Raynham Tests Biplane as Transatlantic Race Nears
In St John’s Newfoundland on April 17 the weather kept Harry Hawker from starting the flight while Captain Frederick Raynham conducted a test in his Martinsyde biplane. Hawker completed a final trial in his Sopwith. both crews await clear conditions to depart for the $50,000 Daily Mail prize.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Harry G. Hawker
Frederick P. Raynham
London Daily Mail
Newfoundland
Raynham
Hawker
Atlantic
Ommander McKenzie Grieve
Press Publishing Company
Portia
Placentia
McKenzie Grieves
Britons' Martinsyde Flight Survives Atlantic Fog
Raynham and Major Morgan launched from Quidividi, cleared 4500 feet in a Martinsyde flight above Newfoundland harbor. They reported a jammed control but no damage, and wireless messages from St. John’s and Cape Race. Weather officials warned cyclones over the Atlantic, delaying further test flights.
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Newfoundland
Quidividi
Raynham
Morgan
St. John’s
Cape Rage
Atlantic
Pond Faces New Trouble In Federal And City Courts
Howard A. Pond a Marine lieutenant and alleged heart breaker faced federal charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in an allotment case and pleaded to a note with a $60 fine after a jury was empanelled. A city warrant then charged him with assault and failure to support an illegitimate child, with Mrs Alma Cote of South Boston named in the complaint. The pair had recently honeymooned in New York amid Pond’s marriage to a North Carolina widow. the government will not press the Cote complaint.
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Howard A. Pond
Merines
William H. Lewis
United States
City Hall Avenue
Cote
Pond
State House Briefs Reflect Early War Time Legislation
The Senate moved bills to reimburse cities and towns for indigent soldier burials at forty dollars instead of zero. An absentee voting bill, a rent inquiry commission veto, and a war-relief subsidy for dependents until six months after the war were discussed. Agriculture plans included new market, dairy and soil divisions. A special commission to study a Pilgrim tercentenary exposition drew strong support with talks of city trade, finances, and international interest from European leaders.
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Senate
Committee On Ways and Means
Committee On Agriculture
Reclamation and Soil Survey
Department of Agriculture
House Committee On Ways and Means
Elbridge R. Anderson
Boston
Louis K. Liggett
Chester S. Campbell
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Clemenceau
King Albert
Lloyd George
General Diaz
Europe
United States
League of Nations
Cardinal Gibbons Praises Salvation Army Work
Cardinal Gibbons lauded the Salvation Army for wartime work with soldiers and sailors in a letter released by former Governor Charles S. Whitman. He said the Army aided troops on the front and at home camps, and praised its nonsectarian approach to aid regardless of creed or color.
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New York
Cardinal Gibbons
Salvation Army
Charless. Whitman
Salvation Army Home Service Fund
Wood Aims to Cross Atlantic by Air Next Week
Major J. C. P. Wood plans an Atlantic crossing by airplane, starting from East Church England to Curragh Ireland for engine overhaul before flying to Bowmore Field and taking off at noon. He expects to reach the American coast within about 24 hours in daylight, weather permitting amid low visibility and unsettled conditions.
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Royal Aero Club
Bangham
Martinsyde
Quidividi
Raynham
Major Morgan
Ireland
Atlantic
Wood
East Church
England
Curragh
Bowmore Field
American
Teacher Restraint Critiqued by Prof Kallen at League Meeting
Pr Horace M Kallen a former Wisconsin psychology professor said teachers cater to vested interests and school committees. He criticized Washingtons superintendent for suspending a teacher over League of Nations discussions and blamed elected officials for restraining education. He also mocked Senator Borahs League opposition as ignorance.
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Horace M. Kallen
James
Harvard
University of Wisconsin
The
League For Permanent Peace
Kallen
Roxbury
Superintendent of Schools of
Washington
League of Nations
Borah
Girl 26 Found Dead in South Boston Room
The body of Josephine Sullivan was found in her third floor room at 439 West Broadway South Boston by landlady Mary Hanrahan. Dr W J Sheehan attributes death to suffocation from inhaling fumes from a lit kerosene oil stove in a closed room. The body was taken to the northern mortuary and the medical examiner notified Sullivan's mother in Newark New Jersey.
