
Texas National Guard
Houston
John A. Hulen
Adjutant General
Texas National Guardsmen
Texas
W. D. Cope
Storm Toll Mounts Near Corpus Christi Texas
Fifty bodies recovered and about 500 believed drowned near Robstown fifteen miles from Corpus Christi after a gulf storm. Brigadier General F M Marshall takes charge from Brownsville as martial law is declared. A relief train with flour sugar and supplies departs Brownsville, with planes from Kelly Field aiding survivor searches along the gulf coast.
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San Antonio
Texas
Robstown
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Fort Sam Houston
Marshall
Curtis
Kelly Field
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi Toll in Early Reports Surpasses 100
Mayor Sparks reports at least one hundred dead in Corpus Christi and nearby areas with seventy identified in Corpus Christi White Point Aranzas Pass Rockport reports and rescuers still finding bodies. Over 75 rescued from debris and Port Aransas and Rockport sustain severe damage.
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Linton
Tex
Corpus Christi
Sparks
White Point
Aranzas Pass
Rockport
Port Aranza
Odom
Here
Army Convalescent Camp
United Press
Record-High July Imports Contrast with Low Exports
The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce reports July saw the largest imports in country history for a similar period, while exports hit the lowest level of the year.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Italian Revolt in Fiume Faces Government Action
Rome Sept 15 The government moves to suppress Gabriele D Annunzio s Fiume takeover with General Badoglio directing a proclamation inviting followers to rejoin regiments. About six hundred followers, most loyal to officers, reportedly back home. The garrison remains opposed and agitators circulated resignation leaflets while British and French troops evacuate.
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Rome
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Fiume
Badaglio
D’annunzio
Nitti
Wilson to explain Shantung on Pacific coast tour
President Wilson enters California crowds to push ratification of the peace treaty while avoiding major platform speeches. He plans to explain Shantung policy in California where Japanese questions are active, with San Francisco and Oakland visits, and training routes via the Southern Pacific.
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Wilson
California
Johnson
Portland
Shantung
Pacific Coast
Middle West
San Francisco
Oakland
General Strike Nears in Boston Amid Union Vote
Boston mood shifts toward a general strike in sympathy with striking police as unions vote, with central labor union calling shots. Firemen and milk drivers may be exempt, telephone operators to ballot, while Vermont authorities ship 400 riot guns and 20 000 rounds of ammunition to bolster city security.
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Boston
Mass
United Hebrew Trades
Central Labor Union
Vermont
Flying course offered at East Tech High School
In Cleveland on September 15 the East Technical high school announced a new flying course for all ages from night school principal A. R. Roethlishberger. Instructors from local flying fields will teach ground work and actual flight, reflecting the growing ubiquity of aviation.
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Cleveland
East Technical High School
A. R. Roethlishberger
Uncle Sam to Train Army Men for Signal Corps Posts
The army seeks men to train for signal corps posts including radio operators telegraphers cable splicers motor mechanics and photographers. Qualified men are scarce so Uncle Sam advertises vocational training through the Recruiting Officer Fashnat. Experience is needed for instructors with good pay. Apply at the local army office in the post office building.
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Signal Corps
Fashnat
Uncle Samuel
Army
Court Rules Against Straw Hat Pranks
Time limited New York report notes a court ruling addressing a summer prank involving overripe hats. Be cautious as pranksters faced legal or civil consequences for the act.
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New York
Mokener
Enrollment Up In Athens City Schools As Term Opens
The Athens city schools show an enrollment rise of 48 pupils from the first day last year and 65 more than two years ago. The high school has 280, Central 334, East Side 312 with a total of 1226 including 300 in the Training School. Crowding is reported in the sixth grade across all three schools and transfers are underway. Supt. Morgan praises Principal Rupp for rapid, smooth start with classes organized and the semester beginning on record time.
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Athens
East Side
Na Morgan Pare
Supt. Morgan
Rupp
Strikes Rise Across Nation Amid Labor Disputes
Labor department records show two major strikes since August 26 with about 15 000 workers idle and threatened actions totaling over 21 000. Officials note wage demands often give way to the right to collective bargaining as unions push for recognition while numerous disputes could raise total idle workers above 200 000. Des Moines reports on league of nations covenant weighing in on British world order and President Wilson's platform as Senator Johnson follows a campaign trail amid war and Bolshevik concerns.
