Ponzi Free From Plymouth Jail Faces New Lincoln Court
Charles Ponzi, once Boston’s infamous financier, leaves Plymouth jail after four years. He faces a new state indictment and possible further confinement as he must answer for 1920s fraud and bond questions. His fortune was returned to investors, and his life of wealth ended as he awaits court action.
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Charles Ponzi
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Pilgrim Fathers
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Napoleon of Finance
Uncle Sam
Farmers to Get Explosives for Land Clearing and Roads
The government will distribute 100 million pounds of explosives from World War stock to farmers clearing land and to state governments for highway construction. Recipients must cover transportation costs, with supplies able to fill a freight train about 40 miles long.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Public Lands
Ponzi's Fall Deepens as $5 Million Vanishes
The once heralded financier left investors unpaid as about 10,000 received small court ordered sums while most funds disappeared. Five trust companies closed in bankruptcy liquidation and Ponzi's mansion has been sold after his jail sentence. His wife seeks work while he offers to sell his life story to papers, with no bidders yet.
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Pipeline beer pair jailed fined thousand dollars
Chicago news reports Terry Dragigan once leader of the Wales gang and Frank Lake were sentenced by Federal Judge Wilkerson to one year in jail and a $3000 fine each for contempt of court. They allegedly piped real beer from the Standard Beverage Company plant under a street to a garage used as a delivery HQ.
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Chicago
Terry Dragigan
Pair Shoots Rapids In Light Canoes
Prescott Ontario August 6 George Tommo and Duke Weldington both of Massena New York navigated Long Sault Rapids in the St Lawrence River in two light canoes the feat attempted many times before and completed around noon in about 20 minutes with no mishap old inhabitants say the record is unmatched on the Canadian side
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St. Lawrence River
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Massena
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Guad alupe County Democrats Elect Delegates
Guad alupe county Democratic convention organized with E. H. Blumberg as chairman and J. B. Williams as secretary. A three member committee was appointed to recommend delegates to state congressional and district conventions. The committee named numerous delegates including J. B. Dibrell C. H. Donegan James Greenwood and others. The committee of Weinert Biesele and Maltz was added to the delegation.
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J. B. Dibrell
C. H. Donegan
James Greenwood
A. J. Wirtz
D. B. Williams
J. Box Roberts
H. A. Schmidt
T. A. Smit
C. A. Stahl
Vritz Kleiner
P. B. Campbell
F. E. Baetsch
O. J. Muelder
BR. A. Weinart
William Wilson
W- A. Francis
Wait Jones
L. C.thuem
Albert Kroesche
Fred Bading
Henry Zuehl
W. H. Bryan
J. BR. Feigerle
Paul Goetz
R. B. Anderson
H. G. Weinert
A. R. Maurer
BE. J. Zuehl
Ferd Imhoff
Joan Hicks
Ewald Pieil
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Pear prices surge as loganberries and raspberries vary
Seattle reports raspberry pack below average while loganberry output stays strong. Pears fetch about 70 dollars a ton at orchards, roughly twice last year’s price.
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Seattle
Washington
Ferguson Takes Second in Complete Gubernatorial Primary Count
Complete returns from 252 Texas counties show Miriam Ferguson holding second place in the Democratic gubernatorial race with 146 883 votes to Lyne Davidson’s 140 979 and Felix Robertson leading with 192 387. Total votes in the Democratic primary July 26 reach 702 395 with several other candidates listed.
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Dallas
Miriam Fer Uson
Lyne Davidson
Texas Election Bureau
Felix D. Robertson
Barton
Burkett
Gosling
Lynch Davidson
White Davidson
Dixon
Mrs. Ferguson
Pope
Robertson
Second Honeymoon Ends In Disturbing Scene
Shirley and Samuel Okun a formerly married couple from Omaha Nebraska divorced and remarried again. Shirley a 19 year old Broadway chorus girl left her home with a policeman as escort after Samuel sent his brother in law to wait at the stage door rather than appearing himself.
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New York
Shirley
Samuel Okun
Omaha, Neb
Samuel
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