davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
YOUTH IS INNOCENT
 Of RECKLESSNESS.
IdiDdd DkdnrgM AftG Hear-
 iR8 h Police Cont

Edwin Melandsr. aged 1s. of 70 Commonwealth avenue, was dis charged by Judge W. c. Hungerford in police court this morning after a hearing on the charge of reckless driving, preferred against him by Officer Thomas c. Dolan following an accident at tho corner of Wash ington and Lafayette streets last Saturday. Judge Hungerford said he could not find Melander guilty unless he also held Henry Scurti of s39 High street who was driving a Beaver street bakery truck west on Lafayette street as Melander was driving south on Washington street. Personal knowledge of the narrow ness of the street and tho difficulty of negotiating the turn at the cor ner guided him in making his decl- sion. Judge Hungerford said.
 Officer Dolan testified that Me lander showed him the point of col lision, which was two and one-half feet west of the exact corner Of the intersection, and said he was driving at tho approximate speed of 20 miles an hour, while Scurti said he was driving at the rate of or 10 miles an hour. William B. O'Brien of 370 Washington street testified that he and George Lawson. also of Wash inston street, saw the collision and carried Raymond Melander, 1e year old brother of Edwin Melander. into | nearby drug store. Tho boy was treated at New Britain General hos pital for a cut over the left eye and an injury to his knee. The speed Of the machines seemed equal in O'Brien's opinion.
 seruti testified that hs heard the horn on Melander's car but not in time to avoid the collision. He said he slackened his speed to cross the intersection but the other car was soing too fast He said he obtained his operators license | week ago.
 Melander, who was not required to tsstify, was represented by At ,orney Thomas F. McDonough.
 Russell Truslow. aged P. of IS Bradley street, who was in court last Saturday for passing the traffic lteht at Main street and Franklin sousrA and failure to have his taxi cab operators license in his posses sion, ted Judge HungerfoFd he had a telephone number in the card case in which he had the license and he left the case in . West Main street tire store where he used the tele- phone. He produced tho license and was then asked by Judge Hunger ford to explain his action in ignor- ins the traffic light and Officer vslay's whistle.
 He said he had barely time to mako . train connection at Berlin for | taxicab passenger and hs felt tho circumstances justified his driv- ing past the light Judge Hunger ford pointed out to him that every ono driving cars is in . hurry and that Is the very reason the traffic lights were placed on the streets. Taxicab drivers should be careful at all times because they are on the streets continuously. he said.
 suspending Judgment, Judge Hun- gerford reminded Truslow that he must bear in mind that policemen's whistles and traffic lights must be obeyed and if he comes before the court again for the same ofrense he will bs punished doubly.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
NOW YOU ASK ONE
NOT TOO HARD

In today's list of questions are several that may keep you guess ing, but most of them you should answer readily.
 1-Where was the first seat Of the United States government?
 2-Who was Maid Marian?
 3-Who is tho patron saint of the Welsh people?
 4-What is the oldest living na- ton in tho world?
 5-Name three wild animals that are members of the cat family?
 s-Where was tho late President Wilson born?
 7-How many ounces to Troy pound?-
 s-Who is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America?
 s-For what is Bedloe's Island famous?
 10--What is the highest point in tho United States?
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
RAIN FALLS FOR 16 DAYS
Continuous Precipitation Staggers Old Inhabitants-No Sign of Clear ing Is Seen In Skies.

New Britain today was drenched under it's 18th consecutive day of rain as weather forecasters predicted additional showers tomorrow and no immediate prospect of clearing. With the exception of few days the downpour has not been continuous and in some instances only an oc- casional shower marred the pleas- antness of the weather. Likewise, there have been few days on which the storm waged with marked sever- ity. Records maintained at the office of the board of public works show rain has fallen every day since May
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
Special Notice

Strawberry Festival and Supper given by St. Mary's Sodality at St. MAry's School Hall, Tuesday. May 24, from to 8 o'clock. Music fur nished by . seven-piece orchestra under the direction of Norman Marshall. Dancing from s:s0 to 12. Admission 50c.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
EACH HAS TWO DOGS

Possum Trot, Ind.-This village claims the highest per capita own ership of dogs of any city. town, village, hamlet or settlement in the world. An enumeration by health authorities found the population to be 14. the dog population 2s.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24

