Desperate rescue of S-4 sub crew amid heavy seas
Desperate talks as 45 mile gale lashes the area off Provincetown Mass. rescuers strive to raise the U S S S 4 submarine from the ocean floor after a collision with the coast guard cutter Paulding. Forty men remain trapped with six believed alive after hammer taps offered word from the hull. Divers reported partial contact with the torpedo room, while pontoons were rushed from Brooklyn to aid lifting efforts.
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Coolidge's naval policy signals rise as 1926-27 shifts
Washington dispatches describe President Coolidge moving toward turning America into the world’s greatest naval power. The new policy, tied to Geneva's failure, implies a price in cruisers and battleships, signaling a strategic reversal and a deterrent stance against Britain. The piece compares this stance to Wilson’s 1918 navy claim and notes the political restraint accompanying the shift.
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King Ben Dead Followers Wait His Resurrection
Benton Harbor Mich Dec 193- Benjamin Purnell king of the House of David is dead He died at 1130 last Friday morning and to day the third day after his death his body still lay in the bed where he had died Colony officials believing in the teachings of Purnell that the faith had could not die have refrained from summoning an undertaker Continued on page two column 7
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Farmers Hearty Eaters Despite Lack of Else
Roy Porter of Cedar Falls and E. E. Mattingly of Black Hawk township were nominated for president of Black Hawk County Farm Bureau at the annual meeting opening this morning at EK of P Bali. Smalling of Cedar township has served as president for three years. More than 300 farmers joined Christmas shopping trips to the city for the bureau gathering. Warmer weather drew larger attendance, and the crowd enjoyed a large spread of creamed chicken, mashed potatoes, salads, cakes, and other foods at the noon meal, reflecting strong fellowship.
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Black Hawk Township
Black Hawk County
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Black Hawk
Sun Silent Knife Sent to Parents in Farmington
Harry Snyder, 22, who left Farmington September 1 to teach at a Beirut college in Syria, caused distress when his parents received a four foot knife in a Beirut postmarked package. The gift was signed with a handwriting unfamiliar to them, and no sender was identified despite the note that his safety remains a concern after his long absence.
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Beirut
Court to Instruct Jury Tomorrow in Remus Murder Case
In Cincinnati at the courthouse Judge Chester R. Shoak presides over the Remus murder trial. He denies defense requests for corporate special charges and for eliminating a not guilty verdict form, saying jury instructions will be given tomorrow morning after resumed closing arguments. Prosecutor Taft’s appeal not adopted. Elston continues attack on Dodge as Whanes faces Remus’ woes.
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Woman jailed in hunt for slayer of kidnaped girl
A nationwide search intensifies after 12 year old Marion Parker is kidnapped and slain. Police question Perry Parker, lender’s son, while a 22 year old operator named Lillian Padley is booked for murder and manslaughter. Three more suspects, including a man matching the George Fox description, are arrested near the exchange point where the body was recovered for 1500 in currency.
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George Fox
George Barnaman
Iowa Santa Gets 4 800 000 More
Des Moines leads Christmas club deposits with 650 000 as total Iowa Christmas savings rise 32 percent to 4.8 million. Cedar Rapids prepaid 610 000, Davenport 360 000, Clinton 255 000, Dubuque 240 000, Burlington 925 000, Muscatine 128 000, Sioux City 80 000, Waterloo 90 000, Fort Dodge 80 000, Mason City 75 000, Marshalltown 65 000, Newton 30 000, Manchester 20 000.
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Chinese Reds Executed In Mass Roundup Shock Waves
Canton December 19. Six hundred Chinese suspected of being communists were executed in one group to crush bolshevist activities, with authorities continuing Soviet‑rooted suppression. The Soviet vice consul was among the executed, according to official foreign reports. A large migration of Chinese toward Hongkong is noted as two hundred thousand people flee from the Canton area.
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Train Hits Sled Killing Girl In Town Falls
A four year old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verne Eliott, was killed when a passenger train on the Illinois Central struck a bob sled carrying the family near Town Falls Ta. The father shielded the infant, but the child died in a snowbank. John Elliott and Mrs. Verne Elliott survived with minor injuries.
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Haugen Presents New Relief Bill In House Debut
Washington December 19 farm relief activity began in the house with the introduction of a revised McNary Haugen bill Rep Haugen Iowa Republican co author and chairman of the agriculture committee said hearings will start January 1 and aim to last five days to move the measure quickly The bill keeps the core features but raises the revaluing fund to 400 million Include all commodities and seek 25 million for terminal market facilities The Senate version by Sen McNary Oregon does not include the revolving fund and favors a larger fund for all commodities The bishops convocation in London opened at Lambeth Palace to address the clash over the new prayer book for the Church of England.
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Short Interviews With Home Folks Deep Water Ma
Fireman Frank Andrews who served on the Seattle and Davis during World War I warned that torpedo tube escape from a sunken submarine is unlikely in very deep water. He described submarines going down on collision or under enemy fire as facing little chance of escape as water pressure increases with depth.
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League of Nation
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Frank Miles
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Davis
Sub S-4 Rescue Efforts Hampered by Gale Off Provincetown
Six sailors trapped in the submerged S-4 submarine off Provincetown Massachusetts persisted yet again today as a wintry gale halted salvage work. Divers faced broken air lines and heavy seas while navy units, tugs, and pontoons converged from multiple ports in a race against time.
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Provinestown
Mass
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Newell Fitch
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Officers and crew of S-4 listed after tragedy
The Charlestown Navy Yard released the official roster of forty aboard the submarine S-4. Names include Roy Keller Jones of Halethorpe Maryland as lieutenant commander and Donald Wewler of Los Angeles as junior lieutenant, among many others from Washington D C San Diego New London and beyond. A second item notes two gunmen who attempted to assassinate Flint Daily Journal editor J R Taylor at his home, firing a lone shot as he answered the door.
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Itavanna Ribbon Cigars
Courier delivery deadline and correction instructions
The notice states home delivery by 20 minutes past the hour and provides a phone number 4190 to call if the paper is not received by that time. It urges calls before 6 39 p m for a replacement copy.
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