Relief Efforts Mobilized After Storm Hit Mobile
City officials report few distress cases and provide bread funds to those affected. The Chamber and Rotary planned a visit to delta gardeners but found provisions already delivered. Cleanup to begin, policing restored, and aid directed to the deserving. The Alabama Maternity and Infants Home appeals for urgent support as its roof endangers the babies.
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Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary* Club
Delta
Alabama Maternity and Infants’ Home
Railway passengers walk miles to reach Mobile for repairs
Railway travelers on the hound train bound for Mobile were forced to walk miles to reach the city or remain aboard the train as bridges between Mobile and Calvert were repaired after damage. Manager Locke Bolling of the Southern Telegraph Company in Jackson was among those delayed.
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Therm
Calvert
Locke Bolling
Vt Sclepeerrare Telegraph Company
Jackson
Turner
Pascagoula
Miss
New Orleans
Mob
Mobile
la Ville
Mobile and Onion Railroad
Do Not Touch Wires Urgent Warning From Mobile Officials
City officials in Mobile urge residents to avoid touching any downed wires after a blackout. Linemen and extra workers worked through streets to untangle fallen lines and restore power, with 90 percent of the city hoped to be lit within three days. A direct wire powered Smith Bakery to keep bread production going.
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Jackson
Mobile
Mobile Electric Company
Smith Bakery
Street Cars and Lights Coming Into Service Soon
The street railroad company prepared to resume operations on several lines Friday at 2 pm pending permission to energize wires. Extra firemen from Chicago, Birmingham, Montgomery and New Orleans were en route to repair lines as the Magnolia reported the river section safe with no loss of life.
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Mobile Electric Company
Chicago
Birmingham
Montgomery
New Orleans
Magnolia
Olia Springs
D River
Magnolian
Gardeners Reach Mobile After Marsh Fire Sparing Spettie Home
Several gardeners in the marsh section east of the city arrived in Mobile on Friday reporting all houses were gone except Nick Spettie s. Farmers and their families left their homes with Spettle place farmed in safety as others suffered total loss.
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Mobile
Nick Spettie
Spetttle Place
No Danger of City's Gas Being Shut Off
Mr A F Kersting, superintendent of Mobile Gas Company, assures there is no danger of gas supply failing. He dismisses rumors of a shut off, stating the mains and equipment are in good condition and functioning.
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A. F. Kersting
Mobile Gas Company
Tourist Welcome Club Opens Public Information Bureau
The Tourist Welcome Club opened a free public information bureau at its headquarters on 24 North Royal Street this Friday. It will provide updates on telephone street car and railroad service as soon as conditions return to normal.
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the Tourist Welcome Club
North Royal Street
Poe
Eerie 3
Osama Ne Uch
Imaime Berg
Caasie
Storm Strikes Meridian and Surrounding Areas
Storms pummel Meridian and other points causing extensive wind and rain damage to crops trees and structures. In Alabama a Louisville and Nashville train wreck near Evergreen injures engineer W W McPherson and fireman William Jackson with no passengers hurt. Wires down and washouts block lines from Mobile to Georgiana as crews respond.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville and Nashville
Evergreen
McPherson
William Jackson
Mpherson
Mobile
Georgiana
Turks retake Kermanshah in Persian battle
Constantinople reports Turkish war office says Russians lost Kermanshah after a two day fight and Turks occupied the western Persian city. Dispatches from Amsterdam via London confirm the fall and evacuation of Russian forces.
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Constantinople
London
Kermanshah
Turkish War Office
Amsterdam
Persia
Viena
Heavy storms hit Florida gulf coast. refugees onboard Sumner
In Tampa heavy rains and strong wind squalls persisted for twelve hours. Reports from Key West said wireless with Sand Key was broken. The US transport Sumner carried 650 Mexican refugees and warned of a surrounding hurricane as it neared Tampa and expected to reach by Thursday night.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida Gulf Coast
Key West
Sand Key
United States
Sumner
Tropical hurricane cuts off Mobile Pensacola
New Orleans dispatch reports Mobile and Pensacola cut off by a tropical hurricane. By midnight no word from either city as winds reached 80 miles per hour in Pensacola and 70 in Mobile. Ships in harbor dragging anchors danger of beaching while wireless contact failed.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Ham
Eight power cruisers in Southern Yacht Club race drift in harbor
At midnight no reports had come in from the eight power cruisers that took part in the Southern Yacht Club long distance race from New Orleans to Pensacola. Two Jahncke boats Quicksilver and Glen-dove were seen leaving Pensacola and possibly in Biloxi harbor. The other yachts include Corinthia Elizabeth J E Peace's Spitfire Wait Violet and Shirin. None carried wireless gear. Families and friends joined several yachtsmen aboard.