A Just reward for her loyal serv- ice to the New Britain system was given Mrs. Helen B. Rawlings when she was promoted from the ranks to tho position as assistant to Principal Edward E. Weeks in the Roosevelt and V. B. Chamber lain schools.
 A native of this city, she was educated entirely In the public schools here and after taking courses in the New Britain High school and the New Britain State Normal school she was immediate ly selected for a position in an ele- mentary school.
 Her home is at 3s Tulip street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
II Los ANGELES
BANKS HELD UP
In THIRTY DAYS
Lone Bandit RObs Branch
At La Brea Avenue of
$1,000 Thursday

los ANGELES, April IA (F.-The
eleventh bank holdup in 80 days took
place this afternoon A lone, armed
man confronted four employees OF the
Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings
bank branch at La Brea avenue. OBJ
tanned $1,000. and escaped in his auto
mobile.
The man, reported as youthful, ten
dered check to be cashed He then
whipped out gun and commanded:
Keep your mitts down and don't
squawk or I'll kill you," and ordered
Ian McTavish, manager, to hand over
the available cash,
Russell Ray. 21-year-old bookkeeper
of the Pacific Southwest bank of Per-
shing square, in the center of the city,
is in a critical condition with a frac
tured skull as the result. of another
fruitless bank robbery this morning.
Ray was Knocked senseless by blow
from behind when he went to the base
ment to unlock ledger vaults. His
means apparently frightened away the
holdup man, who fled through a base
ment door into an alley without secur-
ing any loot Over 100000 cash was
in other vaults in the basement, which
the robber apparently thought Ray
was about to open.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
First Through Train
From Nogales to City
OF Mexico Pulls Out

NOGALES April IA (R).-The first
through train from the American bor-
der to Mexico City via the west coast
left Nogales, Sonora, at 8 o'clock to-
night over the Southern Pacific of
Mexico railroad which recently COM
pleted .10S miles of tracking between
Tepic, Nayarit. and La Quemada, Jalis-
co. as the final stretch in $14,O0O,000
project under way since 1928.
Composed of two sections the train
departing tonight was made up of all
steel equipment, the first section
carrying mail and baggage cars, a
first class coach, two standard Pull
mans and dining car, while the
second sections carried two express
cars, one first class coach and one sec
ond class coach. Much of the country
over which the train is routed is little
known and was not accessible to heavy
transportation until the Southern Pa
cific of Mexico penetrated the wilds of
the state ay Nayarit and bridged an
almost impossible gap at Salispuedes.
The train is scheduled to Guadala-
jara, Jalisco, the southern terminus of
the road, where connections will be
made with the Mexican National lines
into Mexico CITY
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
3 DEAD; 3 HUR T
IN NITRO BLAST
IN BORCER WELL.

BORGER, Texas, April IA (R)-The
death in the fatal oil well nitro
blast near here yesterday stood at
three tonight with three others in
hospitals and it has been ascertain
cd that the casualties were not caus-
ed by premature explosion, but by
the forcing to the surface, from the
gas pressure OF q time bomb. The
ACCIDENT occurred at the Anderson
Pritchard No. /, north of the Can
adian river
The dead:
Eddie Dame, member casing crew I:
ROD Sparks, member casing crew,
Fred Workman, member casing crew.
The injured:
Robert II. Thacker tool dresser;
- f. Marshall, Arthur James.
The body Of Eddie Dame was
blown to fragments when the blast
scattered the derrick and sent shreds
Of the wooden rig flying over a
W ide area. Sparks and Workman
were brought TO the general hospital
here, where they died early today
from burns and injuries.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
SOUTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKE
TAKES HEAVY TOLL OF LIVES
IN ARGENTINE; ON CHILE COAST

full toll of the quake, which was the
strongest felt in Mendoza in 80 years,
was not definitely known late today.
Police reports showed that several
buildings collapsed and many others
were damaged. Messages from outly-
ing districts indicated that the quake
had caused deaths and injuries in them,
but gave no detailed information.
Tranquility was restored during the
day and the inhabitants, who had fled
panic stricken from their homes, re-
turned to find walls cracked, windows
broken and furniture damaged.
The greater part of the city was
plunged into darkness by the quake
and a violent wind added to the terror.
Reports trckling in from the interior
of the province of Mendoza indicated
that the toll of dead and injured was
likely to reach 100.
San Nicolas church, which was pre-
pared for Holy Thursday services, was
wrecked and only the early hour of the
come a great disaster since the church
would have been thronged to the door
later in the day.
In one section of the city alone IA
houses collapsed.
The populace still was panic stricken
return to their homes in fear of a re-
currence of the shock
Continued on Page Tem
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
SINCLAIR, FALL
TRIAL DELAYED.
By j. 5. JUDGE.
Government Given OppOr-
tunity to Search for Miss
ing Witnesses.
TWO ARE HIDING
Charge Blackmer and O'NeiI,
Oil Operators, Are Hid
ing In Europe.

