No Man's Land Harbor Rum Run Invasion Sparks Fear
Intruders with pistols and harpoons seized Crane harbor for 48 hours as Mrs. Crane and children hid in the lodge. Harbor residents, including Harold Hathaway, report witnessing a violent uproar and a covert liquor shipment beyond the 12 mile limit, with revenue cutters racing to the scene.
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Mrs. Crane
Westwood
Mass
No Man's Land
Harold Hathaway
No Man's Land Harbor
Beatrice
Menemsha Bight
Captain Dean
Acushnet
Revenue Cutter
Batty
Larkin
Gay Head
New Bedford
New London
Newport
United States
Island OF NO Man’s Land
Marjorie
Katherine
Joshua Crane
No Man's Land Island and Joshua Crane’s Harbor Project
No Man's Land a 750 acre island near Martha's Vineyard sits behind high barriers. Joshua Crane bought the island from Davis and built a game preserve and summer home spending thousands. He spent 50000 dollars to construct a stone jetty to harbor yachts and aid local fishermen in storms.
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NO Man's Land
Joshua Crane
Acushnet
Woods Hole
Squibnocket Point
Martha’s Vineyard
Lookout Hill
Coast Guard
Gay Head
Martha's Vineae
Atlantic
Davis
Crane
No Man’s Land
Gull Town
New Bedford
Gay
Tragedy at Coney Island as jewelry salesman drowns
Morton Weber a Brooklyn jewelry salesman was drowned at Coney Island while his wife, son Arthur 13 and daughter Ethel 12 struggled in the surf. Three lifeguards saved two women and then attempted to rescue Weber and his son but strong undertow and heavy waves ended in Weber's death.
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New York
Morton Weber
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Weber
Arthur
Ethel
Dora Friedman
Elda
Brighton Beach
Probe Raily Executives Assn In Senate Telegram
John J. Dowd, chairman of the central strike committee for the metropolitan district, urged the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee to investigate the Association of Railway Executives as directly responsible for the railroad shopmen's strike failure in a telegram dated August 27.
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New York
Association of Railway Executives
United States Senate
John J. Dowd
Central Strike Committee
Albert B. Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
The
Senate
Ireland Facing Ongoing War of Hate and Ambush
Dublin reports a continuing war of hate and ambush as Aug 27 dispatches depict a Lavery portrait of Collins from the treaty signing era. The page features a photo caption and what a news editor dubs Dublin's Latest Shocking Sensation detailing the volatile mood in Ireland.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Collins
John Lavery
Ireland
England
Tragic ambush near Bantry shadows Ireland's unrest
In Yellow Lane, Dublin, a rapid open car carried seven or eight men ransacking a gate area. Captives were shot after a brief prayer amid cries of what is it for. This brutal act follows widespread violence as irregulars strike near Bantry while Michael Collins mourned.
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Yellow Lane
Dublin
Michael Collins
Bantry
Cork
Richard Mulcahy
Fire damages eight Mt. Vernon stores in Missouri
A blaze in Mt. Vernon Mo damaged eight stores totaling about $30,000 in losses. The fire began shortly after midnight in the Weymouth Childs Garage at the town center and was fought by regional fire units. The cause is not yet known.
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MT. Vernon
Farmington
Weymouth Childs
Michael Collins Laid In State At Dublin Cathedral
Michael Collins body borne to Dublin Cathedral with military honor. A Te Deum mass will be held tomorrow. Civic life suspended as thousands from city and countryside view the leader figure, kneel at the coffin, and pray for peace in Ireland.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Michael Collins
Ireland
Walker attacks Lodge over Volstead Act stance in Massachusetts
Joseph Walker of Brookline told the Patriotic Society of Massachusetts in Paine Memorial Hall that he would not oppose Senator Lodge for renomination if Lodge’s Senate leadership aligned with Massachusetts interests. He framed his contest as intra party, insisting his fight is with Lodge inside the Republican ranks and that he would back Lodge if he truly represented the people.
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Joseph Walker
Brookline
Patriotic Society of Massachusetts
Paine Memorial Hall
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Lodge
United States Senate
Republican Party
Walker
Irregulars Attack Cork and Kerry in Night of Fighting
Cork residents endured hours of machine gun and rifle fire with several bomb blasts as Regulars attacked Free State posts including College Road and the Customs House. Four irregulars were captured. heavy casualties reported with at least 20 killed near Firedown Glenfield after an ambush near Killarney.
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Cork
Ireland
Associated Press
College Road
Customs House
Bandon Station
Red Cross
Kerry
Killarney
Firedown Glenfield
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Whitney
Clapp
Dedham
Martha's Vineyard
Coast Guards
Revenue Service
Arthur E. Larkin
Cuttybank
Ernest J. Dean
Menemsha Pond
Dukes County
Water Crane
Lombard Williams
Nancy
Mrn Crane
Mr. Crane
Samuel Batty
Fisher
Sills- Chevrolet CO
New England
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Providence
Broad St
Portland
Forest Avenue
Mil Service
Mmm
Pilgrim Motors
Greater Boston
North
South Shore
Gloucester
Duxbury
Marblehead
Hull
Haberdashers
Allerton St
Roxbury
Little Island
Ass'n
Chandler & Co
Tremont Street
Hudson
Kolinsky
Stone Marten
Hillarney
Lipton
Liptons Iced
Chandler X& CO
HOOL
Paris
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