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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
1
Aid shipments reach storm stricken areas in Texas with water medical kits and sanitary supplies rushed to impacted communities. Officials say distribution centers coordinate efforts with local agencies and volunteers to quicken relief.
Officials tally 113 dead with 99 missing from the storm that struck Texas coast from Surfside to Galveston. Rescue teams rush water, medical supplies, and food as trains and relief craft aid stranded residents. The damage centers on wind and a damaged four mile causeway, with martial law-like controls in Galveston for safety.
In New York on August 19 prominent Christian and Jewish leaders discussed helping Georgia capture Leo M. Frank's lynching suspects. Isadore M. Levy said a temporary group formed and a strong appeal to Gov. Harris would follow. Dr. Cyrus Adler declined to join, arguing the search should be handled by Georgia authorities.
Houston reports communication with Galveston and Texas City restored after the West Indian hurricane disrupted lines from Galveston. Known dead outside of Galveston numbered 101 with 158 missing, many feared dead. Rescue and recovery efforts proceed as authorities assess the broader toll.
London reports Novogeorgievsk, a strong fort northwest of Warsaw, fell to German forces. Berlin says more than twenty thousand Soviet troops were captured. Emperor William left for Novogeorgievsk to thank General Von Bessler. The Berlin dispatch also notes Mackensen's left wing pushing Russians behind Koterkakulya near Brest-Litovsk.
Reports indicate that Americans may have been affected by an Arabic incident, while officials keep silent pending confirmation and full details.
London reports indicate at least twenty or more lives lost when the White Star liner Arabic was torpedoed off the Irish coast by a German submarine. About 400 of 423 aboard were accounted for with eight passengers missing, including two Americans. Survivors describe rapid sinking and frantic lifeboat evacuations as captains and crew aided others amid the disaster.
Abraham Ruef former San Francisco political boss now in San Quentin to be paroled and exiled from the city under a plan by the State Board of Prison Commissioners. He seeks three months exile away from San Francisco with future domicile to be decided on his political abstinence. Ruef has served half his sentence for offering a bribe to a supervisor and plans prison reform work after parole.
The report describes survivors from the Lusitania and Arabic sinkings, noting luck for some passengers and initial fears of heavy loss. It mentions lifeboats rescued and towed into Queenstown with varying injuries, marking the incidents as major German sinkings after the Lusitania.
Washington officials grasp the gravity of the new Germany United States crisis after the sinking of the steamship Arabic. President Wilson drove to Philadelphia to see an oculist. A severance of diplomatic relations remained possible but not immediately announced.
Col Polk outlines a plan for a state highway system. He promises a detailed briefing to follow, emphasizing rural road improvements and regional connectivity. The announcement signals near-term speeches and a formal proposal to be released to the public.
Col William Polk of the Louisiana Good Roads Association speaks in Monroe urging a comprehensive state highway plan. The proposal envisions about 700 miles linking Shreveport Vicksburg through Monroe and Lake Charles with funding via 5 million in state bonds. Roads would be hard surfaced with parish contributions for interest.
Atlanta, Aug 20. The Leo M. Frank lynching remains a headline issue with new details. Prominent Cobb County citizens allegedly organized the act, planned in advance, while Frank did not confess and only asked to write his wife. Authorities vow a relentless probe, as editors urge justice for the lynchers. A peculiar note ends with a Seattle man walking backward from San Francisco as a recent stunt.
After nominating delegates, campaign for good roads begins with a proposed 5 million dollar bond issue to fund road construction and unemployment relief. Col Polk plans stops east of Monroe with Minden next, urging attendance at the City Hall meeting tonight at eight to hear detailed plans.
The White Star liner Bovie, part of the Australian service, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, according to advices received today. The vessel was six thousand tons capacity.
Thousands of loaves of bread arrived in Galveston from Houston to aid storm victims. Volunteers coordinated distribution to affected families and shelters as relief efforts continued after severe storm impacts.
Galveston reports identify seven of the thirteen corpses in local morgues from the recent storm. Twenty bodies have been buried at Virginia Point with seven more there. Houston sends fifty thousand loaves and fifty barrels of food. San Antonio and Dallas send twenty thousand loaves. Fifty injured soldiers arrive from Texas City. A Wallaceville delegation pleads for aid as seventy five Smiths Point residents' fate is feared. General Bell urges Houston to Galveston travel restrictions for civilian arrivals.
The annual Bible conference at Winona Lake Warsaw opens with large attendance and a strong program. Speakers include Rev G Campbell Morgan and Rev A C Dixon from London. Several allied sessions are held with the conference including the young women's conference Jews conference Winona Christian schools church efficiency congress foreign missionaries conference and the International Association of Evangelists annual meeting. Evangelists Day is set for August 26.
San Francisco August week of sports for soldiers and sailors features preliminary track and field events today and final heats tomorrow. A litter-bearers contest equipment and skirmish races shelter tent contests and other demonstrations round out the program with trophies and medals awarded by the Exposition.
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