Riffian Attack Breaks Truce Near Oudjia Morocco
April 29 dispatch reports Real Mestara breaking a tru ce with the French and Spanish. French artillery responded as clashes killed and wounded several soldiers near Oudjia while joint French Spanish advances payed along the Keman river toward Azib de Midar. May day is set as the deadline for Riffians to declare war or peace and to address Abd el Krim’s status and Moroccan independence questions.
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Oudjia
Morocco
Real Mestara
Mellilla
Keman
Azib de Midar
France
Spain
Lhl
Abd-Hi-Krim
Kift
Kkrim
Abd E
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Advertised
Fraudulent consumer ad touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a painless source of rapid weight gain. Claims sugar coated candy form, 60 cents for a bottle of fifty tablets, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Mentions dramatic weight gain testimonials and urges purchase at Hindle Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindle
French and Spanish Advances Reported Across Melilla Sector
Madrid April 28 AP A War Office communique notes French forces push toward a future base along their front and advance with Spain in the Melilla sector occupying positions by the Newan river at its confluence with the Kert. The moves align with a broader peace terms set for the Riffians and touch Abd-Hil-Krim territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
War Office
Abd-Hil-Krim
Melilla
Xewan
Kert
Aznow
Mitaiza
Women read prayer for day law breakers at Summerfield church
Mrs A B Joyce delegate of the local Women's Christian Temperance Union spoke at the Summerfield M E church midweek meeting. She reported on a Washington convention of 600 women representing 12 6 million advocates for law enforcement. She warned that nonvoting women would be slackers when prohibition questions are decided. She read a special prayer for the nation denouncing national sin and urging obedience to the law. ERIE Pa April 29 CAP After killing his wife and neighbor Helen Taylor in Corry, Stephen Flaherty turned the pistol on himself and is in critical condition. a family quarrel was reported prior to the shooting.
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A. B. .Joyce
Women's Christan Temperance Union
Women’s Prohibition Forces
Washington
Summerfield M. E
Interzat
Erie
Helen Taylor
Corry
Stephen Flaherty
Ian Toader
Rotor vessel Baden Baden follows Columbus route by rotor power
The Baden Baden crosses the Atlantic on a rotor propulsion test, linking old routes to new radio guided travel. The crew reports steady progress toward New York from the Canary Islands, noting fuel-saving rotors and limited traditional sails while evaluating potential military and civilian uses.
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Badenbaden
Mid Atlantic
Columbus
Tony
Worlds
Baden-Baden
Christopher
Santa Maria
Lasbulmas
Canatty Islands
Tod
New York
New York Harbor
Canaries
Baden Baden
Baten-Baden
Sargasso Sea
Fortieth Meridian
Anton Flettner
Ashe
Carlsen
Intoxicated Driver Bites Officer’s Thumb
State Police halted George N. Bennett on Gilbert and Lafayette streets. The 53 year old resisted and bit the officer’s thumb before surrendering. Bennett was treated at the emergency hospital and charged with operating a car while intoxicated. His car was held at headquarters. He was fined $100 and costs and given a 10 day suspended jail sentence.
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Bigelow
Gilbert and
Lafayette Street
George N. Bennett
Fairfield
H. A. Savitz
Congress Evades Apportionment, Mrs Kahn Charges
Washington April 29 AP Representative Florence P Kahn Republican California led the House in denouncing Congress for delaying reapportionment after the 1920 census. She argued the failure to redivide seats violated the Constitution and deprived states of fair representation. She noted census efforts and a recent unsuccessful move to bring up a reapportionment measure.
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Washington
Florence P. Kahn
Republian
California
Kahn Aking
House
Congress
House Census Committee
Nigeonhole
Representative Barbour
Woman Seeks 8000 Over Faulty Stamford Garage Collapse
May Cohn of Stamford sues Ernest Kiesel for damages after a garage he built collapsed. Kiesel reorganized Kiesel Construction Co to move assets, allegedly to dodge financial responsibility. An injunction blocks reconveyance of the property.
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Ernest Kiesel
Stamford
Superior Court
Hartford
Kiesel
May Cohn
Mra. Cohn
James E. Brinckerhoff
Wife Wins Divorce From Stationmaster Abbie Bassett
Abbie Lynde Bassett of Greenwich was granted a divorce from William Bassett, station master at Coz Cob, by a Superior Court decree. The cross action charged cruelty and alleged the husband’s marriage to Bassett was a fraudulent contract with multiple prior spouses. Bassett, who testified she was a widow, had prior marriages and children. the couple quarreled over the children and furniture was sold after their separation. William Bassett did not contest the decree.
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Abbie Lynde Bassett
Greenwich
William Bassett
Coz Cob
Alfred C. Baldwin
M.s. Bassett
Bassett
Paper companies ready to produce timber
Washington April 29 AP Officials from the American Paper and Pulp Association and Hugh P. Baker said the paper industry will supply timber as soon as research finds the way. Large firms are growing timber crops on lands while the Forest Service details taxation, forest fire prevention, and new pulp research at Madison Wisconsin.
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Washington
American Paper and Pulp Association
Department
Hugh P. Baker
Paper and Pulp Association
Thief Forester Greeley
Forest Service
For Products Haboratory
Madison
Wis
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Wall Paper & Paint
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Elettner
New
Baden- Radihe
Tuckeane
Ade Burda
Mrs. Kahn
Nainsook Unions
Rainsook Union
Esy
Oliver Twist
Faust
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