Cyclone Devastates Gainesville Area Killing Dozens
A devastating cyclone struck Gainesville Georgia and nearby New Holland and White Sulphur Springs, leveling Mills and shops and killing at least 125 cottages and many residents. In the city, eighty were reported dead in the cotton mills district and eighteen in town. hundreds were injured as buildings collapsed and telegraph lines failed. An official appeal from Mayor T. M. Parker asks for medical aid and funds, with D. S. Fitzgerald handling contributions at First National Bank in Gainesville.
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Gainesyville
New Holland
Gainesville
White Sulphur Springs
New Holland Springs
White Sulphur
T. M. Parker
Castro Blocks Trade Amid Venezuelan Protests
London protests against President Castro’s decree closing custom houses on the Gulf of Paria and at Ciudad Bolivar. The measure would halt British and American Orinoco steamers and cut reef supply to Trinidad, per Port of Spain dispatch.
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London
Vigorus
London Foreign Office
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Gulf of Paria
Ciudad Bolivar
New York Herald
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Convict Labor Wins Out in Atlanta Public Works Case
Judge J. H. Lumpkin presided in a superior court ruling against the city of Atlanta. The decision concerns the use of convict labor in public improvements and upholds a constitutional challenge to the municipal policy. Public records point to a decisive outcome in favor of the constitutional challenge.
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Atlanta
J. H. Lumpkin
Kaw valley flood wrecks life and property in Kansas
Veritable valley of death reported as Kaw river flood devastates a 200 mile stretch from Brookville to Kansas City. Water depths range from one to fifteen feet, inundating vast areas and causing enormous losses of cattle, homes, barns, fences, and crops. Boatmen reaching Manhattan report many persons missing.
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Mannatan
Kas
Galveston
Kaw Valley
Kansas
Brookville
Kan
Kansas City
Manhattan
Kaw
Missouri
Armourdale
Times
James Neerman
William Herbart
Ess
Union Paclfic Bridge
Missouri Pacific
William Helsler
East Bottoms
Electric Bank
Philip Were
L” Bridge
the Times
Kanssas City
Kans
Leavenworth
Union Pacific
Kansas River
News
Argentine
Harlem
Steffield
Topeka
Emporia
Salina
Yielnity
Lawrence
Sheffield
Iowa
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Peronne
Beatrice
Keep Takes Oath of Office
Charles Hallam Keep of Buffalo has been sworn in as secretary of the treasury succeeding Milton B. Mills after Mills resigned.
Thirteen Victims Confirmed in Southern Freight Wreck
A Birmingham special reports that eight trainmen died in the Bryan wreck and five additional victims were killed and burned. Two engineers survived extraction but died later, and many cars were burned with bodies unrecovered.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bryan
Samuel Johnson
W. Y. Acker
Wreck Cause Slips to Operator Gruver’s Sleep
Southern Railway officials announced the wreck that killed eight trainmen and one hobo was caused by an operator Gruver or Jefferson Gruver sleeping at his post and failing to deliver orders to train No 78. Superintendent M M Richey said the finding was official and blamed the operator.
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Southern
Grover
M. M. Richey
Southern Railway
Gruver
Jefferson
Tralin No
Georgia Appeals Aid for Gainesville and New Holland Storm Victims
Georgia towns raise funds for Gainesville and New Holland storm sufferers after a deadly tornado. The day totals reach 6195.75 dollars with Atlanta Athens Newnan Savannah Macon West Point Cedartown Dawson LaGrange Social Circle Toccoa Decatur Benoa and other cities contributing along with Augusta sending a carload of provisions. The scene at Gainesville is described in mournful detail with many dead and injured and a revised death toll listing numerous victims from both towns.
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Georgia
Gainesville
New Holland
Terrell
Parker
Atlanta
Augusta
Athens
Newnan
Savannah
Macon
West Point
Coos Ces
Cedartown
Dawson
LaGrange
Social Circle
Sore
Decatur
Benoa
Flood Threat Looms as Mississippi Reaches Danger Line
The Mississippi River at St. Louis has risen to thirty feet and climbs more than two feet daily. Weather service signals predict a 34 foot stage, which would bring immense losses. Farmlands along the Missouri and Illinois sides north of the city are already flooded.
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St. Louis
Signal Service Bureau
Middle West
Missouri
Ilinois
Heath Defends Post Office Probe Against Tulloch Charges
Perry Heath responds to allegations by W. Tulloch former Washington city post office boss. Heath labels Tulloch's statements as false and defends his own role as postmaster general aide.
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Perry Heath
Tulloch
Payne Tuezday
Perry
Heath
W. Tulloch
Csibler
Washington City
Cyclone Causes Major Property Loss in Galnsaville and New Holland
Estimated property losses from the cyclone reach $600,000 with Gainesville Cotton Mills valued at $850,000 employing 750 workers and $100,000 stock on hand. Pacolet mill at $1,250,000 with 1,300 workers sees cottage-only damage of $35,000 to $50,000. Damage includes Southern railway pumping station depot rolling stock and lines of Western Union Postal Telegraph North Georgia Electric Co. all sustaining heavy losses.
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Galnsaville
New Holland
Gainesville
Southern Railway
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
North Georgia Electric Company
Poisoner Gets Twenty Five Years In Georgia Penitentiary
Will Adams, a Black man, pleaded guilty in Brunswick Superior Court to poisoning at a social party. He admitted lacing ice with poison intended for the cook, not guests, in three cases with as many as sixteen potential victims. The judge sentenced him to twenty five years in the penitentiary.
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Brunswick
Will Adams
Adams
Acame
Columbia Confers Doctor of Civil Law on Georgia Woman
The law department graduation exercises at Columbian University in Washington feature the conferring of the doctor of civil law on Mrs. Emma Roba Hailey of Georgia, the first woman to receive this degree from the university.
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Columbia University
Georgia
Law Department
Columbian University At
Washington
Emma Roba Hailey
Scene of Appalling Ruin North Topeka Floods and Fires
North Topeka and Kansas City suffer devastating floods and fires with hundreds drowned or missing. Rescue crews work knee deep in water amid burning homes as millions in property losses rise and calm returns slowly in a sprawling disaster across Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Karl Rupp
Orivillele Rupp
Rupp
G. H . Garrett
Killing at Negro Church Near Free Liberty
A Williamson Georgia dispatch reports two men, Andrew Hood and Ed Hood, shot dead near Free Liberty church by Randy Dickinson. Another man, Will Jones, was fatally wounded by Dickinson. Liquor rumored to have sparked the violence. Dickinson was later arrested.
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Williamson
Andrew Hood
Ed Hood
Randy Dickinson
Will Jones
Free Liberty
Rag Ot Beep
Storm Strikes Atlanta Causing Death and Fires
A Sunday storm in Atlanta resulted in one death Lula Higgins struck by lightning and two churches damaged The Georgia Avenue Press church burned while adjacent structures suffered fires The Georgia Railway and Electric line lost many trolley cars fuses were burned and the electric system shut down for about two hours leaving the city without lights and telegraph service
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Atlailay Ua
Lula Higgins
Georgia Avenue Press
Georgia Railway and Electric Line
The
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Flood Situation in Nebraska Roade Tied Up Bridges Carried Away
Heavy floods disrupt Nebraska roads as streams overrun banks. Bridges collapse or are washed out cutting farms off and delaying transport. Farmers urge officials to act and request relief measures. Local authorities warn of continued rainfall and possible evacuations.
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J. M. Camp
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Maud Gordon
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Ed Nabors
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