Friday, July 03, 2009

News from the Past - July 3, 1929

This is from the Clovis New Mexico Evening News Journal - a very depressing newspaper.
WINNIPEG EXPLOSION
A MYSTERY OF NIGHT

(By The Associated Prigss)
WINNIPEG, Man., July 3 - A violent explosion, which, shook nearby buildings, caused injury to two persons and damage to the basement of the Jewish orphanage on Matheson Avenue, North Winnipeg last night.Children at the orphanage escaped injury.
Almost every other story involved death, so this is relatively upbeat.
Family of Six Wiped Out In An Ax Murder

Two Found Dead On a Kentucky Highway Today

Two Plunge Off Mountain Ledge To Their Death

Houston Youth Slain; Companion Seriously Hurt

Firemen Killed in Crash With Train

Engineer Falls To Death From His Locomotive

CITY MANAGER URGES CO-OPERATION OF CLUBS
OK that last one wasn't so bad.

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