Train Wreck Toll May Reach Fifty As Survivors Mourn
Disaster near Hackettstown New Jersey leaves dozens of German American excursionists from Chicago dead or injured. Survivors aboard the liner Republic tell of steam and wreckage as authorities scramble for investigations and burial orders.
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Hoboken
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United States
Republic
Rockport, No 1
Two Trainmen Die in Readville Wreck
Readville Massachusetts reports two trainmen killed when a freight locomotive collided with a caboose on the Readville line. Conductor William Murphy and brakeman John Davis, both of Boston, perished inside the caboose. Engineer Carver of Providence and his fireman escaped. Fire crews and wreckage removal followed the blaze.
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New Haven
Rendville
New York
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Dand
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John GF. Davis
Brikeman
Haston
Lower Hore
Forn Carver
Providence
BRL
Boston Hornd
Murphy
Davis
Wlaatu
Carver
Klan Parade Granted Permit for Washington August 8
Washington news reports the Ku Klux Klan received a police permit for an August 8 monster parade as part of the national convention. Announced figures claim about 200,000 Klansmen will participate, with masking prohibited during the event.
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Washington
Borah Walsh Approve The U S Course On China
U S policy on China gains approval with Borah Walsh stressing the need to avoid entanglements while providing adequate protection for American interests. He warns that the situation in China is tense and could threaten world peace as Congress debates the approach.
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Borah-Walsh
U. S
China
Thomas Tuttle Receives Electrical Engineer Degree at MIT
Thomas Tuttle son of Dr and Mrs Frank J Tuttle of Hillside Avenue graduates from MIT with high honors in electrical engineering. The outdoor ceremony in Dupont Court Cambridge drew more than 3000 parents and friends as faculty and seniors appeared in academic dress.
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Thomas Tuttle
Frank J, Tuttle
Hillside Avenue
Massachusetts Institute of Vyechnology
Dupont Court
Cambridge
Mass
Fevd
Warden Whittemore Fails to Postpone Naugatuck Election
A heated meeting of the warden and burgesses ended with a unanimous vote to hold a special freeman's meeting on June 29 to decide whether Naugatuck keeps its borough form or adopts the city manager plan. Warden Whittemore argued postponement was possible. attorneys Neary and Dibble argued against. The charter proviso set June 24 as election day, but the warden noted the charter is not in effect until locals approve it, leaving date flexibility.
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Naugatuck
Harris Whittemore, Jr
Burgedses
W. J. Neary
Lewis A. Dibble
Naugatuchss
Thhey
Whitlemore
Shanghai Disturbances Erupt After Quiet Day
In Shanghai the Chinese mob attacked a foreign police sergeant patrolling the foreign settlement. His revolver was seized and he was dragged and struck with weapons. A later native-city wass meeting preceded 15,000 workers flooding the streets with anti foreign threats.
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Stonehai
China
Shanghai
Wass
Woman's Body Retrieved From Water In Bridgeport
Police removed a woman's body from the harbor at Wall Street foot in Bridgeport this evening. Dr De Luca began an autopsy to determine cause, estimating the body had been in the water ten to fifteen hours. The woman wore black clothes a wedding ring beads and gray hair and is thought to be about fifty.
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Bridgeport
Wall Street
H R. de Luca
Amherst Students Publish Beard Prank on Senator Gillett
Amherst Massachusetts June reports say college students staged a practical joke by sending out news stories and photos showing United States Senator Frederick H. Gillett without his beard. Photographers later found him still wearing the beard.
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Amherst
Mags
United States
Frederick H. Gillett
Senator Gillett
Young Violinist Kievman Shines in Mendelssohn Solo
Louis Kievman, son of Mr and Mrs Kievman of Corman, stood out at a Waterbury concert in the American Legion hall. He performed the Mendelssohn Concerto movements with evident mastery beyond his years, evoking Toscha Seidel in youth. Other Prentzel pupils from Naugatuck included Ruth Wilmot, Ruby Rabin, Charlotte Rose, and Henry Horn, all aiding the program with notable performances.
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Samuel Kievman
Cormand
American Legion Hall
Waterbury
Paul Prenizel Stierman
Wio
Toscha Seidel
Prentzel
Nangatuck
Ruth Wilmot
B. N. Wilmot
Cliff Street
Ruby Rubin
Samuel Rabin
North Main Street
Charlotte Rose
Platts Mills
Henry Horn
August Horn
Walnut Street
Harvard Hopesty Come-Back Bid In Yale Series
Cambridge June 17 Harvard hoped to reverse a Yale series defeat suffered yesterday at New Haven by 25 to 15. Harvard chose Toulmin and Debham as its battery. Yale batteries included Pond Scott Morgan and Lovejoy.
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Cambridge
Mass
Yale
New Haven
Toulmin
Débham
Pond
Scott
Morgan
Clerk of Borough Court Officials as Prosecutor
Anthony Evangeliati of Seymour filled the best man role at a friend's wedding in Ansonia yesterday and then attempted to escort wedding guests home to Naugatuck, leading to unintended trouble. Continued on Page 8.
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Seymour
Ansonia
Naugatuck
Naugatuck girl wins Smart Set beauty prize
Ruth Harkins Parkins, a New England beauty winner from Naugatuck, takes $1,000 in the Smart Set contest. The Virginia-born showgirl, also known as Dixie, discusses home roots in New England, Virginia, and Spokane while planning possible film work in New York.
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Ruth Hamilton Varkins
Margaret Parkins
New Flaven Road
Arthur I. Allen, Jr
Andover
Mass
Smart Set
Miss Harkins
Boston
New Yorke
Topsy
Harkins
Beth Hamilton Watkins
Dixie
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Virginia
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Ruth Harkins
Smart Set Magazine
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Pretty Girls
Fire Devastates Reserve Cape Breton Mining Town
In Reserve Cape Breton fires destroyed multiple buildings including the company home of Don McNeil. Masked men seized relatives while police and miners protected furniture. Fires hit a warehouse bank, store, Lamp cabinal, and a rail trestle. 200 troops, 100+ police, and volunteer guards reinforced Glace Bay area amid coal strike unrest.
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Reserve
Cape Breton
Don McNeil
Coal’ Company
McNeil
Daniel Martin
Bank Heads
Corporation
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Dominion Coal Company
Glace Bay
Union Street
22Nd Battalion
Quebec
New Aberdeen
Halifax
Vale's Largest Graduating Class Receives Degrees
Yale's largest graduating class earned 1,026 diplomas across all schools, with 207 BA and 161 AB students in Yale College, 268 BS in Sheffield, 268 AS in Arts, 86 LLBs, 1 LLM, 2 DLs, and 3 DLS, as Honorary degrees were also conferred during commencement. The ceremony featured Dean leadership, a procession, and remarks by President Angell.
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New Haven
Yale
Woolsey Trail
Yale University
William Lyon Phelps
James R. Angell
Yale College
Sheffield Scientific School
Art School
Taking Chance Results In 60 Days In Jail
Greenwich June 17 John B Borromeo of 271 High street East Haven Conn was sentenced to sixty days in jail and a 250 fine after pleading guilty to transporting liquor from New Haven to New York Borromeo admitted he took a chance but it didn t work Sweetser Picked to Win Deal N J June 17 Jesse Sweetser former national golf champion was favored to win the metropolitan title in the championship tourney at Hollywood club today Contenders included William Beek 2 1924 champion and Driggs former Prinestom University foot bath star
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John B. Borromeo
High Street
East Haven
Conn
New Haven
New York
Borromeo
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