Stock swindle suspect tied to bulletproof glass scheme
Benjamin Murton alias Derien alias Dorien, a Boston man, was arrested in Windham county charged with civil swindling over stock sales involving bulletproof and unshatterable glass. He faces Windham county court with bonds set, and investigators say he traveled from Providence to Worcester and back soliciting fraudulent stock deals.
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Providence
R. 1
Benjamin Murton
C. Derien
Boston
Windham County
Conn
Danielson
Marion
Edward ¥. Streamer
Connecticut State Police
Worcester
Mass
Howard B. Tracy
Crown Hotel
Benjamin Marion
H.C. Dorien
F .D. Crosby
Benjamin Allen
Streaman
Justia Bennett
Wyith
Narlon
New York
George Smith
General Motors
Smith
Stock Embezzlement Claim Tied to Worcester Police Arrests
A man alleges he turned stock to Marion with a $740 check, but Marion failed to deliver the stock. Smith charges embezzlement of $2799. Police say Marion faced trouble in Massachusetts in 1921 tied to stock deals, with Worcester arrest and Amesbury involvement. Marion reportedly placed on probation after a promise to pay $8,000 to settling creditors.
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Marion
Smith
Massachusetts
Worcester
Amesbury
Jenkins Factory to Open with Ceremony on Water Street
A five story Jenkins Broth plant on Water Street will hold a ceremony for its opening on January 1. General manager C V Barrington announced gradual hiring to 490 workers within a year as the factory begins producing Tron steam valves. The plant spans about 150000 square feet of floor space and will absorb iron valve production previously made elsewhere. The firm, long established in steam appliance, arrived in Bridgeport recently by purchasing the South Main Crane Co plant, expanding local industrial activity.
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Jenkins Brothera
Water Street
C. V. Barrington
Tron
Firm
South Main Street
Crane Co
Bridgeport
Old Sots Must Die Before U S Is Day Pastor
Rev John L Davis spoke at the Pivot Baptist church annual banquet of Everyman's Bible class in New Britain Connecticut. He argued religion must drive a new American culture and warned against worshipping decayed ancestry while praising moral present and future prospects. He contended heredity environment and religion shape man and critiqued Mayflower boasting. He warned that prohibition will fail until old soaks die and noted immigrants may be more morally ready to lead.
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Wveryman
Pivot Baptist Church
John L. Davis
America
Mr. Davis
Connecticut
Newritain
Baptist Church
Doc
Darwin
Tealan
Hlaauty
Min
W. O. Mlorian
The
Everyman's
Decker
Ose
W. N, Northeets
Hippodrome Theatre Reopens Under Albee Management
The Hippodrome, billed as the world’s largest theatre, reopened last night in New York under B. B. Albee of the B. J. Kolth vaudeville circuit. The remodeled venue now seats 6,100 after stage enlargements. A letter from President Coolidge congratulated Albee on the venture amid notes of the theater’s enduring status.
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York
Wee
Hippodrome
B. B. Albea
Elreule
Follies Beauty in Court Action Again
Det. Lime Mrs Gates Herman owner of the Winter Garden show figures in court proceedings. She is accused by attorney Francis Daler of damaging office glass and failing to collect $2.50. Bail was set as she seeks to defend against the allegations.
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York
Gates Herman
Winter Garden
Pillip Merman
Francis Daler
Alro
Rum flotilla off Jersey coast reduced by half
Prohibition agents raided the Jersey coast run fleet today and seven vessels plus a steamer remained after smugglers scattered under revenues cutters. The patrol kept the area inside the 12 mile limit, with at least one cargo landed and two small vessels awaiting darkness to reach shore.
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Highlands
Prohibition
Jersey Coast
Coast Guard
Mquor
Vague Rural Portrait From Eldorado Times
In a fragmentary note the Eldorado Times reflects on couples distressed by hidden affairs and neighborly tensions. The piece hints at social strains and the fragile balance of community life amid rumor and discontent.
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