Dover Lake Denmark Arsenal Blast Eyewitness Tale
A lengthy reminiscence from Dover New Jersey details the Lake Denmark depot explosion of 1926. It follows Morris Utter who watched the disaster from near his farmhouse as soldiers and civilians fled the blaze and a photographer captured the scene from the air. Two Marines, Captain Clarke and Lieutenant Commander Brown, risked death to reach the powder magazine, while townsfolk and families endured collapsing roofs and heat from the fiery ruins.
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Lake
Denmark
Utter
Dover
Fouses Toi
NEA
Robert P. Dorman
Varia Val
Dorman
Burwell Fi Clarke
Marine Corps
Kb. A. Bri
Viola McConnell
Brown
Clarke
Reservatio
McConn
Capt
Army-Navy
Picatinny
Lake Denmark
The
Ordnance Department of Army
Ris
Bae
Shou
Navy
Ohio Sees Fourteen Deaths From Storms And Drownings
Columbus reports fourteen deaths across Ohio from storms accidents and drownings as residents seek relief from heat at beaches and on highways. Injuries were numerous and one victim remained in dying condition.
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Columbus
Ohio
Search for Harry Thaw Reaches Winchester Woman
Miss Forrest Walsh of Los Angeles appeals to police to locate Harry K Thaw who she says promised marriage and wrote love letters over the past year. She and her family visited Thaws Kenilworth home but were told he had not returned. Reports place him in Pittsburgh as of yesterday.
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Winchester
Harry K. Thaw
Forrest Walsh
Los Angeles
Cal
Thaw
Pittsburgh
Miss Welch
Sne
California
Tarheel Family Enjoys Farm Day Swim Picnic
Tom Tarheel recalls a cherished farm moment when the family went swimming and followed with a woodland picnic supper after a day of farm work.
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Tom Tarheel
Petition for paving Orchard Street in Boone NC
Abutting property owners on Orchard Street petition the Town of Boone to surface with crushed stone from Grand Boulevard to H. W. Horton’s. They propose the cost be shared equally between abutting property owners and the town. Signatories include H. E. Wilson G. K. Moose H. W. Horton L. H. Herrell E. N. Hahn M. P. Critcher John W. Hodges Wiley G. Hartzog S. M. Austin L. T. Tatum.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
Boone
Orchard Street
Grand Boulevard
H. W. HortOn
Said Street
H. E. Wilson
G. K. Moose
L. H. Herrell
E. N. Hahn
M. P. Critcher
John W. Hodges
Wiley G. Hartzog
S. M. Austin
L. T. Tatum
Plenty Ripening Peaches for Sale Near Roaring River
Orchard owner R. D. Mathis advertises ripe peaches for sale five miles south of Roaring River at moderate prices. Also notes a rental listing offering two or three furnished connecting rooms on the first floor with all conveniences and contact Mrs. Latham.
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Roaring River
R. D. Mathis
Latham
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Ft. A. Shull
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Herman Wilcox
Phomas M. Cannon
B. C. Cannon
W. D. Clarke
District Court OF the United States
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Chas. Fletcher
Hodges Gap
Tyson & Jones
J. S. Prestwood
Blowing Rock
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Mountain City
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Laurel Fork
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Roby L. Johnson
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Johnson
Elk Park Hotel
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