Florida Storm Devastates Coast Killing Thousands
A tropical hurricane swept Florida's east coast wrecking homes and roads. Reports from Miami to Pensacola cite 600 to 1,500 dead, up to 50,000 injured or homeless, with property losses near 200 million dollars. Martial law in Miami. refugees crowd roads as ships report damage along the coast.
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Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Moorehaven
Lake Okeechobee
Florida
Everglades
Gulf of Mexico
Pensacola
Mobile
Nortwest
Eters
Associated Press
Palm Beach
Clewiston
Sebring
Mayflower
Lakeland
Humanitarian aid floods Florida relief effort after hurricane
Citizens across states rush aid to southern Florida storm zone. Tech trains carry food water and medical supplies while doctors nurses and local volunteers gather urgent materials. Red Cross and Pullman cars offer housing resources as Florida opens shelters and volunteers mobilize under state relief drives.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Tech
Washington
American Red Cross
Chicago
Pullman Company
Georgia
Clifford Walker
Afred W. Baker
Duval County
Florida American Legion
Legion
Miami Storm Disaster Toll And Relief Efforts Grow
Estimates put dead between 600 and 1500 as the Miami disaster area extends from the storm. Damage reaches 150 million dollars while relief stations open under martial law. Red Cross aid, state officials, and neighboring towns coordinate help and locate about 200 wandering children.
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Miami
Fla
American Red Cross
Kiwanis Convention Opens in Davenport
Delegates to the Illinois eastern Iowa district Kiwanis convention arrive in Davenport with 1200 to 1500 expected. International President Ralph Amerman of Scranton Pa is among attendees. The formal welcome is at the Masonic temple tonight with business and social sessions set for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Davenport
Illinois
Iowa
Kiwanis
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Ralph Amerman
Scranton
Floods Delay Grand Army of the Republic Veteran Meet
Des Moines reports heavy midwest floods delay arrival of the main army of blue veterans for the national encampment. Delegates and families travel by waterlogged tracks and flooded roads, with 20 to 30 hour delays. Registration, religious services, and meetings proceed as leaders push to keep the Grand Army intact.
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Des Moines
Middle West
The
Veterans In Blue
Grand Army of the Republic
Hawkeye Estate
Federated Patriotic Societies
John Tanner
Corporal Tanner
Rufus L. Chase
Department of Iowa
Grand Army
John Hammill
Iowa
Lida E. Manson
Crawfordsville
Ind
Frances C. Linell
Massachusetts
Emily J. Tompkins
New York
Ida E Wright
Illinois
Miss Mona MacLellan and Horace Carey Channel Attempt
Miss Mona MacLellan and Horace Carey began a swim from Cape Gris-Nez toward Dover. They were two miles off Dover harbor at noon. MacLellan, a physician, abandoned the attempt in the afternoon after swimming 25 hours 20 minutes.
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Dover
England
Mona MacLellan
Horace Carey
Hythe
English Channel
Cape Gris-Nez
France
Dover Harbor
MacLellan
Carey
Mexican Government Executes Three Men
Three men were executed at Em palme Sonora for inciting Yaqui Indians to rebellion. Dispatches did not identify the men but stated they carried documents showing they represented Mexican interests in California and Arizona which urged Yaqui rebellion.
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Mexico City
Empalme
Sonora
Nables
Calfornia
Arizona
Storm Casualties and Homelessness Across South Florida
The storm caused numerous fatalities and injuries across cities including Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Hollywood, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Dania, Hallandale, Homestead, Pompano, Fort Myers, and Moorehaven. Totals show hundreds dead or missing, hundreds seriously injured, and thousands left homeless.
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Miami
Miami Beach
Hialeah
Hollywood
Coral Gables
Ojus
Fort Lauderdale
Dania
Hallandale
Homestead
Pompano
Fort Myers
Moorehaven
Four men arraigned in mayor's court on intoxication
Four men were arraigned in mayor's court this morning, fined 15 dollars and costs each for intoxication. A fifth agreed to leave the city to avoid jail. Two women charged with loitering on the street were fined 50 dollars and costs each. failing to pay, they were remanded to the county jail. Two men charged with transportation of liquor await a later hearing.
