Soviet to join search for missing American airmen
The Soviet government notified Senator Borah that it will organize an airplane expedition to locate two missing American aviators, Carl Eielson and Earl Borland, off the Siberian coast. Two AMT-4 planes at Bay Providence will take part, with Shostakoff commanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Carl Kielson
Earl Borland
Siberian
M. Litvinoff
Wilbur
Borak
Semon Shostakoff
Moscow
New York
Bay Providence
Litvinoff
Stavropol
Eielson
Borland
Boris E. Shvirsky
Soviet Union Information Bureau
Shostakoff
Skvirsky
Prisoners Riot After Missing Christmas Film at Rhode Island Prison
Providence dispatch reports 18 ring leaders in solitary confinement after a riot at the Rhode Island state prison in How ard. About 340 inmates caused disruptions when Christmas movies were omitted due to film shortages, leading to disciplinary threats and two recalcitrants placed in straight jackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. 1
Rhode Island State
Howard
Charles E. Linscott
Fatal Plane Mishap Called Unavoidable
Eye witnesses in Dunn report a Raleigh pilot Alton Stewart and two Angier men Worth Stephenson and Hugh Blaylock died when their plane failed to recover from a loop the loop stunt. Authorities said motor stall and loss of control caused the crash as bystanders watched the aircraft dive head first to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Alton Stewart
Raleigh
Worth Stephenson
Hugh Blaylock
Angier
Willie McDougall
Oliver Smith
Bashie Goodwin
J. Forest Jackson
George Lee
Quake Shakes Charlottesville Area Reported
The Rouse laboratory in Charlottesville recorded a sharp earthquake shock estimated within 100 miles of the city. It struck at 9 56 p m eastern standard time and lasted a fraction of a minute. It was felt in Charlottesville and Albemarle county with bricks shaken from chimneys but no damages reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Rouse Physical Laboratory
Albemarle County
Borah Attacks Prohibition Enforcers Draws Government Reply
Senator Borah criticized current prohibition enforcement personnel as ineffective. Attorney General Mitchell reported progress and ongoing study of improvements. Prohibition Commissioner Doran called Borah’s broad condemnation "unfortunate" and stated morale could be affected. Borah replied that progress is hard to gauge until results appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
Washington
Mitchell
Treasury
Prohibition
James M. Doran
Serted
Doran
Idaho
Three Hurt In Burlington Auto Crash
R H Whitehead a Burlington hosiery pioneer Mort Crowson also from Burlington and Chester Bell prison auditor were injured in a head on collision near Burlington last night. Bell sustained numerous injuries while Whitehead Crowson suffered facial and body cuts and Whitehead a broken nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
R. H. Whitehead
Mort Crowson
Chester Bell
State’s Prison
Raleigh
Whitehead
Mr. Bell
Bell
Mr. Whitehead
Mr. Crowson
Whithead
State’s
Radio To Open Garage Doors
Radio research promises to ease night driving by opening garage doors remotely. The Commerce Department reports a new system developed in Neuschate where a car button sends waves to a garage aerial triggering a motor to lift the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Berne
Switzerland
Neuschate
Renew Search For Missing Airmen In Alaska
Three cabin type planes arrive with Canadian crews to aid the hunt for Pilot Carl Ben Erielson and Mechanic Earl Borland missing in Siberia since November 9. The group heads to Fairbanks to reassemble and fly toward Nome or Teller as the search resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Carl Ben Eielson
B. W. Broatch
Dominion Flyer
H. A. Oaks
Northern Aerial Minerals Exploration, Ltd
Pat Reid
C. F. Mews
Manitoba
Fairchild
Seward
Alaska
Northland
Carl Ben Erielson
Earl Borland
Siberia
Ine
Ners Vrougenehere
Seattle
Chelan
Fairbanks
Nome
Teller
Frielson
MR Borland
Joe Crosson
Harold Gillam
North Cape
Erielson
Borland
Stavropol
Nanuk
Brielson
Crosson
Doumergue Leads In Movement To Erect a Monument
Paris officials form a committee to erect a statue honoring the late Myron T. Herrick, former American ambassador to France. President Doumergue accepts the presidency of the committee with Premier Tardieu Foreign Minister Briand and former Premier Poincare slated to serve as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doumergue
Herrick
Paris
Myron T. Herrick
France
Tardieu
Briand
Poincare
Greenwood youth dies after poison act on Christmas Day
Marvin D. Smith, 22, of Greenwood dies on Christmas Day after taking poison on December 15 when learning the girl he visited in Ridgeland, South Carolina, was out riding with another boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
8. C
Marvin D. Smith
Ridgeland
S. C
Royal Pair To Visit Pope After Wedding
Crown Prince Humbert and Princess Marie Jose will visit Pope Pius privately at the Vatican on January 8 after their wedding. They will be accompanied only by their personal suites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Humbert
Marie Jose
Pius
Rubber Fire Destroys 150 Tons on President Van Buren Dock
A blaze aboard the Dollar Liner President Van Buren in Singapore's Straits Settlement destroyed about 150 tons of rubber and damaged 100 tons at the dock. No injuries were reported. The fire's cause was under investigation as firefighters battled the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Straits Settlement
Dollar
President van Buren
Dying Man Identifies Men In Mob In Eastern Kentucky
