Double murder case narrows as pistol and lace kerchief surface
Pistol linked to the Hall Mills case is found as investigators prepare for a possible arrest. A lace handkerchief with bullet holes is traced to the crime scene near the Phillips farm in Somerset County. Witnesses report screams and a suspected trysting site near the goldenrod field.
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Middlesex
Somrset
Somerville
Somerset County
David
Philips Farm
Mra. Mills
Brattleboro Auto Theft Sentences Named
John Graham 33 of Providence R I received 9 to 10 years at hard labor in Wind sor State Prison for auto theft in Brattleboro. Co-defendant Frank Stearns 17 was given 3 to 5 years with suspension and probation, and ordered to repay up to 200 to Major Linn D Taylor in monthly 2 installments earned by Stearns.
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Brattleboro
John Graham
Providence
R. L
Poston
Frank E. Stearns
Johnston
Windsor
Harry B. Chase
Newfane
Stearns
M. P. Maurice
E. W. Gibson
Linn D. Taylor
Woman Burned Lighting Fire With Kerosene
Mrs. Mary Welch, 40, of West Fifth Street South Boston, suffered severe burns when kerosene used to light a fire exploded at her home yesterday afternoon. She ran into the street as flames enveloped her clothing. neighbors extinguished the fire. She was taken to City Hospital in critical condition with burns to face arms legs and abdomen and is on the danger list.
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Mary Welch
Patrick Welch
West Fifth Stret
Boston
Leniency urged for alien soak
Rev. E J Moore of the Anti-Saloon League urged leniency for foreign born residents who drink. Speaking at Pilgrim Hall during the New England regional conference he called for patient teaching over punishment under the dry amendment.
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United States
E. J. Moore
Anti-Saloon League of America
Pilgrim Hall
League
New England
Prohibition leaders urge church backing and moral support
Dr. Moore argues opponents of prohibition form a large minority and should be taught the law rather than jailed. He urges churches to lead enforcement, warns against lax funds for meetings, and condemns lax federal judges. Dr. Cherrington cites a massive need for global and civic commitment to dry cities, noting Detroit area cases.
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Moore
P. A. Baker
D.D
Anti-Saloon League
Baker
United States
Ernest H. Cherrington
World League Against Alcoholism
America
Detroit
Michigan
Cherrington
Prohibition Drive Backed by League Endorsements
League conference endorses Roy A. Haynes and the American Bond drive for law and order. Resolutions praise Regional Superintendent Arthur J. Davis and commit league forces to enforce the 18th Amendment against temperance opponents abroad and at home.
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United States
Cherrington
Great Britain
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Austria
America
Arthur J. Davis
League
Roy A. Haynes
Harding
Connecticut Boys Win Baby Beef Awards at Eastern States
Two Connecticut youths won top honors at the Eastern States Exposition baby beef event. Wesley Garrigus of Storrs earned the grand championship with a 1150 pound Hereford steer and Nils Neustrand of Newtown took the reserve title with an Angus steer. Berkshire County claimed top price paid at auction for a 89pound Hereford steer raised by Miss Margary Little of Pittsfield. The sale drew buyers from hotels and stock breeders as part of the $2,000,000 prize stock exhibition with 10 calves born recently.
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Springfield
Connecticut
Wesley Garrigus
Storrs
Conn
Nils Neustrand
Newtown
Berkshire County
Guasie
Torcourt
Margary Little
Pitttsfield
Berksire County
Beverly Improvement Ass'n Elects Officers
Beverly September 19 Miss Jennie A. Cole was reelected president of the Beverly Improvement Association at the first meeting of the season in the Washington Street Congregational Chapel. Dr. Cyrus I. F. Stimson spoke as secretary of the Playground and Recreation Society of America. other officers were named including vice presidents, secretaries, and treasurer.
