Bridgeport Tragedy Bodies Motive Mystery Surrounding Hotchkiss
Hotchkiss leaves Bridgeport after burial of wife Jane Richmond Borden Hotchkiss at Mountain Grove Cemetery. Investigators seek links to E Strickland of Erie Pa and James Ormond of Philadelphia amid unverified blackmail and life prior details. Jane, formerly Miss Jane Richmond Borden of Erie, had been divorced from a Mr. Borden of Alfred New York.
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Bridgeport
Ledward
Hotchkiss
Jane Richmond Borden Wotchkiss
Connecticut
Mountain Grove
Long Island Sound
Stairfield
James A. Marr
E. Strickland
Erie
Mr. Strickland
Harold C Rood
James Ormond
Philadelphia
Bellevue Stratford
Jane Richmond Borden
Borden
Daniel Shaw
Alfred
N.Y
Gompers Denounces President on Railroad Strike Policy
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, attacks the President's transportation act and railroad labor board in a protest against injunctions on rail workers. He cites that the law permits workers to cease work if they reject board awards and notes 21 railroads in 104 cases have refused to comply.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Transportation Act
Railroad Labor Board
Rail workers resist board awards urge joint negotiations
The passage praises labor steadfastness against the Railroad Labor Board and federal powers. It argues operations must be safe without sacrificing workers and justice, condemns the President's proclamation, and calls for revived joint negotiations to ensure safe railroad operation.
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Railroad Labor Board
Puppy Plays With Skunks in New London
Albert Stevens of Highland reports a curious household with one puppy and four baby skunks living together in a pen in New London. The five quadrupeds frolic peacefully as they grow, with no untoward incidents to date.
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New London
Eight Children Killed in Shell Explosion at Workman Home
A shell blast near the Workman residence shattered windows within two blocks and ripped apart eight children at a croquet game. Bodies were horribly mutilated but identifiable, including Vivian Workman, 12, recognized by her father Dr F W Jones. The blast demolished the concrete house rear and scattered clothing and croquet items across yards and trees. Morris Salisbury survived briefly after the ambu lance transport, dying soon after.
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F. W. Jones
Vivian
Morris Salisbury
Man Finds Live Howitzer Shell As Souvenir
A six inch artillery shell fired during target practice at Pine Plains reservation last summer did not explode. Mr Workman found the fully charged shell in the sand and brought it home as a souvenir.
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4Th Field Artillery
Pine Plains Reservation
Provisional Irish Cabinet Delays Parliament Meeting
Dublin July 11 The provisional cabinet postpones the first assembly of the new Irish Parliament for at least a fortnight due to the country’s state and communication disruptions. National army service and peace restoration priorities delay parliamentary opening.
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Dublin
Associated Press
National Army
Michael Collins
Belfast
de Valera
Patrick J. Little
Republican
Little
Kerry
Newtownbarry
County Mayo
Listowel
County Kerry
Cork
Republic
Limerick
Orangemen Field Day at Lake Pearl Draws Mass Attendance
Orangemen from across Massachusetts gathered at Lake Pearl Wrentham for the Loyal Orange Institution field day under the Grand Lodge. The Everett City band led a procession from Copley Square to South Station for a special train to the lake. Speakers included Supreme Grand Master George T. Stewart and clergy from Nova Scotia and Boston. Fifty Providence lodge also attended with about 3000 members and friends enjoying luncheon and field sports for all ages.
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Loyal Orange Institution
Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts
Lake Pearl
Wrentham
Copley Square
Everett
South Station
George T. Stewart
Benjamin F. Seaboyer
Nova Scotia
Hector Ferguson
Boston
Rhode Island
Providence
Greene Co Charged With Fraud Across New England
Charges of fraud and misrepresentation allege swindling 60 000 people across New England. The H V Greene Company of Boston and affiliated corporations are named in the action.
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New Eongland
H. V. Greene Company
Boston
Tin Equity
Supreme Judicial Court
Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph A. Locke
Legal Aid Society
H. V. Greene
Boylston Street
Greene Company
Greene
Movie Scout Finds Two Prospects in Maine
Goldwyn scout reviews Portland and Old Orchard beauties seeking screen prospects. Miss Doris May Newell, a Portland bakery worker, is chosen after three hours of scouting while Miss Martha Kelsea, from Lisbon New Hampshire, is noted for poise and potential though pursuing music.
