Weather forecast and tropical storm updates from Saturday night
Unveiled forecast shows scattered showers with high temperatures around the forecast area. Tropical storm in the Caribbean moves west-northwest, with warnings of dangerous conditions for Caribbean and potential impact along the Texas coast within a week. Strong electrical storm near San Antonio noted as worst in years with heavy rainfall and high winds.
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J. Kr, Darboe
Weather Bureau
United States
St Ane
Dodge City
Kan
San Antonio
Bis
Jarboe
Caribbean
Washington
Caribbean Sea
Porto Rico
Yuesian Channel
Trinidad
Venezuela
Granada
Texas
Jarbee
Yucatan Channel
Darbee
Three Children Die In River Accident Near Mission
A rescue party found a Mexican boy's body atop a tree in the Alazan river near St Johns Cre Jlcanage at 10 AM. Within the hour two more children were recovered along the river route near the San Fernando cemetery and Fuet Mission debris. Police reported the southern end of the S and G N railway trestles over Alazan creek had collapsed, sending dwelling debris and rubble to a height of fifty feet.
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Bolton
St. John's Cre Jlcanage
First Mission
Fuet Mission
Alentirl
Struttudl Steel Works
G.N
Alazan Creek
San Fernando
Tolice
Jack Thompson
Motorjcyele
Alazan
San Pedro Erteke
Agivera
Bollee
Bute
San Pedro
Dave Crow
Mangeroux Pointe
Welock
Efrenta
Houston
Commepce
Hocor
Travis
Avenue Ti
Loroya Streat
Crow
Hivor Avenue
Salvation Army
Offic Cor
River Avenue
Baylor Hospital
Arteslin Ipe Company
Avenue St
Mighth Street
Tollee
Kirk
Avenue Thwan
Millary
Osvandly
Clergy Organize Relief Effort Across Methodist Churches
Casper Wright presiding elder leads four dozen Methodist pastors at Alamo Plaza meeting to form temporary and permanent relief corps. Ministers aid at City Market relief station and Thoy Seats area. statewide all Methodist churches plan services. Cathedral on St Marys Street hosts commemorative services as arrangements proceed.
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Casper $ Wright
San Antonin
Park Methodiet Tabernacle
Brie Street
Artline Moore
Mert
Beettish
Jtits
St. Mary'a Street
Rescue Attempt Ends in Injury and Public Notice
The article reports an injured rescue when a woman called Miss Geary fell into water and became entangled in a wire during a risky attempt to save someone on a house top. She was dragged from the water and later confined at Santa Rosa due to severe pain and injuries. The text notes refunds related to the incident in a public notice.
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Tinimh
Josephine
Miss Gerry
Santa Rosa
Geary
Relief funds channeled through Red Cross via authorized committee
Mayor Black appoints a finance committee to receive relief money for the Red Cross. Funds go to Red Cross for disbursement, with subcommittees of bankers lumbermen real estate men wholesale merchants doctors ministers and others listed. Donations may be mailed or delivered to Chandler building or Market House.
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Black
Red Cross
Citizens Committee
Augustus McCloskey
Chandler Building
Crockett Street
Sylvan Lang
Gunter Building
J. E. Jarratt
Bedell Building
Kenneth Mullins
Real Estate Board
Graybury
J. Kenneth Mullin
R. A. Gregory
L. M. Ullman
Frank C. Davis
Lane Taylor
Claude V. Birkhead
Bankers
J. H. Frost
J. K. Beretta
Will Herff
Fred Terrell
H. Partee
W. C. Magader
D. Sullivan
Ferdinand Herff
J. D. Oppenheimer
Franz Groos
Ernest Brown
Walton D. Hood
Freeman
Collier
T. N. Smith
Campbell
Taliaferro
Brinkmeyer
Bennett
Tom Campbell
F. L. Hillyer
Ernest Steves
M. 8. Dickinson
John L. Stroh
T. H. Flannery
CG. H. Jackson
Joe J. Lodovic
J. L. Lytle
Alfred Rhode
Wallace Rogers
N. H. White
J. H. Kirkpatrick
A. B. Weakley
A. J. Castanola
W. E. Smith
A. C. Wright
Frank M. Lewis
A. H. Halff
Henry Halff
J. W. Strauss
Charles Graebner
Fred Cook
Dave Strauss
W. H. Hargis
Messrs
Bleim
Venable
Burleson
Reagan
Stout
Hamilton
Jackson
Wilson
Ogilvie
Hugh McLellan
S. Tedeske
Frank Smith
John Watson
Alexander Joske
J. M. Watson
J. I. Sterne
Saul Wolfeor
Max Blum
N. Li Petrich
Frank Winerich
B. R. Webb
W. A. Williamson
Market House
Storm halts city utilities with widespread damage
San Antonio faced extensive outages as a storm knocked out electric service from Villita plant halting 75 percent of subscribers. Water and telephone service failed in many areas, streetcars stopped, and gas mains, cables, and poles were damaged. Public Service Co offices flooded. restoration progress expected by night in some districts with full streetcar operation unlikely before Sunday.
