davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
COMPLETED
 FOR DUSTY MEET
Everything in Readiness for Second Annual Athletic Event

Saturday afternoon will see the cream of the athletes from the fac tories in New Britain battling it out for medals and other prizes in the Second Annual Industrial Track and Field meet. Over so entries re- ceived up to this morning which has been set as the closing hour for en- tries. makes the meet sure of a colorful variety of athletic stunts and the class that has entered for the events, assures of keen competi- tion for every place.
 Everything is now ready for the event with the exception of the in hopes that the weather-man will be as kind this Saturday as he was last and that fair day will greet the athletes as they turn out.
 Saturdays meet will be the big 'ge1t and best ever attempted by the Industrial co"ncil. Last year, the meet was conducted by Vernon Read and this yea the -uncil has taken 1t over and is pushing it through to make 1t a success.
 The prizes for the events are now on display in the Garber Brothers Furniture store window on Main street and can be viewed by those who are interested in the affair. The Herald" trophy which will be a beautifully set up cup with a strip across the top on which is stated The Herald Industrial Athletic Trophy" is expected to arrive to- morrow and this will he put on dis play along with the others. This is the three-legged cup which must be won three times for permanent pos session. It will be awarded to the factory team winning the greatest number Of points at the meet and will be held until next year when it will be again c mpeted for.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
GUNN FUNERAL TOMORROW
Prominent New Haven Men Will Act
 As Honorary Pail Bearers

New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. g P- Prominent flnanciers of this city and associates will be honorary pail bearers at the funeral tomorrow aft ernoop of George Miles Gum, well known New Haven banker who died Tuesday night Services will be held at the residence in Broad street, Milford at 2:S0 o'clock. Rev. G. Everett Knollmeyer, rector of the St. Peters Episcopal church, Mil ford. will officiate. Burial will be in Milford cemetery.
 The death of MT. Gum who was president of the National Trades mems Bank and Trust company of this city followed the amputation of his right leg. Amputation became necessary because of a blood clot which prevented circulation.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
FlGHTS LAST NIGHT

Cincinnati Vince (Filipino) Hambright Cincinnati, knocked out Blockie Richards, Dayton. O.. CD.
 Council Bluffs, Ia.-Jimmy Fin ley, Louisville, beat Sailor Liston, Council Bluffs Q0).
 St. John. N. B.-George Fifield, Toronto. Canadian welterweight champion, scored a technical knock out over Humbert, Brady, Syracuse, \. Y. (6).
 San FranCisco-Bobby Mars, Fi- lipino flywcight, scored technical knockout over Bert Laws, Ireland, (S.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
Church League Plays
 Three Games Tonight

Three more play-offs of postponed games are scheduled to take place at Willow Brook paJk at o'clock this evening. The tail-end Kensing- ton nine team will meet the Metho- dists, who cinched second place by the victory Tuesday. kensington has played we'll in its last two games and may be able to stop it's losing streak. which has now extended to 14 games, and defeat the Metho- dists, but the latter are one of the best teams in the league and are favorites to win tonight.
 The Blue army will meet the
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

Center church. The two teams are now tied for seventh place, and the win ner tonight will wind up in sixth position. The Center church has played streaky ball during the season, but so have the Bluebirds. The third game will bring together the St. Matthew's German Lutherans who are five games in front and have clinched the pennant, and the First Baptists, who have been meet ing with diversity in their recent encounters.
 The last game of the league is set for tomorrow night with the Stanley Memorial team facing Ken sington.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
personally destroyed them"

personally destroyed them"
 NIT. Buckner stated he could prove that the check. although stamped by the Midland bank. had not been credited to the account of any de- positor other than the two Daugh- ertys, or Smith whose accounts were destroyed.
 A s10o,ooo block of the Liberty bonds paid to Merton, however, was traced to King. he said, and s2,215 interest was collected six months later. Next day this amount was withdrawn from Kings account, and the same sum placed to the credit of Harry Daugherty, the attorney de- clared.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
Finance Com. Allows
 S9.952 Tax Abatements

