Sane Yet Nine Years Later Mallak Faces Trial
Pittsfield Jan 26 Judge Frederick Lawton of Boston will preside in Superior Court tomorrow over the trial of Fadlo Mallak declared sane after nine years at the State Insane Hospital Bridgewater. He ran amuck on a trolley car in Adams July 22 1911 and is charged with shooting several people three fatally. Mallak now at the county jail said he remembers nothing of the shooting or events leading up to it for three months before and showed sorrow upon learning of the tragedy.
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Pittsfield
Frederick Lawton
Boston
Superior
Fadlo Mallak
State Insane Hospital
Bridgewater
Adams
Mallak
Joseph
Naugatuck
Conn
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound Adverts Hair Darkening
An old time drugstore ad promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore natural color to gray hair. It claims the product darkens evenly, leaves hair glossy, and can be applied with a sponge or brush to a single strand at a time for a morning disappearance of gray and gradual deepening with repeated use.
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Wyeth
Hunt for Lost Girl Called Off
A misplaced letter found behind a foyer table in attorney Benjamin F. Spellman’s home quickly resolved the mystery of his 18 year old daughter Blanche’s disappearance. The case drew many detectives over a day long chase before concluding Blanche is in Montreal with friends or distant cousins. her brother Howard gave vague details on who she is visiting.
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New York
United News
Benjamin F. Spellman
Spellman
Blanche
Montreal
Howard
Actress's Montreal trip shadows exam plans and vanished ride
The confidential alarm from New York police HQ was cancelled as a search of movie colonies ended. Blanche Spellman, praised as society’s beauty, left home to attend two exams for Columbia University but instead rented a dress and departed for Montreal to explore McGill University, leaving a note about luck. Spellman’s father Pete is en route and Howard rests after 36 hours of hotel searches.
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New York
Spellman
Pete
Montreal
Howard
Blanche
Columbia University
McGill University
Call Issued for Daylight Saving Assoc Eastern Meet
The Boston Chamber of Commerce with five major East Coast groups calls for the first meeting of the Eastern Zone Daylight Saving Association. The session is set for 10 a.m. February 9 at the Merchants' Association of New York headquarters to organize efforts across the Eastern time zone.
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Daylight Saving Ass
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Daylight Saving Association
Merchants’ Association of New York
Larceny Case: Man Placed on Probation Over Coal Theft
Peter Sireco appeared in Brockton Police Court on a larceny charge for coal from a local freight yard. He claimed the coal was to heat his starving family and offered cake as breakfast salvage. Police found food and coal at his home, and he was placed on probation until April 26.
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Brockton
Peter Sireco
C. C. King
Senate committee stalls Johnson immigration bill
The Senate immigration committee closed its hearings on the Johnson bill to suspend immigration for one year after testimony from Anthony Caminetti. Members signaled they would not report the House version and Chairman Colt said new features would likely be added.
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Washington
Senate Immigration Committee
Johnson
Anthony Caminetti
Senate
House
Colt
Gardner to Build Memorial City Hall in Brick
Gardner plans a new municipal building costing about 500000 as a World War memorial. Architect Penn Varney of Lynn filed plans showing brick construction and a central clock tower. The design includes World War veterans memorial quarters, executive offices, a front portico, and an auditorium for 200 seats.
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Gardner
Penn Varney
Lynn
America Needs Aliens Says Port Official
Commissioner Frederick A. Wallis of the Port of New York argued in Boston that America needs immigrants. Speaking at the Boston Public Library under the National Civic Federation, he said about 12,000,000 dream of coming to the United States and Uncle Sam should select 1,300,000 of them through a fine mesh.
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Frederick A. Wallis
New York
America
Boston Public Library
National Civic Federation
United States
Sam
Japan to Make Full Inquiry Into Langdon Killing
Washington reports Japan replies to the U S note on the Vladivostok killing of Naval Lieutenant W H Langdon of Boston. Tokyo promises a thorough investigation while Admiral Gleaves conveys the U S Naval Court of Inquiry findings that Langdon was blameless and the Japanese sentry fired first.
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Japan
Washington
W. H. Langdon
Boston
Vladivostok
Navy Department
Gleaves
Langdon
Tobacco Growers Oppose Daylight Law At Meet
Hartford Jan 26. One hundred fifty members of the New England Tobacco Growers Association voted for a regressive action to obtain state funds to establish a tobacco experiment sub station and to oppose the daylight saving law. John B Stewart of Windsor was re elected president for the third time.
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Hartford
Connecticut
New England Tobacco Growers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
John B. Stewart
Windsor
Woman Seeks Wood Yard Job In New Bedford
In New Bedford on January 26, Lisserine Johnson of 52 Cedar Street visited Mayor Ashley seeking work at the city wood yard for the unemployed. She claimed four children, two of them ill, and offered to saw wood if necessary, saying she would walk without fare to avoid charity. The mayor promised to look into her case and relieve her trouble without requiring wood sawing.
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New Bedford
Lisserine Johnson
Cedar Street
Ashley
Velvet Co Weavers Strike Over Wage Cut
In Stonington Conn on January 26 the American Velvet Company announced a wage reduction of 25 to 40 percent in its weaving department. The weavers rejected the new schedule and began a strike.
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Stonington, Conn
American Velvet Company
Lloyd George Angry Over Paris Paper Critique
Premier Lloyd George is said to be displeased with a Paris newspaper article that criticizes his stance on issues before the Supreme Allied Council. He has complained to Premier Briand about the publication's remarks and tone.
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Lloyd George
Paris
Supreme Allied Council
Briand
Lloyd George vows never to return to Paris
In a Paris dispatch the Oeuvre cites Lloyd George railing at how he is treated there. He declares that if this treatment continues he will never come to Paris again, a remark that underscores tensions between Britain and French hosts.
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Lloyd Georges
Paris
Coral Appliqué Girdle Adorns Tailored Dress
An ornate girdle for a tailored dress features coral composition appliques set on black moire ribbon, creating a striking decorative belt element.
Tennessee Repeals Anti Cigarette Act
Nashville bill repealing the act forbidding sale of cigarettes in the state passed the Senate and goes to the Governor for signature. A measure to strengthen restriction of cigarette sales to minors is pending in the Senate.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Senate
Carpenter-Morton Club Ladies Night at Ven dome
The Carpenter-Morton Club of Boston invites directors stockholders traveling salesmen and factory staff to a ladies night entertainment and dance on February 19 at the Vendome Hotel Family and friends of employees are invited Com mittees for arrangements include Walter G Ambrose chairman Eugene E Morton and Thomas A McLaughlin.
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Carpenter-Morton Club
Carpenter-Morton Company of
Boston
Hotel Vendome
Walter G. Ambrose
Eugene E. Morton
Thomas A. McLaughlin
Sage Estate Valued at 58 Million by Accounting
New York, Jan. 26. Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage, widow of Russell Sage, left an estate valued at $58,659,213. This was shown by accounting filed today.
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New York
Margaret Olivia Sage
Russell Sage
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