Court Clerk Skips Smelters Earnings Mystery
A courthouse item from Johnson City reports Foy Dulaney, a circuit court official and prominent insurance agent, vanished after leaving a note claiming large debts and assets. Authorities and relatives pursue clues as rumors of large personal and business losses surface amid a widening family distress.
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Gobneon City
Tenn
Foy
Dulancy
Washington County
Clitytas
Paris
T Hem
Knoxville
Smith
Dulaney
Fidelity
Baltimore
Johnson City
Halligan Breaks Arm In Home Fall
Frederick M. Halligan is confined to home at 110 Elmwood Avenue after a Friday night fall left him with a broken right arm from turning his ankle on a stairs landing. The incident occurred while he was at home.
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Halligan
Frederick M. Halligan
Elmwood Avenue
Bia
Bedbug comment prompts call for Cyrus Presto Killer
A troubling remark about a bed bug crawling on children’s clothing away from home circulates among family friends. The writer recommends Cyrus Presto Killer for bedbugs to avoid such negative impressions and perceived neglect.
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Cyrus Presto
Manville Hall Again in Jail in New York
New York July 13 Mandeville de Marigny Hall, son of William Cornelius Hall, is held in Kingston Rhode Island for obtaining money under false pretenses. He is described as a descendant of the Marquise de Marigny and relative of the Duc de Villambrosa. He has a history of court appearances including a prior self-inflicted gunshot incident and an extradition from London for auto firm fraud. The latest charge alleges he possessed a blank Fifth Avenue Bank check and uttered checks under various assumed names.
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New York
Mandeville de
Marigny Hall
Kingston
R. I
William Cornelius Hall
West Ninth Street
Marquise de Marigny
Duc de Villambrosa
London
Fifth Avenue Bank
Douglas Turner Johnston
Charles W. Stevens
Weber Day at Steeplechase Island Promises Big Party
Robert Weber plans Weber Day on Friday July 23 at Steeplechase Island with full control of attractions from bridge gate to bathing pavilion. Wheeler & Wilson band two orchestras and vocal groups will perform across venues including a lunch pavilion train and restaurant. Events include cake walk with prizes, vaudeville, athletic and water contests, a watermelon booth, Jap Meee acrobats, and notable figures in box seats. Delegations expected from New Haven Waterbury Hartford and nearby cities. large attendance urged.
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Robert Weber
Steeplechase Island
Bridge Gate
Weber
Wheeler & Wilson
Royal Gorge
Criterion Quartette
Joseph Weiler
Loren Delbridge
New Haven
Waterbury
Hartford
Dilling Derby
Coats
Shelton
Norwalk
South Norend
Mrs Nack in Trouble After Clothing Store Seizure
Mrs Nack who was convicted of complicity in a murder and served time at Auburn faces further trouble after her release. A clothing store she opened at Ninth Avenue and Thirty-sixth Street was seized by Marshal Charles Jacobs of 32 Vandam Street to satisfy a debt, with auction planned for the store’s contents. a second seizure may follow if needed.
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New York
Catholic Educators Hold Convention In Boston
Bishops priests nuns and laity from across the United States gather for the sixth annual Catholic Educational Association convention in Boston. Sessions begin at Boston College with an address by Archbishop O Connell and a welcome from Archbishop William B. O Connell. Three departments seminary college and parochial school start papers and discussions led by listed clergy from Beattie Annesboro Chicago Woodstone College Fordham Brookland and New Orleans. The event continues through Thursday culminating in an Archbishop O Connell public address.
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United Press
Boston
United States
Catholic Educational Association
Boston College
O'Connell
Dennis J. O'Connell
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
William B. O'Connell
Bue R. Dyer
Vincent Huber
Beattie
Edward Kelly
Annesboro
Mich
Daniel J. McHugh
Chicago
Joseph M. Woods
Woodstone College
Maryland
Savage
Brookland
D. C
Michael McCarthy
Fordham College
Leslie J. Kavanaugh
New Orleans
Latham Breaks Propeller in Channel Flight Attempt
Special United Press report from Calais July 13 states M Henry Latham broke his monoplane propeller during a trial, delaying his attempt to fly the English Channel for Mall's prize. Repairs will take days but Latham remains confident he can reach Dover, with French rescue boats and volunteer yachts stationed along the route for safety.
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United Press
Calais
France
M. Henry Latham
English Channel
Latham
Dover
Japan confers medal on professor Barton in Tokyo
In Tokyo on July 13 the Imperial Education Association which includes Japan’s major educational institutions conferred a medal of honor on Professor Barton of the University of Chicago. Barton is in Japan to conduct a detailed study of Oriental commerce and inspect Japanese institutions.
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Tokio
Japan
Imperial, Education Association
Educational Institutons of Japan
Barton
University of Chicago
Leah Kleschna at Poll's impresses crowds this week
Poll All-Star Stock Company presents Leah Kleschna with Fleming as Leah and Ince as Paul Sylvaine. The production draws crowded houses and high praise for its dramatic intensity. New illustrated songs by Kra Kessner and Master Joseph Daley are featured during Intermissions.
