davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12

(Continued from Page 1.) looked undecided, looking intently first one way, then the other. While I was watching him, he suddenly | walked across the street toward me, then waved his hand as a sig nal that he didn't want cab. He strolled into the subway and dis sappeared.
 "As he did so I happened to look again at the theater. At that instant 1t seemed to disappear in red flare, followed by loud , boom.
 "The ticket booth burst to bits and q shower of glass from the marque and the windows above came onto the sidewalk"
 Latterner described the man he saw in front of the theater as about six feet tall, in. his early thirties, and wearing a soft gray hat and dark blue overcoat. The interior of the Fremont was a shambles, with debris from the fallen ceiling and shattered wall decorations piled high. Fire broke out in the basement following the blast but it was quickly controlled.
 Four persons working in the orchestra were knocked down but escaped injury.
 Two scrubwomen, Mrs Annie As cot and Mrs Alice Gallagher, were working within a few feet of the spot where the Majestic theater bomb exploded. They were knock ed down but suffered only cuts and bruises. They struggled through the mass of fallen plaster and broken fittings to the street.
 At Lynn the bomb, placed in the mems room in the basement, exploded with such force that a large section of floor above it was | lifted five inches. The basement was damaged extensively and the theater's front door was blasted out.
 At Pawtucket the Capitol thea | ter of the N. E. Lowe chain was severely damaged by bomb which exploded under the projection room.
 The projection machine and booth were wrecked, windows shat tered and parts of the ceiling and walls were badly damaged.
 Deputy fire chief William P. Con- molly of Pawtucket said there was no doubt that the blast was caused by bomb. Theater officials said they had had no labor trouble recently. Damage was estimated at $3,000 to $5,000.
 State police superintendent Ed ward Kelly and the state fire mar shal began an investigation.
 Only a few fragments of the bomb were found in the debris and it was impossible to determine immediately it's type.
 It was the first theater bombing in Rhode Island in two years.
 The two Boston theaters report edly are owned by the Greater Boston theaters, Inc, of which 4 Samuel Richmond is district man. ager. :,
 Fred E. Lieberman of Lowell supposedly is the actual head ot the group. He is reported to have leased the Majestic only last Friday and the Fremont last August.
 Bremen said nitro-glycerinc was used in the Fremont bomb and that evidence of gunpowde; was fonud at the Majestic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12

Main street, Waterbury, last night for repairs and for installation of a heater. The auto agency re- ported this morning that 1t did not know the name of the cars owner, but that Cartledge, who was employed there, had the car out for a test. The automobile. whose front end was crushed in completely in the smash--up, bore New York markers. BW-sSe7.
 Headed Towards Waterville
 With Arsenault driving, and with Seery and Cartledge as passengers the New York registered car was proceeding toward Waterville al the time of the accident, At a point about a mile beyond the Goir Lots and near the so-called "half- way" house on Thomaston avenue, the sedan hit the rear end of the truck, which is owned by the City Lumber Company of Bridgeport, yeered off and crashed into the highway fence. The front end or the car was jammed between the fence cables, and Roy and another truck driver, both of whom were carrying loads of coal, extricateo the three men from the wreckage' In vain they signalled for passina cars to halt, and 1t was a consider able time before the men who H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
John Seery Is Killed
 m mAutomobile Crash
tcontinued from Page l>

naliy did take the injured men to
 the hospitals drove by the scene and halted.
 Covered Bodies With Blankets While the truck drivers were en-
 deavoring to have the men taken
 to the hospital they covered the
 bleeding bodies with coats and blankets, deeming it impossible to
 get the three to the hospital in the coal-laden vehicles which they were driving. One of the truckers finally drove into Waterville where he found Patrolman O'Neil. The
 latter dashed back to the accident scene, while firemen of the Water- vile station notified police head quarters. Meantime the passing
 motorists had halted and taken the men to St Mary's and Waterbury
 hospitals. The police ambulance
 was sent, and police motor patrol
 cars rushed to the spot. Motor Pa trolmen Vincent Begg was first to
 arrive, quickly followed by Patrol
 men Reilly, O'Neil and McCabe.
 The policemen cleared the road of scattered wreckage, but the bat tered New York car was at the
 scene until tow car arrived to
 remove it.
 Accident Cause Unknown Investigation thus far has not disclosed how the accident hap pened. Fog rising from the river,
 which runs along the road, may
 have obscured Arsenault's vision. Another theory considered was that tire on the machine may
 have blown out, forcing the driver to lose control. Arsenault, though
 not seriously injured, was unable to give police any coherent story at St Mary's hospital when he was | questioned this morning. Both he and Cartledge are expected to re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
FARLEY PLANNED
 ON SOCIAL LAWS
Many Units Invited to Leg islation Conference at
 Central Y Tuesday

