Soldiers Field Proposed on North End Land Purchase
City council discusses buying a strip bounded by Salem Lincoln and Summer streets to create Soldiers Field recreation ground with baseball diamonds tennis courts and an athletic oval. Purchase price set at 42000 with public hearing held and support from residents. Also reviewing filling station site and property zoning measures. England’s richest heiress wed Lord Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey.
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Salem
Lincoln
North End
Seaside Park
William £. Hoga
Common Council
Hoxan
Hogan
Congress Street
Gulf Refining Company
Burroughs Perry
Standard Oil Company
Striiz
John A. Cornell
Councs
Fuzaa
England
Lord Mountbatten
Ex-Postal Clerk Confesses Forging Allotment Checks
James F. Moriarty 29 of 459 Stratford Avenue, once a substitute money order clerk at Noble post office, arraigned on perjury charges after admitting to forging five allotment checks and cashing them. Investigators say the scheme involved intercepted mail and fake notes. Moriarty resigned in April and faces possible federal action limited by statute. Separately, ten indictments allege a War Department lumber fraud conspiracy involving Phillips and Stephens and other associates with a twelve percent commission scheme.
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James F. Moriarty
Noble
Govern
Post Office
Stratford Avenue
Noble Branch
Barnum Avenus
United States
Hugh J. Lavery
Thomas J. Rice
William P.collis
Moriarty
Dive Insurance Treasury
Foggerius
Lomphoyes
Noble Station
Finronco
Huttz
Tiss
Moriarity
Postal Sérvice
Morlaiity
Timp Ie
Green companies lose first round in high court
In Boston on July 18, more than 20 defendants including lenders appeared before Justice Crosby in the Supreme Judicial Court for a temporary injunction petition by the Boston Legal Aid Society on Rose, Spear and others against H. V. Greene Co and related entities. The suit claims a conspiracy to defraud over 69,000 small investors of 14 million dollars via stock sales and seeks receivers and joint liability up to 75 million. The hearing continued, marking a plaintiffs win as an amendment to the preliminary bill was admitted naming Sherman D. Whipple as having knowledge of the fraudulent method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasrington
War Department
Taose
John DL. Phillips
Atlanta
Gai
Thepublican
Georrgia
Phillipa
Buffalo
Gus Litzen
Pensacola
Fla
Altech
A. Toor Jr
Pensacota
John L. Phillips
Department of Justice
Jumes McCoy
District Supre Court
Tatis
Stephens
War
Philips
Asuca
Sullivan
Charles Phillips
Perry Ware
Ctisiders
Phillips Stevens
Mitzen
Tonart
Eileen-Touart Company
Malo Duckies Osomsdt Gis Suey
W. el Phillips & Staphens
Lesa
Shaft
Jane Street
Boston
Massachusetts
Tusstice Crosby
Supreme Judicial Court
Boston Legal Aid Society
Rose, Spear
H. V. Greene Co
Mutual Finance Corporation
Commercial Finance Corporation
First Peoples’ Trust
Crosby
Sherman D. Whipple
United States
Seid Metinys
Bristol Firm Wins Contract for Iron Equipment
The Sessions Fourdry company of Bristol won a city contract to furnish about 4000 dollars of ironware for sewers, bidding 2.49 per hundred pounds. The award covers 200 manhole covers and frames, 50 catch basin frames, and 100 sewer covers with make and material per city specifications. Other bidders included Eastern Mallables Iron, Coulter and Mackenzie Machine, and Automatic Machine. Invitation had been sent to Bullard Tool, Pequonnock Family, and Bridgeport Cuttings, which did not bid.
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Sessions Fourdry
Bristol
Common Council
Tha Sessions Company
Enginger
Wocu
Eastern Malleabis Jom Company
Coulter & MacKenzie Machine Company
Automatic Macine Company
Bullard Machin Tool Company
Pequonnock Fannary, Inc
Bridg#eport Custinks company
Local man captures three sharks near Milford Beach
Dr S L Whitingat of Waterbury along the Seaside beach killed two four foot youngsters and a larger eight foot five inch shark after an hour long battle entangling nets. Whitingat, credited with a second shark capture this season, severed a head to stern connection and earned a growing local reputation as a shark killer.
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Milford
Walnut Beach
S. L. Whitingat
Dr. Whitright
Easy Main Street
Waterbkery
Cottage
Winchester Avenue
Seaside Beach
Hae
Nova
Postal Clerk Arrested on Stamp Theft Charge
Waterbury postal clerk Joan Ford Jr was arrested in June for taking postage stamps from parcel post, selling them, and placing them on other packages to collect money, an unusual case brought to post office inspectors.
