Thousands flee hurricane zone to northern Florida and beyond
Florida reels from the hurricane devastation as thousands abandon lower coast towns for shelter northward. Anti typhoid vaccines and tetanus serum rush in by air while a destroyer ferries supplies from Charleston. Refugees, including women and children, are evacuated from Hollywood as men clear wreckage. Distribution of food and limited building materials continues across Miami Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale. Casualties rise with hundreds dead or injured and property damage estimated in the millions as floodwaters recede.
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Mami
Fla
Florida
Lower Cant
Pone
Miami
Hollywood
Anmerican Legion
Fort Lauderdale
Sage
West Pabn Beach
Laks Okeccholnerefton
Biscayne Bay
Cal
A. K. Lowrey
Amoore Haven
Daugherty Brother Testifies to Burning Bank Records
The brother of a former attorney general testified that bank records tied to a large deposit were destroyed. He described exchanging cash for a cashier’s check and depositing it at Midland National Bank in Washington Court House, with records missing on the day of deposit. The testimony aimed to prove that Daughertys erased records and concealed funds.
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Daugherty
Midland National Bank
Washington
Ta Vail
Wbink
Buckner
Daughertys
Tao
Freezing Weather From Northwest Reaches Midwest
Early fall bring rain and snow to Washington Montana Wyoming North Dakota and Canada. Freezing temperatures reported in northern Kansas with two to four inches of snow in Nicola Valley British Columbia and prairie provinces. Spokane recorded its earliest snow since 1885 with 21 degrees as frost and potential grain damage across the Pacific Northwest.
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Northwest Territory
Washington
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Canada
Kansas
Nicola Valley
British Columbia
Prairie
Dominion
Spokane Ysterday
Pacific
Buchanan Declamatory Contest Set for December Ninth
Independence Sept 24 The annual county declamatory contest was set for Thursday evening December at the Buchanan high school auditorium by County Superintendent G R Locke The meeting also fixed the county basketball tournament at Jesup for the week before February or March 1927 Superintendent Locke presided with Supt Walkerow Cook of Faiston as secretary Attendance included T R Roberts Independence F C Williams Jesup Roalbrook Avram J E Williams Fairbank Watter ye Cook Hazleton Ko A Vanderwal Stra Holland Winthrop and R Berg Lamont
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County
G. R. Locke
Dee. A
Jesup
San
G. R. Lorkwona
County
Perintendent
Wakerow
Cook
Faziston
T. R. Roberts
F.C. Williams
Roalbrook
Avram
J. TE
Wi Dias Fairbank
Watter
We Cook
Hazeton
Ko A
Vanderwal Stra Holland
Winthrop
R. Berg
Lamont
Kroenecke Services for Men at 120 7th Street Saturday
Funeral services for Kroenecke, a man of the house, will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the Kistner funeral home conducted by Rev. J. Ro Macart. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. T. Kroenecke
Kroenecke
J. Ro Macart
Fairview
Bargain Hunter Seeks 90 Cent Marriage License
A Des Moines woman, described as a bargain hunter, visited the district clerk asking for a 90 cent marriage license. After counting her remaining coins and explaining she had shopped for bargains, she left, saying she would seek a cheaper option elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
New G A R Officers Chosen At Des Moines Convention
Des Moines, Sept 24. National G A R convention completes officer ballots and adopts resolutions. Francis A Walsh Milwaukee wealth holder wins after a sharp contest defeating Maj Gen Clem and others. Van Sant accuses fundraising for Senate candidate Erusum. Beatty Haskins named senior and junior vice commanders. Other group elections include Sons of Union Veterans and Auxiliary officers. Next reunion set for Darton.
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Des Moines
Hoyt
Grand Army of the Republic
National
John A. Clem
Washington
Coney
Fopeau
Kan
Walsh
Atticlts
Samuel R. van Sant
Minnesota
Clem
National Tribune
GALRR
Erusum
New Mexico
United States Senate
Sixty Seventh
Iinais Volunteer Infantry
Alexander J. Beatty
Independence
Sons of Union Veterans
Ernest Ww.teman
West Yt
Mass
DD. B. Boley
San Francisco
EH. M. Price
Dodge
Buehner Funeral to Be at Gresham
Funeral services for John Buehner, longtime resident of the family homestead near Bunkerton, will be held Sunday at 7 PM at Crest Church. Burial will follow in the nearby cemetery. He was born January 16 and died Thursday in Sebyve. his widow and children are named in the notice.
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Bunkerton
John Buehner
Wan
Sebyve
Crestchurch
Buehner
Dute
Asa Chile
Child
Hyron Leighton dies in Maine with long Osage links
Hyron Leighton died Sept 1, 1830 era obituary notes birthplace in Maine, later life in Osage and Waterlin. Survived by three sons Fy Waterton Fred A. Sioux Pals DP and William B. Derive and a daughter Myp. Body to Osage for Saturday funeral with interment Sunday.
