Storm Rages Over Galveston Spare Wall Holds Back Fury
The Galveston hurricane drove 70 mph winds and 78 mph gusts as a 17 foot sea wall protected the city. Bridges and telegraph lines were damaged, bathhouses and piers wrecked, but only minor loss of life was reported and rescue teams searched beachfront resorts for survivors.
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Bettiaon
Hdward Lewis
C H. Daily
Galveston Tribune
Chicago
Ray Teetshorn
Houston
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Coast
Matagorda Bay
Mexican Gulf
Virginia Point
United States Weather Bureau
Postal Telegraph Company
Galventon
Intend
Sta Wall
Murdock
Gulf
Belteon
Felting
Wrights push aeroplane speed toward world record
Orville Wright in two flights at Fort Myer Va nears the world speed mark with an average of 64% miles per hour as Wilbur times the runs. The first flight lasts 1 minute 39 seconds, ended by magneto trouble, while the second circles the course a dozen times. The brothers plan to finish work next Monday as the time limit looms. A separate fire outbreak at a furniture storage building causes minor damage and three women are soaked by a burst valve as the water sprays out.
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Washington
Wright
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Wright Brothers
Wee
Wrights
Hmit
American Furniture Company
Equitable
Edgewood Avenue
PLAN A MONUMENT FOR WOMEN OF ’61
A movement to erect a monument to the mothers wives and daughters of Confederate soldiers of Georgia was launched at Stone Mountain during the annual Fra Ynion of Seventh Georgia Regiment and Twelfth Georgia Battalion veterans. 491 subscribed as a start for the fund. Officers named General C A Deans president Henry D Capers secretary and R F Maddox treasurer. Subscriptions to be received by R F Maddox at American National Bank.
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Georgia
Seventh
Stone Mountain
Ln Aab
Confederate Soldiers of Georgia
Womens Memorial Association of Georgia
Confederate Veterana
Waa
C A. Deans
Henry D Capers
R F Maddox
R F. Maddox
American National Bank
Doctor Harris Undergoes June Mastoid Operation
Dr H F Harris secretary of the state board of health and head of the state laboratory at the capitol is recovering at Silver Birch lodge near Franklin North Carolina after an operation in June for mastoiditis. He was married in the east during June and later went to Philadelphia for the procedure at Jefferson Medical Hospital. The operation succeeded and his condition has improved steadily.
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H F Harris
State Board of Health
Capitol
Sliver Birch Lodge
Franklin
N. C
Ti Ja
Harris
East
Philadelphia
Jefferson Medical Hospital
Resourceful teacher crafts real hair switch from students
A clever schoolteacher organized spring haircuts for her pupils, saving their cut hair to weave a real hair switch. The plan freed mothers from costs, left the class with neat styles, and earned the teacher admiration for her crown of hair.
Escape attempt ends in 30 foot plunge and arrest
Roy Ferrell escaped a stockade and leaped from a Chattahoochee bridge to flee officers. He hit a bank after a 30 foot fall and was arrested after crawling a short distance. Detectives Starnes and Campbell with two county officers captured him. Atlanta detectives were at another case nearby. The second item notes a carbonated water plant test at White Elk Springs on Postmaster Harry Howards property.
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Chattahoochee
Roy Ferrell
Starnes and
Campbell
Atlanta
Ferrell
Macon
White Elk Springs
Harry Howards
White Elk
Memorial Services for Mrs Hayes in Blue Ridge Springs Va
Blue Ridge Springs Va July 28 Mr Cornelia Branch Stone of Texas president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy issues address announcing the death of Margaret Jefferson Davis Hayes in Colorado Springs Colo on July 18 1900 and requests chapters to hold memorial services in her honor.
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Blue Ridge Springs
Cornelia Branch Stone
Texas
United Daughters of the Confederacy
United Daughters “of the Confederacy
Margaret Jefferson Davis-Hayes
Eternnelife
Colorado Springs
Colo
Board refuses action on Gainesville murder case
The Florida state Board of Pardon s declined to intervene for R H Owens awaiting execution in Alachua county jail. A petition from Alachua County citizens urged commuting the sentence to life. The hanging remains scheduled for Friday.
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Tallahassee
Fla
State Board of Pardons
R. H. Owens
Gainesville
Alachua County
Funeral for P. E. Russell Postponed in Macon
Remains of P. H. Russell, who died Monday night in Jacksonville, arrived in Macon and were taken to the residence in Bellevue. The funeral is set for tomorrow afternoon at the Home with Rev. Mr. Newsore officiating. Interment will be in Riviera.
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Macon
Jilly
P. H. Russell
Jacksonville
Bellvue
Heney Says He Earned All Money Paid Him
Cordova Alaska July 21 Francis J Heney the San Francisco prosecutor whose work at Abercrombie canyon 66 miles up the Copper river was cited by Representative Tawney to explain payments from the federal government said I have not received a deal in fees except for services rendered before the San Francisco graft cases. He attributed payment delays to a leak of funds and special appropriations being stemmed by state officials.
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Cordova
Alaaka
Francis J Heney
San Francisco
Abercrombie Canyon
Copper River
Tawney
Beney Weld
United
Fecessla
Bital
Spe
Conservativeness urged by Stinson
Madison Georgia July 21 Special The Monticello district conference Sunday school convention Alien Christian League Women s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the AMBH church convened at St Pauls church Rev PF Grim mons presiding elder The keynote address by Rev Richard D Stinson Morris Brown college urged a conservative, sober Christian life with emphasis on education and community usefulness.
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Madison
Monticello
Alien Christian League
Womans “Home and Foreign Missionary Society
AMBH
St. Pauls Church
PF. Grimmons
Richard D. Stinson
Morris
Brown College
Pierpont Morgan Feels Uncommunicative on Europe Trip
The source notes Pierpont Morgan is home and in an uncommunicative mood after a European trip begun February 2. He says he expects to be at a later engagement tomorrow.
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Pierpont Morgan
York
Bie
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Peters Building
Empire Life Insurance Company OF the
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Chattahoochee River
Hayes
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Owens
Florida Board of Pardons
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Heney
Seattle, Wash
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Toledo
City Ticket Office
Peachtree ST
Milwaukee
St. Paul
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BA. Hathaway & CO
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Nman Building
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