April 4th, 1927 New York Times
Trials began today for the two men believed most closely linked to the October 1926 attacks here in New York. Martin Lubinsky of Brooklyn and Ernest Karrelson of the Bronx are believed to have been the drivers of the two delivery vans used in the attacks on Wall Street. City attorneys reportedly have several eye-witnesses who place the two men at the scene of the crime. Several additional trials are expected to begin within the next few weeks, the post prominent being that of Communist leader Charles Ruthenberg. He has been charged with conspiracy in the planning of the attacks and with helping provide funds.
April 15th, 1927 New York Times
EXTRA!!! Lubinsky and Karrelson convicted and sentenced to death! The jury came back with its verdict after about three hours of deliberations. The two men were the drivers who delivered the bomb-laded delivery trucks to Wall Street last October killing hundreds of New Yorkers. The execution date was set as Monday, July 4th, but it is expected that appeals will delay the actual executions until next year. Crowds outside the court house cheered when the verdict was announced by reporters running out of the courtroom to phone in their reports. The trial of Charles Ruthenberg, head of the American Communist Party, is scheduled to begin on May 9th. He is charged with conspiracy and could face life in prison if convicted. Some believe he was the mastermind of the entire plot, but so far no evidence proving that has come to light according to sources inside City Hall.
April 18th, 1927 Akron Ohio
Ambassador Richard Cerasus of Atlantis drove the first rivets into the frames of the two Atlantian airships under construction here by Goodyear Zeppelin. The actual construction of components began at the end of January in workshops here in Akron. The ceremony today was held at the partially completed Airdock, a massive hanger being built at the Akron Airport. Work on the two ships will begin in the Airdock even before it is completed, within the already enclosed south end. It is planned to have construction on the Airdock finish this summer, well ahead of schedule. The two Atlantian airships should be finished next year, when Goodyear is scheduled to begin construction of the Akron and her sister Macon . The two Atlantian ships will totally fill the Airdock when completed, so the two larger Navy airships will be built one at a time. It is hoped that a second Airdock will be built by the end of the decade, especially if more airships are ordered by the Navy and possible commercial users. There have even been rumors that Goodyear may start its own commercial airship service, possibly in cooperation with its sister company Zeppelin of Germany.
May 27th, 1927 Navy Times
It’s been a busy month for America’s shipyards with no less than eight new cruisers laid down across the nation. Two heavy cruisers, the Northampton and Louisville are being built in Philadelphia at the League Island shipyards and six Columbia class light cruisers were laid down on slips vacated by the first half dozen ships of the class that just completed. The Navy hopes to build more ships in the coming years to try and close the “cruiser gap” that we suffer from. Right now the United States has far fewer cruisers than it needs for escort and scouting missions, a potentially grave situation should we be required to fight an enemy battle fleet overseas. More heavy cruisers are to begin construction this fall and plans have been made to build several more through the middle of the next decade. It’s hoped that the “cruiser gap” can be closed by the early 1930’s, especially if surface ships are supplemented with the new “ZRS” airships.
June 20th, 1927 Tacoma News Tribune
The latest additions to the Mexican Navy were officially turned over today at a ceremony at the Moran Brothers shipyard. The cruisers Acapulco and Veracruz are of the Columbia Class of light cruisers and are armed with six inch guns. The two ships will be the most modern vessels in the Mexican navy when then finish trials and enter service later this year.
June 27th, 1927, New Orleans Times-Picayune
A Mexican battleship has sailed up the river to our fair city, but instead of meaning war, it means jobs for local shipyard workers. The battleship Santa Anna will begin a major refit next month that will last over the next year and a half and thoroughly modernize the aging warship, first built nearly twenty years ago as the United States battleship Idaho . The Idaho was sold to Mexico in 1919. The work will be done at the Johnson Iron Works in Algiers, their largest project to date. Not everyone was happy to see the Santa Anna though. A bus loaded with Texans drove in from Houston to protest the ship’s arrival and the fact that she is named for a man considered a war criminal by many in our neighboring state. The men waved several large Texas flags and shouted derisive comments at the ship and its crew as it sailed up river past downtown New Orleans. The men then reportedly went to the French Quarter were several were later arrested for disturbing the peace at a local establishment of questionable repute. The men were later released and sent on their way back to Texas with a police escort.
Additional news will follow, primarily dealing with the May exercises with Atlantis off of Venezuela.
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