Locked in House Child Dies in Fire at Ludlow Mass
August 15 mass news report: Robert Stebbins Jr fifteen months old died in a fire that destroyed their Ludlow Massachusetts home before firefighters could reach the scene. The father had left for a store leaving the child locked inside. Delphi Fontaine and a nearby telephone company worker unsuccessfully tried to enter, and Indian Orchard and Bud Jow apparatus arrived too late.
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Ludlow
Mass
Presa
Robert Stebbins, Jr
Secsne
Delphi
Fontaine
Indian Orchard
Boy 16 Injured In Fall From Bicycle
Joseph Benders aged 16 of 617 Lafayette Street sprained a wrist in a bicycle fall yesterday and sought treatment at Emergency hospital. Dr Greenspun bandaged the wrist and discharged him.
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Joseph Benders
Lafayette Street
David &. Greenspun
Benders
Polish Marriage Law Confusion Baffles Men in Warsaw
In Warsaw and surrounding provinces Polish marriage rules create bigamy and divorce disputes. A civil wedding in Posen may be valid there but not in Warsaw where church marriages are recognized. Courts handle different rules across provinces, delaying unification as a codification committee works for years.
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Warsaw
Poland
Associated Press
Warsa
Posen
Supreme Court of
Galicia
Residents Oppose Gas Station Proposal in Maplewood Area
Opposition to the gas station proposed by the A. W. Wintter estate at Sorman Wood and Olive streets was voiced before Mayor Behrens by Attorney Clifford B. Wilson for adjacent property owners. Hearing was continued for the northwest corner of Maplewood and Park avenues, with no opposition to petitions from John C. Bednar and William L. Walfram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Wintter
Sorman, Wood and
Olive Streets
Behrens
Clifford B. Wilson
Wilson
Board of Appeals Om Zoning
J. Fred Schempp
A. L. Lederer
Maplewood and
Park Avenues
John C. Bednar
Boston Avenue
William L. Walfram
East Main Street
Providence Rum Thieves Strike Drugs Stores Again
In Providence R I August 13 Associated Press reports liquor thieves hit two drug stores late last night. F H Finley store East Side lost 22 pints of whiskey and cigars while a nearby store outside the business district saw four gallons of alcohol stolen. Police suspect a single gang responsible for numerous prior entries and large quantities of liquor having been stolen in recent months.
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Providence
R. T
Associated Press
F. H. Finley
East Side
Curtis Declines Presidential Candidacy Despite Favorable Tide
Kansas August 15. Senator Charles Curtis Republican floor leader in the United States Senate said he hopes friends in Kansas or nation take no action that would make him a candidate. He stressed he will not be a stalking horse for any candidate and will not discuss potential contenders until President Coolidge's position is clarified.
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Topeka
Kansas
Associated Press
Charles Curtis
United States Senate Today
Coolidge
Truckload of Ale Seized Near Derby Line
At St Albans Vermont customs headquarters, Wilfred Castonguay of Springfield Massachusetts was arrested on ale smuggling charges after his truck carried 648 bottles of ale. A warrant was issued for pilot car driver Leonard Scarnici of Springfield for allegedly urging the customs machine toward an embankment. the truck and roadster were seized.
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ST. Albans
Associated Press
Wilfred , Castonguay
Springfield
Mass
Derby Line
Castonguay
Leonard Scarnici
Southport Man Injured in Skidding Car Crash
E. Hrotherton of Rose Hill Southport was treated for a lacerated hand and fingers at the Emergency Hospital yesterday after a machine skidded and turned over in a roadway incident. Dr. C. E. was listed among attending staff.
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E. Hrotherton
Rose Hill
Southport
C. E
Palace and Blood Ship At Roxy and Palace
Amusements note a Palace Symphonia concert led by Gus Meyers Jr and a Blood Ship sensation featuring Hobart Fosworth. Fred Echler plays buckle mitt in The Blood Ship, ending violently with a shanghaied sailor. Vaudeville highlights include Red Marshall in The Book's Romance and a range of dance and specialty acts.
