Newport News Plans Nine Ship Launches in One Morning
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co will launch nine ships in three hours and lay the keels of three more, a record-breaking event with over 80 000 spectators invited including governors and navy officials. Ships include the Dorchester Savarona Josephine Aras and a 600 foot Panama Pacific Line vessel with 745 passenger capacity.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Hog Island
Ranger
Constellation
Dorchester
War Department
Raymond
Navy
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Dochester
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Savarona
Richard M. Cadwalader, Jr
Fort Washing
New York Yacht Club
Josephine
E. 8. Burke, Jr
Cleveland
Aras
Hugh J. Chisholm
Portland
Delaware River
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Hampton Roads
New York
Panama Pacific Line
Notable historical anniversaries and births listed for March dates
A compact enumeration of historical events and births with dates ranging from 1826 to 1924. Includes Joseph Bellot’s Arctic discovery, Grover Cleveland’s birth, Confederate Congress adjournment, early harbor commissions in San Diego, Patrick Donahoe, King George I’s assassination, California beer law memorial, and a US Army aviation milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bellot
Paris
Grover Cleveland
United States
Caldwell
N. J
Princeton
Confederate States Congress
Jefferson Davis
Board of Harbor ‘Commissioners
San Diego
Patrick Donahoe
Boston
Ireland
George I of
Greece
Salonika
Copenhagen
California General Assembly
Congress
U. S. Army
Sacramento
Eugene
Ore
Peter Pan Players Meeting With Mrs Munro
The Peter Pan Players will meet with Mrs Robert Munro at 3515 in the afternoon indicating a scheduled local gathering.
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Robert Munroe
Wanderlust in verse and town notices blend in report
An eclectic mix opens with a vivid travel fantasia before turning to community news. Florence and relatives travel through Texas towns. church guilds plan fairs, teas, and dances as members discuss food sales and history. Local residents arrive, depart, and host guests across Brownsville San Antonio and Tampico.
Birthday list marks notable births on March 18
Haley Fiske president of Metropolitan Life Insurance born in New Brunswick New Jersey 74 years ago today Victor Murdock Kansas editor and former FTC chairman born Burlingame Kansas 65 years ago today William Sulzer former New York governor born Elizabeth New Jersey 63 years ago today Chester S Lord long time editor of the New York Sun born Romulus New Jersey 76 years ago today Neville Chamberlain British statesman born 57 years ago today
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Haley Fiske
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New Brunswick
N. J
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Federal Trade Commission
Burlingame
Kan
William Sulzer
New York
Elizabeth
Chester S. Lord
The
New York Sun
Romulus
Neville Chamberlain
Palm Beach Fire Destroys Two Large Hotels and Cottages
One year ago today a blaze swept Palm Beach Florida destroying two large hotels and a number of cottages. Officials investigated the cause as residents recalled the rapid spread and emergency evacuations.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Stabbing in Meadow Leaves Two Dead
In Meadow Texas on March 18 Associated Press reports two men Frank Howard age 40 and Bill Fisher age 40 were fatally stabbed after an altercation. A posse of local techs and lawmen searched the countryside for the assailant who allegedly fled after the attack. The incident occurred in Terry County near Meadow.
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Associated Press
Meadow
Texas
Frank Howard
Bill Fisher
Torse
Terry
County
Earthquake Recorded Near Fordham University
The Apismo graph at Fordham University recorded an earthquake lasting about one and a half hours. Officials estimated the quake occurred 6,500 miles away and could not determine its direction.
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Associated “Press
Ee New York
Fordham “University
Mexican interior orders ban on foreign ministers entering
A Mexican local newspaper reports that the department of the interior has issued instructions to immigration officials to permit no foreign minister of any sect to enter Mexico. The directive is part of new border controls announced in Mexico City on March 18.
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Associated ‘Press
Mexico’ City
Department of the Interior
Mexico
Powers Peking Demonstration In China Turning Point
Report notes 70 injuries and 16 wounded as guards fire on 1000 students at a protest over restoration of communication between Peking and Pentsin. Semi official says National People's Army and Gun Manchutian troops have accepted great powers demand to cease military actions near the Taku bar.
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Associated. ‘Press
Peking
Tientann
People's Army
Pal Flyer
$100 A Dozen Eggs For White House Breakfast
Lafayette Indiana March 17 President Coolidge and family will eat $100 a dozen Araucana eggs for breakfast served from Purdue University supplied flock owned by L H Schwartz. The turquoise eggs boil clear and flavored like ordinary eggs. The Araucana native of Chile is rare and Schwartz plans further breeding for higher laying power.
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Associated Press
Lafayette
Ind
White House
Coolidge
L. H. Schwartz
Poultry Department
Purdue University
Schwartz
Sn Zoological Garden
Buenos Aires
Indiana
Chile
Schwarzidpes
Somebody knew. Yonr Wife satire in grocer satire
Humorous quip from The Progressive Grocer about a forgetful grocer who wonders whom he has been kissing, highlighting social awkwardness and absent mindedness in a light, ironic tone. The brief joke pivots on a domestic misunderstanding and a playful jab at memory slips.
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Yonr
Will
Today’s Observances Mark Historic Figures And Events
Centenary of Joseph Bellot the Arctic explorer is celebrated. A Missouri first governor Alexander McNair died a century ago. A great storm a year ago claimed over 800 lives across Missouri Southern Illinois and Indiana. Grover Cleveland’s 89th birth anniversary is marked by tributes broadcast by the Grover Cleveland Association. The American Women's Association invites 49 notable women from across states and DC to a Madison Square Garden mass meeting tonight.
