Storm Stricken Area Reports Two Thousand Killed
Birmingham dispatch cites AP briefing that as the hurricane nears Pensacola and Mobile the death toll may reach about 2,000. Communication with Mobile is cut, Warrior River service boat reports lines down, trains head south, and relief funds reach Red Cross.
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Birmingham
Ala
Warrior River
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville
Pensacola
James Morrison
Birmingham Community Chest
Red Cross
Birmingport
Alabama
Descriptions of Miami hurricane havoc by Dixie Flyer crew
Dixie Flyer crew arriving in Atlanta from Jacksonville recalled the Miami storm on Friday night through Sunday morning. Roy Jackson described cars and trains battered by winds, rising water, and debris with streets and buildings ripped apart, while crews cleared rails and located bodies and wreckage along the route to West Palm Beach and Ft. Lauderdale.
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Atlanta
Miami
Jacksonville
Key West
Roy Jackson
Chicago
Miami Tribune
West Palm Beach
Ft. Lauderdale
Playground of America A Scene of Desolation
Southeast Florida endured a nine hour hurricane that devastated the coast from Miami to Moore Haven. Death tolls reach into the thousands with vast homelessness and widespread destruction of utilities, hospitals, and homes as refugees seek aid and relief trains deliver supplies.
Gulf Coast Weather Deteriorates as Storm Moves Inland
Mobile and Pensacola report falling barometers and strong winds as West Indian hurricane continues inland sweep. At 6:30 a m Mobile barometer 29 39 wind 50 mph rainfall 0 48 inch. Pensacola barometer 29 16 wind 80 mph with heavy rain. Northeasterly gale persists.
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Mobile
Ala
Weather Bureau
Pensacola
Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Huricane Brings Strong Winds Across Pensacola
Winds and rain intensified across the gulf coast from Pensacola to Mobile as the hurricane inlanded. Telegraph lines failed and traffic slowed while barometers plunged and winds reached up to 100 mph in Pensacola. No serious local damage reports yet.
Hurricane shifts toward Pensacola after Florida strike
The hurricane roared across Florida over the weekend and today heads for Pensacola in the extreme northwest. Winds reached 80 miles per hour with a fierce downpour. Wire communication to Pensacola was cut as AP and Western Union lines failed, severing links from Mobile to Montgomery and plunging the region into blackout.
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Atlanta
Florida
Pensacola
Pensacolla
Associated Press
Western Union Telegraph Co
Western Union
Mobile
Montgomery
Ala
Fort Myers Lumber Yard Destroyed. Home Escapes Damage
DD M Pollock of Fort Myers Florida learned today that the entire lumber yard buildings were leveled to the ground in a disaster while his newly completed home suffered no material damage The Pollock family who have been visiting here with L J Ingram left at once for Fort Myers to rejoin their residents.
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DD. M. Pollock
Fort Myers
Fla
Mr. Pollock
L. J. Ingram
Florida Hurricane Devastation Grows With Toll Rising
Associated Press reports mounting Florida east coast damage as death toll estimates range from 600 to 1,300 in Miami area and 200 at Moore Haven. Damage cited over 200 million dollars with Pensacola hit as storm roars into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Florida
Miami
Moorehaven
Everglades
Gulf of Mexico
Pensacola
Florida Peninsula
Associated Press
Red Cross Mobilizes Relief for Florida Hurricane Victims
The American Red Cross rushes aid to Florida after the hurricane leaving thousands injured and homeless. Governor John W. Martin asked for help. six carloads of supplies are sent to Miami with more to follow as needs are assessed. Top officials from Atlanta and Montgomery coordinate response. public fundraising appeal anticipated.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Florida
Miami
John W. Martin
Tallahassee
National Red Cross
Robert S. Parker
Red Cross
Atlanta
James L. Fieser
Montgomery
Ala
Henry M. Baker
Mrs A T Wishart Buried in Family Plot at Trinity
Funeral services for Mrs. A T Wishart who died Saturday afternoon at 213 Steele Street were held at home. Rev E K McLarty and Rev C P Cobb officiated. Burial followed in the family plot at Trinity Cemetery. Visitation included out of town attendees and Entre-Nous club flower handlers. Pallbearers listed.
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A. T. Wishart
Trinity
Steele Street
E. K. McLarty
Wesley Memorial Church
C. P. Cobb
First Presbyterian Church
Trinity Ceme
W. F. Sparger
Lexington
M. H. Conra
Charles Ingram
Mount Giliad
Entre
Quarrel Ends in Death in Gastonia
Will I. McGinnis of Stanley was killed at one o'clock today in Gastonia after an argument over a meat account with neighbor Charles Keever of Stanley. Keever summoned an officer and was brought here for safekeeping. Both men have families and are near neighbors.
