Nine U. S. Sailors Drown As Tender Capsizes Near Shelburne
Nine men of the U S coast guard steamer Morrill drowned near Shelburne Nova Scotia as a 26 foot sail boat capsized in a storm while returning to the Morrill. Only engineer C Taylor survived after reaching shore exhausted and hysterical. The Morrill had been off Sandy Point for days and was en route from Detroit to Ruston to lay up for winter. ten crewmen were aboard the sailboat and all but Taylor perished.
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Halifax
United States Coast Guard
Morrill
Shelburne
Nova Scotia
Ball
C. Taylor
Great Lakes
Ruston
Detroit
Taylor
Warrant Paymaster
Kingsbury
Beastwain
Lingen
I. J. Bracket
Teutons Must Pay A La Pre War Debts
The Supreme Court ruled debts owed by central European powers at World War I start must be repaid in the exchange rate due, with interest from April 6, 1917 to July 14, 1919, adjusting lower court findings on interest while upholding the exchange rate ruling.
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Washington
America
Europe
Supreme Court
Ladenbars
Thalman
Compan
New York
United States
Detbrauch, Scchickler and Company
Americas
Tower Courts
Druses Advance In Syrian Town After Local Clash
Syria November 18 The Druses moved into the town of Jedeiten after defeating local forces tied to the inquisitors. Fire destroyed several houses and about two hundred were killed on both sides as the Druses pressed toward Sidon. The American Consul and others traveled to Sidon to assess the situation amid ongoing tensions and mission activity.
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Syria
Sidon Saldad
Tury
Jedeiten
Mediterranean
Inde Watefield
Dewstrever Larson Stathone L
Sidon
Stratford Man Dies After Electrical Shock Inquest
Raymond Carr of Peck street died en route to hospital after contact with a high tension cable at the Fousionta shipyard site. Coroner Phelan urged Stratford to fix dangerous conditions and install safety measures to prevent further shocks.
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Stratford
Klan Leader Drops Case Against Borglum in Bridgeport
David C. Stephenson former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana who was sentenced to life for murder in Noblesville filed a civil action in Superior court here seeking 30600 damages from sculptor Gutzon Borglum. He alleges he loaned 25000 in October 1924 and holds unpaid promissory notes. He cannot travel to Bridgeport for the court action.
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Bridgeport
David C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Noblesville
Ind
Stephenson
Fm Superior
Gutzon Borglum
Borglum
Stamford
Ilan
guJpter
Stau
Fugitive Eludes Guardsmen After Long New Hampshire Chase
In Meredith New Hampshire Frank George Fellows again escaped pursuers aided by guardsmen and hundreds of armed citizens who searched woods near Meredith Hill. The hunt followed reports of Fellows sighting near a cottage and amid rain and wind, with officers later arresting a different man, John Joseph Donovan, who was mistaken for Fellows.
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Meredith, N. H
Frank George Fellows
New Hampshire
National
Meredith Hill
Winant
Trai
Nashville, Tenn
George 1. Dow
Ashland
Fellows
Frank Velletts
Tilton
N.hs
John Joseph Donovan
Springfield
Mass
Donovan
Feliaws
Community Chest Drive Opens With Record Start
A first dinner meeting reported 67689 dollars raised, beating last year’s first day by 7600. Sumner Simpson urged sustained effort to reach the 450000 target, warning against overconfidence despite the strong early start and motto Happiness guiding the week.
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Community Chest Drive
Community Chest
Sumner Simpson
Former Klan head given life sentence in murder case
D C Stephenson, former Grand Dragon of Indiana Ku Klux Klan, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer. He proclaimed his innocence as attorneys prepared for a possible new trial and an appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Noblesville
Ind
D. C
Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Stephenson
Fiarl Klenck
Hearl Gentry
Oberholtzer
Olson
Charles A. Gooding
Indiana
Michigan City
Kienck
Gentry
Fret Butler
Plan
Cellar Dweller Found Starving Dies in Hospital
A man in a cellar at 703 Hallett Street, occupied by Wucal Press, was found dying of starvation. George Pashuneek gave his name before dying at Bridgeport Hospital after midnight. He lived in the cellar about three years with no known relatives in the city.
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Hallett Street
Wucal
Bridgeport
George Pashuneek
Hysterious Capitol fire trap Prompts bootleg alert
Fire reveals details of an apparent bootleg operation on Capitol Hill. Community Chest totals rise to over 67.00 on opening day as scrutiny of campaigns increases. News notes include a death in an automobile crash and legal actions across multiple counties with various official statements and upcoming court dates.
