Youth Confesses to Attempting to Wreck Train
Alfred Busher aged 23 confessed to trying to wreck an Illinois Central passenger train near Hickman Kentucky after learning the engineer flirted with his 15 year old sweetheart. He used the alias Jon Taylor of Girardeau Missouri. He sawn three stringers on a bridge but the train safely passed. bridge held for three days before damage found.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Commercial Press
Alfred Busher
Hickman
Busher
Jon Taylor
Girardeau
Revenue force cut down at New Hampshire office
The Treasury department directs a reduction of the force at the New Hampshire internal revenue office. At least three will be dropped to meet Washington demands, likely tied to audit work transferred from Portsmouth to the Boston office.
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Treasury Department
New Hampshire
District of Internal Revenue
Washington
Portsmouth
Boston
Fifty Years of Wedded Life Celebration at Newington Home
Me and Mrs Clarence Melville de Rochemont of Newington observe a golden wedding anniversary with a two family reunion on Fox Point road. They were married December 21, 1876 in Wilson New York by Rev Hiram Newton. Both attend the Congregational church and enjoy good health. Mr de Rochemont, born 1850 in Newington, longtime farmer and former fire insurance agent, has served on the board of selectmen for over twenty years and remains active in local affairs.
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Clarence Melville de Rochemont
Newington
Hay
Fox Point Road
Wilson, N. Y
Hirami. Newton
Methodist Church
Congregational Church
Mr. deTochemont
Newington Dee
Kla Hfe
Frederic W
Maria L. (deWit) deRochemont
South America
Maxmillan Johan de Rochemont
Board of Selectmen
DeRochemont Family Golden Wedding Noted in Town
The deRochemont couple mark their golden wedding with long service from the town clerk to the school committee. Mrs. de Rochemont, born Ella G Wilson in Niagara County, three generations of musical achievement and five children living, one deceased, with a fourth golden wedding in the family.
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St. John No. 1
A.B. & Asm
Washington Royal
Philharmonic Club
deRochemont
Nigara County
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
Lima
Hetty W
Henry M
Rockland
Percy
Medford
Mass
Jennie Morrill
Kingston
Allen G
Marguerite
Dance Tonight at Legion Hall in Kittery
Dance tonight at Legion Hall Kit tery features modern and old fashioned dances. Bus leaves North Church at 8 p m and returns after the dance. Don’t forget tonight and every Tuesday night.
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Legion Hall
Kittery
North Church
William F Simpson Taken Ill on Lafayette Road
William F Simpson of North Hampton was taken ill while walking on Lafayette road yesterday afternoon. A passerby found him and brought him to his home.
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North Hampton
Lafayette Road
Portsmouth Trust and Guarantee 1927 Christmas Club
The Portsmouth Trust and Guarantee Company offers a 4 percent return on its 1927 Christmas Club share. Details are limited in the fragment, but the note emphasizes a fixed 4% rate for the club investment.
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Portsmouth Trust & Guarantee Co
Two Men Shot by New York Gunmen
Two men were shot to death in separate incidents in New York City early today. Joseph Kelly known as Whitey was found on a West 14th Street sidewalk after a quarrel with an acquaintance. Jacob Gloostein, a delicatessen owner, was shot on West 114th Street as he resisted a holdup. A woman’s scream drew police. two men fled in a car. Police say the shootings appear unconnected.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Kelly
Whitey
West
Auto Truck Collision Injures Captain Carmody
New Hampshire crash at Drake's Bridge on Lafayette Road in North Hampton yesterday afternoon left Captain William Carmody of Cambridge, Massachusetts with a fractured right ankle. Carmody rode on a Patrick Shea truck driven by Bernard Gore, colliding with Arthur Tibbetts touring car. Carmody pinned beneath overturned truck. Tibbetts party treated for glass cuts and taken to Hampton hospital, then returned to Boston.
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William Carmody
Cambridge
Mass
Portsmouth Hospital
Drake's Bridge
Lafayette Road
North Hampton
Carmody
Patrick Shea
Dorchester
Shea
Bernard Gore
Boston
Arthur F. Tibbetts
Jamaica Plain
Car
Local Pis cataqua Council No 42 Daughters of Pocahontas Meeting
The Pis cataqua Council No 42 Daughters of Pocahontas held a meeting with Mrs Mabel B Dame and all officers re-elected for another term. Chiefs to be raised at January meeting when the great deputy will visit. New member application and by-laws adopted. Officers re-elected include Propheteus Charley Burrell Pocahontas Mabel Dame Winona Alta Meloon Powatan Leslie Gardner Collector of Wampum Charles Vetter Keeper of Wampum Hattie Spinney Keeper of Records Lavinia Leach.
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Piscataqua Council No. 42
Daughters of Pocahontas
Mabel B. Dame
Propheteus
Charley Burrell
Pocahontas
Mabel
B. Dame
Winona
Alta Meloon
Powatan
Leslie Gardner
Charles Vetter
Hattie Spinney
Lavinia Leach
Suit Filed Against Mitchell School Principal at Kittery Point
Kittery Point December 21 Parents of four Mitchell school pupils accuse principal L Maude Moulton of abuse. The children named are Leo Hermance Gwendolina Carlson Blanche Leveque and Eva Phillips. Writs served by Deputy Sheriff Harry Roberts and case returnable at the January term of Yorke County Supreme Court in Saco.
