Yok Jow Joy Drink Lands Chinese Bootlegger in Court
New York April 17 Chinese yok jow described as medicine to revive the sick led to the arrest of Leong Fah in a magistrate's court. Detectives say Fah ran a chop suey restaurant and sold the drink when whiskey was requested. Fah testified the beverage was used at the Washington conference by Chinese delegates who felt ill. Magistrate Levine learned the drink held 48 percent alcohol and set Fah in $500 bail for grand jury action.
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New York
Leong Fah
Fah
Washington
Levine
Defense of coast urged by Col Wells before Senate
Col B H Wells head of the War Plane Division urged completing the defense program in Hawaii and the Panama canal zone as vital to national defense. He criticized the Dulag plan as inadequate and said Pearl Harbor, Oahu, and the canal require broader harbor and mobile forces, including aircraft.
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Washington
Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Senate
B. H. Wells
General Staff
Oahu
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Welly
Alaska
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Wells
Writer for Children Dies in New London
Mrs. Mary Lydie Belles Branch, a writer of children’s stories, died in New London this morning in the Hempstead House. She was in her 2nd year there, widow of John L. Branch, mother of Anna Hempstead Branch, and a member of the Friebel Society of Brooklyn writers and local patriotic groups.
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New London
Mary Lydie Belles Branch
Hempstead House
Benedict Arnold
Friebel Society of Writers
Brooklyn
John L. Branch
Anna Hempstead Branch
Veterans of 61 open encampment in Norwalk today
Norwalk April 17 The 56th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic Connecticut Department opens at 1730 tomorrow at South Norwalk Congregational Church. Governor Lake attends with staff as Department Commander Kris than Schwartz reviews past year.
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Norwalk
Everett J. Lake
Hig
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Connecticut
Congregational Church
C Kris
Than Shwartz
Thia
Red Cross
Boy Scout Council
Grand Army
Lewis Stephen Pilcher
Brooklyn
Governor Lake
God Suest
Royal Jams Inn
Norwall
Russell Frost
Connecticut
William F. Hilton
Hartford
Calvin L. Barton
F. H. Jacobs
Entertaining Church
Anng, Clark
Women's Relicf Corpa
Walter H. DeForest
Derby
The
Sons
Two Marine fliers die in practice crash at Quantico
At Quantico Virginia two airplanes locked wings during battle practice and crashed killing First Lieutenant Warl M Randall of Winchester Massachusetts Second Lieutenant Duncan W Lewis of Memphis Tennessee and Private Joseph J Dhooghe of Chicago Illinois The pilots were Randall flying a German Fokker and Lewis in a Vought with Dhooghe as observer The crash began after climbing to about 4000 feet and the planes tangled sending one into a building and the other into telegraph wires near a railroad track The death toll includes Randall who was 25 and a son of Perley H Randall local note from Winchester Massachusetts
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Washington
Apri
Quatics
Warl M. Randall
Winchester
Massachusetts
Duncan W. Lewis
Memphis
Tenn
Joseph J. Dhooghe
Chicago
Tinness
Randall
Lewis
Dhooghe
Mass
Earl M. Randall
Quantico
Perley H. Randall
Howae
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Marine Corps
Army of Occupation
Germany
Hai
Marine Aviation Corps
Eee
Florida
Charter committee to hear Bridgeport views this afternoon
The Uniform Charter Committee of the 1921 Legislature will hold a public hearing in Bridgeport City Hall at 2 PM. Senator Howard Challenger, Aldermen Lavery and Price represent the city on uniform charters matters. Views from officials and citizens are welcome as hearings proceed across the state to help lawmakers draft model charters for cities towns and boroughs. The Bridgeport hearing was postponed to today from yesterday.
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Bridgeport
City Hall
Howard
William J. Lavery
David W. Price
Board of Aldermen
Reckless Driver Financed Fine in Westport Court
Thomas P. Meshan of New York was fined and costs totaling 40.90 dollars after being convicted of reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without a license. The case, heard by Judge John F. Godillon, occurred in Westport on April 17.
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Westport
Thomas P. Meshan
New York
John .F. Godillon
Newspapermen Held Over Death Threat Case
New York April 1 John Sutherland a newspaperman was held in $10 000 bail for a higher court today after he admitted writing a letter threatening Anti-Saloon League official William H Anderson The letter warned of killing if he did not quiet down Magistrate Simpson ordered bail to protect Anderson saying Sutherland was suffering a temporary aberration and unable to furnish bond due to war injuries
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New York
Johnnn Sutherland
William H.anderson
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition
Sutherland
Anderson
Simpson
Milford High Reopens as 120 Absent Over Smallpox Fears
Milford reports a new smallpox case in Irving Reynolds son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Reynolds, raising concerns as 112 of 230 high school students remain unvaccinated. Health officer orders vaccination edict, with a vaccination clinic set at Milford High. Devon school teachers already vaccinated. Two new cases added in Whitport, both unvaccinated, with quarantines in place.
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Milford
Putney
Irving K. Reynolds
Ernest L
Reynolds
Mise
Ethel Reynolds
Schoola
Devon
Whitport
Harry Ruby
King Street
Ralph Green
Cross Highway
John AD Moore
Ward Green
Ralph
Westport
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