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Maine
Lisbon
N. H
Martha Kelsea
Goldwyn
Old Orchard
South Portland
Congress Street
Doris May Newell
Newell
Cushman’s Bakery
Mias Fernandez
Hunt
Portland
Boston Post
New England
Robert MclIntyre
Marshal Neilan
Rupert Hughes
Casino
Goldwyn Scout
Miss Newell
Miss Fernandez
Congress Square
Miss Kelsea
Kelsea
Melrose
Mass
Frank
Boston
Post
Mneh
New England Beauties Sought for Goldwyn Films
Miss Bijou Fernandez announces New England women are wanted for upcoming Goldwyn productions. The scout aims to cast beauties with intelligence and personality for picturized works including Hall Caine’s The Christian and Ben Hur among others.
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Bijou Fernandez
Goldwyn Movie
New England
Goldwyn
Hall Caine
the Christian
Ben Hur
Mrs. Hoover Visits Girl Scout Officers Training Camp
Mrs. Herbert Hoover presides over the National Training Camp for Girl Scout Officers at Long Pond Plym outh with officers from 15 states. The camp features outdoor scoutcraft, homemaking, first aid and social work in a rustic, open‑air setting.
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Girl Scout Movement
Womanhood of America
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Long Pond
Plymouth
James Storow
Sensible debutante prospects judged on sands
Onlookers evaluate Miss Kelsea and Miss Welson as candidates with refined appearance. One observer praises Miss Kelsea’s taste and red accessories while noting Miss Welson’s poised face and potential for a future tryout, suggesting polish could overcome debutante slouch.
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Miss Ihelsea
Kelsea
Miss Welson
Nantasket Runs Aground On Mud Bank Off Deer Island
More than 200 passengers on the Nantasket steamer feared a wreck when the Nantasket ran aground in mud near Deer Island during a 9:45 trip to Boston. The hull contact caused panic but crew steadied passengers as tugs stood by. After 10 minutes the ship freed itself and headed to its dock with no damage reported.
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Nantasket
Nantasket Steamboat Company
Deer Island
Boston
Germany Seeks Moratorium on Cash Reparations
Germany asks the Reparations Commission to suspend cash payments for 1922 to 1924 and seeks resumption of foreign loan talks blamed for the mark’s decline. The commission debates a two and a half year moratorium while pressing the 32,000,000 gold marks due Saturday. Analysts warn of a potential German economic and social catastrophe without relief.
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Germany
Reparations Commission
Paris
Committee On Guarantees
Berlin
Euarantees
Commission
Brothers Meet After 53 Years in Brookline Visit
In Greater Boston F An derson of 82 Brook street Brookline hosted his brother A N Anderson of San Diego California as they reunited last night for the first time since parting in Stockholm 53 years ago when the Brookline man left to seek his fortune in America.
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Greater Boston
F. ('. Anderson
Brook Street
Brookline
A. N. Anderson
San Diego
Calif
Stockholm
America
Auto kills woman newspaper writer in Central Village
Mrs. William Devolye, 50, of Plainfield, struck by a Massachusetts registered auto in Central Village this afternoon. The victim, a Plainfield newspaper writer and city editor, died at the scene. investigation and driver details pending.
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Central Village
Uconn
Wiliam Devolye
Plainfield
Devolye
Werler
Massachusetts
Doughboys Stricken by Heat at Camp Devens
At Camp Devens in Ayer on July 12 twelve men of the 101st infantry fainted from heat while returning to camp after a rifle range stay. Colonel Foley ordered all but essential drills suspended for the day. Most sufferers were to return to duty tomorrow after treatment at the camp hospital.
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Devens
Ayer
101St Infantry
Thomas F. Foley
Heat strains National Guard brigade during training in Malden
Private soldiers from Companies J K L and M of the 101st Infantry in Malden suffered heat prostration after a noonday range exercise and three mile hike in heavy packs. Major Desmond led the third battalion. A brigade review by New England adjutants general will occur Saturday. Funeral services for Private Raymond W. Mealey will be held Friday in South Boston with Colonel Foley and Chaplain O Connor in attendance.
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John Dennis
Stephen Delaney
George G. Olsen
Lynn
Fred DeMarco
Paul W. Bartlett
Wakefield
Philip Crimmins
Henry F. Armstrong
Harold Burrill
William Quinn
James Dryden
Malden
104Th Infantry
Arthur W. Desmond
National Guard
Adjutants-General of
New England
Edwards
1011St Infantry
Raymond W. Mealey
South
Boston
Foley
M. J. O'Connor
Brockton Man Appointed K P Delegate to Frisco
Kirby of Brockton named K P delegate to Frisco. Albert F. Kirby to represent Massachusetts at the Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge session in San Francisco in August. Massachusetts now has five representatives, the maximum allowed for any jurisdiction.
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Harry R. Lawrence
The
Knights of Pythias
Albert F. Kirby
Brockton
Massachusetts
Supreme Lodge
San Francisco
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