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Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans
Pensacola
Ernest Lee Jahncke
Quicksilver
Glendoveer
Biloxi
C. B. Fox
Corinthia
Albert Mackie
Elizabeth J. E. Peace
Spitfire
R. C. McClures Wait
P. S. Benedict
Violet
L. T. S Shirin
Minor storm damage at Turner Terminals warehouses
The Turner Terminals Company reports only minor damage from Wednesday's storm. Water did not reach the warehouses. losses are limited to some roof paper and iron, with a water mark indicating limited impact. Mr. Horace Turner confirms no flooding of storage areas.
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Turner Terminals Co
Turner Terminals Company
Horace Turner
Turner
Bulgarian decree orders internment of hostile nationals
Reuter reports from Bucharest that Bulgaria issued a decree to intern all subjects in Bulgaria from hostile powers and seize the property of commercial houses and industrial firms owned by hostile nationality groups.
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London
Bucharest
Reuter
Bulgaria
Unprovoked attack on a U boat reported by admiralty
Berlin reports an unprovoked attack on a central powers submarine by a large steamer east of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. The vessel shelled the submarine at 10,000 metres but caused no damage and the submarine did not stop.
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Berlin
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Balearic Islands
No Loss of Life Reported After Coden Ala Storm
Reports from Coden and nearby areas say no deaths occurred and damage is expected to be light. Coastal properties near Sans Souci Bayou la Batre sustained some damage while trains run slowly into Mobile due to rain and damaged roadbeds. Residents fear safe conditions elsewhere, with crews clearing debris and trees to reopen routes.
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Coden
Ala
Sans Souci
Bayou la Batre
Mobile
Dauphin Island
Ink
Messrs
Bradley Brown
Bruce Hoover
Brown
Rolston Hotel
Turday McIng
Srenina
Nashville
von Gautier
Misa
Gipethhhete Turner
Bay Bt
New Orleans
Rainy Season Begins Along Mexican Border
Rainy season starts along the Mexican border with El Paso, Texas, as trains mark the change and promise ties in operating American motor transportation.
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Mexican
EL Paso
Texas
American Motor Transportation
Mayor urged to clear Mobile streets of debris
Business leaders press the mayor to mobilize funds and 1000 workers to remove tin roofings, fallen branches, and debris within 48 hours. Residents demand action, stating the city has money and delay is unacceptable. volunteers not required.
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Mobile
Vessels Lost in Mobile Storm and 36 Volunteers Patrol City
Captain Sidney Dorgan reported the loss of the three masted schooner Emma 8 the Lord and the coal barge Harry T Morse near Fort Morgan. Two men clung to a wreck were rescued as others went down. Thirty six Spanish war veterans and ex national guardsmen volunteered for police duty patrolling the riverfront district with no pay unless funded by the city.
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Emma
Lord
J. C. Smith
Harry T. Morse
Sidney Dorgan
Mobile
Fort Morgan
Holabird
Morse
W. F. Tell
Conti Street
T. K. Boyett
Kelly
Clara Scott
W. H. Bialack
Anona
John Burden
Blalack
Thhen
Burden
Negro
Frascati
G. M. van Liew
River Front
Royal
Church
Beauregard
John A. Mahon
William FE. Mickle, Jr
EB. J. Grove
Yan
W. Snyder
A. B. Reed
Henry Luncher
R. Y. Jacobs
E. Bright
John Moran
J. T. McAdory
James J. Carey
G. C. Burk
W. A. Lott, Jr
Jupié Pringle
E. M. Jehison
O. L. Cawthon, Jr
Joe Hein
No Danger of Another Storm Says Forecaster
Forecaster Ashenberger of the local weather bureau states there is no danger of another storm. He notes the storm center is north of Mobile and moving eastward with a stationary barometer. Squalls may occur but will be minor and not threaten the city.
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Ashenberger
Mobile
Ashhenberger
Satsuma Orchards Escape Storm Damage
T L Moore, manager of Padgett Land and Orchard Co., reports Satsuma groves near Padgett, reached by L and N railroad, suffered no permanent damage from the storm though many leaves blew off. Occasional broken limbs noted, likely loss of a few oranges.
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T. L. Moore
Padgett Land and Orchard Company
Padgett Station
Louisville and Nashville
Moore
Cassidys Safe As Dog River Bridge Damaged
Reliable information from Mobile reports Mr and Mrs Joseph Cassidy and family and Rafe were safe at a camp on Cedar Point road. The informant said the south end of the Dog River bridge had been slightly damaged and warned caution to anyone crossing the route.
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Mobile
Joseph Cassidy
Rafe
Turpenting
Cedar Point Road
Dog River
Relief fund for Mobile storm victims announced by The Item
The Item invites any group to raise a relief fund for Mobile’s poor storm sufferers and pledges to make a proper subscription to the effort.
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Mobile
Mobile Coast Storm Clears. No Life Lost And Roads Reopen
Reports from Mississippi coast say no loss of life. Mobile begins cleanup as rain delays street clearing and repairs. Trains detoured via Gulfport. officials report key lines reopening and coastal towns largely safe after Wednesday storm.
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Satsuma
Cassidys
Dog River Bridge
Ohio
Bay Shore Roads
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