Sherburne blocks resignations as Guard turmoil grows
Brigadier General John H. Sherburne blocked 44 National Guard officers from resigning after Worcester artillery units moved to infantry. He urged loyalty and continuation in current commands for the service. Meanwhile, other officers threaten a barrage against militia officials over ongoing reorganization and disputes with the adjutant general, with regimental leaders from old units prepared to testify about recruitment denials.
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John H. Sherburne
List Artillery Brigade
Massachusetts National Guard
Worcester Artillery
Infantry
National Guard
State Guard
France
Sherburne
5Th
6Th
Sth
Adjutant General
Provincetown Relief Fund Still Has 11000 On Hand
John J. Martin, president of Exchange Trust Company of Boston, reports the Provincetown relief fund still holds 11000 unexpended from an original 25000. Disbursements for May 1920 to July 1921 totaled 305. Eleven families receive aid totaling 47 children, with eight families having moved to Portugal. Myrick C. Atwood, the main disburser, distributes funds weekly to meet family needs.
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Provincetown
John J. Martin
Exchange Trust Company of Boston
Provincetown Relief Fund
Boston Post
Martin
Portugal
Myrick C. Atwood
Atwood
Trust Robbery Riches to Stranger in Malden
Abraham Goldfard, 70, blind and residing at 116 Essex street Malden, was robbed of 150 dollars and a promissory note for 0 by a young man posing as a rabbi's son who had stayed in his home. The con artist claimed to collect funds for Jerusalem Jews and asked Goldfard to guard the money, which turned out to be fake.
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Abraham Goldfard
Essex Street
Malden
Beth Israel
Goldsard
Jerusalem
Garment Firm Files Bankruptcy Petition in Utica Court
Bansett's Clothes Shop Inc, a big clothing firm with stores in Schenectady Springfield Rome and Amsterdam filed a bankruptcy petition in the US District Court here. Liabilities are listed at 97261 and assets at 68000.
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Big Clothing Firm
Utica
N. Y
Bansett's Clothes Shop, Inc
Schenectady
Springfield
Masn
Rome
Amsterdam
United States District Court
Draft evader charged after arrest on Pleasant Street
Worcester reports William Welch aged 26 from 77 Chandler Street, listed on the evaders list, was arrested at 111 Pleasant Street today and charged with draft evasion, Welch contends the address is incorrect.
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Worcester
William Welch
Chandler Street
Pleasant Street
Leader in Drug Raid Ends Life
New York report details a dramatic drug raid on the Greek steamship King Alexander where Frank J. Fitzpatrick, head narcotic investigator, died by his own hand after leading 13 agents in a gun battle. The raid resulted in five seamen wounded and seizures valued at $100,000, with about 325 men detained for examination.
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New York
Frank J. Fitzpatrick
King Alexander raid ends in fatal shooting on Brooklyn dock
Fitzpatrick died after two shots were fired during a raid on the King Alexander tied at a Brooklyn dock. He reportedly shot himself in the heart amid confusion. Authorities planned a Washington inquiry as 15 suspects were arrested and 30 deputies plus 20 police aided the examination of crews and passengers.
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Fitzpatrick
Brooklyn
King Alexander
Washington
QO. G. Forrer
Narcotic Division
Internal Revenue Bureau
New York
Alexander
O Connor Candidacy for Mayor Launched
Campaign moves across all 26 city wards as groundswell builds for formal declaration by the candidate next week. Local observers expect a defined platform and wide voter engagement as the bid gains momentum.
O Connor campaign gains steam as Boston mayor bid grows
Judge Joseph J Murley ruled O Connors bid unaffected by Good Government Association. OConnor supporters from 26 wards pledge help for a city wide organization while 50 plus residents plan funding and promotion. Youthful South Boston crowds cite school committee work and women voters as key to tipping the race.
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Joseph J. Murley
East Boston
O’connor
Good Government Association
Muriey
O'Connor
FATAL FIGHT LEADS TO CAPTURE OF ASSAILANT IN SOUTH END
Dennis Ganley aged 24 was arrested after a lengthy chase in the South End last night. He faces assault and battery charges for attacking Rudolph Patterson at 100 West Springfield Street. Patterson is hospitalized with scalp lacerations.
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Dennis Ganley
South End
Rudolph Patterson
Springfield Street
Patterson
City Hospital
Worcester Woman Attempts Death by Own Action
Despondent over her husband’s unemployment and insecure work at a Greendale restaurant, 20 year old Mrs. Annette Briggs of 598 Main street swallowed three tablets of potassium permanganate shortly after 1 30 p m and was reported in dangerous condition at City Hospital in Worcester.
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Worcester
Greendale
Annette Briggs
Main Street
City Hospital
Loss of Pet Dog Leads to Court Drama and Damages
In Chicago a wife testifies against her husband and his lover over the husband taking the wife's dog to the other woman's home, seeking damages for disorderly conduct. In New Bedford Ruth Douglass sues Edward Westgate for breach of promise seeking 10000, while Ernest Cestanguay sues Eldar Duke for alienation of affections seeking 5000.
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New Bedford
Chicago
Lester Payne
North
Troy Street
Lottie Corderey
West Washington Boulevard
Lawrence Jacobs
Desplaines Street
Naunton
Ruth M. Douglass
Parnett & Barnett
Edward C. Westgate
Miss Douglass
Wistgate
Ernest Cestanguay
Fall River
Elider
Duke
Martha Cestang
Uly
Pursuit and Capture of Ganley After Bar Room Attack
Patrolman Callahan discovers Patterson severely harmed on Washington and West Springfield streets. He corners Ganley in a bar room, then chases him through back alleys to a barn. Ganley fights, escapes, and is finally seized by East Dedham street officers and jailed.
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Callahan
Lagrange Street
Patterson
Washington
West Springfield
Ganley
West Springfield Street
Dedham Street
Tenant Fails to Get Piano at Dorchester Tenement
Mrs. Joanna Tew, who recently vacated her apartment at 20 Carson Street Dorchester, arrived with a moving van to reclaim a piano but was refused entry. A lawyer's card was thrust through a window by the owner Mrs. Taylor as the dispute moved to possible court action.
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Joanna Tew
Carson Street
Dorchester
Taylor
One-Man Car In Peculiar Mishap Near Adams Square
A lone vehicle just before Adams square had a broken brake chain engage a sewer manhole cover between the rails. The cover and its surrounding frame were torn up, tilting the frame and lifting the rear railroad wheel from the rails.
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Adams Square
Modern bed burglar proof
New York reports a novelty at the electrical show on September 28 a burglar-proof bed featuring a leg mounted electric light to dispel shadows under the bed The Electrical Show Company also promises devices to start the furnace open windows drive out a cat and fetch the morning paper.
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New York
Electrical Show Company
Work on East Boston tunnel terminal begins in Maverick Square
The transit commission started work on the new East Boston tunnel terminal at Maverick Square. Authorized by the last Legislature, the project is expected to relieve substantial unemployment as it progresses toward full underway status.
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East Boston
Maverick Square
The
Transit Commission
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