Submarine Tragedy Ends in Coma or Death for Six Crew
Reported shattered hull and failed rescue leave six men in a coma or dead. Rescue deemed impossible as a grim, still-watch ends for the ill fated vessel.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1927
Page
1
Fall-Sinclair trial juror says intimidation by district attorney
Edward J. Kidwell Jr. testifies in the criminal contempt hearing against Harry F. Sinclair and associates that James F O'Leary pressured him to sign an affidavit accusing Burns detective Frank J. O'Reilly. He says he told the prosecutor part of his statement was false and notes the government pressed affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Edward J. Kidwell Jr
Frank J. O'Reilly
Burns
O'Reilly
Kidwell
O'Leary
Provincetown Harbor Holds Grief Over Lost Sub Sailors
The wreck of the U S S S-4 lies in Provincetown harbor after a 60 hour rescue attempt failed. The S-8 crew heard faint tapping, interpreted as a last effort, but silence returned as divers could not reach the forward torpedo room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Provincetown
Mass
Provincetown Harbor
S-4
Lack of fuel halts endurance flight bid by Pond and Kingsford-Smith
In San Francisco the Spirit of California Southern Cross carrying Lieut. George R. Pond and Captain William Kingsford-Smith ended its attempt after 49 hours 27 minutes when fuel ran low. Severe weather forced high altitude flying, increasing consumption and preventing a world endurance record against the German squadron’s 52 hour 22 minute mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
George R. Pond
William Kingsford- Smith
Southern Cross
Spirit of California
Remus Found Not Guilty by Insanity Verdict in Murder Case
George Remus, once dubbed the king of bootleggers, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of his estranged wife Imogene Holmes Remus in Cincinnati. The verdict sent the case to a probate court for a sanity hearing, with Remus remaining jailed due to no-bail rules and a separate contempt conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Remus
Chicago
United States
Imogene Holmes Remus
Chester R. Shook
Remus
William H. Lueders
Mother and child crushed in leap from sixth floor
New York A golden haired baby girl clutching a doll was tossed from a sixth floor window by her mother Elizabeth Levine who then jumped after her. The mind of the mother is thought to be unstable after a nervous breakdown. The child screamed as the plan unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Elizabeth Levine
Butte Express Shipments Set Record Pace for Christmas
The Butte office of the American Railway Express reports Christmas shipping began two weeks earlier than in prior years. 1927 shows record totals with a 15 percent year over year rise and about 3 000 shipments daily on average. Monday was the heaviest day on record as five thousand pieces moved daily overall, though 15 pieces remained undelivered due to address issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
American Railway Express
B. A. Benton
Express Company
Professional pedlar Avila accused in Mexican document case
Hearst papers circulated a purported $1,215,000 Mexican fund for four US senators. Maguel Avila, termed a professional pedlar of Mexican documents, was questioned by a Senate investigating panel. Rob ert H. Murray, ex Mexico City journalist, testified Avila offered to sell a forged document to the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Maguel Avila
Hearst
United States
Special
Senate
Robert H. Murray
Mexico
Murray
Avila
Chicago Tribune
Joseph W. de Courcey
Mexico City
New York Times
Magruder Challenged Over Naval Waste Claims
Washington December 20 Rear Admiral Thomas P Magruder former Philadelphia navy yard commander was challenged by Representative Britten Republican Illinois for failing to provide concrete figures to back charges of waste in naval administration Britten said the committee can obtain the data Magruder offered to supply it while noting Britten's remark as unfair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Thomas P. Magruder
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Britten
Illinois
House Naval Committee
Magruder
Joshers of Butte Begin Christmas Box Distribution
Distribution of Christmas boxes will start this morning for 450 needy families in Butte and Silver Bow county. Under the Joshers club direction, volunteers will deliver meat, bread, and pantry staples over several days. Contributions include steer from Walter J. Hill and Jap Stewart, 450 loaves from Eddy bakery, and 450 jars of pickles from Henningsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Silver Bow
Joshers’ Club
Famous Butte Benevolent Organization
Metropolitan
Walter J. Hill
Empire Builder
Jap” Stewart
White Sulphur Springs
Eddy Bakery
Fred Henningsen
Henningsen Company
Montana 1928 construction outlook totals 35 million
Federal and state and public service funds will push Montana “1928” construction to about 35 million dollars. Highway, irrigation and reclamation work include 3 million on 30 highway projects, 7 million total road spending, 2 million on reclamation, dam projects such as Gibson on Sun River, and drainage programs in Richland County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Treasure State
State Publicity Division
Montana
National Park and Forest Service
Gibson
Sun River
Yellowstone
Richland County
Walsh
Senate
Missoula
Glasgow
Havre
Federal
Miles City
Great Northern
Saco-Turner
Northern Pacific
Glendive
Chicago
Milwau
Mother defends son in famed Parker murder case
A gray haired mother in Kansas City voices belief in her son William Edward Hickman, a high school graduate who is sought in the Marian Parker murder in Los Angeles. She insists her boy is not guilty and would disown him if he confessed, calling the crime the act of a fiend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Eva Hickman
Mrs. Hickman
Hickman
Hickman Sought in Parker Case with Stolen Car
Los Angeles authorities offer over 100000 reward for the capture of William E. Hickman, accused abductor and slayer of Marian Parker. He reportedly fled in a possibly stolen big car, eluding more than 7000 police officers and crowds as a motorcycle was seen speeding through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
William E. Hickman
Marian Parker
Two Slain Men Found in Forest Near Galena
Ray McGrath and Claude Tiberghein of Dubuque Iowa were found shot to death in a wooded area near Galena Illinois bound with rope at the wrists. A coroner's jury ruled bullet wounds caused the deaths and investigators weighed links to liquor operations involving the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Galena
Ray McGrath
Claude Tiberghein
Dubuque
Iowa
Here
McGrath
Tiberghein
Motive Deduced in Marian Parker Murder Case
Police say 12 year old Marian Parker was killed and mutilated after the kidnapper planned to meet her father to collect 1500 dollars. The torso was found in a gutter the next night after Perry M Parker paid the ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Marian Parker
Perry M. Parker
Lloyd and McCarron
William Edward Hickman
Evans
Wyoming Chief Justice Potter Dies After 51 Years in State
Cheyenne Wyoming December 20 Charles Nelson Potter 77 former chief justice of the Wyoming supreme court for 12 years and a justice for 33 years died at his home He helped sign Wyoming’s constitution and served as city attorney county prosecutor attorney general secretary of the Republican state committee and chaired the state delegation to the 1892 Republican national convention Potter lived in Cheyenne 51 years shaping the state’s history with his varied public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Charles Nelson Potter
Wyoming Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Potter
Wyoming
State of
Laramie
Wyoming Republican State Central Committee
Butte Post Office Struggles With Holiday Mail Rush
Butte press reports a Monday spike with about 15 000 pieces processed at the post office. Extra trucks and staff plus overtime aim to clear piles of parcel post and incoming mail by week’s end. Carriers start early and work through the last minute amid a heavy Christmas volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Brimacombe
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Sinclair
Edward J. Kidwell
Butte Express
Avers Avila
Calles
New York World
de Courcey
Bank of Mexico
Johnson
California
Robinson
Arkansas
Reed
Pennsylvania
Josherg
CIT
China
Shanghai
Canton
Hankow
Wuhan
Wuchang
Hanyang
Gao
Gar
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