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Byron
Les Hrom
Fethoe
Mee
Tle
Waterlin
Fy Waterton
Fred A
Pals
William B
Weushter
le Waterton
Osage
Dural
River bed opened to aid search for two drowning victims
Water from the Cedar River dam was released to expose the river bed as volunteers and firemen dragged the banks seeking the bodies of Lilian Danaten and Isl Ter Mefer. The river lowered over yards of bed, revealing rocks and hiding spots as divers and observers watched from bridges. Authorities and citizens urged more volunteers, while experts offered body-recovery services and discussed possible clues such as a silk garment fragment found near the packing plant.
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Cedar River
Lilian Danaten
Isl Ter
Te Extrame Fowever
Central Town Power & Clvhe Co
Loa.m
Eist Bates
Waller
Fierrick Refrigerator Company
Dee Ward
la Porte
Fourth Street Bridge
Tate
Meier
Sten
Fifth Street
Eleventh Street
Hefde
Charles Moltlis
Joseph Fincel
Lawson
St. Paulinn
Iitni
Fincel
Hear
Pond Walter Anderson
Second Street
Wabash
Anderson
Pareking Phen
Alles Janssen
Janasen
Doroth Talcott
East Mirch
Mace
Moose Hall
Kearns
Youngehie
Gunnou
Mason Charged With Ilegal Possession in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls September report shows A. B. Mason fined $100 on a charge of illegal possession before the justice of the peace. Mason, a former resident seven miles east of Cedar Falls, was arrested by deputies after an accident on Branks Street. One witness injured, patient sent to hospital.
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A. EB. Mason
Cedar Falls
Speejath
Mason
Seven Miles Raat
Cedar Fail
Justice of the Peter
Ming
Ilegal
Masten
Sathin Babow
Sarterk Hospital
Brankin Street
Walton Apostles Function 100 Pet
The newly formed chapter elected officers and voted to join a river protection association. Members included W. Hendry, M. Liehty, H. Yordy, T. Waldron, Wilford, Wirtalan Watton and Pepaeyt. The meeting covered formal business and river pollution abolition efforts.
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Walton Apostles
Tay
Altondagie
Walter Wwouer
Tighear
AL O. Wierd
Discriet
Roy Ashdey Kiwegrer
Sympathy Bets Schwab On Tunney In Starry Dinner Bet
Charles M. Schwab, Bethlehem Steel chairman, allegedly wagered $13 on Gene Tunney to beat Jack Dempsey at a banquet. Schwab reportedly told a reporter he backed the underdog because of sympathy, expecting Dempsey to win.
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Schwab
Tunney
Chitleo
Charles” M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steal Company
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Marine Corps to Bestow Title on Tunney World Heavyweight Champion
Philadelphia dispatch reports that Olympic boxer Gene Tunney has won the heavyweight world championship after defeating Jack Dempsey. The Marine Corps reserves rank will be conferred on Tunney, with commission expected soon. Tex Rickard hinted at a possible return title match against Dempsey for next spring. Revenue from the bout totals around $1.9 million, with gate and receipts projected to near $900,000 and other takings near $200,000.
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Philadelphia
Tipse
United States Marine Corps Reserves
Gane
Tinney
Cyrus Radford
Marine Corps boachUadelphia
Gilly Gilson
Tunney
Tate
Marine. Corps
Marine Corps
Bradford
Lejeune
Cal. Radford
Mateh
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Wills
Frckird
Marie Wills
Newark
Rickard
Miami Herald arrives from storm wrecked city
Miami Herald issue from storm battered Miami Fla arrives in Watering. Lead story carries President Coolidge appeal urging national aid for Florida disaster sufferers and details of Miami’s reconstruction efforts. Report notes debris removal, rebuilt stores, martial law lift and carpenters restoring homes and temporary hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Cooddse
United States
Florida
Miami
Acreage plots change hands near Waterloo in three sales
Three tracts of ground changed ownership in Waterloo with transfers indicating improvements and liens. The parcels, varying in size from about one to five acres, were bought by individuals including Farr and Pairbanks, with total consideration near $17,000.
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Waterloo
Mullaney
Dave
Woaterlae
M. OR
S.A
Pairbanks
Tan
Kim
Tunney Defeats Dempsey in Courier Wires Coverage
Courier wires report Gene Tunney’s victory over Jack Dempsey before a Philadelphia crowd at Sesquihanna Stadium and Courier Hall. The front page recounts record crowds of around four thousand listening in, with rapid telegraph and telephone updates keeping hundreds informed as the fight concluded.
