Florida hurricane spellbound relatives seek news in telegraph
Relief arrives as Postal and Western Union report messages established with Miami and other points. Officials say service is nearly back to normal after hours of delay. Anxious families in Florida await word from Hollywood storm area center as mothers weep and seek updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Postal
Western Union
Miami
A. A. Brown
Hollywood
Storm Area Center
H. T. Colmar
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Mitch
West Palm Beach
Jt Corbett
Hurricane death toll estimates by Florida city
United Press reports best available figures for the hurricane toll across Florida cities. Miami 300 Hollywood 150 Fort Lauderdale 20 Dania 10 Key West 18 with other towns Muckway Clewiston Morehaven Hialeah Hallandale and indicators of 4 000 injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Miami
Hollywood
Morehaven and
Clewiston
Ft. Lauderdale
Muckway
Hialeah
Dania
Hallendale
Key West
United Presa
Florida
Pensacola
Mobile
Birmingham
Ala
Mooreyhaven
Sebring
paving study planned for Indianapolis roads
City Engineer Oberleas announced paving specifications will be studied carefully before any changes. He spoke at city hall for the first time and said no decisions yet on edits to departmental heads or personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Oberleas
City Hall
Road system expansion adds 123 miles to state highways
Commissioners announced 123 miles added to state highways. New segments include seventeen miles from Rushville to Connnersville, thirty five from Paoli to Scottsburg via Salem, twenty five from New Castle to Richmond, fourteen from Pal Migra to Corydon, ten from Rd. 53 to Rd. 4 through Milan, and twenty two from Greensburg to Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Connersville
Paoli
Scottsburg
Salem
Newcastle
Richmond
Corydon
Milan
Greensburg
Columbus
Second Big Storm for Local Girl
Hollywood tornado marks the second severe storm for Mr and Mrs L D Holmes. Mrs Holmes, formerly Miss Virginia Reyer Times page editor, reported from the scene after a 1924 Lorain Lorain Ohio disaster killed a hundred and wounded 1500. She reached Hollywood by Sunday night and confirmed safety for herself and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
L. D. Holmes
Laura M. Reyer
Capitol Ave
E. G. Holmes
Delaware St
the Times
Reyer
Robert Byrne
Central Ave
Times Aids in Search for Relatives
The Times and two Indianapolis radio stations aid relatives of people in Florida storm areas by relaying messages to Miami. Robert Stark and Leslie D. Gregg, both of Indianapolis, send messages from Ashville to Jacksonville and then Miami for distant kin. Wires and messages move via Western Union as plans proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Indianapolis
Florida
Robert Stark
Leslie D. Gregg
Boulevard Pl
Indianapolis Radio Club
Ashville
N. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Vicinty
Times Office
Adjournment in Hamrick trial over juror illness
Trial of Jesse D. Hamrick and his wife Mrs. Della M. Hamrick on conspiracy to burn their Michigan Colony home near Stop 6 last January was adjourned to Tuesday by Special Judge James M. Leathers after juror Frank Bishop reported rheumatic illness. State’s chief witness James Ecton testified last week. The case likely to last through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse D. Hamrick
Della M. Hamrick
James M. Leathers
Frank Bishop
Bishop
Hamricks
Michigan Col
Stop
James Ecton
Ecton
Avill
Juvenile Leftridge Gets One Year On Grand Larceny Charge
Samuel Leftridge aged 17 was sentenced to one year at the Indiana State Farm by Criminal Judge James A. Collins on a grand larceny charge. Morton Powell aged 25 was given two to fourteen years at the Indiana Reformatory for entering a house to commit a felony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Leftridge
Indiana
James A. Collins
Morton Powell
Indiana Reformatory
Dempsey Case Seeks New Trial Facing Boxing Contract
Frank A. Summers filed a motion for a new trial in the Chicago Coliseum Club vs Jack Dempsey case in Superior Court Four. A prior injunction by Judge Clin ton H. Givan barred Dempsey from boxing Gene Tunney in Philadelphia until he fulfills a contract with the club to fight Harry Wills, the Negro challenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Frank A. Summers
Clinton H. Givan
Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Harry Wills
Babe Born, Dies in Florida Storm Tragedy
A baby born during a terrifying Florida hurricane dies moments after birth while the mother, Mrs Anna Thomas, also perishes. The father rushes to call a physician as the storm rages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe
Bu U Ft P
OP Xoderdale
Fia
Can
Florida
Anna Thomas
President Asks Aid for Stricken Florida
President Coolidge urged Americans to donate to Red Cross relief for Florida after Miami and Hollywood suffered a major disaster. He called for contributions to the American National Red Cross in Washington or to local Red Cross offices, pledging efficient use of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Wallington
Coolidge
Red Cross
Florida
Miami
Hollywood
Executive Department
American National Red Cross
Washington
Storm Relief at a Glance
West Palm Beach reports a field morgue and hospital base at Sebring. About 800 injured and around 40 dead have arrived. Red Cross bread lines form while police issue passes to the needy. Trucks rush food and coffins to Miami and the stricken area. Martial law and militiamen guard against looting. Water tanks and medical supplies flow from Jacksonville Tampa to Miami Hialeah and Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
West Palm Beach
Fla
Sebring
Red Cross
Miami
Hialeah
Hollywood
Jacksonville
Tampa
Weather Bureau
Pensacola
Mobile
Birmingham
Mobile-Pensacola
Biloxi
Miss
New Orleans
Florida
Hollywood Ft. Lauderdale
Dania
Homestead
Weather observations with times and temperatures
The record lists hourly readings from 6 am to noon with temperatures ranging from 66 to 70 degrees and a note for 1 DP Mireoee 69. This appears as a local meteorological style data block.
