Face riots ringleader Arrested in Hartford incident
Flashes Rufus Gray a colored man was arrested in Hartford as the ringleader of the Face riots on Wednesday night. Four New Yorkers were arrested in New Haven for olive oil theft suspicions. A bolt of lightning struck the Graphophone Company yard causing a fire but no damage. Burglaries occurred at Luigi Matro’s store and 44 pigeons were stolen from Peter Mille’s loft last week.
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Rufus Gray
Hartford
Mary Rossel
New Haven
Graphophone Company
Railroad Avenue
Peter Mille
Steuben Street
Oklahoma Home Loan Act Expands Farm Buyings
About $1,000,000 is available under the 1919 Home Loan Act for Oklahoma residents to purchase farms. Eligibility requires two years as a state resident and ownership of no more than 49 acres. Loans up to 50 percent of farm value from the New College Fund, notes run 20 years at 4 percent, with a 160 acre cap per person and County committees approving requests.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
ER. PL Bryan
Commissioners of the Land Office
Home Land
New College Fund
State Corporation Commission
Mexicans May Buy Ammunition and Arms Abroad
Mexico contemplates shifting munitions purchases from foreign brokers to government agents if a report by an Italian expert endorses foreign sourcing. Genial Calles backs using army experts to place orders abroad and notes local raw materials for arms plus economy from domestic production such as airplane propellers.
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Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
War and Marine
Fl Universal
Mexico
L Universal
Reorganization of Yankee Army Under New Bill
Washington July 23 The new army reorganization bill effective July 1 reshapes the Regular Army to 295000 officers and men and pairs with National Guard and Reserve for rapid expansion in emergencies. The National Guard tops about 440000, while the Reserve is reorganized into enlisted and officers corps and World War I veterans may enlist for one year. A general committee plus 52 state committees will arrange guard organization, with a nine district plan proposed for corps formation.
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Washington
National Guard
Regular Army Reserve
Officers Reserve Corps
oMeers
Army
Tate and
Military reorganization plan details selective service and officer strength
The proposal outlines a regular army with reserve divisions that can be filled by selective service in emergencies. It aims for about 17 000 commissioned officers, supported by 7 000 reserve and temporary officers. A Pershing board will select officers and enlisted men for permanent army commissions. The act broadens Reserve Officers Training Corps and authorizes six week summer camps for advanced student officer training. The National Guard head will be a National Guard officer of major general rank. The second and third assistant secretaries of war are abolished and their duties folded into the assistant secretary of war.
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Regular Army
General Pershing
Reserve Officers'training Corps
Organized Reserve
Militia
Bureau of
The
War Department
National Guard
Woman Given Fine and Jail for Smuggling in Lindau
Madame Bella Hartmann a widow of an Austrian officer was sentenced in Lindau to pay 50 000 marks and one month in jail for smuggling. She allegedly defrauded Berlin and Vienna authorities of over 3 million marks through a network at Lake Constance using autos boats and other equipment. Carrie Chapman Catt is described as a humorist remarking on men’s emotions.
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Geneva
Bella Hartmann
Lindau
Berlin
Vienna
Lake Constance
Three arraigned on statutory assault charges in Bridgeport case
Hector Gosseth of Lynn Massachusetts and Timothy McMahon of Stratford were arraigned in City Court on statutory assault charges after a 15 year old girl reported the incident. Gosseth bound over to the September term of the Superior Court on $1000 bail. McMahon remanded to Stratford authorities on similar bail. A third man, listed as Jin alias Harry Carr, is wanted by Lynn police for assault and will be sent to Massachusetts after the case in Superior Court.
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Hector
Gosselin
Lynn
Mass
Timothy McMahon
Maplewood Avenue
Bridgeport
Gosseth
McMahon
Stratford
Jin
Massachusetts
William Street
Harry Carr
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American Legion
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Grodno
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Prohibition
Aaron Watkins
Ohio
Chile
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L. I
Archbishop Mannix
Australia
Samuel Gompers
Transportation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Antonio DeLomio
Frank Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
North Avenues
Burgiara
Luigi Matro
East Main Street
the Times
Spalding
American Hardware Stores Incorporated
Fairfield Av
Middle St
Carrie Chapman Catt
Albany Journal
Shoe Manufacturer’s Sacrifice Shoe Sale
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