Army Board to Probe Mitchell Field Bomber Crash
Army officers prepare an official board of inquiry after a Martin bomber crashed at Mitchell Field killing six servicemen. Lieutenant Davis and Sergeant Banfield died in the flames. Whitney is listed as a stowaway, others named include Benfield Stivens Jane Nichols. Photographs by Mitchell Field unit will document the maneuver and wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. Y
Army Board
Mitchell Field
Weaver
Raymond E. Davis
Langley Field
Thomas Benfield
Chicago
David H. Stivens
New York
Edward Jane
Henry J. Nichols
Carr Hill
Tex
Ashburnham
Mass
Davis
Whitney
Army
Long Island
Wille
Erate
Alexander Smith-Cochrane
Meadowbrook Hunt Club
Army Hospital
Banfield
Washington
Five Miners Die as Bucket Fails in Shaft
Five Halegh Wyomin Coal Company workers at Glenn Rogers Wyomin County are killed when a hoisting bucket loaded with stone breaks loose and plunges 700 feet in a Charleston West Virginia mine shaft. The town of Glenn Rogers lies isolated in the region.
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Charleston
W. Va
Halegh-Wyoming Coal Company
Glenn Rogers
Wyomin County
Twelve Men Raid Jail Free Prisoner In Minnesota Heist
Twelve armed men raided the county jail in St. Paul and overpowered two deputies, freeing John C. Ryan in connection with a theater hold-up. Deputies were locked in cells until the fire department freed them fifteen minutes later. The raiders claimed federal status and returned with eight confederates, then escaped as Ryan fled on crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
John C. Ryan
Fire Department
Ryan
Man Fatally Struck by Automobile in City Street
Edward Blackburn, 50, a laborer, died after being struck by a car driven by Charles Bauer on Liston avenue near 4276. Blackburn suffered a fractured skull and broken leg and was taken to St Mary's Hospital. Witnesses said the accident was unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Blackburn
Charles Bauer
Westwood Avenue
Liston Avenue
St Mary’s Hospital
Edward Miller
Bauer
Blackburn
Gilbert Ahlenstorf
Oak Street
Elmwood
Tenth District
Beekman
Arlington Streets
Ahlenstorf
Beekman Street
Ralph Curry
Baltimore Pike
A. T. Eddbaugh
Woodlawn
Emmett Keith
Horace Randolph
General Hospital
Eddbaugh
Randolph
Keith
Race
Twelfth Streets
Fred Miller
Warner Street
Joseph Cutter
Union Street
Cutter
Fifth
Walnut Streets
Schlotman
First District
Sixth
Albert Ross
Opera Place
Howard Jameson
Watkins Street
Marie Bilers
George Meyer
Twelfth Street
Covington
Ross
Seton Hospital
G A R Veterans Arrive for Des Moines Meeting
Special trains bearing the advance guard of Grand Army veterans from distant states begin pouring into Des Moines for the fifty sixth national encampment. By Monday the 15 000 veterans expected will arrive and housing and entertainment plans are in place. Junior officers and state departments are present as services fill Des Moines pulpits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Speedy sinks after collision near Chanak clash
The British torpedo boat destroyer Speedy sank within seven minutes after colliding with a Dutch trawler off Chanak. Ten crewmen drowned, eighty seven saved. Turkish cavalry retired after a British warning at Chanak following a meeting between Turkish and British commanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dardanelles
London
Associated Press
Reuter
Constantinople
Theocinted Press
Chanak
Baramjik
Thrace
Franklin Bouillon to sail for Smyrna amid peace talks
Turkish Nationalist leader Mustapha Kemal sends a welcome message to Henry Franklin Bouillon as France Britain and Italy back a truce framework. The French envoy predicts probable peace, praising Lord Curzon and noting the need for regional stability and a conference likely at Smyrna or Prinkipo with strong telegraph links to Constantinople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Associated Press
Lord Curzon
M. Poincare
Mustapha Kemal
M. Franklin-Bouillon
Europe
England
Turkey
Prinkipo
Constantinople
Red and White clash near Vladivostok
Spassk residents flee as hostilities between Soviet and anti-Soviet forces escalate. Three air defense units are involved in the fighting near the port city of Vladivostok, with reports of movement and shelling ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Associated Press
Spassk
Debt Anxiety Stirs Spender At Westminster Banquet
Harold Spender editor of The Westminster Gazette and a Sulgrave Institution delegate scolded the United States for pressuring England to repay war debts. He warned Washington’s stance risks missing the crisis in Turkey and praised General Pershing as a top military authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Harold Spender
Westminster Gazette
England
Canada
Sulgrave Institution
United States
Turkey
Pershing
British Prepared for Turkish Attack in Constantinople
Plans for a possible invasion by the Turks have been made. Allied headquarters moved from outside the city to the British building once a Turkish barracks in the European quarter to allow General Harington to oversee all departments and staff in immediate touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Associated Press
Harington
Auto crashes through bank in Sharonville quake of bricks
A car slammed into the Sharonville Bank on Road Street shortly after six. Six men and one woman from Reading faced drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges after the crash, with John Uhrig sent to hospital before being detained. The bank wall remains bricked in as authorities cordon the area.
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Sharonville
Sharonville Bank
Road Street
Marshal Meyers
Bank
West Chester
Cincinnati General Hospital
John Uhrig
Reading
General Hospital
Edward Coleman
William Miller
George Jessen
Adolph Atkins
Peggy Watson
Walter Atkins
Two Firemen Injured As Truck Crashes Into Warsaw Street Car
Fire truck carrying members of Fire Company No. 14 crashed into a northbound Warsaw street car at Fifth and Elm while answering a call at Heister's drug store. Firemen Charles Lamping and Frank Zebnick suffered crushed foot and arm. others bruised. Police say the truck attempted to brake and passed between cars. all injured were treated. none seriously hurt.