Mrs M J Howell Wins Creatmoor Women’s Golf Championship
Mrs M J Howell defeated Mrs Joe Richardson 2 up in the 18 hole final to win the Creatmoor women’s golf championship. Howell, low medalist in qualifying, earns the club silver trophy after 22 entrants played an 18 hole format following the men’s finals.
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Joe Richardson
Creatmoor
M. J. Howell
Howell
Two Boys Drown Near Anderson in Iowa River Incident
Edwin Mobley 10 and Kenneth Stankey 8 drowned when a raft capsized on the West Nishnabotna river near Anderson while they piloted it to a dredge boat. Their bodies were recovered as men supervising the craft were at dinner.
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Shenandoah
Edwin
J.M. Mobley
Kenneth
W. F. Stankey
West Nishnabotna River
Anderson
Baseball Scores National League First Game Summary
In Chicago, Kaufmann and Gonzales lead the 10 to 1 win versus New York as Chicago plates nine runs in late innings. Cincinnati loses 4 to 3 after a 1st inning error and ninth inning rally by Boston. Rixey and Hargrave face Benton, Mogridge and J Taylor in a tense finish.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Kaufmann
Gonzales
Scott
Cummings
Cincinnati
Boston
Rixey
Hargrave
Benton
Mogridge
J. Taylor
Baseball scoreline recap from early American League play
In a baseball note the New York and Chicago game ended with Chicago 7 and New York 3. Pennock Beall and Collins led for New York while Faber and Schalk pitched for Chicago. Philadelphia beat Detroit 8 to 0 with Rommell and Cochrane on the mound for Philadelphia and Stone and Woodall for Detroit.
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Chicago
Pennock
Beall and
Collins
Faber and Schalk
Philadelphia
Detroit
Rommell
Cochrane
Stone and Woodall
Iowa Flood Damage Estimated at Nine Million
Des Moines reports indicate flood damage across Iowa reaching as high as five million dollars with over 50 000 acres under water. Bridges washed out rail lines disrupted and transmission lines halted as Sioux City Des Moines and Ames areas report extensive losses and relief efforts underway by Red Cross Salvation Army and local agencies.
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Sept
Iowa
Sioux City
Merrill
Alton
Hawarden
Cherokee
Orange City
Hospers
Akron
Hinton
Marshalltown
Raccoon
Four Mile
Walnut
Ames
Red Cross
Salvation Army
The
Elks Club
Floyd
Heavy rainfall floods Keokuk streets and basements
Keokuk faced a severe rainstorm with 2.92 inches of total rainfall from Saturday night to Sunday night. Water overwhelmed sewers flooding streets and basements including St. Joseph's hospital to eight feet. The Masonic temple basement and several business blocks suffered inundation while residents moved belongings to upper floors.
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Keokuk
St. Joseph's Hospital
Masonic Temple
Weather Bureau
Flooded Green Bay Bottoms Hope Rises As Skunk River Drops
Burlington Iowa Sept 20 flood region along the Skunk River shows improvement as the river level falls over two feet and a 150 foot levee gap on the Tucker property is plugged. About 13 000 acres remain underwater with farmers toiling through the night on the Tucker property and new helpers joining to seal the breach.
