Expert Thinks Life May Yet Exist Within Submarine S-4
Reports from Provincetown indicate air in the wrecked submarine S-4 is less foul but no sounds or signals from the torpedo room have been heard. Divers resumed work to survey the wreck as salvage efforts continue and experts debate the potential survival of the six men inside.
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Associated Press
Boston
Navy Yard
Provincetown
Mass
Falcon
Simon Lake
Bridgeport
Com
Fifty six illegal deer fall in Franklin County
Game Protector Dan ile reports fifty six deer killed in Franklin County during hunting season. Most of the illegal spikes back appear, reducing prospects for next season’s hunting.
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Franklin County
Danile
Expects Fair Weather Here Next Few Days
Daily weather forecast from Keedysville official J A Miller indicates clear skies and fair weather for the next several days after a morning low around one degree higher than yesterday's low. The 86 degree reading marked today's start as temperatures rise through the morning.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Russian engineer Demonstrates Theremin Musical Device
New York December 22 A Russian engineer Leo Theremin age 31 visits to show a device that generates cello and flute like notes as hands move over an antenna. The machine, described as home made, responds to proximity by tone height, causing a sensation abroad.
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New York
Leo Theremin
Big canning plant burns near Cambridge Maryland
The Lloyds Canning Company plant at Lloyd's five miles from Cambridge was destroyed by fire at dawn. Owned by Samuel W. Linthicum and Franklin Seward, the latter a Maryland state legislator, the loss is around 25000 dollars, likely insured.
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Cambridge
Dee
Lloyds Canning Company
Lloyd’s
Samuel W. Linthicum
Franklin Seward
Marylan
Critics charge Navy hid facts after submarine disaster
Congressman Charles L. Gifford of Cotuit denounces the Navy and rescue officials for withholding information about a submarine loss near Provincetown. He cites delays, misstatements, and lack of effort to salvage, arguing buoyancy and tug doubts, and accuses the tender in Provincetown harbor of being far away during the incident.
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Cotuit
Mass
Provincetown
Charles L. Gifford
Gifford
Iko
Lindberghs Advance Plans as Mrs Lindbergh Heads to Mexico City
Mrs Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh travels from Detroit toward Mexico City with the plan of meeting her son Charles A Lindbergh in Mexico City. Weather delays and Gulf clouds affect the route from Tampico to Mexico City. The pair plan a quiet Christmas Eve at the U S embassy with a reception the next day for the American colony before Lindbergh departs for Guatemala City Tuesday evening.
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San Antonio
Evangeline L. Lindbergh
Detroit
Mexico City
Tampico
Mexico
Brownsville
Gulf of Mexico
Harry Brooks
Brooks
Charles. A. Lindbergh
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
Lindbergh
U. S
Dwight W. Morrow
Merican
Theer
Xmas Off For Many Convicts
Montgomery Alabama December 22 One hundred fifty state convicts serving long sentences and many lifers receive Christmas paroles from Governor Bibb Graves. The inmates will enjoy their first liberty since commitment to the penitentiary with seven day releases effective December 23. All parolees have good conduct records.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Contractor to Start Monday on 24 Inch Pipeline
J B Maglaughlin of Pittsburg will start Monday on the 24 inch pipeline from the Potomac River water plant to the Ha gerstown city limits. He submitted the lowest bid of 17 bids at around 382000 dollars, about 170000 under the highest. The contract requires completion within a set time with weather-based extensions possible. Mayor Bowman says Williamsport plant will finish by June 1, 1928, and Ha gerstown will receive soft river water by then.
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J. B. Maglaughlin
Pittsburg
Potomac River
Hagerstowh
Maglaughlin
Bowman
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Not a Wolf But Coyote Stirs Allen Valley Rumor
Residents of Allen Valley near Hancock excitedly spread word of a hunter shooting a so called timber wolf. Game Warden Carlin confirmed the animal was a coyote from the West that had fed on wild turkeys all summer and was released years ago by a mountain resident. The fat coyote’s size matched a timber wolf, and turkey losses are blamed on it.
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Allen Valley
Hancock
Carlin
Must Clear Intimidation Charge First in Oil Case
Washington December 22 Justice Siddons ruled that the government must address accusations of witness intimidation before continuing contempt and intimidation charges in the oil jury tampering case. After overnight discussions and arguments, the court ordered the statement by Edward J. Kidwell on signing a false affidavit to be disposed of, while prosecutors vowed to present witnesses to support intimidation claims connected to the Fall-Sinclair oil jury shadowing.
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Washington
Justice Siddons
Edward J. Kidwell
Harry F. Sinclair
William J. Burns
Sinclair Oil
Kidwell
Gift To Grandson Stands, Court Rules
An 86 year old Pittsburgh mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, sought to set aside a $600,000 gift to her grandson Lawrence Thaw. The request was denied in Federal Court in New York.
