Dover Boarder Case Turns on Knife Threats and Jealousy
In Central Court John Washington testifies about a knife assault by Fred Dixon after a dispute over Washington’s wife. Dixon claims he dodged the blade as he entered a millinery store seeking protection. the defendant recalls threats, a 24 hour ultimatum, and a history of alleged infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Washington
Dover Street
Central Court
Fred Dixon
Tobin
Dixon
Judge Warns Dixon and Washington After Knife Threats
In a courtroom exchange the 61 year old winner taunted Dixon and Washington, a loaded pistol allegedly carried by Dixon being discussed. The judge ordered Dixon to stay away from Washington and his wife and home, while Washington was placed on probation with a strict warning to avoid trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floh
Dixon
Washington
Judge Creed
Engineer Bohman Killed On Freight Train Near Alpine
El Paso Texas July 8 Engineer William Bohman of Sanderson Texas was murdered and thrown from a freight train near Alpine after four miles of speeding. The engine boiler exploded seriously injuring fireman Charles Robertson of Valentine. The wreck occurred ten miles west of Alpine.
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EL Paso
Texas
Hengineer
William Bohman
Sanderson
Alpifte
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway
Charles Robertson
Valentine
Alpine
No-Glare Auto Light Lenses Approved by State
State Registrar Frank A. Goodwin approves twenty two auto headlight lens types meeting a 15 foot roadway illumination and 160 foot distance test. Beginning August 15 penalties include a $15 fine for first offenses for using nonapproved lenses. Listed brands include Bausch & Lamb, Holophane, Liberty, Macbeth, Primolite, Saterlite, Shaler Roadlighter, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Frank A. Goodwin
Bausch & Lamb
Legalite
Liberty
Macbeth
Patterson
Syndicate
Universal
Wills-St. Claire
Alpheco
Bi-Optic
Holoplane
Lee Knight
National
Primolite
Violet Ray
Saterlite
Shaler
German Imitation Razor Blades Targeted in Suit
Berlin court hears suit by an American firm seeking an injunction against German produced razor blades labeled under an American brand. A witness testifies that a German imitation on the right cheek produced unsatisfactory results versus a genuine American blade on the left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Waltham Plumbers Vote for Hourly Wage Cut
Plumbers Local Union No. 209 of Waltham approved a voluntary wage cut from $1 to 90 cents per hour at a special meeting. Officials say the move, aimed at stimulating business, comes as a surprise to master plumbers.
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Waltham
Veteran Hiram Faunce Sees 76th Birthday Amid Busy Summer
Randolph veteran Hiram Sylvester Faunce aged 75 this month, a Civil War hero and Horace Niles G A R post commander, keeps busy mowing two fields, painting his farmhouse, shingling a barn, tending a truck garden, and helping at his daughter Ella Aldrich’s home on Lafayette Street. He recently left daily work at Randolph Savings Bank but has attended patriotic school observances for 16 years.
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Randolph
Hiram Sylvester Faunce
Horace Niles
Faunce
Ella Aldrich
Lafayette Street
Randolph Savings Bank
Mayor Peters Tackles Budget Overruns by City Heads
Mayor Peters published a sharp letter accusing several department heads of violating the segregated budget principle. He warned that current spending on numerous items risks exceeding yearly appropriations if trends continue. He urged careful prepaation of allocations and warned against transfers during the fiscal year.
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Peters
Two Men Drown in Worcester County
In Worcester county two young men died in separate incidents. Leonard Cooper aged 23 of Worcester drowned in Lake Quinsigamond while near a boat carrying his wife and children. Alfred Mason aged 18 of Whitinsville drowned in a Northbridge reservoir. his body was recovered four hours later. Cooper’s body remains missing in 90 feet of water.
