Rain of Steel Continues at Lake Denmark Arsenal Tragedy
The article reports fires at the Lake Denmark New Jersey naval arsenal destroying stores of high explosives and a casualty list fixed at 400 amid devastating blasts. It also covers a large Paris parade of veterans protesting the Washington debt settlement, marching in silence along notable landmarks.
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Lake Denmark
N. J
Arsenal
NAVY
Paris
Washington
Champs Elysses
Arc de Triomphe
Avenue Diena
Alan Seeger
Place Des Etats
U. S
United States
Noted Cincinnati Detective George W. Ryan Dies at 81
George W. Peggy Ryan, a longtime Cincinnati city detective and county secret service man, died at his Altenau Apartments home after a prolonged heart illness. Born in Cincinnati, he began as a city detective at 22 under Mayor Johnson, later serving 21 years in county secret service and forming ties with leading attorneys, judges, and politicians.
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George W
Peggy’’ Ryan
Cincinnati
Altenau Apartments
West Ninth Street
Ryan
Secret Service
I. Ryan
William Ryan
Virginia
Johnson
Onder William Pugh
Weeks in coma at New Hampshire home sparks family vigil
Former War Secretary John W. Weeks lies in a coma at his Mount Prospect summer home in Lancaster New Hampshire. Doctors warn he may not survive twenty four hours as relatives gather at his bedside. Weeks, who underwent gallbladder surgery in 1925 and later traveled to South America and Washington, has been deteriorating since early July.
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John W. Weeks
New Hampshire
Lancaster
N. H
R. E. Wilder
Whitfield
Weeks
Mount Prospect
Wilder
Sinclair Weeks
John Washington Davidge
Washington
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
South America
West Gloucester
Mass
Sinclair
Newton
Navy depot blast toll rises near Lake Denmark
An official telegram from Dover New Jersey reports the Lake Denmark munitions depot partially destroyed by fire and explosions. Many navy personnel are missing or wounded and civilian casualties cannot yet be determined.
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Washington
Navy Department
Lake Denmark
N. J
Naval
William R. Sayles
Harry Christian Brown
Lotta Brown
Market Street
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Brown
Department
Sayles
Navy
Dover
E. A. Brown
Naval Medical Corps
Burwell H. Clarke
Little Rock
Ark
J. M. Gately
O. C. Dowling
Herman Schroeder
W. A. Gerdts
War Department
Picatinny
Pike
Drum
Army
Dowling
Com. Brown
Gerdts
Wadhams
Ilbur
U. S. S. New York
Newport
R. I
Adm. Plunkett
Third Naval District
Front-Line Look At Lake Denmark Explosion Site
A reporter party under military escort entered the Lake Denmark naval ammunition depot danger zone near Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey. They observed 500 ruined buildings, collapsed HQ, burning debris, and active shelling as troops warned no one could enter the devastated naval reservation.
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Dover
N. J
Lake Denmark
Picatinny Arsenal
Crum
Army
Army Reservation
Naval Reservation
Picatinny Peak
Arsenal
Lieut
G. W. Botts
Pipefitter Moog
Williams
Moog
Naval
T.N.T
7th SLAIN OVER WOMAN IN KY FARMHOUSE SHOOTING
Cincinnati police figure George Whitey Woodruff 24 was killed while protecting a woman from insults at a Madison Pike farmhouse near Covington Kentucky. The shooter fled as Woodruff died later at St Elizabeth’s Hospital after being brought there by a man and two women.
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George
Whitey
Woodruff
Cincinnati
Madison Pike
Sandfordtown
Independence
Covington
Vine Street
Sara Woodruff
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Harry G. Klosterman
Kenton County
The
Commercial Tribune
Fay Cravens
Lee Street
Miss Cravens
Harry Mueller
Twelfth
Main Streets
Helena Mueler
Roy Orme
Court Street
Thurman
Roland
Rolandromised
Dover Arsenal Fire Death Toll Soars After Lake Denmark Blast
Amid explosions and drifting smoke at the Lake Denmark and Picatinny areas a fire rages with shells bursting. Lieut. George W. Botts Jr. is dead and about 400 injured as crews battle flames and search for missing personnel. Secretary of War Davis tours the devastated site.
