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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1919

Page

5

Naval flotilla to tour Mississippi inland waters

A U S Anti Submarine Flotilla sails from Key West for New Orleans to cruise the Mississippi and its tributaries. The expedition will showcase submarine hunt vessels, torpedoes and depth charges with demonstrations, band, ball team, and motion pictures. Commanders include Thomas G. Berrien and T N Vinson. ships include K-5, K-53, U.S.S Isabel and 110 foot chasers.

Key West United States New Orleans Mississippi River Navy Department Interior Waters Mississippi Valley Atlantic Gerard Isabel Ins Mississippi Ttas Ar da Veal Gulf Wells Hawks Jaient Thomas G. Berrien U.S. S. Isabel T. N. Vinson US SN F. A. van P:tten U.S. N H.R. Alker U. S.N N. J. Messier Henry T. Stanley R.W. Arthur UL S.N Enain Willam Grooch U.S. M W. A. White P. CC S. N Washington J. K. Taussig Emory Winship F. Cooper Leroy Brooks U.os.n Vander Mheck Culp C. E. Loferen New London Ship and Engine Company Navy Yard Philadelphia Halifax Ponta del Gado Azores New London

Fraud order issued over photos for men only scam in Texas

WASITLINGTON May 18 Judge Lamar Lotteitter of the Postoffice department describes the case of a man known as The Chief who ran a modest Dennison Texas news stand advertising to send men only pictures promising eye enlarging miswires. Readers received Western scene pictures instead. Post office inspectors halted the scheme.

Wasitlington Judge Lamar Lotteitter Postoffice Department Dennison Tex

Azores as Atlantic stopover and fuel hub

The Azores are described as a southern Europe outpost amid seafaring routes with potential as an aviation fuel station and refuge port. Despite 8380 miles from land, they resemble Portugal and southern Spain in flora, crops include abundant pineapples, and volcanic terrain limits landing fields. Historic earthquakes and a 1811 submarine disturbance created a new nearby island.

Azores Atlantic Europe Atlantic Islands Portugal Spain St. Michael's

Sabrina the landmass that vanished at sea

A historical note tells of a warship naming a newly detected landmass Sabrina, which after discovery soon vanished beneath the waves, leaving little trace of its existence.

Sabrina

Juror Loses His Eye Won't Return Until New One

Boston May 18 Martin W Finnerty juror in a superior court case vanished during a recess to fetch water An eye glass was dropped in the sink and shattered Finnerty refused to return without a new eye hoping to rejoin about an hour Judge Wait excused him until replacement arrived

Boston Mass Martin W. Finnerty Finnerty

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