Wilbur appoints board to probe sinking of S-4
Secretary Wilbur appoints Rear Admiral Richard H Jackson to head a board of inquiry into the loss of the S-4 submarine. The panel includes Rear Admiral Latimer and Captain Ogan and will convene at Boston Navy Yard to conduct a full investigation of causes, injuries, and responsibility.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wilbur
Richard H Jackson
Admial Jackson
General Advisory Board
Battle Fleet
Dow Qd
Tathin Lo Latimer
Ant Fourth
Boston Navy Yard
Philps Andrews
Child Slayer Suspect Poses As Girl in Hickman Case
Police linking a string of bizarre clues to a man named Jim Pole, with forged identity notes and a prior forgery arrest last summer, as detectives pursue a possible motive. Fingerprints tied to a vehicle and an apartment in Water City place him at the center of the investigation, with a $4150 stash noted and messages sent to a partner’s home.
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Hickman
Hall
Accuai
Pmionass
Parner
Jim Pole
Local man proposes iron shell rescue plan
Samuel Michelman of 162 Close and ay tue lest mini outlines a plan to free entombed divers by building an iron shell resembling a tumbler. The design features a heavy iron base, a netted shell, and a steel tube to channel water, with a lining to seal and pump out water as the craft is lowered to the surface.
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Samuel Michelma
Mini
Michelmans
Carl Esr
Ml Helmat
Hartle
Eadie
Leoukint
Mike
Falcon
Breckin
Miles
Suddler
Pigott
Headings From ST All Colds Havtaive LE GM Mint Table
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference a table or chart with headings and possible entries. The readable bits point to a list or table titled with scattered words like tie, gold, six, year, and mentions of years or values. No clear person, organization, place, date, or event is ascertainable from the legible fragments.
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Boa Bs
Diving Heroics Undersea Rescue by Thomas Eadie
Thomas Eadie describes a perilous recovery aboard a sunken submarine. He details tapping signals through the hull, locating trapped men, and freeing Mikes from wreckage amid peril, cold, and rising danger as air pressure and buoyancy challenge the ascent.
Fatal moves of S-4 imitated by sister ship $19
A detailed account recalls the 1925 S-4 disaster as the submarine S-19 and other vessels test procedures, officers, and crew responses during a mission in Long Island Sound. It describes the submersions, ballast control, periscope observation, and a fatal incident where a crew member, Mike, was lost during a rapid ascent and decompression.
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Brew London
Assosted Press
Btnte
Vesets Compania
Long Island Sound
Paulding
Alexander
Edwards
Newpor
Feu
Cape Cod
Cape January
Chauncey Cruther
Logans Poe W
Tentrel
W L Ware
Sewanee Tewn
R H G Johnson
Lynchburg Va
Mike
Ward
Divers Fight For S-4 Crew In Provincetown Rescue
Divers labor through relays to reach the sunken S-4 submarine off Provincetown. Air hoses and a listening device are used to revive six torpedo room crewmen believed trapped while weather, depth mud, and equipment issues hinder progress. Naval officers direct the operation as night diving continues.
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Mises
Tug Wilson
Joseph Eileen
Lnter
Thomasadie
Eadie
Sibmarine
Torpedo Room
Falcon
Provincetown
Mass
Hull
Mark Straie
Frank
H Brumby
Edward Elisbug
Altei
Elisberg
Wilson
Walson
Kerbor
Bind
Lad
Wight
Nieweener
Will
Oder
Qauer
Ana
Sahware Walker
Nivanin 9
Fond Moller Yes den hah wil be a ver old on the twenty fifth
A fragmentary note mentions Fond Moller and a Christmas pre ritual attributed to an angel and Sinai Brother. The readable text is garbled but references a date near the twenty fifth and a religious context.
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Sinai
Recruits Unabashed by Disaster Seek Navy Jobs
Navy recruiting officers report no enlistments after a submarine service disaster. The local recruiting office Secretary Davis states no applications were received as the quit notice was filed. Officials say the situation remains under review as the coast guard coordinates rescue efforts.
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Navy
Navy Teaultin
Ves Davis
Toen
Vest of Four Dollar Officer Picked Up by Fisherman
In Provincetown a fisherman recovered a petty officer vest marked with the name G C Fit near the site of the sunken submarine 4-4. The garment was bought at the officers uniform nest supply depot in South Brooklyn, N Y, on September 24, 1925.
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Provincetown
Associated Press
Depo
South Brooklyn
Magruder Seafaring Quarrel Triggers House Debate
Rear Admiral Magruder faces heated questions at a House Naval committee hearing over charges of over-organization and naval mismanagement. Members clash on his testimony while Magruder urges drastic cuts in admirals and a halt to costly ships as a sweeping Navy inquiry calls for broader reform and a wartime money program.
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Washington
Thomas P Magro
House Naval Committee
Magruder
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Britten
Cline
McClint
Oklahoma
Andrew
Massachusetts
McClintic
Vinton
Georgia
House
Mey York
Congress
Curley Interest in Captain's Fate Links Family Ties
Curley of the Public Works Department seeks insight into Captain Jones of the S-4 at the office in Ridgefield Avenue. The narrative traces family connections to Catherine and Mary Curley and mentions Joseph Curley and Pearl Wace marriages. The piece hints at a possible release from confinement and cites relatives in Halethorpe and Bridgeport.
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Atere Tim
K Juns
John T Curley
Catherine
Mary Culey
Ridgefield Avenues
Commanda Aid
Jones
Josep Curley
Pearl Wace
Magie
Fubard Bond Jr
Ruby Bona
Ruby Bond
Commander Jones
Bridgeport Man Recalls First Submarine Crew Service
A Bridgeport man and former electrician’s mate recalls serving aboard a submarine from 1919 to 1922. He describes the ship’s commissioning, a long cruise from Portsmouth to the Hawaiian Islands, and the crew’s pride in the vessel’s fast reputation. He later worked at Modern Electric Company and lives on Water Street with his wife.
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Bridgeport
Waterman Street
Johnson
Jolnson
Thit
Iwis Sith
Portsmouth
NBA
Hawaiian Islands
Pna
Lincoln
Budgeport High School
Vert Nicholson
Marrage
Lincoln School
Bridgeport High
Servcen
Modern Electric
Water + Ph street
Mothe Tulex
A Nicholson
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Thomas Eadie
Bette
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Donald Goering
Pat
Mr Gcoerme
Goering
Lecent Sales
Po Cloch
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Mappllnc Im
Fusbey
Ormer
Lowerey
Voorer
Wagruder
House Board
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Pate
R. K. Jones
Declares G. A. Johnson
G & Johnson
Ats Landay
Main ST
Fada
Freed Eisemann
Rcaradiola Stromberg Carlson Etc
Prism
Binoculars
The
Harvey & Lewis Co
Main Stree
Elm Street
Nanraroaan SA Ags
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