Two Killed in Pistol Battle Near Montrose Pa
In Bear Swamp near the New York line, two men died and six others, including a girl, were wounded in a morning shooting. Charles Wakeman of Little Meadows and Fred Tydoni were killed. Tydoni fired at Wakeman, who was with three children regarding a real estate deal. Sheriff Darrow of Susquehanna County was among the injured.
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Montrose
Bear Swamp
New York State Line
Charles Wakeman
Little Meadows
Fred Tydoni
Girton M. Darrow
Susquehanna County
Johnson City
N. Y
Wakeman
Tydoni
Harry McElroy
Pennsylvania
Prohibition
Turkish Women Embrace European Street Fashion Veilless
Since the war Turkish women have adopted modern European street dress, eschewing veils as they move freely through public life.
War Declared on Mosquitoes In Massachusetts
A coalition of Cambridge and Brookline residents pledges a metropolitan drive to wipe out mosquitoes across Massachusetts. Experts outline a coordinated plan using drainage, larvicides, and public vigilance to protect health and property.
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Massachusetts
New Jersey
Mosquito Plague Threatens Gotham
New York faces a mosquito problem from the wet season as backyard pools and similar spots breed the nuisance. Described as household mosquitoes, they are not said to spread disease but disrupt residents’ rest with their biting and activity.
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New York
United News
Enwright Buys Boston Telegram and Expands Control
Frederick W. Enwright publisher of the Lynn Telegram News and Boston Telegram now owns the entire stock of the Boston Telegram and will serve as president and treasurer. Mrs Enwright and Walter H T Enwright will be directors. Enwright, former Boston Post reporter, started the Lynn Telegram a decade ago and later bought the Lynn Evening News. The Boston Telegram began March 16, 1921 and now has large circulation and advertising patronage.
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Frederick W. Enwright
Lynn Telegram News
Boston Telegram
Enwright
Walter H. T. Enwright
Boston Post
Telegram
Lynn
Lynn Evening News
United Shoe Machinery Company
Essex County
Night Car Service Expanded in Boston District
Boston Elevated announces extended night car service to Grove and Washington streets in West Roxbury with Adams Square departures at 1 2 3 4 5 am. Inbound Grove Washington cars leave for Boston at 1 39 am and hourly to 4 39 am.
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Boston
Beach Street
West Roxbury
Grove
Washington Streets
Dana
Adams Square
Northampton
Grove and
Two Killed and One Hurt by Lightning in Yonkers Race Track
A thunderstorm struck Crestwood during the Empire City race track meeting in Yonkers New York as a flagpole near the track splintered and a small house on the reservation was struck. Two men died and a third was seriously injured while police reported no other injuries and spectators remained at the event despite the danger. Farmers wives of the nation have organized their own feminine agricultural block.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Crestwood
Empire City
Eviction Leads to Storm Stranded Family in Lawrence
In Lawrence on July 13 a writ of ejectment against Paul Barrillo of 72 Lawrence street was served by a deputy sheriff and two officers. Moments after, a severe thunderstorm drenched the city for over two hours, damaging Barrillo’s belongings left on the curb. His wife Barklie, described as delicate, and four children aged 8 to 13, found shelter with neighbors. Barrillo, a 24 year resident and citizen, had faced rent disputes after moving to a new tenement on Chestnut street, which would not be available until Monday. The landlord alleges Barrillo refused to pay rent and failed to secure another home.
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Lawrence
Paul Barrillo
Lawrence Street
Barklie
Barrille
Chestnut Street
Barrillo
Mills announce 20 percent wage cut in Lowell
The Massachusetts Cotton Mills said a 20 percent wage reduction will take effect next Monday. The mills normally employ 20 percent of operatives, about 1500 workers have been on duty recently.
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Lowell
Massachusetts Cotton Mills
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Sven Var
Cambridge
Brookline
J. Albert Nyhen
G. W. Whipple
Harvard University
Richard P. Strong
Harvard Medical School
Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Charles Y. Brues
Harvard
Francis X. Mahoney
L. J. Johnson
Only
Whipple
Harris
Brues
Strong
Nyhen
Johnson
Mahoney
Edward Ellis Allen
Watertown
N. E. Women's Clubs
Texaco
Texaco Gasoline
Texaco Motor
Texaco Motor Oils
the Texas Company
Tenaco Petroleum Products
Boston Newspaper
American Supply Co., Inc
Washington St
Mass. Ave
Reed
Ordin
Co. O. D
Eddy
White Mountain
Subway
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