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Joseph Bellot
Alexander McNair
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Grover Cleveland
Madison Square Garden
American Women's Association
Navy pigeon went home after year at sea
An aerial messenger lost at sea for more than a year turned up at Coco Sola Canal Zone loft and reported back for duty. The pigeon, whose clipped wings suggested it was captured by a fancier during a storm, shed the clipped feathers and resumed flight to its navy home.
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Associated Preas
Washington, D. C
Navy
Coco Sola
Canal Zone
Druses Ambush French Troops in Middle East Clash
Report from Beirut dated March 18 states Druse tribesmen ambushed a French and Senegalese column near Karabkala and Itachava, killing most of the force. A French relief unit later charged the Druse band, inflicting heavy losses. about 50 French casualties were estimated.
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Presa
Beirut
Syria
Karabkala
Andlitachava
Druse
Druses
To Enter Penitentiary Inquiry on Government Contract Frauds
Unclear OCR fragment notes possible charges or inquiry about defrauding government in totting contracts for veterans. Contains partial words and names not readable enough to identify persons or authorities.
Weather Forecast From The Times Fort McIntosh Report
The United States Weather Bureau and Fort Mcintosh station report partly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday. Maximum temperature 65 degrees, minimum 56 degrees. Winds from the northeast with cloudy skies.
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the Times
Chamber of Commerce
United States Weather Bureau
Fort Mcintosh
Creole Identity Split By Language Misunderstanding In New Orleans
Associated Press notes New Orleans Creole defined as native-born with mixed French and Spanish ancestry more than color. Creole women praised, men praised, language preserved, while misunderstandings arise from slaves' Creole dialect and regional Acadian and Gumbo French influences.
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Associated Presa
New Orleans
Creolle
Louisiana
Senate Votes Tax Plan Shifts Bank Income to State
Washington March 18 The senate passed a bill taxing national banks income under state rules. A similar measure moves to the house for Tuesday consideration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Pinched Face Noted In Tudor Portraits By Dentist
London May 18 Sir Harry Baldwin surgeon dentist to King George told the Institute of Hygiene that modern women show a pinched facial appearance. He cited Holbein portraits at Windsor Castle showing no contracted jaw or pinched nostrils as evidence of adenoid diathesis in today’s women and connected wide eyes empty gazes to it.
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Associated Preap
London
Harry Baldwin
King George
Institute of Hygiene
Holbein
Windsor Castle
Sargent
Royal Academy
Bailey Declares Prohibition Repeal Answer
Former Senator Bailey says repeal of the eighteenth amendment and related measures is the proper solution to the present prohibition issue. He argues only then will the system stop punishing the poor while allowing influential people to break the law. The statement was made to a small group of friends during a conference with attorneys.
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Ady Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Bailey
Col Coolidge In Critical Condition At Death's Door
Colonel Coolidge remains gravely ill with heart attacks since yesterday doctors report his pulse near 140 and say he may lose his life at any moment The president was briefed by telephone and is expected to arrive before tomorrow morning as doctors monitor his condition in Plymouth
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Reeway
Patrick
Mesdames
W. M. Brennan
Conk
Greenstreet
Lobdall
Mussett
MacGrevor
Marshall
Dda Miller
AL Wh
Moller
H. & Saimes
Swan
Robert Traylor
Simpson
Wright
Associated Press
Plymouth
John
Coolidge
Abbert’ Cram
Aince
Agrave
Phyaiclin
White House
Miners Rescued After Overnight Morning Mine Trap
Clarence McGurray and Dan Kiluppenberg miners were rescued from the Morning mine in Wallace Idaho after more than 26 hours trapped at the 1800 foot level. A cave collapsed on Tuesday trapping them.
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Associated Press
Wallace
Idaho
Clarence McGurray
Dan Kiluppenberg
President Coolidge to visit father’s bedside in Vermont
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge accompany Attorney General Sargent and Dr. James Coupal will depart this afternoon from Washington to Plymouth Vermont. They plan to reach the town tomorrow morning to be at the bedside.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Sargent
James’ Coupal
White ‘House
Plymouth
Vermont
Tomorow
Mexico to Punish Bandits for Mazatlan Killings
The Mexican government has received representations from the United States seeking punishment for bandits who killed Rex Mollpone and wounded DB H. Heldenkamp near Mazatlan on a Sunday. The case involves two American victims in the incident.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Embigey
Rex. Mollpone
H. ‘Heldenkamp
Mazatlan
Rum ships return to northern California waters
Federal prohibition officers prepared to cope with five rum ships reportedly returning to northern California after bad weather drove them south. The vessels were said to be discharging liquor off the Cordell Bank region.
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Associated Presa
San Francisco
Federal Prohibition
California
Cordell Banks
RomaniaRatifies Washington Debt Funding Agreement
The Romanian parliament today ratified the December Washington agreement funding Romania's $44,690,000 debt to the United States.
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Associated Press
Bucharest
Washington
United States
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Borneo
Cobra
Diamond-Back
Julia Boynton Creon
Florine Piorca
Brownsville
Joe Vidales
G. C. Pierce
Mrs. J.,c. Buenz
Somerset, Texas
Dolly Brennan
W. N. Young
Charles Baker
Texas City
Laredo
Ernst Buenz
Baker
Cal
Oc, A. Baker, Jr
Preston File
Greensboro
Logan Avenue
Martin J. Arnold
Pablo A. Martinez
Tampico
Elke Hall
Methodist Church
Elks Club
Ant
Pyere MM
Roe
Navy Pigeon
Jen
Igiracy
Hospitala
the Weather Report
Greole
Col. Coolidge
Death's Door
Burea
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