Mississippi Battleship Turret Explosion Toll and Inquiry
A naval disaster on the U S S Mississippi turret No 2 killed forty eight sailors and officers and seriously injured several more. Officials opened a naval court of inquiry to determine the cause as heat and smoke filled the turret. Names and addresses of the injured were released and a list of the dead published with kin details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Cal
U. S. S. Mississippi
United States Navy
Mississippi
Battleship Row
T. N
R. J. Macavin
San Francisco
Macavin
Washington
Wilbur
Naval Court of
California
J. Aynes
Burns
Hen- Beman Avenue
Baltimore
W. H. Ball
Washington Avenue
Springfield
Victor A. Wilder
Witcomb Street
Webster
Mass
Ralph KE. Harrison
Seaman
Greensboro
W. B. Smith
Rae
Buckner
R. J. Maurod
Grant Avenue
Rockford
G. E. Martin
Fifty- Third Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
U. S
New Mexico
Lieut
L. N. Morgan
Admiral H. Wiley
Ensign M. Erwin, Jr
Marcus Erbey
Furman Avenue
Asheville
First Steps Taken to Prove Youths Insane
Chicago on June 13. Defense lawyers began the insanity challenge for Nathan Bold Jr and Richard Loeb, two wealthy youths who confessed to killing 13 year old Robert Franks. Doctors spent over two hours examining Loeb at the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nathan Bold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Loeb
Eleven Klansmen Freed After Lilly Riot Indictments
In Ebensburg Pennsylvania eleven alleged Klansmen and two Lilly residents were released after the district attorney moved to not prosecute. Eighteen other Klansmen and thirteen Lilly residents face murder and manslaughter trials. Bond set at 500 each, with concealed weapon charges pending for the released men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebensburg
Ku Klux Klan
Lilly
Thomas P. Finletter
D. P. Weimer
Johnstown
Samuel Evans
South Fork
Finletter
Evans
Richard Felker
Francis Appalacci
Frank Miasco
Horace Chappell
Harry Chappell
Dawes V P Nominee Leaves Marietta for Chicago
Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes, vice presidential candidate, spoke to about 5 000 in Marietta, promising to do his best whatever the role entails. He then left by special car with his wife, detaching at Newark to rest at the Dawes home. He offered no further political comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Ohio
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Dawes
Newark
B. G. Dawes
Gengeai Dawes
Irish minister named plenipotentiary to Washington
Dublin June 13. Professor Timo A Smiddy of Cork has been named minister plenipotentiary of the Irish Free State at Washington. Desmond Fitzgerald, minister of foreign affairs, announced the appointment in the Dail Eireann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Timothy A. Smiddy
Cork
Griffin and Eight Others Convicted in Whiskey Fraud Case
Matthew F. Griffin former chief of the U S secret service in Philadelphia and seven co defendants are found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government by substituting water for five million dollars worth of whiskey bought by Greece. Eight defendants in total face new trial motions with bail set at five thousand dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Matthew F. Grifin
United States Secret Service
Federal District Court
Ame Griffin
Louise Acton
New York
Circuit Court of Appeals
John McTamney
Griffin
Herbert H. Simon
United States Esping Board
Griffin’s
George Kherilla
Samuel Gottesfeld
Martin
Louis Levy
McKeehan
Three Bodies Still Missing After McComas Slide Rescue
Rescue teams using a steam shovel press on at McComas where three presumed dead are sought after a slide last Monday. Walter Main and R F Thompson of the first crew saved John West from under a wall as water and ashes hindered efforts, risking their lives to free him.
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McComas
Walter Main
R. F. Thompson
John West
Wiggt
Railroad purchase approved in intercity commission ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission conditionally approved the New Orleans Texas and Mexico Railroad to acquire the International Great Northern Railroad by buying its capital stock. The ruling was announced in Washington on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Orleans
Texas and Mexico
International Great Northern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coolidge Gratified At Dawes Selection
President Coolidge expressed gratification over Charles G. Dawes as the vice presidential nominee and the convention platform. White House officials expect formal notice of the nomination to be arranged, with a possible ceremony at the White House next month after messages of support flood in from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
C. Bascom Slemp
Cleveland
Joint Control Granted for Clinchfield Railways
The Interstate Commerce Commission grants Atlantic Coast Line and Louisville and Nashville authority to jointly control the Clinchfield system by lease with conditions. The deal, opposed by several rail interests, aims to ease car supply constraints while keeping separate operating units and planned L and N linkages to Clinchfield within a year.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Louisville and Nashville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Clinchfield
Holston Corporation
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Georgia and Florida Railway
Piedmont and Northern
Southeastern
Seaboard
Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi
L. and N. Railroad
McRobbers
Harlan County
L. and N
Lexington and Eastern
McRoberts
Cumberland Valley
Virginian Railway Seeks Bond Issue Authority
The Virginian Railway asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to issue four million five hundred thousand dollars of five percent sixty year gold bonds and six hundred thousand of five percent sixty year gold bonds of the Virginian and Western Railway to secure payments to the National City Bank of New York for advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Virginian Railway Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginian and Wes Railway
National City Bank of New York
Butler Takes Command of Republican National Committee
In Cleveland on June 13 women join men on the new national committee, electing William M Butler as chairman and forming a slate including Charles D Hilles and Mrs Alvin T Hert. Campaign HQs will open in Chicago with branches in Washington and New York as Dawes likely joins the ticket.
