Arbuckle to Face Murder Charge in City Court Today
San Francisco reports Roscoe Arbuckle will face a murder charge in city court with Judge Lazarus presiding. Doubts about appearances of key figures arise as district attorney Brady and staff pursue witnesses including Semnacher. Missing actors Sherman and Beardslee complicate the case while Parson’s guest remains unlocated.
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Arbuckle
Ebrsest
J. Hopring
San Francisco
Calif
Roscoe
Agbuckle
Lazarus
Sherman
Lowell Sherman
New York State
Chicago
New York
Alno
Matthew Brady
Arthur Beardslee
Bridgeport
Mone County
Fort Worth
Texas
May Parsons
Lowell Sherman Eludes New York Police
Shavid Lowell Sherman, former stock favorite, eluded New York police as he left on the 20th Century Limited at Harmon, near New York. Wanted by San Francisco police as a material witness in the Fatty Arbuckle murder case, Sherman reportedly fled amid a prearranged meeting with a red haired woman in a touring car. He had charmed Lowell audiences during a five season stock run at the Lyric and remained a social figure during visits.
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Shavid Lowell Sherman
Nere
Sherman
San Francisco
Arbuckle
Virgnia Rappe
New York
20Th Century Limited
Harmor ~ Te
New York City
Lyric
Taxi Driver Arrested Under State Jitney Law
Willa Rowe, at 1254 Central Avenue in Bridgeport area, is accused of soliciting passengers for a Norwalk trip using a touring car marked as taxi. She allegedly lured riders, kept them waiting on a sidewalk until enough were gathered, and is charged with operating a jitney without proper permit. Released after 357 hours in city court.
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Jumor
Willa Rowe
Central Avenue
Elty
Women Democrats of Twelfth District Social and Meeting
A District Woman's Democratic Club will hold a social and business meeting at the district club rooms on Sixth Street tonight. There will be musical selections by Misses Peggy Palmeron Verenice Tonshue and Mildred Munson. All women of the 12th district are cordially invited.
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District Woman's Democratic Club
District Club
Sixth Street
Pegey Palverson
Verenics Tonshue
Mildred Munson
12Th District
Truck Driver Seriously Hurt In Street Collision
Howerd Stavens of 361 James St suffered a serious injury when the F T Bradbury Cruder company delivery truck collided with an automobile driven by W L Pers of 480 South Ave at Middle and Wall streets. Stavens received first aid from Dr. F Walshe and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital. A 15 year old by Hallett Street was also struck by a vehicle causing scalp lacerations but no serious injury. Alex Nagy of Bim Street was involved.
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V. M. Stowe
Madison Avenues
Nagy
Bim Street
Alex Nagy
Stratford Candidates Address Meeting Struck in Stratford
Walter Keeling and Richard Stanton spoke to Garden School voters in Stratford on the duties of a councilman. J Denairman of the sixth district presided as audience queried candidates. Frick estate ruling in Pennsylvania shows Henry Clay Frick, long resident, died 1919. Estate valued at 32 900 000 dollars.
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Stratford
Walter Keeling
Sighth
Richard Stanton
Triet
Garden School
J.denairman
Frick Penna
Newy York
Pennsylvania
Foley
Henry Clay Fricx
Fifth Ave
Keystone State
Lloyd George to Reply to De Valera Next Week
London dispatch says Prime Minister Lloyd George will not answer De Valera’s latest telegram until next week. A government cabinet committee will review the Irish talks first to avoid misinterpretation and ensure a careful reply. Optimism grows for a conference as London ministers seek a favorable outcome.
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Lloyd-George
DE Valera
London
Amon de Valera
Gairloch
de Valere
Wholesale forgeries by bootleggers shake Prohibition era
Federal agents were called into a case involving 1.5 million dollars in whiskey allegedly withdrawn from bonded warehouses on forged permits. Prohibition Director Harry MacTensie announced 58 060 gallons of whiskey were affected and indicated a broader clean-up of illegal traffic would follow a Washington-led investigation. Bridgeport firms were named in the alleged scheme, with possible involvement of Mulvihill's dossier and prior stalled charges.
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Joe Mulvil Jae Levy
Hartford
Prohibition
Harry MacTensie
Washington
Mackenzie
New York
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Mulvihill
Hoollaggers
Thich
Mulvilhill
Jazz Heart Plea Emerges In Geary Insanity Trial
In Gene Geary’s insanity case the term Jazz Heart appears as a key detail. Dr T, professor emeritus at Western University, testified that Geary claimed his heart had been removed and replaced with wires, indicating a new psychosis development.
Bag plant to move to Calcutta India for cheap labor
New York reporters say the American Manufacturing Company will shift its bagging plants to Calcutta India to cut costs. More than 5000 workers at Brooklyn St Louis and Charleston will lose jobs as machinery is shipped and a 34 acre site bought for a new plant. Officials claim tariff removal hurts US industry and rivals are moving abroad.
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New York
American Manunufacturing Company
United States
Calcutta
India
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Charleston
Andrew Gratz
Caner
Drowning Victim Identified in Stamford Notice
The body of a drowned woman found near the Stamford Motor Works docks was identified as Catherine Rice of a prominent Stamford family. She was fully dressed and showed marks of violence, but police deem the death a case of self-inflicted harm.
