Reds from Ellis Island to be housed on Deer Island
Forty four alleged Reds from Ellis Island New York held since the nationwide raids arrive at the South station at 3 pm for transfer to Deer Island. They will be taken to Eastern Avenue wharf and shipped on the Monitor to the south wing of the women’s prison with running water in cells and unlocked doors due to overcrowding at Ellis Island.
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Ellis Yeland
New York
South Station
Deer Island
Eastern Avenue Wharf
Monitor
Women's Prison
Boston
Ellis Island
America
O'Brien Confirmed as Institutions Head
Penal Institutions Commissioner Thomas C. O'Brien was confirmed by the Civil Service Commission to head the new institutions department. The post combines duties from four city departments overseeing Long Island Deer Island and Rainsford Island with a salary increase from 5000 to 7500 dollars annually.
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Thomas C. O'Brien
Peters
Civil Service Commission
O’brien
Long Island
Deer Island
Rainsford Island
Consular Clerk in Vera Cruz Dies of Yellow Fever
Dr Albert Hedrick a longtime consular service clerk in Vera Cruz died from yellow fever. The report notes several new cases discovered in the city as of September 28.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Albert Hedrick
United States Consular Service
Hyomei Catarrh Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a cure for catarrh with a pocket inhaler and drops. It promises two minute relief from stuffed up sensation and suggests continued use will remove catarrh, croup, coughs, colds, sore throat and bronchitis with a money back guarantee.
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Rugxists
Brains School Teacher Needed Ad Promotes Mayr Remedy
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a godsend for stomach liver and bowel troubles. It claims the remedy clears catarrhal mucus and intestinal inflammation and helps conditions including appendicitis. One dose is said to convince, with money back guarantee available at druggists.
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Mayr
Mavr
Auto Firms Slash Prices Across Industry After Ford Lead
Automakers moved quickly to cut prices or guarantee refunds against future cuts. Ford and Franklin set the pace with major reductions while others kept current prices, offering refunds if prices drop within six to nine months.
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Ford
Franklin
Automakers Slash Prices Across Models Amid Market Rumors
Pierce-Arrow keeps truck line firm while passenger cars gain. Studebaker Essex Hudson Willys-Overland and Willys-Knight report price cuts effective immediately. Details show specific model reductions from $125 to $450, with several lines holding prices and others forecasting no change for six months. The market shows mixed moves as manufacturers react to rising costs and distributor confirmations.
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Pierce-Arrow Company
Studebaker
Essex
Hudson
Willys - Overland
Willys - Knight
Joseph S. Donovan
Studebakers
South Bend
George Kimball
Henley-Kimball Company
Missex
Detroit
Connell & McKone Company
Willys-Overland
Willys- Knight
Overland
Henshaw Motor Company
Dodge Brothers
National
Marmon
Winton
Oakland
Hupmobile
Judge Rules Raid Unlawful In Anderson Case
Federal Judge Morton stated the raid on Michael Anderson of Haverhill was unlawful and ordered a hearing at 2 o clock Thursday in the district court. The action concerns a petition against William J McCarthy, a federal prohibition enforcement officer, to recover a barrel and a half of whiskey and brandy seized in the raid on Andersons house several months ago.
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Morton
Michael Anderson
Haverhill
William J. McCarthy
Prohibition Enforcement
Anderson
Monster Naval Field Day Planned at Charlestown Yard
A big naval field day is planned for Columbus Day October 12 at the Charlestown navy yard. Public admission is allowed to view several warships. Proceeds go to the Navy Relief Society treasury, led by Mrs Samuel Robison wife of Rear Admiral Robison the yard commandant.
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Navy Yard
Charlestown Navy Yard
The
Navy Relief Society
Samuel 8S. Robison
Robison
Banker Showalter Pardoned by President Wilson
Howard W. Showalter of Fairmont West Virginia a banker who served five years in federal prison for misapplying national bank funds was pardoned today by President Woodrow Wilson in the current session of the presidency.
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Washington
Howard W. Showalter
Fairmont
W. Va
Wilson
Ring return sought by Chelsea man in equity suit
Benjamin Newman of Chelsea asks the Superior Court to order Celia Cranofsky to return a $200 diamond engagement ring after their relationship ended. He states he gave the ring as a symbol of engagement and that she refused to give it back. He alleges he fell ill and was hospitalized, during which she visited him.
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Benjamin Newman
Chelsea
Celia Cranofsky
Equity
Quits Police Force to Become Investigator
Patrolman Frank B. Leonard of Division 15 Charlestown, formerly of East Dedham Street station, resigned yesterday. He will join a Boston insurance firm as an investigator of stolen automobiles after handling numerous drug dealers and tire thieves cases. He recently passed detective exams for the State police and is high on the eligible list.
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Frank B. Leonard
Charlestown
Dedham Street
South End
Boston Insurance Company
Leonard
Somerville School Board Weighs Abolishing Secret Societies
The Somerville School committee will consider abolishing all secret societies in the schools after an order by committee member Daniel H. Bradley. He argues these groups foster snobbery and distract students from study, citing reports of pupils not speaking to each other due to membership.
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Somerville School
Somerville
Daniel H. Bradley
Bradley
Arbutus Street Paving Bids Revealed
The Arbutus street project from Blue Hill avenue to Irma Street will cost over 15009 dollars according to public works bids. N Matteo submitted the lowest bid at 13850.45 for topexa pavement while Rowe Contracting Co bid 14061.20 for topeka pavement.
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Arbutus Street
Blue Hill Avenue
Irma: Street
Dorchester
Public Works Department
N. Matteo
Topexa
Rowe Contracting Company
Topeka
J. T. Shea,Jr
Man Pleads Guilty in Explosives Plot
Bernard Favale pleaded guilty in Waterbury Superior Court to unlawful possession of explosives. Judge Kellogg sentenced him to not less than two nor more than five years and a $500 fine for his role in a labor troubles plot to blow up the home of Police Superintendent George M. Beach.
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Waterbury
Conn
Bernardo Favale
Kellogg
Favale
George M. Beach
In Your Hand by Irving A Bacon
A 1920 Public Ledger essay explains Mercury type traits based on finger length. It links long thumbs and three phalanges to potential success in writing or oration, law or science, or business, stressing quick insight, activity, and good health.
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Irving A. Bacon
Mercury
Herman
American envoy change in Vienna announced
Albert Halstead will move for the United States in Vienna soon and Arthur Hugh Frazier, counsellor to the American Embassy in Paris, will succeed him as commissioner in Vienna.
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Vienna
Albert Halstead
United States
Tyre
Arthur Hugh Frazier
Paris
Attorney Hogan Asks McCarthy To Return Seized Liquor
In a court session Judge Morton pressed for action on 19 quarts of liquor missing from the Haverhill police station after Anderson’s arrest for liquor with intent to sell. Hogan urged McCarthy to appear or defend a petition to compel his involvement. The judge ordered McCarthy to enter court.
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Thomas I. Hogan
Anderson
Morton
Haverhill
McCarthy
Boston
United States
Packus
Charewe
Massachusetts
Hogan
Heavy Fog Clears to Bring Busy Harbor Day
New York on September 28 reported a sudden lifting of three days of fog over New York Harbor. More than 60 arrivals reached quarantine as ships delayed 48 to 70 hours. A steady flow of inbound craft gathered near Ambrose Channel lightship once visibility returned.
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New York
New York Harbor
Ambrose Channel
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