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Cleveland
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Chicago
Washington
New York
Charles G. Dawes
Butler
Charles D. Hilles
Alvin T. Hert
Louisville
Ralph EB
Williams
Oregon
Roy O. West
William V. Hodges
Denver
Young Man Found Dead on Railroad Tracks
A young man about 20 with a broken ankle was found dead near Cliff yard on Norfolk and Western tracks around 9 PM. He was initially thought to be Ben Davis but identity remains unconfirmed. A=1000. check for $120, drawn on a Winston-Salem bank, endorsed C C H, was found on his person. Efforts to identify him continue through inquiries at Big Four, Roderfield, and with a cook who ate supper with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western
Cliff Yard
Ben Davis
Montcalm
Winston-Salem
A. C. Hallard
Ig Cag
Roderfield
Big Four
Cave-in at Brewerton coal mine near Springfield kills at least one
A cave-in at the Brewerton coal mine near Springfield Illinois buried at least one man and perhaps several others. Initial reports say slate slide occurred in a lower drift and rescue efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Brewerton
Socialist Deputy Matteotti Disappearance Sparks Italy Probe
Rome June 13 AP reports a nationwide investigation into the mysterious disappearance of socialist deputy Giacomo Matteotti. Six arrests have been made. The case dominates political life with accusations against fascists while Mussolini and government leaders pledge justice. One arrested figure is the notable fascist Dumini.
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Rome
Giacomo Matteotti
Mussolini
Dumini
Bandits Rob Mail Train Loot Aboard Chicago Line
A Chicago area raid follows a train hold up by gun gas and robbery with gas and force aboard a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul mail train. The bandits escaped with registered pouches while investigators pursue inside information and possible air transport. Police detained a dozen suspects including O Bannon and Horton. further arrests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Dean O'Bannion
Orlando Horton
Louis Alerle
Earl Weiss
O'Bannion
Alterie
Weiss
Horton
John Duffy
Federal
Waukegan
Post Office
Federal Reserve Bank
Rondout
Ills
A. E. Germer
Harvey, Ills
Indiana Harbor
Philadelphia
Crystal Lake
Ill
S&rted
Big Tim" Murphy
Dearborn Street
Doumergue Named President of the French Republic
Premier Frederic Francois Marsal resigns his cabinet after Doumergue is elected president by the Senate and Chamber. Edouard Herriot invited to form new ministry. Doumergue to oversee routine business until a new cabinet forms amid shifts in key posts and potential vacancies in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Frederic Francois-Marsal
Gaston Doumergue
Republic
Versailles
France
Senate
Republic of France
Alexandre Millerand
Chamber of Deputies
National Assembly
Doumergue
Paul Painleve
Raoul Peret
Chamber
Millerand
Elysee Palace
M. Doumergue
M. Doubergue
Edouard Herriot
Radical Party
Poincare
Minleve
Veresailles
Arm and leg severed in coal car accident
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 13 a loaded coal car moving by gravity at the Triadelphia mine severed the arm and leg of two year old Elizabeth Lynn who wandered from her mother. At the hospital the prognosis was grave with likely death.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Elizabeth Lynn
Triadelphia Mine
Here
Boy of Nine Crushed to Death in Truck Accident
Weston W Virginia June 13 Lycurgus Fling aged nine was crushed to death when an ice truck driven by his father turned over on a steep hill near Tanner Gilmer county burying the youth beneath large ice cakes. The father and a smaller brother escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
Tanner
Gilmer County
Baltimore Storm Claims A Child In Cloudburst Toll
A five minute Baltimore storm dumped heavy rain and hail causing extensive damage. Twelve year old Robert Faulk drowned when a swollen stream undermined its bank and swept him away. Crops and a florist greenhouse suffered broken glass and livestock losses were reported.
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Baltimore
Robert Faulk
Miners Vote to Call Sympathetic Strike at Olyphant
Scranton Pa June 18 400 miners at Underwood Colliery of Pennsylvania Coal Company voted to call a sympathetic strike with Pittston district miners after a wage reduction protest. The general grievance committee met in Old Forge and issued an order to take effect tomorrow morning.
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Scranton
Underwood
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Olyphant
Pittston
Pennsylvania Coal Coal
Old Forge
Prostest
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Klaw Given Freedom
Dowes
Wisconsin
Blain
la Follette
Badger
Mathew Griffin
Thrce
Dawes’ Selection
Clinghfield
Virginian Railway
Republican Campaign
Winston-Salem Bank
French Republic
Marsas
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