Eleanor Devel Becomes Bride Of Andrew L. Riker
Miss Eleanor Devel daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Austin Devel of Pittsburgh married Andrew Lawrence Riker Jr son of Mr and Mrs L Riker of Fairfield Conn today at 4 30 pm in the Church of the Transfiguration New York The Rev Randolph Ray rector officiated A reception at Suerrys followed The bride wore a satin gown with train veil and coronet Her sister Miss Dorothy Devel served as maid of honor The groom’s sister and other relatives attended The couple will sail to Europe Saturday for a two month honeymoon before residing in Fairfield Conn
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New York
Eleanor Devel
Harry Austin Devel
Pittsburgh
Andrew Lawrence Riker
Il Riker
Fairfled Conn
Randolph Ray
Suerrys
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Desireer Tabor
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Iece
Hoyt Perre Jr
Britram Ainsworth
Austin Deuel Jr
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Europe
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Trinity Janitors Serve 104 Years At Commencement
Hartford AP reports Trinity College owes a century of tradition to two janitors, Bill Duffy and Professor Jim, who have served at every commencement since 1823. Duffy arrived in 1870 and plans to greet graduates in ceremonial dress while Jim began duties at opening day and rang the chapel bell until his death. They have witnessed twelve presidents and five administrations, with Duffy now 77 and Jim’s successor duties noted in enduring campus ritual.
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College Elms
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Chamberlin and Leinerire Prepare Potsdam Flight Saturday
Berlin dispatch says Chamberlin and Leinerire will fly to Potsdam Saturday escorted by top German Air League officials. Turbine motor launches are on standby for a Havel Lakes riae Sunday. The aviators then train in Vienna before returning to Berlin by June 16 to bring back their wives due June 17 in Bremerhaven.
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Girl to Be Bride Becomes Nurse After Fiance Robbery
Miss Myrabelle Renouf is acting as nurse at Waldron E Spangler's bedside in Newport Rhode Island after he was attacked and robbed on the way there from Saco. Spangler, on leave from the naval training station, had several hundred dollars when assaulted. only three dollars remained. Renouf and her mother are in Newport caring for him as he speaks only in a semi coherent way of the incident.
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Associated Press
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Ritz Ballroom
Oldest Bridgeport Circus Employee Leaves Ring For Bench
Tom Lynch, over 70, longtime Barnum and Bailey Ringling Bros circus attacher, returned to Bridgeport last fall after a pneumonia attack. He now sits with firefighters at Engine House No 3, Hanover and Norman, recalling his 50th Bridgeport tour and hopeful return when the circus plays here again.
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Barnum and Bailey -Ringling Bros Circus
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Europe
Engine House No 3
Hanover
Norman Streets
Tom Lynch
Bridgeport Hospital
Guardsmen Held in Ohio Shootings
In Painesville Ohio on a warm afternoon, John A Gadhowski a Coast Guard member went on a rifle barrage from a light craft at Fairport harbor injuring no one. He fled after firing hundreds of rounds at a coast guard station and harbor tug until overpowered by Sheriff Rasmussen and deputies. Authorities withheld charges pending federal notice.
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Ohio
John A Gadhowski Susarfman
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Fairport
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Locke
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Rasmussen
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Mississippi
Radio Board to Start Drive on Interference
The Radio Commission will launch an immediate program to stop interference between broadcasting stations. Commissioner Bellows told President Coolidge that three measures will be announced soon: changing wavelengths, cutting power of certain stations, and dividing station time. The commission emphasizes that new wavelengths would form a basis for a permanent allocation after testing the current system.
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Associated Press
Radio Commission
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Barrymore Leading Lady to Seek Divorce in Paris
New York reports Jane Gray, billed as Barrymore's leading lady in Kick In, will sail for Paris to seek a divorce from Icardo Martin. Allegations include cruelty and non support. Gray's last stage appearance was with Norman Trevor in It All Depends. Martin, formerly with the Metropolitan Opera, heads Chicago Civic Opera.
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Aasclated
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Four workers die as scaffold collapses at building site in New York
Four workmen plunged to their deaths when a scaffold toppled from the top of an elevator shaft at the Building on Park Place and Caen Street. The incident occurred today as workers were performing demolition or maintenance work, with authorities investigating cause and details.
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New York
Associated Press
Park Place
Caen Atreet
Demauabede
Yale and Sheffield Students Battle Bottles on Wall Street
Yale Law and Sheffield Scientific students on opposite Wall Street sides engaged in the annual battle of the bottles. Glass and water bottles flew into the street while a taxi was struck by a missile from a window. Freshmen built a bonfire nearby as a fire alarm reportedly rang from a Sherman avenue Maple street box.
