Rodman Law Dies in South Greenville
Rodman Law aviator and parachute leaper dies at Camp Sevier hospital of pulmonary tuberculosis at age 34. He rose to fame with a New York to Chicago flight and parachute jumps from high structures, sister Ruth Law the aviatrix. He was born in Massachusetts and had family in Chicago.
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Greenville
S. C
Rodman Law
New York
Chicago
Camp Sevier Hospital
Ruth Law
Law
Brooklyn Bridge
Statue of Liberty
Massachusetts
Five Convicted in Strike Breaker Break-ins
Four young men were found guilty in Superior Criminal Court of breaking and entering several stores during the police strike. One pleaded guilty to an additional offense and another was found not guilty.
Love Letters Spark Breach of Promise Suit in Pittsfield
In Pittsfield Oct 14 the suit of Daisy E. Gohn of Philadelphia against Louis H. Regnier once Lenox merchant and Akron buyer for a large department store for 25000 heart balm is heard in Superior Court. Read letters from 1917 1918 show ardent claims and Regnier admitting marriage doubt and proposing he would take care of her if she would not sue. The case continues before Judge Frederick Chase with jurors.
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Pittsfield
Louis H. Regnier
Lenox
Akron
Ohio
Daisy E. Gohn
Philadelphia
Regnier
Mrs. Gohn
Lancaster
Penn
Daisy
Frederick Chase
Concord
Gohn
M. B. Warner
Mellen
Charles 8. Mellen
Prediger
United States
Arthur H. Wood
Beekeeper Fined For Beehive Raid In Thompson
In Thompson Connecticut on October 14 Fred J Kingsbury was found guilty of stealing a hive of bees. He was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to three months in prison after the judge ordered his hands placed on the table revealing swollen hands from the attempt.
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Thompson, Conn
Fred J. Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Hampton man admits stealing Portsmouth auto
Kenneth Marston of Hampton New Hampshire admits stealing the car owned by Dr. Tredick of Portsmouth. He was arrested in Newburyport and taken to Portsmouth by Sheriff Spinney and Deputy Tilton. The vehicle was recovered in Lynn.
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Newburyport
Kenneth Marston
Hampton
N. H
Tredick
Portsmouth
Spinney
Tilton
Lynn
Standardization Drive Shapes U S Gear Makers Ambition
In Boston at the American Gear Manufacturers Association convention, Charles E. Crofoot advocates nationwide standardization to lead U S gear production. He notes growth from nine to about 70 member companies, with 140 individuals, and cites automotive design harmonization. The group plans to observe the U S S Reid launch at Bethlehem Steel Squantum, tying ship speed records to industrial standardization efforts.
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America
Charles E. Crofoot
American Gear Association
Copley Plaza Hotel
American Gear Manufacturers’ Association
Crofoot
Boston
New England
Crofoot Gear Works, Inc
Cambridge
American Gear Manufacturers’Association
United States
U. S. S. Reid
Victory
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Squantum
Joseph W. Powell
Poincare Signs Decree for General Demobilization
Paris October 14 Associated Press reports President Poincare signed a decree ordering general demobilization effective upon cessation of hostilities. The decree signals a return to peace after months of conflict in the region.
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Poincare
Ated Press
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Walter D. Murphy
Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
Columbus
Elvita
Elvita Drug CO
Tremont Row
Mass
Post
Amerca
F. W. Sinram
Jordan Marsh Company
Blue
Brown
Oxford
Paris
Associ
Washington
Julius Barnes
United States Grain Corporation
Wilson
House
Young
North Dakota
Gloucester
Portland
Leadheraig
Hrema
Valenciennes
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