Misery Wage of Stealing Misery Wage of Stealing
New York Aug 7 Cornelius L Alvord Jr stole nearly 700000 from First National Bank eight years ago while employed as a note teller. He served 13 years in Sing Sing, released last year for good behavior. He now reflects on his downfall and warns that temptation and human nature drive theft. He lives on a 75 acre Columbia County estate near Columbiaville with his wife who funded the build.
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New York
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr
Alvord
First National Bank
Sing Sing
Erwin Johann Wider
Wall Street
Street
Battleship Delaware on final Atlantic trial voyage
The battleship Delaware, sister to North Dakota, left Newport Rhode Island harbor last night and is on the North Atlantic for final trials testing equipment for government acceptance. Officials expect a long voyage possibly around 1000 knots before returning to port.
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Washington
Delaware
North Dakota
Newport
R. I
North Atlantic
Rushing Toward Census Figures Across the Nation
Washington reports that by mid October the United States will learn its population from the thirteenth census. Durand denies knowing the exact total but preliminary district counts suggest a national population near 90 million, with about 58,000 districts already tallied. The Census Office employs 1800 clerks and 300 enumerators working day and night to compile figures on sex, age, race, and industry while initial announcements cover enumeration data for Rhode Island Oklahoma and selected cities and counties.
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Washington
United States
Durand
Rhode Island
Oklahoma
Texas
Census Bureau Faces Fraud Probes and Rising Costs
The article outlines ongoing enforcement against fraudulent enumeration in Great Falls Montana and Massachusetts. It notes the census process relies on hand counting with tabulating machines for classification, a large workforce totaling about 80,000 workers, and anticipated costs of roughly 15 million dollars with Congress funding 12 million.
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Congress
Miss Sackville West Pursues Paris Stage Training
Miss Sackville West, once a Washington D C child with father the late Sackville West who served as British ambassador, is in Paris studying for the stage and will continue training there.
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Sackville West
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Paris
Washington, D. C
Try to Eradicate Strike Bitterness in Portland
Portland Missouri August 7 Thomas Todd of Hamilton Ontario general joint chairman of the Order of Railway Conductors east of Detroit arrived with Edward F. Gibson former strike leader to seek better understanding of the Grand Trunk railway strike in Portland. Conditions here are improving as more old workers are being re employed each day.
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Portland
Grand Trunk Railway
Thomas Todd
Hamilton
Ontario
Order of
Detroit
Edward F. Gibson
Three Cliftondale Boys Arrested for Station Bur glary and Plunder
Three Cliftondale youths aged 12 to 15 admitted to rifling the railroad station till on a Saturday night theft. They were spotted at Revere Beach spending the money. most loot recovered. Bail set at 300 each. juvenile court arraignment scheduled.
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Cliftondale
Revere Beach
Metropolitan Police
Richard Clark
Joseph F. Clark
Rustic Street
Charles Bryson
Samuel H. Bryson
Clifton Street
John Carter
Alva M. Carter
Thomas Lawson
Harry Hart
Carter
Bryson
Clark
Hart
Mayo Men Lead Mattapan Outing Details at Boston Meeting
The Mayo Men's Benevolent Association of Boston met at Friendship Hall. President James J. McAndrews reviewed the Rugby Park Mattapan outing. Resolutions praised deceased member William Hanley, with a sympathy send to his Brookline brothers and records. A requiem high mass was planned pending next meeting. Brogan Rafferty and McAndrew to arrange.
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Mayo Men's Benevolent Association of
Boston
Friendship Hall
Kneeland Street
James J. McAndrews
Rugby Park
Mattapan
William Hanley
Brookline
Messrs
Brogan, Rafferty and McAndrew
Taft Talks Ohio With Judge Warrington at Burgess Point
President Taft hosts Cincinnati circuit judge John W. Warrington at the Evans cottage. They discuss Ohio politics and the Harding Harmon gubernatorial race. Hitchcock returns from abroad to offer a political angle on postal affairs. Sunday services at First Parish Unitarian Church attract a sparse congregation.
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Beverly
Evans Cottage
John W. Wortington
Cincinnati
Ohio Judicial District
Ohio
W. G. Harding
Harmon
Warrington
Boston
Taft
Frank H. Hitchccock
Postal Savings Bank
Hitchcock
Washington
First Parish Unitarian Church
Elmer S. Forbes
Weston
Burgess Point
Cambridge Brothers Identify Train Victim as Charles Jackson
John and Henry Jackson of Cambridge identified the man killed by a Boston and Maine train at North Hampton as their brother Charles Jackson. They said he left Cambridge on Tuesday seeking work and had not been heard from since.
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Portsmouth
John and
Henry Jackson
Cambridge
North Hampton
Boston & Maine
Charles Jackson
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