Osborne C Wood to Try His Hand at Work
New York May 19 Os borne C Wood son of Major General E Wood Governor General of the Philippines is going to work He said so today when he stepped off the steamer Siborey on its arrival from Cuba after a five months vacation The former army officer whose gaming and stock marks exploits and divorce gained him notoriety said he would become connected with a well established firm.
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New York
Osborne C. Wood
E. Wood
The
Philppines
Siborey
Cuba
McLean Sees No Value In Dry Law Referendum
Hartford May 18 United States Senator George H McLean returned from Washington and said a dry law referendum would be interesting but inconclusive. He estimated fewer than forty percent of eligible voters would cast ballots. He spoke while visiting Simsbury to check on his potato planting and noted Connecticut cities want public buildings but many towns lack post offices and have little chance of gaining them.
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Hartford
United States
George H McLean
Washington
McLean
Mclear
Congress
Connecticut
Airplanes Carry Men to Fight Forest Fire
Airplanes and seaplanes are transporting fire fighters to districts in Northern Ontario and Manitoba hit by fires since yesterday. Rain brought relief in areas north of Winnipeg but dangerous fires continue along the north shore of the Superior near Port Arthur and Fort William.
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Winnipeg
Man
Ontario
Manitoba
Port Arthur
Fort William
Libel Placed Upon Wilkes-Barre Boat
Libel suit filed against the steamer Wilkes-Barre by Anderson Shipyards for storage and repairs. United States Marshal Jacob P Walter again takes possession after the boat was captured years ago while laden with guard. The vessel was sold at auction to its present owner after a prior seizure.
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Wilkes-Barre
New Haven
Anderson Shipyards
United States
Jacob P Walter
Marshall
Atteton
British Railways Curtail Schedules Amid Coal Shortage
London reports drastic reductions in train service as coal shortage fears rise. Miners federation officials meet to discuss government wage subsidies renewal to avoid cuts. A night meeting with Premier Baldwin is planned. Social activity signals recovery as Americans arrive from the continent during the strike period.
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London
Miners’ Federation
Baldwin
England
Two Austrian Lumberjacks Die In Pennsylvania Forest Fire
Two Austrian lumberjacks, names unlisted, burned to death while battling a wildfire in the Bear Creek district of Elk and McKean counties. The blaze, in the Allegheny National Forest, has consumed about 5,000 acres and stretches eight miles by two miles. Local forestry officials reported the uncontrolled fire as of May 18 in Warren, Pennsylvania.
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Warren
Allegheny National Forest
Elk
McKeai
State Forestry Office
Bear Creek
CIRCUS RECRUITMENT OF DAKOTA INDIANS DURING SPRING
A May 18 AP report notes circuses and carnivals recruit Dakota Indians from Pine Ridge Agency seeking braves for pageants and wild west shows. Officials warn recruiters threaten guardianship and the wards, migrating by nature, may abandon farms and return penniless to dependents and land claims.
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Pina Ridge Agency
South Dakota
Poseravons
America Superseded in Loans to Germany
Berlin May 18 AP America long the main lender to Germany has been surpassed by Great Britain and Holland a Disconto Gesellschaft report says Germany since January 1 has raised loans totaling 2 650 000 000 marks 730 965 000 dollars with 1 980 000 000 marks borrowed abroad and 670 000 000 at home
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Berlin
America
Germany
Great Britain
Holland
Disconto Gesellschaft
Ishean Convicted, Enters Connecticut Prison as No 11321
Hartford May 18 AP Walter E Shean once of Springfield Mass now Hartford served 1 1/2 months in Hartford county jail is admitted as state prison inmate No 11321 at Wethersfield He pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and statutory burglary and was sentenced by Judge Waldo Marvin to one to five years He was delivered to the prison by County Detective Edward J Hickey and assistant Gerald Rislo
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Hartford
Walter E Shean
Springfield
Mass
Harteford
Hartford County
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Ann
H. K. W. Scott
Shean
Edward J Hickey
Gerald Rislo
S BP Waldo Marvin
No musician can be made after age fourteen says Borland
London May 12 AP Dr John E. Borland retiring director of a London music class for 500000 children asserts no musician can be developed after age fourteen. He notes English are naturally musical but many children lack opportunity to gain true musical appreciation, explaining why England may not excel in musical talent.
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London
John EE. Borland
Borland
Tractor Crashes Kill Worcester Man
Marlon Latugo aged 26 a tractor driver living near the Worcester West Boylston line was instantly killed today when a two ton excavating machine overturned and crushed him during cellar work.
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Worcester
Mass
Marlon Latugo
Worcester-West Boylston Line
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British Railways
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LUXUR
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Rome Company
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