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September 05, 1930

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 5, 1930

* Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic
* Hurricane San Zenon (1st report)


The top of the front page has a three column headline: "1,000 Dead in Hurricane Toll; 2,500 Hurt, 4,700 Homes Razed; Not Expected to Hit Florida" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, a few tiny binding holes along spine, generally nice.

wikipedia notes: The 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane, also known as Hurricane San Zenon is the fifth deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. The second of two known tropical cyclones in the 1930 Atlantic hurricane season, the hurricane was first observed on August 25 near the Cape Verde islands. The hurricane was a small but intense Category 4 hurricane during the 1930 Atlantic hurricane season, and killed as many as 8,000 people when it crossed Hispaniola.

Category: The 20th Century