More than 90 Waterbury socio- ties which were not represented last week at the conference at the local Y. M. c. A. at a meeting sponsored by the Waterbury spons- bring committee have received spe- ial invitations to attend the con ference on social legislation which is scheduled for next Tuesday
 night at the central "Y." An
 nouncenient to this effect was
 made today by the members ot
 the committee, Edward H. Davis
 Rev A. A. Perry, Rev Thomas Le-
 roy Crosby, Arthur l.. Purinton, G
 George Borgnis, Rabbi William E Greenfield and Rev Joseph O Todd.
 Those who were present at the
 last meeting have also received invitations to attend. It was also stated that everybody in Water bury interested in the matters tc
 be discussed will be welcome to the session. The notice sent out was as follows:
 May we ask your most careful consideration of this message. On
 Tuesday evening, Dec IS at o. ClOCh, VIII DS tlCiu at IllS M. c. A. a second meeting of the Waterbury Conference on Social Insurance. This is to consider, ir a frank, open, and democratic
 fashion, the problems which are publicly slated for action in tho forthcoming assemblies of oul state legislature and the 74th con gress of the United States. "It must be apparent to all that
 the proposed legislation establish. es a new attitude of fundamental and far-reaching significance T our political tradition. It will re- present far more than may appear in any single lcgislatife enactment It raises questions of the greatest importance to every member of our community, whatever his par | ticular interests or attitude may be.
 "The meeting on Tuesday even ing, which is only one among | many hundreds held through or' our country, is intended to afford presentation of the general prob lem, to consider draft of a bil proposed for the next congress. tt
 allow for free discussion, and--i | is hoped-to develop plans for {
 large city-wide meeting to be ad dressed by a speaker of nationa | prominence"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12

Dave Fletcher, Coldwater. The hat was not burned. Another brought out a pocket book.
 Set Up Morgue A temporary morgue was estab- lisred in a small building across the street from the ruins. {, Charred sheets from the hotel | ledger were found in the wreckage of the lobby. From them officers hoped to establish definitely how many persons were registered al the time of the fire, the names of the missing, and possibly, the names of those whose bodies have been recovered.
 Hotel Manager Died
 Bremen believed trat Hotei Manager David Monroe attempte'! to rescue the ledger and almosi reached the doorway before he died.
 Another group of searchers worked on the debris which plunged into the Grand river when the rear wall fell. They believe I some of the trapped guests fell | into the river there while clingina to gre escapes, or were buried by the wall after they jumped into | the river.
 Most of tre bodies will be found | in the inner court of the U-shaped building, it was believed. Trapped guests might have leaped into the court hoping to dash out through the rear opening. only to find themselves encircled by fire and falling walls.
 Never Get Anywhere
 we could never get anywhere in that twisted he'll" said Capt John F. O'Brien of the Lansing po- lice, as the dragging started.
 The heat and danger of injury from falling debris make 1t impor- sible to get in there. If we get any bodies out we probably won't be able to identify them. The best we will be able to do is measure the skeletons to determine the sex.'' Lewis, Jennie Rollo, Maxine Fay. Over 200 Guests Aslccp Between 200 and 225 guests were believed asleep in the hotel when fire broke out and spread swiftly. yesterday morning. Police checked off 10s who escaped uninjured. Thirty-two were injured. If the total number of guests was 225, this would make the number miss ing 73, in. addition to IS now known dead. If the total was 200, the missing would number 49, besides these known to be dead. Some of the hotels 40 employees still were missing.
 These figures do not include the injured, some of whom may die. 1t was feared that only a small per- centage of the missing could be alive.
 Messages Pour In Frantic messages from persons in all parts of the country who had relatives visiting in Lansing were mingled with hundreds of messa- ges of cOndelenee. including one from Presldent Roosevelt. Many of the known dead and a number of the missing were members Of the state Legislature, here for c special session. Hospital cOrtl' ders were crowded with relatives Of fhe injured and of missing peF- sons.
 Among the missing whom au- thofltleG feared dead, was State ! Senator John Leldlein of Saginaw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
DAN CHERRY GETS
 i 6 MONTHS IN JAIL
(Continued from Page 1.)