Dead in Storm's Wake List and Halls-Mills Probe
United Presse presents a partial list of hurricane victims by city including Mrs. J W McGinnis and child Alton B Little Mrs Josephine Cochraft Dorothy Wells Benjamin T Watts Fred Shutts among many others In New Jersey two witnesses were questioned in the Halls Mills murder case to challenge Henry Stevens alibi claiming he was fishing on Sept 14 1922 though witnesses say he was in New Brunswick that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McGinnis
Alton B. Little
Josephine Cochraft
Dorothy Wells
Benjamin T. Watts
Fred Shutts
George Mellette
Venetian Carter
J. T. Phillips
Edith T. Baker
Hank Roberts
Jane Crouchaunt
Lydia Brookshire
Johnson City
Tenn
Frank H. Schwartz
Frank Hoskins
J. J. Egan
A. T. Phillips
Davis Goulds
Dallas Harrison
United Press
Somerville
N. J
Halls-Mills
Henry Stevens
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor R. Mills
Stevens
New Brunswick
Insurance losses from Miami storm to hit property holders
H H Woodsmall head of Woodsmall Insurance Agency says losses bound to be tremendous even with insurance. Tornado and hurricane insurance cover about 50 percent value and local firms do not write these policies. eastern companies usually handle them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Florida
H. H. Woodsmall
Woodsmall Insurance Agency
Woodsmall
Miami
Rations Shared as Florida Hurricane Death Toll Climbs
Refugees in Hollywood and nearby towns received small bread and coffee rations as the hurricane's death toll rose toward 400 in Florida, with Miami bearing most losses. Estimates place fatalities across eleven damaged cities near 748 and property damage around 200 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Hollywood Hoosier Born Suffers Huge Losses in Hurricane
Hollywood Florida once a booming redeveloped paradise lies in ruin after a hurricane. Twenty seven bodies identified with many more recovered while Hoosier investors face multi million losses. Refugees trek to relief stations as four of every five buildings are razed or damaged beyond repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Hollywood
Florida
J. W. Young
Indiannapolis
Indianapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miami Bay
Municipal Park
Bayshore Dr
McAllister Hotel
Flagler St
Columbus Hotel
Meyer- Kiser Bank Bldg
James A. Allison
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Allison Island
Surprise Lake
Miami Beach
Bay
WIOD
Isle of Dreams
Nauting Hotel
Carl G. Fisher
Indianapolis Capitalist
Hamrick
United Presse
Miami Dead
Hollywood Dead
L. R. Poole
Yeager
W. R. Moore
Gordon Brown
George Fross
Florence Goodrich
Rhoda Louise Preiss
Lorena Helen Preiss
Leon Praeiss
Vic Druier
Andrew Havelock
Sarah Head
Annie Carley
Andrew McPharland
Mrs. Cory
Nettie Hichmen
John P. McCallister
J. H. Croft
James Terral
Peter Vighes
R. W
Fr. Lauderdale
Russel A. Zellmer
A. D. Browley
Jd. Story
Ivan Austin
T. E. Gamble
Ralph McClure
Anne Thomas
Hallandale
J. H. Kimball
Fied
Hoosier
Wilbur Crawford
Urmed Press Special Corrident
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!