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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1927
Page
1
A submarine with six crew members lies 100 feet underwater in the Atlantic as oxygen dwindles after a series of mishaps and a gale, reducing survivors' chances of escaping alive.
Six men trapped in the S-4 submersible torpedo room 100 feet down radioed that their oxygen would hold only until 6 o'clock. The rescue fleet on the sister ship S-8 stood by as air pumping attempts had failed and hopes rested on the dwindling supply.
George Hanrahan was held up at gunpoint in the doorway of his home at 11 West Aluminum Street by two unmasked men who stole $295 and a gold watch. One man covered him while the other searched his clothes and warned him not to make a scene before they fled toward Main Street. Police searched for the two suspects, described as Mexicans, with no arrests by early morning.
Pope Pius XII created five new cardinals, all non Italians, balancing the college to 33 Italians and 33 non Italians. The consistory delivered the papal allocution touching on cardinal deaths and Cardinal Billot’s resignation while avoiding the Roman question and Mexican issue. Cardinals named: Lepicier of Cura, Rouleau of Quebec, Seguray Saenz of Burgos and Toledo, Binet of Besancon, Szerpedyi of Gran Esztergom.
Los Angeles detectives hold four suspects, including a woman, in the Marian Parker kidnapping and murder case. Police say they cannot obtain incriminating statements from the prisoners as they probe the theft linked car and the ransom deadly sequence. The Chrysler coupe tied to the crime was stolen November 7 in Kansas City and recovered near Mount Vernon Junior High.
Purnell or “king” of the House of David colony in Shiloh Benton Harbor Michigan died last Friday. Followers keep the body unburied seeking his promised resurrection before the fourth day. Colony counsel H T Dewhirst urged health officials to leave the corpse for 24 hours. Benjamin Continued on Page 4 Col 7.
A man suspected in the Marian Parker slaying leaped from a northbound Coast Limited near Saugus, possibly wounded, and vanished into brush as a 250-strong posse searched the countryside. A deputy sheriff fired a shotgun at the fleeing figure after officers boarded the train at San Fernando.
Cincinnati December 19 George Remus, on trial for killing his wife Imogene, concluded his final plea defending transitory mania while urging the jury to either free him or sentence him to death by electric chair. He proclaimed himself defender of honor and home and urged jurors to “do your duty.”
A frantic downtown scene in Philadelphia ends when police kill a large bull that escaped from a crate on a truck. The animal roamed about a dozen blocks, injuring six people and scattering pedestrians before being shot by Corporal Fairstein after crashing through a plate glass window.
Dr. F. E. Savage was reelected chairman of the Butte auxiliary advisory board for crippled children. New officers include Charles R. Leonard as vice chairman and Ernest Sylvester as secretary and treasurer. The Christmas tree program is planned for December 23 at the chamber of commerce with gifts for about 60 children and broad local merchant support.
Lieutenant George Pond and Captain Charles Kingsford Smith push the chase into the mid point of the endurance flight. Their craft maintains speed and altitude as a historic air record remains within reach.
The renamed Southern Cross Spirit of California three engine Fokker monoplane led by Lieut George R Pond and Capt Charles Kingsford Smith carried 1422 gallons of gasoline and 44 gallons of oil. After taking off from Mills Field San Francisco at 8 23 a m yesterday the craft flew inland over the Sacramento valley and returned toward the bay area as pilots reported favorable conditions and a 48 knot speed. If it flies beyond 12 46 p m tomorrow it will break the German endurance record of 52 hours 22 minutes 3 seconds with a total weight near 16000 pounds and possibly the largest load ever carried on the Pacific coast.
U S district attorney Wellington D Rankin announced an investigation to determine if grounds exist for prosecuting Billings city officials or others on charges of conspiracy to violate federal prohibition laws. The probe follows Judge Charles N Pray criticism and testimony by two bootleggers who claimed immunity through regular payments to the city government.
Nationalist drives to purge bolshevism in the Chinese territory trigger terror through evictions and mass executions. Reports from Canton speak of hundreds executed, including a Soviet vice consul, while natives flee to Hongkong seeking asylum.
Butte will hear 35 trained voices in a Christmas Eve chorus led by Neil G McLeod as president and George W Stevens as conductor. The program features Hark the glad sound from Cornish carol tradition with the Al Paynter club the Sons of St George Glee club and the Stevens Glee club joining to perform in the mining town's holiday celebration.
New York December 19 Supreme Court Justice Crain dismissed the criminal charge against Charles Smith president of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism. Rev John Roach Straton had accused Smith of sending atheist literature and a sex magazine. Smith remained free on 500 bail.
Senate debate opens over Norris open letter condemning William Randolph Hearst for publishing documents that allegedly show a 1.215 million Mexican fund linked to four United States senators. Investigating committee moves to clear the accused senators’ names.
Twenty nine World War wounded veterans will receive Christmas packages from Silver Bow post No 1 American Legion and the auxiliary. Gifts include cigarettes tobacco playing cards neckties slippers and handkerchiefs. Most packages go to veterans in government hospitals with some sent to Butte. Workers assembled gifts at the Legion hall and mailed them to arrive before Sunday morning. The Legion and auxiliary will host a Christmas tree party Wednesday evening inviting former service men wives children and friends.
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