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Gastonia
Will I. McGinnis
Stanley
Charles Keever
Keever
Divorce suit withdrawn by former ambassador Richard Child
Richard Washburn Child, former American ambassador to Italy, withdrew his divorce suit filed June 26 against Maude Parker Child in Monroe county court. The announcement came after a conference of their attorneys and notes that the complaint cited mental cruelty but Mrs. Child was never personally served.
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Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Moorehaven Flood Death Toll Rises Amid Islanded Villages
Av on Park Florida September 20 AP rescue teams count fifty six bodies in an improvised Moorehaven morgue as floodwaters from Lake Okeechobee retreat. Nearly 200 people are missing and 500 refugees arrive while dyke breaks isolate Clewiston and Lakeport.
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Avon Park
Fla
Moorehaven
Lake Okeechobee
Clewiston
Lakeport
Moorehaven Clewiston hit by floodwaters near Lake Okeechobee
AVON PARK Florida reports describe flood wreckage around Moorehaven and Clewiston on Lake Okeechobee shorelines. Refugees arriving in Sebring say brick buildings survived while mercantile stocks were washed away. Death toll cited near or over one hundred. shops depots docks and tanks destroyed. fishing docks swept inland. train tracks washed out.
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Avon Park
Fla
Moorehaven
Clewistown
Lake Okeechobee
Sebring
Mayflower
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida Public Service Company
Muckway
Standard Oil Company
Gulf Refining Company
Relief train nearly reaches Moorehaven after delay
The Atlantic Coast Line relief train left Sanford at 10 36 p m heading for Moorehaven but stopped within five miles of its destination due to flooded track. Medical food and clothing supplies moved by motor boat this morning with ample supplies reported. One hundred fifty Tampa volunteers were turned back at Palmdale as 375 homeless people were moved from Moorehaven to Sebring by box cars and boats.
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Sanford
Fla
Atlantic Coast Line
Moorehaven
Tampa
Palmdale
Sebring
High Point Urges Florida Relief Aid
The Enterprise calls on High Point to express sympathy and raise relief funds for Florida after its disaster. It urges official action and seeks a leading agency to organize donations, asking who will help and which group will take the lead.
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High Point
Florida
Coolidge appeals for nationwide aid after Florida disaster
President Coolidge urges Americans to donate to the Red Cross for relief in Miami and surrounding communities. He orders government agencies to assist and expands relief with coast guard cutters, Florida post offices, army cooperation, and naval reservists in the disaster zone.
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Washington
Coolidge
Florida
American Red Cross
Coast Guard
Miami
Red Cross
United States
Hollywood
American National Red Cross
Minor Damage At Mobile As Storm Strikes
The September hurricane hit Mobile Alabama with winds around 96 miles per hour at 12:30 PM. No deaths reported and only minor injuries. Property damage limited to broken plate glass and signs. river and bay waters are low with no danger expected.
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Mobile
Ala
Hattiesburg
Miss
Alabama River
Mobile Bay
Country Comes to Relief of Florida
Nationwide relief effort mobilizes to aid hurricane hit southern Florida with trains carrying food water and medical supplies. Florida cites aid from Red Cross government and private groups while local volunteers coordinate housing and medical teams for refugees near Lake Okeechobee and Miami.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
State brief notes Greensboro man in Guilford for murder trial
Nathan Jester of High Point will be tried in Guilford Superior Court opening today for the fatal quarrel over their children that left Robert Lankford dead.
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Greensboro
Nathan Jester
High Point
Robert Lankford
Guilford Superior Court
Barricaded Raleigh Street Narrowes Western Home Route
Western Raleigh residents protest a seven mile detour as barricades seal a closed street while street car tracks are being shifted, leaving a single outlet in that direction for access to their homes three blocks away.
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Raleigh
Senator Simmons Recovers From Poison Ivy Reaction
New Bern reports Senator PF M Simmons is recovering after a poison ivy rash on his forehead prompted medical attention.
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New Bern
PF. M. Simmons
Weather report from Pensacola notes wind and rain
Mobile report records Pensacola weather data at 6 wind velocity 0 miles barometer 29.16 and rainfall 3.89 inches with observers relaying to the weather bureau in Mobile Alabama on September 20.
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Mobile
Ala
Pensacola
Weather Bureau
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Playground of America
America
Miami Beach
J. H. Owen
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Hialeah
Fort Lauderdale
Morehaven
Lake Okecheechee
J. W. Mitchell
Mitchell
Pullman Company
Bahamas
Mever-Kiser Bank
Gulf Coast Territory
Pollock
H.R. H
Prince of Wales
Biarritz
Tery
Nation
Lakeland
Lake Okechobee
Fort Pierce
Orlando
Georgia
Clifford Walker
Fred W. Baker
Duval County Hospital
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