Veteran Masons Honor Bridgeport Man At Meeting
About four hundred Mason members from Meriden and surrounding towns gathered for the fifty first annual reunion of the Veteran Masons Association of Connecticut in Meriden. Officers were elected including venerable master John O F Rowland of Wallingford and grand officers from several lodges. One hundred new members were added. the oldest attendee was Samuel Kings Corint hian Lodge Bridgeport aged 95.
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Connecticut
Meridian
Meridian Lodge
Joan O. Towland
Wallingford
The
Veteran Association
Shad
Hanover
John OF
Rowlond
Royal Irish Force to Be Quadrupled Report
London June 20 Forces of the Royal Irish Constabulary are to be quadrupled from 12 000 to 40 000, per the Daily Sketch. The piece notes mixed editorials on Sinn Fein leader De Valera and the Ulster premier Craig’s rejection of a King George conference invitation, with cautious optimism amid uncertainty.
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London
Revel Irish Constabulary
Daily Sketch
James Craig
Rameonn Dilera
Detovals
James
Tie Sinn Fein
Liordé George
Trelang
de Valera
Six Months in Jail for Attack on Officer in Stamford
Tudgie John R. Booth imposed six months jail on Fran's Raphele of Stamford after a guilty plea to assaulting a police officer. Raphele had previously faced related charges and a suspended sentence, which will now be enforced along with the current imprisonment.
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Tudgie
John R. Booth
Criminal Court of Common Pleas
Fran
Raphele
Stamford
Traphele
James
Bigamy Charge Filed Against Man Held in Meriden
Meriden June 30 Russell Wells alias Boltyer X Te Tame was sentenced to 28 days in jail and fined 28 for defrauding a hotel after posing as a wealthy oil magnate and arranging to visit a country estate. A warrant seeks a bigamy charge in Worcester Massachusetts. police expect to serve it in New Haven upon release.
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Meriden
Russell Wells
Boltyer
Te Tame
Werdrook
Woorerster
Mass
New Haven
Engineering strike averted in England
London June 30 a threatened strike in the engineering trades over wage reductions was averted at a conference between representatives of the employers and the engineers. A provisional agreement was accepted by the committees and the vote of the men is to be completed within a fortnight.
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London
Cost of living shows 16.7 percent decrease
In Washington on June 3 a report from the Department of Labor shows the rise in the cost of living between June 1920 and May 1921 fell by about 18.7 percent. The figures cover fuel food and housing as priced in 22 cities, indicating a notable decline from June to May 1927.
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Hington
Department of
Fs Fxeeyit
Dfems
Prion
Negro Women's G Q P Club Meeting Called
A dispatch notes the Negro Women's G Q P Club planning a meeting with a national convention call issued by the National Republican committee. The text mentions Kansas and Ohio venues and hints at dates and organizing details.
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National Republica
Jeagus Hae
Kansas
Ohio
W C T U Head Sees Drought in Chile
Anna Sordon, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, reports from South America that prohibition is spreading. She predicts Chile will be dry within five years and notes Americans there are consuming all cocktails and beverages available.
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Chicago
Chile
Nreé
Mias
Anna Sordon
Christian
Seth May Named Federal Prohibition Healer for Maine
Washington reports Seth May is appointed federal prohibition healer for Maine, succeeding James B. Ferki as of June 30. The brief notice notes the transition in the federal role and Maine's assignment.
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Washington
Seth May
Maine
Tames B. Ferki
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