Tax abatcments in the amount of sq,952.2S were voted at a meeting of the finance committee Of the common council last night and will be recommended to the common council next week. The accounts from which amounts will be struck are: Property tax, S910454; sprink- ling tax, s106.06; sewer assessment, S69S.4S; street improvement fund, s4S.25. Property tax abatements af- feet seven accounts standing since 1921.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

It Is our fond hope and the hope of all those interested in the fortune of the team that the city of New Britain will come through to keep the team in the front ranks. II doesn't mean a great deal of money for anyone but when everyone helps a little. the returns will mean a great deal.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

Mir. Gum, an independent demo- crat represented Milford several times in the state legislature. For several years he was the keynoter at democratic state conventions. He was 75 years old and left wife.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

Bill Sherdel of the Cards has whipped the Dodgers five straight times. Bill turned in his fifth sue cessive triumph over the faltering Robinson brigade the other day. sherdel. it seems, has something on the Trolley boys.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
The Standing

Games Today Jersey City at Baltimore. Newark at Reading. Rochester at Toronto Syracuse at Buffalo.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

The Legion team although 1t re- presents the Eddy-Glover post, is a New Britain institution now and for that reason, the entire city should back 1t up. It is the finest team in the state and every boy on the team is fine little fellow. The team is worth backing up and there are tickets about the city which are being sold to help pay the expenses of the teams trips and 10 date 8 good sale has been reported.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Games Yesterday Boston 5, New York 2. Detroit 10, Cleveland :. St. Louis Chicago. rain. (Other clubs not scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
EASTERN LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

New Haven 5, Albany 1. Pittsheld 2, Hartford 1 Providence 4, Waterbury c, Springfield 6, Bridgeport 5,
 (10 innings).
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
The Standing
Games Today

Chicago at Pittsburgh. New York at Boston. Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
The Standing
Games Today

Boston at New York. Cleveland at Detroit. St. Louis at Chicago. (Other clubs not scheduled) |.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
Games Tomorrow

Bridgeport at Pittsfeld. Hartford at Springfield. Albany at New Haven. Providence at Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Jersey City 5-1, Newark 0-3. Toronto Is, Buffalo 0.
 Baltimore g, Reading 2. Other clubs not scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

here the following week, the mem bers of the post have found that their resources are very much de- pleted.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Pittsburgh 6-11, Cincinnati 10. New York 5-o, Boston 1-4. Philadelphia $, Brooklyn (.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
The Standing
Games Today

New Haven at Albany. Hartford at Pittsfield.
 Bridgeport at Springfield. Waterbury at Providence.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

The game between the Corbin Red sox and Kensington teams, which was scheduled to be played Saturday afternoon in Kensington. has beer called off by the managers out Of consideration for the Indus- trial Athletic Council which is con- ducting the annual track and field meet at Willow Brook park the -sme day.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

At first. the managers were going to play the game, fearful that the general public might be tired of hearing about postponed games, money and other matters connected with the games, but after due con- sideration, it was found that the game would undoubtedly clash with the track meet and as plans had been laid for some time to hold the meet, it was thought to he better sportsmanship to cancel the game and give the second annual meet a clear track.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
Speaking of Sports

The Rangers football team will practice tonight at o'clock at St. Mary's field. All members of last years team and new candidates are asked to report.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

Besides his many other accom- plishments, Buckley is bass drum mer extra ordinaire. He uses cres- cendos and diminuendos with aban- don and when he is booming away in time to the shrill piping of the flies and the rattle of the snares, the time is perfect.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

Because of the big expense being incurred by the Legion post in out fitting and equipping the team and ike funds 1t vii take to send the team 10 Providence next Saturday and bring the Rhode Island team
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09

Manager Pat Buckley greets this announcement with joy as he would have been in a hole for players Sat- urday and with the Falcon game coming in Sunday, this weekend would have been a tough one. Sev> eral of his players had made plans 10 go away with St, Paul's T. A. B. Drum Corps on field day and Buckley would have had to go.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-07
ADMIRAL WATsON|N
 P0RT FROM SOUTH
P. s. s. co. VESSEL MAKING LAST RUN OF THE SEASON
 TO ALITAK

