Death Toll Rises From Mackinac Steam Explosion
Newport RI August 19 Thirty six persons died and more than a hundred were injured when the excursion steamer Mackinac exploded off Narragansett Bay. Investigators say a defective boiler caused the blast. Federal and state probes continue as hospitals work around the clock and sailors, police, and navy guards secure the vessel.
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Narragansett Bay
Naval Hospital
Newport Hospital
Newport Society
Rhode Island
Larchmont
Oscar A. Heltzen
Associated Press
George McVay
Rhode Island Attorney General's Department
Newport Police
United States
Jesse H
Heltzen
Attorney General's Department
Joseph Levallee
Central Falls
Newport Mariners
Naval Training Station
Pawtucket
Henry Dickinson
Eimer Whitaker
David Burns
Sullivan's Wharf
McCarthy
J. J. McCarthy
Ernest Kinson
Rhode Island State College
John M. Hunter
Providence
Young Hopkinson
Hunter
Richard F. Bailey
Mackinacy
New York
Brandon Victim Marked With Hot Wire by Rival
Victor Ficke seized Walter Johnson at his home after luring him with a drink, bound him, and had Johnson branded on the cheek with the initials V F using a hot wire. Johnson was ordered to leave town within 24 hours or be killed. Mrs Ficke was forced to assist. authorities soon captured Ficke while her husband remained missing.
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Walter Johnson
V. F
Johnson
Peaine Eevtees
Johnnae
Chani
Fiche
President Coolidge Ends Visit With Father in Vermont
President Coolidge plans to depart Plymouth after lunch and travel to Swampscott with overnight stop in Northampton where Mrs. Elmira Goodhue, mother of Mrs. Coolidge, resides. The stay may extend to after Labor Day as he returns to White House life. Col. John Coolidge fully recovered from illness by climbing to his roof to inspect repairs.
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Coolidge
Swampscott
Northampton
Mass
Elmira Goodhue
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New Jersey
Whitney
Washington
White Court
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Reading
Sargent
Secret Service
Col
John Coolidge
Original Epitaph of Ben Franklin Found in Chicago
The original epitaph written by Benjamin Franklin was found today in a Chicago business man's collection. The relic, sought for decades, had been acquired twenty years ago and is now among a notable Franklin and early American collection alongside letters to and from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The find is noted for its autographed corrected copy and ties to Franklin's Poor Richard Almanac and the Gen Magazine and Historical Chronicle. Exact quotation cannot be published.
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Chicago
Benjamin Franklin
Chicagoan
Library of Congress
Washington
Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Paul Jones
America
Six Hundred Fighting Fires In Mountains
Missoula Montana August 19 More than six hundred men still battle fires in the Kootenai and Kaeniksu forests though rain has been scarce for a week. The seventeen mile blaze in the Kootenai forest covers over 18000 acres and is to be patrolled tonight. Cross Mountain and Grizzly Peak fires remain burning but show no rapid spread.
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Mont
Kootenai
Kaeniksu
Cross Mountain
Grizzly Peak
Victor Lawson Dies, Chicago News Pioneer at 74
Victor F. Lawson editor of The Chicago Daily News died at his home after a two day illness. He shaped Western penny press success and aided Associated Press. Lawson led print paper relief during wartime and helped found The Chicago Record and Record-Herald successors. He was born 1850 in Chicago and married Jessie Bradleasure in 1880.
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Victor F. Lawson
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Lawson
Victor Fremont Lawson
Daily News
Associated Preas
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Iver
Melvig H. Lawson
Republican Party
John C. Fremont
California
Victor Fremont
Maat
Norway
Melville E. Stone
Stone
Aartners
William E. Dougherty
Percy Meggy
Dougherty
Meggy
Mr. Stone
Mr. Lawson
Thea
Chicago Record
The
Times
Record-Heral
Record-Herald
Savings Bank
America
Ly News
France
War Department
Neighbo
Green Lake
Eee
Jessie 8. Bradleasureey
Chi
Columbia University
Hailstorm Ruins Crops in Sauquoit Valley
A sudden hail storm in the Sauquoit valley near Utica New York ruined hundreds of acres of corn and potatoes in the heart of York's dairy country. The storm swept northward into the Adirondacks this afternoon uprooting trees and knocking out telephone and power lines and upsetting automobiles.