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Ralph Cough
United Press
Labor Department
Wilson
Department
United States
Des Moines
Johnson
Sioux Falls
Blifred
Germany
Siberia
Son
Russia
Borah
Johnaon
Washington
Epee Lodge
Camp Workers Are Robbed of Savings
Three Romanian camp laborers at a Brewster road camp were robbed of cash and liberty bonds totaling 240.40 by three masked highwaymen. The men were chloroformed and then forced to surrender their money and bonds under threat with revolvers.
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Canton, CO
Brewster
Coach Banks Turns Author With Football Manual
M. B. Banks once of Ohio University has issued a 96 page booklet titled Modern Football. It provides detailed guidance for players and coaches and reflects his status as athletic director at Drake University Des Moines Iowa. He recently drew attention by training a burly giant to challenge Jack Dempsey.
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M. B. Banks
Ohio University
Banks
Insurance man shoots self in Akron at home
Edwin R. Roach a prominent sportsman and New York Life agent attempted death by his own action at noon today in Akron after moving from Alliance. The shooting happened at his home. he is married with one child and is not expected to recover.
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Akron
Edwin R. Roach
New York Life Insurance Company
Roach
Alliance
Nurse Lillian Brown files paternity charge against Herbert Richardson
Miss Lillian Brown a graduate nurse formerly of Athens State hospital files paternity charges against Herbert Richardson alleging he is the father of her illegitimate child born in Montgomery County. Richardson pleads not guilty at arraignment before Squire Helwig and is bound over to the common pleas with a $400 bond, which he posted and was released.
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Lillian Brown
Athens State Hospital
Herbert Richardson
Richardson
Former Student Judge Falcon Returns to Athena Bench
Judge Virgil Falcon, who left Ohio University about six years ago, has journeyed from Falls City Nebraska with his sisters Kate and Fern to rejoin the Athena community. He resides with his uncle Arthur Falloon at his Athena home while his sisters plan to enter the university this semester. Falcon, son of the late Edwin Falloon, was a young county judge at Falls City soon after admission to the bar and was last year elected unopposed for two years.
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Virgil Falcon
Ohio University
Falls City
Nebraska
Kate
Fern
Athena
Judge Falloon
Arthur Falloon
Edwin Falloon
Falloon
Abandoned chicks at Wood County Fair attract bid sale
One exhibitor left fancy chicks on display after last week’s Wood County fair in Bowling Green. Fair directors are feeding the birds and plan to sell to the highest bidder if the owner does not appear.
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Bowling Green
Wood County Fair
Harry D. Kelly Sent Worms to Brother in Indiana
Findlay reports Harry D. Kelly mailed fish worms by parcel post to his brother in Muncie Indiana for transplanting in Hoosier soil. Kelly notes Muncie worms are too small and that the local worms eagerly gobble fat Ohio breed.
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Findlay
Harry DD. Kelly
Muncie
Ind
Hoosier
Harry
Ohio
Bowman 80 Dies After Bee Sting
Orlie Bowman 80 of Clearport died from paralysis of the heart about an hour after being stung by a honey bee. The death was reported in Lancaster.
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Lancaster
Orlie Bowman
Clearport
Marietta District Ministers Assigned at Ohio M E Conference
The Ohio M E conference announced ministerial appointments for the Marietta district. F M Evans, head of the district, remains in place. C L Strecker returns to Marietta First. Dallas Brown to Central Avenue. Rev Robert Bowden to Granville. A M Mann to Nelsonville. numerous other pastors named to various churches including Glouster Guysville and Reedsville with several "to be supplied" notes.
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Columbus
Marietta
Ohio
M. E
F. M. Evans
Albany
Weed
Amesville
L. F. Miller
Athens
Central Avenue
Dallasing
First Church
L. Strecker
Bartlett
Wm. Power
Belpre
Bidwell
L. L. Roush
W. A
C. L. Strecker
Columbus M. E
Dallas Brown
Robert Bowden
Granville
Denison University
Strecker
A. M. Mann
Nelsonville
F. M., Evans
38th annual reunion of 79th O V I Regimental Association
The 38th annual reunion is being held in Memorial hall in Zanesville today with members of the 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry gathering for the event.
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Zanesville
79Th
O. V. I. Regimental Association
Memorial Hall
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Stanley Reynolds
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League OF Nations
Coach Banks
West
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