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Worcester
Worcester County
Leonard Cooper
Alfred Mason
Whitinsville
Cooper
Lake Quinsigamond
Mason
Northbridge
Mrs Harding Harvests Flowers at White House Grounds
Mrs Howard Carter reports that Mrs Harding ventured into the White House grounds to pick flowers despite the heat and growing throng of curious passersby. She retreat ed after drawing attention from the crowd in Washington July 8 United News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United News
White House
Harding
Everett Boy Dies After Pitched Ball Hit Him
James Gannon, 21, of 43 Robbing Street Everett, died at Massachusetts General Hospital after a pitched ball fractured his skull at Glendale Park Everett while he was at bat last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gannon
Robbing Street
Everett
Massachusetts General Hospital
Glendale Park
Ned Mahan May Help Coach Crimson Team
Ned Mahan former Harvard football star is expected to help Coach Bob Fisher with the Crimson gridiron material in the fall. The Natick athlete is vacationing in the Hub to watch Braves games and will travel to West Virginia for his oil business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Mahan
Harvard
Bob Fisher
Crimson
Natick
Braves
West Virginia
Mise Forrest Rises to Leading Lady in Filmland
Mise Forrest, a Denmark born actress who arrived at 15, rose from slavey in The Prince Chap with Thomas Meighan to leading lady status. Her work in The Faith Healer with Milton Sills earned a long term contract with Famous Players Lasky. Her latest screen appearance is with James Kirkwood in A Wise Fool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Forrest
Thomas Meighan
Denmark
Milton Sills
Famous Players- Lasky Company
James Kirkwood
Alice Joyce Stars in The Inner Chamber New Vitagraph Feature
Alice Joyce completes the Vitagraph feature The Inner Chamber with Holmes E. Herbert and Pedro de Cordoba opposite. Mrs. James B. Regan plans retirement until fall for a forthcoming event, and she has a daughter by her first husband Tom Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Joyce
Holmes E. Herbert
Pedro de Cordoba
Miss Joyce
James B. Regan
Tom Moore
Studio Notes Fresh Studio Moves and Cast Updates
Corinne Griffith returns to Vitagraph after a Hot Springs vacation with Webster Campbell. Carmel Myers leaves Universal and weighs a musical comedy offer. Dolores Cassinelli lands a key role in Peter Ibbetson while Creighton Hale joins The Two Orphans. Robert Ellis directs Owen Moore in The Forgetters for Selznick.
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Corinne Griffith
Vitagraph Studios
Hot Springs
Webster Campbell
Carmel Myers
Universal Company
Universal
Dolores Cassinelli
Peter Ibbetson
Creighton Hale
Griffith
Robert Ellis
Owen Moore
Selznick
Juanita Hansen to Star in New Serial Series
Juanita Hansen, recently ill in Los Angeles, will return to the screen soon. Herbert K. Sanborn has formed Foremost Photoplays Company to feature Miss Hansen in a serials line. Sanborn is Gloria Swanson’s husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Hansen
Angeles
Herbert K. Sanborn
Miss Hansen
Mr. Sanborn
Gloria Swanson
Bebe Daniels Debuts Bobbed Hair After Jail Stay
Bebe Daniels, newly joining Hollywood, cuts her hair into a bob following a ten day jail visit. The move marks a bold shift in public image as she returns to film commitments.
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Bebe Daniels
Colon Hollywood
Miss Daniels
Movie Stars and Studio Contacts Across Cities
The note lists actors and studios with addresses in New York Los Angeles Culver City Yonkers Hollywood and other locales. It includes Norma Talmadge Rudolph Valentino Meighan Mary Miles Minter Wanda Hawley Mary Pickford and Pola Negri along with studios like Metro Lasky Brunton Realart Klaw Theatre and The Boston Post contact Prunella Hall.
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Lasky Studio
Hollywood
Cal
Rubye de Remer
J. L. Frothingham Co
Ellen Louise
Webhannet
Cambridge
Thurston Hall
Fie
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles
Cale
Inquirer
Bingham
M. EB. E
Boston
Pola Negri
United States
Prunella Hall
The
Boston Post
Drowns in Canal in Lawrence Mills Incident
Salvatore Bran aforte, a mill worker, drowned while swimming in the south canal at noon in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Salvatore Branaforte
South Canal
Joyce Says Alimony Award Pleases Her From New York
Peggy Hopkins Joyce reports she is quite satisfied with Judge Sabath's temporary alimony of 1350 a month. Her attorney Weymouth Kirkland relayed the reaction from a long distance call from New York to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United News
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Joseph Sabath
Weymouth Kirkland
New York
Kirkland
Joyce divorce case awards record solicitors fees and alimony
The judge awarded Peggy Joyce $1350 a month alimony and $27,500 in solicitors fees plus $12,500 suit money to aid evidence gathering for the Joyce divorce trial. J. Stanley Joyce, her millionaire husband, will appeal. The decision marks a high point in Cook county divorce fortunes and notes her prior earnings and wealth of the defendant. Joyce was not present when the ruling was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy
Joyce
Star
Cook County
J. Stanley Joyce
Chicago
Alfred S. Austrian
Toto
Sabath
Rough street brawl ends with police bite and suspensions
Officer Augustine Gannon tried to arrest a North Street melee led by Ernest Santos. Santos bit the officer on the left cheek and hands, while James Monsano and Michael Abrugio helped restrain him. Santos received six months, Dantas three months suspended. The officer was sent home for treatment to prevent blood poisoning.
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North Street
Augustine Gannon
Ernest Santos
James Monsano
Michael Abrugio
Santos
Antonio Dantas
Jim
Mike
Gannon
Dantas
Central Court
Pop Concerts in Symphony Hall Tonight Delight Fans
The program promises a manic, lively evening with entrances of The Gladiators Overture and selections like Waltzes and the American Military Fantasy. Conducted by a noted maestro, the concert features pieces attributed to Dvorak and Wagner with guest soloists and orchestral arrangements.
