Fire damages four story Waterbury building stock loss probable
In Waterbury June 1 four centrally located firms closed while inventory is taken after a fire swept a four story South Main street building. Fire damaged stock of National Suit Co Gingler Millinery Congress Clothes and Kuperman Jewelry as firemen fought the blaze. hot sun windows may have sparked the blaze.
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Waterbury, Venn
South Main
National Suit Co Gingler Millinery
Congress Clothes Shop
Kuperman Jewelry Store
Holland
Kidnap Plot Confessions Tangle Stars in Los Angeles
Police say Adrian A. Woods Claude Belmcomb and O A Stevens confessed to plans to kidnap Mary Pickford Pola Negri Jackie Coogan and Doheny grandchildren while disguised as Shriners. They claimed Miss Pickford would be ransomed for 200000 and Stevens hired lawyer H H Hahn to seek a writ of habeas corpus.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Pickford
Pola Negri
Jackie Coogan
Doheny
Los
Angeles
Adrian A. Woods
Claude Belmcomb
O. A. Stevens
Shriners
Tielcomb
Miss Pickford
Stevens
5. H. Hahn
Hahn
Balloon Tire Slated For Long Life Under Low Pressure
Balloon tires need not be over inflated to prevent early tread wear or separation. U S Royal Low Pressure Balloons perform well at true low air pressure. The tires feature a Low-Pressure Tread and Latex-treated WebCord for maximum strength and flexibility.
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U.s.royal
U.S. Royal
Thieves Rob Safe During Theatre Performance at Crescent Garden
In Revere Mass on June 1 thieves blew open the office safe on the second floor of Crescent Garden theatre during a show. Three days receipts from the theatre and dance hall totaling $5,900 were stolen. The robbery went unnoticed until Donald Smart a dance hall employee discovered it today.
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Revere
Mass
Crescent Garden Theatre
Revere Beach
Donald Smart
Gas attack sickens fifty as chlorine tank explodes
In Annemasse France a chlorine tank exploded from heat sweeping yellow fumes over the town. About fifty people were gassed with twelve in serious condition. An American resident Ernest Steinworth of Geneva was among minor injuries. Annemasse, population about 2,500, lies in Haute-Savoie on the Arve river, six miles east of Carouge.
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Annemasse
France
Ernest Steinworth
Geneva
Annemaase
Haute-Savoie
Arve
Carouge
Driver acquitted in fatal New Britain auto crash
Frederick G. Humphrey of Canton was freed after Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods recommended dropping the criminal negligence charge. Humphrey had been charged for an automobile attack on Eraima Schwer and her daughter Elizabeth, who died at New Britain General Hospital. Woods said Humphrey was exercising all necessary caution at the time.
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New Britain
Joseph G. Woods
Frederick G. Humphrey
Canton
Humphrey
Eraima Schwer
Elizabeth
West Main Street
New Britain General Hospital
Wodls
Wm. C. Hungerford
Humphreys
Yale Divinity School exercises commence and finish
Yale Divinity School commenced with 9 sermons by Dr. Benjamin W. Bacon and concluded with 51 students to receive Bachelor of Divinity at June 17 university exercises. Four graduates will receive cum laude. Rev Hubert Lowry Calhoun addressed the class. notes on scholarship speakers include Harold G Jones Rosa B Barry F C Ross J Griffith and John R Barton.
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Now Haven
Yale Divinity School
Benjamin W. Bacon
Hubert Lowry Calhoun
Divinity School
L Harald G. Jones
Roslindale
Mass
Rosa B. Barry
Orangeville
F.C. Ross J. Griffith
Quentin Okla
John R. Barton
Charles R. Brown
Seizes Rings Runs But Man Is Caught
Henry T. Parker of Hartford, Conn., 21, was arrested after fleeing a jewelry store with two diamond rings valued at $300 total. Clerk Miss J. Deneveau said Parker asked to view a ring then grabbed another for comparison and ran. A traffic officer and bystanders pursued him several blocks before capture. He is held for investigation of his record.