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Utica
N. Y
York
Sauquoit Valley
Adirondacks
West Virginia American Legion elects leaders in Martinsburg
In Martinsburg West Virginia the seventh annual American Legion convention named delegates for the national Omaha gathering. R Z Yates of Grafton won the state commander post, with L A Johnson and J A Duff as runners up, while R G Merrick was re elected adjutant. Cy Pulsifer named 40 and 8 officers and district commanders announced for several counties.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
The
American Legion
Department of West Virginia
Omaha
F. L. Conway
Beckley
Robert Hogg
Point Pleasant
H. W. Bullard
New Rinsville
Harry Penhale
Charleston
A. E. Hahn
Cy Pulsifer
Bluefield
E. J. McDonough
Grande Conducteur
J. A. Roe
Grafton
Grande de Train
L. F. Stevens
Fton
C. W. Shank
Parkersburg
Grande Guard de la Porte
R. Z. Yates
Brass Star From Old Ironsides Returned After Forty Years
A brass star from the pedestal of the Old Ironsides steering wheel was returned to its original place. The culprit’s name was withheld by Admiral A. R. Steigeur as the star is restored for the U S Constitution’s original state. The writer claimed childish mischief at Kittery Navy Yard and says his naval officer son will bring the insignia to Boston.
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Boston
A. R. Steigeur
Charleston
Record smashing heat waves sweep central region
Chicago reports 84 degrees while St. Louis hits 98 as record heat shifts eastward toward western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and Indiana. Scattered storms accompany the heat as cooler weather is forecast for tomorrow across most of the territory. The day also marks the 62nd anniversary of the 1863 Mississippi Valley frost damage.
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Chicago
Kansas
Ter
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
West
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Polar Sea Flight Abandoned for Greenland and Labrador Study
The MacMillan Arctic expedition will abandon plans to fly over the unknown Polar Sea. Instead, with Navy support, the group will focus on Greenland, Labrador, and Baffin Island investigations. A year’s return decision depends on reports from Commanders MacMillan and Byrd.
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Washington
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Polar Sea
Greenland
Labrador
Baffin Island
National Geographic Society
Navy Department
Donald B. MacMillan
Byrd
Navy
MacMillan
Wilbur
France to Send Commissioners to America to Settle War Debt
Washington reports that Secretary Mellon announced French commissioners would sail September 16 to negotiate a funding plan for France’s war debt to the United States. Belgian settlement terms are stirring debate on how they affect French and Italian positions, with ratifications by Belgium and U.S. Congress seen as likely. Brussels notes satisfaction with the Washington plan and hints of improved US Belgian relations as leaders praise the expected terms.
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Washington
Mellon
United States
American Debt Commission
Wilson
United States Congress
Congress
Senate
House
Belgium
Treasury
Versailles
Brussels
M. Jannsen
Damocles
M. Vandervelde
le Soir
Buckhannon Judge Urges Parents to Guide Youth
Buckhannon Judge H Roy Waugh spoke at the Waldo Hotel Rotary luncheon criticizing American parents for neglect of children. He said homes must function as the primary institution, with Boy Scouts and 4-H as supports but not substitutes. He cited state figures of 2500 youths under supervision and urged parents to take responsibility.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
H. Roy Waugh
Buckhannon
Rotary
Waldo Hotel
Boy Scouts
Four-H
Pruntytown
Salem
Waugh
Judge Waugh
J. A. Jackson
Louis A. Johnson
Rotarians
Lorain National Tube Mill Near Full Capacity
The Lorain plant of the National Tube Company runs about 90 percent of capacity with ten thousand workers, and the Blooming mill at 97 percent, as steel demand rises. Steelmakers in the Youngstown area report improved pig iron and finished steel inquiries for Q4 deliveries and rail and auto steel demand shows gains.
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New York
Lorain
National Tube Company
Youngstown
American Legionnaires Sail for Fidac Meet
A party led by Gen. L. R. Gignilliat of Culver Military Academy sailed from New York aboard the Arable for Cherbourg en route to Rome for Fidac’s annual meeting, the international wartime region grouping.
