Tragic Otter Trawl Find Of Watertown Man
Captain W H Rathbun recovered the body of James H Durgin of 10 Olcott street Watertown Mass from his otter trawl off Watch Hill. Medical Examiner Dr F W Hewes said the body had likely been in the water about two months and ordered it moved to Wilcox Shea in Mystic. Relatives and neighbors traced the man’s disappearance to early May after he left on a business trip.
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New London
W. H. Rathbun
Lottie
James H. Durgin
Olcott Street
Watertown
Mass
Watch Hill
Noank
F. W. Hewes
Groton
Wilcox & Shea
Mystic
Connecticut
Maynard
Durgin
Movie Star Hurt in Crash of Autos
Doris May and her husband Wallace McDonald were slightly injured when their car collided with another vehicle and overturned in Los Angeles. Both sustained bruises.
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Los Angeles
United News
Doris May
Wallace McDonald
Wage cuts today hit New Haven and rival railroads
The U S Railroad Labor Board mandated wage reductions effective today on the New York New Haven Hartford Boston and Boston and Albany systems. More than 40 000 workers across the four lines face lower pay with affected areas including about 32 000 on the New Haven system and 20 000 in Massachusetts. Labor organizations plan further action after a Chicago conference of rail labor unions.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
U. S. Railroad Labor Board
New Haven
Boston
Labor Board
Chicago
Massachusetts
Mrs Higginson Buried From Trinity Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Francis L Higginson Jr a prominent Back Bay Society member were held yesterday at Trinity Church. The Rev Endicott Peabody read the service. Ushers acting as pallbearers included P S Sears F S Goodwin N P Hallowell George C Lee James Lawrence F R Sears Jr Barrett Wendell Jr T Jefferson Coolidge John Coolidge and T Jefferson Newbold. Interment followed at Mt Auburn Cemetery.
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Francis L. Higginson
Back Bay Society
Trinity Church
Endicott Peabony
P. S. Sears
F. S. Goodwin
N. P. Hallowell
George C. Lee
James Lawrence
F. R. Sears, Jr
Barrett Wendell, Jr
T. Jefferson Coolidge
John Coolidge
T. Jefferson Newbold
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Two Sinn Fein Leaders Freed in Dublin Prison Release
Arthur Griffith founder of Sinn Fein and Professor John MacNeill Gaelic League president were released from Mountjoy. Also freed were Sinn Fein MPs Michael Staines and E J Duggan. Leaders expected to attend London debate with De Valera amid ongoing tensions and government repression.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
John MacNeill
Gaelic League
Mountjoy
MacNeill
Sinn
E. J. Duggan
House of Commons
Duggan
Griffith
Staines
Dublin Corporation
de Valera
Mansion House
Ireland
Lloyd George
Republican
House Prey of Lightning in North Truro
Hundreds of Cape residents visited the John Rogers house near the New Haven Railroad depot after a lightning strike. Eight occupants fled unharmed except for a baby cut by broken glass as chimneys were knocked off and plaster torn. The upper tenement houses Ralph Pinkham and family. the tower hosts the summer colony members.
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North
Truro
Cape
John Rogers
New Haven
Ralph Pinkham
Appeal for Recognition of Ireland Sent to President
John F. Harrigan state president of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic sent a brief statement to President Harding urging official recognition of the Irish Republic on the eve of the Fourth of July celebration.
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Harding
John F. Harrigan
The
American Association For the
Irish Republic Recognition Plea Sent to Harding and Lodge
A public letter urges President Harding to recognize the Irish Republic on the eve of July 4, linking the move to America's liberty tradition. It also requests Senator Lodge act promptly on Norris resolution No. 26 regarding Irish atrocities and recognition rights.
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Harrigan
United States
Lodge
Ireland
Massachusetts
America
Liquor Raid Arrest In Beverly Seizes Moonshine Stills
Prohibition agents and Lt. John Welch raided the Woodland district home of Frank B. Lewis at 1 Standley Street and seized 16 gallons of moonshine, liquor bottles, a 10-gallon condenser, a 30-gallon still, and 60 gallons of mash. Lewis was arrested on a charge of maintaining a still and posted a $200 bail.
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Ing
Woodland
Frank B. Lewis
Standley Street
Lewis
Quebec Laborers Quit Disrupts City Construction
Union laborers walked out in Quebec on June 30 halting city construction. The report also notes England’s army officer widows pension maxes at 23 dollars per month.
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Quebec
England
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