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New York
Mary Copley Thaw
Pittsburgh
Harry K. Thaw
Lawrence Thaw
Damage suit filed against Potomac-Edison over auto crash
Annie E. Reeder filed suit against Potomac-Edison Company in Tunkstown to recover for personal injuries from an auto accident. The Reeders alleged they were forced to drive into a trea at the bend this end of Funkstown to avoid a trolley. The case was nol pressed at the November term and entered on February dock.
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Annie E. Reeder
Potomac-Edison Company
Tunkstown
Nolle
Reeders
Funkstown
Trio Guilty of Starting Forest Fire Near Belle Grove
Woodrow Barnes Herbert Barnes and Qlin Creek were found guilty of starting a forest fire behind Little Orleans. Magistrate J C Ward ordered 30 days suspended and costs. Deputy State Forester C C Klein charged they torched a hollow tree on November 24 to flush a rabbit, leaving the burning stump to spread over six acres. Hunters were blamed for seven other fires in the area.
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Little Orleans
Woodrow Barnes
Herbert Barnes
Qlin Creek
J. C. Ward
Belle Grove
C .C. Klein
Britain Plans Loyal Policy to League of Nations
King George prorogued Parliament and stated Britain would base policy on loyalty and cooperation with the League of Nations. The item notes Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts on December 21, 1620, marking 807 years since then.
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London
George
Great Britain
League of Nations
Massachusetts
Bus Damaged by Fire Threatens East Baltimore Garage
A Blue Ridge Transportation Co bus was badly damaged by fire near noon at the East Baltimore Street garage. A firefighter entering the smoke without a gas mask was overcome but rescued and revived. Short circuit started the blaze. dense interior smoke hampered efforts before the interior fire was extinguished.
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Blue Ridge Transportation Co
East Baltimore Street
Only Three Worthy Of Being President
In New York on December 22 Rev Dr John Roach Stratton says three men are worthy of the presidency Will Rogers Henry Ford and another unnamed by modesty The piece notes farm crops worth 9114845000 dollars this year per the Agriculture Department estimate in Washington on December 22
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New York
John Roach Stratton
United States
Will Rogers
Henry Ford
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Fechet Tops Army Air Service Chief Portrait
The highest ranking aviation officer in the Army is James D. Fechet, shown after earning the major general stars that accompany the chief. The note mentions Mason Patrick, retired, in the context of the service.
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James Ki. Fechet
Aney
Art Service
Sue Caeds
Genero Mason Patrick
Murderer Hickman Seizes Car In Hollywood Holdup
William E. Hickman, accused kidnapper slayer, held up F. R. Peck in Hollywood Sunday night and drove away in Peck’s green Hudson sedan. The car, California license 1350391 and motor 460970, was later sighted in Portland by two youths who identified Hickman as the driver.
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Los Angeles
William E. Hickman
F. R. Peck
Hollywood
Portland
Hickman
California
Sub Disaster Called Criminal by Inventor
Boston December 22 A professor and inventor Reginald D Fessenden called the 8 4 disaster criminal in a statement. He said his oscillator used in S 8 and sunken S 4 communications could have prevented the crash and cited Navy reports of signals aiding avoidance at sea. He argued locating a submarine with a tachometer or echo sounder would have allowed detection within 15 minutes.
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Boston
Reginald D. Fessenden
Navy
Paulding
Fessenden
Parents Can Hire Santas In Chicago
Chicago readers can hire trained Kris Kringles to appear at specified hours in taxi cabs, offering a disguise alternative for wary parents. A separate item notes Jessia O. Thomas filing for divorce from Arthur E. Thomas this morning in court.
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Chicago
Jessia O. Thomas
Arthur E. Thomas
Suspect Hickman Seen Near Canadian Border In Seattle
Seattle reports say William Edward Hickman, accused abductor and slayer of Marian Parker, may have headed toward Canada after passing a $20 bill at a local haberdashery. Police, aided by immigration officials, pursued across the Pacific Northwest as officers noted the fugitive looked tired and worn and left clues pointing toward the border.
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Associated Prews
Seattle
Wash
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Canada
Hickman
Perry
M. Parker
Pacific Northwest
George W. Willoughby
Haberder
Fox
Sto
Youth Believed To Have Been Slayer Seen By Taximen
In Tacoma four taxicab drivers report seeing a man believed to be William Edward Hickman, famed for slaying 12 year old Marian Parker in Los Angeles. He was seen last night near a downtown taxi stand between 10 30 and 11 o clock. Authorities were informed and the suspect rented an automobile and was last seen headed toward Seattle.
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Tacoma
William Edward, Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Fox
Jan
Seattle
Maryland And Virginia Agree On New Boundary
A Maryland Virginia boundary dispute settlement was reached by state geologists and submitted to Virginia Governor Byrd and Maryland Governor Ritchie. Ten of eleven points favored Virginia granting seven square miles of shallow Potomac water. Maryland gets part of one square mile.
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Richmond
Byrd
Virginia
Governmor Ritchie
Maryland
Old Dominion
Potomac
Wilbur A. Nelson
Edward DB. Mathews
Intehio
H. L. Whiting
United States Coast Geodetic Survey
Potomac River
Board of
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