Bravery of 18 Year Old Saves $2770 Payroll at Mill
Miss Elizabeth Shields acting paymaster of the mill hid the payroll as bandits looted the office. Superintendent Fred Bailey fought them and was beaten, a shot fired. Condello, later identified, was captured. other gang members fled. Shields and clerk Miss Helen Griffin are hailed for courage during the robbery.
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Elizabeth Shields
Fred Bailey
Bailey
Webster
Condello
Rhode Island
Pascoag
Miss Shields
Helen Griffin
Miss Griffin
Miss Shield
Vna
Premier Mill
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Bandits pursued in multi-car chase ending with capture in Webster
A robbery gang attempted payroll theft as leader hid under a desk and Miss Shields alerted others. Police sergeant Generaux chased the fleeing sedan across towns, catching one car in Webster. Condello, linked to the case, reportedly left home last Monday. the captured vehicle was in his name and awaiting Rhode Island authorities after Webster arraignment.
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Condello
Generaux
Pascoag
Heberman
Burns and
Templeton
Webster
Buck Hill
Worcester
Providence
Fred
Bailey
Miss Shields
Thompson
Bogton
Rhode Island
Mayor Plans Coal Distribution For City Poor
Mayor Curkey outlines a program to distribute coal in one ton lots at cost plus handling. Officials cite dealer shortages and say orders may not be filled by February. He hints at large shipments planned and to be announced soon, citing a 1919 Peters success as encouragement.
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Curkey
Peters
British and Turkish forces tense at Chanak near Smyrna
British commander Sir Harington seeks immediate personal meeting with Kemal Pasha as Turkish forces concentrate around Chanak. Yusuff Kemal goes to Angora to present the allied note while British reinforcements and ships arrive. A battalion of North Staffordshires and 1000 British airmen land and march through Constantinople amid tense near-front actions.
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Harington
Kemal Pasha
Smyrna
Kemal
Yusuff Kemal Pasha
Angora
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Chanak
British cabinet meets over Chanak crisis near east
London dispatches report the British cabinet held three meetings with a fourth planned as the Chanak situation worsens. Kemalist forces refuse British withdrawal while Turkish troops increase in Chanak and Ismid sectors and threaten to block fortifications. Neutrality of the Straits gains tentative recognition amid armistice talks.
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London
Associated Press
Near East
Byuesday
Chanak Zone
Harington
Constantinople
Kemal Pasha
Chanak
Ismid
Sultan Abdication Report Touched No Official Confirmation
Paris dispatch reports Mohammed VI sultan of Turkey abdicated in favor of heir apparent Prince Abdul Medjid Effendi born 1868. The claim comes via Havas from Constantinople with no official announcement. Peace remains tenuous as Kemal Pasha negotiates and a potential incident could trigger hostilities.
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Paris
Mohammed VI
Turkey
Abdul Medjid Effendi
Havas
Constantinople
Abdul Medjid
Telegrams Publish Rival Claims Over Neutral Zone
Publicized exchanges between General Harington and Mustafa Kemal Pasha discuss whether a neutral zone exists in the region. Kemal accuses Greece of devasting Anatolia and using delays to regroup troops while highlighting a Greek air mission and a fleet near Constantinople. Harington replies noting prior frontier markings and denying Greek military activity in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Associated Press
Haringston
Mustapha Memal Pasha
Kemal
National Assembly
Anatolia
Thrace
Ezine
Harington
Thier
Ismid
Angora Opposes Any Halt to Hostilities in Conference
A Paris dispatch says the Angora assembly in secret session refused to agree to any cessation of hostilities or participation in the peace conference until all Turkish territories are restored as per the national act.
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London
Paris
Angora
Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Withdrawn from Constantinople Under British Pressure
The subject was entirely withdrawn from Constantinople today under the strongest British pressure.
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Constantinople
George Becomes King After Constantine's Overthrow
Crown Prince George sworn in as King of the Hellenes amid Athens celebrations. Revolutionaries control administration with order maintained. A new ministry expected within 48 hours. General Nider named army commander. imprisoned Democratic Liberals released. counter-revolutionaries abandon opposition.
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Athens
Associated Press
George
Nider
Constantine May Move to Denmark for Haven
Paris dispatch reports the marshal of the court of Prince and Princess Christopher of Greece says King Constantine may seek shelter in Denmark, his Danish lineage cited. Switzerland is ruled out, Lucerne as last resort. Christopher and wife Christopher show no throne ambitions and favor Paris.
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Constantine
Denmark
Paris
Associated Press
Greece
Christopher
Gald
Switzerland
Lucerne
Prince Christopher
William B. Leeds
Bride Loses Court Bid After Marriage
John P. Wall and fellow Barrett officers on the Lynn police force report a case where a newlywed loses a bride right after marriage, with the incident drawing attention to police ties and a frontier marriage claim.
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John P. Wall
Barrett
Lynn
Bride Kidnapped by Police Officers Ends Honeymoon Plan
In Londonderry a brother officer’s wedding ends in a dramatic kidnapping. The bride Ivilla M Corlis and her attendant fled to a waiting car, was intercepted by three officers who forced her into the vehicle. The chase spanned Lawrence and Lynn before the bride was recovered in East Lynn. Honeymoon planned in Maine.
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Derry
Ivilla
M. Corlas
Harry C. Corliss
Dickey Street
Irving J. Ennsten
First Baptist Church
Lynn
Barrett
Lawrence
East Lynn
Londonderry
Maine
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