Robbery motive in girl murder decried by police
Woonsocket April 4 1936 police chief Michael Degnan testified that robbery was not the motive for the murder of Miss Cecelia Gillivan. He described finding the watch ring necklace and money on a table and noted smudges on the porch and bedcloth. Winters was seen drinking the night before the body was found and an escape hole in a fence was questioned.
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Woonsocket
AB E
Michael Degnan
Windsor
Cecelia Gullivan
John Winters
Daznan
Hensdé
Frank L. Cone
Miss Gillivan
Crose
FH. G. Tupper
Gullivan
Drug cases show decrease in narcotics penalties in 1926
Federal figures released by the Justice Department show narcotic offenders imprisoned in 1926 fell to 1,991 from 2,656 in 1925 while violations of the national alcohol law rose to 1,837 from 773. The data contrast narcotic and prohibitory act enforcement across the year.
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Washington
Federal P
Flmres
Justices Department
Father Drowns Visiting Infant At Falls Ontario
Jan 24 at Lotth’s Falls Ontario a new father, James Dalseth, was drowned after his horse bolted his cutter into a bridge. He was separated from his wife at the hospital when the accident occurred on the Rideau River. Both the horse and craft capsized, ending in the water tragedy.
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Lotth
Ont
Srby
Mthertesy
James Dalsl
Daletesh
Aga Ant
Rideau River
Comet Rice promises spotless cleanliness with vacuum packing
The ad claims Comet Rice stays clean from washing and dust due to vacuum winnowing and machine packing in dustproof cartons. It invites readers to order a two cent booklet from Comet Rice, 57 Laight Street, New York City.
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Hhands
Laight Street
Degt
New York City
Allenrhu Rheumatism Cure Advertisement
A countywide drugstore promotion guarantees Allenrhu as a remedy for rheumatism. Sufferers are promised money back if the pint bottle fails to ease swelling and pain after years of testing. The advertisement asserts proven results in severe cases and urges readers to try the product through local druggists.
Pimples and Blotches Skin Tonic Ad Promotes Zemo Remedy
An old advertisement promotes Zemo a clean heating liquid astringent for skin and scalp irritations claiming it clears pimples blotches whiteheads and similar skin irritation. It was sold by drugstores with prices listed as 0 and 1.00 and marketed as easy to use anytime for clear healthy skin.
Americans Keep Thin Standing Up at Bars
New York report notes Americans stay slim by standing when drinking and predicts corpulence may become a national trait after saloon bars are regulated away. German film star Conrad Wilt arrived in the United States and says the Hollywood “movie sheik” favors slender actors, influencing European performers to slim down to fit the Yankee standard.
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New York
Bo Aiendor
Conrad Wilt
Hollywood
Europe
Diphtheria Probe Finds Two Ill In Family
A diphtheria probe in Willimantic shows Lena Tarin’s death attributed to diphtheria after initial illness. Cultures from 18 contacts yield 16 negative and two positive results, the positives being the girl's father and brothers. Doctors differ on diagnosis with bronchial pneumonia earlier, but later diphtheria is cited as cause.
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Willimantic
Lena Tarin
State Wrabic Department
Samuel J. Turcotte
Sourfrine's Wife Appeals Action Against Annulment
Mrs Clare Rosenblatt Sourfrine seeks to overturn Judge Edwin C Dickenson's 1926 order setting aside an annulment of her marriage to Monte Sourfrine ex convict now serving a state prison term. The appeal filed in Superior Court alleges insufficient opportunity to defend the original action and notes Sourfrine's parole in 1925 and subsequent defense by attorney Philip Schnee.
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Edwin C. Dickenson
Mortase
Clare Rosenblatt Soufrine
Monte Soufrine
Counacl
Mra
Sonfrine
Clarle Rosenblatt
Saufring
Philip Sehnee
Soufrine
Schnee
Lottery suspects plan to surrender in Springfield
Four Springfield men and one Westfield man indicted by the Federal Grand Jury in Boston over the double play pool will surrender to a Federal court tomorrow. Deputy Marshal BE. Feyden said warrants were not served earlier due to promises. Names listed include Samuel Jacobson George Duntin Harry Miller John Lanagan and Whitney Keticher.
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Springfield
Mass
Federal Grand Jury
Boston
Marshal BE. J. Feyden
Vecause
Samuel Jacobson
Yeorge Duntin
Harry Miller
John Lanagan
Whitney Keticher
Westfiel
Violent Deaths Rise Reported At New England Mutual Meeting
Boston January 24 CAPA marked increase in violent deaths among New England Mutual Life Insurance members was reported at the annual meeting by President Lawren F Appel. Of 186 violent deaths in 1926 thirty six were personal crisis reports. deaths from motor vehicle accidents seven. carbon monoxide gas and drownings each four. rail road accidents four. natural deaths include sclerosis 267 and cancer 116. Board set a dividend of 5 150 690 for 1927, $1 000 900 more than required by the former scale.
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Boston
New &England Mutual Life Insurance
Lawrel F. Appel
Hes
Westport Woman Sued for Ten Thousand Dollars
Greenberg of New York City sues a Westport woman in Superior Court seeking ten thousand dollars in damages. He alleges permanent injury from a September 22 incident in a garage on East Fordham Road when struck by a machine operated by the defendant. He says he was a manager of the garage and the accident caused carelessness by the operator, retarding his ability to work.
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Mille FR. Lanz
Westport
Greenberg
New York City
East Fordham Road
New York
Creenberg
Girave
Democrats Seek Republicans Aid for Tax Cut Bill
Washington dispatch reports House Democrats press for Republican support to advance a tax reduction bill, aiming at a 335 million dollar cut. Rep Garrett pushes a petition to force a floor vote while Mills argues the plan is a political gesture unlikely to pass this session.
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Washington
House
Garrett
Milla
New York
Gerrard B. Winston
Treasury
Garner
Texas
Grefer
Han Lecstafion
Denoumees
Coolidge
Mills
Bridgeport suit against U S Fidelity delayed to April
The city of Bridgeport’s 100000 action against United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co of New York over the Stratford Avenue bridge construction is postponed to April. The delay was ordered after defense counsel Judge Carl Foster’s status prompted reassignment. The dispute stems from wartime bridge work and prior verdicts amid multiple appeals and cross-claims involving Holbrook Cabot Rollin, Empire Building Co, and the city.
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Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins Company
Empire Building Company of
New York
Boston
Bridgeport
Empire Building Company
U. S. Fidelity and Guiaranty Company Bonders
British testing new plane motor at London air show
London Jan 24 AP The Hornbill Rolls Royce is claimed as the fastest airplane in the world undergoing official tests by the air minister. It is a single seated fighting machine with a new 00-horsepower Rolls Royce bendor engine. Its powerful engine allows rapid climbs to high altitude, enabling it to reach high speeds quickly. It is planned to station squadrons of these machines at aerodromes inland for home defense.
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London
Hornbill Rolls Royce
Gerodromes
Foul play feared in missing 88 year old Delaney case
Webster Massachusetts police report possible foul play in the disappearance of Martin Delaney age 83 father of ex-official Dennis J. Delaney. A witness saw him near Calvary cemetery around 6 p.m. Saturday but no trace found. snow hindered search and investigators continued today.
Borden Milk Promises Extra Care and Fresh Delivery
The ad highlights scientific testing of each shipment of milk every half hour and added precautions to ensure top quality. It notes higher production costs but promises customers still pay the usual price. Call Barnum 2287 or leave an order with a Borden route salesman for delivery tomorrow. Borden's Grade A targets children's growing needs with rich, nourishing milk.
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Hey
Gail Borden
Borden
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