Coast Hurled by Storm Leaves Gulfport Coast Wide Damage
Reports from Gulfport and Biloxi describe massive coastal destruction with downed wires and suspended rail service. Six tenths of rain fell, trees felled, and portions of the traction line washed away while Bay Shore and Cod en area losses include shattered wharves and fruit crops. Affected towns include Bay St. Louis Pascagoula and Oden with refugees moved inland.
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Meridian
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Slidell
Gulfport
Traction Company
Gulf & Ship Island
Biloxi
Great Southern
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Ocean Springs
Bay St. Louis
Pascagoula
Savage
American Ship Vincent Sunk by Mine off Cape Crnff
The American sailing ship Vincent was blown up by a mine on September 27 two miles off Cape Crnff in the White Sea and is a total loss. The crew was saved but Captain Amirman and three men were injured and treated at Archangel hospital. Consular dispatches report the disaster. The Vincent, formerly a British ship, recently registered American and sailed from New York June 9 arriving Archangel July 30 and leaving September 4 for London.
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Washington
Vincent
Cape CrNff
White Sea
Amirman
Archangel
State Department
New York
London
Storm aftermath near Mobile leaves several missing and wide disruption
Three families are missing at Crab Creek likely drowned. Albert Fritz of Mobile killed by a live wire. Coden Bayou la Barre and other bayside areas cut off with suspected loss of life and property. Telegraph and telephone lines severed across Ile and Baldwin counties with 700 plus phones out. Rail service crippled as Louisville and Nashville line washed out at Biloxi and trains halted south of Mobile. Water inundates city lowlands with two feet, tracks three miles north flooded, vessels reported but details unclear.
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Albert Fritz
Mobile
Bayou la Barre
Bay Shores
Ile
Baldwin Counties
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Biloxi
Gulf Coast
Coden
New Orleans
Alb
Bile Bay
Coast Guard
OIS
Fort Morgan
Dauphin Island
Louisville & Nashville
Southway
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Western Union
Ocean Springs
Mississippi
New York Limited
New Orleans Limited
Nellie
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Irene
Fordwin County
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Tipi
French advance on German second line near Ripont
Paris reports French forces have seized an important German defensive work south of Ripont and gained footing along the German second line in Champagne. London notes Lens battle in Pas de Calais with high ground around Souchez and Vimy. weather hampering operations and hints of renewed German shifting and Austrian reinforcements. British near Mesopotamia push toward Bagdad as Sir John Nixon’s forces approach within 150 miles of the city.
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Paris
War Office
Champagne
London
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Arras
Souchez
Vimy
England
von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Sir John Nixon
Storm hits Mobile with 60 mph wind and 3.12 rainfall
Observer Ashenberger reports last night’s storm in Mobile peaked at 60 mph at 10 am with most of the night above 30 mph. Rainfall totaled 3.12, barometer low at 9:45. First warning issued Tuesday. storm signals ran through Wednesday as warnings spread to railroads and citizens.
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Ashenberger
Mobile
Dauphin Island
Fort Morgan
Ashhenberger
U S Agents Meet Mallory Passport Fraud Is Charged
Andrew D. Malloy of New York arrived in New York on the Nieuw Amsterdam and was taken into custody by Department of Justice agents on a conspiracy to defraud the United States in securing a passport for a German. His secretary Miss Hattie Grophy was held as a witness.
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Andrew D. Malloy
Rotterdam
Falmouth
Eng
Department of Justice
Nieuw Amsterdam
Malloy
United States
Hattie Grophy
Weather Forecast Signals Cooler Weekend Across States
The forecast calls for rain and cooler conditions tonight with Friday turning fair and cooler. Strong winds shift from south and southwest to west as conditions ease. Alabama and Mississippi expect rain or cloudy periods with cooler temps, and southeast winds diminishing into west winds.
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Mobile
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Details Emerge On Marketing Method For Anglo French Bonds
New York September 30 Details of how the 500 million dollar five year five percent Anglo French bond issue will be marketed are expected to be announced today. A JP Morgan led committee is forming a syndicate with life of sixty days and pricing at 98 to investors with a 13 4 percent refund at expiration. Subscriptions for individuals to join the syndicate are under discussion with rumored minimums of 250000 or 1000000. The market launch may occur within ten days and NYSE listing is anticipated. Lord Reading will attend a Pilgrim Club dinner as a featured speaker.
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Lord Reading
Pilgrim Club
J. P. Morgan & Co
Wireless messages report storm conditions and rising danger
/AP dispatches from Sept 30 describe New Orleans storm warnings as floodwaters recede in parts of the city while casualties and property damage rise. Arlington navy radio links fail with New Orleans. Galveston and Key West stations attempt to restore contact as officials fear further disruption.
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San Antonio
Tex
New Orleans
Fort Sam Houston
Galveston
Orleans
Navy
Arlington
New Orleans Navy Yard
Key West
New Orleans Storm Toll Reported By Wireless
An AP wireless update from New Orleans cites estimated damage over a million dollars with about 150 injured and up to ten deaths. It notes 8000 residents marooned, destroyed churches and schools, damaged French Market, and wind gusts to 130 mph before subsiding.
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Associated Press
French Market
Masonic Temple Tower
Weather Bureau
Excelsior
Item
West End
Southern Yacht Club
New Sea Wall
Southern Pacific
Houston
Avondale
Milneburg
Tallapoosa
Mobile
Mississippi River
Mobile Coast Storm Cuts Gulf Coast Wires and Trains
Severe gale of 60 miles per hour sweeps Mobile and Gulf coast, flooding waterfronts, washing out tracks, and severing telegraph lines. One death reported in Mobile, with several families missing along Crab Creek. trains halted, passengers sheltered, and salvage operations under way as authorities warn of continued danger.
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Inur
West Gulf Coast
Mobile
Lost hound with scar and ear damage near Lib
Classified note seeks return of a lost hound dog described as back and one ear split with a scar near 652 South Bayou Street Lib. Reward offered for return. Also mentions a lost savings passbook and a money reward for another item, with vague location clues.
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Bayou St. Lib
Rency
Wilkinson Stree
St. Stephens
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