WASHINGTON, April IA F.-To en-
search through Europe for two inn
portant missing witnesses, Justice Hitz
in the District of Columbia supreme
court today continued from April 25 to
May 23 the Sinclair Fall criminal con-
spiracy trial growing out of the Tea
pot Dome naval oil lease.
Government counsel urged and de-
fense counsel objected strenuodsly to
continuance until next October, and
Justice Hitz said he did not like to turn
away from defendants who were ready
to go to trial
Notice was given by the court, how
ever, that if the government failed to
find the missing witnesses-Harry M.
Blackmer and James E. O'Neil, wealthy
American oil operators-lie would en-
tertatn motion for a further con-
tinuance of the case until next fall.
Blackmer and O'Neil were declared by
owen J. Roberts, of special government
oil counsel, to be in hiding, lodging
special and consular agents of the gov
ernment who have been searching for
them for a number of weeks.
These oil operators are sought to
shed light on the organization and ad-
ministration of the Continental Trad
ing company. Ltd, a Canadian organ
ization, from which the government
charges Harry F. Sinclair obtained
$230,500 in liberty bonds and caused
them to be converted to the benefit of
Albert B. Fall within a few weeks
after the interior secretary negotiated
the lease with Sinclair for the Wyo-
ming naval oil reserves.
The government also urged post
ponement of the trial because of the
illness of J. w Zevely, of counsel for
Sinclair and a material witness; A. e.
Humphreys, an oil man, and Senator
Kendrick, democrat, Wyoming. In
reply to this, defense attorneys argued
that the illness of Zevely and Hum
phreys was progressive" and that they
probably would be less likely to be
able otestify later than they would
be this month.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
DEATH ADDS SIX
MORE TO TOTAL.
AT ROCK SPRINGS.
Tornado Claims Additional
Victims Who Die In
San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, April IA (R)-Death,
watching here with physicians over
hospital cots of some 80 injured, to-
night had increased it's roll by six
victims in the Rock Springs tornado
catastrophe of Tuesday night.
c. McMain, succumbing this after
noon was the sixth of the more seri-
ousjy injured group brought here
III three trains last night to die.
Fourteen others, who were near
death when rescued, held their own
during the day. Nine of these will
probably die, doctors said and the
other five are in critical but not
hopeless condition.
Those who died here were Nico
lctte Montello, John Lowrance, Dottic
Flemming, Flora dams, another
woman whose name is Adams, and
Charles McMajn.
Mrs. D. BARLEY, q baby named
Perez, Marguerite Pennington, whose
sister and mother are dead, baby
ramed Harrington, Mrs. James
Bourland a man named Mckinney
roiingar Duran and Mrs. Z. T. Rey~
mold are in a very serious condi-
tion.
Most Of the injured are suffering
terrible gashes and bruises received
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
CALF. CAPITAL
Is SHOCKED BY
MURDER, SUICIDE

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April Il Nn
TRAGEDY stalked through the leg
islative halls of the state capitol
TO-DAY when Harry Mil, 81 year old
lobbyist of Los Angeles, shot and
killed Miss MariDelle Wallace, 20
year old senate journal clerk OF
Hollywood, then turned the pistol
upon himself inflcting wound
from which his death ensued an hour
and a half later.
The shooting occurred on the
fourth floor of the state capitol
while both houses were in session.
gust outside of the room in which
tanned her office as an attache CT
the upper house.
Personal relations extending over
a number of years prompted the
shooting, it was declared by friends
Of the woman Earlier in the day
the g. year old lobbyist formerly a
saloon keeper at Mojave and later a
theatre owner at Bakersfield, throat
cned to take the life of the attrac-
tive senate attache.
On the capitol ground before the
morning session opened Assembly
lnan George W. Rochester met Hill.
Hill then was morose and said that
he would kill Miss Wallace. lust
then she appeared Oh the grounds
on the way to her office. EsypinG'
Hill she slipped away.
This afternoon Miss Wallace had
lust returned to Il room of the
senate adjoining her office with d
batch Of senate bills She told one
OF the women there that there was
IA man outside that she wished to
avoid. She slipped cut cautiously,
and ran into his arms.
Four shot rang out. At the first
shot, Colonel John u. CallSins, MEM
ler of the state crime commission
who was in room several doors
away, dashed out. Before he reached
the scene the four shots had been
fired.
lie found tho bodies of the Holly
wood woman and the elderly lobby
ist piled across the narrow corridor.
The woman was dead with tdree
bullet wound in the breast. Hill 5
head was torn open by the fourth
shot.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
10 MEN, TRAPPED FOR 5 HOURS
IN MINE BY FLOODS, RESCUED
mime disaster for OkIahoma.

