Names in Brookline Club Case Spark Legal Tug-of-War
In Brookline Municipal Court yesterday Felix W McGettrick formerly assistant district attorney of Suffolk who represents the Law Enforcement League in the Country Club case again refused to reveal names of league members Judge Charles F Perkins insisted on disclosure as McGettrick remained unwilling to furnish them
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Brookline
Felix W. McGettrick
Suffolk
Law Enforcement League
Country Club
Charles F. Perkins
McGetuick
Judge's bench heated argument over club case ends in postponement
A lengthy argument at the judge's bench involved Mr. McGettrick for the league and State in a citizen sense, Joan W. McAnarney, Joseph P. Fegan for the Country Club, and James T. Ray the witness. Judge Perkins ordered the matter held until tomorrow, ending the conference with expectation of definite developments.
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McGettrick
League
Joan W. McAnarney
Joseph P. Fegan
James E. Cotter
James T. Ray
Perkins
Pratt Field to get concrete grandstands at Pratt’s expense
Springfield July 19 The International Y M C A Training School athletic grounds known as Pratt Field will receive concrete grandstands funded by Herbert L Pratt of Brooklyn. Plans estimate a cost of 10 000 to 15 000 dollars. The upgrade follows last year’s cement wall gift and aims to keep the New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet at Springfield.
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Springfield
International Y. M. C. A. Training School
Pratt Field
Herbert L. Pratt
Brooklyn
Pratt
Think Colt and Ethel Barrymore Reconciled
Chicago dispatch notes Ethel Barrymore, traveling with Louise Drew and George Drew Meadhum, appears joyful after a telegram hints at reconciliation with her millionaire husband. She refuses interviews, smiles at reporters, and contemplates New York departure after Chicago stay.
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Think Colt
Ethel Barrymore
Chicago
New York
Miss Barrymore
America
Barrymore
Big Fleets Clash In War Game At Block Island
The Red and Blue fleets clashed this morning in a naval war game off Block Island. A clear victor is not yet announced as umpires’ reports await Navy Department review. Thousands of residents and visitors monitor movements along southern New England shores as the contest resumes tomorrow with a goal of theoretical annihilation.
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Block Island
New England
Navy Department
Battleship Clash Near Block Island In Naval Standoff
Dawn maneuvers pitted battleship forces aiming to seize Long Island Sound and Narragansett Bay against a second fleet of cruisers destroyers and submarines. The Connecticut flagship crippled, Osterhaus circles to Ward while Block Island hosts a tense standoff and a potential night assault toward Montauk Point.
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Block Island
Fleet of Defence
Narragansett Bay
Newport
New York
Montaux Point
Mines Planted Off Provincetown by Key Battleships
The battleships Delaware Kansas New Hampshire and South Carolina operated near Provincetown planting sea mines as part of a drill off Long Point. The Delaware showcased a massive 60 inch searchlight while the fleet prepared for further mining work and anticipated the South Carolina joining again tomorrow. Sailors enjoyed a brief shipboard baseball game as shore leave was limited.
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Provincetown
South Carolina
Kansas
New Hampshire
Delaware
Lebanon
Long Point
Monaghan
Norfolk
Newport
Patapsco
Butter Caught by Fake Racing Gang in Boston Scam
Lynn Massachusetts reports a metal dealer, Mr. Butter, bankrolled a fake horse pool room setup to trap him for 7500 dollars after a copper wire deal with Sterling and partners Crane Kane and Jones. Police seized the operation, arresting Jones and pursuing others, while Butter remains linked to a 40 ton copper claim.
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Lynn
Mass
Kane
Butter
Sterling
Somerset
Boston
Mr. Butter
Crane
Crown Hotel
Snow Street
Elizabeth A. Felton
James T. Jones
Jones
James Clarke
Lem
Atlantic Avenue
Sailors host dance and luncheon aboard South Carolina
Lina baseball men landed and played a practice on Evans Field. The officers entertained lavishly aboard the South Carolina with a dance and luncheon for women guests and relatives and petty officers from other ships at Gardner's Bay. Dancing on the quarter deck under bunting. Cottage shortages hinder families as fleet reassembles.
