Two Aviators Fall to Death Near Forest Hills Tennis
Forest Hills, Sept 1. Two aviators died when a naval seaplane crashed near the Forest Hills tennis courts just after noon. Lieutenant J M Grier USN and Sergeant Sexo of the Army, both from Mitchell Field, were taking aerial photographs of matches. Crowds swarmed the crash site as police and ambulances arrived.
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Forest Hills
Nic
Naval
Aal
J. M. Grier
U.S
Suxa
Army
Mitchell Field
Umferlyy
Sexe
Seaplane Sinks at Seaside Park in High Tide
A seaplane carrying pilot Harry Roger and five passengers ran aground at Seaside Park as 400 horse power Liberty motors strained the craft. The passengers escaped safely while the craft filled with water and broke apart under rising tides. Rescue attempts were hampered by waves and wind as crews watched the airplane be engulfed.
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Harry—Roger
Jessty
Bicycle Rider Struck by Horse in Wood Avenue Incident
Francis Thornton, 18, of 3 Olive Street, was run down by a horse and wagon on Wood Avenue and Olive Street yesterday afternoon, suffering possible skull fracture, severe scalp lacerations, left ankle sprain, and body bruises. He received emergency care and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital. drivers Turner and Dominico were detained by police amid injury uncertainty.
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Wood
Olive Street
Francis Thornton
Owen ‘J. Groark
St Vincent's Hospital
Young Thornton
John ‘Turdin
Howard
Stephen Dominico
Turner
Ludwig
Hit by Car While Repairing Tire in Westport
Charley Turner of Devon was struck by a passing automobile while repairing a punctured tire beside the pond near Westport center. He suffered fractured ribs and a broken shoulder with bruising, was taken to his home, and treated by Dr. A. C. Carpenter. George B. Stembler of Grand Avenue Brooklyn, driver of the car, was arrested on reckless driving charges.
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Westport Center
Charley Turner
Devon
A. C. Carpenter
George B. Stembler
Grand Avenue
Brooklyn
Turner
Westport
Axto and Motorcycle Collide Injuring Kayne
Kayne Harvey Kayne, 28, of St Hwashinston Street South Norwalk, on a motorcycle, was struck by an automobile driven by Joseph Cuccardo of 280 Davis Street Greenwich at Gairfield venue and Brewster Street yesterday afternoon. He sustained abrasions to the left knee thigh and leg an incised wound to the right ear. He was treated by Dr Owen J Groark at the Emergency hospital and later taken home in South Norwalk.
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Harvey Kayne
St. Hwashinston Street
Norwalk
Gairfield
Brewster Street
Joseph Cuccardo
Davis
Greenwich
Kayne
Owen J
Owen J. ‘Groark
Rapid Transit Strike Sparks Violent Clash in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn on Labor Day an aborted Brockle's Rapid Transit strike led to a melee on Flatbush Avenue near Prospect Park. A striker was shot, others injured, and thirteen arrests followed as police moved in to disperse the crowd.
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Huey York
Brockle
Rapid ‘Transit
Geturates
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Ki Todey
Flatbush Avenue
Abe Poyce
Bomb Plot Stir Near Lexington Avenue Clash
Residents near the vacant lot at Lexington Avenue and Grand report three revolver shots around 4 pm, startling neighbors. Detectives search for suspects but no one is identified. the incident recalls the earlier capture of the first bomber plotter Dwight Wheeler of the Shear Company.
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Lexington Avenue
Grand
Omb Club
Dwight Wheeler
Greataent Eee Pene 2 Shear Company
Monert
Cewaanded
Lord Mayor MacSwiney Hunger Strike Report
The article describes Patrick MacSwiney's ongoing hunger strike in Cork jail, continuing into the 25th day. Authorities deny feeding him by any means, while relatives, friends, and Father Dominic dispute claims of regular sustenance. MacSwiney remains too weak to refuse but shows no sign of ending his fast.
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Hie Ak
MacSwiney
Associated Press
Jord
Dominic
Sinn Fein Organizer Cables President Wilson
Arthur Griffith founder of Sinn Fein cables President Wilson recalling British endorsement of self determination with consent of the governed and reporting the Lord Mayor of Cork dying in Brixton prison to press for right to determine their own fate.
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Durien
Arthur Griffith
Sin Fein Organisition
Melaage
Wilson
Cork
Brixton
Bogus soldiers raid Belleek police barracks in Fermanagh
A band of men disguised as soldiers attacked the Belleek police barracks in motor cars, held up officers with revolvers, imprisoned them in an out house, seized all arms and burned the barracks. Some police were at church when the raid occurred and the raiders blocked the chapel door to prevent aid.
