Sensation at Finance Commission graft hearing
Crim inal court and dry enforcement records probed as witnesses testify in a sensational session. Prohibition Enforcement Director Elmer C. Potter appeared under summons as the commission postponed yesterday’s hear ing and prepared to demand raid records from his office.
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Finance Commission
Mason Street
Commission
Prohibition
Elmer C. Potter
Sullivan
Potter
Chatham Row
State
Chelsea
Ponzi Jury Foreman Defends Verdict In Allen Case
The jury foreman issues a statement defending the verdict in the Ponzi case, calling criticism uncalled for. He says the jury was satisfied Isaac Allen acted in good faith and with no criminal intent throughout the Ponzi scheme.
GIVES IRISH FREE STATE FULL POWER IN IRELAND
An editorial praises Ireland’s prospects as the Irish Free State gains full power. The piece voices strong optimism about political autonomy and national potential, highlighting leadership and future governance in a period of decisive change.
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Irish Free State
Public Will Refuse to Accept Excuses for Confessed Felon
Attorney-General Allen attacks the Suffolk County jury verdict in Ponzi case as unfair. The jury foreman released a statement denying the accusation and jurors backed him, saying they heard the evidence and passed judgment, not Allen. A Bar Association appointed committee considers improving the system.
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Allen
Bar Association
Suffolk County
Charles Ponzi
Philip C. Imbescheid
Ponzi
Siki Claims Framed In Carpentier Bout In NYC
Battling Siki alleges he was framed in the fight with Carpentier in New York. Bogash beat Gans in 12 rounds as Shugrue stopped Jackson and Conlon defeated Herman in 10 rounds in New Jersey. Fourteen teams led the New York six day race at 22d hour. Captain Horsch of Haverhill named best school pilot. Waite High leaves Toledo for Malden game.
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Battling Siki
Carpentier
New York
Lou Bogash
Joe Gans
al Roberts
Leo Gates
Jersey City
Johnny Shugrue
Willie Jackson
Passaic
N. J
Dick Conlon
Willie Herman
Captain Horsch
Haverhill
U. S
Waite High
Toledo
Malden High
Gardiner questions paternity in East Cambridge probate
John Gardiner the paternal uncle of Dorothy Gordon declared in East Cambridge Probate Court that he now questions whether his niece is the child of Fred Davies Gordon and that he refuses to concede that his elder sister was ever married to Gordon.
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John Gardiner
Dorothy Gordon
East Cambridge
Fred Davies Gordon
Gordon
Paternity Hearing Tense as Gardiner Case Proceeds
Bitter exchanges marked the hearing before Judge Leggatt on Dorothy's paternity. Attorney John Louis Sheehan accused Mrs. Jardine, wife of Dorothy's guardian, prompting brief questions about character and potential defenses.
Shoes and storage themes loom at Cleveland convention
In Cleveland on December 4 William A. Duregn, head of the Commerce Department division, told the Shippers Warehousing and Distributing Association convention that women in the United States wear over 1,600,000 distinct shoe styles. He urged reducing container sizes and packing styles to save hundreds of thousands of dollars and to streamline warehouse certificates and packing methods.
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Cleveland
United States
William A. Duregn
Department of Commerce
Shippers Warehousing and Distributing Association
Father of Ten Weds Shop Girl in Shamokin
George H. Graber, 66, a Shamokin financier with ten children and fourteen grandchildren, married Rosa Van Zant, a shop girl from a poorer Shamokin district. The unlikely union, noted for its springlike outcomes, may be in Atlantic City or Florida.
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George H. Graber
Shamokin
Graber
Rosa van Zant
Horself Graber
Atlantic City
Florida
Two Furniture Movers Crushed by Falling Davenport
In Springfield on Belmont avenue two 25 year old movers William Bas set of Ludlow and H M White of the city were seriously injured when a heavy Davenport being hoisted to a fourth floor window toppled from a balcony. Bas set died at the scene and White was fatally injured as the wreckage buried them amid a shower of furniture.
