Relief Ships Reach Miami After Hurricane Looting and Flood
Relief ships entered Miami delivering 431 tons of provisions and medical supplies while more aid arrives. The Berk-shire carried 431 tons and the Louisiana 1 200 tons of flour canned goods and roofing materials. The McAlister hotel serves as the main hospital as typhoid vaccination is urged. Death toll rises with 136 in Miami and 407 overall. law and utilities gradually restored.
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Miami
Fla
Berkshire
Cherokee
Louisiana
Key West
McAlister
Gilman
Richmond
Tampa Bay Area Hit as Florida Hurricane Toll Surges
As rescue and care efforts continued along Florida's storm wrecked coast, officials reported more than 400 dead, about 150 missing, over 5 000 injured and 50 000 left homeless across the lower east coast.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Lower East Coast
Storm Thriller Told By Girl Continues On Page Eight
Ruth Anderson of Lexington described surviving the Miami storm with a friend who was injured. They sheltered with cats and snakes, rode a debris raft for two and a half hours, and later were aided by Mrs. O Day and Anderson to salvage what remained as they planned to return to Kentucky.
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Lexington
Miami
Ruth Anderson
Lee O'Day
O'Day
Miss Anderson
Cattle Dead From Flood Between Oak Grove and Chun chula
A press representative on the M and O from Meridian reports seeing six drowned cows between Oak Grove and Chun chula after high water. Flooding washed over trestles and a pilot engine led passenger trains across swollen streams.
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Meridian
Oak Grove
Chunchula
Mobile
Citronelle
Survivors Bid Farewell to Moorehaven City of Dead
Moorehaven Fra. was a flooded ghost town with 800 homeless. Relief trains brought food water and medicine as morticians faced bodies in two feet of water. Officials listed dozens of dead including multiple families and children. Rescue work faced peril and fatigue as crews searched ruined streets and attics for survivors.
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Moorehaven
City of Dead
Joseph L. Lautz
International News
I. N
Fra
Sebring
Okeechobee
Fie
Joe Strum
W. W. Futeh
F. C. Barnes
Riesburg
D. J. Henderson
Joe Zely
J. S. Cottrell
J. de Agrella
Jacobsen
Adolph Kumesig
M. W. Fisher
Lottie Howe
Mr. Lee
Bowes
Robert
Rs. Varnie Bowman
Clara Bowman
Gertrude Bowman
Shepperd
Young
E. A. BE. Goble
Susie Lee
Clem Smith
E. C. Smith
John Shephard
Louise Blackwell
Ed Irminger
Arthur Govern
Red Cross Volunteer Returns To Hollywood After Loss
A weary Red Cross nurse in a white uniform arrives at the West Palm Beach headquarters with four volunteers to be relieved. She insists on returning to Hollywood after 52 hours on duty and learns her brother George Stein died that night at the hurricane hospital.
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West Palm Beach
Fiz
Red Cross
Hollywood
George Stein
Biloxi Escapes Most Damage From Northern Storm
Biloxi Miss escaped almost unscathed as tropical hurricane brushed Florida and Mobile. Only a few tree branches down and minor room damage reported. City officials planned a relief fund for storm sufferers in other districts.
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Biloxi
Miss
Florida
Pensacola
Mobile
Mississippi
Kennedy
The
Herald
Hart
Water front more active as ships move after hurricane
The waterfront showed a busier mood as ships departed for ports and river craft returned from Twelve Mile Island and Twenty One Mile Bluff seeking safety from the hurricane. Six ships crossed the bar today, with Mexico Trader first to enter the channel since warnings, reporting they stayed clear of the storm.
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Bluff
Mobile —Bar
Mexico
Miracus
Bar
Mar Baltico
Filette Green
Point Bonita
van Heynigen Brothers
Edgar F. Libach
Luckenbach Line
Sosua
Bowden
Ted Fruit Company
Luckach
Pacific Coast
Fruit
Tela
Puerto Barrios
Honduras
United Fruit Commy
Pushe Barrios
Dixie
Department of Commerce
Tuscaloosa
Magnolia
Point Clear
Mobile
Fairhope
Bay Queen
New
City mobilizes crews to clean debris citywide
The Mobile city department of streets ordered all available workers be assigned by the city engineering department to clear debris quickly. Commissioner Hartwell directed aid to electric light, street car, and other public utility concerns to speed recovery.
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Mobile City Department of Streets
Hartwell
City Engineering Department
Pensacola Hurricane Toll Grows With Navy Yard Losses
Reports from Pensacola confirm severe hurricane damage including the Navy station losses of 36 aircraft valued at $45 000 each and a high toll of property damage. Bridges docks and the wharf front were carried away as the 120 mile per hour gale raged, with three deaths reported and extensive injuries.
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Pensacola
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mobile
Associated Press
Pensacola Navy Station
San Carlos
Palafox
Baylin
Frisco
Escambia River
Cardonia
New Orleans
Tropicane
Yeu
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Algiers Naval Station
Tallapoosa
Santa Rosa
Miami
Iagne
A. J. McClure
Algiers
Naval
Pensacolas
McClure
Naval Station
Bayliss
Naval Radio Station
Baylias
Coast Guard
New Yorkers Donate Over 100000 for Florida Sufferers
Contributions to aid storm victims in Florida rose to about 100000 dollars as New Yorkers gave to relief efforts. Fundraising efforts continue with residents supporting affected communities and relief organizations.
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New York
Florida
International Game Fish and Conservation Commissioners meet
The International Game Fish and Conservation Commissioners closed with F. C. Walcott of Connecticut elected president. I. T. Quinn of Montgomery named first vice president. Hartford chosen for 1927 convention. Gulf Hunting and Fishing Club hosts open house. fishing trip to Fort Gaines canceled due to unsettled weather.