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Dublin
Belleek
Fermanagh
Three Persons Injured In Brooklyn Car Riot
In Brooklyn a riot at Prospect Park Plaza after a Labor Day parade left one carman shot and seriously wounded while several others were injured by clubs and police suffered injuries from stones and missiles. Hundreds took part as police and guards intervened. The disturbance followed a turnout of strikers from Prospect Parks exercises and a Flatbush orange car incident.
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New York
Brooklyn Raph Transit Co
Prospect Purl Plaza
Prospect Parks
Flatbush
Thor
Obregon 15 Successful in Mexican Election
Mexico City reports indicate Liberal Constitutionalist candidate Obregon won a decisive presidential victory across the republic. Alfredo Rodreé Dominguez, the National Republican nominee, trailed as voting was described as light with no reports of disorders across the country.
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Mexico City
Sept
GendeafdQuare Obregon
Liberal Constitutionalist Party
Republic
Alfredo “ Rodreé Dominguez
National Republican Party
Accurate filing by a French tiling machine
A French construction worker has introduced a device that files metal with mathematical accuracy. The machine holds the work vertically in a frame like a four foot open saw and moves up and down to feed the material. In descent the teeth cut, and on ascent the blade retracts slightly to reduce wear.
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Tnsmeer
Thinness and a bubble’s black spot in nature
The text describes the thinnest part of a bubble, the black spot at its center. It notes concentric rings around the center, usually five, fading toward the center as the bubble weakens. It claims the bubble surface becomes about seven molecules thick before splitting, with layers separated by one molecule.
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Fiture
Waterbury Jitney Protest Meeting Aims at City Hall
In Waterbury a mass meeting is set for tomorrow night at Sidcum school with Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders among speakers. The Northeastern Improvement society plans a march to city hall to demand changes to the current jitney parking ordinance, hoping for 1,000 participants. The group cites Mayor Sandland's comment that the ordinance is too strict and expects modification.
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Waterbury
Triest
Northeastern Improvement Society
William H. Sandland
Jitneys Handle 200 000 Crowd Across City Routes
Jitneys carried about 200000 passengers from 4 PM to after 10 PM with buses running every two minutes on Walnut Beach and other routes. A special train brought Waterbury residents home after a shore holiday while weather kept many away. One jitney bus accident occurred among the high volume as crowds packed Lordship Manor and Beach areas with bathing, picnics, and late evening festivities.
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Severn
New York
Walnut Bendit
Noiday
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Hairfield Beach
Geach
Lordsnig Manor
Walnut Beach
Flecal
Joan B. Schwarta
Uinsy Dus Corporation
Walnut Beach scholars to have trolley cars
Milford September 6. Milford schools reopen with Walnut Beach transport arranged by the trolley company following a request by Superintendent H J Matthe wson. Cars will depart Walnut Beach station to deliver pupils by 8 45 a m for the high and grade schools and await after 1 pm and 4 pm dismissals for late finishers.
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Walnut Beach
Milford
H. J. Matthewson
Acheo
Men Demand Full Time Trolley Service Stops
Providence residents protested a curtailed schedule as the Sun View trolley line linking the city with Narragansett Pier was halted tonight. Superintendent Frank L. Caswell indicated the service could be discontinued and questioned whether operations would resume in spring.
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Providence
Sun View
Narragansett Pier
Frank L. Caswell Gwald Carn
Yonkers Joy Riders Landed In Cells
Eleven alleged Joy riders from Yonkers were arrested at the Second Precinct police station after a breach of the peace incident on Stratford Avenue. They attacked James Wright of 106 East Main Street and fled toward Pulifelia. Charles Anderson of Yonkers was held for driving without a license.
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Thorses
Stratford Avenue
James Wright
East Main
Charles Anderson
Youkers
Natural Grapes Grow Across Eras in Sweden
Curious botanists in South Sweden note a plant showing intertwined growth from two eras. Upon cutting down, a mature stem several feet above ground reveals a fresh spruce branch, a natural graft with no direct link to the original timber. Microscopy shows odd woody mixtures at the junction, with an irregular surface and foreign cells functioning together.
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Sweden
G O P Women to Open Convention Headquarters in Hartford
The Republican Women of Connecticut will open headquarters at the Garde hotel Hartford marking a first in state history. A mass meeting is set for tomorrow at 3:30 PM with women from across the state attending to hear candidates and the platform. Mrs Ellie Sperry Bridgeport chair and Mrs HL Willard Pleck county chair will be present along with state chair Mrs Joseph Alsop guiding a strong delegation of leaders.
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Republican Women of
Connecticut
Garde
Hartford
Ellie SN. Sperry
Bridgeport
HL Willard
Pleck
Joseph Alsop
Bridgeport Delegation Weighs Governor Nominee Options
Bridgeport's ten Republican delegates to the Hartford state convention will meet in advance and vote uninstructed. Local leaders eye Meyer Wilesa as a possible nominee, while Waterbury backers push Senator Charles Templeton. Upstate figures like Judge Donald Warner and Senator Hank Hall are also considered strong contenders for the gubernatorial nomination.