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Evans Field
South Carolina
Kansas
Gardner's Bay
Flagship Connecticut Suffers Small Wartime Shaft Crack
A telegram from Admiral Osterhaus aboard the Connecticut reports a cracked shaft on the flagship during a war game in Long Island Sound. Repairs at New York Navy Yard will take about two weeks, after which the ship will rejoin the fleet and the flag will move to the Nebraska.
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Washington
Navy Department
Osterhaus
Nis
Connecticut
Long Island Sound
New York Navy Yard
Nebraska
Oppose Change at U S Bureau Print Union Meeting
At the International Steel and Copper Plate Printers Union session in Boston plans were discussed to move government printing to steam presses. Organizers plan to attend today’s meeting as action on the issue looms. Delegates took a brief harbor excursion before adjournment.
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International Steel and Copper Plate Printers’ Union
Revere House
George P. Foster
Washington
United States
National Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Women urged to master money values in home economy
Madison bulletin cites over 10 billion dollars spent annually in the United States on food shelter and clothing with women responsible for much of it despite lacking knowledge of money values. It argues for training women to assess advertised goods and to use resources efficiently to reduce waste and improve home economics.
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Madison
Wis
United States
University of Wisconsin
Boy Venders Get 2 Cents
Four Roxbury youths under 15 were arrested in Brockton for attempting to sell cheap trinkets to city housewives. Taken to the station they had only two cents among them. Names given: James P. Walsh 18, Sunset place. James McIntyre 18, Tremont street. Joseph M. Hill 15, Riverside street. Edward Garry 15, Oriental place.
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Brockton
Roxbury
James P. Walsh
Sunset Place
James McIntyre
Tremont Street
Joseph M. Hill
Riverside Street
Edward Garry
Oriental Place
Insane Men At Large Foil Posse In Maine Escape
Frederick Reynolds and Clarence A. Conant, escapees from the Maine Insane Hospital, eluded a 150-strong pursuit including officers and volunteers. A carpenter reported seeing two men matching their description near Webber Pond en route to East Vassalboro.
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Augusta
Frederick Reynolds
Clarence A. Conant
Maine Insane Hospital
Frank Tobie
Webber Pond
East
Vassalboro
Fugitives Still At Large After Farmhouse Break In
Hospital staff began a noon search as detectives combed Blair place on Church Hill road. A cellar window was forced, the house ransacked, two upstairs couches moved downstairs, and old clothing disturbed suggesting fugitives restocked their wardrobe. Pursuit lines stretched a mile into woods while villagers, angered at delayed alarms, join farmers in a wide area search toward Vassalboro.
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Blair Place
Church Hill
Vassalboro
John Davies 95 Dies in Somerville
John Davies aged 95, longtime Somerville resident, died last evening at his son in law Frank Mason’s home at 4 Sargent Avenue. A native of Marbeth Wales, he was a pioneer sail maker who had lived in the country many years and retired years ago.
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John Davies
Somerville
Frank
Mason
Sargent Avenue
Mr. Davies
Marbeth
Wales
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William Frank
Zoie Blundell
Pinero
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J. G. Small Co
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Maneuvre
Narraganett Bay
No Man’s Land
Point Judith
Gardner’s Bay
W. W. Eberle
Salem
Chester
Aaron Ward
U. S. Bureau
College Bulletin Advocates
Victor
Herbert
Victor Talking Machine Company
Victor Herbert
Nevin ,Rubinstein
Victor Purple Label
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Camden, N. J
Victor Talking Machine
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Pryor’s Orchestra
L’orchestra Symphonique
LA Scala
Bohemian Orchestra
Oliver Ditson Company
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Victor Talking Machines
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