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American Fisheries Society
Gulf
International Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners
F. C. Walcott
Connecicut
Walcott
State Board of Fisheries and Game
I. T. Quinn
Montgomery
International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners
Fort Gaines
Gulf Hunting and Fishing Club
O. M. Phelps
Chamber of Commerce
D. H. Massen
Salt Lake City
Utah
R. Holland
Newark City
Guy Amsler
Little Rock
Ark
Hartford
Conn
Nlw
Issourt
Oklahoma
Quinn
E. Lee LeCompte
Tion
Mason and Dixon Line
Coaltibet
Mobile Bay
Wilkins Named Prichard Mayor After Election
T. M. Wilkins was elected mayor of Prichard defeating J. F. Cabler by 79 votes. Aldermanic slate led by Ivan Lem includes Z K Buell E B Richardson and F W Richardson. Tabulated totals show 79 for Wilkins and 56 for Cabler with other names on the alderman ticket.
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T. M
Prichard
J. F. Cabler
Ivan Lem
Z i K. Buell
E. B
F. W. Richardson
Ma Ors
T. M. Wi
Whee Neers
Bosne de Balen
J. VF. Cabler
Coast Guard Cutter Talloa Weathered Hurricane
A Coast Guard message reports Cutter Talloa rode out the hurricane and is now at Pensacola. Master L. Brockway signs the note saying the crew is well and happy and will return.
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Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Pla
Cws
Sectoty
Pensacola
L. Brockway
Geneva Committee Endorses U S Reservations to World Court
The 14 member committee recommends acceptance of all American reservations to the world court with one proviso. The United States must negotiate with the League of Nations Council on how it expresses consent for the court to render an advisory opinion.
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Geneva
Sept
World Court
Ix Committee of 14
United States
League of Nations Council
Tourists disputen Baldwin County death toll after hurricane
Passengers arriving on the New Daphne from the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay deny reports of widespread fatalities in Baldwin County towns including Foley Elberta Lillian Silver Hill and Robertsdale. They describe damaged homes and structures but no confirmed deaths while noting the Lillian bridge remained standing.
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Foley
Elberta
Baldwin County
Mobile
Mobile Bay
Lillian Brifk
Etberta
Fotey
Lillian
Silver Hill
Robertedale
Iite Rts
Pensacola
Ric Berlin
Bay Oac
Eb Feunhe
Mo Ang
Moss Point Captain Lost With Delta During Gulf Hurricane
Captain George Sherman of Moss Point perished when the three masted schooner Delta sank between Miami and Palm Beach during a tropical hurricane. Five crew members survived at Delray, Fla., after reaching land by small boats. Delta, a lumber vessel built in Nova Scotia in 1892, sailed from Gulfport September 1 for Nassau and was owned by A. B. Foster of Mobile.
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Delta
Foster
Mobile
Betwen Miami
Palm Beach
George ©. Sherman
Moss Point
Mise
Delray
Fla
Sherman
Gulfport
Nassau
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Chicago
Sweden
Nova Scotia
Dantzler Lumber Company
Cuba
Mexico
C. H. Bruce
Boyles hearing begins in courthouse today
Disbarment hearing for Aubrey Boyles former U S district attorney opens at 9 40 with 61 witnesses listed split 45 defense 16 prosecution in courtroom No 3. Defense Jim C Smith Birmingham prosecutions Harry Hardsmith. Testimony will be ported to the State Bar Association grievance committee. no decision until tests by committee are completed due to funding gaps.
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Aubrey Boyles
U. S
Jim C. Smith
Birmingham
Harry Hardsmith
Porter
State Barsociation
State Association
Attorpey
Harry Hardy Smith
State Bar Association
Weather outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday in Alabama with moderate southeast or south winds. Mississippi favors cloudy to partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with moderate south and southeast winds.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Pascagoula Recovers as Repairs Begin After Hurricane
Pascagoula edged toward normalcy as repair work started on damaged homes. Trees fences and roofs bore the brunt while one bridge can be fixed for about six dollars. Fruit crops suffered major losses especially pecans prompting growers to protect remaining nuts. Ferry service across the Pascagoula and Moss Point rivers resumed and tourists flocked to use it.
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Pascagoula
Arthur Smith
Chronicle Star
F. H. Lewis
Moss Point
Smith
Hundred Dead in Paragu ay Storm
More than one hundred believed dead and five hundred injured after a severe storm swept Encarnacion Paraguay. Damage totals reach about 2 000 000 Argentine pesos as reports arrive from Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Ayres
Encarnacion
Paraguay
Hurricane outages ease as Mobile utilities plan rapid restoral
City lighting to be back for 90 percent of consumers by Thursday night as Gulf Electric and Mobile Electric work to reconnect lines between Mobile and Chickasaw power houses. Crews report restoring essential service first to industries then residences, with 10 to 15 minutes per reconnect once located, amid the continued recovery from Monday’s storm.
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Mi and Railway Company and Electric Company
Mobile
Noi Ter
Operatio
Jackson
Chickasaw
High School Opening Delayed By Storm
The Mobile High School opening was postponed due to weather and scheduling conflicts. The two day teachers’ institute planned for Monday and Tuesday was also delayed, with students and freshmen now asked to report at 8:36 as adjustments are made to the timetable.
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Mobile High
High Schoe
Stitute
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Ouffererd
Alfred Peck
Miami Beach
Hialeah and Vicinity
Mrs. Lundy
Clarence Youngblood
R. A. Norris
Washington
Navy Department
Wilkins
Philadelphia
Florence Frey
Brokline
Maas
Hildegard
Holme
New York City
Prise
Rose Gronberg
Lynn
Mana
Boyles
Thursda
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