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Mos
Post Office
Joan Ford, Jr
Waterbury
Wring
Two Firefighters Die In Warehouse Blaze In New York
A fierce warehouse fire in Greympwlch Village, New York, killed two firefighters and left three missing while about 15 people were hospitalized and 500 families displaced as 40 hose lines battled the blaze. Fire Chief Smoky Joe Martin described it as the toughest fire yet as authorities probe storage of explosives. The blaze prompted police to bar residents from their homes amid dangerous walls and heavy smoke.
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New York
Greympwlch Village
City
Smoky Joe" Martin
Hylan
Willd
Red
Drennen
Drennan
James Carroll
Reankivn Somoagy
Alderman Kelly Pushes Separate City Elections
Alderman Eugene C. J. Keiley proposes a resolution for city officers and aldermen to be elected in April rather than November. Alderman Hogan backs a plan to have all aldermen elected at once, arguing spring ballots focus on local issues and reduce national ticket influence. Bridgeport previously used spring city elections, but switched to pair with federal and state races due to cost.
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Third District
Hogan
Eugene C. J. Keiley
Third
Howe
Voners
Kelley
Bridgeport
City of Corn
Aldiman Hogan
President calls on governors to guard miners and trains
Boston July 18 Associated Press figures from a New England coal supply survey show 50 days for 38 electric utility companies 46 days for 63 gas companies and 66 days for 11 electric street railway firms. The report, by the New England bureau of public service information, cites 15 weeks of coal strike and urges governors to protect operators workers and to guard transportation and fuel distribution in the national interest.
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Boston
Associated Press
New England
New England Tureau of
Public Service Information
American Electric Railway Association
National Electric Slehit Association
American Gas Association
Grable Reaches Agreement With Rail Labor Board
In New Haven and Chicago reports say maintenance of way crews will pause strikes while the Rail Labor Board reviews the case. Grable, head of the shopmen, and E W Alexander met amid tense talks as rail traffic shows limited improvement and state troops are moved to maintain operations.
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Grable
Rail Labor Board
Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Maaay
Tenig Aocvice Weg
Sameronda
Pars Tal
Ir. Grable
Harding
Cummins
Senate Interstate
Tdop
Transportation Act
Andover Girl Drowns While Bathing at Lake
Bridger' Kiezel, 15, of Andover a maid in Mrs Fannie Dixon Welsh's family, prominent in state Democratic ideas, drowned at Columbia Lake near Weldah summer home while bathing with companions. She was recovered after about 15 minutes but restoratives failed to revive her.
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Willimantic
Bridger’ Kiezel
Andover
Fannie Dixon Welsh
D’eias
Columbia Lake
Bomb display injures two at Hammonton fireworks
A man and woman were seriously injured when a giant aerial bomb failed to explode and fell into a yard during a fireworks display in Hammonton N J One victim Mrs Guss Dagostino suffered severe burns and Charles Valario his brother in law was badly cut on the hip Another bomb near a circus tent caused no damage
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Hammanton
N.' Jy
Government moves to link rail and mine strikes
President Harding telegrams governors requesting protection and safe return to work as coal and railroad stoppages are tied, pledging federal aid to maintain fuel supply. Mine workers' leaders call the effort a gesture while operators and unions debate arbitration and resume plans amid a national energy crisis.
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Attormey
Daugherty
Jonn L. Lewis
Provident
United Mine Workers of
Amerca
Samuel Gompera
American Federation of Laser
Harding
Aronger
Barding
Todas
United
Ming Workera
Wariouk Coal
Warkera
Bisumiiocus
Mimonty
Thes Commission
Commission
Orde
Woomen
Policeman saves child in water rescue at Seaside Park
Policeman Harold Sherwood risked his life to save 2.5 year old Alles Kiernan, who was swept under by a bath accident. He rode a motorcycle sidecar at top speed to the Municipal life saving station, administered first aid, and helped reach medical care. The child revived and was later returned home in good condition.
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Sherwood
Seaside Park Boulevard
Municipal Life Saving Station
Mfei
Lite
EB. J. Susstin
Falke
Min Sheriwood
Kiernan
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Milford Haven
Princ of Wales
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Colligam
Rice
Rice and
Collis
Jess Than& Dieath
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Milford Beach
S. L. Whitright
Grand-Daddy
Maby
Goxtor
Gotham
Kelly
Charles P. Steinmetz
Steinmetz
Bridgeport Sunday Post
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