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San Antonio
Villita Atroce
Conception Road
Camp Travix
Kelly Weld
Ast of & Pump
Matamoras Street
Public Service Company
jRowers
E. H. Wifer
Beiler
R. G. Harding
Martyn
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Idan
Crockett
Travia
Calamity Strikes Districts as Flood Ravages City
Officers describe terror during the flood that hit San Pedro and Alazan districts. Rescue crews battled high water through the night, saving hundreds as homes collapsed and the Baylor hospital faced inundation while police headquarters suffered damage.
Free Water Available at Moore Building Rear
Desiring residents can obtain precartesian free water at the rear of the Moore building located at Avenue C and Houston Street.
Trains Suspended As Flood Damages San Antonio Tracks
Hallways in San Antonio were heavily damaged by flooding and schedules were suspended. The International and Great Northern reported no trains in or out, with a possible 3 pm run to Laredo likely postponed until Sunday. Washouts blocked lines near Alizana Creek and other sections, forcing crews to run slowly and cancel most trains.
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San Antonio
International
Great Northem
Laredo
Renate
Larédo
Sundar
Marcos
Alazana Creek
Missouri
Kansas
Texta
Itagine
Alizan
Bary
Vneq
San Antonin
Uvalde
Gulf
Carpun
Thie
Family perishes as flood boat sinks wagon on San Pedro Creek
Five members of a Vernandez family are reported drowned after a wooden wagon attempting to flee their home on South Tennedy Street was struck and submerged by a floating house on San Pedro Creek. Military units recovered the bodies as floodwaters receded. the horse escaped to a nearby porch.
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Vernandez
Tennedy Street
San Petro Creek
Hernandez House
Tihid
Balby
San Pedro
Walkers Given Lift as Streetcars Fail Citywide
Crowds of San Anton natives abandon streetcars for private cars, creating traffic from residence to business districts. Automobiles shuttle dozens, with four passenger vehicles carrying up to eight riders, while drivers contend with idle streetcar lines and pedestrians seeking town arrivals.
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San An
Dante
Hotariuin
San Antonin
Family Tragedy Amid Floods On Fourth Street
A man, F. Hafka, survived a landmark flood while his wife and son drowned after waters surged through their home near Fourteenth Street. Desperate, he remained in his office until early afternoon as the street flooded and traffic stalled. Red Cross units aided pedestrians and called for relief donations as residents faced widespread water damage.
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F. Hafka
Thirteenth Street
Alice
Hafka
Cermany
Aimee
Prarby
Hufka
Call for Clothing Drive Aid by Chamber and Churches
The Chamber of Commerce launches a clothing drive asking for men’s women’s and children’s garments. Donations accepted at the Chamber on Pine Street or the Chandler Building at Lesopa and Crockett Streets. Volunteers to collect Sunday.
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Chowder of Commerce Saturdas
Chamber of Commerce
Fone Peava
Crosse Head
Chandler
Baby swept from mother and infant by flood near home
Mrs Th Diaz and her infant were swept from arms during a flood near their home on Cam Avenue. The mother was taken to Sante Rosa Hospital with head injuries and other wounds. the husband is missing. The infant was torn from the mother's arms by flood waters despite being held close.
