28 May 1925
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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
1
Rescue efforts in the Carolina Coal Company mine continued with 35 recoveries and 27 men known to have been inside when the collapse occurred. Federal aid joined the effort as the main shaft lay nearly 2080 feet down and air foulness hindered progress.
Washington reports Marines receive new liberty uniforms with jaunty scarfs and sticks. The leathernecks from Chatea Thierry and campaigns worldwide are authorized by Headquarters to adopt these field scarfs as brown neckties.
In chairment West Virginia on May 2 the court found 31 miners guilty of picketing in contempt of court for violating an injunction issued by the New England dual and Transportation company. Each was fined one dollar. 34 paid and the rest jailed for default.
An Edinburgh crowd recalls a poker game aboard a stage coach near NEN Service in Scotland. A passenger collapsed during play while another raised a royal flush, the event drawing attention as bystanders and players reacted with surprise.
A runaway girl was detained in Pittsburgh after an apparent incident. Details are limited in the fragmentary report, with minimal information on motives or circumstances.
Reports claim the Aroundsea Ellsworth Expedition halted plans for immediate relief as Amundsen and other figures consider routes from Cape Columbia to Thule. Officials discuss funding and possible Alaska passage, while a separate tax case highlights bootlegger prosecutions and federal policy shifts.
A fragmented report notes ongoing efforts to surpass a speed boat record. Mentions makers, locations, and timing hints but text is garbled leaving key details unclear.
The Tennessee evolution trial draws diverse voices. Wilbur Gleason, Zion City advocate, calls evolution dangerous while Clarence Darrow defends inquiry and Bryan stresses teaching control. Statements from teachers, boards of education, and figures like Scope and Hendrik van Loon surface amid heated debate.
Delaware manufacturing total value reached 128,961,008 with a 6.6 percent rise while Kansas output stood at 9606 037 200 showing a 7.8 percent gain. Kansas employed 51,233 workers up 14.1 percent earning 65,056,000. Delaware employed 15,000 workers up 25 percent earning 2,100,500.
Eight year old boy John Veres faces murder charges after he and companion Milt Har itius allegedly threw 19 month old Vivian Mery Husson into a pool near Pawtucket Falls. The younger child remains uncharged but held as a material witness while John awaits juvenile court arraignment.
In May 2004 New York agents pursue Robert White, tied to alleged bribery and jury fixing in the John J Kelly insurance case. Prosecutors say White admitted connections to others in the Shepherd trial and promise to locate them, warning of a forthcoming "big explosion" once more names are found.
Excavation at Pompeii reveals a bronze statue believed to depict a king. The finely detailed figure, holding a quiver, stands feet high and is among the most important discoveries. it has been moved to the national museum for examination.
A series of brief United press items report a cabway collision near Melham Bay Park with six cars on one train and two on the other, emergency crews on scene, and police reserves deployed. Other notes cover the estate of William Wetbnlne known as the Milhomasire Orphan, a trial of William Shepherd, and a miner sentenced for attack on a labor official.
Friddiephia May 2 17 year old youth McClure was convicted of a hold up and sentenced in Monaghan general sessions court. He had one of the longest criminal records in the county and faced heavy penalties.
Fragmentary text references a voyage or journey with scattered names and phrases. The readable parts mention Gal cad com and Gay Per er, leaving unclear actors, places, or dates.
The Independent Order of Mechanics selects Salisbury Md as the smallest city to host the Supreme Lodge biennial session beginning next Tuesday. The event spans three days with meetings at the IO M Hall Todd Building and a reception at the IO P Temple. About 350 members are expected from local Blue Lodge No 50 and Eastern Shore lodges.
Harry K Thaw is quoted admiring dancer Miss Faen Gray who reportedly received a $5,000 diamond bracelet from him. He says her personality and grace remind him of his youth, predicting she may marry someone else within a year. Thaw’s lawyer weighs in as press reports about his reappearance surface.
A garbled AP style blurb notes a discovery of white Indigenous people in South America. The fragment mentions names and places but is largely unreadable, with several garbled phrases and misplaced characters obscuring specifics of event, location, or individuals involved.
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