(Continued from Page 1.) he went to the Curtis Art Co and purchased some stationery. He preferred a check for $lo to nay for the purchase of $1.2b, and received the change. He did the same at the filling Rubber Co
 in the purchase of about a dollars worth of golf balls.
 He went to New Jersey and New York and worked the game there until he was arrested.
 Included in his police record is a sentence of five years of penal seryitude in Amsterdam, Holland l for pickpocketing. His record be- gan in 1890 and shows only sew eral records of prison and jail sen. tence serving. Tn all, he has served about eight years in jails. After reading Cherry's record states Attorney Lawrence l.. Lewls said the ends of justice would bi served by the imposition of a Iail sentence. He recalled that a ques- ton had arisen of the physical con l dition of Cherry, and submitted te l Judge Cornell a lengthy report oi ! doctors who examined the accused MT Lewis also pointed out that | Cherry had served two years III prison since committing the of lenses here. Cherry was represent ed by Public Defender William w. Gager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
PAYMENTS MADE IN
 $l5,5OO VERDlCTS


 Final disposition of the cases of the Page family against Joseph B. Ellis, was made today when the motion asking the setting aside of one of the verdicts was withdrawn from the superior court. Harvey Page was given $7,5O0, his wife, the same amount and son. Earle, was awarded $500 by a superior court jury several weeks ago.
 The defendant moved to have the verdict in favor of Harvey set aside. Arguments had been presented and Judge Cornell was reserving decision when the cases were settled. Judge Cornell today entered a decision dismissing the application.
 The suits resulted from an auto- mobile collision nthe Bethany road between the cars in which the Pages were riding and the Ellis car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12

dently popular of late was also at tackled by the priests.
 Local church groups as well as members of the Waterbury Minis ters' association have been quoted from time to time as being some what startled and surprised over the type of shows staged and the alleged inactivity of the police. The latter waited for some citizen to witness one of the so-called ob- jecionabla shows and then make a formal complaint, which would warrant action.
 Superintendent Mclean ended the period of watch waiting" today by issuing one of his characteris- tically frank statements in which he threatened to ring down the cur tain and close the theater if any more complaints were heard. Not content, with issuing orders. the superintendent sent for the man ager and in a heart-to-heart talk, gave him plenty of official as well as fatherly advice.
 However-the show goes on, but the programs, as our old friend would say, is going to different now, chief!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
JUDGMENT MADE
 FOR DEFENDANT
Southington Judge Up= holds Jury's Verdict in
 Store Occupancy Suit


 Judgement sustaining the de- fendant's verdict in the store oc- cupancy suit of Fannie Persky against Bertha Benkler, was hand ed down in decision of Judge J.. Lawrence Degnan of Southington in the city court here today. The jury found the issues for the de- fandant in a verdict several weeks ago Id it was this verdict that the plaintiff asked to have set aside.
 Judge Degnan sat on the case because Judge Edward Mascoio and Judge John F. McGrath the Waterbury judges of the city court had disqualified themselves. This is the second time the cases had been tried. The. first trial resulted in a defendants yer dict which Judge Mascolo set aside. The second verdict was al- so for the defendant and is sus- tained by Judge Degnan. The suit asked that the defendant be evicted from store owned by the plaintiff on South Main street.
 Attorney J. Gregory Lynch rep resented the plaintiff, Attorney John H. Cassidy, the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
Best Dressed >WOnan ket0ins Her Title
z Harrison Williams of New York Again Heads List; Two Other American Among Worlds Best Attired

solid tone frightened by colorful accessories.
 The Begun Aga Khan, former French candy girl and milliner who married the Aga Khan, one of the wealthiest men in the world and the spiritual leader of all Indian Mohammedans, entered the list for the first time.
 The Baronne Eugene De Roths- child is the former Mrs Dandridgo Spottiswood of Virginia. Despite her titled marriages she retains the charm of the southern bell with old world embellishments. She has long been considered living defi- milton of smartness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
cover, though the latter's injuries are considered more serious.

