Great Hall of Fame display honors New England names
An article notes New York University Hall of Fame tablets totaling sixty three with thirty four from the region, highlighting Massachusetts and other New England figures. It lists Ralph Waldo Emerson Nathaniel Bowditch John Adams Benjamin Franklin and others with regional ties including Longfellow Webster Stowe and Emma Willard.
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New York University
Bay State
New York
Virginia
Connecticut
Little
Rhode Island
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
Mark Twain
Massachusetts
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nathaniel Bell Lowell
John Greenleaf Whittier
George Bancroft
William Cullen Bryant
Oliver Wendell Holmes
John Lothrop Motley
Edgar Allan Poe
Francis Parkman
Horace Mann
Mark Hopkins
Phillips Brooks
George Peabody
William Thomas Green Morton
Samuel F. B. Morse
Eli Whitney
Elias Howe
Joseph Story
Rufus Choate
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Quincy Adams
Mary Lyon
Maria Mitchell
Charlotte S. Cushman
Jonathan Edwards
Henry Ward Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Emma Willard
William Ellery Channing
Gilbert Charles Stewart
Maine
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
New Hampshire
Daniel Webster
Old
New England
Fire prevention and public responsibility urged
The piece argues Americans neglect fire precautions and that most losses are from carelessness. Franklin H. Wentworth cites Europe as holding fire starters criminal, while America treats them as unfortunate. Fires burden all in higher costs and demand swift legal punishment for preventable blazes.
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Franklin H. Wentworth
National Fire Prevention Association
Europe
America
A Singular Museum in Washington D C
A government laboratory hosts a unique exhibit of bootleg beverages under the Internal Revenue Service. The samples show thousands of illicit concoctions marketed during Prohibition, with chemists noting that about 99 percent are harmful or poisonous. The collection highlights American thirst and ingenuity and may become a notable curiosity in the future.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Department
Tve
Baby crime wave blamed on modern mothers says magistrate
A New York magistrate attributes the rise in juvenile crime to mothers who seek amusement and gossip instead of guiding their children. He argues fathers are away at work, leaving kids in mothers’ hands, and urges women to be more responsible for upbringing to prevent delinquency.
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New York
What Others Say by James Hartley Beal
The passage warns that liberties earned by sacrifice are often squandered through frivolous regulation. Democracies decline as internal laws grow, driven by factions, weakening the state until collapse or external conquest occurs. The core lesson: suspending free government for expediency leads to ruin.
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James Hartley Beal
Federal action urged against building price trusts
The author urges vigorous federal probes into building combinations exposed by Samuel Untermeyer and the Lockwood Committee. He cites New York Buffalo and Chicago as examples where padding inflated school costs harmed taxpayers and students, calling for nationwide indictments and reforms to end price fixing in home construction.
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Worl
Samuel Untermeyer
Lockwood Committee
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
United States
Washington
The Washington Waste vs Economy Demand
The Boston Post notes Republican leader James W. Good urges big cuts in government spending and tax relief after his Congress resignation. He warns the Republican administration must curb expenditures or risk being swept from power as public demand for economy grows, citing Lloyd George era politics in Britain.
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Boston Post
Washington
James W. Good
Congress
England
Lloyd George
Deadlock over naval appropriations reaches crisis in Congress
The Senate boosts naval spending to 494 million dollars while the House balks, insisting 98 million is too high. The Secretary warns that without drastic cuts to military and naval outlays there will be little surplus in 1922, urging action with stark metaphor.
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Congress
Senate
House
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Why Russia Is Not At Home
Senator France tries to visit Lenine and Trotsky in Berlin to learn the truth about Soviet Russia but is kept waiting as gates stay shut. He notes William H. Johnston of the International Association of Machinists is also turned away while Russia remains not at home.
