Demedted Grocer Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life in Gloucester
Gloucester Mass June after chopping wife Jennie Capewell with a butcher's cleaver and then hanging and shooting himself. The couple's three children, ages 9, 7, and 2, found their bodies at the Capewell home as neighbors heard crying. Police say business troubles may have driven the deed.
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Gloucester
Mass
Tornostapewell
Jennie Capewell
Capewell
Hang Wanister
Wey
High Court to Decide If Cloth Is Clothing
New Fork June 1 The Supreme Court of the United States was asked to decide if cloth qualifies as clothing under federal law. The government sought a writ of error in the case of American Woolen Company and Walbarg M Wood charged with profiteering in the sale of cloth, with indictments dismissed on grounds cloth was not wearing apparel.
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New Fork
The
Supreme Court of the United States
Hand
American Woolen Company
Walbarg
M. Wood
Mack
Communists to stand trial for murders in Budapest
Preparations are under way for the trial of twenty people in authority during Bela Kun's dictatorship on murder charges. A thousand minor offenders will face later proceedings. General Soos, war minister, has dispatched trusted troops to arrest soldiers accused of crimes, some of whom shot themselves when informed of imminent arrest.
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Budapest
Bela Kun
Geners
Soos
Ar- le
Aid for Relatives to Visit French American Graves
The American Red Cross has arranged with the French government to aid relatives and members of the American Expeditionary Forces who died in France. A visiting bureau has opened in Paris with posters to guide relatives to American cemeteries.
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Juno
Rench
Ari
Texis of Columbus
American x Peditiona
Trom
France
Gables m
William’ J
Ginley
Sknights
Gra
Rue Flac
Paris
Wireless Telegraphers Strike Shuts Ports Worldwide
London June 15 A general strike by wireless telegraphers was declared by the association, affecting all marine wireless operators at ports and ships. The men demand a 180 percent wage increase over prewar rates and improved employment conditions. This marks the first general strike of its kind. Shore based operators are included in the action.
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London
Steamer John Jay Launched for Immediate Voyage
In Gloucester Massachusetts on June 15 the 12,500 ton cargo carrier John Jay was launched sidewise and steamed up. The vessel is ready to start at once on its cruise.
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Gloucester
Mas
John Jay
Death of W. Backus, U.S. envoy to Brazil in Tarpon Springs
Edward W. Backus, longtime United States ambassador to Brazil under Hayes Garfield and Arthur, died at his Tarpon Springs home at age 86. A noted financier, he supported Marconi's early wireless telegraph development.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Edward
W. Backus
United States
Brasil
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Tarpon Springs
Florida
Marconi
Twelve Tons of Whiskey Seized in Madawaska County
Fredericton June 16 — Twelve tons of liquor were seized at Baker Brook in Madawaska County. The edict inspector said the whiskey and liquor were shipped from Montreal as fertilizer, with strong belief the destination was New Zealand.
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Fredericton
N. B
Asher
Baker Brook
Madawaska County
Montreal
New Oneland
Eastman Gifts Push Rochester University Music School Fund
George Eastman announced an additional gift of 1,006,000 dollars to the University of Rochester school of music. This follows previous gifts totaling over 3,500,000 dollars to the same school. Last week he contributed 4,000,000 dollars plus a dental dispensary for the university's medical school.
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Rochester
George Eastman
University of Rochester
Wreck of California Limited Kills Two Near La Junta
Two dead and about 40 injured after the California Limited derailed at Rena, Colo, twelve miles south of La Junta. Hospital reports indicate most injuries will recover. Names listed include A. O. Swanson of Chicago and Dr. W. F. Harper of Mount Vernon, with hospital treatment proceeding.
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LA Junta
Colo
Santa Fe
Rena
Den
A. O. Swanson
Chicago
W. FL Harper
Mount Vernon
Osage Indians Dance At first 1920 Powwow In Oklahoma
Amite Oklahoma May date reads 00 plane and costly automobiles replace tribal garb as Osage Indian millionaires attend their first dance of 1920. Silks satins and rich colors mark the ceremonial gathering reflecting wealth and change among the Osage community.
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Amtite
Okla
Automoba
New Haven Woman Held for Death of Husband
New Haven reports a woman, Tofik Surnesky, held criminally responsible for the death of her husband after a domestic quarrel last Friday. The alibi notes frequent abuse from the husband, troubled home conditions with three of four children at the county home, and a knife involved in the confrontation.