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Th. Diaz
Cam Avenue
Sante Rosa Howital
Military aid offered to aid city in flood relief efforts
Military authorities pledge full support to civil authorities in flood relief. Col Poore states troops will help patrol streets and assist the harmed populace as waters rise and spread. Twenty five people evacuated from Arden Grove as the river surrounds the area near Ninth Street. General Thines inspects flooded zones and commends local officers before returning to base.
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Notin
Be. AL Pore
Henson
Colonel Poore
Pontanns
Patrala
Arden Grove
Ktreet
Thines
Veagle
Minwstery
Roxelawn
Crockett
Tornado Devastates Sioux Falls Area Killing Three
Three men died and one is missing after a tornado struck Sioux Falls South Dakota early last night causing heavy damage to stock and buildings. Flood waters reported at Cameron Texas followed 11.45 inches of rain washing through Milam county.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Cameron
Naco
Tex
Jomi Cameron
Waco
Milam County
Little River
Unsettled Weather and Train Crash Reported
Weather forecasts for the week ahead predict unsettled conditions with rain in the East and West Gulf States and near normal temperatures. A Southern Pacific mixed train between San Antonio and Eagle Pass hit a washout. locomotives overturned but no passengers were injured.
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Washington, D. C
East
West Gulf States
Caribbean Sea
Houston
Tex
Wagner
Wolfe
Williams
Southern
Pacific
San Antonio
Eagle Pass
San Marcos Flood Forces River Overflow
San Marcos Texas reports a sudden overflow of the San Marcos and Blanco rivers flooding a large section of the town. Damage described as slight with no serious injuries reported. A mixture of local notices and ads follow, including plumbing charges and a jewelry trade headline.
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San Marcos
Tex
Blanco
Eight Hurt Near Austin as Tornado Impacts Creedmore Area
Tornado near Creedmore, fifteen miles southeast of Austin, injures eight and causes about $16,000 in damage, with the storm extending over 24 hours. The report notes heavy rain in Austin and no additional injuries in the city, while Chester Creighton and local ads list events and services in Crockett and surrounding regions.
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Austin
Tex
A. Klappenbach
Creedmore
Here
Colorado River Rises Flooding Bastrop Lowlands
Colorado river information from Bastrop reports the river up 22 feet by 11 o clock Saturday morning with gull rising. Lowlands are inundated and flooding affecting surrounding areas.
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Houston
Tex
Bastrop
Colorado
Fatty Arbuckle Held in Custody in Rappe Death Case
San Francisco reports Roscoe Arbuckle to be held pending murder inquiry into Virginia Rappe death after a party in his hotel room. Meanwhile Red Cross directs field directors to standby for flood relief in San Antonio as officials move to assist.
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San Francisco
Cal
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Arbuckie
St. Francis Hotel
Michael Griffith
Washington, D. C
San Antonio
American Red Cross
Call
Red Cross
St. Louia
Sightseers barred from flood district to prevent looting
After city county and military talks a new flood zone bounded by Main Street Commerce Street Avenue G and Pravia Street was closed to sightseers. Guards plan to admit only those with official passes or ties to the area. A crowd gathered at military headquarters seeking access while police and fire guards blocked many entrants.
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Silitary
Forderal
B.A. Poors
Poller
Fire Department
Detachment to Patrol Looted Zone Amid City Lockdown
Details of a curfew and enhanced patrols by elements of the 6th Infantry to support city police in guarding stores with broken glass fronts. Access to the restricted zone will be allowed only with special passes issued to those with urgent reasons.
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St.down
6Th Infantry
Guslding
Woman Recovers After Four Years with Pinkham Remedy
A Steens Mississippi woman describes four years of illness from female troubles. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she feels stronger and able to do housework, recommending the remedy to others. Letters from readers are often published to support the product.
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Steens
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. H. Buake
Miss
Blake
Din E. Pinkham
Mass
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