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New York
American Legionnaires
Real estate operator jailed after accused poisoning case in Miami
In Miami Florida on August 19 1930 a 22 year old woman Mrs H B Hunt died after claiming John Gobel Daytona Beach real estate operator forced her to drink poison An autopsy cited poison as the cause of death A coroner's inquest is set for Thursday Police say Gobel laughed at the accusation and two men were jailed after a powdery substance was found They say Hunt had named Gobel before dying and he was described as a married father with East Coast real estate fortune
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Miami
Fla
H. B. Hunt
John Gobel
Daytona
Fila
E. K. Jaudon
Gobel
Frank Roberts
Hel
Earl Venna
Frank Gobel
John
W. H. Henley
Six Convicts Escape Recounted From San Quentin
Six inmates escaped with B Miller hostage aboard a launch from the San Quentin waterfront but were later captured at Malate Point on the Contra Costa shore. Miller lay near death from bullets while guard George Grayson was critically wounded after a tower gun battleground. Police and possees mobilized across counties as the pursuit continued.
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San Quentin
Calif
Miller
Water Af
Malate Point
Contra Costa County
George Grayson
Paul Luce
San Francisco
Bay
Contra Costa
Alamada
Reginald Thomas Wins Schiff Aviators Trophy
Washington August 19 The Schiff memorial trophy for the navy aviator with the most flying hours in a year without serious accidents was awarded to Lieutenant Reginald Des Noyes Thomas of the naval reserves on duty at Squantum Mass He logged 638 hours 43 minutes of flying in the year becoming the first holder of the trophy The prize honorsLieutenant Herbert Schiff who died on active duty at Hampton Roads
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Washington
Schiff
Navy
Reginald Des Noyes Thomas
Naval Reserves
Naval Reserve Air Station
Squantum
Mass
Thomas
Herbert Schiff
Naval Alr Station
Hampton Roads
Benwood Bank Cashier Arrested in California Heist
Joseph Ward, former cashier at a Benwood bank, was arrested in Los Angeles after detectives tracked him across the country for allegedly stealing 300000 dollars. He admitted taking part of the sum during his twenty five years employed at the bank.
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Benwood
W. Va
Joseph Ward
Los Angeles
Wagner enters politics as sheriff candidate in Allegheny
Former Pirates star John H. Wagner filed as a Republican and Labor candidate for sheriff of Allegheny County. He drew last on both party tickets in the September primary, a surprising debut in a new game as political betting shifts with the ballot order.
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Pittsburg
John H
Honus) Wagner
Pittsburg Pirates
Wagner
Alleghney County
Strikin
The
Star
Wenner
United States Invited to Chinese Customs Conference
Washington receives formal invitation from China to participate in a special customs conference under the nine power treaty with a date set for October 26 in China. Officials in Washington and Tokyo debate whether tariff autonomy will be on the agenda as Japan hints at deferring the issue to a later conference.
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China
United States
State Department
Sze
Tokyo
Japan
Undertaker Called, Man Dies After Poison Attempt
Pittsburg report says Joseph Kushka, 40, phoned an undertaker to tend to his body then went home and swallowed poison. He died shortly after at a hospital. The undertaker Elmer Herman said Kushka, jobless with no relatives, called earlier that day and returned seeking help before leaving with a quarter.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Kushka
Elmer Herman
Kushka
Herman
Illinois Legislature Enforce Strike Order
Zeigler Illinois August 19 The Illinois organization will enforce the contracts of the United Mine Workers of America. Frank Farrington president district No 12 said the law and state force would back those miners who return to work at Bell Zoller mine No 1 amid an unauthorized strike begun August 8 over local grievances. Deputies and officials guarded production but few miners resumed work.
West Virginia Joins Great Lakes Tidewater Association
Duluth Minn August 19 West Virginia has joined the Great Lakes St Lawrence tidewater Association making the twentieth state to enter the council in support of the project Charlie S Craig, executive director, announced receipt of a letter Governor Gore.
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Duluth
Minn
West Virginia
Council of States
Charlies P. Craig
Gore
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