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New York World News Service
Dovber
N. J
Lake Denmark Naval Depot
Naval Depot
Naval Reservation
Army
Navy
Lake Denmark Naval Reservation
No Man’s Land
George W. Botts, Jr
Richmond
Norman. F. Ramsay
Army Reservation
Picatinny Arsenal
Lieut. Botts
Hugh A. Drum
Ft. Wadsworth
Harry C. Brown
Edward Feeney
Brooklyn
Dover General Hospital
Lake Denmark
W. R. Sayles
Naval Arsenal
Navy Department
Washington
Naval Area
Brown
Burwell Clarke
Gately
Feeney
Long Island
Davis
Cars Within Reach in Classified Ads This Sunday
This newspaper advertises a broad selection of cars in the Classifieds for readers planning a Sunday car purchase. The listings promise affordable options accessible to many budgets and invite readers to call Canal 6300 for details.
Radio Death Fatal to Broadcaster at WOK Station
Lester J. Wolf a 19 year old broadcaster at Station WOK Homewood Chicago Beach Hotel moonlit garden crowd caused a fuse blast 65 00 volts killed him after he attempted to replace a fuse while still connected to power time was early morning officials report the accident marked a first of its kind in the country and prompted a brief investigation
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New York World News Service
Chicago
WOK
Homewood
Lester J. Wolf
Chicago Beach
Wolf
George W. Ponny
World Facing Ice Age If Sun Weakens, Scientists Warn
London dispatch summarises a study predicting a coming ice age as solar activity wanes. West minster Gazette expects lower temperatures, southern drift of polar ice, later springs, and economic impacts on food, with scientists from Upsala, Switzerland, Norway and Stockholm cited.
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New York World News Service
London
Westminster Gazette
United States
Rutger Sernander
University of
Upsala
Sweden
Hlemut Gans
Switzerland
Rolf Northagen
Norway
Gunner Ertman
Stockholm
Sir Napier Shaw
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World
Press Pub. Co
Ex-Dictator Gomes da Costa Exiled From Portugal
Gen. Gomes da Costa, who ruled briefly as dictator, was ousted July 9 by Gen. Carmona’s government and sent from Lisbon aboard a warship toward the Azores where he will be set at liberty.
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BA Costa
Lisbon
Portugal
Gomes da Costa
Carmona
Azores
First test of solidarity marks noon strike deadline
New York July 11 The Inter boroughs strike tests solidarity as noon tomorrow arrives with the company’s time limit to return without loss of seniority rights. Lavin plans group visits to deter breaks while Hedley appeals to end the so called lost cause. Camp, once a strike leader, returns to work and tries to recruit others. Costs of the strike are uncertain but losses exceed $40,000 daily, with total costs around $100,000 daily including new hires and guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
Interborough
Company
Edward P. Lavin
Frank Hedley
G. G. Camp
Mosse Hall
Camp
Manhattan Casino
Lavin
Opera Singer May Lose $10 000 by Her Marriage
Miss Claire Dux, famed opera soprano, faces a $10,000 breach of contract suit if she cancels her career to marry Charles H. Swift, a Chicago meat packer, next month in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Claire Dux
Charles H. Swift
Chicago
Deaf Sing Anthem at Opening Bazaar in Cincinnati
Several hundred Cincinnatians attended the Adult Deaf Welfare Society opening bazaar where deaf soloist William Hoy led in singing the Star Spangled Banner with the assemblage in perfect unison. A flag raising followed with Coroner Handley as general chairman and Judge Lueders presenting the flag, praising the emblem.
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Adult Deaf Welfare Society
United States
William Hoy
Center For the Deaf
D. C. Handley
America
Joseph Schenke
Charles S. Bell
William H. Lueders
Man slips through guard to feed chickens in Mt Hope
Cover New Jersey July 11. Despite shell danger Mt Hope residents returned to feed livestock and pets. One man slipped through military lines to feed his chickens, risking exposure to exploding shells.
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Cover
N. J
Mt. Hope
Six Year Old Boy Among Survivors In Arlington Arsenal Blast
Morristown Memorial Hospital treats a six year old boy left blind by the Lake Denmark Naval Arsenal explosions. A mysterious man, possibly the boy’s father, roams the ward muttering “My son” as a baby believed to be the boy’s brother lies in the same room. The mother Electra Bostedo, 65, is homeless and mourning Sammy, the missing husband. Additional sufferer Anna Skutka, 12, seeks her family after shock and injuries.
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New York World News Service
Morristown
N. J
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Lake Denmark Naval Arsenal
Peterson
John Peterson
Jess
Electra Bostedo
Rockaway
Sammy
Anna Skutka
Mount Hope
Anna
Twenty-One Blinded After Dover Arsenal Eruption
Twenty-one persons blinded by shock remain in hospitals tonight from the 136 brought in last night after the explosion near the Dover arsenal.
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Morristown
N. J
Dover
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Peggy” Ryan
George W. Ryan
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