The Yankees evened up the game count, with Babe Ruth hitting two home runs in the game.
The DeAutremon Brothers attempted to rob their employer's train, the Southern Pacific Railroad No. 13, as it passed through a tunnel in the Siskiyou Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. The robbery was a failure, but they murdered four railroad men while making their escape.
They successfully evaded authorities for a period of years, but were ultimately all captured and sentenced to lengthy prison sentences. Hugh DeAutremon was captured in 1927 when a soldier who had been stationed in the Philippines recognized him as a serving soldier in his former unit, under an assumed name. Ray and Roy were captured in Ohio that following June.
All were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, which is somewhat surprising for the era, given the murders. Hugh was paroled in 1958 and died of stomach cancer nearly immediately thereafter. Roy was diagnosed with schizophrenia and given a lobotomy, which rendered him unable to care for himself, and he was a resident of the Oregon State Hospital until 1983 when he died. Ray was paroled in in 1984 and expressed horror for their crime upon his release.
The investigation was notable for the use of a forensic chemist, who identified the suspects based on the residue in a pair of overalls left at the scene.
The SS City of Everett sank in the Gulf of Mexico on a molasses run. All 26 hands on board were lost.
Eight children who were passengers on a horse-drawn school bus were killed near Rootstown Ohio when the wagon was hit by a train. This is mentioned in the newspaper above.
Calvin Coolidge addressed a group of Postmasters.
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