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Rogramme
Reme
Symphony Hall
The
Gladiators
Bai Rauss Resto
Alma
Woria
Dvorak
Gea
Boston Society for the Care of Girls Enrolls New Members
Scores of new members join the Boston Society for the Care of Girls during Become a Friend to Girls Week. Prominent workers include Miss Charlotte Hilton and Miss Sally Thompson of Wellesley Class of 1921, among many social women in Boston and suburbs.
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Boston Society For the Care of
Charlotte Hilton
Sally Thompson
Wellesley College
Boston
Boston Society For Care of Girls
Wellesley College Grad
Death of Charles A. Prouty Former ICC Member
Charles A. Prouty longtime Interstate Commerce Commission official, born 1853 Newport VT, died at home after illness. He served ICC 1896 1914 as director of valuation and chaired 1912, later led division of public service and accounting at the railroad administration in 1918. He held Dartmouth honorary DCL in 1915 and taught, practiced law, and served in Vermont House.
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Newport
Charles A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prouty
Commission
Public Service
Railroad Administration
Dartmouth College
Vermont House of Representatives
Rutland
Central
Vermont
Suit Seeks 5000 for Sharing Stateroom on Ship
Frederick J. Stark of Boston sues Furness, Withy & Co. in Suffolk Superior Court claiming the steamship Guiana let a drunken passenger use his room sofa, crowding the stateroom and making him ill. He seeks 5000 in damages for breach of contract and resulting illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk Superior Court
Frederick J. Stark
Boston
Furness, Withy & Co
Guiana
Stark
New York
Barbadoes
Steamship Company
Leaves Public Bequests Amounting to $160 000
In Rutland Vermont July public bequests totaling 160000 are listed in the will of Henry R C Watson of Brandon a wealthy horse fancier and stock breeder who died recently in Paris The will includes 7500 to the New York City Episcopal Missionary Society 36250 to Roosevelt Hospital New York for a free memorial bed 383000 to St Luke's Hospital New York for a free bed 5000 to St Thomas Episcopal Church Brandon and 2000 to the Brandon Free Library He also leaves his valet J Leon Cazenave an annuity of 6000 and a country estate
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Rutland
Henry R. C. Watson
Brandon
Watson
Paris
New York City
Court Seizes Alcohol Laden Bark Tiburton
A U S marshal and a harbor keeper seized the bark Tiburton anchored at South Boston flats after a libel filed in Federal Court by Captain Charles W. Mallett seeking wages and outfitting costs. Prohibition and customs authorities probe the vessel’s $200,000 cargo of 27,000 gallons of alcohol and related ownership questions involving Leland Steamship Lines of New York.
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Tiburton
New York
Africa
South Boston
United States
Charles W. Mallett
Leland Steamship Lines
Prohibition
Potter
American Steamer Western Comet Grounds Off St Nazaire
A Lilouds dispatch from Nantes reports the American steamer Western Comet from Baltimore to St Nazaire coal laden is aground off St Nazaire on a rocky bottom in a critical position.
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France
London
Baltimore
St. Nazaire
Nantes
Pennsylvania Railroad Defies Railroad Labor Board Tactics
The Pennsylvania Railroad openly challenged the United States Railroad Labor Board claiming the board exceeded its authority by continuing national working agreements after abrogation. Officials said they would exclude negotiated deals with craft unions, preferring employee committees from secret-ballot results. BP Whiter, BD Seneff, and J T Valis led the assault and urged unions to strike if they can “get away with it.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United News
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States Railroad Labor Board
Road
Pennsylvania
Railroad Board
Muskegon Police Urge Bathing Attire Ban Downtown
Muskegon Michigan July 8 Mrs Sarah McVeigh police matron asks local women to stop wearing bathing costumes in public. Women on streets and in downtown shops have appeared in bath suits. bath robes to be worn over swimsuits when appearing outdoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Sarah McVeigh
Baxter nominates Davies for third time as PUC chair
Governor Baxter nominates Howard Davies of Yarmouth again for chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. The executive council has twice refused to confirm him, and the third nomination awaits confirmation next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Baxter
Howard Davies
Yarmouth
Public Utilities Commission
Executive Council
Davies
Tanlac Explained Merits and Medical Endorsements
An advertising overview asserts Tanlac’s merit as a scientifically compounded vegetable tonic from ten ingredients. It cites Britannica and Potter’s references on tonics, notes effects on appetite digestion and overall health, and claims use for debility of digestive organs and as a body builder. Distributed by International Perf oristaries and Liggett’s Drug Stores in Boston.
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America
Encyclopedia Britannica
United States
Tanlac
International Pevoristariéa, Inc
Boston
All Ligget’s
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