Cotton mill outlook and local gun incidents in Spartanburg
Reports from Hebron precinct show Hoyt's name erased on tic tory while Liverpool cotton prices rise to fifteen cents as mills fear shortages. A State special details three white-on-white shootings in Greenville and Pelzer, including a 18 year old accidental death, plus a fatal press accident near Deadfall that fractured John Davenport’s skull and left him hopelessly injured.
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Hebron
Spartanburg County
Hoyt
Williamston
Robert
Jas Chandler
Greenville County
Jas Dyson
Pelzer
Pat — Hindman
J A Boulan
John Davenport
Bob Schumpert
Major Hart Married in Virginia Ceremony
Major James F Hart wed Mrs Rebecca C Grier in Chatham Virginia on Wednesday afternoon at 1 30 pm The couple planned a brief bridal trip to Washington and other cities returning to Yorkville soon A second item notes a smallpox outbreak near Yorkville with over 100 cases and three deaths Dispensary robberies in Kingstree and a State board purchase of whiskey for distribution Plus an employment ad seeking a reliable South Carolina delivery and collection agent for a Chicago firm
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James F Hart
Chatham
Rebecca C Grier
Washington
Yorkville
Yorkvile Enquirer
Galveston Disaster Described In Deep Wreckage
San Antonio dispatch reports a devastating Texas hurricane striking Galveston with thousands feared dead or missing. It details wrecked grain elevators, collapsed buildings, flooded streets, and a submerged city, as rescue and relief efforts begin amid widespread ruin and power and water failures.
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Chicago
The
Chronicle
San Antonio
Tex
J D Sayres
Virginia Point
Galveston
Texas
Destructive hurricane hits Houston area details and deaths
A Houston press report describes a devastating hurricane sweeping the Columbia Tap region. Conductor Ferguson and others recount wrecked orchards, collapsed houses, and nine confirmed deaths as the storm battered Angleton Brookshire Seabrook Brazoria and Alvin with injuries and missing residents amid widespread destruction.
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Houston
Tex
Columbia Tap
Ferguson
A L Forbes
Gyster Creck
Barnes
Angleton
Sanday Point
Aveola
Wofford
Brookshire
Alvin
Seabrook
June Woodstock
Nicholson
Louis Broquet
Sir Melahenny
LeRoy
Brazoria
George Dull
Hon Jy Daft
Dull
Court House
Chenango
Trains Reach Virginia Point After Prairie Devastation
A relief train could not approach closer than six miles of Virginia Point as the prairie lay covered with lumber debris pianos trunks and corpses. The Houston telegram reports about 200 bodies counted from the train and a steamer stranded two miles inland. Two men were rescued.
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Dallas
Texas
Houston
Virginia Point
Houston Texas Storm Destroys Coast and Kills Thousands
The Texas coast storm caused massive destruction across cities and inland areas. Reports from Galveston and Houston describe widespread loss of life and property, with ships wrecked and streets filled with debris. The U.S. government approved 10,000 tents and 50,000 rations for relief efforts.
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Houston
Tex
Gulf Coast
Texas
Galveston
Sabine Pass
Port Arthur
Heighs
Washington
Gox Sayres
War Department
Acvingr
Meiklejohn
San Antonio
Jefferson Barracks
Kansma City
Alvin Wiped Out Tornado Strikes Texas Towns
Meagre reports from between Houston and Galveston describe a tornado along the Santa Fe line as the most destructive in state history. Hitchcock suffered severe damage, Altaloma lost all structures, and Alvin reports complete devastation with seven killed. The storm center moves toward northern Texas, destroying telegraph lines and wrecking crops and homes.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston
Santa Fe
Hitchcock
Altaloma
L Carlton
Business League of Avin
Alvin
Texas
Ten Thousand Lives Lost In Galveston Disaster
Dallas reports relief forces warn death toll in Galveston and along the coast could reach ten thousand with three thousand dead in Galveston alone. Stock losses run from fifteen to twenty million, plus cotton, and famine looms for Houston and Galveston survivors. Rail and sailing crews report hundreds of corpses, thousands of homes destroyed, and provisions scarce as the city reels from the catastrophe.
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Mr. Timmins
Dallas
Galveston
Houston
Virginia
Bay Front
Texas City
Dicksinson
Hitchcock
Seabrook
Alvin
Reseu
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Thorlow S. Carter
SDAY
Liverpool
Cotton Exchange
Greenville News
England
Major Hart
Catawba
Chester County
Hnquirer
Kingstree
South Carolina
Bet Bank
Dearborn Bt
Gulf City
James C Timmons
National Comes Press Company
Morgan's Point
Timmons
Tremont Hotel
Ritter
Strand Street
Bailey
Wharf Company
Timmins
Tremont
Market Street
Pelican Island
Houston Island
Bollivar Point
Mr.Timmins
Middle Bay
New Orleans
Mr Hayes
South
Gaveston
Sherman
St. Mark’s Infirmary
Prrish
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