mine disaster for oklahoma.
There was general rejoicing
about the mine when Cameron ap-
peared with the miners. Already
frantic efforts had been started to
reach the men, who had made
known through twO-inch cable
hole that they were still alive. Two
holes were being sunk, one a shaft
in which men were working in 15-
minute shifts to rush along the
work, the other a 2O-inch drill hole.
The 10 men were working this
morning in the old Wise mine near
here when Coal creek, swollen out
of it's banks by recent rains, poured
into the shaft of AN old abandoned
mine nearby. 3The water quickly
found its way through the subter-
ranean chaIdbers which honeycOmb
this district into the mine where
the nleIf were working.
The men were thought to have
been drowned until just before
noon. when communication was
established.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
REMAIN IN AIR
MORE THAN 81
HOURS IN TEST
Two Airmen Cover Greater
Distance Than From New
York to Paris.
USE MONOPLANE
Through Sunshine, Fog and
Darkness Birdmen Carry
On to Record.

NEW YORK. April IA (R-Two
american aviators who wouldn't
give up the stick" until it was
dead and the gas tank dry, today
rode down every world record for
continuance flying when they pass
ed, as PARKWAY mile posts, fire the
36-hour American record, then the
A5-hour French duration record, and
finally. their own scheduled 50-houf'
stunt in the air. The record break
ing fliers were civilian aviator Bert
Acosta, who abandoned automobile
racing for even more daring feats,
and Clarence Duncan Chamb erln.
They used a light, trim silver ana
lemon colored monoplane built by
Giuseppe M. Bellanca.
The record spun out perilous1y rs
the gas ran lower and lower in the
tank half a mile above Roosevelt
field brings back to America the
duration title, at 81 hours,11 mln-
utes and 20 seconds.
The filters. pursuing in the last
hours shortening course back and
forth above the turf mat of Roose~
welt and Mitchell fields. coasted
down the wind. after two or three
treathlessly watched banks and dips
at 12:42 this afternoon. and txied
smoothly along the same crowd
bordered runway from which they
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
STORM
DEATH
IN NORTH AFRICA

PARIS, April ID. P-Death and de-
struction have been spread along the
Moroccan coast by great storm de-
scribed as the most violent in more
than decade u The storm has swept
over Morocco and on into Spain.
Madrid dispatches say that 20 sailors
have been definitely reported lost off
the coast of Morocco. Scores more
may have perished in the destruction
of houses by winds of hurricane
force, or have gone down with the
hundreds of small fishing vessels
which are missing. Shipping con-
tributed heavily to the storm damage
list which early estimates place
around $10,OOO,O00. Four steamers re-
ported blown ashore are the Colling-
dale (British), beached near Melilla:
the Spanish hospital ship Castillo; the
Norwegian steamer Baltimore, and the
Greek vessel Nicolas Peteras.
The wind which accompanied the
''red rain" from Morocco caused con-
siderable damage among the flimsy
houses of southern Spain, and advices
from Spanish Morocco say bitter cold
has followed upon the storm and
caused much suffering Inhabitants of
interior Spanish Morocco are cut off
from supplies.
The Spanish government has ordered
relief measures.
The red rain" mentioned as fall
ing in Spain in this weeks storm also
has fallen in the French Riviera. 1t
is probably due to dust being carried
across the Mediterranean from Africa.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
FROM CA|ROT
RIVER IS
FILLING BANKS
Government Levees Con-
tinue to Hold, But Care
full, Watch Is Kept.
FEAR BREACHES
Continuance of Rainfall
Throughout Basin Carries
Threat.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April IA P--
From Cairo to the sea, the most
monacing flood in recent years was
sweeping down the Mississippi river
and its tributaries tonight urged on
~ the continuance of rainfalls
throughout tho basin.
High stages IN the lower Ohio val
ley from Evansville, Ind, to Cairo.
HIS; upward movement in the MlssI-
sslppi from Cairo to ST.. Louis: IN
smaller streams above Cairo and
the unloading of heavy surplus of
The Arkansas and White rivers from
Helena anc; Nickcburg forebode
stage. which may reach, or surpass
tho records in 1922 and 1923.
Government leyees along tn
father of waters continued to hold
tonight but engineers Kept vigilanr
watch. The guardians reported the
great dikes in fine condition, but
they placed men and machines at
strategic points to reinforce any
Weakness which might develop un-
der the immeasprable weight OF
waters.
Reports Of three breaches in the
defenses at as many points In the
greater valley were received here
today.
The levee of the Arkansas river at
Haroldton, in Crawford county, Ark,
cracked early today and 400 yards
Of the earthen wall were swept
aside as the floods rushed over
thousands of acres Of bottom land.
Fifty feet of the North St.
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
MOTHER NATURE
RAVAGES TAKE.
TOLL OF 1OOLIVFS
(By (P)

