20 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
1
A damaged text item describes Galveston enforcing a strict no visitor policy with difficult entry conditions. Mentions storm events and city responses, referencing streets, ocean danger and public caution. Notes about weather and shelter provisions appear amid broken phrases and scattered names.
London reports the liner Arabic, once a favored ship, torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine near Fastnet while en route to New York. Of 423 passengers and 431 crew aboard, many lost, with six Americans among the missing. Rescue operations and conflicting casualty figures surround the disaster.
Harris County reports 14 deaths and 15 missing after the severe storm. The toll includes drownings and structural collapses across multiple flooded areas, as rescue teams continue searching for missing residents and assessing damaged homes.
A fragmented report lists numerous deceased, missing, and injured individuals from Moustoh, Lynchburg, Virginia Point, Morgans Point, and nearby areas. Names include Kaward W. tans, Katie Glavonavti, and Timothy Wealter, with scattered references to relatives, locations such as Rattan Street and Te Oritith, and mentions of incidents like drownings, building collapses, and arrests. The text also notes private soldiers and various family relations amidst a blurred, partial casualty ledger.
Fragmented report notes Americans are prisoners of Carranea and in a tense exchange near Ko sports. Mention of Outen and two others held, a demand for Therrelanse and red Poe Ret MODAL. Names and places are garbled, but references to Houston, Ana Fates, and local authorities appear amid chaotic wording.
Fragmentary readable text lists Americans aboard a voyage or ship. Names appear amid garbled OCR, with references to Taunt Twesty Frome United States and tapert shows. The article seems to announce passenger identifications and related notes without clear context or coherent details.
Report from San Jacinto and Sam Houston districts controlled by the Rin County Navigation District states no fatalities in the dredge accident. Captain H. Tharks confirms both dredges aged but undamaged and crews unharmed. investigation continues with vague references to weather and sea conditions.
An unclear OCR fragment describes a directive from General Bell to curb a curious individual, with mentions of authorities and locations in a convoluted narration. The text is garbled but centers on restraint of a person or group described as a curiosity seeker and associated commentary.
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