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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1924
Page
2
Reports from Lorain say more than 100 killed as a killer storm tears through the city. Police and rescuers rush to aid the injured while all lines to Sandusky are down and debris fills streets.
Gov Donahey orders all state facilities to aid storm relief along Lake Erie from Sandusky to Lorain. Ohio National Guard units 112th Engineer and 144th Infantry move toward Sandusky and Lorain while Am. Ball of Bellevue cites widespread destruction. Reports claim 25 to 100 dead in Sandusky with wrecked ferries, adrift boats, and a demolished Nickel Plate station near Bellevue.
A severe late June storm swept into northern Ohio from the lakes, causing downed wires and widespread communication outages. Reports say tracks near key routes were blown out of alignment and transport lines were disrupted. The United Press notes emergency crews responding as residents brace for damage assessments and continued outages.
A long, dense chronology lists floods and disasters from 100,000 dead in the Meuse flood to 6,000 in Galveston, with notes on dam breaks, hurricanes, and tornadoes across Holland, Massachusetts, Bengal, China, Oregon, Texas, Ohio, Chile, Korea, Italy, and more. It also reports current storm damage in Ohio and Illinois with fatalities in Elyria, Lorain, and Peoria.
Court proceedings in the Bev ington divorce case drew a crowded Sioux City courtroom Friday and yesterday morning. The trial pauses and will resume before District Judge Miles W. Newby tomorrow. Sioux City business figures testified about lavish spending on a Rebecca Street home. Diamonds valued in the thousands, said to have been bought in 1903 and 1905, were shown in court. Bevington’s nurse Miss Minnie Van DeVerde testified she never had improper relations with him and stayed at another lodging house during an auto tour in northern Iowa.
Police raided a Howard hotel room and saw Miss Van DeVerde fleeing via a window and fire escape. The text also notes Churchill’s dominance of high British cabinet posts and a bicycle pedal turning about 300 times per mile in ordinary use.
A full Fourth of July program in South Sioux City features a morning address by Mayor Flanagan, readings, violin solos, and an Amos M. Matthews main address. Races, swimming, pie eating, sack events, a 130 PM baseball tournament, concerts by Bronson’s 25 piece band, a vaudeville sing, and a fireworks display headline the day with prizes from the Bank of South Sioux City. Participants include Dakota City double male quartet and teams from Newcastle Jackson Salem Hubard and Goodwin Neb.
Traveling in a motor palace worth 16000 dollars, Mr. J Trester and Mrs. Trestor of Denver stopped in Sidney Indiana for a visit with relatives. They have toured the United States for three years and plan to visit Europe next year. Their coach features bath conveniences electric lights a gas stove and folding bed and table. Trester made fortune in the Alaskan gold fields. The Premier diamond mine in South Africa is said to hold vast wealth by mining engineers.
Lorain Ohio reports say more than 800 killed and 8,500 injured as a tornado devastates ten blocks. Cleveland Press reporter Jack Ambrose describes rescuers pulling bodies and crowds of relatives frantically seeking loved ones amid collapsed theaters and ruined streets.
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