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Bridgeport
Hartford
Meyer Wilesa
Templigton
Donald T. Warner
Saliebar
Upstate
William A
Hank) Hall
Willington
Stores to Stay Open Until Six Oclock Daily
The city announces stores will close at six each evening starting next Monday September 18. Saturday closings continue this week as usual, with Friday marking the final night of the summer schedule. The late hours on Labor Day were deferred last year and this season the change is kept to a week later.
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Gummér
Obituary notices and funeral details from city paper
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices appear for Michiel J. Murphy, Austin Walker Peery, Lee Curtis Ford, Austin Walker Peers, Rachel Bailey, Augusta Schwartz, Philip H. O'Brien, and related family members. The items list survivors, churches, cemeteries, and funeral times, with varied spellings and OCR errors. The notices reference St Michael's cemetery, Augustin's church, Mountain Grove, Stepney, Lakeview, and Wilson cemeteries, with locations including Stratford Avenue and 4399 Main Forest.
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J. Murphy
Jones
St. Michael's Cemetery
Austin Walker Ferry
Avetin Walker Peery
Main Forest
Mepney
Lee Curtis Ford
O’eldele
People's Presbyterian Church
Ouriaf
Lakeview
Austin Fee
Austin Walker Peers
Angg Rain Street
Stepney
Duickles Avill
Rachel Bailey
Rachel
Charles LC. Bailey
Hew
Jackson Avenue
New York City
Aer Avaband
Mar
Hust McCready
Slaters
Medon
New Oyven
Zivamer
This City
Alexander McCready
Newaven
Hugh, McCreagy
Derby
Edward. McCready
New York
Tne
Unis
August G. Baker
Stratford Avenue
Mountain Grove
Fitzgerald Likely To Be Succeeded In Democratic Shakeup
New Haven mayor Fitzgerald faces possible resignation as Democratic state central committee chair as Hartford leader Lonergan edges toward governor nomination. Spolacy, a 1918 candidate aligned with Lonergan, argues against Fitzgerald's continued drive, signaling a probable change at the helm before the upcoming campaign.
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David B.lingerald
Democratic State Central Committee
Augustine Lonergan
Hartford
Piragerata
Nou
New Haven
Yirgeralaé
Pilecerart
Central Committee
Harding Voices Labor Union Views And Arbitration
The remarks defend voluntary arbitration over compulsory mediation and urge restoring employer worker intimacy through mutual understanding. He supports railway workers’ role in asset management and stresses timely justice without banning the right to quit.
Nightie Night at The Park Theatre Review
A mixed Park Theatre review finds Nightie Night a second rate Broadway farce with a willing cast. Despite lack of polish and occasional hesitancy, the comedy yields some funny moments in late scenes and the audience at Bridgeport enjoyed it.
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Parks Theatre
Carmot
Raix
Brosdway
Bridgeport
George M. Cohan
Broadway
Poli Theaters Break Ground For New Giants
Ground will be broken today for two new Poli Theaters, a million dollar project by Z Poli, to rise on the block bounded by Ain Congress and Arch streets, eight to ten months for completion. The larger complex will rival Hartford's Capitol in size, with one hall hosting New York productions and the other vaudeville and first run pictures. Executives overseeing the build have arrived. Sugar controversy note applies.
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New York
Fairfield Democrats to Caucus on Friday
Fairfield residents hear that nomination of town officers will be the main business at the Democratic caucus set for Friday night. The article notes a Republican caucus planned for September with similar goals and mentions contemplation of stream-saving cuts and use of pelts for mats and slippers.
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Fairfield Democrats
Fairfield
Weather outlook for South New England unsettled with rain
Rain and clearing trends outline a weather system moving north from the South Carolina coast toward Long Island. Northerly to westerly winds shift to fresh and unsettled conditions with rain Tuesday, clearing by Wednesday. Coastal warnings and daylight saving notes are recorded for New England from New London to Eastport.
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South New England
Sandy Hook
South Carolina
New England
New London
Conn
Eastport
Maine
Democrats to Elect Delegates Tonight at Sequoyah Club
Delegates to the state probate and congressional conventions will be chosen at the Democratic city convention tomorrow night at 8 o clock. The Sequoyah club at 210 Fairfield Avenue hosts the event. City convention delegates who served last spring holdover for this meeting. William J. Hogan is chairman of the delegation and Francis F. Dun...
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Sequoyah Club
Fairfield Avenue
William J. Hogan
Delegant
Francis F. Dun
Saloon Raid Nets Gambling Suspects in City
Police raid a Myrtle saloon last night led to arrests on gambling charges. Keeper Sewevty Bobowich was held as keeper and released on bail of 200 dollars. two other defendants posted 90 dollars cash.
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Bureau “of Investigation
Sie
Ksewety Bobowich
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