Fogg Post Leads Hyde Park Field Day Parade Honors
Cecil W. Fogg Post 73 parade at Readville race track delays over union band dispute then proceeds with escort. Stafford Loom Works wins float prize. John T. Robinson Company second with Bon Bons theme. Tileston Hollingsworth third with New Voters. Chittick Council fourth with World War veterans. Boy Scouts win marchers prize. Hyde Park Knights second. Best decorated car honors Cecil W. Fogg Post with Captain Barrett Branch runner up. Firemen muster prizes lead Alabama Coon first, Live Oak Somerville second, Hancock Brockton third, White Angel Salem fourth.
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Cecil W. Fogg
American Legion
Hyde Park
Readville
Musicians' Union
Clement H. Norton
Stafford Loom Works
Stafford
John T. Robinson Company
Tileston & Hollingsworth Paper Mills
James J. Chittick Council
R. of C
Boy Scouts of the
Church of the Most Precious Blood
Hyde Park Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Cecil W. Fogg Post
Barrett Branch
Friends of Irish Freedom
Alabama Coon
Stoughton
Live Oak
Somerville
Hancock
Brockton
White Angel
Salem
Man Killed by Own Rifle Near Sheep Pen
Monroe G. Haight 41 a Berkshire sheep raiser disappeared while hunting a dog and was found dead near a sheep shearing pen with a bullet in his body. Investigators say a fall over a root caused the rifle to discharge into his abdomen. Haight formerly worked as an electrical engineer with Worcester Electric Light and helped revive the local sheep industry.
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Blandford
Monroe G. Haight
Haight
Sherman O. Haight
Worcester Electric Light Company
Berkshires
Winchendon Nailing Champion Nails 6400 Nails in Day
Frank Chap Brow of Winchendon claims Massachusetts free-hand nailer title after nailing 100 crates totaling 6400 six penny nails in an eight hour day. He uses a 212 hammer with a shortened handle and reports a perfect thumb record over 12 years of crate nailing.
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Frank Brown
Brown
Wiichendon
New England
Winchendon
Frank Chap
Massachusetts
Auto overturns though occupants survive in Vermont accident
In Burlington Vermont Dr F A Rich his wife and their five children escaped unhurt after a large touring car plunged from a 12 foot embankment at Matlett's Bay, landed bottom up and pinned them beneath. The crash occurred as Rich attempted to pass another vehicle and the car was wrecked.
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Burlington, Vt
F. A. Rich
Matlett’s Bay
Rich
Machine plunges over bank after driver loses control
A vehicle veered off a road when the operator misjudged a bend and went out too far. The machine then dashed over the bank, prompting a rescue and investigation.
Ultimatum From Poland To Lithuania Issued
A Warsaw dispatch to the London Times reports Poland has sent an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding an immediate halt to southward troop movements. If ignored, Poland says war state may be considered. The case has been sent to the League of Nations. Lithuania is said to have occupied Augustowo near Suwalki.
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London
Lithuania
Warsaw
London Times
Poland
League of Nations
Augustowo
Suwalki
Harding hints at League revision in Midwest trip
Senator Harding expanded on his stance regarding the League of Nations and labor issues on the eve of his departure for Minnesota. He spoke of amend ment or reconstruction of the league covenant as a possible step in shaping a future international peace program, suggesting Europe expects U S leadership in such a reconstruction.
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Marion
Harding
League of Nations
Minnesota
Ohio
Europe
Harding Outlines Labor Policy and League Viewpoints
Senator Harding spoke on labor issues at a local Labor Day event, urging joint employer employee advisory bodies and voluntary arbitration while opposing labor's domination of business. He backed Cummins Esch railway act provisions and said living costs fall only with honest worker effort. He cut his remarks short after time limits.
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Harding
GOP unity urged as party to shape future platform
In a speech cited by the press, Senator Harding urges Republicans to unify beyond a single spokesman and develop a program through a conference of top minds. He says amendment or revival of the league is preferable to reservations and claims Europe supports the U.S. taking a leading role.
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Europe
America
Harding
World Leader’s Cautious Talk on New Nations Association
A spokesman suggested a new association of nations as a possible next step but warned that rapid overseas changes make it unlikely to commit to any definite plan. The comments signal caution over immediate concrete proposals.
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Association of Nations
Mass Prison Officers Hold Ninth Annual Outing
The ninth annual outing of the Massachusetts Prison Officers Association was held at Quigley's Grove in Concord with about 135 members and guests attending. The association includes officials from the State prison and the Massachusetts reformatory at Concord Junction.
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Concord
Massachusetts Prison Officers’ Association
Quigley’s Grove
Massachusetts Reformatory
Concord Junction
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North Atlantic Coast
International Longshoremen's Association
The
Shipping Board
Springfield
Knight of Pythias Lodge
Mactabean Lodge
Knights of Khorassan
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Amy Way
Washington Street
Bedford
Studebaker
Donovan Motor Car Co
Commonwealth Avenue
Bester
Mass
Fogg Post
Hyde Park Legion
Verne
Philbrook
Boston
Boylston and
Washington
Boylston Street
Continental Clothing House
Dunster Street
Cambridge
Harvard Yard
Wickersham
League
George W. Wickersham
Senator Harding
Oating
Cape Cod
Johnson Educator Food CO
Tremont St
Park St
Coats
Burberry
Maxim -Studd- Millington
Macclesfield and
Zurich
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