Airplane crashes into crowd at Langin Field killing six
A Martin bomber from the factory at Cleveland crashed into parked cars at Langin Field Moundsville West Virginia killing six spectators and injuring about fifty. The pilots Lieut MeIve and Lieut Dunton were rescued. Sixteen autos burned as the burning plane exploded, dynamite in a nearby shaft being detonated in the chaos.
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Moundsville
W Va
Langin Field
Martin
C. R. Mclve
T. H. Dunton
Carl Miller
Bethany College
Carl Patitt Prady
Maundeville Satuday
Cleveland
Langley Field
Hearing Today on Broad Street Widening
Property owners affected by the widening of Broad Street will be heard at four this afternoon by the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damage in the city hall council chamber. The Trinity Episcopal church at Fairfield avenue and Broad is among claimants to be heard. Trustees of the church had applied for a reshearing at the previous Tuesday’s Aldermen meeting.
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Broad Street
Council Chamber
New Street
Trinity Episcopal Church
Fairfield Avenue
Broad
Board of Aldermen
Truce Orders 10 Rebel Captains Announced
Dublin dispatch reports Irish Republican Army generals agreeing on a truce with ceasefire set for noon tomorrow. Couriers will move across Ireland under special permits from Gen Sir Neville MacReady, while trenching and dugouts may continue.
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Dennis O'Coonnell
Dublin
IrishRepublican
War Regulatino
Ireland
Neville MacReady
MacReady
County Battaliona
London
Police Chief to Probe Baby Doll Story
Superintendent Patrick J. Flanagan to investigate allegations from a Bridgeport dispatch about inmate William Baby Del Thomas of Auburn Prison New York who allegedly received friendly letters from a Bridgeport captain. Names of officers were not released and the report claims the inspector boasted of standing in Bridgeport.
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Patrick J. Flanagan
Bridgeport
Lingarton
N.Y
William
Baby
del" Thomas
Auburn O
New York
Mate
Tsemasta
Stratford Votes On Charter Change Today
Stratford voters go to the polls to decide on adopting a council manager form of government. Polls open at seven in the morning and close at seven in the evening in the town hall. The town clerk and registrars prepared ballots and rosters ahead of the referendum amid expectations of a heavy turnout and a heated campaign.
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Stratford
Lovell
Blackett and Skinner
Nave &‘ Dew
Donald Sammin
W. C. (Shang) Wheeler
Praook B. Conine
Robert Brant
Battle over wine bet ends in gunfire and cuts
Italian residents in Bridesport argued over a prize for the tastiest wine. The dispute at 208 Grand Street escalated to a shooting and stabbing incident at 2:20 AM. Two men were wounded and hospitalized at St. Vincent's. police could not locate the disputed home brewed wine or resolve the bet.
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Bridesport
Grand Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Education Board weighs Black Rock School completion plans
The Education Board discusses finishing Black Rock School with options on a basement gymnasium, assembly hall, and two additional classrooms. Architect Northrop provided revised estimates from O'Brien & Son after original bids near 19,000 dollars, with two weeks of debate shaping tonight's decisive vote.
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Board of Aldermen
Taesitax
Board of Education
Black Rock
Inoseph Northrop
T. JT. O'Brien & Son
Avid
Modern Bluebeard case shocks London youth suspect
Detectives found a blood stained knife in Harold Jones's Abertilery home and a bloody stick in a boiler. The 18 year old was arrested after being charged with the murder of eight year old Freda Burnell and is now charged with the killing of Florence St Jo, 13, whose mutilated body was found in his attic near the Burnell scene. Bloodhounds led to the home after the girl disappeared Friday. Jones denied the second murder and appeared uncooperative.
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London
Hven
Harold Jones
Walsh
Jones
Freda Burnell
Plorence St. Jo
Burnell
Lloyd George De Valera Reach Dominion Home Rule Accord
London July 10. An accord on dominion home rule for Ireland is agreed with Sinn Fein and southern Unionists. Ulster’s opposition centers on social guarantees for six northern counties. Ireland would gain home rule on Canadian lines with six Protestant counties in the north having a Quebec-like status. Lloyd George invited De Valera to London to discuss peace on a dominion settlement basis. A London conference was called to formalize the deal.
