Seekers of thrills start five fires at Westchester-Biltmor
Two 22 year old high school graduates James Devlin and Rudolph Leppard are held on arson charges in Harrison New York after they admitted to starting five fires at nearby properties including two residences a gun club a safe house and a police booth near the Westchester Biltmore country club as a thrill.
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Harrison
N. Y
Westchester-Biltmorg Country Club
James Devlin
Rudolph Leppard
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets Promises Gain
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Compound Tablets as boosts for weak children and invalids, claiming a nine year old girl gained seven pounds after eight boxes. It cites Mrs. L. Babcock of Appleton Wisconsin praising recovery and urges asking for the original McCoy's with a money back guarantee after thirty days if not heighted with results.
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Babcock
America
Hin- Me
Leverty Drug
McCoy
Varicose Veins Reduced or Money Back, Says Hindle Drug Stores
Hindle Drug Stores promotes Moone's Emerald Oil as a fast remedy for varicose veins, eczema, barber's itch, and other skin troubles. The advertisement claims quick relief, with a small bottle lasting long and availability at any dispensing pharmacist.
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Hindle Drug Stores
Moone
Macone
Hindle's
Britain and Japan amend trade pact in London signing
Baron Hayashi Japanese ambassador and Foreign Secretary Chamberlain signed a new Anglo Japanese trade and navigation treaty in London. The agreement modifies the existing commercial pact and is regarded as lacking political significance.
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London
Baron Hayashi
Chamberlain
Bryan Was Right Lecture Sermon At Unitarian Event
Rev. A Wakefield Slaten of Berkeley, a noted Modernist, told Unitarians at the Isles of Shoals conference that William Jennings Bryan was correct in arguing that evolution undermines faith in the Bible. Slaten, ousted from William Jewell College in 1922 for publishing Letters of Jesus, cited Bryan’s view and recalled election bets and Dayton trial coverage in supporting his stance.
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Star Island
Isles of Shoals
N. H
A. Wakefield Slaten
Berkeley
Calif
Uniterian
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Slaten
Dayton
Cigarette Thieves Enter Freight Car at Derby
Derby police chased a colorfully described youth after reports of a nighttime break in at Atwater Avenue and a freight car robbery at Derby station. Cigarettes were stolen from a sealed freight car while a Jordan wagon marked Y-1742 was reported missing by New Haven authorities.
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Derby
Deet
New Haven
Jordan Wodan
Freckle-Sva Promise by Stiefel Product in Ads
An advertisement touts Stiefel's Freckle-Sva soap as a guaranteed remedy to remove freckles within a week. The copy claims doctor endorsement for 70 years and urges nightly facial washing before bed for a white, delicate complexion. Mis-spellings and garbled text appear throughout the ad.
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Stiefer
Sva
Iva
Stiefel
Hartigan
Doctor Arrested On Serious Charge In Stamford
Dr Edward C Williamson of North Stamford held in 3000 bail in Superior Court on charge of performing an illegal operation. Chauffeur Frank Pirro also held on 5000 bail on a statutory charge after a demurrer was overruled. Lydia Galassi 16 accused Pirro of betrayal and Dr Williamson alleged to have performed the operation.
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Stamford
Edward C. Williamson
North
Frank Pirro
Lydia Galassi
Greenwich Avenue
Pirro
Dr. Williamson
Williamson
New Britain Bans Trucks In Center
New Britain officials consider routing heavy trucks around the city center to ease traffic. Mayor A M Paonessa and Chairman Frank L Conlon discussed the plan with police and city engineer to route through outskirts for deliveries and through traffic.
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New Britain
A. M. Paonessa
Frank L. Conlon
Board of Public Works
Beebe Oceanographic Expedition Returns With Strange Specimens
The Beebe led expedition aboard the yacht Arcturus returns from five months in the Sargasso Sea and Pacific near Galapagos. New species total at least 50 with odd finds such as luminescent jellyfish and a diaphanous eel. The voyage covered 14 000 miles and used a sidewalk dredge system to collect samples.
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New York
William Beebe
Sargasso Sea
Pacific Ocean
Galapagos Island
Arcturus
Zoalogical Society
Beebe
Beebde
Worcester Girl Wins $1000 Prize
Worcester, July 30 AP Miss Katherine C. Loughrey daughter of Mr and Mrs James C Loughrey received a $1000 check and news from the American Chemical Society that she won one of six Garvin awards for the best essay on The Use of Chemistry for the Enrichment of Life. Several hundred essays were submitted last Fall from across the country.
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Worcester
Katherine C. Loughrey
James C. Loughrey
American Chemical Society
Francis P. Garvin
New York
Loughrey
Family insists man was slain near Waterbury
Relatives of Thomas J. Delahanty, whose decapitated and handless body was found by berry pickers near Mill Plain, say it was not suicide. Coroner T. E. Conway has not completed the inquiry and police await his verdict before proceeding with an investigation.
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Waterbury
Jnly
Thomas J. Delahanty
Mill Plain
T. E. Conway
Man Charged With Counterfeiting In Boston
Boston July 30 AP Ale phonse De Santis was arraigned before a U S Commissioner charged with possessing a plate for making counterfeit $20 bills. He pleaded not guilty and was held on 25000 bond for hearing later. Federal agents arrested De Santis in the Back Bay district as counterfeit bills of this denomination circulated in recent months.
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Boston
Alephonse de Santis
U. S
Tojay
de Santis
Back Bay
Portuguese 22 Soldiers Die in Guinea Rebellion
Lisbon report from the governor of Portuguese Guinea states that 22 Portuguese soldiers were killed and 74 wounded suppressing a native rebellion along the Gal as, Cunhabaque and Jenoviera Islands. Native casualties were about 100 killed.
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Lisbon
Galânas
Cunhabaque
Jenoviera Isands
Portuguese Guinea
Cleric Rev Clodoald Serieux Heads Scholarship Board
Worcester Mass July 50 4P Announcement was made that Rev Clodoald Serieux AA president of Assumption College has been appointed permanent president of a committee to select candidates eligible for a scholarship offered by the French Government to Franco American students wishing to study in France. The scholarship ranges from 7600 to 1000 francs and was obtained through the federation of Franco American Societies of the United States.
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Worcester
Mass
Clodoald Serieux
Assumption College
France
Federation of
United States
Lead Prices Rise at American Smelting and Refining
New York July 30 The American Smelting and Refining Company raised lead prices from 3.20 to 8.30 cents per pound, reflecting market shifts.
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New York
American Smelting and Refining Company
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