Workers Party Telegram Against Sacco and Vanzetti Execution
Chicago dispatch reports the Workers (Communist) Party of America urging Massachusetts Gov Fuller to halt the imminent Sacco and Vanzetti execution. The telegram brands the move as judicial murder and warns of deep worker anger and class conflict across the nation.
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Chicago
Br Associated Press
Sacco
Vanzett
Workers
Communist) Party of America
Alvan T. Fuller
Massachusetts
Venzetti
Dngs
Boston
New York
Vanzetti
Thayer
Wife Wields Tire Iron in Plainville Car Theft Hoax
Two men posing as officers visited the home of David Pereau and told Mrs Pereau they would steal the Pereau car. A woman, identified as Mrs Pereau, was injured when a tire iron was used during the incident. The assailants fled, vowing to return, and this followed a string of impersonator cases targeting police.
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Plainville
Associated Press
Wren
David Pereau
Pereau
U S Envoy to Denmark Threatened by Reds
The American Minister H Percival Dodge and members of the legation received letters from self styled Communists threatening vengeance if Sacco and Vanzetti are executed. Danish avowed Communists are few, and police have watched them thus far.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Associated Press
H. Percival Dodge
Legation
Sacco
Vapzetti
Mounted Cops Clear Sacco Demonstration In London
In Hyde Park crowds estimated at about 10 000 march toward the American embassy in Park Lane waving red banners and singing Sacco and Vangeli Shall Not Die. Mounted and foot police dispersed the throng near Grosvenor Gardens as tensions rose and several injuries were reported.
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London
Associated Press
Sacco
Vangetti
Hyde Park
Park Lane
Buckingham Palace
Grosvenor Gardens
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America
Great Britain
Horde Park
A. J. Cook
Miner's Federation
Cook
Mrs Coolidge's Aid Sought for Sacco by Defense Board
New York Aug 10 Associated Press 14000 police stand ready as New York watches the Sacco Vanzetti case. Efforts for a stay hinge on last minute legal moves in Boston with emergency committees lobbying Mrs Coolidge for presidential intervention. Anonymity and threats prompt heightened security at New York University while guardianship of death house and public broadcasting plans intensify. Former Mayor Hylan appeals for a new trial amid global calls for clemency and a critic raises concerns about anti Italian prejudice.
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Associated Press
Sacco-Vanzetti
Boston
Rose Haron
Frisini
New York University
Washington Square
WSOM
Debs
Ajit
Hylan
Fuller
Sacco
Vanzetti
Alexander Kadison
Robert Grant
Grant
Sadco
Kadison
Mr. Grant
Mass Sacco march sparks riot in Rochester
Rochester police mobilized fully after a second Sacco-Vanzetti sympathizers’ strike ending in a riot. A policeman was severely injured, two marchers were arrested for assault, and a mass meeting at Convention Hall drew large crowds with leaders pleading for nonviolence.
Governor Allows 12 Days Respite
The Massachusetts executive council debates clemency as Governors Fuller and aides weigh a last stay for Sacco and Vanzetti amid protests. Judge Sanderson could delay until tomorrow on the bill of exceptions while the state prison prepares for possible electrocutions. Police report arrests at Beacon Street pickets including John Dos Passos and Dorothy Parker.
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Fuller
Mark M. Dutt
New Bedford
Chester J. Campbell
Quincy
James F. Powers
South Boston
Harvey L. Boutwell
Malden
Eugene B. Fraser
Lynn
Charles Sumner Smith
Lincoln
Peter G. Holmes
Worcester
Francis W. Aldrich
West Springfield
Frank G. Allen
Connell
Executive Council
Pulier
Sanderson
Supreme Court
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Venzetti
Vanzetta
Giso
Celestino Madeiros
Vanzetti
William Hendry
Madeiros
Sacco-Vanzetti
Beacon Street
State House
New Britain Orders Out Extra Policemen
New Britain Aug 10 a large force of supernumerary policemen went on duty tonight with orders to guard city hall post office and all public buildings and manufacturing establishments. Night officers were ordered to remain on duty until six oclock tomorrow two hours longer than usual to maintain uninterrupted protection.
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New Britain
Temnan
Tomorow
First woman reads of fisheries body named president
Hartford August 16 Dr Emmeline Moore of New York became the first woman president of the American Fisheries Society at the final meeting of its 358th annual convention in Hartford She was previously first vice president and succeeds John W Titcombe as Connecticut fish and game superintendent The new leader urged cooperation among public and private groups for wildlife conservation and outlined a program of constructive work The ceremony included turning over the gavel to Senator Frederic C Walcott and notes on the International Fisheries Association meeting to be held locally tomorrow and Friday The pledge of cooperation from the Biological Survey director Paul Reddington followed, stressing united conservation efforts
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Hartford
Associated Press
Emmeline Moore
New York
American Flaheries Society
Moore
John W. Titcombe
Connecticut
Society
New York State Conservation Commission
Cone
Frederic C. Walcott
International Fisheries Association
Walcott
Pauil Reddington
Pedical Biological Survey
Westport Deliberates Over 929000 Contractor Bill
At a special town meeting in Westport the law firm Pullman and Comley was hired to review the Bridgeport firm Silliman and Godfrey’s claim for 929,000 believed due for work on Weston and Cross highways. Selectmen call the bill excessive unauthorized and not part of the contract, while the contractors insist it covers owed work. Superintendent actions included electing C. B. Bradley as chairman and allowing motion by William Burr of Long Lots road to hire counsel.