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Springfield
William Basset
Ludlow
H. M., White
Belmont Avenue
Peascott
Selection of Healy for Governor General a Happy Choice
London reports the Ireland settlement bill passed its final stages in the Lords with no amendments or divisions. The measure grants legal sanction to the new settlement with Ireland, ending centuries of stalled accommodation. Healy is mentioned as governor general in the debated plan.
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Healy
London
Associated Press
England
Ireland
House of Lords
Continued Page 21 Six Sixth Col Avi Wy oy Light all vehicles tonight
Anniversaries noted for Martin Van Buren born 1782 and Babe Ruth fined and suspended a year ago for exhibition games. Ongoing references to events and military actions in Belgium are noted in fragmentary form.
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Martin van Buren
T F
POF
Belgium
Babe Ruth
Word
Rain and warmth in Boston area forecast
Forecast for northern New England calls for rain or snow with rising temperatures Tuesday and fair, cooler conditions Wednesday. Southern New England expected rain with rising temperatures Tuesday followed by fair, cooler weather on Wednesday. Strong southeast to south winds likely, increasing offshore from Sandy Hook to Hatteras with thick rain.
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Boston
Washington
New F England
Kouthern New England
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Hart Hosts Post Millionaires for a Day at Waldorf
William S. Hart, famed movie star, posed with the Post group on the Waldorf roof then hosted a party in his suite. He recounted his boyhood days in North Dakota spent ranching and roughing it before finding fame on screen.
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Waldorf Astoria
North Dakota
Youth Confident Talks With Bill Hart At Sea Event
Lewis J Maxwell-Stoneham High School senior spoke with Bill Hart during a busy New York day. The meeting followed a harbor spin in the world fastest express cruiser and a Post contest victory marked as winner number 16.
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Lewis J. Maxwell
Stoneham High School
Bill Hart
New York
Lewis
Weather Looks Warm with Showers and Wind Today
The forecast predicts warm conditions with a good chance of showers today and tonight. Winds will be brisk and the weather may turn windy as the day progresses.
Jurors Criticize Allen Broadside Critique of Acquittal
Jurors voiced indignation at the Allen broadside calling the acquittal a sign of modern jury decadence. Some labeled the state's top prose cutting officer a poor loser, while Imbescheld urged respect for verdicts and warned against attacking judicial outcomes.
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Allen
Imbescheld
Babe Ruth Pays $100 Bills At Madison Square Garden
Captain Tillinghast Huston and New York writers gathered to celebrate Babe Ruth’s plan to farm life in Sudbury Massachusetts. Ruth arrived in New York and surprised fans by joining the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden and awarding $100 bills to sprint winners.
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New York
Tillinghast I’hommedieu Huston
New York American League Baseball Club
G. Herman
Babe
Broadway
Madison Square Garden
New House Bill Would Permit 7 Percent Beer
Washington December 4 A new prohibition modification bill was introduced by Representative O'Brien Democrat of New Jersey. It would legalize beer under 7 percent alcohol by volume and ban other beverages above 15 percent.
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Washington
O’brien
New Jersey
Danish diplomat testifies on love letters amid divorce bid
Neils Gron a former Danish student and Chicago society sister Edgar Lee Mestre testified in Superior Court that his wife Mrs Gron sent him daily love letters during a sea voyage and between three divorce attempts. Judge Lauren M Sanborn heard whether the wife's divorce suit may go to trial with jurisdiction decision due tomorrow.
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Portland
England
America
Neils Gron
Gron
Chicago
Edgar Lee Masté
Lauren M. Sanborn
Booth heirs seek ongoing 15000 monthly support for widow
In New York on December 4 Surrogate Foley considers continuing a $15,000 monthly allowance granted to Mrs. Ade Lawrence sister of Mrs. M. Booth widow of the Ward steamship founder. Steuer counsel for the executors petitions to maintain support while contest over Mrs Booths estate proceeds.
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New York
Foley
Steuer
Mra
An M. Booth
of & Ward Steamship Line
Ade Lawrence
Booth
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