Hoover aide overseas dies in Colorado Springs
Major Robert M. Dutton United States Marine Corps retired died here from tuberculosis contracted in Belgium while serving as an aide to Herbert Hoover administering the Belgian Relief Commission. He previously served with Admiral Dewey in Manila Bay and led the government naval station in China for five years. Dutton, age 48, unmarried, hailed from San Francisco.
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Robert M. Dutton
United States Marine Corps
Belgium
Herbert C. Hoover
Belgian Relief Commission
San Francisco
Dutton
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
China
Mr. Hoover
Vernon Castle Buried In fitting funeral honors
In New York on February 19 a funeral was held for Captain Vernon Castle of the British Royal Flying Corps who was killed last Friday at Fort Worth Texas. The ceremony paid tribute to the war hero with honors befitting his service.
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New York
Vernon Castle
Royal Flying Corps
Fort Worth
Texas
Memorial rites for Captain Castle mark naval and army tribute
Representatives of the U S army and navy and New York society members attended the Church of the Transfiguration for Captain Castle's funeral. The dancer and fighter’s body, brought from Texas by Royal Flying Corps pallbearers, lay in state as mourners in drizzle paid respects. He wore the Cross of War for downing two German aviators. Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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United States Army and Navy
Earl Reading
United States
New York
Castle
Royal Flying Corps
Texas
Church of the Transfiguration
George C. Houghton
Stillman
Irene Castle
Woodlawn Cemetery
Taunton Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
Philip W. Thorpe, arrested recently in Huntington, New York, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the January killing of Manuel C. Almeida, a Somerset taxicab driver, and received a life sentence in the State prison.
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Taunton
Philip W. Thorpe
Huntington
N. Y
Manuel C. Almeida
Somerset
Railroad Bill Vose This Week
Congress debates the administration bill to govern federal operation of railroads. House and Senate leaders plan to dispose of the measure before week’s end as debate continues.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senate and House Move Toward Action on Railbill Amendments
Senate planned votes on amendments Thursday afternoon with passage expected late night or Friday. The House aimed to close general debate Thursday and pass the measure before Saturday adjournment. Senators Johnson of California and Townsend of Michigan opposed the bill as drawn. In the House Democrats Sims of Tennessee and Stephens of Nebraska supported the draft. ownership of railroads was urged by California Senator and Stephens.
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Senate
House
House Committee
Johnson
California
Townsend
Michigan
Sims
Tennessee
Representative Stephens
Nebraska
Family Tragedy Falls in Columbus Hatchet Killing
Forrest Bigelow aged 45 killed his wife and 7-year-old daughter with a hatchet at their Columbus home. He then wounded his mother-in-law and killed his sister-in-law at her home before returning home and shooting himself in the head.
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Columbus
Forrest Bigelow
Deny Claim of Blocking Operation
Washington February 19 officials at the Railroad Wage Commission session took cognizance of charges by railroad employees that managements have attempted to discredit government operation. E T Whiter assistant general manager Pennsylvania Lines West denied the Brotherhood chiefs allegations while signaling a wish to avoid controversial questions.
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Washington
Railroad Wage Commission
E. T. Whiter
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Lines
Railroad Officials Deny Slow Promotions and Yard Delays
Six railroad executives including J. T. Letimer and F. G. Nicholson testified on wage increases and working conditions. They denied charges of slow promotion and defended efficiency, noting frequent raises as roads’ resources permit and that yardmaster changes have caused public delays.
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Whiter
Covington
Mr. Whiter
J. T. Letimer
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
F. G. Nicholson
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
C. H. Niemeyer
Pennsylvania Lines
E. Elkington
Southern Pacific
E. C. Wills
Missouri Pacific
City Gardens Move Sparks Green Space Debate
City residents push for garden plots on public land with 600 applications for vegetable sites. Park officials warn restoration costs for golf links would be high while Mayor Peters favors expanding local vegetable growing over restoring the golf course and will decide soon.
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Victor A. Heath
Public Safety Committee
G. B. Johnson
Food Conservation Committee
James Shea
Park Department
Peters
Will of Iemon king Gaspare DiCola challenged in Norfolk court
In Norfolk Superior Court the will of Gaspare DiCola is being contested by his sister Mrs. Antoinetta Delisi of Italy. Doctors Evans and Brayton testified he was mentally incapable from the time he was shot until his death, due to surgical shock that paralyzed brain activity.
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Gaspare DiCola
Iemon_ king
Norfolk
Antoinetta Delisi
Italy
Miner H. A. Evans
Roland W. Brayton
DiCola
Brayton
Evans
Fined for Neglecting Pigs in Hudson Court
Joseph De Costa a teamster was fined 25 dollars in Hudson by Judge Morris after arraignment on a charge of failing to provide proper shelter for his pigs. M S P C A agents testified the swine were left unsheltered during severe weather.
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Hudson
Joseph de Costa
Hudson Court
Morris
de Costa
Assessors Conclave Opens in Augusta Maine
City and town assessors, numbering over 300, gathered in Augusta for the first annual State convention. The meetings run through tomorrow with talks between local assessors and the State Board of Assessors and department heads on mutual interests.
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Augusta
State Board of Assessors
Attorney General appoints Todd to Hog Island probe
G Carroll Todd assistant to the Attorney General was named to lead an inquiry into charges of extravagant government spending at the Hog Island fabricated steel shipyard in Pennsylvania. He will be helped by Mark Hyman of New York, a former antitrust assistant to the AG.
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Washington
G. Carroll Todd
Gregory
Hog Island
Penn
Todd
Department of Jus
Tice
Mark Hyman
New York
High School Girls to Become Farmerettes this Summer
NEWBURYPORT February 19 so ten high school girls will join a backyard garden drive. In groups of eight they will volunteer one to two weeks this summer planting and tending crops six hours daily, with a local farm yet to be named.
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Newburyport
Soen High School
Women Voters Must Give Age in New Registration
Albany N Y Feb 19 Women who register this year for special elections including local option elections must state their ages The Senate defeated a gallantry clause proposed by Majority Leader Brown who opposed equal suffrage The bill passed in the form approved by the Assembly earlier today.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Brown
Assembly
Corned Beef Hash Sickens 124 at Norfolk Naval Station
At the Norfolk Naval Training Station 124 men were made ill by corned beef hash. Eleven were hospitalized but expected to return to duty soon. Captain Dayton could not determine the cause, but found no poison or ground glass and dismissed poisoning rumors.
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Washington
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Dayton
Widower credits Mayr's Remedy for dramatic recovery
A Boston widower narrates severe illness after his wife's death with stomach liver and gas problems. After six doses of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy he regained weight and improved appearance. The ad claims the product clears mucous from the intestinal tract and calms inflammation linked to many ailments and lists Liggett's Riker Jaynes Drug stores as sources.
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Mayr
Liggett’s Riker
Jaynes Drug Stores
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