Chester Fugate named several attackers before dying from gunshot wounds after a mob abducted him from Breathitt jail. Five men waived examining trial and were bound over to the January grand jury. a sixth was to appear later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Ky
Chester Fugate
William Turner
Jackson
Breathitt County
Kentucky
Fugate
Commonwealth
G. C. Allen
Clay Watkins
Watkins
S. L. Combs
Revolting Students Jailed
Tokyo police arrest 180 Korean students from Tokyo universities amid alleged involvement in Korea troubles. detention revealed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Korea
Mills Outlines Prohibition Enforcement Plan At Border
Washington December 26 Undersecretary Mills announced plans for a unified border patrol and limited ports of entry with Canada to enforce prohibition. A joint congressional committee will study consolidation of agencies before the treasury submits the plan, which requires Canadian consent and would place patrols along the exact border under Coast Guard direction. The move follows scrutiny of prohibition personnel by senators and calls for an early report on the Hoover era enforcement commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Border Patrol
Washington
Canada
The
Treasury
Congress
Congressional
Mills
Hoover
Coast Guard
Prohibition
Borah
Idaho
Mitchell
Doran
Harris
eGorgia
Glass
Virginia
Hoover Moves Office To White House Room
President Hoover will run the nation from the historic presidential study on the White House second floor while the west wing is rebuilt after the Christmas Eve fire. Contractors are to bid soon and staff will work from the adjoining War and Navy Building, with headquarters by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Hoover
Executive Mansion
War and Navy
Adams
Roosevelt
America
Lincoln
George Akerson
Walter Newton
Lawrence Richey
Christmas Liquor Claims One Life
The first death from alcoholism over Christmas was recorded in New York. Joseph Brown fifty five, fully clothed, was found dead in bed on Eighth Avenue, with alcoholism as the cause. Bellevue Hospital admitted twelve new alcoholism cases between midnight and noon, raising the total to over one hundred, including five women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Brown
Eighth Avenue
Bellevue Hopital
Cardinal Gasparri to resign as Secretary of State
Rome reports Cardinal Gasparri the papal secret ary of state will resign soon and be succeeded by Cardinal Pacelli the papal nuncio to Berlin. Rumors had circulated but Vatican quarters say Gasparri may stay until February 11 for the Lateran treaties signing, driven by advancing years and a wish for lighter duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Tevere
Rome
Cardinal Gasparri
Cardinal Pacelli
Papa
Berlin
Gasparri
Harvard Student Killed In Fall From Window
Benson Boring a 20 year old Harvard junior son of Dr William A Boring head of architecture at Columbia University died in an 11 story fall from a bedroom window in his parents apartment He attended a Christmas Eve party with a girl and returned home about 3 am authorities believe illness caused him to lean from the bed and fall The body was discovered by a fellow tenant of the building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benson Boring
Harvard
William A. Boring
Scholo of Architecture
Columbia University
Coldest Weather Grips Havana and West Cuba
The Havana region and western Cuba faced the coldest weather of the year on December 26. Forecasters warned that continued cold conditions were expected across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Wife And Six Children Killed By C B Lawson
Stokes county farmer Charles D Laween aged 43 killed his wife and six children on Christmas day then took his own life. Doctors say no head blow caused the tragedy and note a possible brain degeneration with headaches. Specialists from Johns Hopkins assist in autopsy and research to determine the insanity behind the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Charles Ky, Lawson
Stokes County
Greensboro Daily Record Today
B. J. Helenbeck
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lawson
Helsabeck
John J. Taylor
Danbury
Walnut Cove
Charles D. Laween
Marie
Carrie
Mariabelle
James
Liquor Car Crash Injures Burlington Residents
Henderson December report: a liquor transport crashed into a Burlington couple and Miss Mildred Holt, injuring three. Mrs. Holt hoped to recover, while the liquor vehicle’s driver fled. the car belonged to T. O. Stainback whose Henderson playgrounds work is cited as his ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Othe
Here
J. A. Holt
Mildred Holt
Burlington
Holt
T. O. Stainback
Children Die in Brookings Fire Attempt
Milford Barton age 10 and Clifford Barton age 8 of South Brookings died from burns after trying to light a stove with gasoline. The tragedy occurred yesterday as they attempted to start a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
Milford
Clifford Barton
E. F. Barton
South Brookings
Revolt Of Youth Identified In Twelfth Grade Boys
A study by Dr. E G Lockhart of Drake University finds the peak of youth rebellion, or deviation, in twelfth grade boys during a survey of 3 500 Iowa schoolchildren. The report notes the outbreak is brief, with boys showing more revolt than girls and a later recovery of ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Iowa
E. G. Lockhart
Drake University
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen
Helen Wills
Frederick Moody, Jr
St. Clement's Episcopal Church
Berkeley
Cal
Moody
San Francisco
Eielson and Borland
County Board of Education
James Clemons
C.b.lawson
Farmer
Helsubeck
Spotswood Taylor
Baltimore
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!