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Worcester Daily Telegram
France
Lenine
Trotsky
Berlin
Krassin
William H. Johnston
International Association of Machinists
Soviet Russia
Blame for Floods Across Colorado and Midwest
The Chicago Tribune argues floods in Pueblo Colorado and recent floods across Ohio Indiana and nearby areas prove human error rather than divine wrath. It calls for better planning such as wide flood channels and bridges that remain dry most of the year to prevent ruin from spring thaws.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
Ohio
Indiana
Europe
Republican Disquiet in Washington Forewarns GOP Dissent
The Times notes widespread unease among Republican leaders in Washington as honeymoon bonds fade. Intracaucus between cabinet managers and would be policy directors grows, with deadlocks and delays signaling a troubled turn for the party. The piece depicts a tense, fracture prone Republican coalition amid mounting internal friction.
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The
Times
Washington
Congress
Cainet
Black Clare
Why They Fight in the Dempsey Carpentier Bout
The Los Angeles Times piece frames the Dempsey Carpentier boxing match as a struggle not for the fighters but for loved ones. It highlights Jack Dempsey aiming to win for his mother and Georges Carpentier striving to protect his baby Jacqueline, emphasizing the emotional cost of victory or defeat.
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Los Angeles Times
Jack Dempsey
Carpentier
Jacqueline
Jack
Aby
No Positions For Graduates On Hill Top
Bridgeport High School faces a bleak post graduation job outlook as about half of the fifty-eight graduates expect no summer work. Industrial slowdowns mean few openings, with only those who secure jobs through personal connections sure of employment. A post graduate commercial class may form next term if enough students register.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport High School
Lewis B. Matthias
Trinity Graduation At Trinity College In Alumni Hall
Hartford June 20 commencement at Trinity College in Alumni Hall drew a large crowd for the first ceremony under President Remsen B. Ogilby. Degrees were awarded to 32 men, 30 BA and 2 MA. honorary degrees conferred on Edward Milligan and Charles E. Chase MA. MS to Magnus Washington Alexander. Doctor of Music to John Spencer Camp. Doctor of Literature to Frank G. Moore. Doctor of Science to William Barclay Parsons. Doctor of Laws to Vittori Ricci. Doctor of Divinity to Rt. Rev. Philip Cook. and clergy and scholars from Shanghai and Delaware among honorees.
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Hartford
Conn
Trinity College
Alumni Hall
Remsen B. Ogilby
Edward Milligan
Charles E. Chase
Magnus Washington Alexander
General Electric Company
John Spencer Camp
Frank G. Moore
Columbia Universy
William Barclay Parsons
New York
Vittori Rolandi Ricci
Italy
United States
Philip Cook
Delaware
J. W. Nichols
Shanghai
China
T Sullivan
Lynn
Mass
Prayers offered for patrolman Thomas Tierney
Catholic churches across the city held prayers for patrolman Thomas A. Tierney who lies in dangerous condition at St. Vincent’s hospital after being shot by an unknown assailant last week.
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Thomas A. Tierney
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mackay Divorce Action Withdrawn in New York Supreme Court
Olga Harting Mackay has withdrawn divorce action against her husband Donald Francis Mackay. The discontinuance order was signed by Justice Whittaker of the Supreme Court of New York.
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Donald Francis Mackay
Olga Harting Mackay
Justice Whittaker
Supreme Court of New York
Olmstead Elected President at Sheriff's Association Outing
At the Lehmann shore house on Seaview avenue and Pleasure Beach roller coaster outing Frank Olmstead was chosen president to replace Deputy Selah Blakeman of Shelton who resigned. A July outing is planned with location to be announced.
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Sheriff's Association
Lehmann
Shore House
Seaview Avenue
Pleasure Beach
Frank Olmstead
Selah Blakeman
Shelton
The Speckled Band at Waterloo to Leatherhead
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson visit Miss Stoner at Stoke Moran near Waterloo en route to Leatherhead. They inspect the old mansion, inspect rooms, detect a dummy bell rope, and plan further search to uncover the mystery surrounding Miss Stoner and her sister.
Bar Examinations Result Notables From Bridgeport
Results released Saturday show 72 examiners from Bridgeport passed and seven others from Fairfield County also succeeded. Successful Bridgeport barristers include Morris K. Park Place, Charles A Church Street, David Goldateen, Harry Kuraman, Willan J. Lavery, Abraham Schine, James C. Ehennon, and Arthur B Wells with listed addresses.
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Bridgeport
Frirield County
Morris K. Park
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