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Kittery
Mitchell School
Kittery Point
L. Maude Moulton
Leo Hermance
Gwendolina Carlson
Blanche Leveque
Eva Phillips
Harry Roberts
Yorke County
Ports mouth Radio Club Meeting Briefly Noted
An informal Portsmouth Radio Club gathering convened last evening at the Chamber of Commerce room with 13 members in attendance. No definite topics of broad significance were discussed.
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Portsmouth Radio Club
Chamber of Commerce
Central Pool Room to Host Open City Tournament
The Central Pool Room plans a New Year week tournament open to all Portsmouth residents to determine the city pool champion. No entry fee required. contestants must pre-enter their names. Prizes are offered to attract wide participation amid past house patronage.
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Portsmouth
Coolidge Questions Immediate Start on New Light Cruisers
President Coolidge is not sure it is necessary to begin immediately the construction of ten new light cruisers authorized under the Butler bill. The measure, introduced in the House, drew debate as officials weigh needs and timing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Coolidge
Butler
DeWitt Clinton Knights Templar Elects Officers
DeWitt Clinton Commandery Knights Templar re elected officers last night with Horace W. Locklin as Commander Sidney H. Triseman as Generalissimo Frank I. Brooks as Captain general Edwin B. Austin as Senior warden Sherman P. Newton as Junior warden Willis N. Rugg as Recorder George B. Lord as Treasurer.
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DeWitt Clinton
Knights Templar
Horace W. Locklin
Sidney “H. Triseman
Edwin B. Austin Tunter
Shermin P. Newton
Willis N. Rugg
George B. Lord
Entertain Boys at Xmas Tree by Portsmouth Kiwanis
Members of the Portsmouth Kiwanis club hosted fifty boys from Family Welfare Association at the Hotel Rockingham for a Christmas party. After a fine dinner the big decorated tree yielded gifts, with Santa Claus Otto Raeke handing out presents, and Miss Mary Jacobs singing carols to close.
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Portsmouth Kiwanis Club
Rockingham
Family Welfare Association
Otto Raeke
Santa Claus
Mary Jacobs
Jacobs
Worcester City Clerk William H Pratt Dies at 62
William H Pratt city clerk and registrar of veterans died in City hospital after an abdominal stomach operation. He was 62, served 25 years in Worcester city offices, from Messenger to city clerk. He was born in Gardiner and began as a reporter for the Gardiner News. He was a Mason and belonged to the Elks.
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Associated Press
Worcester
Mass
William, H. Pratt
Vetera
City ‘Hospital
City Messenger
Gardiner
The
Gardiner News
Masonic Fraternity
Elica
Five Big Planes Leave Kelley Field for Friendship Flight
Five American air planes departed from Kelley Field this morning to blaze a trail of friendship across the nation. Major H. A. Dargue led New York with the other planes San Antonio, San Francisco, Detroit, and St. Louis in a V formation toward San Antonio then south toward the Mexican border. They aim to reach the border before 2 p.m. amid cheering crowds and photographers.
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Kelley
San Antonio
Associated Press
Field
Tex
Bain
Kaley Field
Inasiona
Aia
H. A. Dargue
Detroit
St. Louis
Alamo City
Protest Against Trade of Hornsby St. Louis Cardin als
The St. Louis Chamber of Commerce telegraphed Commissioner Landis urging him to block the proposed trade of Roger Hornsby, manager of the World champion St. Louis Cardinals, calling it a terrible blow and seeking a settlement between Hornsby and Cardinal management.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Roger Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce Today
K. My ‘Landis
Baseball
Hornsby
Cardinal
Letters From Long Distance Show Chamber's Wide Reach
The Chamber of Commerce receives many letters from students across the country seeking history and geography information about the local area. This morning a girl from Douglass Arkansas and yesterday a student from Washington state sent inquiries, each prompting notable attention from the chamber staff.
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Chamber of Commerce
Douglass
Ario
Washington
Chamber
Christmas Tree Display Praised at Market Square
The community praised the lighted Christmas tree at Market Square for its attractive display. A junior jazz band entertained viewers marking the evening as a favorable novelty and cherished by many observing for the first time.
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Market Square
Ileal
Smith Accepts Senate Appointment by Governor Small
Chicago report states Col. Frank L. Smith accepted Gov. Len Small's appointment to fill the unexpired term of William B. McKinley in the U S Senate. The dispatch notes the decision was reported today by the Chicago Daily Journal from Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
The
Chicago Daily Journal
Frank L. Smith
Len Small
William B. McKinley
U. S. Senate
Two Tech Students Convicted in Riot at Demonstration
Two students from the Masyadugatta Institute of Technology were convicted of riot and disturbing a public assembly at a college demonstration on November 7. Two others were found not guilty. All acquitted of wanton destruction and of assault and battery. Convicted defendants include Arnold A. Smith of Magog, Quebec, and Charles B. Lyons of Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Associated Prensa
Boston
Masyadugatta Institute of Technology
Arnold A. Smith
Magog, Qua
Charles B.lyons
Somervilla
Mass
Schooner Leader In Distress Seeks Aid 108 Miles SE of Diamos
The American schooner Leader signals distress about 108 miles southeast of Diamos. The steamer Roman Park reported the call for help to Norfolk authorities. Rescue efforts are being organized as the distressed vessel remains in the shoal waters. The incident was observed by distant ships, prompting naval dispatches and a continuous watch for weather and sea conditions.
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Associated Press
Nortfolk
Diamos
Roman Park
Norfolls
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America
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Stratham
Valmac
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