Robert E. Lee Liner Grounded Off Manomet Point in Snowstorm
The Eastern Steamship company steamer Robert E. Lee carrying 150 passengers and 150 crew ran aground on the Mary Ann rocks four miles off Manomet Point Massachusetts during a 70 mph gale and heavy snow. Coast guard cutters Tuscarora and Redwing, plus other vessels, rescued all aboard as water flooded the engine room and radio contact was maintained via a battery powered set.
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Manomet Point
Mass
Robert FE. Lee
Eastern Steamship Company
Boston
New York
Mary Ann Rocks
Eastern Steamship Line
Coast Guard
Cape Cod Canal
Tuscarora
Canal
Lee
Robert E. Lee
Redwing
Rescue of Hermes Crew After Collision Near New Orleans
Twenty seven crew members and two passengers of the Swedish steamer Hermes were rescued and brought to New Orleans after Hermes sank following a collision with the Norwegian steamer Modemi, twenty six miles south of New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Hermes
Modemi
Spurn Pacifists Pleas in Fight on Navy Bill
Washington reports the House Rules Committee voted to report a special rule to action on the shipbuilding bill despite pacifist opposition. Rep. Fred A. Britten says anti preparedness forces mount a wave of propaganda, accusing pacifists of stirring opposition to naval spending.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House Naval Committee
Slashirz
Congress
Fred A. Britten
Rep
Ill
Rules Committee
Britten
House
Naval Committee
William H. Crane Dies at 83 Dean of American Stage
William H. Crane, noted as the dean of the American stage, died in Hollywood at eighty three after doctors described his death as a general breakdown. Born in 1846 in Leicester Massachusetts, he began on stage in 1868 in the comic role of a notary in The Daughter of the Regiment and remained active until about ten years ago.
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Hollywood
Calif
William H. Crane
Leicester
Mass
Two U S Marines Killed in Nicaragua Landing
Two U S Airmen were killed in Managua Nicaragua Captain William Carl Byrd from Orangeburg South Carolina and Sergeant Rudolph A Frankforter from Quantico Virginia died when their Marine observation plane crashed during a landing at Estell.
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Managua
Nicaragua
William Carl Byrd
United States Marines
Orangeburg
S. C
Rudolph A. Frankforter
Quantico
Estell
Justice Holmes Celebrates 87th Birthday
Washington reports Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes marks his eighty seventh birthday as an active scholar and jurist. Chief Justice Taft praises him as the most brilliant and learned member of the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Holmes
Taft
Supreme Court
Kellogg Warns Nicaragua on Electoral Law Passage
Washington reports Secretary Kellogg told American agents in Nicaragua that if the conservative government fails to pass the McCoy electoral bill the United States may take drastic steps to fulfill its election supervision obligation. Chamorro opposes the measure, feared to be unconstitutional, as liberals gain strength.
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Washington
Kellogg
Nicaragua
United States
State Department
Henry L. Stimson
Chamorro
Congress
Liberal Party
Inventor Claims Turbine Car Without Gears
A Scottish inventor announces a turbine powered automobile that eliminates gears. Power from the engine is transmitted to the drive by revolving blades in a liquid medium.
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Scotland
Drink Water To Help Back And Kidney Aches
Public health advice recommends drinking plenty of water to flush kidneys and relieve back pain and kidney discomfort from rich foods. It promotes Jad Salts from Gay pharmacy as a kidney friendly aid and suggests a daily four ounces of Salts in water before breakfast for several days.
Grain Crop Reserves on Farms Show Decline in 1928 Stocks
The Agriculture Department reports lower farm stocks for corn and oats in March 1 estimates, with corn at about 1.02 billion bushels versus 1.13 and 1.33 billion in 1927 and 1926, Wheat at roughly 130 million, oats 376.7 million, barley 61.6 million, and rye 7.9 million. Notes imply stronger early-year consumption and a smaller reserve base overall despite larger 1927 crop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Doubtful Success Mockery in an Old Lady’s Hair Do
An elderly woman’s hair is mocked to avoid looking like an old lady. Polk Daniels notes the joke aims to shift perception, leaving the subject framed as a gendered caricature rather than a serious critique.
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Polk Daniels
Polk
Kansas City Star
Thrift and engagement quirks quoted from Berlin Ulk
In Reserve Marie debates thrift with marriage prospects. The Berlin Ulk quip contrasts liking to marry a thrifty man yet disliking being engaged to one, highlighting humorous social attitudes toward romance and frugality.
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Marie
Berlin Ulk
Clix Inspired Pancake Batter Frying Method
A historic sounding recipe fragment lists dry ingredients and wet mix and notes gradual addition of milk into beaten egg with olive oil. It instructs to heat a timbale iron and fry the batter in deep fat until crisp and brown then drain on brown paper.
Bolling Field Club Burns Washington Fire Hits Army Air Station
The Officers' club and a restaurant at Bolling Field, the army air station in Washington, were partially destroyed by a fire of unknown origin.
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Washington
Officers’ Club
Bolling Field
Army Air Station
Keel of New Cruiser Laid at Camden Shipyard
The keel of a new 12000000 dollar scout cruiser was laid at the American Brown Boveri shipyard in Camden New Jersey marking a major advance in naval construction.
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Camden
N. J
American Brown-Bovers Company
Misplaced Ad Pitches Cold Remedies In Quirky Snippet
A noisy humorous quotation mocks a stingy character while an ad promotes Laxative Brom Quinine tablets to battle a coming cold. The message blends satire with a medicinal sales pitch typical of vintage classifieds.
Always give your wife her own way, it will save her trouble
A terse aphorism advising marital harmony through yielding to a wife’s preferences. The quip frames yielding as practical, suggesting that allowing a wife to decide spares conflict and effort, reflecting a light social joke style.
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R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
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J. Hawk McNoodle
Sandwich Islands
Beim
Mosey
Oklahoma
Western Investment Co
Morgan Hesryetta
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Mazelle
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Gary
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Hanford
Lincoln
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