Farmers Fear Floods Hit Lake Okeechobee Region
In September 046 the Miami area faced rising waters as a storm spread floodwater across vast marsh lands threatening crops. Beas C and Canal Point communities reported widespread inundation with initial damage estimates nearing 3 million. Local shelters cared for about 50 displaced residents.
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Florida
Hurricane Moves Off Florida Coast After Destructive Path
A Florida hurricane killed at least eight, with total damages around 30 million dollars and 60 to 80 million in crop losses. Widespread fruit damage reported in Indian River and citrus groves stripped. Rumors of Cuban damage cited. Red Cross reported 140 homes affected as warnings persisted along the coast.
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Preseason Cleaning Sweeps Miami Beach Fort Myers Area
A regional cleanup effort across Miseni Miami Beach and Fort Myers prepared streets for the season. Crews vacuumed and scrubbed the area, aiming for a fresh start before upcoming events.
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Fort Myers
Army to Draft 15,000 More Men This Year
Washington reports 15 000 more men ordered drafted into the Army with uniforms expected by Christmas and pre-induction physicals to begin within two weeks for the first 10 000. The initial draftees, mostly aged 24 and 25, should be in uniform in November. The second call is larger than the first and midyear drafts depend on voluntary enlistments.
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Washington
Wholesale Butter Prices Take Drop Across Chains
New York on September 22 wholesale butter prices for top grades fell three and a half cents per two pounds. Dilser Bros with 62 stores said prices would drop four cents to 79 cents a pound today. A & P and Gristede Bros announced similar four cent reductions effective tomorrow. Most chains had already cut top grade butter by two cents this morning. The decline follows yesterday’s one and a half cent drop, making a five cent two day decrease the year’s largest. The market remains weak.
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New York
Dilser Bros
Gristede Bros
Alfred Nobel and the accidental discovery of dynamite
A New York discovery story recounts Alfred Nobel's work with nitroglycerin when a spill or leak led to the realization that it could be stabilized as dynamite, changing industry and blasting practices worldwide.
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