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Josephine Sullivan
West Broadway
South Boston
Mary Hanrahan
Sullivan
W. J. Sheehan
West Fourth Street
John Cullivan
North Seventh Street
Newark
N. J
Crescent Gardens Rev Beach Patriots Day Celebration Act
Crescent Gardens hosts a Patriots' Day celebration with continuous entertainment from 2 p.m. to midnight. A big double singing act by Dert the pest dance muato is billed as the biggest hit with one admission. Dancing every evening.
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Rev Beach
Denzin
Righam
Ing
Argentina Bars Russian Soviet Agent From Landing
Argentine authorities bar Ledimin Chinnit, a Russian claimed to represent the Soviet government, from landing aboard the Dutch steamer Gelina after being stopped by Brazilian officials in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month.
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Buenos Ayres
Ledimin Chinnit
Rio Janeiro
Chinnit
Acton Patriots Day to honor local war service men
On Patriots Day the citizens of South Acton will gather for a patriotic meeting at Exchange Hall. Congressman John F. Fitzgerald of Boston will be presented with an engraved gold headed cane made from historic wood including pieces from the Cradle of Liberty, crafted by Ruben L. Reed, a 78 year old Acton resident.
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Fitzgerald
Ruben L. Reed
Acton
South Acton
Exchange Hall
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Cradle of Liberty
Congressman Fitzgerald
Motor Corps Seeks Applicants for Army Auto Training
Boston recruiting office announces readiness to receive applications for the Motor Transport Corps. The program trains young men for motor expert roles in the U S army with schools at Camp Holabird Baltimore Camp Jessup Atlanta Camp Boyd El Paso and Camp Normoyle San Francisco.
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Boston
Tremont Row
Motor Transport Corps
United States Army
Motor Corps
Camp Holabird
Baltimore
Camp Jessup
Atlanta
Camp Boyd
el Paso
Texas
Camp
Normoyle
San Francisco
Cal
Tuxpam Men Indicted in New York Stock Scam
Indictments returned by a federal grand jury charge Louis Roumagnac Benjamin Hurtado Mendoza George Breen and John Y Bryant with conspiring to defraud. The Tuxpam Star Oil Corporation allegedly claimed Mexico oil lands earned large returns and used mail fraud to sell stock. Promoters aimed to push stock on curb markets in New York and Boston and siphon the proceeds.
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New York
Louis Roumagnac
Benjamin Hurtado Mendoza
George Breen
John Y. Bryant
Tuxpam Star Oil Corporation
Mexico
Boston
Potter Place Hotel Burns In New Hampshire Fire
Potter Place Hotel in Potter Place village burned today. With no local fire force, Concord sent a special train with firemen and a chemical engine to reach the 38 miles in 86 minutes. other buildings were saved. The four story frame hotel, closed for winter, was to reopen. loss estimated at 10000 dollars.
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Andovena
N. H
Potter
Potter Place
Boston & Maine
Concord
Harley Hopkins
Charles M Schwab Industrial Leader and Bethlehem Steel Builder
Charles M Schwab born April 18 1862 in Williamsport Penn rose from stage driver to chief engineer and 25 general superintendent in steel. He led the Steel Company to prominence, later controlled Bethlehem Steel, fueled war orders in 1914 and set notable shipbuilding records. He married in 1883.
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Charles M. Schwab
Williamsburg
Penn
Loretto
St. Francis College
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Steel Corporation
The
Steel Trust
Bethlehem Steel Works
Bethlehem Company
Schwab
Bethlehem
Boston Office 88 Broad Street Telephone Malfunction
Local filing notes a telephone malfunction affecting the Boston office at 88 Broad Street. Technical crews report ongoing repairs with service expected to resume shortly. City customers advised to use alternate contact methods during the outage.
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Boston
Broad St
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