West Indian Cyclone Slams Florida Tidal Wave Devastation
A powerful cyclone from the West Indies strikes Florida causing massive flooding and widespread casualties. Rescue teams race to danger zones as communities confront extensive damage and loss.
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1896
Page
7
Cedar Keys Disaster Toll Reaches Toward a Hundred
A powerful hurricane slammed Florida's Cedar Keys and surrounding counties, flooding towns with tidal waves and wreckage. Dozens are dead or injured, many spongers and fishermen missing. property damage runs into millions as mills, churches, schools, and homes are destroyed.
West Indian hurricane devastates Florida coast
A Cedar Keys storm swept northeast through southern Florida, wrecking over twenty towns and killing dozens. Williston, Gainesville, LaCrosse, Newberry, and High Springs suffered extensive damage including multiple deaths. Neighbors report collapsed churches, demolished homes, and workers crushed by falling trees amid scattered injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perasa
Grooy
High Springs
Twelvedoasts
Worman
Bradford
Butler
Haskey
J. Butch
Dinbtal
Judge T Richard
Dive Osk
Welborn
Suwanee County
Amos White
Suwanee
Columbia County
Linke City
Borah Fletcher
Dora Jennings
Samuel Hudson
Jonas Mabry
State Agricultural College Nv Nhority
Brunswick
Grady
Jacksonville
Florida
Cedar Koya
Gulf
Cedar Keys
Guineaville
Gainesville
Williston
Levy County
Alachua
West Guineaville
LaCrosse
Barra
McIntosh
Baby
Newberry
West Alachua
Alachua County
High Springs Oil Company
Furiture
Melissa Harden
Jane Morris
Sallie Nobles
Florida general election nears with four state tickets
Florida voters will choose a governor and cabinet, a supreme court justice, all state representatives, sixteen senate members, and county officers. United States senator Wilkinson Call’s term ends March 4, 1897, with three complete state tickets Democratic, Republican, and Populist. Prohibitionists also field a governor candidate. Democratic W D Bloxham faces Republican E R Gunby. Populist A W Weeks. Prohibitionist Arthur G Jackson. Campaigns span most counties. high interest and expected sage vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Senate
United States
Wilkinson Oall
W. D. Bloxham
Tallalasses
Habeas Corpus for Convicts Charges County Lease Abuse
Populist leader Cunningham orders a Cordele lawyer to file habeas corpus cases to recover eighty six convicts allegedly held illegally by the Green Area. The charges claim county convict leasing is illegal and lands acquired from leases are misappropriated by officers. Attorney General Terrell says the governor bears no responsibility for county actions, and a new lease would be required if habeas corpus is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syston
Cunningham
Populist
Cordele
Green
Terrell
Georgia State Agricultural Bulletin Released
The annual Georgia state agricultural department bulletin has been issued. It credits Colonel Nesbitt and Dr. G. B. Payne for their extensive work and states the bulletin is among the department’s best. It aims to provide farmers with valuable information and is expected to be in great demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amilion
Cedar Kaya
Enormatla
Methodist
Cedar Koya
Suwaneoios
Wolfe
Eagle Pencil Company
W. J. Horlong
George W. Moyer &Sons
Agricultural Department
Georgia State Agricultural Department
Nesbitt
G, BP, Payne
Coleman Given Forty Years at Selma Ann
Judge Coleman sentenced Coleman to forty years hard labor in the circuit court for murder in the first degree. He killed Anthony Smith, 18, in Selma. The verdict and sentence were announced Friday.
Bryan Praises Farmers at State Fair in Dover Speech
Democratic candidate William Bryan addresses farmers at the Delaware State Fair in Dover. He argues against tariff-driven prosperity claims, cites McKinley tariff reports showing agriculture’s low mood, and criticizes gold standard backers while highlighting the need for financial legislation to aid producers. He contrasts farmer interests with nonproducers and lauds Prince Bismarck’s bimetallism views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Dover
William
Bryan Sid
Canton
Republican Party
Reid
United States
Agricultural Department
Great Britain
France
Germany
Prince Bismarck
Aulberson
Texas
Europe
Wby
Prince Bismard
Prince Binmarck
Bismarck
Advycante
Dronus
Arone
Pat Dynan Alleged Dynamiter Freed in France
A London agency says Pat Dynan the alleged dynamiter arrested in Boulogne sur Mer has been released by the French government and is returning to the United States. He has alerted authorities on his plan to depart for America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Newn
London
Pat Dynan
Boulogoutur Mer
Silver and gold debate roils markets and politics
A sprawling defense of free silver critiques McKinley era finance. It attacks Wall Street, banks, and syndicates for constraining currency, argues silver dollars empower workers, and questions gold standard proponents. The piece frames Hanna’s faction as unable to deliver free silver and warns of economic collapse under gold dominance.
Silver and gold standard debate on coinage effects
Pseudo editorials argue that silver mispricing harms US agriculture and trade with England. They claim free coinage would raise wheat and cotton prices, drain gold, and widen balances with Europe, urging action to keep silver and maintain profits for farms and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
Dropland
Abe
Oswego N. Y. Pallatinum
Australian Ballot Admission Report for Ohio Parties
Secretary of State Taylor admits the state and electoral tickets of the National Democratic Party of Ohio to the Australian ballot. The Nationalists’ ballots are also admitted, with Diero on the Australian ticket in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohi
Ntional
Democratic Party of
Ohio
Taylor
Diero
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