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1930 Santo Domingo hurricane...
1930 Santo Domingo hurricane...
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September 05, 1930
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE September 5, 1930
* Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic
* Hurricane San Zenon (1st report)
The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "HURRICANE ENDS; 800 DEAD" with subheads. (see) A few related photos on the back page.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In great condition as such, a few small binding holes at the spine. GREAT FOR DISPLAY.
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
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