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Capitol
Senta
M. E. Church
Gaya
Bingham
F Hughes
James T. Rourke
Christ Church Men's Club
Reed
Red Man's Law Wins Ute Brave Freed After Burial Case
ERLO Colorado November 1 Adams presiding as federal judge orders acquittal for Platt May Ute Indian who buried his infant with his wife after medicine man Mormon Joe instructed the act The jury verdict of not guilty is upheld the defense contends no corpus delicti The case highlights conflict between white law and tribal custom as May and Mormon Joe face related implications
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Erlo
Colo
Platt
May
Symes
Curt
Mormon Joe
Molly Cuthair
Ute
Kentucky Guards Deployed After Hyden Riots Kill Sheriff
Governor Fields orders Hazard National Guard to Hyden Leslie county to quell election rioting and preserve order after Sheriff Maggard and Sheriff Morgan are killed. County Judge Leslie Combs rode all night to seek aid as armed factions clash.
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Frankfort
Kentucky National Guard
Hazard
Perry County
Hyden
Dodge
Leslie Combs
Hindman
Leslie County
Perond
Joe Morgan
Morgan
Bee
J. Muggard
Tyden
Court House
Kentucky
George W. Revis
Condemned Man Reprieved One Of Hanging Faints
George L. Hause, condemned for the February 1924 murder of Moses Goldberg in Concord, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Winant and council. Hause fainted upon learning the news. The governor noted the record shows only two death penalties in thirty years for premeditated murder. Hause, a former Portsmouth prizefighter, killed Goldberg after admitting assault but claiming Goldberg struck first. He was captured, jailed, and died in state custody after a failed escape attempt and subsequent gunshot.
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Rochester
N. A
Ceorge L. Hause
Moges Goldberg
Concord
Winant
House
Charles Clarke
Origom
Toncord
George L. House
Tfe
W. der
Geure
Cnc
Hause
Portsmouth
Moses Goldberg
Iie
Goldberg
Bertha
Luter
State Hospital
Noel Guilty of Murder to Die in the Chair
Newark report from November 16 1925 shows Harrison W Noel aged twenty from Montclair convicted of first degree murder for the September 3 1925 killings of Raymond Pierce and Mary Daly. Jury deliberated under two hours and Noel faces the electric chair with sentence set for November 23. He had previously resisted police questioning before confession after 24 hours of detention.
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Newark
N. J
Cape Jersey
Harrison W. Noel
Montclair
Noel
Edwin C. Caffrey
Raymond Fierce
Noel Killee Pierce
Mary Daly
Montclary
Passaic
Pierce
J. Victor d’Aloja
WiHam Waehenveld
Noe
Daly
Passaic County
Elks Lodge Bar And Grill Shut For Selling Booze
NEW YORK Nov. 11 AP The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks mother lodge accepted a six month padlock on the bar and grill room for violations of the prohibition law. Police had raided the basement Sept and seized nine kegs of alleged beer. The club's front doors were not locked, only the restricted section. Albert Jr Mace and Norman Pitasimmens were enjoined from selling beer or liquor.
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New York
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Prohibition
Buckner
Albert Jr. Mace
Norman of. Pitasimmens
Mysterious house bootleg booze factory under fire
Police investigate a vacant house at 1056 Capitol Ave used as a rendezvous for two bootlegging gangs. A fire yesterday damaged the site and a table in a cellar room yielded clues to ownership of stills and liquor manufacturers. Firemen responded at 9 o clock. investigation expected to finish tonight.
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Kemey
Capitol Aver
John D Wooster Dies of Auto Accident Injuries
John David Wooster son of Mr and Mrs Juho Wooster 24 Park Street Middletown died at Middlesex Hospital at 6 last night from a skull fracture suffered in a late Saturday automobile collision He lived in Hartford since 1913 as a salesman for Watkins Brothers Piano Co previously with Keinec and Sons Piano Co in New Haven and later managed their New London store He was divorced from Clara Fitzpatrick a pianist with music interests Survived by parents a sister Mrs August J Mohr Rutford and a brother Paul Wooser Hartford funeral set for tomorrow at 7 from the Park Street home
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John David Wooster
Juho
Wooster
Park Street
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown
Bridgeport
Hartford
Watkins Brothers Piano Company
Keinec and Sons Piano Company
New Haven
New London
Clara Fitzpatrick
August J. Mohr
Rutford
Paul Woeoser
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James Kelly
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