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Stamford
Stamford Motor Works
Catherine Rice
Sne
Tax Revision Bill Goes To U S Senate
Tax reform bill moves to the U S Senate with multiple changes. Income tax rates cut, surtaxes reduced, and corporation taxes adjusted. Transportation levies trimmed with partial repeals planned for 1923. Exemptions for heads of families and dependents raised. House proposals to tax manufacturers retained. Continued discussion expected on capital gains and nuisance taxes.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
House
Tin Corporation
Finance Committee
German plant explosion devastates Oppau killing many
Reports indicate a massive chemical plant blast at Oppau in Germany near Ludwigshafen. The initial death toll is feared to reach into thousands with extensive town damage and widespread injuries. Austria seeks U S waiver of reparations priorities to aid recovery amid league discussions on restoration, while Hungary questions troops in Bergenland and flags tensions with the Little Entente.
Mass Meeting for jobless to be held at Cooper Union
New York dispatch details a broad unemployment mobilization led by Urbain Ledoux with plans to house thousands in days. He aims to partner with churches and civic bodies, meet Mayor Hylan, and distribute rations before a Cooper Union mass meeting.
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Coop
Union
New York
Harris Weathernil
Urbain Ledoux
Manning
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Jontess gJnen
Malcolm Ross McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Ledoux
Hylan
Cooper Union
Hird
Coler
Industrial Aid Bureau
Harding
Westington
Explosion at German chemical plant devastates Mannheim
A massive blast at the Badisch Anilin and Soda Works near Oppau on the Rhine levels much of Mannheim across the river. Fatalities range from one thousand to fifteen hundred with about two thousand injured. The explosion, blamed on excess pressure in gasometers, created a funnel 130 yards wide and deep. The plant stored nitrous sulfate, previously deemed safe, and workers’ homes were destroyed along the riverbank.
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Mayence
Germany
Badisch- Anilinfabrik Company
Af Oppaw
Om the Rhine
Mannheim
Bugs
Mississippi Senator Flays Administration in Senate Row
Washington dispatch reports Senator Harrison of Mississippi attacking President Harding for a vacation trip and accusing the Republican administration of failing to fulfill campaign pledges. He claimed millions faced hardship while leaders vacationed and urged more work and less play, citing a letter from Harding to Senator McCormack as the basis for his remarks.
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Harrison
Washington
Mizsissippi
Senate
Harding
Misalesippi
Boston
Lesa Ping
Senate Chamber
Harling
McCormack
Tllmois
Republican Congress
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
Bridgeporter Sentenced to Westchester Jail
Bridgeporter Patrick Linahan of 268 Ivanistan Avenue was jailed for four months in Westchester County penitentiary after a Freeport court found him guilty of stealing pistol rings from a Dreeport store and attempting to sell them to the same clerk the same day. Authorities say prior charges and complaints across several areas prompted the sentence.
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Dreeport
Patrick Linahap
Ivanistan Avenue
Freeport
Linahan
Bridi Port
Police Seek Man Who Jumped Court Bonds
Connecticut state police and New York authorities hunt Joseph Bavina after he fled a $2000 bail in Criminal Superior court. Investigators hope his capture sheds light on a recent Brooklyn murder as Lat ina was arrested in Bridgeport on June 4 for drug violations, with possible extradition to New York under review.
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Fron
Howard N. Breitung
Turkvlle
Nelli Kitt
Madison Avenue
Hitt
Briitung
Jean Nertis
Milionaire
Edward N. Breitung
Mining Enstnver
Negaunee
Mich
Edward and
Maurie Josaphine
Pullin
Ender
Charlotte Graveviet Kaufman
Marquette
Mary Charlotte Lining Co
Nexaunee
Negaunee Ntional Bank
Munising
J. N. Breitung & Co
Arntie Iron Co
Mohawk Silver and Copper Co
Beaver Iron Co
Chicago
American Institute Mining Engineers
Republican
New York
Marnartle. Mich
Pine Street
Ia Haing Mage
Joseph Bavina
Criminal Superior Court
Connecticut
Brooklyn
N.Y
Latina
Bridgeport
Satina
Weather forecast for the region and alerts
Disturbance tracks through the Mississippi Valley bringing showers eastward. North of Lake Ontario and New England see clearing and rain later Thursday. Storm warnings issued along the Atlantic coast north of Delaware breakwater and on Lake Ontario.
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Lake
Mississippi Valley
United Lines
New England
Atlantic
Delaware
Lake Ontario
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Semnacher
Semmnacher
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Fischbach
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Manes, Fishsach
Ire G. Fortlouls
N. Y
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Amon da Vallere
State Prohibition
Tero
American Manufacturing Company
U. S. Senate
Oppau
Austria
U. S
Count Menzoff
League
America
Geneva
Associated Press
League Assembly
Vienna
Latvia
Esthenia
Lithuania
Vilna
Hyde
Y E. N. Breitung
Dr. Teykl
Mr. Hyde
Yorkville Court
Edward N. Breitune
Mr. Breitunge
Bank of the Rhine
Mississippi
Flays
Bridgeporter
Westchester
Bridgesport
Middlebrook Almanac
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