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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
36
American Legion leaders in New York organize a new post to serve a large potential membership of firefighters and veterans. Key officers and regional organizers plan charter applications, county meetings, and regional conventions to unite veterans across Bronx and surrounding areas.
Unclear text outlines a Dr Straton proposing a revised Khvell case version. References to police, facts, and potential lessons appear amid garbled OCR phrases, with multiple aborted names and nonsensical segments.
Morning investigation follows reports of Elwell movement the night before his death. Dooling seeks connections to a roadster sighting and Elwell’s return home. Officials review keys to the house, witness accounts, and potential suspects as inquiry continues.
After a three day probe Detective Sergeant Henry P. Oswald of New York states no Lexington resident connects to the death of Joseph B Elwell. He suspects the signed letter from Miss Anne Russel Griffy of Versailles has no link. Names Torey Otter Jon Rhodes and the District Attorney will study the letters and possible suspects today.
Reports received from Uy Tew offices indicate Captain J. B. Watt, former master of the Lusitania, died aboard a vessel near Cabtnta dams. He commanded the liner on its final voyage and was born in Waitrose, Setullund. Watt is survived by two daughters and other relatives.
Dozen relatives attended the funeral of Henry Humphrey Parsons, New York attorney, at his aunt Mrs. Jefferson Hogan’s home in Purchase. The coroner prepared to open an inquest into his death, with Harrison police and New York detectives investigating motive and the exact time of the self-inflicted wound.
About 1,000 New York City Fire Department members attended a memorial service at St Patrick's Cathedral in honor of deceased firefighters. Monsignor Lavelle delivered the address and Rev. Wather Patrick O'Comdene. the service closed with congregational singing and a band performance. Since January 1, three firemen died in France, while nine died in other causes. prayers were offered for their souls.
Morris Foiler, aged 52, of 13th Street, a patient at the Opel Tae Institute, reportedly escaped from a ward and leaped from the courtyard during the morning yesterday. The married man left behind two children and was last seen by day orderly James Oakley. The body was found in the courtyard.
Albert Delafield longtime New York lawyer and former West Point superintendent died at his home after a year of declining health. Born at Fort Worth in 1846, he practiced law since 1872 and served forty years in the Seventh Regiment N G G before resigning in 1910. Survived by his wife and two sisters, his funeral is at Trinity Church with burial in Greenport.
Funeral services for George W. Perkins were held at the Presbyterian Church in Riverdate Connecticut in a simple ceremony with a Scriptural reading and a pastor’s prayer. Attendees included family and immediate friends, as automobiles gathered outside the church, and Chopin’s Funeral March played as the procession departed.
A small crowd gathered for a ceremonial event as honorary pallbearers and notable figures moved through the crowd. The report lists several names including Elbert Gare and Buckner, noting attendance by family members and local figures amid the long, winding route.
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