Salvage Crew Recovered Timber From Capsized Cargo
A cargo of lumber bound for Torpedo Boat Company capsized four miles west of Peninsular Island Tuesday night. Harbormaster William A and a salvage crew of a score searched the area all day. By morning, salvage crews had recovered part of the cargo and towed it toward Bridgeport. The $25,000 worth of timber was salvaged after boats worked through the night to locate and recover the timbers.
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Gowlumber
Torpedo, Boat Company
Pen
William A
Almoreror
Tuea Haeglen
Bridgeport
Prisoner shoots officer after car confrontation
A man identified as Phil Red or similar alias shot Lieutenant Ryan seven times during an incident on a street car. Ryan, celebrating twenty years with the police, was wounded and later died in hospital. The shooter escaped.
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HN. J
Patrick
Ji Ryan
Ryan
Phil
Red
Jody
Ee Times Making His Escape’fficer
Rinks and cool drinks in a hot day recipe mix
The text presents a fragmented, vintage recipe style for cooling drinks and snacks on hot days. It includes lemonade and punch preparations with ingredients like sugar, water, lemons, raspberries, mint, and apricot juice, plus stepwise hints to chill and dilute. It references a States-CampFORMATION line and a Courier-Journal quotation.
Centennial Milestone Marked in Storied Town History
A fragmented account recalls Kennecticet Will celebrate a centennial in 1319, referencing Hartrora and Darien connections. It notes a 100th anniversary tied to various towns including New Salem, Lyme, Montville, and Stamford with references to Mass and Darien, highlighting regional ties and a future centennial date in Monroe.
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Taylor
Hartrora
Amiliarly
Ald
Balem
New Salem
Frown
Ster
Lyme
Montville
Mass
Darion
Incorporom
Stamford
New York Church to Buy Site for Multimillion Building
NEW YORK July 16. The Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, announced it will pay 4,500,000 for property on Madison Avenue between 43rd and 44th streets to construct a 4,000,000 twenty story church building with an auditorium and activity rooms.
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New York
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist
Madison Avenue
43Rd
44Th Street
Norwich seeks special trains to ease Shore Line strike
Norwich Chamber of Commerce urged Central Vermont and New Haven to run extra trains this Saturday to serve suburbs from New London to Willimantic with a noon trip to Putnam and return. No side advanced new action as wages dispute continues. President Perkins said the strike halts car operation though power houses remain energized to avoid outages. He cited a potential $250,000 annual impact from employe demands amid higher transportation costs.
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Norwich
Shore Line
Norwich Chamber of Commerce
Central Vermont, Railroad
New Haven Road
New London
Willimantic
Putnam
Perkins
Ila
Connecticut
Light on Dowsey Death and Tacoma Fraud Probe
Tacoma reports reveal George P. Wright and Horace W. X. Wright of Wright shipyards discussed Dowsey two days before his Seattle death. They say Dowsey claimed enough evidence to send at least four men from the region to the penitentiary amid alleged northwest shipyard fraud investigations.
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Tacoma
Wash
J. A. Dowsey
Seattle
George P. Wright
Horace W. X. Wright
Wright Shipyards
Wrights
Dowsey
Justices Free Fata After Bottle Test Refusal
In New York on July 16 three justices and several Special Sessions aides refused to test a bottle of alleged whiskey as Dom inick Fata a bartender at 2485 Second Avenue faced trial for selling liquor after hours. He was discharged.
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New York
Dominick Fata
Second Avenue
Fata
Women barred from soldier boxing bouts in RAF order
London report says the Royal Air Force forbids women as spectators and participants at boxing matches. The order states boxing is not suitable for women and spectators are discouraged. Airmen boxers allegedly oppose female attendance.
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London
Royal Air Force
Man walks half mile after cutting his throat
Thompsonville report states Wladyslaw Weroskin, 33, cut his throat then walked about a half mile to a house where he died. Officials cite despondency from unemployment as a possible cause.
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Thompsonville
Wladyslaw Weroskin
Store Eggs for Winter Government urges women to store eggs now
The U S Department of Agriculture advises housewives to store eggs for next winter as prices rise. Two methods are detailed: Water Glass Method using a 5 gallon crock with water and sodium silicate, ensuring 2 inches of solution coverage and cool dry storage. Timewater Method combines water and slaked lime with boiled water for preservation.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Preservation Method for Eggs in Salt Solution
A recipe fragment describes letting a mixture stand until the limbs set then pouring off the clear liquid. It instructs adding one pound of salt, discarding the sediment, and using the same directions as the water glass method to preserve eggs in this brine.
Japan Labor Unrest Rises Across Empire
In Shizuoka a strike at a gold mine saw 100 miners raid officials’ residences with pick axes and shovels, destroying buildings. Police suppressed the rioters amid wage dissatisfaction. At Uyeda a thousand workers in a silk factory walked out for higher pay. Similar unrest reported across the empire with rice prices cited as a factor.
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Japan
Shizuoka
Uyeda
Empire
Tokio
Last summer amid rice disturbances in the country
The article recalls a period last summer when the nation faced significant unrest over rice. It notes government measures, public reaction, and regional impacts, mentioning policy debates and economic strain while outlining broader implications for food security and governance.
American buyers arrive in Chemnitz for artificial flowers
Berlin June 17 reports the arrival of the first American buyers in Chemnitz placing orders for artificial flowers. A Vienna report notes fashion shops there are pricing Ultral orders with English and French firms flooding the Austrian market with offers.
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Berlin
Chemitz
Vienna
The Orange-Crush Story and Its Flavor Secrets
This piece explains how Orange Crush was developed in Los Angeles, detailing the preservation challenges of orange juice, the discovery of oil globules in oranges, and the Ward process that blends these oils into the drink. It notes the role of sugar and citric acid, the carbonation method, and quotes Dr. W W Skinner on bottled soda water.
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Los Angeles
California
N. C. Ward
Orange-Crush Co
W. W. Skinner
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
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Yan
Isitor
Courier-Journal
Vermont
New Haven
Isabel
Chemnitz
Seblllle
United States Department of Agriculture
Carl L. Alsberg
Bureau of Chemistry
Orange Country
Orange Crush Company
Chicago
Greater New York Bottling Co
Lindley Street
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