Mississippi disaster claims forty eight lives in explosion
A blast aboard the U S battleship Mississippi during secret practice killed forty five enlisted men and three officers. Lieut Thomas E Zellers of Long Beach saved others by shutting doors as the turret exploded. President Coolidge ordered a rigid investigation and censorship limited details. The Relief hospital ship aided wounded sailors as the ship neared breakwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linternational News Servicio
Mississippi
W. P. Brotherton
I. G. Reneck
Movement to Elevate Guns on Capital Ships Grows
Washington reports a push for congressional approval to raise gun placements aboard capital ships after the fatal Mississippi explosion. In San Pedro forty eight sailors died and many were wounded when a turret shell ignited powder in a 14 inch gun, precipitating a rapid shipboard crisis and a second blast. Ensign McCray of the New Mexico was among the casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linternational News Service
Washington
Mississippi
San Pedro
Cal
Navy
San Pedro Harbor
Relief
Yale
San Francisco
Ensign McCray
Coal Market Hints at Revival as Stocks Decline
Coal Age reports soft coal consumers long absent may soon buy again as stocks shrink. Producers show renewed interest amid clearer rail rate expectations and a general upturn outlook aided by tax cuts and Congress adjournment. Industrial revival hoped by autumn with surplus stocks clearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coal Age
Dawes Named Running Mate for Coolidge in 1924 Ticket
Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes head a Republican ticket as campaign leaders lay groundwork in Cleveland for a long race through summer and fall. Dawes accepted the vice presidential nomination after Frank Lowden refused. William M. Butler was named national committee chairman amid a scene with Senator Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uinternational News Service
Cleveland
Ohio
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
President Coolidge
New Republican National Committee
Ralph E. Williams
Oregon
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
William D. Hodges
Denver
Roy O. West
Chicago
International News Service
Calvin Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Illinois
Tell
Maria
Frank O. Lowden
Senator Reed
Pennsyl
Coolidge extends greeting to Dawes as running mate
President Coolidge sent a felicitation to Charles G. Dawes after his selection as the Republican running mate. He said it will be a pleasure to be associated in public service and extended best wishes to Mrs. Dawes. Mrs. Coolidge joined in the greeting. Dawes accepted the nomination per a press association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
Woman Trunk Slayer Given Life Sentence
Mrs. Margaret Willis, convicted of the trunk murder of Dr. Benjamin Baldwin, was sentenced to life imprisonment in San Quentin. Her attorney alleged a woman juror was browbeaten into voting guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Margaret Willis
Benjamin Baldwin
Denver
San Quenten
Dawes Nabs Nomination After Spectacular Convention Turnaround
Charles G. Dawes won the Republican nomination after a dramatic convention sequence in which initial choices were rejected and the party was compelled to reclaim a candidate. Earlier rival camps urged Theodore Burton while Frank Lowden declined when nominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes
Madison Square Garden Refitted for Democratic Convention
Historic Madison Square Garden is under rapid transformation for the Democratic national convention starting June 24. The overhaul costs 80 000 dollars, double the original estimate, with 12 200 seats and a large oval arena design to aid crowd flow and legibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
Tex Rickard
Democrats Shift to New York Today for Women Planks
Democratic leaders move operations to New York as Cordell Hull bases here and a pre conference of Democratic women selects platform planks. Mrs Roosevelt and Mrs Blair lead the effort to draft women’s planks on issues like child labor health law enforcement tariff and civil service reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Cordell Hull
National Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cox
Emily Newall Blair
Democratic National Committee
Blair
Roosevelt
Visit Sweethearts and Arrests Follow
In Muncie Indiana on June 13 detectives arrested George Anthony and Roy Eder both of South Bend on a charge of highway robbery. The men allegedly assaulted and robbed an elderly man at Grand Rapids Sunday and were identified by the car they rode in. They agreed to return without extradition papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
George Anthony
Roy Eder
South Bend
Grand Rapids
Barber Seeks New Trial On Death Sentence
Terre Haute June 13 The attorney Felix Blankenbaker will file today a motion for a new trial for Edward Barber who was sentenced to death for the alleged killing of Detective Steve Kendall in Clay County. The motion, with nearly 350 reasons, claims Barber is a degenerate and a dope addict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Felix Blankenbaker
Edward Barber
Steve Kendall
Clay County
Barber
Convict 17 Klan members in Lilly clash verdict
In Cambria county Lilly fight cases seventeen Klansmen and fourteen Lilly residents were found guilty of affray and unlawful assembly for the Lilly incident on April 5 in which three youths were killed and thirteen injured by gunfire. The jury acquitted them on riot charging. Future murder charges loom as District Attorney Weimer vows to pursue all involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edensburg
Ku Klux Klan
Cambria County
Lilly
Commonwealth
Thomas B. Finletter
D. P. Weimer
Weimer
Sam Evans
Evans
Frank Miasco
Miasco
Bandits Use Chlorine Gas in Milwaukee Road Robbery
Chicago report says four auto loads of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul all mail train were robbed of federal reserve currency. About 45 to 62 sacks were looted in an hour. One bandit was shot through the head by his own gang member who mistook him for a clerk. A thousand officers and special agents were enlisted in the search. Seventy mail clerks aboard the cars offered no resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Milwaukee & St
Insect Dope Peddler Sought After Petersburg Case
An Indianapolis report describes Floyd Fishbeck a traveling salesman selling cockroach poison who arrived in Petersburg last week and befriended a local woman. He borrowed $2 then allegedly stole $22, a $50 certificate of deposit and a gold watch from her, plus unpaid board bills from Mrs Emery Willis and Mrs Mary Colgate. Authorities have issued alerts and seek his arrest for Pike County officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Floyd Fishbeck
Fishbecki
Emery Willis
Mary Colgate
Fishbeck
Boston Expert Called to Help Franks Slayers
Indications show the defense of Nathan F. Lenpold Jr and Richard Loeb will consist of deep study and exhaustive physicals as Chicago today prepares for the trial of the two boys at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Franks
Chicago
Ifune
Nathan F. ‘Lenpold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Kari Owma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sippi Leti
U. S
Erwin
Necker
The
Lowden
Wight
W.N
Charles. G. Dawes
Garden
Toric Place
ED Barber
KLAN
Lilly, Pa
AIL Mail
Cial
Girl
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!