Five missing eight hurt in Egremont Castle explosion
Five men were missing and eight seriously injured after an explosion of naphtha aboard the British freighter Egremont Castle at a Brooklyn dock. The ship carried 400000 gallons of high test gasoline and 100000 gallons of naphtha. Firefighters feared further blasts as the vessel was towed, beached, and finally cut loose to drift away from shipping lanes.
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New York
Egremont Castle
Brooklyn
East River
Charles Keller
Standard Oil Company
Erie Basin
United States
Governor's Island
Gravesend Bay
William J. Gaynor
New Yorker
Barber Steamship Limes
Orient
Newport News
Booze Wrung From Tower Becomes Court Evidence
Judge John J. Walsh lamented appeals as Iznotey Kaptaina pleaded guilty to liquor law violations in Stamford City Court. Spilled liquor wrung from a towel used as a map by Stamford police was presented as evidence. Kaptaina, 25, was jailed 10 days and fined 200 dollars plus costs.
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Criminal Court of Common Pleas
Iznotey Kaptaina
Stamford
Kaptaina
Convention turmoil as Smith delegates clash at rostrum
Convention hall erupts as Cummings refuses Roosevelts request to yield Connecticut roll call to New York in favor of Smith. Two-thirds rule upheld. Harrison delivers keynote while Al Smith enjoys a seaside respite amid heat. Silzer named New Jersey candidate by Hague as party divisions flare.
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Cummings
Roosevelt
Ormen Mack
Connecticut
New York
Smith
Bedlam
Woodrow Wilson
Harrison
Silzer
Hague
Jersey City
Blythe
Cordell Hull
Democratic National Committee
al Smith
New Jersey
Manager Hague
Lawyer's Self-Respect Demanded $4,000 Fee
A Superior court case details the Andrews and Dondlinger firm billing Mrs. Ada J. Wilson in a complex Gill settlement saga. Witnesses dispute the $7,000 to $7,900 deals tied to her divorce, under alleged misrepresentation and asset control, with the firm asserting a $4,000 total fee.
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Ada J. Wilson
Darien
Francis Hall Gill
Gill
John W. Banks
Peter Dondliinger
Westport Sanitarium
Andrews
Dondlinger
Fig
Stamford
Keogh
Twen
Settenan
Wilson
Dondinger
Four drownings and two killed by train toll rises in state
At Taftville Janet Mayer aged 12 and Francesa Erlbeck aged 13 drowned in Ponemah Mill pond after a girl who could swim fell into a hole and Amy tried to help. In Norwich Joseph Foley and Michael Mathews, both 20, drowned at Mohegan Park lake while swimming from a raft. Windsor depot collision killed Daniel Callahan 51 and Henry Copenhagen 67 as their car was struck by the White Mountain express. Copenhagen survived by wife and two sons, Callahan left a wife and three children.
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Reogh
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Fea
Downer
Beardsley Park
Stratford
Short Beach
Fairheld
Bernstein
Newtown
Wilton Rector
Walsh
Stamford Grocer
Side Inc
Stephen Beta
Mississippi
Bea
Augusta
Wade
Bridgeport Hospital
Washington Park
M. E. Sharch
Nichols
General
Charles DB. Sawyer
Coolidge
Rhode Island
Taftville
Janet Violet Mayer
Francesa Erlbeck
Ponemah Mill
Guls
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Frances
Jane Wen
Leon DeCeles
Norwich
Joseph Foley
Michael Mathews
Mohegan Park
Foley
Windsor
Daniel J. Callihaw
Henry Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Callahan
Callahan Jen
Man Killed by Train at Grasmere With Unidentified Body
Fairfield reports an unidentified man was killed at 10 thirteen p m when hit by westbound Train No 66 between Grasmere avenue bridge and Bulland Machine and Top. A hastily written letter in an unaddressed envelope was found on the victim. Police from Fairfield and Bridgeport investigated pieces of the body along the tracks and sought clues to identity.
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Grasmere Avenue
Bulland Machine and Top Company
W. H. Donaldson
Bridgeport
Bridgeport St
Dee
Run Away Rhode Island Senators Meet Amid Standstill
In Rutland Massachusetts Senator Harry A Sanderson denounced any compromise with Democrats after a break in Rhode Island Senate sessions caused by gas exposure. Three state troopers were seen fueling rumors of a kidnap plot to force attendance. Governor Flynn advocated a conference to push a permanent settlement as the House adjourned until Friday.
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Mass
Harry A. Sanderson
Republ
Rhode Island
Senate
Cox
R. L
Th Thien de Island
Setary
House of Representatives
House
Flynn
Floyse
City press frames rental dispute at Franklin block
Attorney Brennan demands city permit another tenant occupy space in the Franklin building at 164 State Street after Beardsley of GC. W. Beardsley refused to allow Boutel to use the rented rooms. The matter involves $1,090 in improvements and ongoing police supervision of the site.
