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Today's Olds
MORNING EDITION
Old news from
April 22, 1927
Prize for New National Anthem Withheld; None Found Worthy in 901 Airs Offered
No award made in contest for new natl anthem; not one of 901 mss submitted found adequate setting for K L Bates's America the Beautiful
BERTACCHINI FREED OF ARREST ORDER; Publisher of United American Is Exonerated of Charges in Sale of Company's Stock. HIS ACCUSER IS REBUKED Court Finds "Strong Suspicion of Bad Faith" by Plaintiff Who Sued for an Accounting.
Justice Ford of N Y S Supreme Court gives decision vacating civil order of arrest against A Bertacchini in suit brought by P Tomaselli for accounting of moneys from sale of stock
PROPOSES TRANSIT ON TRI-BORO BRIDGE; Delaney Board Studies Plan to Route New Subway Over the Structure. HEARING ON BRIDGE PROJECT Civic and Political Leaders From Three Boroughs Argue For and Against Program. CONNOLLY IN A TILT Trade Board Head Accuses Him of "Double-Crossing" North Side of Queens.
Tilts with Borough Pres Connolly at Estimate Bd hearing on triborough bridge plan
MUSIC NOTES.
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WILL HONOR SHAKESPEARE.; Foundation to Hold Memorial Meeting Tomorrow in Central Park.
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Summit Beats Rahway, 2-1.
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CAMP MERRITT FIRE STIRS JERSEY AREA; Flames Raze at Least Twenty Buildings -- Fifty Companies and 1,000 Volunteers Fight Blaze.
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DARING SWINDLER GOT $69,000 STOCK; Fake Agent by Forgery Led the Owners to Send It to the Hercules Powder Co. ROBBED MAIL, SOLD SHARES A.E. Rand of Providence Seeks Permanent Writ Against Sale by Innocent Buyer.
Swindled out of Hercules Powder Co stock by man calling himself G A Sprague and pretending to be repr of Hercules Powder Co; Rands obtain temporary injunction against P C Kullman & Co, who say they are innocent purchasers of the stock, to restrain them from disposing of it
GAIN OF u675,000 GOLD AT BANK OF ENGLAND; Now u6,269,000 Above 1927 Lowest and u7,459,000 Above Year Ago.
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CIVIL SERVICE HEAD GETS LARGER STAFF; Kaplan Also Wins Pay Rise for Examiners After Plea to Estimate Board. DEFENDS TEMPORARY JOBS Says Impossibility of Holding Examinations Has Kept 2,274 on Payrolls.
Kaplan defends temporary employes, asks for additional workers and salary raises for Municipal Service Comm, at hearing by Bd of Estimate; bd grants request despite McKee's objection to some points
Today's Olds delivers news articles from the past.
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Typos are due to incorrect scans of old newspapers.
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