The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-30
KEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
OCTOBER 30. 1889

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Reproduction of the water
colors in the Key West booklet
are unique and admirable ex-
amples of the printers art,
writes w. E. Reese, eastern rep
resentative of the Florida East
Coast Hotel Co., to B. M. Duncan,
and asks that more of the book
lets be sent for distribution by
the hotels.
Vernon Hawthorne, state at
torney for the Eleventh Judicial
Circuit, was an arrival this morn
ing on the Havana Special. He
comes to assist Attorney w. H.
Malone in the case of the State
against Juan del Pine, charged
with murder in the first degree,
and Bonifacio Rivero, accessory.
There was grass fire at the
head of the island last night and
it was in the vicinity of the radio
station. An alarm was sounded
from Box 341 and the apparatus
responding found nothing but the
grass burning. No damage had
been caused.
Body of Dennis B. Wickham,
who died from injuries received
when the rig for the coal hoist
at the naval station collapsed last
Friday, was sent to his home in
St. Petersburg yesterday. Dispo-
sition of the body was in the care
of the Lopez Funeral Home.
Editorial Comment: Shake
speare in Titus Andronicus says
that sweet mercy is nobility's
true badge, but the merciful Oft
en- find themselves to be made
the goats. There are, too, many
professional chiselers.
OCTOBER 80. 1929
DR.. John Roach Stratton, noted
Baptist preacher Of New York,
notice of whose death appeared
in The Citizen yesterday, was
visitor in Key West some time
ago, and was guest of the
manse while he officiated at sew
eral services in the church on
Eaton street.
Automobile Club of Cuba will
pass through the city in January
enroute to Miami to attend a |
meeting of the Miami Motor
Club. The meeting will be one
of great Importance and many
automobile owners of Key West |
will join the Cuban delegation
when it arrives.
Mrs. A. Ryan, of Jacksonville,
who was elected Great Poca- |
hontas at the convention held in
Key West last May, arrived on |
her first trip yesterday to pay |
her official visit to the local or
der. She presided at a large |
meeting last night.
Through the efforts of Mrs.
Grace Phillips, secretary of the I
local Red Cross chapter. the or
ganization has set aside $4,000 to
be used in replacing roofs and |
a number of buildings,
which were damaged during the /
recent heavy winds and rain.
Editorial Comment: Key West
is a city which can be proud of
its organization of Sea Scouts.
The little sailors certainly make
an excellent showing on every
occasion and everywhere they
OCTOBER 80. 1924 /
Contents of the cigar factory at /
the corner of Olivia and Havana
streets were destroyed by fire /
early this morning. At $40 |
o'clock an alarm was sounded |
from Box 331 at Francis and
Division streets. The building
was considerably burned and /
much stock damaged.
Milton w. Curry, who built the
at the Curry Dock last /
will open it again this
winter under more advantageous
circumstances. At present Mr.. I
Curry is waiting to hear what the /
Exchange Club is going to do.
Customs officials made a seiz-
ure of liquor last night when the
stock of drinkables was found at |
a place on Stock Island near a
dock built at the Key. The par
ties making the landing succeed
ed in escaping but left their
booty behind.
Enroute to Galveston, after |,
carrying Sc naval reservists to I
Havana on their annual training
cruise, the U.S.S. Eagle SO ar
rived in port last night. The YES
sci is in command of Lieutenant |
Commander Harry G. Black and |
he said the ship will take on /
e.