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Leah Kleschna
Poll All-Star Stock Company
Miss Fleming
Leah
Mr. Ince
Paul Sylvaine
Scotty
Kleschna
Kra Kessner
Boston
Joseph Daley
Kessner
Daly
Three Teachers Named for High School Staff
The Board of Action appointed Miss Celia Terry Miss Honora E Mulvihill and Miss Emily B Haslam as teachers at the high school each earning 600 dollars. Haslam will teach domestic science a new subject at the school. Haslam is related to Dr F L Day Terry is related to Capt William Terry and a Bridgeport and Mt Holyoke graduate Mulvihill is daughter of former mayor Denis Mulvihill a Smith College graduate with Latin and economics training Olivia Welles was added as a teacher. Training School class members Miss Nora A Kelly Miss Marion H Rose Miss Rennie D Barrows and Miss Grace R Sterlin named at 450 dollars a year to be assigned later.
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Celia Terry
Honora E. Mulvihill
Emily B. Haslam
Lction
Haslam
F. L. Day
Miss Terry
Capt
William Terry
Bridgeport School
Mt. Holyoke College
Mulvihill
Denis Mulvihill
Bridgeport High School
Smith College
Oilvia Welles
Nora A. Kelly
Marion H. Rose
Curnias
Rennie D. Barrows
Grace R. Sterlin
Nagel Begins Reform Ten Clerks Let Go
Secretary Nagel announced a reform in the Department of Commerce and Labor. Ten errant clerks were allowed to resign, 100 subordinates were downgraded, and 100 others with solid records were moved into vacant posts. Further purges of the Immigration Service were hinted, with possible minor bureau officials dismissed in a proceeding to clean the agency.
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Department OF Commerce and Labor
Washington
Nagel
Immigration Service
Bureau
Census Bureau clerical turmoil sparks reshuffle fallout
The article notes friction between the Census Bureau and Secretary Nagel, leading to the resignation of former Director S. N. D. North amid clashes with superiors. Several officials who served under North have remained untouched, signaling selective fallout within the bureau.
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Census Bureau
Nagel
S. N. D. North
Fr. North
Slashing Bout Draw For Brooklyn Bantams In Brooklyn
In Brooklyn last night Phil McGovern and Terry's brother in law fought ten slashing rounds to a draw. Joe Wagner of New York defeated Joe Coster of Brooklyn in a separate ten round bout with Wagner dominating late.
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Phil McGovern
Terry
Charlie i@man
Brooklyn
McGovern
Goldman
Phil
Ged
Goldsman
Charlie Boot
Wagner
Coster
Joe Wagner
Joe Coster
Weston Resumes Transcontinental Walk Across US
Weston, in his seventieth year, resumes the 100 day walk from New York to San Francisco. The schedule lists a revised route from New York to Utica then westward through Chafee Youngstown Toledo Chicago Lincoln Mexico Topeka Wakeeney Hugo Agate and Xuma with daily segments and dates through May. The effort aims to cover about 000 miles, excluding Sundays, as part of the long transcontinental trek.
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Weston
New York
San Francisco
United States
Walker’s Rail Route Diary From Roseville To Sacramento
Edward Payson Weston recounts a long walk from Roseville to Sacramento along the railroad, noting a four mile per hour pace and an arrival greeting by Southern Pacific officials. He plans to continue toward Dixon and to rest for the night, detailing heat and travel pauses along the route.
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Edward Payson Weston
Sacramento
Cal
Roseville
Southern Pacific Company
Sheridan
Stone
Dizon
New York Times
Bachmann Airship Promises Safe Heavier-Than-Air Flight
Newark July 13 Fred Bachmann reports invention of a heavier-than-air machine that he claims will revolutionize flying. The craft, shaped like a T and weighing 50 pounds, uses an eight cylinder 50 horsepower engine driving two 7% feet aluminum propellers. He says the device will not wobble or fall due to a parachute attachment and could carry five passengers at 60 miles per hour. The aeroplane stands 40 feet high with 800 square feet of wing area.
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Newark
N. J
Fred Bachmann
Bachmann
Bachmenn
Girls Arrested Suspected of Chinese Murder
New York on July 13 police arrested Sedie Brodie and Fernie Miller aged 14 and 19 on suspicion linked to the murder of Elsie Sigel in the Oriental room on Eighth Avenue. A Chinaman’s spy tied the case to a strangling victim found recently. a third girl known as Lilly visited the murdered man the day before his death. The youths admitted receiving gifts from a laundryman and said they fled to Coney Island to avoid confinement. The theory ties Yung Yow’s murder to a possible dispute connected to the Sigel case.
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New York
Elsie Sigel
Leon Ling
Eighth Avenue
Sedie Brodie
Fernie Miller
Coney Island
Yung Yow
Sigel
of Chinaman
Parisian Optical Eyesight and Manufacturing note
An optical shop, P. Co., advertises window and door glass and eyewear services at a Parisian Optical Eyesight and Manufacturing outlet in the Strat Hotel Building on Main Street. The ad emphasizes fitted spectacles and knowledge of optics, promising careful attention and customer satisfaction.
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Ieee
Sonex O
P. CO
Sive
Strat
Main ST
Bridgeport Police Nab Two Suspects in Poison Case
Ralph E. Miller is named as program rate. John J. Carlowan is arrested. An Ameri Chinese man known as Ton Lee and a man nicknamed Joe are tied to the arrest. Police intensify actions at Sigel as further steps are taken. Professor George E Ferguson of Columbia University says the girl’s poisoning remains unresolved and the poisonagent unidentified.
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Bridgeport
Ralph E. Miller
John J. Carlowan
Joe
Guson
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