The s. s. Admiral Watson, arrived l in Seward last evening at 9:30 from the south, en route to the Westward and on it's last voyage of the year to Alitak. A fair listing of passengers disembarked here while others con- l tinued on to other points. The vessel discharged a good size tonnage but has several hundred tons for West ward business men and canneries. On the trip to the westward the Watson is scheduled to call at Seldo. via, Shuyak, Iron creek, Uzinki, Ko- diak and Alitak Unless orders for de- livery of special cargo are received the Watson will sail only as far as Kodiak on future trips this year. The reservations were as follows
 Seward-Joseph A. Hewic, Mrs. T. P. Graham, K. w. Abell, Oscar Tilson, Frank La VaIla, Miss Margaret Miller, J. c. Black, Mrs. J. N. England, Al Jones, c. w. Felch, c. P. Gilliland, Peter Morri, and one steerage. Kodiak-S. Jameson, w. L. Faust, Fred Lonmers, s. N. Mover, MT. and Mrs. Fred Small, Mrs. Mabel c. Trait on, Charley Marshall, Father Kasavar- eoff, MT. and Mrs. Kryger Jr. Local reservations for Kodiak were: Helmer Olson, w. c. Thompson.
 Seldovia-Miss Daisy Spieske, Miss Bess D. Lloyd, c. A. Hattie, H. Anton sen.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-07

Fruit jars at ]. L. Graef's.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-07
MORE 0N MOOSE PASS
s- (Continued from Page 3

lesser hills which marched up towards their parents out of the valleys, and the colors of the myriad images of the turning woods, on their shores. In the air was the spice of the early autumn, mingled with the tang of rich growth. Hundreds of photographs were taken at every vantage point farm lands and fur ranches were visited and mining properties visited. At the Anderson dam, one of the largest of it's kind ing, the blast of motor horns were sounding, signalling that sections of the caravan were starting bright and early to discover new beauties.
 Space in this issue prohibits con tinuing extolling the wonders of the country of the magnificent roadway, and the delightful time enjoyed by every member of the motor party, however, additional details will be published in tomorrow's papers. Be- fore giving the names of the excur- sionists it will be we'll to impress again upon the minds of every citizen of Seward the absolute necessity of having the Moose Pass highway joined up with the Seward-Kenai high way at Mile 20. A short interval of nine miles is lacking to make the connection. Nine miles separates Sew ard from development of unlimited prosperity. In the words of Tom Mar quam, Flight for roads and you will get them"
 The personnel of the excursion party was as follows: MT. and Mrs. IL. V. Ray, daughter Patsy and son Lee, MT. and Mrs. Chas. Sheldon, MT. and Mrs. A. B. Rucker, MT. and Mrs. A. H.. L. Myer, MT. and Mrs. Malloy, MT. and Mrs. Tumble, MT. and Mrs. Starr, Mrs. Davis, Miss Robins, Miss Edell- book, Mrs. cHolben, daughter Beulah, and son Melvin, H. V. .HHoben, Hank Frost, Chas. Lechner, Leon Urbach, IP. C., McMullen, John Helm, Oscar
 Dahl, Earl Mount, Wm. De Witt, Dr. Roberts Otto Schallerer, P. H. Abbott, B, F. lessen. Jack and Eddie Starr, Jack Rosness.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-07

Canning Peaches are arriving on the Steamer Yukon, $1.0o per box. Leave your order now.
 BROWN & HAWKINS CORP.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
N0N- STOP SEAPLANE JUMP
 FROM VIRGINIA TO PANAMA

two ships.
 The distance to be flown is 1,S06 miles and the route win be:
 The Route Selected
 Hampton Roads, Cape Hatteras, Miami, Alligator Key Fla. Mariel. Cuba, across Cuba, down the east ern coast to the Isle of Pines, old Providence island. Colon.
 Five surface vessels will be sta tioned along the way. Two between Cape Hatteras and Miami. and three between the Isle of Pines and Colon.
 The officers who will accompany Commander Bartlett are Lieutenants Herbert c. Rodd. Radio operator; Brlon J. Conell, who was pilot of the PN-9 plane In which Command CT Rodgers attempted his flight to Hawaii; Clarence H. Scheldhauer, and Lawrence NJ. Curtin. who was to have been navigating officer for Captain Rene Tonck. in his New York Paris flight.
 The PN-1e planes are a develop mert oT tho&s used In the attempted Hawaiian flight, and are destined to form a part of the special lang dis tance cruising squadron to be sta toned at San Diego. Cal, If they prove satisfactory, another attempt to fly to Hawaii Is probable.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12

