Blume Leaves $509,431 Estate In Suffolk Probate Court
Andréas Blume a local lawyer left an estate totaling $509,481 per an inventory filed in Suffolk Probate Court. Real estate valued at $85,000 with the remainder in personal property. several large bequests to relatives in Germany and Weyhl, Germany, are blocked under the alien enemy act pending government action.
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Andréas Blume
Suffolk
Blume
Germany
Weyhl
United States
Hingham Treasurer's Case Continued in Abington
Edward T. Jones town treasurer of Hingham was arraigned in District Court on a shortage of at least 9000 in his accounts. At his counsel's request the case was continued to Nov 26 with bail set at 10000. Investigators report a shortfall of 19000 though the audit is unfinished.
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Abington
Edward T. Jones
Hingham
Jones
Reclaim Lands for Ex Soldiers
Washington December 11 Development of arid swamp and cut over lands to provide farms for returning soldiers and improvements to the public school system to Americanize foreign born citizens illiterate mountain whites and Negroes are two big reconstruction problems. Secretary of the Interior Lane says in his annual report that schools should emphasize teaching trades and training mind and hand together so labor becomes art.
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Washington
Gruber Jury Out All Day in Alienation Suit
The jury in Tiarris Gruber versus Albert J. McMurtry failed to reach a verdict by 6 p m after a day of continuous deliberation from 10 10 a m The judge instructed that a sealed verdict should be reported if an agreement was reached and set guidance for jurors leaving if no verdict could be reached
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Tiarris Gruber
Albert J. McMurtry
Brighton
Frances Gruber
Keating
Lane outlines postwar land settlement and education plan
Secretary Lane proposes systematic government work programs for returning soldiers on existing irrigation projects and broader reclamation of waste land with long term home loans. He cites immediate jobs, controlled land sales, and state private land options, alongside federal aid for large schemes and a nationwide push to universal literacy funded by education reform. He envisions co operation with states and Farm Loan Board oversight while limiting farm size for veterans.
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Lane
Farm Loan Board
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Europe
United States
Wilson
Beaten bus lands man and four arrested after shots
Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo of the Stanover street station was badly beaten while breaking up a fight on Commercial street near Ferry late last night. He held his prisoner until reinforcements arrived. two shots were fired to summon aid. The officer was treated at the station and sent home. Four men were arrested and will be arraigned in court today on charges of attacking an officer.
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Andrew B. Cuneo
Stanover Street
Commercial Street
Ferry
Cuneo
Cueno
Donovan
William Dunn
Hungarian Troops Begin Evacuation of Prague Area
Washington reports Hungarian troops threatening disruption in Bohemia have started to evacuate Prague and plan to leave all Slovak provinces, per official advices and the Narodni Listy cited in Prague.
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Washington
Bolemia
Trague
Narodni Listy
Prague
Tragic gas leak deaths linked to heater in South Jind home
Frank B Hall 55 a lodger at 10 Union Park st South Jind was found unconscious with gas leaking from a tube near a heater and died at City Hospital. Charles W McDermott 21 in a nearby room also died from gas flowing from a tube near his mouth attached to an open burner. Clara Young landlady traced the leak and notified authorities. McDermott had influenza for four weeks.
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Frank B. Hall
Union Park St
South Jind
City Hospital
Clara Young
Concord Street
South End
Charles W. McDermott
McDermott
Newspapers Report Slight Adjustments in State Election Returns
Official vote report to the Governor's Council showed minor changes in counts for national and State officers and all 19 constitutional amendments after the day following the election. Majorities and pluralities shifted slightly but not materially.
Begin Hot Water Drinking for Morning Detox Ritual
A health ad suggests start inside bathing each morning by drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast. It claims this flushes toxins from stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, cleansing the alimentary tract and restoring vigor.
Red Cross Roll Call Promotes Heart and Dollar Appeal
The Red Cross launches 300000 posters nationwide to enroll members for a Christmas roll call next week. It emphasizes dollar a year members to support reconstruction after the war, stressing that the effort is not a money campaign but requires hearts with their dollars.
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Jolla
Zingland
Red Cross
Great Relief Organization
America
Birthday Bio-Briefs on Gustave Flaubert Portrait
Flaubert, born in Rouen, disliked Paris and lived largely on a small estate near his hometown. He never married, spent time with his mother, and wrote Madame Bovary around age 30. He befriended Sand, Hugo, Zola, Daudet, Tourgenieff, and shifted from shy youth to neurotic, combative older years with a belief in the futility of human knowledge in his final novel.
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Gustave Flaubert
Rouen
France
Paris
Claubert
George Sand
Victor Hugo
Zola
Daudet
Tourgenieff
Engineer Indicted on Conspiracy Charge in Chicago
Ira J. O'Malley an aeronautical engineer and Miss Anna Dorin a stenographer were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to obtain information about aircraft construction used in national defence. Dorin allegedly forwarded Liberty motor plans from an automobile plant in Detroit to O'Malley in Chicago.
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Chicago
Des
Ira J. O'Malley
Anna Dorin
Dorin
Detroit
O'Malley
Liberty Motor
Fire destroys block near Camp Dix in Wrightstown
A large business block in Wrightstown near Camp Dix was ravaged by fire started by an overturned oil stove. About 2000 soldiers aided the effort as flames were halted by dynamiting the Arcade building. Nearly 12 structures were destroyed with losses estimated around 100 dollars.
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Wrightstown
N. J
Camp Dix
Army Theatre
Doctor backs Nuxated Iron as iron supplement for all
Physician James Francis Sullivan explains that iron deficiency weakens body and mind and that organic iron like Nuxated Iron, not metallic iron, best boosts blood iron. He urges medical exams, prescription use, and warns against cheaper nonorganics. The ad claims easy absorption, no tooth staining, and a money back guarantee with druggists selling the product.
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James Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Westchester County Hospital
Iif
Sullivan
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