Ice Men Under Fire as Weights Officials Probe Shortages
Charles B Woolley sealer of weights and measures warns ice drivers to deliver full weight amid a hot day rush. One short load of 665 pounds found at a Dorchester Avenue store prompts court action if irregularities recur. Acting State Commissioner Clark urges consumers to demand pounds written on receipts and drivers’ cards for daily weights. A ten‑member state team will investigate and prosecute complaints nationwide.
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Charles B. Woolley
Dorchester Avenue
Weights and Measures
Clark
State House
Woolley reports suspect weight fraud in city fuel sales
Mr Woolley claims a load weighed 29 pounds but measured 1535 pounds and says deputies will file reports in Dorchester Court tomorrow. He praises drivers for fair weights in poor areas including West End South End and Roxbury claiming 18 to 50 pound pieces at discounted prices to aid the needy.
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Ice dealers threaten Malden official over ice bill
Malden Sealer of Weights and Measures W E B Dunn says several prominent ice dealers he spoke with over the phone threatened him if the ice bill drafted by the State Sealers Association became law. He blames Sen Claude K Allen of Melrose for the bill's defeat and plans to name the dealers in the near future.
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State Sealers’ Association
Dunn
Malden
Sealer of Weights and Measures
W. EB. Dunn
Mr. Dunn
Claude K. Allen
Melrose
New Haven Proposes Rhode Island Fare Equalization Tariff
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad filed a new tariff with the Public Utilities Commission to equalize commuter fares on Rhode Island steam lines. Based on Massachusetts rates, the schedule takes effect August 1.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Public Utilities Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Massachusetts
Sackvilles Deny Story in Famous Estate Case
Lady Sackville and family deny relatives of Sir John Murray Scott alleging they influenced his will to leave them most of his 5 million dollar fortune. Sir Edward Carson argues no codicil or fraud exists, claims Scott left wealth to Sackvilles via later actions and gave generosity to them during life. Page details verbal exchanges and witness testimony about Walter Scott and relations with Sir John.
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London
John Murray Scott
Lady Sackville
Sackvilles
Knole Park
Seven Oaks
Kent
Scott
Edoward
Lady Wallace
Sir John Scott
Sir Manard
Walter Scott
Walter
Sir John
Hier Father
Washington
Sir Edward Carson
Sir John Murray Scott
Sackville
Sir Edward
John Scott
Lord Sackville
Malcolm Scott
Edward Carson
Use Of Elks Name Denied In Ohio Injunction
In Dayton July 1 a Common Pleas Court judge granted a perpetual injunction restraining the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World from using the name Elks or insignia in Ohio. The white B. I. E. lodge had sought to stop the negro group from usurping the Elks name. The case, tied to control of branding and symbols, follows a long dispute over organizational identity. The Elks claim 400000 U S members and 22500 in Ohio.
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Dayton
Common Pleas
A. C. Reisinger
Haton
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of
Elks
Ohio
Grand Lodge
The
United States
Bristol Woman and Lover Arrested in Bristol Murder Case
Mrs Bessie Wakefield of Bristol and James Plew of Middlebury were arrested on charges of murdering William Wakefield whose body was found in Cheshire woods. Coroner Eli Mix announced the confession tied to the killings after Wakefield's death, with Plew alleged to have choked, drugged, shot, and stabbed him to enable an elopement.
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Bristol
Conn
Bessie Wakefield
James Plew
Middlebury
Eli Mix
New Haven County
William Wakefield
Cheshire Woods
Wakefield
Plew
Southington
Cheshire
Gurley Flynn Defends Self In Paterson Trial
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Industrial Workers of the World leader testified in her Paterson New Jersey trial denying uttering statements urging violence by silk strikers. The defense rested after more witnesses testified and judge reserved summarizing.
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Paterson
N. J
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Industrial Workers of the World
Miss Flynn
Missing man from Roxbury located in Billerica via letter
Sidney Foster, 24, missing since June 17 from Ottawa street Roxbury, has been found in Billerica after his mother received a letter from him stating he was working there. He is single and lived with his mother.
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S& Home
Dougin Adamant
Lena
Lene
Corns
Adamant
Jipsons
Dorcas Mine
Delus
Fidelius
Mary Smith
Dorkl
Annie
Lana
Uncle Tibellus
Doreas
Larkie
Uncle Delius
Fidelius Jipson
Mrs. Adamant
Jena
Sidney Foster
Billerica
Ottawa Street
Roxbury
The Cup and the Lip
A poem by Miss Flornce Phinney from Auburn Maine presents a reflective verse on ambition and risk. Its speaker contemplates the balance between desire and caution, using a drinking motif to explore personal resolve.
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Miss Flornce Phinney
Ashe Stre i
Auburn, Me
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Brown
Mary
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Filene
Gurley Flynn
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Sunday Post
Ficellus Jipson
Jipson
Florida
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New England
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