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DE Valera
Quebec
Smuts
London
Trelapa
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Orangemen
Dennis O'Connell
Dublin
Universil Service
Pency
Premtor Lloyd-George
Eamonnn de Valera
Hamonn de Valera
Ulster
Galissed de Valera
Dall Hireann
Rener
Lleyn-George
Hiv
Deondon
Universal Service
Fifteen Killed in Irish Riots in Belfast
Reports from Belfast say fifteen people were killed and nearly one hundred wounded as rioting spilled from last night into today. Orangemen marching along Royal Avenue sparked excitement and police moved in while crowds cheered when a shot felled a man on a street corner. Ballymacarret suburb also saw violence as armored cars arrived to curb the unrest.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Ulster Hall
Afernoon
Beileta
Ballymacarret
Astern
Wilson Renomination Opposed in Seven of Twelve Districts
City leaders report seven of twelve districts oppose Mayor Wilson's renomination, with the GOP weighing Burnham and Burnham as possible candidates. Wilson bets on women voters and suffrage efforts, while anti-Wilson figures push Eames and Burnham as strong contenders.
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Wilson
Peelgram
Tne
Eames
Burnham
Washington action on disarmament invitation to major powers
The State Department announced informal but definite inquiries to Great Britain France Italy and Japan asking their agreement to a Washington disarmament conference. It also invited China noting Far Eastern matters and potential simultaneous talks on Pacific issues. If accepted formal invitations will be issued to hold the conference at a mutually agreed date and place.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Great Britain
France
All
Japan
China
Pacific
Italy
Far East
Pacife
Far Eastern
Edison Electric Plant at Brockton Threatened by Flood
Brockton Mass July 10 The collapse of two dams holding millions of gallons of water tonight delayed the surrounding country for miles and threatened the Lawson Electric Company plant supplying power to several towns and large factories. No loss of life occurred though nearby residents had warned the dams were unsafe after the severe flood yesterday.
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Brocciton
Mass
Loiison Hilectric Company
Ufe
Fersons
Bridgeport New Haven Jitney Route Denied by Public Utilities
The Public Utilities Commission denied the Bridgeport New Haven Bus association certificate to run jitneys between Bridgeport and New Haven. It ruled the route adequately served by the New Haven railroad and Connecticut Company's street cars. An appeal was likely as officials prepared for a meeting to decide next steps.
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Commission
Park and E Cities
New Haven Road
Connecticut Co. Lines
Muest
Bridgeport
NJ Haven
New Haven
Connecticut Company
Public Utilities, Commission
Ernest Newton
Walnuto ‘Beach
Jervis D. Brown, Jr
Milford
Humar Sociation
Richard T. Higgins
The
Public Utilities Commission
Jitney
Higgins
Sun Returns After Five Day Vacation in Bridgeport
Bridgeport enjoys brief relief as sun appears after five days of clouds and rain. Temperature dips from 72 at 10:30 AM to 74 by afternoon, with a late evening rebound near the morning level. Observers note fog and mist on Long Island Sound and suggest possible links to celestial events, including the Pons-Winnecke comet.
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Brideeno
Boston
New York State
Upper Connecticut
Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
New England
Haley
Wessbls
Wren
Pons-Winnecke
Collins Boston Fielder Hit Not Seriously Hurt
Detroit July 19 John Collins tight fielder for the Boston Americans was struck on the head by a ball pitched by Middiston in the fourth inning of an unfinished game. He was unconscious briefly, later removed for an X-ray. The contusion cleared somewhat but could have been worse with a fast ball.
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Detroit
John Collins
Boston Americans
Middiston
Boston
Occupants flee as police raid Myrtle Beach hotel
A Sunday gathering of about twelve young people at the Daki Grove hotel in Myrtle Beach ended when Milford police under Chief James raid disrupted the party. Patrons fled through windows and doors. bartender Tosaphis Riley was arrested and whiskey seized. Miller, proprietor, said the raid rests on a warrant.
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Grove
Myrtle Beach
Milford
James
Tosaphis Riley
Ander
Riley
John Miller
Body of Missing Man Found in Housatonic
Peter Pulaskus, 24, disappeared from Stratford on Friday night and was found drowned yesterday morning, wedged between two piles along the Washington I rovers. His clothing was recovered Saturday on the riverbank near Gulf Refining plant. Police and Medical Examiner Cogemwell said death’s cause remains undetermined as investigations continue.
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Rowes
Isle of Wight
Prassi
Earl of Craven
Solent
Cowes
Cornelia Martin
Bradley Martin
New York
Marchioness of
Marchioness of Ormonde
Sylvia
Weasel
London
Peter Pulaskus
Stratford
Horace Street
Aoventonie
Gulf Refining Company
William B. Cogemwell
Tto
Pulaskus
Charles Pulaskus
Ang O
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Grand St
Education Board
Robert J. Prew
Cintinnea
Armored Care
William E. Burnham
George M. Eames
Leonard
DeLaney
Republican Party
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George Burns
Park Board
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Britain
Uestion
Edison Electric
Brockton
P. A. Board
Collins
Oak Grove
Housatonic
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