$60 000 Verdict Annulled by Jury Error in Will Case
The jury in Louise M Bala v Martha Brasher aimed to award Bala $60 000 from a $1.2 million estate but instead nullified disinheritance provisions. Surrogate Wingate said rethinking the verdict is impossible. Judge Ketcham proposed a settlement of $200 900 with the largest legatee contingent on withdrawal, which is no longer valid.
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Louise M. Bala
Martha M. Brasher
Mrs. Bain
Wingate
Ketcham
Church Charity Foundation
Reds Call on Transport Workers to Help Soviet
A proclamation by the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of America urges transport workers in the United States to refuse to load or transport materials for Poland Japan or any country at war with Soviet Russia. The document has circulated among New York workers and a department investigation is underway to identify the responsible persons.
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Russia
Washington
Central Executive Committee
Communist Party of America
Department of Justice
América
Poland
Japan
New York
Department
Perso
Call Sent Out for State Meeting in Albany on Sept 10 11
The American Legion calls for the Department of New York convention in Albany on September 10 and 11. It notes River ships offer low fares for delegates and outlines representation rules, dates, and the need for post resolutions before the meeting. New York faces a 65 delegate limit unless more dues are paid, with 100,000 members statewide and 65,000 paid. Bart Hunt named Kings County successor to Weld.
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Albany
New York County
Wade H. Hayes
Department of New York
Franklin D’olier
Ines
New York
Minneapolis
New York State
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Legion
Cleveland
Philadelphia Population Reaches 1 823 158 in 1910 Census
The 1910 census places Philadelphia as the nation’s third largest city with 1,823,158 residents, up 274,150 since 1910. Rochester and Newport show notable gains and local posts plan events as the Lever act anti profiteering case advances through courts.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Rochester
N. Y
Newport
Wilkinsburg
New York
Baltimore
New Orleans
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York State
United States
Walter Heckman
Arthurs
H. Murphy
Tremont Avenue
Lost City
Lever Act Suits Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upholds Lever Act suits denying injunctions in New York cases. Justice opinions remain reserved as justices consider the federal authority. The decision reinforces wartime price control and government powers over commerce during the period.
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U. S. Supreme Court
New York
Washington
Detroit Lawyer Arrested in Murder of Auditor
The Tribune reports Detroit attorney and bank director Frank H. Dohany was arrested at 1 a.m. on a murder charge. August Dwyer of Middleboro, Kentucky, a United Mine Workers official, was found slain in Dohany's law office with blows from a whisky bottle. Dohany had met Dwyer earlier with others, claimed to have found him dying, and later said he left aboard a interurban to his summer home near Pontiac.
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The
Tribune
Detroit
Frank H. Dohany
August Dwyer
Middleboro
United Mine Workers of America
Denny W. Dwyer
Dwyer
Dwyers
Dohany
Carl Williams
Hany
M. F. Bishop
Pontiac
Man in Love Fatally Shoots Woman in Dunellen
Christine Murphy of Dewey Park Dunellen, 30, was shot twice in the afternoon by George Schneiderwind, 22, who reportedly loved her. Murphy was en route to work at Mall Printing Press when struck in the neck. a bullet grazed her arm. She was taken to Muhlenberg Hospital Plainfield. Schneiderwind surrendered to police.
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Plainfield
Christine Murphy
Dewey Park
Dunellen
George Schneiderwind
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