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Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Weitul Teach Tanund
Chet
Sesqui Stadium
Philadelphia
Tan Fast
Courier Hall
Commercial Street
Park Avenue
Waverly
Iowa City Doctors Plan Re observation of Slayer
Records reveal observation and re examination of Marie Maharres to assess her present mental status. Dr Orten's letter to Dr Sutchinson notes transfer from the women's reformatory, where Maharres has been for a year and six months, after she killed her stepson Nick Muaharres by drowning in the Cedar River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Maharres
Dale
P Ciepathic
Town City
ZD Orton
Eleanor Sutchinson
Women's Reformatory
Ales. Maharres
Watehinsom
Civil War Veteran Burial Held at Cedar Falls
Thomas Deeming a Civil War veteran and long county resident died aged about 83. He served four years in Co D Thirty‑Ninth Illinois and lived in this county since 1876. Funeral services were held at Preerisn church this afternoon led by Rev Fe oD Behlin, with burial in Mt Vernon Cemetery. Survived by widow, son Charles, and two daughters Mrs C J Sturm Finchford and Ruth at home.
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Thomas
Deeming
Preerisn Church
Vastory
Fe Od. Behlin
Mtc. Vernon Township
Cedar City
Mr. Deeming
England
Nine 4
Ells County
HL Flo
Iinois
Charles
C. J Sturm
Finchford
Ruth
Independence Tanning Plant Completes Run
Independence Ind has closed its tanning plant after one of its most successful seasons. The operation ran continuously, with only weather-related stoppages caused by heavy rain and flooding seen in nearby corn fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Tanning
Independence
Independence Aning Corporation
Fisc
Return of Miss Franecen Benedict Described in Notice
A damaged OCR notice states Miss Franecen Benedict of 19 Highland Boulevard has returned to Starrett with escort from her mother Mrs FL Benedict. The fragmentary text references a Miss Prances center and a Sentry Fay Girhieigra but is unclear and partly unreadable.
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Franecen Benedict
Iighland Boulevard
Starrett
Sehoat Fay Girhieigra
FL Br. Beneilicr
Waterloo Residents Safe After Hurricane Reach Florida
Waterloo families in the storm zone report safety while Florida towns near Fort Lauderdale and Port Lauderdale sustain damage. Communications confirm escaping injury for Thomas M. Riley and others. several Waterloo natives, including Mrs Alien Starr and Mrs Eva Brown, were accounted for from St Clow Pi area. Damaged properties include a Fort Lauderdale hotel project led by Robert Johnston, as telegrams detail extent of destruction and ongoing construction.
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Waterloo
Florida
Thomas SM. Riley
Minuci
Everett LE
Mathew
Commercial Street
Sipes
Irving
Port Tarnderdale
Johnston
J. E. O'Keate
Fornstan
Fort Lauderdale
Hostetler Boys Escapade Injury in Florida Storm
Mrs. Maude Hostetler reports her sons were in the Florida storm as boats broke from shore and palms toppled. Charles, a Gables Corporation official, described waves surging over the beach while he braved two hours inside a locked room with a chair braced against a door. He recalled crews fighting to clear debris as millions in damage was caused by the winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Hostetler
Sits
Charles
Gables Corporation
Mars
Ng. Ull
Open Cock Pheasant Season Set for Black Hawk Bremer
The three day Owen season on cock pheasants launches October 1 in Black Hawk and Bremer counties, with a three birds per hunter daily limit unchanged from prior year. State officials including W E Albert report the open season has official sanction, aided by the Waterloo Walton chapter's efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cock Pleasants
Black Hawk
Bremer
Taaik Walton Teacue
W. E. Albert
State
Waterloo Asaak Walton
Waa
Dr Bennett to Start Silver Fox Farm Project Near City
Dr Gerrit Bennett of 182 Love Joy Avenue announced plans to enter the silver fox industry this fall by placing 11 pairs of foxes on the former Lauwis Ali pon farm on Fourth Street near the city limit. He purchased the farm this week from Waterlon Savings Bank. Bennett's sons James and William will assist. The Miller property, a seven acre well improved estate with a Bond residence, will be prepared for fox raising this autumn, Tir Bonnet said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit
Bennett
Joy Avenue
Lauwis Ali Pons
Fourth Stent Wort
Tomite
Waterlon Savings Bank
James and
Wittam
Miller
Mentias
Tir Bonnet
Hurricane victims suffocated by dust in Ba ramacton disaster
Sept 21 reports from Ba ramacton describe a hurricane that left many dead and injured as dust filled the air. Fatalities are expected around 140 with about 300 hurt. The scene recalls a harsh aftermath as officials prepare for further tallies and inquiries. Please note: the OCR text contains errors and garbled names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismelon
Paraguay
Baramacton
Mandar
Football player dies in Pomona accident during practice
In Pomona California on September 24 a high school football player from Mealblah School was fatally injured when a tacklery tackle caused him to dive into a padded bus. The incident marks one of the early southern California football season casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Cal
California
Eaxon
Deeup Mitchell
Mets
Prominent Publisher Lewis Faces Federal Court Appearance
Former St. Louis publisher Lewis and associates are slated to appear in federal court in Los Angeles on September 24. They face charges linked to misused patient details and alleged wrongdoing within a wartime defamation case.
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Galls Leayls
Los Angelus
CIA
Lewis
Ataneaderd
Moter
St. Louis
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