Hold up men sentenced in Dewey Club murder case
Five men involved in the August 1921 holdup at the Dewey Club in Bridgeport were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of street railway conductor Bernard Kilkelly. Biff King and Alexander Martin received 12 to 15 years, Richmond 7 to 12 years, Cavanagh 3 to 10 years, Bruno 1 to 3 years. a sixth man got a jail term.
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Dewey Club
Bernard Kilkelly
William
Biff) King
New Jersey
Alexander Martin
Jersey City
William Richmond
Henry Cavanagh
John Bruno
Gas in the Stomach Warns Against Acid Indigestion
An old advertisement warns that excess stomach acid causes gas bloating and gastritis. It advises Bisulated Magnesia as a remedy to neutralize acid, relieve gas, and prevent sourness after meals.
Deaf man’s cure highlights Osmo-Chemic treatment claim
John W. Thibodeau of Waltham Massachusetts recounts five years of deafness with ringing ears and stomach trouble improving after Osmo-Chemic Physicians treatment. He endorses their K-RA treatment and urges others to seek consultation for various diseases claimed as cured.
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Pine &J
Waltham
Mass
Sam
Simple Delatone Paste Hair Removal Method
A brief guide explains a painless hair removal method using a thick paste of delatone and water applied to the hairy area. After about two minutes it is rubbed off to remove hairs without skin damage. Readers are advised to ensure proper preparation to avoid any skin reactions.
Peace Talks Fail In Ireland As Dail Debates Army Crisis
Dublin May 16 The peace committee report failing to yield a plan leaves the Dail facing a breakdown of reconciliation efforts. Sinn Fein leaders and dissidents brace for further moves after next week Ard Fheis while elections in June threaten constitutional timing.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Dail Eireann
Dail
Irish election set for June 12 despite talks
Dublin May 16 The Provisional government decided an Irish election will be held on June 12 regardless of progress in talks between Free Staters and Republicans. The issue is whether the election will be agreed or contested, with agreement not meaning re election of the present Dail as demanded by Eamon de Valera.
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Eamon de Valera
Follies of the Day Shines Again at Gayety Theatre
The premier burlesque show at the Gayety Theatre draws capacity crowds in matinee and evening performances. Production cost around 200000 dollars with sets by Joseph Urban and outfits by noted New York and Paris designers.
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Gayety Theatre
Greater Boston
Barney Gerard
Joseph Urban
New York City
Paris
Hall's Body Found on Farm in West Stockbridge
The body of Floyd Hall, a Centre School teacher, was found on the Wamback farm near West Stockbridge with gunshot wounds to the neck. He had left the school at 4 PM claiming to hunt woodchucks. the gunshot occurred likely during an attempted fence climb. Hall previously suffered severe injuries from a shotgun and an arrow in earlier years.
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Centre School
Wamback
J. Hall
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Daylight Saving Adopted In Manchester Meeting
In Manchester the city board approved daylight saving tonight after a party vote. The action sets clocks forward and affects public schedules. The decision follows debates on energy use and local convenience.
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N. H
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Man Chase Ends Up in Pittsburg
Fred Graves Kirby aged 23 a certified accountant formerly of Boston was run down in Pittsburg and charged with stealing 75 dollars from the Second National Bank of Boston and 250 dollars from its depositors after a year long search through New York Pennsylvania and Maryland The arrest was made through the William J Burns International Detective Agency.
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Maryland
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William J. Burns International Detective Agency
Bank Auditor Turned Swindler Fleeces Second National Bank
About a year ago Kirby, an employee of an old accounting firm, used audit access to learn bank procedures and began issuing checks in customers’ names. He escaped arrest, fled with tips from a Back Bay woman, and left a trail of bad checks from Boston to Washington, spending lavishly with a young companion before his downfall.
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James Egan
Boston Police
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Boston
Burns Agency
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Washington
Otis Howe Luke Dies at Lenox Banker Leader 7%
Otis Howe Luke aged 72 dies at home of daughter Mrs Nelson Niles in Lenox Mass He was a prominent Boston banker former president of Central National Bank of Boston and led the Bankers Association of Boston At death he headed the Boston Finance Association He is survived by wife Fanny Leighton Luke and two daughters Mrs Clarence Mertz of Port Chester N Y and Mrs Nelson Niles of Lenox He belonged to several clubs and the Second Church of Boston Unitarian.
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St. Petersburg
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Rialto
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Port Chester
N. Y
Second Church of
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Itching Leads to His Undoing in Queens Jamaica Man Arrested
Garbarino Bendetto, 45, of Jamaica L I, on the steamer Dante Alighieri arrived from Italy. Itching from diamond edges sewn inside his underwear drew customs guards. Seized were a pair of diamond earrings valued at 3500, gold rings, loose and set diamonds, and a woman’s watch removed from his underclothes.
