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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1927
Page
9
Local hospital reports Walter Weeks died from internal injuries after a boating accident on the Mississippi. Authorities identify a second young man and note a brother’s statement about the incident. additional details and Friday plans are mentioned in the report.
April 30 AP report details the capricious flood advancing through Louisiana and Mississippi. Vicksburg and Natchez areas suffer levee breaches while Crevasses threaten New Orleans and Plaquemines. Coast guard mobilizes largest fleet to aid refugees. 200,000 homeless with thousands more expected. President Coolidge and Hoover coordinate relief with Red Cross as state engineers blast levees to divert waters.
The body of a missing Floridian was found near Lake Worth in Pacific Ral county. Local authorities say a man identified as a prominent resident from Kissimmee was found dead, possibly after a visit by a relative from Texas.
Trade board schedules a Monday night meeting. The session covers procurement items and committee reports amid ongoing commerce discussions and policy reviews.
Fragmented readable text references a murder in Chicago and comparisons to the Snyder case. Mentions authorities exhuming a body from Potter's Flakd and names such as Mrs. Stein and others, with chaotic phrasing and unclear details about suspects or motives.
Four crew members face trial in Fernandina for alleged theft and contraband across about fifty cases. Proceedings led by Parker of the cutter Yamacraw and overseeing judge Moesberger, with trial expected to continue for several weeks into Monday.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Mark L Bristol was denied permission to travel through Russia on a mission toward China. The Soviet government cited grounds connected to U S officials seeking passage and potential discussions with other envoys, including Admiral Bristol seeking travel for himself and his wife.
A terrible explosion trapped 76 miners at a coal mine in England. Rescue efforts were underway as workers and officials assessed the disaster and potential fatalities.
Fragmentary OCR text reports speed attempts and mentions names like Washington Apel and Vought Corsair. Details are incomplete, with references to piano tech and bicycles, lacking definite events or outcomes.
Officers report a California smuggling ring busted after a raid. Aliens and valuables were seized, with arrests made and a/file of items including television sets recovered at airports and border points. The investigation connects a group to flights from Mexico.
An April report from New Orleans discusses hourly temperature data as a basis for a lottery. The piece notes the temperature readings and potential publication changes, with officials citing concerns over accuracy and the public interest in temperate conditions.
A Florida Senate action on a House passed resolution to rename the Manatee River Bridge at Bradenton from Green Bridge to Manatee River Bridge was indefinitely postponed, implying near-certain fate not to reach a vote in the upper house.
Newport, Va, April 30. Ary Cine, jury foreman in the Walton murder case, testified a juror lottery fixed Walton's seven and a half year sentence for Donald Hall's slaying. Jurors wrote term lengths, totalled, divided by twelve, then agreed by rising vote. Walton pleaded self defense.
A ruined scene from Leuians and St Bernard parishes shows refugees and a single mother of ten, Mrs. Tony Narosia, arriving in New Orleans as dynamite is readied to breach the Mississippi levee near Potdras. The disaster threatens a mass exodus as families flee toward safety.
A 1927 Herald piece describes the Acadians being displaced when a dynamited levee south of New Orleans flooded St Bernard and Plaquemine parishes. It frames the disaster as fate repeating two centuries of exile, noting Acadian stoicism and Gallic courage amid the scene. The piece ends with a note that continued on page five.
Salvation Army appeals for clothing and aid after floods left many homesteads in need. Major McMinn and Ensies Horgan coordinate shipments with American Express support. Parrish and Bradenton donors contribute to a national flood relief fund. The fund surpassed its quota but remains open for further contributions as President Coolidge issues a new appeal.
Misa Wells 21 of Tampa and Bobbie Campbell 21 of Dunellen die in the Gulf surge at St. Petersburg Beach. Rescue efforts last about two hours for Wells, Campbell remains missing as search teams plan night patrols with car lights.
Roanoke Virginia April 00 The life of Walter L Boothe 18 remained precarious as doctors and friends continued air therapy after his lungs collapsed on April 21 His father P F Boothe said the boy appeared resigned to his fate as his helpers kept pumping air into his lungs and he complained of chest pain and shortness of breath
Plans for a major relief expedition move forward with forty boats and crews ordered to Natchez Mississippi from Lewes Delaware and Ashbury Park. In all about 100 craft will assemble at New Orleans and roughly 80 will head to Natchez with ships plus privately owned vessels from the east, south, and Great Lakes beginning the journey at once.
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