Justice Officials Crack Bribery Ring Tying Army Contracts
A Justice Department alert reports the arrest of seventeen employees from fifteen Manhattan firms on bribery and conspiracy charges. The graft centers on tainted Army orders for soldiers gear, with inspectors and contractors alleged to solicit or steer contracts via contingent fees. Names of those arrested span clothing, rubber, and raincoat makers, tied to the nationwide probe connected to the Vicent case and Army contracting abuses.
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Simulta
New York
Washington
Army
Department of Jusici
Army Ofirs
Conor
Department
Felix Gould
Joseph Iman
William Sydeman
Jobh Wood
Sydeman Rubberompany
Ralph Cohen
Yorkshire Mufacturing Company
Charles Platt
Benjamin Plattel
The
Plot# Raincoat company
Ralph Roseni
Honour and Rosenthal
Alfred Itel
Comast
Ip My, Inc
Louis Fried
S. Halpern
Interborough Raincoat Company
Clarion
Manchester Fer Coat Company
I. M. Halpern
National Cement Company
Simon
Harris Raincoat House
Lesser
Lesser and Stenge
Pines
Pines Rubber Comy
L. I. H. Yellim
Eureka Rubber Manufacturing Company
Department of Justice and War and Navy
Huston Thompson
Willard ‘Eakin
Charles B. Brewer
Alles
NO RELIEF FROM HEAT AND WEATHER WARNINGS
Weather Bureau says no relief from heat with only probable showers tonight or Wednesday from the Ohio Valley to New England. Temperatures will rise little, with continued hot conditions southward. Nearby reports include a Bridgeport incident where Mrs. George Warren survived after her car crash. Dr. Warren saved her with a clamp to stop bleeding. A German officer on the Western Front says there is no hope for success under Hindenburg’s leadership, while local notes report a death in France of Joseph Shugrue, a Navy recruit from this city, due to pneumonia. Rumors of Hindenburg’s death circulate from Amsterdam via dispatches.
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Ohio Valley
Lake
Pennsylvania
New
New England
Bridgeport
George En
East 62Nd Street
Bridgeport Hospital
George W. Warren
Bogash
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Western Front
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Dr Kushimann Refuses Post
July 23 and Dr Richard Backmann, former German secretary, have refused the position of a majority according to information.
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Kushimann
Richard Backmann
Allied Forces Break Through In Marne Sector
The German retreat on the Marne reveals a large southern strip of the western front. French and American units recapture Chateau-Thiery and push north along the Ourcq, while Franco American forces advance toward Ourchy le Chateau. British troops widen the German line penetration as enemy redeploys heavy guns.
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Marne
Chateau-Thiery
Wilson Takes Over Cape Cod Canal War Move
President Wilson proclaims control of the eight mile Cape Cod canal between Buzzards Bay and Sandwich Mass to the railway administration. The move speeds coal shipments to New England and counters U boat activity. Navy/tug service to be arranged. dredging planned to deepen the canal. significant reduction in voyage distance. An escaped Governors Island prisoner prompts a nationwide search.
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Wilson
Cape Cod Canal
Buzzards Bay
Sandwich
Mass
Railway Administration
New England
Cape Cod
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Boston
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Railroad Administration
Czechs join Revolting Peasants in Russian advance
Reports from Moscow state Czecho-Slovak forces that captured Jaroslav in eastern European Russia joined the revolt against the Bolsheviks and push their advance. Red Guards resist futilely. General Korniloff may be called to command counter-revolutionaries. Spooning in movies banned in Waterbury court case ends with two months for Kalarsky. Hoover says US food prospects are good and urges Allied cooperation on supplies.
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Amsterdam
Jaroslav
Russia
Moscow
Red Guards
Korniloff
Crowder to Hear League Owners' Side Today
Washington July 23 representatives of both major baseball leagues prepared to present their case before Provost Marshal General Crowder on the work or fight ruling. John K Tener Ban Johnson and August Herrmann in Washington to cooperate on a brief asking that the season go on as usual or be discontinued immediately.
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Washington
John K. Tener
National League
Ban Johnson
American League
August Herrmann
National Baseball Commission
Not Guilty of Draft Obstruction Verdict Opened
In New York on July 23 Frank S. O’Neil former state boxing commissioner Lieut Oswald L Simpson of the army quartermaster department and Samuel Richbach were found not guilty of attempting to obstruct the draft in a sealed verdict opened by Judge Martin P. Manton in federal district court today. The verdict followed a two week trial.
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Frank S. O'Neil
Oswald L. Simpson
Army Quartermaster’s Department
Samuel Richbach
Martin P. Manton
Federal District Court
Bought Stolen Necklace Draws Questioning in New Jersey
Wealthy insurance broker J Scott Anderson of Upper Montclair New Jersey was questioned by the district attorney after a jeweled necklace from a Chicago theft surfaced in Newark. He swore it was bought in good faith from two men who disappeared. The piece was part of $256000 in jewels stolen from the Heller Rose store in Chicago last January.
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J. Scott Anderson
Upper Montclair
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Chicago
Anderson
Washington Trust Co
Newark
L Anderson
Heller-Rose Company
Two Men Say Their Wives Fund All They Own
In London Answers a pair of men credit their wives for all they possess, claiming their households financed everything they have. Each man emphasizes his wife as the source of his wealth and success, portraying a shared dependence on spousal support.
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London
Selections From 25 Years Ago at Local Meeting and Seafront Rush
A temperance gathering led by George A. Coles drew over 1,400 attendees at the Middlesex event. Reports note plans for a Saybrook silver factory, upcoming electric railway to Cromwell, and active shore life with cottages crowded and moonlit buggy rides. Meanwhile hunters and boaters tour area harbors as residents recount travel to Saybrook, Niantic, and Fisher's Island, with social calls and new carriages at Carrier’s stable. Benjamin Starr, 82, dies at his niece’s home.
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George A. Coles
Dlesex
R. G. Pike
Bradford P. Raymond
Attorney Dempsey
Cromwell
Middletown
Henry Woodward
Arthur , Medlicott
Henry L. Mansfield
Saybrook
Pease House
Main Street
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L. O. Davis
Hammonassett House
Fred W. Dickerson
E. N. Foster
Universalist Church
Eddie &. Davis
Benjamin Starr
R. V.singleton
Air Supply Train From Paris Drops Provisions to Cut Off Battalion
French airmen supplied a battalion cut off near Pourcy between the Marne and Rheims for three days on July 17. They dropped a thousand loaves of bread, 80 tins of beef, and cartridges to sustain the troops.
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Paris
Pourcy
Marne
Rheims
Sub Treasury Report Gains From Banks in New York
New York on July 23 reports the sub treasury gained 611000 from banks on Monday, lifting the cash net gain since Friday to 633000. The report notes steady inflows as financial institutions shifted funds, reflecting a tight liquidity environment in the early week.
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Treasury
New York
Sub-Treasury
Mothers in trenches endure fear yet praise sons duty
A boy’s letter home speaks of mothers’ mixed worry and pride as soldiers serve. It notes mothers remain uneasy about danger but grateful for their sons’ duty and faith. The message argues such courage would quiet critics and rumor mongers in support of Uncle Sam.
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Uncle Sam
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