Murdered man hunted by employer in Vermont
Ernest Brown, employed in the poolroom of Harlow Hatch in Johnsbury Vermont, was shot dead tonight. Police seek Hatch the employer who was present in the poolroom at the time. No witnesses to the shooting have been found. Brown bolted into the street and collapsed after a park sighting. Earlier he had been riding in an automobile with Hatch and another man.
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Johnsbury
Ernest Brown
Harlow Hatch
Brown
Hatch
Arrest Lynn Leather Man in Lynn theft probe
Matthew Connell, president of the Matthew Connell Leather Company of Lynn, was arrested after police linked him to a spree of leather thefts from local shoe factories. The arrest followed Saturday’s capture of Edward Dillon as he allegedly entered A. M. Creighton & Co. in Liberty square to steal leather, with heavy losses already reported by the firm.
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Matthew Connell
Vamp
Dillon
Thaw Arrives in Philadelphia After Liberty Spree
Harry K. Thaw reached Broad Street Station in Philadelphia at 6:11 PM from Atlantic City after a days long liberty. He stayed at the Bellevue Stratford, planned to head to Pittsburgh next, and said he wanted to be left alone amid a wary crowd, adding he has abandoned drinking.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Harry K. Thaw
Atlantic City
Liberty
Broad Street Station
Seashore
Bellevue Stratford
Thaw
Pittsburg
Flo
Thaw Arrives Quietly in Philadelphia amid Tepid Reception
Thaw reached North Philadelphia station hidden in a parlor car drawing room with about a dozen onlookers while at Broad Street the crowd numbered under 50. He appeared confident his arrival went unheralded and noted reporters had learned of it. He paused to acknowledge the scene then moved past passengers with detective David W. Deane and a press escort. There were no cheers.
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Deane
Fifteenth Street
Market Street
Thaw
Walnut Street
Harry Thaw
Claude Bennett
Tha
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Amoztig
Sf&ne
North Philadelphia
Broad Street Station
David W. Deane
Thaw Goes to Church After Public Frenzy
Harry Thaw attends church in Atlantic City with minimal incident after a day of media attention. He chats with James Mullen, a 90 year old former connection to Dr. Sylvester Scoville, and then the pair slip away from reporters to attend services.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harry Thaw
Thaw
James Mullen
Sylvester S. Scoville
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Evelyn Thaw Shrugs Off Divorce Talk at Atlantic City
Evelyn Thaw replied "I don't care" when told of Harry K. Thaw's plan to seek a divorce. She refused further comment on the matter, preferring to discuss weather and scenery while resting in Atlantic City.
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Malone
N. Y
Evelyn Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Atlantic City
Thaw
Jury Believed Thaw Justified in Stanford White Killing
Foreman David Robin and fellow jurors said they always believed Harry K. Thaw was justified in killing Stanford White due to White's relations with Thaw's wife. The jurors cited unwritten law and referenced the sanity trial to defend Thaw.
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White
Paramount
Thaw
Stanford White
David Robin
Sanity Jury
David Robinson
Robinson
Thaw Tours Boardwalk After Sanity Hearing
John Dillinger era coverage recounts Harry Kendall Thaw on the Atlantic City boardwalk. He poses for a photographer, retreats to his hotel, then enjoys a farewell ocean swim before departing for Philadelphia. Jury foreman David Robinson discusses the case and the dreaded unwritten law.
Bridgeport Strike Call Delayed As Negotiation Efforts Continue
A Bridgeport strike plan is postponed after a phone report from a non union businessman with Bridgeport manufacturing ties. He urged delaying action by a day to seek a settlement and avoid a general strike affecting local business interests and workers.
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Bridgeport
New York
Stewart Construction Company
Remington Arms & Ammunition Company
Labor tensions flare at Remington plant amid wage and eight hour dispute
Bridgeport workers weigh strike as negotiators seek talks with a Remington official. Discharged Bullard machinists to meet with Keppler, while Major Penfield’s stance on German influence and jurisdiction remains unresolved. Guarded Remington site limits access as parties pursue peaceful settlement or potential walkout.
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Penfield
Remington Company
Johnston
Keppler
Mr. Keppler
Major Penfield
Mr. Johnston
Bridgeport
Bullard
Man Arrested In Allston For Knife Attack On Officer
Joseph Lehto, 35, of 76 Eastern Avenue Allston, was arrested by Brighton police for drunkenness and assault with a knife on Patrolman Daniel F. Sullivan.
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Joseph Lehto
Eastern Avenue
Allston
Brighton
Daniel F. Sullivan
Import Swiss Dye Chemists Aim to Boost U.S. Coal Tar Industry
Washington July 18 The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce plans importing Swiss dye chemists to aid the new American coal tar industry amid a dyestuff famine caused by German supply cuts. Dr Thomas H Norton says Swiss skill and American capital plus coal tar are key to developing the industry, with Swiss chemists already negotiating to establish plants in the United States.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Thomas H. Norton
Bureau
Distress Rising After China Flood Recedes
Ad vice from Captain Hough of the gunboat Wilmington at Shameen China reports flood waters receding but distress among the displaced population in the inundated districts is increasing.
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Washington
China
Navy Department
Hough
Wilmington
Shameen
Denial of Epidemic In Petrograd Amid Front Recall Rumors
Official denial issued in Petrograd refutes reports that doctors were recalled from the front to combat an epidemic. City authorities say there were no cholera cases and that typhoid and dysentery rates across Russia were lower than in prior years.
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Petrograd
Russia
American Red Cross Nurses Sail to Malta
Ten American Red Cross nurses, relieved from Serbia duty, arrived at Malta aboard Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht Erin to aid wounded Allied soldiers from the Dardanelles. Red Cross surgeon Dr H Hodge of Knoxville, Tennessee, stated he arrived today aboard the Cymric from Liverpool.
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New York
Red Cross
Serbia
Sir Thomas Lipton
Erin
Malta
Dardanelles
8. H. Hodge
Knoxville
Tenn
Cymric
Liverpool
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Tremont St
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George Frost Company
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O'Sullivan Specialties Co
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the Press Publishing Co
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IER
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Henry Merle Mellen
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Movie
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Bridgeport Manufacturers’ Association
Mr. Dodge
Sit
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Mirela
Red
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Empire Rubber & Tire CO
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J.H
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Washington St
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Texas
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Henfield
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