Margery Kinder Holds Shooting Title at Age 14
Miss Margery Kinder of the Woman's Junior Rifle Corps has become national champion among expert women shooters at the Caldwell rifle range in New Jersey. The 14 year old has outclassed rivals, recently scoring a perfect 100 at 25 yards and leading the field in the current national shoot.
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Margery Kinder
Caldwell Rifle Range
New Jersey
Margery F. Kinder
Woman's
Caldwell
Ellis Parker Butler Prolific Humorist Highlighted
The piece notes Ellis Parker Butler famed for Pigs Is Pigs and his story He Called Her on the Telephone in the Boston Sunisy Post Magazine, praising his entertaining fiction and sharp humor.
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Ellis Parker Butler
Boston Sunisy Post
Brotherhood Wage Draft Not Ready
The wage committee for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers failed to finish the demand draft at a session in Cleveland. Acting president Timothy Shea said the panel may not complete the wage proposal and universal employment rules before Friday for the national conference.
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Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
United States
Canada
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood
Howard Atheneum to Open Season With Social Follies Burlesque
Next Monday August 18 the Howard Atheneum will open for the season with the Social Follies burlesque company as the big attraction. Management also offers a continuous vaudeville bill. The box office opens today for advance sale of tickets.
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Howard Atheneum
Burlesque Company
Bremen Sub Sinking Story From War Time Revealed
Washington report recounts Congressman Edward J. King describing how a British officer claimed to have torpedoed the German merchant submarine Bremen near the Kiel Canal. The tale explains why the Bremen’s fate remained little known for generations.
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Washington
Bremen
New London
Conn
Edward J. King
Illinois
Europe
Mr. King
Atlantic
Stockbridge
United States
Queenstown
Langley
Kiel Canal
Canal
Congressman King
Becaue
Drowning Tragedy Claims Infant in Brook Near Home
At Aug 13 in Lo Well Edward Stavely aged 1 2 years drowned in Black Brook near 145 Baldwin Street. Mrs Stavely briefly left the child in the yard to join chores, and upon return could not find him. A search led to him lying in tall grass at the brook’s edge.
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Edward Stavely
Ernest T. Stavely
Black Brook
Baldwin Street
Edward
Harvest Party at SS Peter and Paul’s Parish
The annual harvest party at SS Peter and Paul’s parish in South Boston was held yesterday on the convent grounds West Broadway. Parish ladies sold food groceries and fancy articles with brisk sales. Hundreds of children attended in the afternoon and many former parishioners from Dorchester and City Point visited for dancing into the night.
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SS. Peter and Paul’s Parish
South Boston
West Broadway
Dorchester
City Point
Notre Dame Convent
Mary Foley
Salisbury Beach Police Shake Up
Salisbury Beach August 13 Wilfred L Martell chief of the beach police force has resigned. He is succeeded by Fred F Tappin who was chief in 1917 and assumed charge today. The Board of Selectmen faces a split over general law enforcement with Chairman George P B Dow tentatively resigning but staying on at the request of others.
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Salisbury Beach
Wilfred L. Martell
Beach
Fred F.tappin
Board of Selectmen
George PB. Dow
Airplane search begins to locate illicit distilleries in Alabama
Montgomery report notes a new program using airplanes to locate illicit distilleries in the Alabama mountains. Deputy Marshal A Wall piloted the aircraft to survey surrounding territory and assist enforcement efforts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Mountains
Marshal & A. Wall
Judge Weeks Shaves Beard Faces Club Admittance
New York Aug 13 Justice Weeks shaved his 28 year beard and was initially denied entry to the Manhattan Club by the doorman. He appealed to clerk William Penny a fellow member who mistook him as a newspaper reporter before Weeks proved his identity and gained admission.
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New York
Bartow
Weeks
Supreme Court
Manhattan
Justice Weeks
William Penny
Penny
Ong
Gustave Jonen
Plane Leaves Paris for Copenhagen with Diplomatic Records
A sister aircraft of the Go Nath left Paris carrying two pilots several passengers and French and Danish diplomatic records for Copenhagen. The 650 mile route included a planned stop near Amsterdam.
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Paris
Morocco
Copenhagen
Amsterdam
Curtis Stands Firm Against Boston Police Union
Declarations by Police Commissioner Curtis that he will bow to no influence in opposing a Boston police union stirred delegates at the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. Former Attorney General Albert E. Pillsbury said the people are threatened by labor men, provoking heated exchanges. The convention adjourned sine die before two o'clock.
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Curtis
Boston Force
Albert E. Pillsbury
Sine
Policemen Union Clash Spars Boston Convention
City Councillor Moriarty demanded the police commissioner end opposition to a policemen union while Curtis refused to discuss Boston police matters. The confrontation occurred during Pillsbury’s amendment on public service unions, defeated 120 to 105 as delegates debated initiative and referendum.
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Tne
Curtis
James T. Moriarty
Boston
Moriarty
Boston Police Department
Mr. Curtis
Pillsbury
Mr. Pillsbury
Lord Grey to Lead Temporary Washington Mission
London reports Viscount Grey will serve briefly as ambassador to the United States to handle peace settlement questions. A permanent post for America is planned for early next year, with Bonar Law noting Grey’s limited eyesight prompted the short term appointment.
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London
Lord Grey
Washington
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
T. P. O'Connor
Viscount Grey
Great Britain
America
Bonar Law
Board Expects Quick Settlement of Fishing Strike
Conference between New England fishing interests and strikers before a new arbitration board is expected to end the long costly strike. Strikers now say they will return to work if their claims receive consideration, with details to be worked out later.
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New England
Arbitration Board
Freight Train and Engine Collide Near Freeman's Point
Dover branch traffic on the Portland Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad was blocked for several hours after a collision between a short freight train and a switching engine near Freeman's Point. Four crew members were slightly injured and wreckage littered the tracks.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Dover
Portland
Boston & Maine Railroad
Freeman's Point
Tralin
Unions Pose Threat as Biennial Legislature Bid Dies
The notion of biennial sessions failed by voice vote after committee rules opposed suspending them. Delegate George claimed savings of 8 to 10 million dollars yearly with his plan. The convention rejected Delegate Bodfish on labor dispute settlement while Delegate Underhill urged lawful, incorporated unions to ease tensions.
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George
Haverhill
Bodfish
Underhill of
Somerville
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