WcH huOWn HI VllIG John Jack" Seery,~ who died a
 short time after this mornings Thomaston avenue accident, was well known in Waterville and Wa terbury. He was employed at the Marble Grill, Waterville restaurant and had scores of friends. For years he was an employe of the American Pin Go.
 He is survived by his father, John F.; three brothers, Joseph A., Frank J., and Edward M. Seery; three sisters, Mrs George Goggins with whom he made his home; Mrs Claude Stevens, all of this city and Mrs Peter Garrity of Pitts field.
 Funeral Plans Later The funeral will be held from the home of his sister, Mrs George
 Goggins of 1859 Huntingdon ave- nue, time and arrangements to be announced later.
 Police were asked this afternoon by Coroner John T. Monzani to hold Cyril Arsenault, 27, of Water- vile, as a coroner's prisoner, after | investigation of the accident in which John Seery, 39, was killed early this morning. Arsenault is now at St Mary's hospital and will <: be taken into custody immediately
 following his release.
 A. G. Hollander or New York, owner of the car, a 1884 model
 which was completely wrecked,
 complained to police that he had
 left his car at the Rec Sales Ser vice station, 494 West Main street for the installation of heater, and that he could not understand why the car had been taken out of l the garage without his permission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12

(Continued from Page ID
 than in the days of Billy Watson's Beef Trust" or the inimitable Jim Barton.
 Last Sunday is local churches, Catholic particularly comments were made following the admins tration of the pledge as asked by Most Rev Maurice F. McAuliffe in his Episcopal letter as read at all masses. The Democrat in record ing the fact that thousands of Catholics solemly pledged them selves to refrain from attending pictures listed as ''objectionable' by the Legion of Decency national committee, also remarked that the type of stage entertainment so evil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
OFFICIAL NOTICE COMING

Tokio, Dec. 12-(UP)-Japan's s official notice terminating the Washington naval treaty will be sent to Ambassador Hiroshi Saito Dec. 22 for delivery to the United States, 1t was learned authoritative ly today. The renunciation plan at present is in the hands of the priyy council. r<
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
BY MARY KNIGHT
777TTT3ght 1884 by United Pre-

FflBhe 1884 by United Press)
 Paris. Dec 12.-(UP)-Mrs liar FiHNn Williams, society beauty of &K# York, was reelected by Paris &FEEsuaters to-day to succeed her 4Elx aa the best dressed woman in 4H6 world.
 Two other American women were lH q list of the 12 best dressed |. Xh6F are Louise Van Allen Mdivani o Newport and New York and 8A1onne Eugene De Rothschild ot Paris.
 This year the dressmakers could not agree on the usual 10 best dressed women but expanded their list to 12; they estimated it cost each of the 12 an average of $50,- 0e0 d year to maintain their para mount places.
 The women selected, In order, ara:
 1. Mrs Harrison Williams.
 2. Princess Sixte De Bourbon Parma.
 8. The Hon Mrs Richard Nor ton.
 Countess De Saab.
 s. Begun Aga Khan.
 6. Baronne Won Drieger.
 z. Marquise Nicoletta Visconti.
 s. Louise Van Allen Mdivani.
 9. Duchess of Alba.
 10. Baronne Eugene De Roths- child.
 II. Countess Antonin De Nun.
 1e. Princess Dora Ruspoli.
 Not only wealth, charm and beauty were declared by the elect ing dressmakers to be essential to plaeing in the list, but vivacity, ppise, personality, brains and 'it'. { in addition to the $50.00O
 Mrs Williams brightens things around her with gay colors, scin- tillating jewels and luxurious fur s. Among the dressmakers whose skill has won her regal rank among fashionable women Elsa Schiapa- relii ranks high. This year Mrs williams wears the new greens, stratosphere blue, black and white.
 The Princess Sixte, whose hus- band died recently, is still 1T. meurning but this spring will wear gray and black and white. Her mourning even now is of the smart est kind and she is as distinguished in 1t as she was in her former smart attire.
 The Hon Mrs Richard Norton, of London, spends much time in Paris. She is tall and slender with dark eyes and hair. Her color preferences are autumn shades and she wears rich, heavy fabrics of a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
PRISON BOARD CREATED

Washington, Dec. 12.-(UP)- President Roosevelt by executive order today created the Federal prison industries, Inc, a corpora ton to determine what the scope of industrial operations shall be in government penal and correc- tional institutions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
Hank Greenberg
 Coming To TosOn

Hank Greenbcrg, elongat- cd first haseman of the De- troit American League base ball club who performed in the last World Series against tho st Louis Cardinals, will bring his All-Star basketball team to the Central Y. Thursday evening, December 20, to play a local combine. it was announced this InOrn- ing by Charles Leader, Y physical director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
I5 Bodies Recovered
 From Hotel Ruins
tContinued from Page l,

