Flood Devastation Across Texas as West Indian Hurricane Strikes
The West Indian hurricane ravaged Texas coast causing massive loss of life and property. Galveston suffered catastrophic flooding with thousands drowned and communications severed while towns from Hempstead to Temple reported grave damage. Galveston’s harbor, bridges, and trains were ruined, and inland towns endured severe destruction with dozens of deaths and missing persons.
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Gulf Coast
Texas
Galveston
Virginia Point
Red River
Gulf
Wacs
Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fe
Temple
Houston
Texas Central
Herne
Austin
Hempsted
Chappell Hill
Brenham
Port Arthur
Galveston, Houston and Northern Railroad
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Hitchcock
Alta Loma
Pearland
Seabrooke
Brockshire
Cypress
Hockley
Waller
Hempstead
Taylor
Bastrop
Smithville
Tornado Toll Across States Over Forty Years
A sequence of deadly storms from 1840 to 1891 records hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, and others endure scores of buildings destroyed and millions in losses, with repeated catastrophes across Adams, Noxubee, Kemper, Izard, and surrounding counties.
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Adams County
Mississippi
Barry
Stone
Webster
Christian Counties
Missouri
Noxubee County
Fannin County
Texas
Henry
Saline
Kemper
Copiah
Simpson
Newton
Lauderdale
Missindippi
Izard
Sharp
Clay
Arkansas
North and
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Louieville
Louisiana
Great Storms in Other Countries Chronicle Fatal Tolls
A fragmented list details historic storms and calamities across Masih coast and other regions. It cites Calcutta 1864 with 45 000 lives lost, Halfong 1881 with 300 000 dead, London storms with heavy losses, Manila 1833 60 000 homeless and 106 dead, Cuba with 1 000 lives lost, and Samoa 1880 disruptions. It also notes early cable rates and press dispatch charges.
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Masih Coast
Cunerieaare
Calcutta
India
Juan
Ahipa
Halfong
China
England
Manila
Philippine Islands
Seni Tee Teen
Pata
Sian
Saheen
Tipa
Cuba
Girl Brings Joy to 12 Infirm Men in Park Outing
A Cleveland store worker Miss Mabel Langshaw organized a day trip for twelve elderly inmates of the city infirmary. She secured two large trolley cars, arranged a park dinner, a streetcar ride, and a flower-boaquet program by children. Community members funded the picnic with subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Langshaw
Cleveland
Bien
City Infirmary
Bliss Langshaw
Atlas of the World giveaway promotes Atlas Oats edition
Kansas City Oatmeal and Cereal Company offers a free Atlas of the World with 91 maps and 97 pages of reading material tied to Atlas Oats. The advertisement markets the edition as essential and urges readers to write for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cereal Company
Pinkherm Animates Mrene Message
An OCR fragment references addressing Mrene with a playful line about Pinkherm. The readable text centers on a stylistic address and animation cue rather than a full event or quote. The item appears as a small captioned note or draft line in a broader page.
Woman Mrs Pinke ham Restores Sealths
A readable line indicates Mrs Pinke ham, a woman of the community, has restored Sealths. The fragmentary text mentions a female figure and a restoration action linked to Sealths in a local context.
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Auda Ae
Atlas Oats
ATLAS
THE
Sr Pega
Yambas City
Denver Directory
Eelty Savings Sss
Breale and Revail
Am Beek Bag Co
Frown Palace Hotel
Caer
E. Burlingame & CO
Chemical Am
Lawrence Bt. Bonver
Colts
Paca
Mane
J. D. Best. & Sons
Grovers
Denver
Cole
MR Ltd
Een Og Eade Ten
Alvin
Prather
Rosenberg
Galveston Bay
Laporte
Galveston Island
United States
W. S. Wall
Morgan's Point
Mr. Black
Vincent
Vincent Home
Mrs. Rushmore
Laula Braquet
Galveston, Houston
TION
Galveston Jettie
Strand Street
Apie
Cabiie
Atlantic
Castoria
Bears
Philippine
Philippines
Indianapolis Press
Railway Age
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Canadian Pacifi
Chicago
Northwestern
Burlington and Quincy
Southern Railway
Atchison, Topeka
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Union Pacific
New York Sun
Sorghum
Washington Star
Paul
New York World
Allen's
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
New York
Burlington
St. Louis
Peoria
Missouri River
G. W. Walle
Piso
Colin
N. W. Samvuar
Ocean Grove
N. J
Wermanea
Kline
Johnny
Alien
le Roy
N.Y
Isacon
Bryan
McKinney
Pines
McKin
Dobbs
Primley
California
Pac Seile Segratere
Pommel Ar. Slicker
Mrene
Pinkherm
Iaeerag
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