Morse trial evidence on failures to keep fleet agreement
Government counsel presented evidence showing the Morse firms failed to honor an agreement with the Emergency Fleet Corporation. Bonds from a 2 million dollar issue backed by the Alexandria shipyard were diverted to pay debts and secure various creditors, with $600,000 used to cover water works debts and 290,000 secured against the steamship Huron.
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Washington
Morse
Morses
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Alexandria, van
Fleet Corporation
Alexandria Plestas
Isang
Water Iron Works
Covernment Qaimsht Company
Virginia Corporation
Newts
Yuaten Company
Justice Stafford
Virginia Company
Four to Thirty Year Term Given Elm City Burglar
New Haven June 26 Judge John W Banks in the criminal term today sentenced John Mayville to four to 30 years in State prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary He broke into two West Haven drug stores and was captured James W Taylor of New Haven who escaped from jail at the April term for assault on his wife was recaptured and sentenced to one to three years Philp Lawrence of New Haven charged with assault received three to 10 years in prison.
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New Haven
John W. Banks
John Mayville
Builey
Mayville
West Maven
James W. Taylor
Philp Lawrence
Bridgeport Man Fined in West Haven
New Haven June 26 Special to The Telegram Thomas Aitlness of 740 Grand Street Bridgeport was fined $25 and costs by Judge Edwin A. Smith in West Haven Town court for reckless driving. He allegedly drove 35 mph through West Haven streets and nearly struck an officer before stopping. Judge Smith remitted $20 of the fine after a plea.
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New Haven
Thomas Aitlness
Grand Street
Bridgeport
Edwin A. Smith
West Haven
Altionise
Smith
Calcutta Orphanage Collapse Kills 39 Children
Calcutta report says a section of an orphanage building collapsed in the city center killing 39 Mohammedan boy orphans and injuring 33 others. The dormitory held 229 residents aged 3 to 12, many buried in debris after a recently added second story gave way.
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Calcutta
Whitfield Captured After Fugitive Murder Suspect Detained
Cor nered by policemen and detectives in a Michigan avenue lumber yard where he had worked as foreman for several weeks, John L. Whitfield, of Cleveland, Ohio, was taken tonight as a murder suspect in the case of Patrolman Dennis Griffin.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Avenue
John L. Whitfield
Cleveland
Ofio
Dennis Griffin
Fed ends rediscounting rights for member banks
Washington June 26 The Federal Reserve Board withdrew the right it gave member banks in 1921 to act as agents in rediscounting for non member banks, ending a facility that allowed member banks to rediscount for non members.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve
Harmony Lodge holds season’s last event
An entertainment and social marked Harmony Lodge O B E s final season event in the judge rooms Liberty building last night. Officers led a ritual tribute to the flag followed by brief addresses and musical selections by participants.
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Liberty Building
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