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Beverly
Jennie A. Cole
Beverly Improvement Association
Washington Street Congregational Chapel
Cyrus IF. Stimson
Playground and Recreation Society of America
A. J. Beveridge
C. 0. Hood
J. C. Phillips
D. L. Pickman
R. O. Small
Bessie A. Ball
J. D. Gilbert
L. Louise Girdler
Urge Protection for Smyrna Inhabitants
At the Maine State promotion conference of Baptist pastors in Waterville on September 19 a resolution urged Maine Senators and Representatives in Congress to push for protection of Smyrna and nearby areas from daily atrocities. The document, framed by Dr. Birney Hudson of Portland, notes 400 denomination representatives support the effort. Dr. W B Abernathy of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington was unable to attend.
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Waterville
State Promotion Conference of
Baptist
Birney. Hudson
Portland
Maine
Congress
Smyrna
W.B. Abernathy
Calvary Baptist Church
Washington
Harding
Jail Terms To Auto Drunks Rise In Springfield
Springfield reports an alcohol fueled driving surge as Judge Wallace R. Healy sentences three motorists, including ex police officer William Scott, to three weeks in county jail. He warns harsher penalties if drunken driving does not decline.
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Springfield
Wallace R. Healy
District Court
William Scott
Tammany Chief Completes 20 Years Leadership in N Y
Charles F. Murphy marked twenty years guiding Tammany Hall as returns from the New York primary came in. At 63, Murphy’s regime is the longest in Tammany history, having secured five mayoralties, three governors, and one U.S. senator. The note also mentions a magazine item forthcoming in Boston.
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Tammany
N. Y. New York
United News
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York
Murphy
United States
Auto Crash Floods Cambridge Streets Involving Flamand
The French consul at Boston J C Joseph Flamand of 17 Shepherd street Cambridge drove into a barber shop doorway at Putnam avenue and River street after colliding with Edward F Remington of 217 Auburn street Cambridge. Flamand narrowly escaped death as his car hit a hydrant and stopped at Dominick Trischitta's shop. No injuries were reported though both cars were damaged and the street flooded until the water department shut gates.
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J. C. Joseph Flamand
Shepherd Street
Cambridge
Boston
Putnam Avenue
River Street
Edward F. Remington
Auburn Street
Flamand
Dominick Trischitta
Fireworks Circus At Braves Field Ends Boston Exhibition
A large crowd watched the Fireworks Circus at Braves Field last evening with a parade menagerie wagons lions and other animals and a display of rockets and bombs. The show repeats tonight as the fireworks exhibition nears its season end. An unrelated note compares heat required to melt ice with heating air from 32 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Braves Field
Boston
Senate OKs tariff act conference report with revenue estimate
The Senate approved the conference report on the tariff act today by a 42 to 2 vote. President Harding can sign within 10 days, and the act would take effect the day after. Treasury projects about 400 million dollars yearly in revenue from sugar wool tobacco and embroideries.
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Washington
Senate
Harding
Kendrick
Memorial Exercises for Judge Aldrich in New Hampshire
Memorial exercises for Judge Aldrich of New Hampshire were held at noon in the federal court room. Speakers included H Bingham of Manchester and Clarence Hate of Portland with tributes from P Snow of Rochester, Arthur Odin of Puerto Rico, and W J Sawyer of Concord plus James W Remick of the State Bar Association.
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Aldrich Littleton
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
Tate
United States
New Hampshire
Federal Court Room
Eo H. Bingham
Manchester
First
Clarence Hate
Portland
le P. Snow
Rochester
Supreme Court
Arthur F. Odin
District of
Porto Rico
William J. Sawyer
Concord
Superior Court
Jud Aldrich
James W. ‘Remick
Lord
State Barrasciation
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New Brunswick
N. J
Associated Press
Edward Wheeler Hall
Church of St. John, the Evangelist
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills
Mills
Toolan
Will
Mrs. Hall
Phillips’ House
Joe
Acani
Ufiam
Hub Boy
Beverly Improvement _ Ass
Far East
Coats
Cummins
Lenroot
Walsh
England
Tada Aie
T. D. Whitney Company Linen Specialists
Edwin C. Foss
Mr. Foss
West Street Side
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