Wreck on Burlington train No 41 in Blackstone Spur
Deliberate tampering caused Burlington No 41 to derail at Blackstone spur near Whitehall 2:55 pm killing Engineer Thomas Barry and three others. About a dozen passengers injured, many escaped as two engines and several cars left rails. Coroners and officials probe tampered switch, rock, and looters sighted. investigators seek motive amid conflicting theories.
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Thomas Barry
Whitehall
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Blackstone Spur
Barry
Welsh’s Spur
Butte
Albert Jacobs
Bollinger
Jacobs
Dennis Reardon
Laurel Boys
8S. W. Nugent
Livingston
Les
Jefferson County
Howard Johnson
Leo Kelly
Rain Has Little Effect On Harding Alaska Visit
President Harding and Mrs. Harding arrived in Juneau to a 21 gun salute and were hosted by Gov. Scott C. Bone. Rain and fog failed to dampen a hearty welcome as crowds lined the harbor and streets.
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Associated Press
Juneau
Alaska
Chilkoot Barracks
Harding
Scott C. Bone
Territorial
The
Henderson and
Veterans of the
American Legion
Bone
Reservations to treaty approval noted by senate naval commission
The senate naval commission attached reservations to its approval of ratification of the Washington naval limitation treaty. Read in the commission report by Senator Lemery these reservations were considered important and aligned with objections raised by other commissions.
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Associated Press
ARIS
Washington
Twenty six oil promoters indicted for fraud
Twenty six oil promoters including Dr. Frederick A. Cook were indicted by a federal grand jury in Cleveland on charges of using the mails to defraud and conspiracy to defraud. The case centers on Texas promoters and mail fraud allegations.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Frederick A. Cook
Federal Grand Jury
Explosion at East Alton plant kills eleven
A Western Cartridge company plant explosion in East Alton, Illinois, claimed 11 lives including five women, with 23 injured and 10 seriously hurt. The fire occurred in a fireproof building where workers were extracting powder from 30 30 shells repurposed for copper salvage. Medical teams responded from nearby towns as the cause remained undetermined.
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Associated Press
Alton
Til
Western Cartridge Company
East Alton
Here
Mittie Warren
Anna Gorman
Bessie Jenkins
Minnie Wagner
Maughan Grounded After Fuel Contamination Incident
Lieutenant Russell A. Maughan, army aviator attempting a cross country flight, was forced to land near Avenue City nine miles from St. Joseph after fuel line clogging caused by foreign matter. Mechanics discovered the contamination only after the fuel had been strained six times through a chamois improvised filtration.
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Associated Press
Balloonist exchanges life for companion in storm rescue
Port Stanley fishermen search Lake Erie for Lieut. T. B. Null missing after leaping from the naval balloon A-6698 to save Lieut. Roth. Roth's body was found in the basket. Null's fate remains undetermined as organized search winds down.
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Associated Press
Port Stanley
Ont
Lake Erie
T. B. Null
Null
L. J. Roth
Roth
Dr Jordan Heads Montana Public Health Association
New officers were elected as the Montana Public Health Association convened at the Woman's Club in Butte. Dr Arthur Jordan of Helena was named president with Dr R C Main of Billings as vice president and Dr W F E Cogswell of Helena as secretary. The meeting closed after several days of lectures on disease prevention and treatment, though no definite program was set for the coming year.
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Dr.jordan
Association OF Public Health
State Health Association
Arthur Jordan
Helena
R. C. Main
Billings
W. FE. Cogswell
Montana Public Health Association
Butte
Woman's Club
Victims of wreck listed with injuries at scene
Thomas Barry an engineer from Whitehall and Albert Jacobs of Laurel were aboard a refrigerator car along with Bollinger of Laurel. An unidentified man and Dennis Reardon of Laurel sustained injuries including a broken leg. Mrs Hugo Mundt of St. Louis injuries to back were not serious while Mrs A C Stuart of Seattle had slight head injuries.
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Thomas Barry
Whitehall
Albert Jacobs
Laurel
Bollinger
Dennis Reardon
Hugo Mundt
Cabanne Street
St. Louis
A. C. Stuart
Summit Avenue
Seattle
Leviathan Completes Transatlantic Passenger Voyage To Southampton
The American Leviathan finished its first Atlantic passenger voyage under the American flag arriving in Southampton at 10 o'clock tonight. The ship averaged 23.65 knots on the crossing. The mayor boarded the vessel and spoke with officials before the port entry.
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Southampton
Shipping Board Bars Interference With Passenger Booze
Washington reports that the Shipping Board has ruled its authority does not reach to stop private liquor use by passengers aboard government ships. The Leviathan example shows passengers may mix cocktails at their tables, as police powers of ship captains are narrowed. A further TC ruling may follow from the Department of Justice.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shipping Board
Department of Justce
Passengers see abrupt crash in double header train
In a Pullman car largely filled by women, the crash caused no serious injuries beyond shock. Mrs. Mundt, wife of the German consul in St. Louis, was bruised and sprained a knee after being hurled from her seat to the platform. Drs Packard and Trainor aided by others treated the injured as the train plunged from the tracks. The Mundts reported three separate cars involved as the locomotives plowed through the turf.
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W. S. Yoder
Reading
Yoder
Elizabeth Mundt
W. Mundt
St. Louis
Germany protests Frontiers' closing demand action
Berlin reports Germany protests to Britain and Italy over closing of occupied frontier by France and Belgium. Officials say Rhineland deputies blocked by traffic interruptions and warn of intolerable difficulties and danger. Germany also protests French court martial death sentences at Mainz for alleged railway sabotage.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
France
Belgium
London
Rome
Great Britain
Italy
Rhineland
Mayence
North Dakota man heads B P D Elks
James McFarland of Watertown North Dakota was chosen grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at the fifty ninth grand lodge session in Atlanta. Boston selected as the 1924 meeting place. Unanimous vote and ovation for McFarland. Other officers named include Harry Ticknor Pasadena George Winslow Utica Clement Scott Vancouver Fred Robinson Chicago John Burch Grand Rapids W B Murphy Roundwood and Louis Boisemenue St Louis.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
James McFarland
Watertown
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Boston
Grand Lodge
McFarland
Harry M. Ticknor
Pasadena
Cal
George Winslow
Utica
N. Y
Clement Scott
Vancouver
Wash
Fred 8. Robinson
Chicago
John K. Burch
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joseph Mayer
Globe
Ariz
W. B. Murphy
Roundwood
Texas
Boisemenue
St. Louis
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No. 41
Northern Territory
Jim Beamer
Northland
United States
Maughan
Hal
Mining
Leviathan
U.S
Ci Ms
North Dakota
MAN Heads
B. P. D. Elks
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