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Springfield
Mass
Henry T. Parker
Hartford
Conn
Parker
J. Deveneau
12 Mile Chase and 29 Shots Did Trick
New London June 1. It required 20 shots and a chase of 12 miles for the destroyer Downes, Magship of the coast guard ary nevy, to capture the speed launch 191 G in rum row waters early Sunday morning. The capture was effected 27 miles east of No Man's Land after the destroyer closed on the launch maneuvering near the British schooner Tessie Aubrey. No liquor aboard but a quantity of mail addressed to the skipper of the schooner was seized aboard the launch. Albert Roberta Boston John Allen Wickford R I John Sears Somerville Mass and Walter Taylor Hamilton R I who comprised the crew were arrested and brought to this city. Arraigned before U S Commissioner Russell H Corcoran this morning they were released without bond for further hearing next Monday.
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New London
Downes
Coast Guard Ary Nevy
Rum Row
No Man's Land
Tessie Aubrey
Albert Roberta
Boston
John Allen
Wickford
John Sears
Somerville
Mass
Walter Taylor
Hamilton
U. S
Russell H. Corcoran
Chapman Watches Counsel Fight for 70 Save His Life
Hartford June 1 Nathan C Freedman defending Gerald Chapman filed a motion for a corrected finding in the appeal from the verdict and first degree murder judgment. Chapman, on death row for killing Policeman James Skelly of New Britain on October 12, seeks to protect rights in the Supreme court of Errors review. He was visited at the state prison last week and remains in excellent spirits awaiting the outcome of the appeal.
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Hartford
Nathan C. Freedman
Frederick H. Groeht
Gerald Chapman
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Chapman
James Skelly
New Britain
Newell Jennings
Coolidge Dies After Overwork in Milton Massachusetts
Louis A. Coolidge former assistant secretary of the treasury and Massachusetts Republican figure died after a period of overwork. Funeral plans hinge on daughter Margaret Coolidge arriving from Kentucky with burial likely in Milton or nearby. He had recent health declines but had not seemed seriously ill until Memorial Day and died after a coma followed a breakdown. He formerly served as Secretary to Senator Lodge and on the Ais of Rights committee of the Massachusetts convention.
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Milton
Maes
Louis
A. Coolidge
the Treasury
Massachusetts
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
Neanby
Margaret Coolidge
Kentucky
Coolidge
United States
Senator Lodge
Ais of Rights
Federal Shipbuilding Wage Adjustment Board
Principal's Son Sells Ku Klux Propaganda in Glens Falls
A joint committee of the South Glens Falls American Legion post and the local board of education investigates alleged Ku Klux Klan literature sales at South Glens Falls High School by the principal's son, C. W. Winch. The principal said he halted the distribution once informed.
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Glens Falls
South Glens Falls
American Lesson Post
South Glengy Falls
Carry Club Life Into Rural Districts In Indiana
West Baden Ind June 1 AP Plans to carry club life from city women to rural districts will be inaugurated during the biennial council of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs sessions opening tonight. Mrs J D Sherman president says the federation is city‑heavy and rural women can provide rich fundamental contributions to aid them.
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West Baden
Ind
General Federation of Women's Clubs
J. D. Sherman
New England Telephone Considers 20 Percent Rhode Island Rate Rise
Providence RI June 1 The New England Telephone and Telegraph Co presented a state appraisal showing a net Rhode Island valuation of 22 460 425 against a 17 million book cost used when the rate proceeding opened in April. The company received a May recess to return to Massachusetts. It plans a three day inventory presentation ending its direct testimony.
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Providence
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Rhode Island Values Commission
Telephone Company
Massachusetts
Cass
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United States Rubber Company
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Nathan Freedman
Louis A. Coolidge
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Fitea
Morris
HAM
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Duesberg
Water St
Bridgeport, Cann
Phone CO
St. Paul
Feige
Billings
Town
Minnoula
Spokane
Y Teoule
Spoksee
Vian
Valet
Bach
Chingo Union Station
Dartington
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