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Attack on Town Police Chief Sparks Meeting Heat
West Warwick Rhode Island May 16 agitators at the annual financial town meeting condemn Chief Josaphat Hebert as useless and demand his dismissal. They stop his salary and urge Governor SanSouci to pull state troops from the township amid a prohibition enforcement dispute. A resolution bars any pay while he remains in office.
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Weue
San Souci
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Mayor Curley announces multiple city appointments
David O Riordan and John F White named transit department inspectors at 1700 dollars yearly. John F Donnelly appointed foreman in the casting room at 2500 dollars. Martin F Cavanaugh becomes constable in the fire department at 1400 dollars. Budget increases of 100 dollars for 1 stenographer and clerks in Soldiers relief and park department approved by city council last week.
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John F. White
Curley
John F. Donnelly
Martin F. Cavanaugh
Soldiers’ Relief and Park Department
Lions and leopards greet visitors at the Zoo piazza
Warm weather brings lions to the porch to entertain friends informally. Visitors in winter meet the lion house formally on Sundays for regulation calls, while summer crowds get a casual hello as the animals converse at the bars for hours. The lions roar loudly at times, but all ages accept it as their way of talking.
Majestic Liner Majestic Breaks Speed Records at Sea
Sir Bertram Hayes captains the Majestic as she accelerates to 26.5 knots from Cherbourg to Ambrose Light. The ship, tall three stacks and powerful, greets the Mauretania at quarantine and then docks with a minor collision damaging two pier sections. Captain Hayes says the ship would have broken all speed records.
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A. L. Petersen
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Traffic officer collapses on duty in Quincy
George Fay of the Quincy police department collapsed yesterday afternoon while directing traffic on Hancock street in Walter Avery square. He was rushed to Quincy hospital where doctors said ulcers of the stomach had ruptured leading to peritonitis and a small chance of recovery.
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Quincy Police Department
Hancock Street
Quincy
Walter Avery Square
Quincy Hospital
Forester Pennington Survives Two Days on Island
Professor Leigh H. Pennington of Syracuse University's College of Forestry endured two days and nights marooned on a tiny Lake Champlain island eating gulls eggs and bass wood buds before rescue by Rev. Victor S. Britten. He returns to campus saying the self supplied diet could sustain indefinitely with no outside help.
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Lake Champlain
Leigh H. Pennington
College of Forestry
Syracuse University
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Britten
Pennington
University
T Island
Teachers threaten to resign in Westport High dispute
New Bedford May 16. Striking pupils at Westport High School won reinstatement for Principal H. Eugene Cox. With Cox back, one teacher announces resignation and two others threaten to leave, complicating the six weeks of study ahead.
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Westport High School
H. Eugene Cox
Cox
Westport School Turmoil Leaves Teachers in Flux
Miss Alice Macomber and Miss Dorothy Chase threaten resignations after accusing Mr. Cox of unbearable work conditions and calling him a lady killer. Miss Theda M. Pease also contemplates quitting while Miss Virginia Rogers vows to stay. Mr. Cox and Mr. Harris will not return next year as the dispute with the school board continues.
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Cox
Dorothy Chase
Theda M. Pease
Macomber
Edward Lt. Macomber
Virginia Rogers
Mr. Cox
Harris
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Hir
Coach's Exit Sparks School Tensions Over Management
The article records a coach announcing plans to stay until school year end after two days of work and a fellow Mr Cox criticizing town schools. The coach says he is grateful to students for backing him in clearing his reputation and would remain. both express weariness with the town.
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First Church Scientist Expels Walter Fairchild
New York Supreme Court Justice McAvoy ruled that the First Church of Christ Scientist acted within its powers when removing Walter Fairchild, a New York attorney, from church membership.
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Supreme Court
McAvoy
First Church of Christ Scientist
Walter Fairchild
Wagner program at Symphony Hall features popular Pops II suite
The concert at Symphony Hall tonight highlights Wagner with selections from Die Meistersinger Tristan and Isolde and Parsifal, plus overtures and dances. Other pieces include Ravel or Strauss waltzes and Nutcracker excerpts, aiming for a lively musical evening.
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Tristan and Isolde
Women Are Like That Stories of More Than Passing
Bernice Brown presents a feature for the Boston Sunday Post Magazine exploring women’s lives and perspectives. The article frames female experience through anecdotal sketches and cultural observations.
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Bernice Brown
Boston Sunday Post
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