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Fire Company No. 14
Warsaw
Fifth and Elm Streets
Heister
Charles Lamping
West Seventh Street
Frank L. A. Zebnick
Dudley Street
Edward. Hess
Albert Karhoff
John Stegner
Thomas McDermott
Harry Box
Passenger struck by flying grease cup on train
Alfred Wallis of Philadelphia, a passenger on a Camden Atlantic City electric train, was seriously injured when a grease cup shattered the window and struck his head. He suffered a fractured skull and broken nose and was taken to City Hospital with an even chance for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Camden
Double murder clues lead police nowhere
New Brunswick investigators say every lead on the double murder of Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills has yielded nothing substantial. Mrs. Hall is absolved. detectives reviewed time frames and alibis without identifying a suspect as officials press for a breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Edward
W. Hall
Eleanor Mills
Sexton
Mr. Hall
Mt Healthy bus tax clash pits Buckeye and city rulers
Buckeye Transportation Company and Cin cinnati bound riders challenge a Mt Healthy tax on buses. Mayor Alexis Brown defends the measure while Buckeye officials threaten to run buses into Mt Healthy if needed. Officials cite railroad competition as a factor in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye Transportation Company
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Mt. Healthy
Wade Shaw
John Vietsel
Buckeye Company
Vietsel
Alexis Brown
Ohio Electric Railway Company
Brown
Benevolent Pastor Hit While Driving Youths to Church
The Rev. W. L. Swan pastor of the Wil loughby Presbyterian Church was struck on the head while en route to Kirtland to preach. He was not seriously hurt. Two youths asked for a ride and disappeared after the blow. An auto driven by Lous Barstow of Panesvil assisted. Barstow took Swan home and a physician was summoned. Two suspects were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W. L. Swan
Presbyterian Church
Willoughby
Kirtland
Missing Girls Run Away To Join Theatrical Troupe
Dorothy Cookston aged 14 and her friend Mabel Mc Clung disappeared from Marion Ohio homes since Friday. Police say indications show they ran away to join a theatrical troupe. No details on crew or whereabouts available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Dorothy Cookston
Wallace F. Cookston
Mabel McClung
Thompson
Wortham Circus Owner Clarence Wortham Dies at 11:35
Clarence A. Wortham, millionaire head of the C. A. Wortham Shows, died at Christ Hospital after a ruptured appendix. He had collapsed in the Cumminsville publicity car and urged the tour to continue, saying the outfits would not disappoint their audiences. His death comes as the one car show expanded to seven trains over eleven years. Funeral plans for Mrs. Wortham in Danville, Illinois were announced.
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Paris
Tex
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Clarence A. Wortham
C. A. Wortham
Cumminsville
Christ Hospital
Wortham
Chicago
Morgan Park Academy
Belle
William Floto
Otto Floto
Big Boss
Knoxville
Tenn
Lexington
Floto
Cincinnati
Mr. Wortham
Danville
Ill
Girl Killed by Auto in Xenia
Ruth Devoe, 15, was struck by an automobile in Xenia today and died instantly. Her back was broken in the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto
Xenia
Ruth Devoe
Eatmor Brand Cranberries Fresh From New Crop
Advertisement notes new crop cranberries now selling with emphasis on Eatmor brand for choicest berries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatmor
Europeans Insist Goods Be Sent on Their Ships
European purchasers of American products demand foreign ships for deliveries abroad, a discrimination especially noted in flour exports. Winthrop L. Marvin, Vice President and General Manager of the American Steamship Owners' Association, said foreign ships push freight rates higher than standard American rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winthrop L
Marvin
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Time change chaos hits Cincinnati streets
A rumor-filled Sunday describes a clock error at Peebles corner and widespread confusion as daylight saving time ended. Police officer Alfred Kaiser missed two innings of a game, clocks in public places failed to reset, and riders faced delays as streetcars ran on new schedules with no official announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peebles Corner
Alfred Kaiser
First District
Saul Zielonka
Cincinnati
Traction Company
Cincinnati Traction Company
Fire in City Streetcar Sparks Minor Blaze
A broken trolley wire on Bramble Avenue near Conant Street ignited the front of a Madisonville streetcar just before midnight. Firemen extinguished the blaze with a loss set at 23 dollars. Only a few passengers were aboard and no injuries occurred.
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Bramble Avenue
Conant Street
Madisonville
Carpentier Falls to Battling Siki in Paris Showdown
In Paris Georges Carpentier the European heavyweight champion is defeated by Battling Siki the Senegalese fighter in the sixth round of a planned twenty. The crowd of record size roared as Siki landed a series of rights and Carpentier staggered and folded his guard broke. Referee initially disqualified Siki for tripping but judges upheld the decision after a consult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Georges Carpentier
Europe
France
Battling Siki
Carpentier
Harry Bernstein
Siki
Victor Breyer
Jean Pujol
Bennizon
London
Georges
Francois Descamps
Seki
Vik
Howessr
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Humber Gaugh
Board of Army
Minua
Rector
Henry Stevens
Hall
Lavallette
Stricker
Middlesex County
A. H. Beekman
Somerset County
Mills
AEF Uta
Buckeye’ Transportation Line
CA. Wortham
Showman
Carnival Company
Agta
Hon Waile
Giant Black
Negro
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