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October 21, 1926

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HAVANA, Cuba, Oct. 20 (AP). -- Cuba felt the blast of a West Indian hurricane today and after six hours of terrific wind and raging seas Havana to night counts a casualty list of thirty dead and 300 injured, according to official announcement. Her streets are clogged with fallen trees and wreckage, part of the city is under water and many of her buildings show the devastating marks of the great storm.

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TARBOT IDENTIFIED AS A FORDHAM BOY; Father Mullaly Declares He Is George Chapuis, a Student There in 1906. VETERAN GIVES BOYS' NAMES Greets Former Teacher and Recalls Details of School -- Believes Priest Is Right.

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Identified as Geo Chapuis of Fordham by Rev Mullaly

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MILLS CHARGES MILK IN MANHATTAN IS BAD; Calling the Farmer Blameless, He Demands Light on Who Adulterates It. RECALLS CATTLE INQUIRY Says Governor Pressed Case in a Republican County, but Now Shields Democrats. MILLS CHARGES MILK IN MANHATTAN IS BAD

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O L Mills contrasts Gov Smith's stand on inquiry in Cortland Co in 1925 and in N Y C milk inquiry

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QUEEN MARIE FETED BY ADMIRERS HERE; RECEPTION BRILLIANT; 700 Representative Citizens Presented at Affair Given by Friends of Rumania. ROYAL GUEST'S GEMS FLASH She Wears Tiara of Diamonds and Pearls -- Shows Fatigue in Ritz-Carlton Ballroom. BIG WELCOME IN BALTIMORE Enthusiastic Crowds Fill the Streets -- She Reviews Midshipmen in the Rain at Annapolis. QUEEN MARIE FETED BY ADMIRERS HERE

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Dinner in N Y C in honor of Queen Marie

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1926Bob Rosburg, American golfer (died 2009)^[†]

Robert Reginald "Rossie" Rosburg was an American professional golfer who later became a sports color analyst for ABC television.

1926Leonard Rossiter, English actor (died 1984)^[†]

Leonard Rossiter was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series Rising Damp from 1974 to 1978, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979.

October 21, 1926

Headlines from October 21, 1926

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Maine Monument Is Leveled.

TARBOT IDENTIFIED AS A FORDHAM BOY; Father Mullaly Declares He Is George Chapuis, a Student There in 1906. VETERAN GIVES BOYS' NAMES Greets Former Teacher and Recalls Details of School -- Believes Priest Is Right.

MILLS CHARGES MILK IN MANHATTAN IS BAD; Calling the Farmer Blameless, He Demands Light on Who Adulterates It. RECALLS CATTLE INQUIRY Says Governor Pressed Case in a Republican County, but Now Shields Democrats. MILLS CHARGES MILK IN MANHATTAN IS BAD

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