witnesses who are to testify against Salts.
 Although the usual silence of gangland prevailed after the shoot ing, the police versed in the lore of the underworld, saw the attack as the apogee of a long guerrilla war fare between two cliques of gunmen and beer runners.
 Peace Farley Failure
 They believed the shooting was the direct result of the failure of a recent peace barley" between henchmen Of "Scarface Al" Capone, kingpin Of Cicero vicelands. and Weiss. The meeting broke up, ac- cording to information in the hands of the authorities when Weiss de- manded that Capone offer for as- sassination the two men who had tried 10 kill his partner, Vincent "Schemer" Drucci on Michigan ave- nue several weeks ago. the demand was rejected and the war was on.
 Cropping back into the past, the du LIlDl iIitS NclN lllC v DdIIlOll Sloy HE as the genesis of a series of reprisals and counter reprisals. eliminating in the latest assault Weiss was faithful lieutenant of the florist gangster. The Capone-Johnny Tor rio band was blamed for the shoot ing. Later Torrio was shot down but not killed and this was called re- prisal by O'Banion's followers.
 Then two months ago came the attempt to kill Drucci, partner of Weiss in the leadership of the O'Banion gang-blamed on the Ca pone faction. A counter blow by Weiss -Drucci forces was seen in the next episode, when the Hawthorne hotel in Cicero was raked by ma chine gun fire in an evident attempt to slay Capone, who escaped. A lull followed during which the abortive attempts at peace were made.
 Soon after the Hawthorne shoot ing a young man rent q room on North street next door to the Weiss Drucci rendezvous, here Weiss enemies waited for their opportuni- ty. and when 1t came, showered the deadly lead from the window.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
New England Potato Crop
 Outlook Is Excellent Now

Wakefield, Mass, Oct. 12 Pl-The potato crop outlook for New Eng land was somewhat better on Oc- tober 1 than in 1925. but was 4.3 per cent under the fve-year average, the New England crop reporting service here was found.
 Improvement was noted principal ly in Maine and Connecticut. The prospect for the former state was 35,545,0oo bushels, 2.2 per cent high CT than the five year average.
 Better conditions caused some i'm provement in Connecticut during Septem Der, but the outlook declined slightly in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
CHICAGO WARFARE
 IN BLOODY CLIMAX
Death StreWing Machine Gun MOWS Down Five Men

-. Chicago, Oct. 12 LP-Chicago's deadliest gang battle-a war to ex- tsrmination-has opened between two opulent bands of booze racket eers for control of the city liquor traffic.
 That fearful engine of war, the death spewing machine gun, was the sinister weapon employed by gang sters, who moved down five men in the shadow of Chicago's great Cath olic Cathedral of the Holy Name on North State street late yesterday.
 The murderous attack, more dar- ing than the assassination of Assist ant States Attorney McSwiggin, was expected to bring reprisal and counter reprisal-the eternal vicious cycle that all "alky" feuds go through.
 Witnesses Are Afraid
 Ut is another gang killing. No one knows anything. No one wants 10 know anything, They are afraid, |" was the comment of an attache Of the states attorneys office who questioned vii esses at the scene of the slayings-
 Two Killed Outright
 The victims in the newest and most deadly of gangland's own
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
City Items

Today marks the second anniver- sary Of the murder Of Policeman James Skelly, for which Gerald Chapman was hanged at states prison, Wethersfeld, after a long legal fight.
 It's worth the walk to dine at Charlie's Grill, 93 Church street and enjoy music with your meals.-adv.
 A meeting of the common coun- cil claims committee will be held Thursday evening at o'clock.
 Frank J. Arata Of Dwight street has returned from New York where he saw the last two games of the World Series.
 Martha Chapter, No. q. o. E. s. will hold regular meeting Thurs day evening at 7:30 o'clock. The members will meet in the afternoon at 2:3o to sew for the o. E. s. hos pital at Wallingford.
 Miss Ruth Johnson of 343 Stanley street is recovering at New Britain General hospital from an operation for appendicitis,
 A son has been born to MT. and Mrs, Louis Feldman of New York city. Mrs. Feldman was formerly Miss Lillian Rosenberg, a teacher in the public school here, and the daughter of Rev. F. Rosenberg and Mrs. Rosenberg of 17 Main street.
 Miss Elsie Gourson of Winter street is attending the Feitelburg- Berkowitz wedding in New York city today.
 Reports and addressed from the recent Kiwanis convention will be given by Arthur Berg and Rev. Dr. A. A. Ahlquist at the Kiwanis club
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
Navy Planes Will Start October 19 and Will Cover About 1,SO6 Miles, Going Via. Cuba-Bart- lett in Command.