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New Haven
New Havi
Tofik Surnesky
Ander Sarnesky
Mexican Held for Carranza Death Escapes
General Juan Barragan, chief of staff to President Carranza, escapes custody after requesting to visit his sick mother. He fled from a window to adjoining rooftops, amid prior prison detention tied to Carranza’s death and missing national funds. Also reports ration figures and city increases across several U.S. locales.
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Mexico City
Juan Barragan
Stormer
Carranz
Toom
Carranza
Courts Adjourn for Summer. docket drops heavy cases
Courts in the county will adjourn for the summer next week after a recent docket call. In both the Superior and Common Pleas courts several hundred cases with no action this year were dropped, signaling a lighter summer docket.
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Amerior A Pleas Courts
Sune
No home baking in Greece blocks corn flour shift
The article notes there is no home baking in Greece as dough prepared at home is sent to the bakery to be baked. It states corn flour cannot be popularized due to opposition from professional bakers, hindering substitution in the country.
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Greece
Ancient finger pressed tablets unearthed in city excavation
Historic tablets from an ancient city reveal works dated up to three and a half millennia before the Christian era. Excavations show pieces bearing distinct fingerprints from makers over four thousand years ago, illustrating early craft and culture.
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Baby
Jou
Long Roll of Names in Public Record Ledger
A dense list of hundreds of individual names, initials, and titles appears as a directory-like record. The compilation includes prefixes such as Dr, Rev, Mrs, and various initials, suggesting a roll of contributors, members, or proprietors in a historical public or professional registry.
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Wireless Telegraphers
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Noble
Main ST
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Miltiaons For College
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Washington
Johnstown
York
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Aberdeen
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Tad
Ohio
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Wis
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Miss
L’aiglon
Rockwell & Co
Bridgeport
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American Legion
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Ralph T Behrens
F. Wm. Jr. Bell
A. Wm Bell
F. D. Belknap
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P. W. Bitton
C. E. Bishop
Henry EB. Bishop
Henry A. Blackmen
Lacey R. Blackburn
Ralph Blakeley
R. T. Blodget
Henry Boardmas
Booth
F.C. Booth
J. Booth
W. B. Booths
D. B. Bottomley
Herbert Bradbury
F. L. Bradstree
H. B. Bradstreet
C. M Brantigan
HE Bray
ES Breever
Arthur Brennan
F. J. Brereton
James I. Bresky
Henry Brownstein
B. W. Brothewell
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James Dunning
E- W Doolittle
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G. A. Fairchild
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Ralph G. Fargo
F. H. Perris
Isaac S. Foner
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Fish
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Harold Fisner
John J. Mield
Jonn
Ritzgibbon
John
Pleck
Willard
Pletcher
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Edward. Foster
Carl Foster
Edward L Fray
George H. Fones
Alfred Fox
Alfred Frisbie
Joseph P French
Wiliam J. Grippin
W. J Griswold
Alfred W Grout
Jonathan
William T. Kncks
R. S Hincks
Henry Whine
Paul Rbindle
W._PHoagland
F. Hobbs
W. F. Holly
AN. Holmes
Jeremiah Bolzer
Philip le Horan
S. D. Hotchuss
Charles A. Hotchkiss
Saward & Hourd
C. E. Hounsla
Howard Howard
Samuel Howell
Richard Howland
Ya Field
W. Arthur Lacy
W. Seymour Talley
Frank E. Talley
T. Tsumbert
Bertram Lane
Charles D. Lane
Glark P. Ir Jashar
Walter B. Lashar
W. B. Lavery
Huch J. Lavery
A. Iy Leake
A. G Lea
Susan E. Leeds
Norman Leigh
Wiliam
Lewis
Connia & Lewis
B.D Lines
G. G O. Loewith
Sigmund Logan
Charles, Jr. Logan
Edward J. A MicNeil
Kenneth W. Meilite
Morris Meiliitz
Samuel Merritt
Albert. J. Miller
Frank Miller
Guy P. Miller
Paul L Miles
Henry Moore
John W. Morgan
Frederick E. Morgan
E. J. Morris
Dudley M. Morrison
Wm. Moses
Isaac Muirhead
Neil M. Munste
J. M. Muneop
Ralph I. Murphy
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Joseph Musante
James
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Wim. Bard Stantey
J. C Staples
Richard T. Staples
F. T. Stags
Jos. B. Steiber
Theodore BE. Stoddard
Sanford Strang
R. H.W. Strong
Fred’k A. Susman
Sanwel
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