20 Dec 1926
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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1926
Page
1
Rescue crews ferried 24 survivors from a sixty foot Linseed King launch after it capsized in icy Hudson River near 12th Street. At least 20 drownings and more missing were feared as ice floes hampered efforts.
Ocean City officials and State Senator Harrien from Worcester push for a summer capital location on the Eastern Shore to house the governor and state offices. They offer tax exemptions, a devon-front block, and ongoing support to persuade the Legislature.
The report notes a settlement agreement announced between Kearns and Dempsey to resolve the civil suit without trial. Details are sparse in the fragment but indicate an out of court resolution.
Eli Kelly a Rotonda fisherman admits eating his dead shipmate James McKinley after they were cast adrift from Redondo on a 20 foot yawl. The men survived eight days with dwindling rations until McKinley died from exhaustion and Kelly, rescued near Santa Catalina Island, later allegedly consumed part of the corpse.
Washington and Destaka reports say Senate and House conferees failed again to agree on radio control form. A final meeting is set for tomorrow before holiday adjournment to decide whether control uses a commission or a government department. In San Francisco a reporter found a test extinguisher bomblet and a machine timed to explode as court employees entered the hall of Justice.
A ragged dispatch mix reports the Iowa Loan and Trust Company failing to open, 300 Chinese laborers frozen en route to Manchuria, a $165 million Army light cruiser bill in Congress, Coast Guard survivor rescued from Lincoln, a rail short haul ban amendment, a Senate inquiry into a breed trust, and a fire injuring 25 in Flint with extensive damage.
A Coast Guard search for bodies follows a long voyage plan involving five Army aircraft. Three sailors vanished after a long trip. broken debris at Wallace Beach near Chineoteague hints at the ship’s fate. Cap tain Richardson confirms Coast Guard clues as the hunt continues.
An unclear historical dispatch notes Delaware Day agents stopping a vehicle associated with the governor amid references to local figures and events. The fragmentary text references a car, agents, and contemporaneous names, with uncertain details about motive and location.
A fragmented report describes a visit by a Santa figure to local Grange officials. The incomplete text references amusement and a social event tied to the Grange, with mentions of attendees and ceremonial details.
Pope Pius held a secret consistory in Rome with all Sacred College members. He named new Italian cardinals Giuseppe Gamba and Lorenzo Lauri, and urged French Catholics to unite amid ongoing tensions over anti Catholic actions in Italy and Mexico. The ceremony included bishops appointed by Ibriel and witnessed denouncements of provocations against Catholic organization.
Police report the 1924 Baltimore murder suspect Joe Impostato was arrested in St Lear Maine. Authorities allege his involvement in the killing of George Hell and wounding of Fred Norderer at a Hartisboro restaurant.
The report discusses Suzanne Lenglen and her dual status as a top amateur and a professional tennis figure. It notes mixed views on her playing style and public image, contrasting the Riviera glamour with the more mechanical approach seen on professional courts.
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