Probing Affairs of U S Housing Trust
Inspectors Towle and Donovan audit the United States Housing Trust at 150 Devonshire Street at the request of Assistant District Attorney Kinney. Their evidence will go before the September grand jury to decide if bond solicitations harmed public investors. About 75 or 80 bondholders invested $50,000 in the trust.
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States Housing Trust
Devonshire Street
Towle
Donovan
Torney Kinney
District Attorney's Office
Hero of War Starving Found In Worcester Hotel
Frank Williamson a 45 year old French army veteran who was wounded gassed and imprisoned collapsed from starvation in a Worcester hotel while seeking work. A language master who taught in a French college he came to the United States last February and taught in Fall River before losing work and travelling to Worcester three weeks ago. He was taken to City Hospital after police found him unable to feed himself.
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Worcester
Frank Williamson
Williamson
France
Commercial High School
Fall River
City Hospital
Delay in state priority dispute over Hanover Trust assets
Judge De Courcy noted a two week delay in the Boston National Bank purchase of Hanover Trust assets. Fr Henry Smith, liquidating agent, asked to suspend sending the state’s right to priority as a depositor in Cosmopolitan, Prudential and Hanover trusts for now. The State holds about $700 000 in deposits and seeks dismissal of Treasurer Jackson’s petition.
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Boston National Bank
Hanover Trust Company
de Courcy
Supreme Court
Henry Smith
Cosmopolitan
Prudential
Hanover Trust
Smith
Jackson
Promote Horsford's Acid Phosphate as Brain and Nerve Tonic
An old advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a brain and nerve tonic with energizing effects. It urges readers to buy a bottle, promising improved vigor and vitality.
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Horsford
Dr Karl Muck Returns to Distinguished Roles in Germany
Munich, Aug 22. Dr Karl Muck, former Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor, begins to reenter major circles as guest conductor at the Münchner Festspiele this month. His comeback follows his return under Kaiser approval, though he has yet to regain his former prominence.
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Munich
Karl Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Germany
Boston
Dr Muck Returns to Germany After Private Life Ends
The article notes Dr Muck faced initial obscurity upon return to Germany and led a semi retired private life as his wife suffered from ill health and died last March. Revelations claimed he had been unfaithful, affecting his personal life before his career in music.
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Dr. Muck
Germany
Dr Muck The Great Musician At Sixty Still Leading Orchestras
The famed conductor Dr Muck, now sixty, has aged but not waned in skill. He guest conducted private circles, Stockholm, and the Staat Operhaus Berlin. Since his wife’s death he stays quietly at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, after summer in Graz Austria.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Staat Operhaus
Berlin
Adlon
Graz-Steinmark
Austria
Dr. Muck
America
New Torpedo Firing System Demonstrated by Hammond
John Hays Hammond Jr. announced a perfected torpedo fire control system that automatically curves torpedo trajectories. The invention allows battleships or submarines to fire at a target without altering vessel course and enables submarines to engage two targets simultaneously.
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New York
John Hays Hammond, Jr
New Bridge Begun at Chateau Thierry in France
Construction of a bridge over the Marne at Chateau Thierry began with ceremony honoring American forces from the second Marne battle. An American Legion delegation received a warm welcome as they visited the town hall for a banquet. Mrs. Douglas Robinson laid the corner stone.
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Chateau Thierry
France
Marne
American Legion
Thoteau Thierry
Douglas Robinson
Roosevelt
Baby Hygiene Fund Appeals for More Donations
About $500 has been raised for the Baby Hygiene Association at 376 Boylston Street. Directors warn that a large shortfall within weeks could curtail stations and nurses, risking care for nearly 3000 babies. Each $6.71 funds one year of medical attention for a baby.
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Baby Hygiene Association
Association
Boylston Street
Death of Crooked Confinement Fire Foe at Tombs
New York Aug 23 Sylvester Crockett a convict died today after setting fire to his clothing in Tombs prison yesterday and saturating it with kerosene authorities reported Crockett was found burning and later succumbed to injuries from the blazeSOURCE: historical wire service report on prison incident and death in New York.
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New York
Sylvester Crockett
Tombs Prison
Crime Wave Hits New York Police Suspected Inside Job
Discovery on Tuesday reveals a chemical fire extinguisher stolen from a rack outside a trial room fueling suspicion of an inside job. Authorities say the theft may have involved a police officer using it for a town car.
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New York
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