Notable Distinction Awarded to David J Brickley
Mayor Curley presented President David J. Brickley with the Army and Navy League of Valor button and a league certificate reserved for those awarded the Distinguished Service Cross or Medal of Honor. Brickley earned the VD. &. C. as a lieutenant in the 101st Infantry for heroism at Verdun on October 23 1918 leading a machine gun unit.
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Curley
David J. Brickley
Army and Navy League of Valor
League
Congressional Medal of Honor
Brickley
101St Infantry
Verdun
Gambling suit turned down in Rhode Island case
United States District Judge Arthur L. Brown sustained demurrers in a gambling case brought by Edward T. Bannon of New Bedford against Frank L. Murray James E. Moran and John F. Hennessey. Bannon sought damages totaling 175000 alleging losses from mechanically controlled roulette. The defendants argued gambling debts could not be collected.
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Providence
R.I
United States
Arthur L. Brown
Edward T. Bannon
New Bedford
Frank L. Murray
James E. Moran
East Greenwich
R. I
John F. Hennessey
East Providence
R. I. Bannon
Muray
Hennessey
Moran
Murray
Them Others by Stacy Aumonier Promised for Boston Sunday Post
Memorial Day themed tale by Stacy Aumonier to be published in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The piece is highlighted as a complete story by the master storyteller and will appear in an upcoming issue.
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Stacy Aumonier
Boston Sunday Post
Roman theatre ticket proves ancient deadhead privilege
New York May 22 United News reports Marc Klaw, returning from Europe with a lava disc carved as a skull marked 77 A D. He says the object is an admission ticket used in ancient Roman theatre, illustrating that deadhead privileges existed long ago.
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New York
United News
Marc Klaw
Europe
Klaw
Italy
Wall Street scam hawkers push Kronen for pennies
In New York on May 22 a band of foreign exchange hawkers appeared in Wall Street selling Austrian kronen at about 2 cents per 1000. Brokers faced ridicule from tank messengers, forcing the activity to move to less aware districts where rates are less understood. A thousand kronen fetched about 10 cents.
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New York
United News
Wall Street
Financial District
Dorchester men to be arraigned after liquor raids
Frank Smith of 68 Mosley street and Christopher Brown of 12 Charles street in Dorchester face arraignment in Dorchester court this morning following liquor raids on their homes yesterday by Sergeant Lordan and Special Officers Gale and O Connell of the Fields Corner police.
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Frank Smith
Mosley Street
Christopher Brown
Charles Street
Dorchester
Dorchester Court
Lordan
Gale and O'Connell
Fields Corner
Esther Quinn Pursues Damages Over Civil War Loss
Miss Esther Quinn of 116 1 2 Inman Street with power of attorney from Mrs. Ann Dolan filed a suit against the United States government seeking damages for the loss of comfort and support of her husband Patrick H Dolan a Civil War soldier in Grant's Army of the Potomac. Judge Anderson allowed her to act without a bar license and suggested Clerk Gilman contact Attorney Joseph D Taylor of the Boston Legal Aid Society to investigate and confer with the United States attorney.
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Esther Quinn
Inman Street
Ann Dolan
United States
Patrick H. Dolan
Grant
Anderson
Miss Quinn
City Sells Land for Loop to Elevate Transit
The City Council approved a mayoral order to sell city land at Spring Street West Roxbury to the Boston Elevated for 2500 dollars to build a loop increasing transport facilities. The council also authorized selling a wooden building on Rover and Winthrop Streets Hyde Park at auction with minimum 2500 dollars and releasing land on Snowhill and Sheafe Streets.
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Spring Street
West Roxbury
Boston
Rover
Winthrop Streets
Hyde Fark
Snowhill
Sheafe
Letters mailed in 1919 reach Manchester veteran
Manchester World war veteran H. Ernest Smith received 35 letters mailed between June and December 1919 while serving in France. Envelopes were soiled by postal clerks in France Germany and the United States, but contents remained uninjured.
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Manchester
N. H
H. Ernest Smith
United States Army
France
Germany
Bowman to Distribute Fiat in New England
J. W. Bowman Inc. announces the distribution of Fiat for New England adding this Italian motor car to its Daniels line. R. R. Ross becomes sales manager, bringing Fiat experience to the Bow man operation. The Turin factory restored after World War I, Fiat cars are praised as improved value.
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J. W. Bowman
J. W. Bowman, Inc
New England
Daniels
Fiat
R. R. Ross
Boston
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Stoddard CO
Forrest
Washington St
Franklin
Purchase St
Ambler
Dairymen’s League Co- Operates Association, Inc
Rw Plast
Vernon
the Press Publishing Co
New York Evening World
Maurice Ketten
Catt
Poes
Dairymen’s League Co-operative Association, Inc
Dairymen’s League
Utica, N. Y
George W. Barnette
Board of Trade Bldg
State St
Dou
Ivaudou
Bowman
Et Aya
White House
C.e.chapisa Lo,me
Boston Mass
C. E. Chapin Co., Inc
C. E. Chapin Company, Inc
the White Company
Commonwealth Ave
Cleveland
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