Tragedy in Calfornia flood claims seven Mathews kin
Seven members of the Mathews family perished in the San Francisquito Valley flood at New Hall California. CG J Mathews was present during the disaster. only his son escaped. Victims include Amelia Mathews and their children Tielma 12 Charlie 6 Franklin 4 Carl James Jr 3 and Vida Mathews daughter of E G Mathews of Lynwood.
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New Hall
Cal
St. Francis Reservoir
CG. J. Mathews
Mathews San Francisquito Valley
Amelia
Tielma
Charlie
Franklin
Carl James, Jr
Vida Mathews
E. G. Mathews
Lynwood
Death toll climbs in St Francis dam disaster in California
Rescue workers count 248 bodies in improvised morgues as search resumes through saffron mud, seeking 300 to 600 residents believed dead. Sheriff Traeger declines missing tally while estimates range up to 600 amid miles of 30 foot deep sludge along a 65 mile stretch.
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New Hall
Cal
St. Francis Dam
Little Valley
Sherif Traeger
Los Angeles County
Aged couple saves 6 men from St Francis dam flood
Newhall California March 14 an elderly rancher E K Eaton 77 and his wife risked their car to warn six oil drillers on his land. They evacuated the men as a wall of water hit the derrick. George McIntire told how his father and brothers escaped by climbing from a flooded house and swimming to safety after the dam disaster.
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Newhall
Cal
St. Francis Dam
E. K. Eaton
el Rio
Eatons
George McIntire
Billy
Joe
Sidelights of Flood at New Hall California
The St Francis Dam break created a harrowing scene viewed from the air as bodies lay buried in silt marked by sticks. Survivors escaped via muddy canyons while power lines snapped in two bright flashes. A newspaperman waded through mud to cover the disaster. Families faced the loss of loved ones and missing relatives as the valley’s beauty gave way to silted orchards and ruined homes. A four room house floated a mile intact.
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New Hall
Calif
St. Francis Dam
No Man's Land
Great Dam
Canyon
Associated Press
France Sends Condolences Over California Flood Disaster
Paris reports President Doumergue and Foreign Minister Briand cabled condolences to President Coolidge today about the California flood disaster.
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Paris
Doumergue
Briand
Coolidge
California
Three Killed In Santa Fe Train Wreck at Yampai
Three killed and several injured when Santa Fe Scout derailment near Yampai Arizona last night. Engineer Tom Cole and Fireman Bailey from Needles California died along with a mail clerk named Daugherty. One mail clerk injured. No passengers hurt.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Santa Fe
Yampai
Ariz
Tom Cole
Bailey
Needles
Daugherty
Dairyman Fined in Bottle Case in City Court
A local dairyman was fined $15 by Justice J. H. Bitner in city court for using bottles of Eldridge Dairy Company. A state law prohibits dairymen from using another company’s bottles. Another dairyman was dismissed of a similar charge for lack of evidence.
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J. H. Bitner
Eldridge Dairy Company
Robins Arrive Today Herald Spring Near
Robins arrived at the Hagerstown fairgrounds and near Keedysville, following a warm March day. Weather observer J A Miller notes robins typically follow blackbirds by a week, with March temperatures fluctuating widely. The mild spell is not expected to harm fruit buds.
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Fairgrounds
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Jury Out In Damage Suit Against Bus Company
The jury in the $25,000 damage suit of Benjamin W. Dale versus Blue Ridge Transportation Company recessed at 3:30 this afternoon after the trial concluded shortly before noon. Dale claims injuries from a fall when the auto he rode in struck a culvert below Boonsboro and alleges the car was forced into the culvert by a bus from the defendant.
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Benjamin W. Dale
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Dale
Boonsboro
Rubbish Blaze at Foltz Plant Fire Quickly Contained
A rubbish fire in the cellar of Foltz Manufacturing Company near Locust and Washington Streets started at 9:30 am. Flames around the furnace were checked by the concrete floor above, and the blaze was extinguished with little trouble.
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Foltz Manufacturing Company
Locust and
Washington Sts
First woman mayor beaten in Seattle election
Mrs Bertha K Landes, first woman mayor of a major U S city, was defeated by Frank Edwards in a tense campaign. Edwards won by about 19 000 votes as nearly 100 000 voters set a new Seattle municipal election record, marking a strong upset for the incumbent.
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Seattle
Bertha K. Landes
United States
Frank Edwards
Edwards
Two Fliers Killed In Plane Collision Crashes
In Manston Kent England on March 14 two British officers were killed when their airplane collided with another plane. The second aircraft managed to land safely.