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Roxy
Palace Symphonia Orchestra
Gus Meyers Jr
Hobart Fosworth
the Palace
Fred Echler
Buckle Minte
Carlos
Red” Marshall
Alex Gerber
Mark Walsh
Frank
Eltinge
Vernon
Girlie
Cyclones
Helen Cheriton
Ruth Shields
Hollywood
Miss America of 15 Appears at PolI Vaudeville
Audiences at Polks Vaudeville theatre welcomed a special attraction with Miss Bridgeport of 1627 Antoinette Violet, an eighteen year old Park City beauty, appearing with Miss Mary Dease and other local performers. Lorraine and Bobby Andes dance numbers, Barney Rapp as guest conductor, and costumes from local stores accompany a program including Waiting, The Love Thrill, and Pathe News with Laura LaPlante and Tom Moore.
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Polks
McCormack
Barry
Bridgeport
Antoinette Violet
Park City
Mary Dease
Paris
Lorraine
Bobby Andes
Ned Wayburnt J School
Chris Rage
Barney Rapp
Keith
Violet
Joseph B. Stanley
Washita Wilcox
Francis Coville
Wally
Zella
Ohimeyer
Baker
Laura LaPlanie
Tom Moore
Rysins
Washburn
Pathe News
Mackery at the Majestic features Lon Chaney in Russia tale
Lon Chaney stars as a half starved peasant in Mackery at Polls Majestic, with Ricardo Cortez and Barbara Bedford, a tale of revolt, romance, and war. The film blends thrills and pathos as Chaney's Sergi guides a fleeing woman through peril, amid royal intrigue and a love triangle. Also a short feature program and Kiddies Day at Pleasure Beach with rides, contests, and prizes.
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Lon Chaney
Mackery
Poll
Majestic Theatre
Russia
Ricardo Cortez
Barbara Bedford
Chaney
Sergi
Pleasure Beach
Mutic Bridge
Pleasure Beach Inn
Bridgeport
New England
Home of author of Moby Dick sold by family
Pittsfield, Aug 16. The spacious Arrowhead house where Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick and other sea tales has been sold to Robert E. Kimball. Melville lived here from 1852 for 13 years, and the home features a massive chimney and a piazza with Mount Greylock view. The sale preserves the literary site from decay.
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Pittsfield
Associate Press
Herman Melville
Robert E. Kimball
Holmesdale
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Melville
New York
Alan
Kimball
Mount Greylock
Captain Ahab
White Whale
Nichols Prowler Bound Over After Home Alarm
Louis Koleski of Shelton was bound over to the Superior Criminal court after being arrested early Sunday near Mrs. Horace Wellington's Derby road home. Constable Chan ning Miller and Willard Wellington nabbed him after Mrs. Wellington awakened and raised an alarm. He is held at Fairfield Court Jail pending grand jury action and a $1,000 bond.
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Louis Koleski
Shelton
Horace Wellington
Derby Road
Channing Miller
Nichols
Koleski
Miller
Fairfield Court
Montville Man Dies After Auto Crash
Peter Seymour, 50, of Montville died at Backus Hospital from injuries after his car crashed into a fence on the Jewett City road last Saturday. His wife and child were uninjured. He had a fractured skull.
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Norwich
Associated Press
Peter Seymour
Montville
W. W. Backus
Jewett City Road
Pickpocket Gets Six Months in Jail
Bertillon records show a New York police record for Harry Taub age 45 of 216 West 116th Street New York City arraigned before Judge William Buckley in City Court yesterday on theft of a pocket book from William M Newman of 1 Quarry Street Bridgeport Public Market on August 6 Taub was sentenced to six months in jail He claimed he saw a boy throw the book under a counter and he picked it up but his past record left little credence to his defense
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Bertillon
New York
Harry Taub
Weat 116Th Street
New York City
William Buckley
William M. Newman
Quarry Street
Bridgeport
Taub
Newman
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