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Burlington
Green Bay Bottoms
Tucker
Five Iowans Drowned Including Child in Creek
Five persons drowned in Iowa yesterday. Harvard Axne 35 of Rutland tried to rescue his niece Arelen Flitson 4 as she stepped in a hole in a creek. Harvey Lutte 17 drowned near Muscatine while swimming. Edwin Mobley 10 and Kenneth Stankey 8 drowned piloting a raft on the west Nishitabota river near Anderson.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harvard Axne
Rutland
Arelen Flitson
Axne
Harvey Lutte
Muscatine
Edwin Mobley
Kenneth Stankey
Nishitabota
Anderson
Delay Hearing on Bond Motion in Youth Murder Case
Bedford reports the hearing on Hal Howard and Terrance Luton bond motions was postponed to tomorrow. The 15 and 17 year olds face murder indictments linked to the death of Pansy Turnbull. Their lawyers requested bond, but prior efforts to secure release were denied by the state.
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Bedford
Sppcral
Advertiser
Hal Howard
Creston
Taylor County Grand Jury
Pansy Turnbull
H. H. Carter
Howard
Terrance Luton
St. Joseph
Carter
Local Red Cross Plans Hurricane Relief Effort
In response to a state Red Cross appeal, Creston area volunteers organize aid for Florida hurricane victims. Thousands homeless, 25 000 to 50 000 injured, 600 to 1 500 dead feared. Contributions accepted at Creston banks and will be sent daily to state offices for immediate relief.
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Red Cross
M. F. Stever
Union County
Florida
Miami
Creston
Youth Held Here on Bad Check Charge
A youth giving the name Pearlee Dennis from Adair county near Fontanelle was arrested in Creston on a worthless check charge. He was arraigned in justice court and will be returned to Greenfield to face larceny of an automobile allegations, including stealing a car from Greenfield fairgrounds last Friday.
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Pearlee Dennis
Adair County
Fontanelle
Creston
Justice Court
Greenfield
Levee Break Near Rogers Property Temporarily Sealed
The remaining levee breach on the Rogers property is expected to be plugged by night. Traffic resumed on the Burlington to Wever road. The pumping plant operates at capacity with water one foot from the sealed door. An emergency pump works to drain the building to protect machinery as main drainage relies on two large pumps. No drainage occurred through the Mississippi river levee cut.
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Rogers
Burlington
Wever
Exhibits for the Union County Fair Being Placed Today
Exhibits for the Union County Fair are being set today with all entries required to be in place by noon tomorrow for the four day event opening tomorrow morning. Officials report 54 horses already stabled for the racing program with more arrivals expected. Swine sheds are full and late entries continue to arrive as grounds bustle with activity. Col W Brookhart republican senatorial nominee will speak tomorrow afternoon followed by a fireworks display in the evening.
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The
Fair Association
Fair Grounds
Smith W. Brookhart
Coolidge Appeals for Aid to Florida Hurricane Victims
President Coolidge urged national aid for Florida hurricane sufferers. Iowans were asked to contribute funds to aid Florida victims via local Red Cross chapters or the Iowa state headquarters in Des Moines. Judge Utterback, Red Cross chair for Iowa, received the appeal from William Baxter Jr. of St. Louis, head of the Red Cross Midwest division, noting the need is clearly great.
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Des Moines
Mrs. George Weisseman Dies at 68
Mrs. Oliver B. Weisseman aged 68 died at home 1109 North Cherry Street at 8 p m after long illness. Survived by husband George C Weisseman daughter Mrs Walter Kerns Creston son George J Weisseman Macksburg and five grandchildren. Funeral at home Tuesday 2 30 p m served by Rev J Hamilton Woodsum interment Jerusalem Cemetery
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Oliverb. Weisseman
North Cherry Street
Marshalltown Man Killed by His Sister
Clyde Catron, 40, was shot and killed by his sister Lottie Catron, 22, at their mother's home after a minor dispute. Miss Catron fled but was arrested hours later. authorities believe she is mentally unbalanced.
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Marshalltown
Clyde Catron
Lottie Catron
American Gunboat Attacked in China
Three American sailors were wounded, none seriously, when the gunboat Pigeon was fired on Sunday morning as it passed Hanyang on the Yangtze River, according to telegrams from Hankow.
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Peking
Hanyang
Yangsze
Hankow
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