Italian Bomb Case Breaks Black Hand Ring In Kensington
Police arrest three suspects after a bomb damaged Fred Nigro’s building at 221 Kensington Avenue. Mike Herrera held on grand jury bond for the last blast. Joe Outario fined 50 dollars and Joe Racino 100 dollars for disorderly conduct. Detective work ends with a push to dismantle the Black Hand gang in the South End.
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Kensington
Fred Nigro
Kennington Avenue
Nigro
Sargeant Burnette
Brink and
Vanderlinden
Mike Erero
116Th Street
Joe Outario
Joe Racino
Mike Hrrero
Mooney
Sargeant
Black Hand
South End
Weat Pullman
Mail Presents Early Postal Holiday Push Urges Fast Handling
The Post Office Department urges broad publicity for mailing holiday gifts to ensure prompt dispatch and delivery as parcel post begins its first Christmas. It notes permissible use of Do not open until Christmas. A second item lists real estate for sale Lot 48 by 181 feet on 136th Place and adjacent Leyden Avenue property near Riverdale with inquiries to L Hadorn.
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Post Office Department
136Th Place
Leyden Avenue
Same
L. Hadorn
Riverdale
Prison Hunger Drives Thief to Confess
A 27 year old man in an Eastern city stole $300 worth of dresses, saying he had not eaten in three days and feared tuberculosis in a sanatorium. Investigators blamed lack of funds from the local anti tuberculosis society for failing to place him in care, leaving prison as only option.
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Red Cross
Noisy trains may swap horn for quieter whistle
Illinois Centant Railroad vice president Park told the city anti noise committee of a plan to test a horn designed to replace locomotive whistles. If satisfactory the new horn will be adopted to reduce noise for residents along the rail line.
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Illinois Centant
Vicepresident Park
Park
How to Tell Values and Dress Costs
An older man advocates using a manufacturer’s valuation to judge goods by the quality of components like buttons corks and tins. A Fifth Avenue milliner describes a scheme where six women rotate six hats among six addresses, each wearing a different hat over six weeks to avoid recognition and repeat styles.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Sun
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