McNamara Sued as Grand Jury Opens Probe
In Los Angeles on October 1 a dynamite explosion killed a reporter and damaged The Times building. James B. McNamara becomes a defendant in a $50,000 damage suit filed by Louise M. Sawyer. District Attorney Fredericks asserts knowledge of dynamiters and vows ongoing investigations into Schmidt, Caplan, and McNamara allies with grand jury deliberations soon to begin.
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Los Angeles
Tec. T
James B. McNamara
Winter Pentence
Life
Louise M. Sawyer
Robert Sawyer
Las Agelés Times
Fredericks
Dia
Ben
J. J
McManigal
Schmidt
Caplan
McNamaras
James B.antler
James BcNasmara
John J. McNamara
United States District Attorney's Office
McNamara
Milton Schmidt
David Oxplan
Times
James B. Me Ee
Confessions Do Harm in Building Trades Settlement Talk
New York Duc 7 reports a move by the building trades council to end widespread troubles in the trades and to launch a nationwide effort toward greater industrial harmony. A. O. Tevitmoe, San Francisco council secretary, says the McNamara confessions damaged organized labor and the group aims to restore prestige while showing not all union workers are McNamara-like anarchists. Trades represented include the carpenters and joiners and sheet metal workers. CG. G. Norman chairs the meeting.
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New York
Duc
Building
Building Trades Council
McNamaray
A. O. Tevitmoe
Building Trades Council of
San Vranciaco
Building ‘Trades Employers’ Association
Norman
Building Trades Employers
Joan Rayon
San Francisco
Pitteburg
Chicago
Pinex Pint of Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pinex cough syrup as the leading remedy in U S and Canada, claiming rapid relief within 24 hours for deep coughs and usefulness for whooping cough, croup, asthma, and bronchitis. It describes preparation with sugar syrup or honey, notes pleasant taste for children, and guarantees money back with a guarantor certificate on each pack.
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Canada
Pinexr Co
Bu Wayne
Ind
Woman's Beauty in Wintry Weather and Remedies
A fragmentary column advertises skin care and hair care tips for winter. It touts a magatone solution for the face, neck, and arms, plus Mother’s Salve for chaps and pimples. Also described are a dry shampoo method and a plan to settle building trades disputes involving metal workers and carpenters.
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de Werthe
Labor Men Named Delay Hinders AFL Conference
A temporary postponement of the Ways and Means Committee conference on the McNamara defense fund occurred due to late arrival of Frank M. Ryan, president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. Ryan was awaited to resume discussions on all McNamara case phases, with Morrison noting limited funds left in the $100 fund.
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Frank M
Ryan
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Frank M. Ryan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Tron Workers
American Federation of Labor
McNamara Defense Fund
McNamara
Defense Fund
Frank A. Morrison
Buckwheat Cakes Recipe From Woman's Home Companion
The December issue of The Woman's Home Companion features recipes including a cited buckwheat cakes method. The Massachusetts contributor provides directions with buckwheat meal Indiana meat yeast and molasses, plus rising steps, soda addition, and serving notes for tender cakes.
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Woman's Home Companion
Massachusetts
Indiana
Men's and Young Men's Suits Sale Prices
A retail listing shows various men and young men's suits with marked prices ranging from 5.00 to 22.00. The ad emphasizes clearance with multiple “Suits must go at” notes and a tiered price structure for different sizes and styles.
The Wrong Man Twenty Years Imprisoned
Madge C Jennison narrates Andy Toth’s twenty year prison term for a murder committed by another man who confessed on his deathbed. An illiterate Hungarian émigré, Toth was released after decades, reunited with his wife and grandchildren, and reflected on life as letters from home kept him sane.
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Madge C. Jennison
Andy ‘Toth
Pennsylvania
Toth
Ed Andy Tothie
Hungary
Apdy
Havana
Mike
Andy
Wright
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