Five Representatives were among the known dead.
 River May Hold Bodies The Grand river, which flows be- hind the hotel, was believed to contain a number of victims. Per- sons on bridge during the height of the fire saw men and women jump from their windows into the | icy water. Later a section of the | hotels wall collapsed into the | river and the debris was believed ot cover additional bodies. Captain John O'Brien, Lansing police, announced the eventual death toll probably would exceed 100. Captain Lawrence Lyon, state i police, estimated that at least SC died.
 Hotel Covered Block
 The hotel, shaped like an in verted U covered almost a square block. It was an old building ol brick and wood, The fire was be- lieved to have started in one oi l the wings near the ground floor and swept up stirways and eleva- tor shafts to the three upper floors Almost all persons on the ground floor escaped. Few from the second floor were among the | dead or missing. But only three or four of the guests assigned tc the third and fourth floors had been accounted for today. Three Probes Started Three separate investigations oi | the disaster were launched to- day. Dan D. Mccullough, county prosecutor, announced a cornor-
 
 to establish responsibility. Deputy questioned hotel employees and guests. Lansing police also con , ducted an Investigation. The ho- tel fire prevention and fire fight ing equipment was inspected and pronounced satisfactory last Feb- ruary.
 Lansing opened it's purse and homes to the survivors and the relatives of victims. Those who escaped did so in their night cloth ing, leaving all their personal be- longings behind. These were SUD- piled with clothing and cash until they could get to their own re- sources. The state legislature met to eulogize its dead members, then adjourned in respect.
 Norwalk Man in Blaze Lansing. Mich, Dec 12-(UP)- Tn the list of persons believed tt have been trapped in the Hote Kerns, and still unreported to DO lice or relatives, was Herbert Willard, Norwalk, Conn. Tragedy Summary
 Lansing. Mich, Dec i2-lUPl- A summary of victims of the Ho' | tel Kerns fire:
 Guests in hotel at time of fire (estlmated) )-9fs.
 Escaped unhuFt-i32. InluFcd-3f.
 Bodies recOy@Eoi--lb. Bodies identl1ed--tO. Mlssing--HO.
 Llst Of Victims Lansing, Mich, Dec is--(uP)- The list Of victims ek the Hets Kerns fire whose bodies have beer recovered. or who died eg the!l burns or ether injuries in hospl' ! tals lateFi
 Siaie Rep Jehp ~. Good. wine, MaFIRfie, Mich, ff0n Nnnal0 E. kias, Nlds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
STATES TO PICK
 OUT OWN PLANS

New York, Dec 12.-(UP)-The administration will recommend only general unemployment insur- ance to congress, leaving the de- cision as to type of insurance to the individual states. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins indicated today. "Iegislation to be recommended to congress undoubtedly will per- init the states to determine for themselves what type of unemploy- ment compensation law they wish to have" Miss Perkins told mem- bers of the New York board of trade.
 The committee on economic se- curity's report has not been com pleted, but Miss Perkins said that 1t probably would follow the wish Mir Roosevelt expressed when he said lat this stage, while unem- ployment insurance Is still untried in this country and there is such great diversity of opinion on many details, there is room for some degree of difference in meth- ods, though not in principles"
 land. Mich.
 Rep q. Henry Howietf. Greg. ory, Mich.
 Rep Charles Parker, otis. vile, Mich.
 Rep ven vooFhees. Al. biOn, Mich.
 IsrsaI yNlshneiH, Los Angeles.
 ls. G. MeknFlnn0, Dayton, O.
 sfn0lAa f4eafnlH. O&taaaa.
 AbEahans Ilosman. Grand Ilaplds, Mich,
 Clarence smith, cel1waisg, Aiirh.
 Al unidentified mas, bes lievod Co ha nnnlel e80lln," AA unidentified u0illans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
SHOW TO BE TONED; MILAN HAS ACTED

(Continued from Page 1)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
Tragedy Summary
Hist Of Victims

Lansing, Mich, Dec is--(uP)- The list Of victims ef the Hotel Kerns Ire whose bodies have been recovered, or who died Og thelF burns oF ether injuries in hospl. tals lateFi
 state Rep Jehp ~. Good. wine, kiaFleffe, MIeh,
 ilan Donald q. kies, Alids
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-12
FOUR TIME BOMBS WRECK THEATERS

(Continued from Page 1.)