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Westport
Pullman and Comley of
Bridgeport
Silliman and Godfrey Contracting Company
Weston and Cross
William Burr
Long Lots Road
C. B. Bradley
New Haven Broker Goodrich Charged With Embezzlement
William B. Goodrich, president and treasurer of Goodrich's company, investment brokers, faces ten counts of embezzlement. He was arraigned in city court and the case continued, with authorities reporting more than 100 complaints totaling at least 160000 in claimed client misappropriations.
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New Haven
Associated Press
William B. Goodrich
Goodrich
Investment Brokers
City Attorney's Office
Detective Bureau
Superior Court
State's Attorney’s
Goodrich Company
Paulke Philip i
Gore
Ty i Htors
Budi
Ghoves
Iter Toyer
Fuller backs capital punishment despite clemency refusals
Boston August 10 By Associated Press Governor Alvan T. Fuller, a key figure in the Sacco and Vanzetti case fallout, reiterated that capital punishment deters crime and refused clemency for seven inmates. He defended strict enforcement amid threats to his life and outlined his background from Malden bicycle shop to Boston’s Packard agency.
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Boston
Associated Press
Alvan T. Fuller
Nicola Meco
Bartolomea Vanzetti
Sacco
Vanzetti
Celestina Madeiras
Fuller
Richard Stewart
Wilmington
John 8. Deveraux
John J. McLaughlin
Edward J. Heinlein
Iraq
Himeelf
Missing Boy Found Wandering in Woods Near New Milford
Richard Menini twenty had been missing from Brookside Drive Fairfield for a week. He was found wandering in the woods near New Milford by police yesterday afternoon. He was penniless starved and his clothes ragged and unkempt. His father Pasquale Menini appealed to state police at Westport barracks for assistance. He suffers lapses of memory. Lt Frank Virelli circulated description to CT police departments.
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Richard Menini
Brookside Drive
Fairfield
New Milford
Pasquale Menini
Westport Barracks
Frank Virelli
Connecticut
Woman Slightly Hurt In Accident Here
Miss Jean Hausster of 91 Carlton avenue was riding with Sam P. Bradley of Cleveland when the car with George Greer of 339 Bridgeport avenue Milford collided yesterday afternoon. She received a wrenching of the right side and was treated by Dr. Sydney Mooney at the Emergency hospital.
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Jean Hausster
Carlton Avenue
Sam P. Bradley
Cleveland
Ohio
George Greer
339 Bridge
Port Avenue
Milford
Sydney Mooney
Ex Slave, 101, Views His First Movie in Torrington
William Bradshaw of Campville, a Negro former slave said to be 101, watched a motion picture for the first time at a Torrington theatre last evening. He did not wear eye glasses.
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Torrington
Associated Press
Willian Bradshaw
Campville
Torrington Theatre
Washington Soccer Star Earl Clark Shines in Richmond
Earl Clark, a top Washington Soccer League prospect aged nineteen, stars for the Richmond, Virginia League team this season. He bats well over .400 and leads the league, drawing interest from five major league outfits. A former Monroe Soccer center forward, Clark also ran 100 yards in ten seconds and is noted for his powerful kicking.
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Washington
Earl Clark
Richmond
Virginia
Clark
Monroe
Rough bout in 1910 Wolgast Nelson title fight recalled
San Francisco dispatch recalls the Point Richmond 1910 slugfest between Ad Wolgast and Battling Nelson. The bout, noted as one of boxing history’s roughest, saw repeated head butts and warnings from the referee as both fighters battered each other, with Wolgast winning the 40th round knockdown to claim the title.
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San Francisco
Point Richmond
Ad Wolgast
Nelson
Cailford Tay
Wolgast
Naugatuck man fined for red papers distribution
William Borgnis of Cotton Hollow was arrested yesterday while distributing literature urging a workers’ protest for Sacco and Vanzetti. In Borough court he pleaded guilty to breach of the peace and to posting objectionable reading matter, receiving ten days in jail and a fine of 25 plus costs. A writ of commitment followed.
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Naugatuck
Associated Press
William Borgnis
Cotton Hollow
Here
Sacco
Vanzetti
Borgnis
National Roundup of Aliens Ten Began At Once
Washington August 10 Secretary of Labor Davis launched a nation wide roundup of alien anarchists and other undesirables. Businesses especially large plants were urged to require citizenship or legal entry for employment and to check enlistment applications. Davis said the plan mirrors Henry Ford and will involve thousands of foreigners with unlawful entry. He will meet President Coolidge in Rapid City before presenting the plan. Hull warned immigration service is undermanned to cope with the task.
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Washington
Davis
Henry Ford
Ford
Coolidge
Rapid City
United States
Immigration Service
Immigration
Hull
Girl anarchist sparks chaotic Sacco protest in Chicago
Chicago police mobilized the full force to quell Sacco and Vanzetti sympathy demonstrations. An arresting 16 year old girl Aurora D’Angelo led chants from a truck with anarchist cries, sparking clashes as tear gas and riot police dispersed crowds. Casualties included 36 police and 5 civilians.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Sacco
Vangetti
Sacco-Vanzetti
Aurora D'Angelo
Vanzetti
Man Refuses To Close Store In Cambridge Protest
August 10. A crowd threatened to rush grocer Andra Poppell’s store in Cambridge to protest Sacco Vanzetti decisions. Police dispersed the crowd after windows were broken. no arrests were made. Poppell, a naturalized citizen, said he supported the government.
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Cambridge
Mast
Associated Press
Andra Poppell
Grocer
Sacco-Vanzetti
Poppell
Soldiers guard Ohio Governor from Reds
Ohio National Guardsmen with rifles guarded the state capitol and governor's mansion as the hour of Sacco and Vanzetti's execution approached. The Guards, part of Company I of the 166th Infantry, were posted at noon, supplementing city police and Picine clothing men previously assigned.
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Columbus
Associated Press
Ohio National
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