Elements of Strife: Texas Gulf Coast Devastated by West Indian Hurricane
Survivor account from Galveston describes a hurricane sweeping ashore from the Gulf of Mexico, flooding half the town and drowning thousands. National Compress Co official James C. Timmins reports 2500 dead or missing in Galveston with 4000 houses destroyed and wider devastation across many Texas towns. The storm cut telegraph lines and left extensive ruin.
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Texas
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston Bay
James C. Timmins
National Compress Company
Timmins
Morgiunspoint
Flouston
Perplexities of the Election Forecaster in Galveston
Relief efforts struggle as Galveston endures a devastating storm aftermath. Authorities estimate thousands injured and up to two thousand likely dead. cities dwellings are ruined and residents live amid chaos. Officials warn of further tragedy as death toll remains uncertain.
Record of great disasters and deadly storms
Disturbances in the past year brought more deadly storms to the United States than any decade. The Texas storm, if reports are correct, caused wider ruin than in twenty years, leaving many victims and property losses tens of millions above prior records.
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United States
Texas
Galveston Hurricane Devastation of 1886 Described
A severe gulf hurricane hits Galveston on a Saturday afternoon, flooding the island up to 36 inches in the Tremont Hotel rotunda and washing away water works. Reports detail wrecked roofs, destroyed hospitals, numerous towns affected along the Texas coast, and massive damage to rail and shipping interests.
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Gulf
Orphan Asylum
Galveston
Timmins
Tremont
Market Street
Texas
Angleton
Hempstead
Alvin
Alta Sona
Valentine
Corpus Christi
Rockport
Port Arthur
High Island
Stowell
Winnie
Chappell Hill
Chenango
Brookshire
Brazora
Seabrook
Pearl
Velasco
Beckley
Homestead
Taylor
Port Layaca
Aransas Pass
Rollover
Sabine Pass
Quintana
Morgan Point
Hitchcock
Temple
Smithville
Waller
Cypress
Brownsville
Bolivar
Twelfth Street
Tremont Hotel
Santa Fe
Missouri
Kansas and
Gulf Coast
Galveston Island
Houston battered by hurricane wrecking city structures
A tropical hurricane struck Houston Texas Saturday night causing widespread destruction. One man died from a falling timber. many buildings including the Masonic Temple and several churches and hotels were damaged with losses totaling about 500000 dollars. Owensboro Kentucky reports a tragic homicide and suicide during typhoid fever.
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Houston
Texas
Masonic Temple
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Capital Hotel
Lawler
Hutchins
Seventy Three US Cities Reach 25 000 Population Milestone
Census figures show 73 cities with 25 000+ population totaling 15,214,566, up 3,818,509 since 1890. Atlantic City and Bayonne post striking gains, while Lincoln Nebraska declines. Numerous mid range gains cluster in a broad middle class of urban growth across regions including the South and Gulf coast.
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United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Lakes
Gulf
INW
Lincoln
Neb
Atlantic City
N. J
Bayonne
Washington
Rochester
St. Paul
Syracuse
Minneapolis
Allegheny
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Mobile Mington
Del
Boston
Denver
Jersey City
Louisville
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Trenton
Altoona
Manchester
N. H
Tancaster
Galveston
Mobile
Davenport
Providence
Kan
Paterson
Pittsburg
Newark
Scranton
Buffalo
Hoboken
Peoria
New York
Wilkesbarre
Atlant
Oakland
Cal
Portland
Racine
Detroit
Dayton
Milwaukee
Charleston
S. C
Richmond
Nashville
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Col
Covington
Quincy
Elmira
N. Y
Evansville
Canius
Ohio
Baltimore
New Orleans
Salt Lake City
Chicago
St. Louis A
Rae Eee
Neveland O
Indianapolis
New York Union Sends Aid to Porto Rico Cigarmakers
A federated New York union will ship aid to striking cigarmakers in Porto Rico. A local jeweler reports crafting a watch valued at twenty thousand dollars. Veteran Joseph B Noble buried at Bountiful Utah by thirty children. Over seven hundred Chicago wood workers strike after owners reject eight hour day call. Mormon mourns.
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New York Federated Union
Porto Rico
New York
Joseph B. Noble
Bountiful
Utah
Chicago
Missionary Women in China Face Revolting Atrocities
Shanghai reports from official sources detail killings of American and English women missionaries in China. Descriptions include public stripping and torture by bands of soldiers, with executions ordered by local magistrates. A Spanish priest recalls four English missionaries and their four children slain and displayed.
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China
Shanghai
Mission Board
Chuchna
Che-kiang
Two Policemen Die as Electric Wires Kill in St Louis
In St Louis two policemen were killed and thirteen officers badly shocked while trying to call central station from patrol boxes. 8,000 volts from a new electric lighting system contacted the telephone service. Nicholas Beekman died en route to hospital after burns to his hand and arm, while John P. Loving died instantly. Thirteen others suffered severe burns and injuries to fingertips and nails.
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St. Louis
Nicholas Beekman
John P. Loving
Rival Golf Clubs Enter ANT Singapore
Germany invests nearly 3 080 000 in north Africa. Belgium census shows 6 744 532 people. The new Jerusalem Jaffa railroad boosts Palestine trade. Russian czar bans baccarat in private homes. Berlin faces 160 000 unaddressed postal cards yearly.
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Singapore
Germany
North Africa
Russia
Berlin
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Palestine
Belgium
James Thompson
Brussels
German Empire
Secretary Wilson urges agricultural education and science
In Canton Ohio Secretary Wilson declares an American educated in agricultural science is vital for farmers and national growth. He notes growing demand abroad and at home, cites rising farm product values, and emphasizes the need for university branches devoted to the profession.
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Canton
Ohio
Ciscoren
Wilson
Lebet
Cieplete
Queensland
Africa
United S
Hal
United State
Orient
May Yet Go Free New Trial for Mrs Botkin
Interest centers on Cordelia Botkin serving a life sentence for poisoning Mrs. John T ring in San Francisco. The California Supreme Court recently heard Hort Hoffman and Albert Hoff cases as friends of Botkin seek another chance to prove her innocence. Attorney George A Knight leads the defense.
Botkin case may get new trial say critics
Botkin believes a new trial is required while noting reconviction would be hard since key witnesses from Delaware would resist traveling west again. She remains confident the Supreme Court will rule favorably on the turn of events.
Cronje Deaths and Courtroom Claims Stir at St Helena
Unclear fragments mention General Cronje and figures like Mrs Alberty Albertyn Honest Joe Stuart and Ruth Stewart. Notes reference murder pleas and a public event with attendees including 200 persons and a cakewalk. Details are fragmented and conflict with multiple names and places.
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Joe” Stuart
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