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Associated Press
Yale Law School
Sheffield Scientific School
Wall Street
Law
Fse
Yale
Sherman Avenue
Maple Street
TWO KILLED AND 20 HURT AS BUS OVERTURNS IN NEW YORK
A Fifth Avenue bus overturned after a collision with an automobile at Fifth Avenue and 65th Street. Two men died Clyde Bowen of Billings Montana and Matthew Malumphy of New York. About 40 passengers were aboard. Those on top were thrown to the street and those inside were crushed together. Police and rescue squads rushed the injured to area hospitals. one man was not expected to survive.
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New York
June
Associatea Press
Fifth Avenue
65Th Street
Clyde Bowen
Billings
Mont
Matthew Malumphy
Man Died Who Saved Cathedral in 1915
New York June 8 By Associated Press George D Bainitz retired detective who prevented the bombing of St Patrick's Cathedral in 1915 died today at 41. He was inside the cathedral dressed as an usher when two Bresci gang anarchists entered to set off a bomb, Bainitz signalled detectives disguised as scrub women and the bombers were overpowered.
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New York
Associated Press
George D Bainitz
St Patrick’s Cathedral
St Patricks Cathedrl
Bresci
Bernitz
Harvard Honors Late Professor Sargent at Memorial
Three hundred friends gathered on Hemlock Hill in the Arnold Arboretum for memorial services for Charles Sprague Sargent Harvard professor of arboriculture and longtime Arboretum director who died last March at age 85. President Lawrence Lowell led tributes to a man who devoted half a century to building and maintaining the tree garden. The Arboretum houses over 6500 species and sits on a 1000 year lease from Boston to Harvard at one dollar a year.
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Associated Press
Hemlock Hill
Arnold Arboretum
Charles Sprague Sargent
Harvard
Sargent
Lawrence Lowell
Chamberlin May Be Made Brigadier
Des Moines Iowa June 3 By Associated Press a proposal to award Clarence Chamberlin the rank of brigadier was made by the Des Moines chapter of the National Aeronautical association The suggestion names Brigadier General R Benerat of the Iowa National Guard as the recommending officer and outlines support from local aviation circles in Des Moines
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Iowa
Associated Press
Clarence Chamberlin
R Benerat
Iowa National Guard
National Aeronautical Association
Quarrel Blamed in Double Fatality Near Youngstown
A lovers quarrel is blamed for the double tragedy near Youngstown where Michael A. Medidiot, 41, and Mrs R Bryan, 20, both of Ellwood City, died in a sedan on a level road between Youngstown and Newcastle. Sheriff Buck Reynolds found the bodies after a farmer reported breaking a spring while trying to pass. Medidiot was shot through the heart. Bryan had a bullet through her brain and clutched a 32 calibre revolver.
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Ellwood City Lodge
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Ellwood City
Girl, 7, Drowns Trying to Save Brother in Lake Michigan
Chicago dispatch says seven year old Nola Conklin leapt into four foot water to save her three year old brother George after he slipped into Lake Michigan. She and George were pulled from the lake ten minutes later, their bodies recovered with the girl still holding the younger in her arms.
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Associated Press
Nola Conklin
Lake Michigan
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Fred
Yaitus Son Gets Post At General Electric Plant
Christopher Mathewson son of the late Big Six joins General Electric as a student engineer after Bucknell University graduation. He will enter the Schenectady plant in November and has been elected by the company as part of its engineer program.
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Associated Press
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Big Bix
General Flectile Company
Bucknell University
Lovers Showing Now At Majestic Theatre
Amusements report Lovers, a drama of scandal with Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry, shown at Majestic Theatre in an ultra modern Spanish setting. Also listed are Our Gang short Tir ed Business Men, Aesop's Fables, and educational reels. Vitaphone features Lucia di Lammermoor duet with Marion Talley and Beniamino Gigli, plus The Evolution of Dixie by the Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra.
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Majestc Theatre
Vitaphone
Cameo Theatre
George O Brien
Edmund Lowe
William Fox
Marion Talley
Beniamino Gigli
Lucia di Lammermoo
Warting
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Dixie
Bennett Twins
Leo Carrllo
Musical Comedy Stars At Fol's Tomorrow
Mile Margarette Davies leads a varied bill at Fol's theater with Lorraine Minto in Miniatures Francatee and Julia Nash with Charles O Donnell. The program features patter acts, Silk skits, and a Metro film California with Tim McCoy. Fireworks, carnival night, and Pleasure Beach concerts close the busy lineup.
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Ted Lorraine
Jack Minto
Lorraine
Minto
Mile Davies
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Charles O Donnell
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Marko
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Mack Sennett
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