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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0647 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0647 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
| NEWSGRAVURE and MAGAZINE SECTION THE JEFFERSONIAN TOWSON, MD. MARCH 22 1924 MAKING A HURRIED LANDING IN MIMIC WARFARE. Marine expeditionary detachment of the United States fleet in Southern waters landing on a beach near Culebra in battle maneuvers, equipped with hand grenades and rifle grenades. International PLANE THAT WILL ENCIRCLE THE GLOBE.—Test flight of the first round the world cruiser at Santa Monica, Cal. The aircraft here shown taking off from the Douglas plant, where it was constructed, flew under the direction of Lieutenant Frick Nelson to Clover Field and met satisfactorily all the requirements of the test. International Zoo, lilt! in an empil life in general iar. Wide World Photos V MUTE WITNESS OF A TRAGEDY.—Wreck of a torpedo plane in the Potomac River, caused by the breaking of a pontoon in landing. JJoatswain A. Di etrich was killed and G. L. Cingmara and W. J — Morris, machinists, were injured. Wide World Photos NITRATE BLAST WREAKS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.—Ruins of the Nixon Nitrate works at Dixon, N. J., where a terrific explosion took place recently, practically demolishing the plant, killing thirteen people and injuring a hundred more The force of the concussion was felt twenty miles away. international YOUTHFUL ATHLETE HAS HIS UPS AND DOWNS.—Little Jackie Ross, two years old, having great sport being tossed up in the air by his father and caught when he comes down for the entertainment of the gobs of the U. S. S. Tennessee. International NEW PASTIME REPLETE WITH THRILLS AND SPILLS. Polo played with motorcycles as steeds instead of ponies at Wakefield, Mass., recently by teams of five on a side, representing Wakefield and Boston, furnished plenty of exciting scrimmages before victory declared for Wakefield by a score of 5 to 3. International NEW SPEED DEMON WINS RECORD-BREAKING LAURELS. Babe Stapp in car No. 5 taking the lead at the turn in the Ascot speedway race at Los Angeles, in which on a dirt track he averaged 72 miles an hour, a new record for light cars. International SCOOTER THAT CAN MAKE NINETY MILES AN HOUR.—New aeroplane scooter, invented by Willis Wood of Long Branch, N. J., capable of making a mile in forty seconds, pulling along a merry party over the frozen surface of the Shrewsbury Rfver. Kadel & Herbert |