Rescue Efforts Restart for Sunk Submarine Six Men trapped
Divers resume operations at noon in Provincetown to reach the torpedo room of the sunken submarine S-4. Ten civilian divers rotate in from Falcon to study S-4 interior while five pontoons arrive to aid the salvage. Signals from the S-4 remain elusive as S-8 and other subs stay on station amid gales.
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Provincetown
Mass
James Ingram
Block Island
Provinceton
Falcon
Lark
Bushnell
Reising
S-4 Submarine Crew Hope Declines As Rescue Fails
Fear that six crew members of the S-4 had survived gave way to grim acceptance as rescuers failed against 105 feet of icy Atlantic in a Provincetown search. Navy divers could not descend after days of raging seas, while the S-8 reported seven taps from the forward chamber and the six men’ s leader Lieutenant Graham Newell Pitch was heard before silence.
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Provincetown
Mass
The-Navy
Herman
Navy
Coast Guard
Paulding
Theee Tang
5-8
Graham Newell Pitch
Valiant Six
Maud
Bennet J Doty Returns Home Aboard Majestic From France
Bennett J Doty of Biloxi Mississippi deserts the French Foreign Legion due to homesickness and returns with the Majestic. He recounts fighting Druses in the Syrian desert, credits an Englishman with aiding their escape, and says he has no plans to become a newspaper man.
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New York
Bennett J. Doty
Biloxi
Miss
France
Foreign Legion
America
Todry
Doty
Legion
Gilbert Clare
Agar
Druses
Syrian
Majestic
Lemuel Doty
Goji
English Mandate
Gatley
Wve
Syria
Ile
Estes
Fire damages stock room at J. Fred Johnson Co
Fire broke out in the stock room of J. Fred Johnson Co at about 2 a m and burned for over two hours before firefighters brought it under control. The blaze damaged ceiling and walls, with heavy smoke and water damage to perishables. no stock was lost in the main store, and the loss is insured.
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J. Fred Johnson Co
J. Fred Johnson Company
UF President Murphree Dies At Gainesville Home
University of Florida President A. A. Murphree was found dead in his bed at his Gainesville home. Officials attributed the death to heart disease.
Children's Christmas Fund Faces Shortfall in Kingsport
The Needy Children's Christmas Fund sits at 454 dollars, about 200 short of the goal to aid between 690 and 700 dollars needed for baskets and presents. Donations urged immediately as American Legion volunteers back the effort with no solicitation. notify H. E. P. Clifford of worthy cases. Loyal Boy Scouts assist with distribution on Christmas morning.
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American Legion
Kingsport
H. E. P. Clifford
Kim
Tentative Budget Ordinance Passes First Reading in Council
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen in regular session approved the tentative city budget of 423 631 65 for 1928 on first reading. Dr L C Cox reported a generally good health situation with low infection levels despite some central fever cases. A bond issue of 863 160 for paving and sewer work across multiple districts was read for final approval. Parking time in congested districts was increased from 30 minutes to one hour.
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Councis
City Tall
Cox
L. C. Cox
Sity
Kingsport
Gainlg
Longview
Wateren
Myrtle
Oak
Cherry
Yadkin
Highland Park
Clay Streets
Sullivan Boulevard
Fairview Avenue
Charles F. Tharhhs
Remus Faces Court To Prove Present Sanity
Cincinnati dispatch reports George Remus, acquitted of murder on the grounds of infinity, must now convince a probate court of present sanity to regain freedom. The verdict, delivered by a jury, keeps him custody-bound while delays and potential moves loom over his release and related contempt-of-court issues.
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Cincinnate
George Remus
Remus
Charles H. Histon
Teal
Shook
Elston
Weather summary for Virginia Tennessee regions
Partly cloudy in Virginia tonight with a dip in cold. Thursday sunny with rising temperatures and fresh northwest winds. In Tennessee fair tonight with increasing clouds and rain possible in the west, followed by warmer temperatures. Data from U S weather station shows high of 82 yesterday and similar low expectations. note stray reference to submarine King George and related lines.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. K Bunn
Samane
Wilbur
George Am
Rysa Yestertay
Man Thought to be Hickman Released After Fingerprints Fail
Frederick Piani, white male, believed to be the killer of Mrs Teabelie James Shedaker, wealthy widow, shoots and kills her in Burlington New Jersey then turns the gun on himself. Police say motive was revenge after she spurned his attentions and attempted to elope. Piani, an inspector at a cast iron pipe plant, is hospitalized with a self-inflicted bullet wound. Shedaker, 39, had inherited $50,000 to $100,000 from husband Harry Shedaker who died in an auto crash last year.
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Burlington
N. J
Teabelie James Shedaker
Frederick Piani
Fiani
St. Francis Hospital
Trenton
Piani
Deto Parker
Olive Lampson
Shedaker
Dirs. Shedaker
Harry P. Shedaker
Here
Oklahoma Legislature Blocked From Special Session
Oklahoma City December 21. A district court permanently en joined the Cokichome legislature from a self convened special session. The judge ruled the session illegal and barred impeachment proceedings and further investigations of state officers. Governor Henry Johnston and attorney Warren K. Snyder named in the suit.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Youth Arrested In Hickman Case Descriptions
Los Angeles reports detail William Hickman, accused slayer of Marian Parker, eluding police after a gray-blue Cadillac pursuit. A youth named Sidney Farkes was briefly held when fingerprints did not match, and witnesses tied Hickman to Bellevue Arms bundles and a Chrysler car. Police describe a facade of a pious student masking a criminal mind, with staged robberies to obtain anesthetics.
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Los Angeles
Wiliam
Hickman
Slnger
Marian Parker
Colleck
Howard S.scheller
Endant
Deck Wood
Sidney Farkes
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parier
Wiliam Edward Bickman
Belevue Arms
Donald Evans
William ‘Eb. Heckman
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
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Tornedo
French Legion
Poty
Thirttieth
U. OF Florida
Cincinnati
Berger
Ttemnus
Charles P. Taft
Fiend
Dr. Jekyl
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