Carolinas Struck By Florida Storm Killing Five
The Carolinas felt the Florida hurricane as it moved north causing five deaths and widespread damage. The storm disrupted power, rail traffic, and roads, with torrential rains flooding towns in North and South Carolina. Injuries were reported, including a man killed by a collapsing house and a railway conductor fatally struck by a downed line. Spartanburg suffered heavy rainfall and flooding, while Union and other areas faced gas outages and ruined mills.
Weather Virginia Report in Partial Clarity
Fragmented forecast notes describe a partly cloudy cooler east and cooler Sunday then fair Monday and warmer. Data credited to U S weather station with temperatures around 22 high, 68 low for the date, rainfall figures and last year comparisons for Friday and related days.
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Toombs Arrested for Shortage of Insurance Funds
Ray C. Toombs, president of the International Life Insurance Company, was arrested in Chicago by police and a St. Louis fugitive warrant. Detectives say St. Louis authorities charged him in connection with a reported $500,000 asset shortage at the company. Toombs, about to depart for Kansas City, was accompanied by attorney Michael Ahern.
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Kansas City
Charles Newell
Toombs
Detective Bureau
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St. Lens
Tomes
Pura
Michael Ahern
Wmbes
Storm Lays Waste Across Franklin County Virginia
Rocky Mount Virginia suffered severe damage from a weekend storm. Heavy rain swollen the Pigg River and Furnace Creek, washing out a water plant tank and halting town water supply. Bridges on Route 25 and the Blackwater bridge were damaged, bus service stopped, and broad stretches of highway and cropland were destroyed. Local truck gardens near Rocky Mount were washed away as rivers overflowed their banks.
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Hocky Mount
Pwalon
Franklin Gunty
Wig River
Furnace Creek
Rocky Monat
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Blackwater
Roanoke
Rocky Mount Morutte
Rockymount
Ind
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Dudley
Attorney General Dismissed Account Political Outlook
Alabama Attorney General Charlie C. McCall dismissed L Anderson of Birmingham after a Montgomery Journal statement by Anderson opposing Governor Alfred E. Smith the Democratic presidential nominee. The action followed publication in the Montgomery Journal on August 11.
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Alabama
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Birmingham
Montgomery Journal Today
Anderton
Alfral E. Smith
New York
Plot to murder husbands uncovered in Charlotte
Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, recovered a wholesale murder plot linked to wives against their husbands. Five suspects including S. W. Danzel,alias Professor Crandorine, and J. O Moore, a Newton preacher, were arrested on murder and conspiracy charges. Wives were accused of enticing mates to kill them using poison from a fortune teller. Confessions followed. detectives found poisonous powder and a list of affected individuals. Separately, Oslo reports Norway’s first wagon mill at Rygee, costing about 270000 and projecting 160 tons annual output.
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J.O' Moore
Newton
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Oslo
Norway
Rygee
Flood disrupts Virginian Mail train schedules and pulls Roanoke region apart
Washouts near Alta Vista delay the Virginian in Roanoke by three hours, detouring via Southern Lynchburg and Norfolk and Western to Roanoke. River damage, dam safety concerns, and widespread road washouts isolate Martinsville and Patrick County while rainfall records collapse.
Highway wreck kills man and injures worker in Virginia
WYTHEVILLE Virginia August 11 Special to The Times FE M Walker employed by Wilderness Lumber Company Nailin WV was fatally killed and Z W Zicka fuse employed by the same firm badly cut by flying glass when the Chevrolet driven by Walker was smashed by the Blue Bus three miles west of here about 9 30 this morning The Blue Bus was wrecked none of its passengers injured The bus proceeded to Marion Zicka fuse was treated locally Local officers arrested S M Bacon on involuntary manslaughter charge GREENVILLE South Carolina August 11 AP One man killed and several injured as two trains Piedmont and Northern collided in this city James Alexander Boughan matorman on the passenger train was killed Injured were not serious Rest were taken to local hospitals Officials lacked a reason for the collision but weather may have disrupted schedules The freight and passenger trains were badly smashed Fire followed but was quenched Rescue crews worked to remove debris
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Appalachia Hotel Damaged by Storm
Appalachia Virginia August 11 The new seven hundred thousand dollar Appalachia Hotel was damaged by about three thousand dollars when a downpour washed down a hillside into the lobby and coffee shop Flooding followed a storm that has swept Wise County daily since Monday Heavy winds and rain ruined corn crops in parts of the county Reports say many fields were leveled by the wind Rain persisted with muddy streams but receded somewhat today
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Wise County
Trains Routed Over Southern Track After Inundation
Passenger and freight trains of the Virginian railway were rerouted over the Southern track to Mont View then to the Norfolk and Western to Roanoke due to inundated tracks west of Altavista. Water undermined the Balast? and threatened a railway bridge to the west.
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Roanoke
Rise of James River flood risks rise in Virginia
The James River near Richmond and Columbia, Virginia, rose about seven feet as heavy rains drenched the area. Flood warnings were issued for the James River basin.
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Hoover Accepts Nomination Before 75000 at Stanford Stadium
A massive California crowd of 75,000 plus heard Hoover accept the Republican nomination at Stanford Stadium. He outlined a campaign plan favoring religious toleration, farm relief, and economic progress, aiming for a third consecutive Republican victory. Broadcasts reached more than 100 stations nationwide and overseas, with marching bands and fireworks marking the event.
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Aawaiian Islands
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Smith Listens Hoover Talk
Associated Press report from Albany New York notes Governor Smith watched Herbert Hoover's acceptance speech via radio along with reporters invited to the executive mansion. They were told Smith would not comment on Hoover's address. The scene captures a national moment as Democrats awaited the California speech.
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