Three trusties escape from Deer Island House of Correction
Three inmates from Deer Island House of Correction escaped after 10 pm. James Harmon Jabber Harmon Richard Scannell and John Snyderham alias Walter Driscoll were missing during a wake search by deputies and Winthrop police. Boats and shoreline searches are underway with residents on alert.
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House of Correction
Deer Island
Winthrop
Shirley Gut
James Harmon
Richard Scannell
John Snyderham
Walter Driscoll
Boston
Shirley Point
Screech Horns Barred Following City Orders
Police orders urge captains to halt loud screech horns after numerous complaints. Downtown and congested districts report alarming noise from sirens and truck exhaust attachments. Authorities note standard horns are allowed but outlaw the ear splitting devices to protect public health.
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Curtis
Crowley
Pere Marquette Council to Hold Three Night Bazaar
Pere Marquette Council, K of C, with the Daughters of Isabella, plans a three night bazaar at the council home on N street South Boston from September 16 to 18. A reception for children is scheduled for the afternoon of September 18.
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Pere Marquette Council
K. of C
Daughters of Isabella
N Street
Boston
Dr True’s Elixir Ad Claims Laxative Worm Expeller
A customer testimonial touts Dr True’s Elixir as a long market laxative and worm expeller. Helen Woodford of Boston reports relief from poor appetite headaches nervous symptoms and fatigue and says the product aids housework and relieves children of worms. The ad notes three sizes available at all dealers.
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J. F
Dr. True
Helen Woodford
Lamson St
Boston
Moran leaped 35 feet from Charles Street Jail in escape attempt
Donald C Moran, an alleged auto thief in civilian clothes, climbed a guy rope and leaped 35 feet from the Charles Street Jail wall yesterday afternoon, attempting to flee.
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Charles Street
Donald C. Moran
Escape Attempt Involved Prisoner Moran At County Jail
A state wide search began for Moran after he climbed the jail wall during recreation. Sheriff John A. Kelcher believes Moran was badly hurt on his leap and notes the man had bail set at 10000 dollars awaiting trial on automobile thefts. Moran previously escaped last June during an arrest by state police.
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John A. Kelcher
Moran
Griffin
Kelcher
Wage increase approved for Bangor & Aroostook workers
Bangor Mo August 27 twenty one hundred employees of the Bangor and Aroostook railroad will get pro rate shares of a wage rise totaling between five hundred thousand and six hundred thousand dollars. The United States Railway Labor Board awarded the same wage scale fixed for the larger railroads in a six hundred million dollar nationwide increase.
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Bangor
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
United States Railway Labor Board
Salemway visitor fleeced by a Woburn impostor in Boston mischief
Miss Jane Jones of Salemway and Flossie Holland befriended by Sam Brown of Woburn on Winter street. a ten dollar bill and a jewel handkerchief led to a sting. Detectives arrested Jane, returning to City Hall. Maggie Cabot, with a police record, posed as the impostor. In Central Court, lawyers sought a continuance and the matter was continued.
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Sam
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Salem
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Jane
Woburn
Bresnahan
City Hall
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Maggie Cabot
Flossie
Central Court
Schenck
Voice Amplifiers at G O P Rally Hear Speakers Clearly
Tests of new voice amplifiers at Bravés Field show distant listeners will hear Governor Coolidge Senator Lodge and other orators at the Republican League of Massachusetts rally. Amplifiers, first used at Chicago and San Francisco conventions, direct voices to a transmitter and eight directional amplifiers, enabling all to hear without speaker movement. Helen Varick Boswell of New York will join the event alongside Coolidge Lodge and Raymond Rollins.
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Governor Coolidge
Senator Lodge
Republican League of Massachusetts
Chicago
San Francisco
Telephone Company
Helen Varick Boswell
New York
Raymond Rollns
Republican Party
National Committee
Roosevelt
Taft
Panama Canal Zone
Braves Field
Coolidge
United States
Lodge
Hearing on Rate Demand for Express Increase
Representatives of the American Railway Express Company testified in Washington on August 27 in favor of a 15 percent rate increase to cover higher wages. Shippers voiced little opposition and examiners said the case would go to the Interstate Commerce Commission promptly, with no decision expected before September 1 when the already approved 12 1/2 percent rise takes effect.
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Washington
American Railway Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alleged Abductor Remains Hospitalized After Roxbury Mob Incident
Frederick E. Ames, a Lynn man described as an alleged abductor, was beaten by a mob on Ruggles Street Roxbury after an attempted abduction of a white girl. He remains at City Hospital with a fractured jaw and severe facial injuries.
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Frederick E. Ames
Lynn
Ruggles Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Young news merchants of greater Boston plan expansion
Samuel Feldberg, owner of a regular stand at Thompson Square Charlestown, runs a growing venture in the Boston area. His business aims to expand as the Young News Merchants of Greater Boston organize to support local stalls and increase readership.
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Young News Merchants OF
Greater Boston
Samuel Feldberg
Thompson Square
Charlestown
Morgan Memorial Vacationists Back From South Athol Camp
125 Boston children arrived yesterday from South Athol where they spent eight weeks at the Morgan Memorial vacation camp. They rode home in auto trucks after a windup that featured swimming fishing fresh air and good food on the big Morgan Memorial farm. The youngsters look well and ready for the upcoming school term.
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Boston
South Athol
Morgan Memorial
Bells to Ring for Suffrage Celebration Across Nation
Boston churches join bell ringing at noon to mark ratification of the federal suffrage amendment. The Boston League of Women Voters reports church leaders pledging cooperation and set bell-ringers ready to ring out in harmony with the nationwide event. Reverend William H. Dewart of the Old North Church confirms his bell-ringer is prepared to resume ringing as it did on historic evenings.
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Boston
New England
United States
Boston League of Women Voters
William H. Dewart
Old North Church
Special Mass Held for Cork Mayor on Hunger Strike
A large Dublin Cathedral congregation gathered for a special mass of intercession for Cork Lord Mayor MacSweney who is on hunger strike in a London prison. The Lord Mayor and Dublin City Council members attended as hundreds of dock workers paused work to join the service.
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Dublin
MacSweney
Cork
London
Two Cycle Engine Proves Successful
New York reports Charles M. Schwab announced a new two cycle internal combustion engine adaptable for ships and stationary use. It has undergone a successful trial aboard an ore carrier of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, signaling a notable advance in American engineering.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Judge Riley Targets Moonshiners in Malden
In Malden Judge Riley warned he would go to Washington to become prohibition officer if moonshining continues. He named two Suffolk square men allegedly running whiskey stills and claimed officials were bribed to ignore illegal liquor.
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Malden
Bruce
Riley
Washington
Suffolk Square
Nat C Goodwin Estate Declared Insolvent
The estate of actor Nat C Goodwin was declared insolvent in New York as administrator Nathaniel Goodwin reported assets of 6895 dollars and liabilities over 15000 dollars. Large debts include Paris millinery shops New York tailors and summer resorts hotels with mining stock holdings deemed worthless.
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New York
Nat C. Goodwin
Nathaniel Goodwin
Paris
Goodwin
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