19 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
1
A monumental granite wall saved Alveston from extensive damage estimated at over three million dollars. The structure withstood pressures and protected adjacent properties, avoiding a broader catastrophe.
Reports from Galveston and other towns trace a tropical storm’s toll across the Texas coast. Deaths in various communities include Galveston 14 and Houston 1, with thousands needing food and water as relief measures begin. The storm battered Galveston with 92 mph winds at 3 am, overflowed reservoirs, disrupted supplies, and martial law was declared in Galveston and Texas City.
A telegram from Dallas and officials reports Galveston endured an eighteen hour hurricane with wind speeds up to 90 miles per hour. The sea wall protected property with only limited damage and six deaths were tallied. Citizens celebrate the wall’s protection and pledge continued safety efforts and resilience.
Colonel Taltz, commander of the Ninth Infantry at Galveston, reports to the war department that amid looting reports the provost guard has been stepped up to safeguard government property and national banks as the storm subsides.
The storm belt caused major damage with estimates of 25 percent of Central Texas crops destroyed and losses in the millions. Oil fields were hard hit as half a million dollars may be needed to replace destroyed derricks recap unroofed tanks and re damaged machinery.
Richmond officers report that John L. Rollins and George Matthews, both black, will be electrocuted at the state penitentiary tomorrow morning for an inhuman assault on Mrs. Burrley Coleman and her daughter Miss Eulalia Coleman of Washington. They were swiftly tried at Bowling Green after the incident last month, with lynching avoided only on a doubt of their guilt.
The White Star Liner Arabic, sailing from Liverpool to New York, was sunk by a German submarine not far from the Lusitania site. There were 419 people on board including the crew, with eleven lifeboats reported to have escaped. many are feared lost.
Two steamers are due in two hours at Queenstown carrying about four hundred survivors of the Arabic disaster. Rescue status remains uncertain but presumed complete.
Col William Polk of Alexandria, championing improved highways, will visit Monroe Friday and deliver a good roads address at 8 o clock p m in the Council Chamber City Hall under the Chamber of Commerce. The talk will focus on the Vicksburg Shreveport highway passing through Monroe as part of a statewide proposed system. He is in Ruston today delivering another address.
Alexandria August 19. A state convention of mayors will open Monday morning in Alexandria with mayors from all sections. The Chamber of Commerce entertainment committee plans a banquet at Hotel Bentley Monday at 8:30 p.m. A Tuesday automobile ride includes a route to Camp Stafford and Tioga Gravel Co. plant with a special train and a watermelon party at the plant.
Frank asserts innocence as statements drive mobs against the accused. Protesting supporters chant outside the courthouse, while police urge restraint and order during the demonstrations.
Georgia Governor Harris demands a thorough inquiry into the abduction and lynching of Leo M. Frank at Milledgeville and Marietta. He pledges rewards for arrests and urges officials to diligently pursue the mob, while noting the need to clear the state’s name. Reports describe mob movements, wire cutting, and militia readiness surrounding the incident.
A prominent Ouachita parish citizen proposes a country wards east of the Ouachita river and Monroe area road district to build graveled roads. Bond issues of 400 000 to 500 000 could fund Bastrop to Morehouse line Sterlington Columbia Calhoun Natchitoches roads and potential inclusion of Winnsboro and Vicksburg routes. After constitutional tax questions are settled a district organization step will start.
Reports say a decoy automobile carried part of the mob toward the lynching scene near Eatonton with chains on tires to enable pursuit. After crossing Little River the chains were removed, hindering following efforts. Postcard pictures of Frank’s hanging were seized by postal authorities and may lead to prosecutions. many cards were destroyed.
Baton Rouge Aug 19 Over 100 people are reported drowner or in peril of their lives on Marsh Island amid Vermilion day weather with a weak rescue capacity and no immediate aid available. L Valle of Abbeville sent the plea to Governor Hall and the New Orleans conservation commission seeking urgent assistance for fishermen on Marsh Island.
Leading trapshooters in handicap headline the Grand American Handicap in Chicago as the big event opens with 100 targets at unknown angles. Across the capital, Washington reports allied governments agreeing cotton is contraband of war in principle with a date to be announced later per the British embassy.
Berlin reports the German admiralty stated a small British cruiser and a British torpedo boat destroyer were sunk in an engagement off Jutland by German torpedo boat destroyers.
Windsor Ont August 19 The Canadian Handicap for Dominion bred horses will run today with about fourteen starters. The stake is 1500 dollars and the distance is one mile.
Wisconsin authorities led by Grant County protest Dubuque police use of Wisconsin territory as a dumping ground for hobos. Iowa had previously chased hoboes into Illinois, then Illinois sent them back. Rumors say Wisconsin may seek an injunction to stop Iowa from chasing hoboes across the border.
The Louisiana National Guard at Camp James in Shreveport faced continuous rain that halted outdoor drills. Most instruction moved under shelter, many privates took leaves, and the regimental band practiced inside the poultry building while dances were postponed.
An official representative asserts Wale performed its duty and the city was saved, framing the event as a successful municipal response.
Rev T J Sloan reports a hotel at Virginia Point collapsed into swirling waters as 60 people were inside. Estimated 14 to 20 may have died as Galveston faced widespread damage with floods, broken water mains, and military policing.
San Antonio reports fourteen victims recovered in Galveston by noon Wednesday. The staff correspondent says two hundred plus lives likely lost in lowlands and shipping. Government weather warnings helped residents seek shelter in offices and hotels, with property losses around ten million dollars.
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