Pennsylvania Endures Terrific Storm Amid Floods
Western and Central Pennsylvania faced heavy rains and flooding as bridges collapsed and rivers rose. A Lackawanna train struck a washout near Hallstead killing both the fireman and engineer. Scranton reported flooded homes and washed bridges while Wilkes Barre area saw rising Susquehanna waters. Snow and sleet caused additional accidents in western counties.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Hallstead
Susquehanna County
Lackawanna
Wilkes Barre
Susquehanna
Scranton
Carbondale
Two Trainmen Killed in Washout Wreck Near Hallstead
A Lackawanna passenger train wrecked at a washout three miles east of Hallstead Pennsylvania resulted in the deaths of the engineer and fireman with two others injured. An express messenger and a mail clerk suffered injuries as a combination express mail car collided with the engine and two other express cars fell onto it.
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United Press
Hallstead
Lackawanna
Here
John Grady
John Cruser
Tropical Storm Murky Details Missing Coast Report
Very meager information on a tropical disturbance as of today. No vessel reports available. weather officials say the system is probably near southeast of Bermuda. Atlantic coast disturbance zones reported in New England with two centers near eastern Maine and Nantucket. Eastport barometer 29.06 inches and Nantucket 29.14 inches.
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Associated Vess
Washington
Erenu
Bermuda
Bureau
New England
Bains
Nantucket
Eastport
Maine
Cotton Exchange Firm Is Bankrupt
The New York cotton exchange announced that Cobb Brothers and Company of Norfolk, members of the exchange, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition.
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Cotton Exchange
Associated Press
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Cobb Brothers and Company of Norfolk
Exchange
Abducted Boys Allegedly Displayed by Circus
Mrs. Harriet Muse of Roanoke Virginia files attachment suits totaling 100000 against Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey alleging her two sons George and Willie were abducted years ago and exhibited as freaks in the combined circus. She says she recognized the boys during a Roanoke show.
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Richmond
George
Willie
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
Harriet Muse
Roanoke
Virginia
Muse
Lone Bandit Steals $5000 From Grocery Messenger
An unmasked bandit held up William Baker, a grocery chain messenger, at a downtown street intersection. He forced Baker to drive to an outlying district where the robber obtained about $5000 in cash and checks.
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Associated Press
Holl
William Baker
Baker
Paolino Us cudun Scraps Nov. 4 Bout With Phil Scott
Paolino Us cudun sprains his back and withdraws from the November 4 heavyweight match with Phil Scott. Scott, invited to the United States for an American debut by the H. H. of G. B., faces no opponent as the bout is canceled.
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Paolino
Phil Scott
United Press
New York
Paolino Uscudun
Walker
Boxing Commission
Scott
H. H
G. B
Great Britain
Mr. Scott
Phil
Tex Rickard
Ing
Banque
Werosn
Madame Bey
Jess McMahon
Madison Square Garden
Joe Stubbs Named Harvard Hockey Coach for Season
Cambridge Mass October 20 Harvard hockey naming Joe Stubbs former Boston A A and Boston Hockey Club player as head coach succeeding Ned Bie low Stubbs will continue Winsor system He trained at Harvard and has coached Crimson defense since 1920 Eight veterans return led by Captain John Chase Bill Saltonstall Joe Morrill Shorty Crawford Bill Howard Mal Stanley John Tudor West Adams
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Joe Stubbs
Boston A. A
Boston Hockey Club
Ned Bielow
Winsor
Stubbs
Heald
Crimson
Princeton
Dartmouth
Yale
Sherbrooke
Boston
Dick Scott
Teddy Gross
Bill Ellison
Mattie Hamlen
John Chase
Bill Saltonstall
Joe Morrill
Shorty” Crawford
Bill Howard
Mal Stanley
John Tudor
West Adams
Duck and Dog Become Fast Friends
In Shanghat on Kiukiang road a mongrel dog and a duck have formed an unlikely duo. The duck appears to bark and the dog quacks creditably. The pair, close since puppyhood, share a home behind the British Army hospital and spend their days eating, playing, and sleeping together with the duck aiding the dog in battles by pecking at opponents.
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United Brees
Shanghat
Kiukiang Road
British Army Hospital
Follies Beauty Sues for Separation in Montana
Mildred Richardson Hill, former Follies beauty, files suit for separate maintenance against Walter L. Hill at Livingston, part of a divorce action that preceded his remarriage to her. The couple had previously accused each other of intoxication. Hill had just wed Miss Richardson after divorcing his first wife. The pair’s honeymoon followed at a ranch near Livingston.
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Hill
Miss Richardson
Broadway
West
Here
Drake Squad Downs Simpson College in Des Moines Tilt
Drake University football beat Simpson College 20 to 6 in Des Moines. The game, postponed from October 1, opened with a 73 yard drive capped by a 45 yard run by quarterback Barnes.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Drake University
Simpson College
Bulldogs
Barnes
Drake Drives Past Simpson with Ground and Air onslaught
Drake used a steady ground attack and aerial barrage to overcome Simpson. A McCoy punt set up Myers and others for scores as Drake built the lead. Simpson answered with 16 completions for 201 yards before a late march to the 10 yard line.
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Cockayne
Myers
McCoy
Simpson
Drake
Wilson
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