Miami September Building Leads State Despite Storm
Miami led Florida in September construction permits with a total of 2,537,353 dollars, including 1,692,857 for repairs after a hurricane and 496,000 for new work. Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach contributed heavily, while gains from other cities partially offset the deficit versus prior months.
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Miami
Coralla
Jacksonville
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
Miami Beach
Wcri Oasis
Avon Park
BND Pesseine Sa
Dunedin
Dunnellon J
Eustis SR
Fernandina
Ort Lauderdale
Fort Myers
Fort Pierce
Flagler Beach
Gainesville
Lake Wales
Lake Worth
Leesburg
Live Oak Bnglee
Melbourne
New Port Richey
Smyrna
Palatka Iee
Palmetto He
Panama Cty
Pensacola
City
Nta Gor
T. Augustine
Petersburg
Sanford
American Crew Forced Into Nicaragua Rebels Plot
Thirteen sailors seized by rebels and forced to assist a Nicaraguan uprising aboard the Foam recount their voyage from Brooklyn to San Diego to Morehead City and then toward Bluefields with gunrunning equipment and rebels. Investigators traced the ship’s movements and the crew’s coercion amid prior links to a larger syndicate and a sunk gold cargo.
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New York
Nicaragua
Brooklyn
San Diego
Canal Zone
Merida
Virginia Capes
A. J. Drexel Biddle
J. Howard Alexandre
W. Harward Drayton, Jr
Worthington Davis
Roswell C. Trip
Panama Canal
Port of
Mexico
Vera Cruz
A. Dengvert
John Holland
G. S. Tsipkin
Bluefields
Progresso
Mex
Prinzipolka
Cristobal
Holland
Capt. Tsipkin
United States Shipping Commission
Fire engineer hosts a growing city menagerie on Rutledge Street
Howell Waring, Madison city fire engineer, keeps a gray fox, four squirrels, two alligators, three Belgian hares, and a monkey in a vacant Rutledge street space near the city building. The animals draw visitors between fire calls and engine practice.
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Madison
Howell Waring
Rutledge Street
Florida Sons of Confederate Veterans announce Ocala reunion staff
John Z. Reardon announces the Florida division staff for the Confederate Veterans reunion to be held in Ocala on November 3 to 5. The list includes commanders, adjutants, chaplains, surgeons, brigades, sponsors, matrons, and honorary officials from Tallahassee, St. Petersburg, Miami, Jacksonville, and other Florida cities.
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Tallahassee
John Z. Reardon
Florida
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Ocala
John L. Fain
Jordan B. Royall
Morton W. Turnley
Fort Meade
William H. Dones
Greensborough
Miami
George L. Henderson
William A. Bass
William T. Gary
Richard W. Ervin
Leonard W. Lowrie
Monticello
Y. R. Beazley
Tampa
L. M. Lively
A. L. Jackson
Gainesville
D. E. McIver
C. J. Ferrell
Crawfordville
F. L. Carney
L. W. Strum
J. Z. Reardon
T. R. Leigh
Frances Clark
Elks to Join in Convention in Daytona Beach
The Georgia State Elks Association will meet with Florida Elks in Daytona Beach next April in a joint convention. South Carolina may attend, boosting turnout. Grand Exalted Ruler Charles H. Grakelow is expected as a guest. Florida officials at Savannah included David Sholtz H O Watson and L F Chapman.
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Daytona Beach
Georgia State Elks Association
Florida Elks
Florida Association
Savannah
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Palmetto
Charles H. Grakelow
Philadelphia
David Sholtz
Florida State Elks Association
H. O. Watson
L. F. Chapman
DeLand
One Shining Exception and Mount Dora Building Update
Biologists reject the notion of a perfect man on earth while noting a remark about a wife’s first husband in a cemetery. The Florida Times Union mentions Mount Dora expansion and lists several names including Tillie Pasteur Frances Mc Iver Lillian Livingston Lilla Bailey Martha Taylor Katherine Pyles Music Bullock Virginia Dash Elizabeth Tally as honorary mascots.
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Earth
Florida Times-Union
Tillie Pasteur
Frances McIver
Lillian Livingston
Lilla Bailey
Martha Taylor
Katherine Pyles
Permit Taken Out for a New Stucco House
Carl S. Risley has filed for a building permit to construct a two story stucco house on Clayton street for G. N. Kimball. The text includes unrelated quotes and jokes from various publications.
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Carl S. Risley
Clayton Street
G. N. Kimball
Insurance Storm Losses Likely Six Million Dollars
Insurance losses from the recent hurricane are projected to reach at least six million dollars, exceeding 1926 premiums for fire and marine coverages. Commissioner J C Luning stated this in a letter to the South Florida Developer to counter claims of inflated profits from Florida business.
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Tallahassee
J. C. Luning
South Florida
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Lizzie Smith
New York World
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Haven
Rehbaum & Co
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Hamiltons
Illinois
Hampdens
Ingersolls
N. Y
E. Lackey
Mount Dora
Staff Sons Confederates
Mabel Hawkins
Agnes Person
Gertrude Mayo
Summerfield
Mary Bradshaw
St. Petersburg
Carmen Pons
W. W. Stripling
R. B. Bullock
S. Potts Eagleton
W. V. Newsom
W. B. Tally
F. E. Harris
Elizabeth Foy
John Pasteur
L. A. Tremain Real Estate and Insurance
Mount Dora, Florida
ELKS
Attorneys At Law
Tavares, Fla
Arthur G. Hamlin
Berlin
Kansas City Star
A. C. Gunther
Stuart
Insurance Department
Umatilla
Fla
Lake County
Kaltex
B. F. Floyd
Florida Agricultural Supply Company
Orlando, Florida
Frank Drake
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