NBy vi
More than 100 persons are dead
and scores injured as the result of
devastating ravages of mother ma
tGre throughout the world during
the PAST three days.
Texas has been hardest hit in the
United States. No less than Is
storms of cyclonic variety have
swept over the state leaving trial
Of dead and injured.
Rock Springs, Texas, today buried
47-the result Of Il tornado Tuesday
night. A total of So have died from
hurts in the storm.
At Lufllin Il small tornado caused
the death of one woman today, While
IL were injured according TO latest
reports.
Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming
are in the grip of Il spring blizzard
which has seriously impeded high
ways, rail and air mail traffic. To-
day marked the fifth day of the
storm.
Down the Mississippi valley and
through other sections of the south
flood waters menace property and
cne life was lost. Across the At
lantic, heavy winds have struck
along the Moroccan coast. The
storm is described as the most vio-
: lent in a decade
i Twenty lives are reported lost
Bucharest reports a violent wind
storm destroying 200 homes. Fire
started in the wreckage. At least
Is persons are reported killed ana
50 injured in an earthquake which
rocked Mendoza, Argentine today.
! The shock lasted 20 seconds
Wire communications were inter-
! rupted in the Canadian northwest to-
iGov hU aurOra hOrealiS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15

HENRIETTA, Okla, April Ii (P).
After being trapped for eight
hours by flood waters 96 feet be-
low ground, 10 men were led to
safety today by John Cameron, a
veteran miner. While two holes
were being dug into the ground to
reach the nIen, Cameron vaguely
recalled there was a connection be-
tween the abandoned shaft of the
Duncan Mckay mine and the old
Wise mine, in which the men were
imprisoned. The old shaft was
mile away. but Cameron went
dcwn into the dark passageWays
and wandered around with "a flash
light to guide him. Hearing the
voices of the 10 men, he called to
them to stand by. Finally he made
his way to them. With the habits
of a veteran miner, he had no
trouble in retracing his steps
through the abandoned corridors.
rescuing :he men and aVerting
what threatened to be another
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
MYSTERY SURROUNDS IDENTITY OF
SKELETON FOUND NEAR HILLTOP

Mystery surrounds the identity
of the man whose bleAched bones
were found last Tuesday in the
Chiricahuas mountains between
Hilltop and San Simon by n cow
boy in search of cattle. Constable
johnson at Bowie has investigated
the report of the cowboy and is
still at loss as to the identity of
the man who perished or was
killed in the lonely mountain spot
four or five years ago.
The condition of the skeleton in
dicated that at least four years
had elapsed since the unknown
man met his death alone in the
mountains, it was reported. The
skeleton was not far from Dunn
Springs, according to the report
made by the cowboy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15

Constable johnson has inVesti-
gated and has not yet been able to
connect the skeleton with the dis
appearance of any man I'm the
Bowie district. he told Deputy
Sheriff o. A. Ash, who was at
Bowie Wednesday. So far the in-
veStigatiOn has failed to unearth a
report of disappearance of anyone
known in the Bowie country. 1t Is
the theory at Bowie that the skele-
ton is that of hunter not known
in the district.
The only bit of clothing near the
skeleton was "A piece of wOOlen
sweater. the cowboy reported.
Johnson told Deputy Ash that he
will bury the bones in the noun
tains when he has finished his
investigation.