Loot Recovered From Hotel Theft Ring Across New York
Four men arrested in the hotel district led to recovery of jewels furs wearing apparel and other property stolen from guests over the past three months. The inventory includes solid silver surgical instruments tapestries books evening gowns silk underwear a silver lorgnette a gas mask and helmet and a microscope. Keys to rooms at the Copley Plaza in Boston and about a dozen New York hotels were among the items.
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New York
Copley-Plaza
Boston
East Boston Man Dies by Gas Inhalation at Home
William H. Carroll aged 62 of 221 Saratoga Street East Boston died by self inflicted gas inhalation at his residence yesterday. The body was found by his wife Rose after the room was sealed with windows and doors closed and a gas tube connected to a lighting fixture then placed in his mouth.
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William Hi. Carroll
Saratoga Street
Boston
Rose
Thirty Two New Poisons Found In U S Munitions Work
During the great war researchers in the United States reported thirty two new poisons discovered in munitions experiments. The findings highlight extensive chemical work conducted amid wartime demands and safety concerns.
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United States
Hans Wants Wife in Chicago Height Preferences Highlight Quest
Chicago, December 2. A man named Hars Dicter seeks a wife through his attorney. He is 30, never married, runs a soft drink business with $900 in the bank and other property. He wants a partner over five feet five inches, any hair color, with no other fixed qualifications. Dicter is five feet six inches, unspecified weight, from Greece via Gary, Indiana.
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Dictor
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Dieter
Raid at Club Rooms Nets Ten Arrests in East Boston
Police led by Sergeant John Magrath raided the Marion Associates at 167 Border Street East Boston seizing the outpost and arresting ten men last night. Seven charged with gaming and three with presence.
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Station 7
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Marion Associates
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Nine More Held in Liquor Deaths
A national probe into poisonous whiskey tied to 82 deaths and numerous illnesses spans Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Six New Haven arrests over bogus booze shipments lead to further seizures and linked cases as authorities chase Panarelli and others in a network moving large barrels of wood alcohol in hidden shipments.
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Springfield
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Holyoke
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Man on Danger List After Drinking Denatured Alcohol
Joseph Hughes 22 of 21 Woodward Ave Rexbury lies in danger at City Hospital after drinking denatured alcohol. Police say he and companions bought the liquor near Northampton Street and Massachusetts Avenue Saturday from an unknown seller. Hughes, an employee at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Fore River plant, was found unconscious on Dearborn Street near Dudley Street after leaving work Saturday afternoon.
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Daring Rescue by Ill Injured Man Amid Icy Shore
Veteran Ballou, confined by a weeklong cold, leapt from his sick bed to save two drowning brothers, Donald and younger Parker, racing through ice floes to pull both to shore. Miss Richardson shouted warnings as Ballou, aided by a pulmotor crew, revived the boys at her home before transport to Mr Chambers. Ballou, a Winthrop athlete and American Legion member, was unharmed by his risky rescue.
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Staite Street
Married Doctor Vermilye in a Blighted Romance
Miss Keeney and Dr. Vermilye dispute engagement and wedding plans with Mrs. Vermilye confirming her marriage and denial of rumors. A New York marriage claim and a Christmas wedding date are central to the conflicting statements amid a long distance tabloid dispute.
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Harrisburg
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W. Vermilye
Dr. Vermilve
Dr. Vermilye
Dr. Vermillye
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Vermilye Silent On Wife in Harrisburg Scandal Rumor
Dr. William Grey Vermilye refused comment after reports his wife, now living with a daughter in Harrisburg, Penn., is connected to his private life. A Brooklyn woman claimed the couple lived together before his Navy service and said the Harrisburg woman is his wife.
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William Grey Vermilye
Cumberland Street
Harrisburg
Penn
Dr. Vermilye
War Vess Attempt Sparks Applause at Ford Hall
A question about government suppression of free speech drew hearty applause from a peaceful Ford Hall crowd last night as the American Legion’s move against censorship was discussed.
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Ford Hall
Rankin addresses North Dakota non partisan movement
Miss Jeannette Rankin discusses the non partisan movement in North Dakota, praising its virtues and results while facing tepid audience response. She notes free speech's importance, denies Legion involvement, and links farmer legislators to the league's rise and need for campaign funds.
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Jeannette Rankin
North Dakota
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League
Recommendation to set aside death verdict for German officer
Justice Department plans to ask President Wilson to commute the court martial death sentence imposed 14 months ago on Luther Witsche, former German naval officer. He may be tried in federal court for espionage violations rather than executed.
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Wilson
Department of Justice
Luther Witsche
United States
Department
German officer Witsche held at Fort Sam under possible civil trial
Witsche, captured in Nogales in 1918, is in the military prison at Fort Sam Houston awaiting presidential decision on the court martial findings. DOJ officials withhold charge details but link him to the Jersey City Black Tom explosion and south region propaganda. President Wilson considers jurisdiction and asks Attorney General Palmer for guidance on civil trial. DOJ to submit extensive border reports with its trial recommendation.
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Witsche
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Department of Justice
One Dead and Two Dying From Wood Alcohol
Jersey City dispatch reports a man dead and two women in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital after consuming a wood alcohol mixture. The room held two one gallon jugs with small amounts of colorless liquor. a five year old girl also sick, traced to candy.
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N. J
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