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Daniel J. Brennan
Sponser Boutel
Boutel m
Miin. Block
Citef
Giennan
Polles
Veter Hall
Brennan
Beardsley
Aecent
Waller W. Garrity
Henry Greenstein
Musicians’ Association
Andy Parker
Beutel
Hall Hag
Westport man questioned in 10 burglaries case
Walter Meyers 25 of Riverside avenue was arrested on a burglary warrant and held in Bridgeport. Police say he allegedly burglarized Mrs. Rose A. Lynch’s summer home and may be linked to a broader spree. Goods stolen from Westport residences have surfaced in Bridgeport pawnshops as investigators pursue other suspects and additional arrests.
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Fairfield County
Henry P. Crawford
Cheries H. Hart
John H. Hinl
State
Board of Prisoners
Board of Children
Bridgeport
Westport
Walter Meyers
Riverside Avenue
Frank Virelli
Bridgeport Barracks
Rose A. Lynch
Haston Road
Meyers
Bernard R. Scully
Charles W. Myatt
Hanford Bigelow
Edgar TH. Perry
Virelli
Moyers
Enthusiasm High at First Session at Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Convention opened in Madison Square Garden with strong party enthusiasm and a keynote by Senator Pat Harrison urging harmony. Delegates adjourned after three hours of speeches as committees began organizing while contenders for the presidency prepared for future battles.
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Sorgettus
Madison Square Garden
Woodrow Wilson
Pat Harrison
Hull Collapses Twice From Heat at Democratic Convention
At Madison Square Garden on June 24, Cordell Hull chairman of the Democratic National Committee collapsed from heat during Senator Harrison's keynote. He was carried from the platform unconscious, revived by physicians, and later appeared saying he felt alright. This marks his second collapse in two days amid convention preparations.
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New York
Cordell Hull
Democratic National Committee
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Hull
Woodrow Wilson
San Francisco
White House
Pat's Boyish Bob Anna Case's Song Appeal to Rube
Rube Goldberg reports on a Democratic extravaganza in New York as Cordell Hull brings order to delegates amid a sea of cheers and flags. The crowd, eager for the nominee, surges with excitement as the Woolworth building looms in the background.
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Anna Case
Rube
Rube Goldberg
New York
United States
Cordell Hull
Madison Square Garden
Woolworth
Couple Escape When Car Rolls Down Beardsley Park Embankment
A car carrying Seamare 70 and L T Platt 57 veered off the road near Beardsley park and rolled down an embankment opposite the tennis courts. Both occupants were shaken. the vehicle severely damaged. Dr. Levenson attended at Emergency Hospital. A separate report notes John Link's condition improving after being dragged by a frightened horse during a thunderstorm.
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Marrow
Beardsley Park
Ya. Seamare
Winfield Street
East Norwalk
L. T Platt
Albert Levenson
Flott
John Link
Avello Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Delegates in Bedlam Honor Wilson's Name at Demo Convention
In New York the Democratic crowd roared for Woodrow Wilson as delegates hailed him again though he rests in peace. The Madison Square Garden audience buzzed with anticipation and ticket struggles filled the halls as Pat Harrison spoke and the convention began.
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Bedlam
Wilson
Smith Delegates from Conn May Take Cummings Ruling to Convention Floor
Connecticut Smith delegates voted to demand another meeting to decide whether to yield to New York on the convention roll call. If no meeting is called, they threaten to precipitate a row at the final convention. The issue centers on presenting Smith's name early and the delegation's alignment with McAdoo.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Norman E. Mack
Connecticut
Smith
Homer 5
Cummings
McAdoo
James J. Walsh
Roosevelt
Mack
New Hampshire
Fred
Brown
Fourtees
Dolan
Edward G. Dolan
Manchester
Ecaucus
Alabama
Arkansas
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Colorado
California
Humor writer debuts June 28 with TODAY POST
A new humorist joins TODAY POST under the Herald contract and will debut June 28. The piece teases a perfect jueman who keeps kitchens clean and never drips water or demolishes appliances, promising lighthearted reading.
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America
Today Post
Jueman
Battering Ram Strategy Dominates Democratic Convention Says Blythe
Samuel G. Blythe reports from New York on June 24 that Democratic Convention factions clash as McAdoo and Smith vie for control. The piece notes tense lobby intrigues at the Waldorf and a charged atmosphere where religious tolerance and Ku Klux Klan references color the platform battle seen from the floor.
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Samuel G. Blythe
New York
Dieutenant Maughan
Bat Harrison
McAdoo
Smith
Ku Klux
Waldorf
General Sawyer Quits Office As President's Doctor
Brig Gen Charles E Sawyer resigns as personal physician to the President to return to Ohio and devote attention to the Harding Memorial Association. Commandant Boone is expected to take over duties while Sawyer remains coordinator of the Federal Board of Hospitalization.
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Washington
Charles E. Sawyer
Ohio
Harding Memorial Association
Sawyer
Warren G. Harding
Tatter
White House
Coolidge
Man Dies of Lockjaw After Stepping on Rusty Nail
Stamford report states James DeCarlo of 42 Wolcan Street died in Samford hospital from lockjaw after stepping on a rusty nail about a week earlier. He delayed medical treatment until last night when swelling and pain worsened. blood poisoning had progressed too far to save him.
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James DeCarlo
Wolcan Street
Samford Hospital
Lockjaw
Des Carlo
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