Lieutenant Acquitted After Court Martial At Fort H. G. Wright
At Fisher Island Fort Wright the 242nd Coast Artillery drills endure rain indoors. A mock court martial acquits First Lieutenant Edward Reta after charges of harming morale by serving canned peaches and leaving camp without signing out. The court, led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans, also covers guard duties, radio links, and officer schools.
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Fort H. G. Wright
Fisher's Island
242Nd Regiment of the Coast Artillery
Lance Sevlions
War Department
Rts
Edward Reta
Reld Wre
Lauyelle JT Evans
Philip Hur Jey
Russell Move
Raymond Watt
Lawrence Eddy
Frederick Prederickson
Alvin Smith
Stanley Ro Mickelson
Joseph Dillon
Cland
Blick
Ira Peterson
Raddio
Herbert Mosman
Gerald Booth
Stanley R Mickelsen
Philip Hurley
Hurley
Frederick C Darley
Joseph R. McCarthy
Bridgeport
Frederick Frederickson
Lunch room burglary on Boston and Noble Avenues
Burglars forced a door lock at Percy Sherwood's lunch room on Boston and Noble Avenues Wednesday afternoon and stole about 20 packages of cagerettes.
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Percy Sherwood
Boston and
Noble Avenues
Peterson's Ointment Promises Clear Skin Endorsed by Millions
An old style advertorial touts Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for pimples blemishes and rough skin. Claiming wide popularity and low price, it urges readers to try the product at 23 cents per key.
Star's sun-like explosion could wipe life from Earth
Chicago Aug 18 An AP report details Nova Aquilae, a sun type star explosion observed by E B Frost at Yerkes. He explains that if a similar event hit the sun, life on Earth would end within 188 hours, with heat reaching Earth in eight minutes and deadly gases in 138 hours.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Germany
E. B. Frost
Yerkes Observatory
Wiliams Bay
Wis
Nova Aquilae
Frost
Ufe
Earth
Max Wolff
Heidelberg University
Harvard University
New York
Court to Rule Today Over Madeiros and Sacco Vanzetti
Boston reports that a Bay State court may issue a stay of execution for Celestino Madeiros as defense counsel seeks relief from Washington and asks for a sanity expert. Meanwhile the Sacco Vanzetti case advances with updates on hunger strikes, prison meals, and international appeals, including a Portuguese president’s commutation request. The defense committee adds new recruits and releases letters from the prisoners urging transparency in Governor Fuller’s actions.
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Washington
Olver Wenzell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Beverly
Celestino Mundeiros
Sacco
Vanzetti
Joseph Linhares
Goyner Alvan T. Fuller
Madeiros
Linhares
Herman A. MacDonald
Reading
Carmona
Portugal
Coolidge
New Bedford
James E Carpenter
Wrentham National Bank
Fuller
Joseph I. McLaughlin
William Hendry
Luigia Vanzetti
New York
Morow
Aquitania
Ross Sacco
Forelbie
Massachusetts
D. Lawrence Lotvell
Harvard
The
New Republic
Sacco-Vanzetti
Thayer
Proctor
Berardelli
Werden
Sveco
Sacco-Vanzetti defense group holds open meeting amid police scrutiny
The Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee, in Boston, conducted its first open meeting since the Boston Common disturbance. Principal speaker Powers Hapgood, an Harvard graduate with radical leanings, urged another mass gathering on the common next Sunday. Hapgood had been released on bail of 600 after appealing a municipal court six month sentence for inciting to riot linked to a State house picket incident.
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Sacco-Vanzetti
Boston Common
Powers Hapgood
Harvard
Hapgood
State House
Portugal Seeks to Save Madeiros in US Death Penalty Case
The charge d'affaires said Portugal feared a bad impression if Madeiras faced execution. Portugal cites treaties exempting Portuguese subjects from the death penalty, while State Department officials note no such treaty with the United States. Foreigners would have access to U S judicial procedures but face full American penalties if proven guilty.
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Portugal
Madeiras
Charge D'Affaires
State Department
United States
Vanzetti’s Sister to Appeal to Gov Fuller
Luigini Vanzetti sister of one condemned man received a radiogram from the Sacco Vanzetti emergency committee inviting her to attend a mass demonstration urging retrial. She plans to appeal to Governor Fuller aboard the Aquitania and expressed belief he would not refuse clemency for her brother and his companion.
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New York
Associated Press
Sacco
Vanzetti
Luigini Vanzetti
Cunard Line
Fuller
Gold Coast gambling club raided by police
Chicago August raid on the New Port Bowling Club on the Gold Coast uncovered a lavish gambling resort for roulette and cards. The operation, linked in a Daily News expose to former labor leader Big Tim Murphy and Nicky Arnstein, included confiscation of wheels and other gambling gear worth thousands.
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Chicago
North Shore
Gold Coast
New Port
The
Daily News
Tim” Murphy
Nicky” Arnstein
New York
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Coal Shortage Fear Scouted by Bridgeport Dealers
Coal dealers in Bridgeport dismiss New York statements by E E Loomis of Lehigh Valley Railroad forecasting a possible anthracite shortage. Dealers see no current cause for alarm. yesterday's rumors are deemed unserious in New England. Yards are well stocked though winter storage has lagged, risking brief delays if cold weather spikes demand.
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Bridgeport
New York
E. E. Loomis
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New England
Mayor Walkers Straw Hat Attracts Europe London
Mayors visit to London sparks pages of chatter about his cream colored Panama hat and youthful appearance. Reports note his tan face bright eyes and double breasted suit. He also shows interest in a cathedral tombstone inscription about a 1764 Hanoverian soldier and asks for radio batteries in a light exchange with Mueller.
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London
Walker
Metropolis
Panama
Winchester Cathedral
Thomas Thetcher
Hants
Detroit District Created to Boost Prohibition Enforcement
Detroit officials announce a new separate federal enforcement district for Michigan with Detroit headquarters and Thames E. Stone as administrator. The move aims to curb liquor smuggling from Canada via Detroit river, amid reports of continued runs and a $1.5 million weekly liquor bill from 10,000 drinking places.
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Phington
Associate Press
Detroit
Lowman
Michigan
Ohio
Thames E. Stone
Cleveland
Mr. Lowmen
Prohibition, Customs and Coast Guard Services
United States
Canada
Admiral Baird
Coast Guard
Customs and Prohibition Bureaus
Stone
Washington
Associated Press
Concensus
Detroit River
The
Detroit News
Home Offered to Vanzetti Juror in Aftermath of Attack
In Milton the community offers the McHardy family a new home and two months vacation after a Tuesday morning attack. A Boston lumber dealer pledges free lumber for rebuilding, a local contractor helps clear debris, and an American flag is displayed in the wrecked yard loaned by the American Legion. The family expresses relief as they recover from the troubling event.
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Zens
Milton
McHardy
Sacco-Vanzetti
Commonwealth
Boston
American Legion
Babcock
Quick Relief for Hemorrhoids
A New York physician presents Prot as a standout hemorrhoid remedy. It claims to avoid shrinking vessels and instead normalizes vein function, promising permanent relief with regular use. Available through local druggists and pharmacies listed in the advertisement.
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New York
America
Ulartis
Conpars Mas
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