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Friday, September 9, 2011

Texas flooding, Hollywood Scandal, Raisin Pie - September 10, 1921

There were several tragedies reported in the newspaper for September 11, 1921. I'm not feeling so great today so I'll just post the headlines.

150 Believed to Have Perished in San Antonio Flood; Bodies of 42 Are Recovered; 5,000 Made Homeless

Millions in Damage; City In Darkness
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Cloudburst Seeds Flood of Water Down River, Inundating the BUsiness and Residence Districts
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Troops on Guard To Foil Looters
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Majority of Victims Thus Far Accounted For Are Women and Children

--The New York Tribune, September 11, 1921

Also a bridge collapse in Chester, Pennsylvania:

27 Persons Drowned As Bridge Collapses
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Men, Women and Children, Watching Attempt to Rescue Boy, Are Dropped, a Struggling Mass, Into River at Chester, Pa.

--The New York Tribune, September 11, 1921

And a story that was on the BBC recently:

Arbuckle Is Held as Girl Guest Dies
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Film Comedian Detained in San Francisco Pending Investigation of Fatal Party in His Rooms
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Victim is Virginia Rappe, an Actress
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Became Hysterical and Then Grew Violently Ill After Taking Drinks

--The New York Tribune, September 11, 1921

In happier news, this raisin pie is suppose to refresh your tired man:



--The New York Tribune, September 11, 1921


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