Washington, Oct 12 OP- A non- stop seaplane flight from Hampton roads to Colon. Panama Canal zone via Cuba, will be undertaken by the navy.
 The flight will start Oct 19 or as soon thereafter as weather con- ditions are good.
 Two of the new PN-10 type ships will be used and the flight will be commanded by Leutenan. Cox mander Harold T. Bartlett who succeeded the late Commander John Rodgers in charge of this special long distance cruising squadron. Four other officers and one enlisted man will make up the crews of the
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
College Club Listens
 To Lecture on Books

An enjoyable meeting of the Col lege club was held last evening at the home of Mrs. Marcus White, at 99 Forest street. Edwin Clark, book critic for the New York Times, spoke entertainingly on "The Latest Good Books" mentioning and criticizing the most worth-whil writings in fiction and biography which have re- gently come to his attention.
 The meeting was well attended and there were a number of new members present. After the talk re- treatments were served.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
GIVE sI-CcEssFUL CONCERT

An audience of several hundred greeted the Rhonda Welsh singers, under the auspices of Evcryman's Bible class at Trinity M. E. church last evening. The singers from abroad delighted the local audience and received enthusiastic applause. There were some splendid solo num- bers also.
 The concert Is reported as both a social and financial success.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
Thought "New Britain"
 Only Address Needed

Evidence that somebody has a false idea of the population of New Britain was received today when mail clerks checked up the pack ages of the parcel post delivery. A package bearing the cryptic address of Mrs. Jones, New Britain, Conn.," and all efforts to find more infor- nation failed. There are thirteen "Joness" In the phone book and considering all those that do not own phones-well, Postmaster Err win decided that the job was too big and the parcel Is awaiting a claim of ownership at the local post office,
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12

method of eliminating It's enemies were Earl "Hymie" Weiss, notorious gangster and gunman, who at 2S has risen to overlordship of a powerful city wide combine of booze runners and Paddy Murray, 8 lieutenant
 Both were killed almost instantly, their bodies riddled by slugs as ma chine guns, splitting their deadly messengers of death from a room ing house window and an automo- bile raked them with whitening cross fire of lead.
 List of Wounded
 The wounded were William W. O'Brien, former assistant states at torney. prominent criminal lawyer and counsel for Big Joe" Salts, ally of Weiss now on trial for mur- der; Ben Jacobs, an investigator for O'Brien and Sam Peller, henchman and bodyguard of Weiss,
 The two went down under the murderous stream apparently a moment after they had left the modest florist shop of William Schofeld, across State street from the cathedral, and believed by police to be the headquarters of the Salts defense forces. It was in this shop two years ago that Dean O'Banion, ace of Chicago alcohol purveyors, was slain by three gunmen amidst his roses and chrysanthemums.
 Hit By Seven Bullets
 Attorney O'Brien had just come from the criminal courts building 3, few blocks away, where a jury had been completed to try Salts. O'Brien, struck by seven bullets, but declared out of danger, denied that the florist shop was rendezvous of Saltis workers, but police found a list of all men called for jury service in Weiss pocket, while a safe in Scho- fields office yielded a list of state
New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
Mexican Catholics Ask
 That Law Be Amended

Mexico City, Oct. F Pt-SiXy prominent Catholic laymen have handed to the chamber of deputies a petition requesting an amendment of the religious clauses of the Mexi- can constitution.
 The petition is identical with that presented to the chamber by the Catholic Episcopate some time ago and which was rejected because it was signed by only prelatcs, who are not entitled under the law to ad- dress the congress.