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Manston
Kent
Eng
Chick Feed Kills Many in Smithsburg District
A Smithsburg area feed salesman sold a "make them say faster" feed. Farmers report many chicken deaths after using the product. George Kressler lost about twenty chickens after one evening feeding. More farmers report losses as the salesman has not returned to address the issue.
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Smithsburg
George Kressler
Five Drown In Three Feet Of Water In Fog
Five persons perished when an automobile in dense fog plunged from a culvert bridge into Coplay creek at West Hokendauqua Allentown area early today. Victims include Mr and Mrs Frank Meyer 35 and daughter 8 of Eagle Point Mike Golle 37 of Copley and Mrs Frank Eckert 32 of West Cormlay.
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Allentown
Coplay Creek
West Hokendauqua
Frank Meyer
Eagle Point
Mike Golle
Copley
Frank Eckert
West Com Lay
Night robberies hit two city businesses
Thieves entered the Office of the Underwood Typewriter Agency in the Grand Building and the marble shop of W T Meredith at 319 West Washington. cash and papers were taken. a bottle of milk’ contents were found missing at the Meredith shop. Skeleton keys used. Police suspect a female thief tied to three apartment lootings on West Antietam Street.
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Underwood Typewriter Agency
W. T. Meredith
West Washington Street
Underwood Agency
Meredith
Gilmore
West
Flying Weather Poor Off Of New England
Poor flying weather along the New England coast with dense fog if Captain Hinchcliffe nears the area during his flight from England. Boston indicates rain later, light winds from the south of east. Long Island shares overcast, cloudy skies with fog extending to New York.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Hinchcliffe
England
Long Island
New York
Measles Epidemic Reported in County Areas
Measles are widespread in several county sections but physicians see no cause for alarm as cases are the ordinary type with no deaths yet. Scarlet fever remains present in isolated cases, smallpox outbreaks have ceased, suggesting the danger was contained.
Surgeon Lane Calls for Diet Rule to Curb Deaths
London report quotes Sir William Arbuthnot Lane proposing a radical plan to halve hospitals by teaching people to eat differently. He argues current gluttony fills coffins with each bite and predicts a future of healthier, superhuman races if self-harm via overeating Ends.
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London
William Arbuthnot Lane
Great Britain
News From the Atlantic Flight Aboard Two Homes
London March 14 Within two English homes anxious families awaited news from the trans Atlantic plane attempting to conquer the ocean from east to west. Lord Inchcape and Captain Walter Hinchcliffe hosted hopeful relatives while Elsie Makay allegedly took part in the perilous flight.
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London
Lord Inchcape
Purley
Walter Hinchcliffe
Britain
Elsie Mackay
Atlantic
Not Sighted Off Ireland in British Plane Mystery
Reports from New York indicate Captain Walter Hinchliffe's plane vanished after leaving England for America. As of 10 30 AM EST no word on the craft off Nova Scotia and coastwise stations remained silent. Weather worsened with northwest winds, and a London report claimed a sighting 170 miles from Ireland.
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New "York
Walter
Hinchliffe
Cranwe England
Elsie “Mackay
America
Nova Scotia
St. John N. F
Big Whele
London
17 Above Zero At St. John's
A clear starlit dawn at St John s Newfoundland reports ground temperature at 17 degrees above zero and ideal flying conditions. Radio stations heard no signals from Capt Walter Hinchliffe s trans Atlantic monoplane as Harbor Grace showed good visibility and harbors remained open with similar weather expected today.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Walter Hinchliffe
Harbor Grace
New York Airmen Seek Atlantic Flight End in City
Anxious observers tracked Captain Walter Hinchcliffe and a companion believed to be Elsie Mackay as they flew from London toward New York or Philadelphia. Forecasts praised speed of 50 mph across a 3500 mile leg, with preparations at Mitchell and Curtiss fields Long Island for arrival expected late today.
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New York
Walter Hinchcliffe
Elsie Mackay
Lord Inchcape
London
Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Ward
Great Lakes
Hinchcliffe
Grand Banks
Mitchell
Curtiss Fields
Longs Island
Air Ministry
Tax assessment appeals heard for Hagerstown sections and District 24
Tax assessment appeals are heard today for the north and west sections of Hagerstown. A part of District 24 will be heard tomorrow while Cearrose will be heard on Friday and Saturday.
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North
West Hageratows
District 24 Wi
Cearrose
Fday
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