Body of Young Johnson Brot Back to Home
Mount Vernon Ohio April 9 Knox county officials work to clear muddled circumstances after a shooting on a freight train. Ward W Johnson 22 Pittsfield Pa Ralph Richardson 19 Pittsfield and a third man die or are wounded during a confrontation with officers while pursuing three alleged Columbus holdup suspects. Columbus police link the trio to a restaurant robbery.
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United Press
Mount Vernon
Knox County
Ward VW
Johnson
Pittsfield
Ralph Richardson
Pittsfeld
Columbus
B. Camboni
Richardson
Camboni
Akron
Ohio
Friends
Warren Mirror
Columbis
Mt. Vernon
Former Corry Pastor Witness At Klansman Trial
United Press report from Pittsburgh details the Klansman trial opening in federal court. J McQuinn of Washington testified as cashier of the Ku Klux Klan since 1928 and a member of the national board of directors. Attorneys for both sides appeared as motions and testimonies began, including challenges to evidence from a dismissed Indiana case. The suit seeks $100,000 per rebel and an injunction, with counterclaims for Klan banishment in Pennsylvania and an accounting of funds. Reverend Herbert C. Shaw testified next, indicating Bartickman’s banished status and Pennsylvanian leadership.
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Pittsburgh
J. H. Sullivan
Lewis J. Walkinshaw
Greensburg
van A. Barrickman
W. H
Thomson
Fulton County
Georgia
Connaughton
Barrickman
Pennsylvania
Herbert C. Shaw
Grand Dragon
Ubé
Bartickson
Bartickman
Shaw
Rev. Shaw
Harrisburg
Inn
Methodist Epiacopal
Easter Observed With Vivid Church Services Across Torry
Easter Sunday services were well attended despite poor weather, with churches richly decorated using Easter lilies and flowers. Children performed in a well received Advent Christian program at Essex Street, while St Thomas and St Elizabeth Catholic churches offered solemn mass and choral music. Special lighting and furnishings enhanced the Third Ward church observances.
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Torry
Germany
Vent Christian
Essex Street
Third Ward
Nast
Al-Way Electric Company
Buster
St.Thomas and
St Elizabeth
Seine
St. Thomas Church
Fathers Graves
O'Connell
First Lady Shares Hymn Book With Charlotte Crooks
In Northampton Massachusetts April Y Charlotte Crooks 16 shared a hymn book with Mrs Coolidge at Edward's Congregational Church during services as President Coolidge sat beside her throughout the time. Charlotte is daughter of Maurice K Crooks a church solicitor. Mrs Coolidge wore a blue dress with a large black hat and a carnation as lone decoration.
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United Press
Northampton
Mass
Charlotte Crooks
Uncle of Corry man fatally injured by car
Word reached in the city of the death of Holllard Horsefelt aged 60 of Mendville after being struck by an automobile on the Perry Highway between this place and Snegertown. He died within an hour at Spencer hospital. The driver Donald Wesex of Meadville failed to see him in a heavy snowstorm. Covaner W B Byars investigates. Hornstein will travel to Meadville for funeral services.
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CO. Hornstein
Smyth Street
Holllard Horsefelt
Mendvillé
Snegertown
Hornstein
Spencer Hospital
Perry Highway
Fred Hordsten
Donald Wesex
Itla6
Meadville
Atherne
Essex
Covaner
W. B. Byars
Meadyiliel
Menory
Probe Deaths Father and Son in Wayne Township Mine
New Castle Pa April county officials opened an inquiry into the deaths of Charles Johns 61 and his son George 18 who were burned in their dwelling near the Waldmar mine in Wayne township. The blaze is being investigated for possible causes and responsible parties. Authorities withheld further details pending autopsy and lab results.
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Ey Balesross New Castle
Laywrehee County
Charles Johns
George Johns
Conny Waldmar
Wayne Township
Bomb Explodes as Chicago Sees 67th Blast Since October
A Chicago suburb Melrose Park rocked by a two story frame home explosion, the 67th bombing since October. Police initially blamed alcohol but many see it as part of a renewed political offensive related to Senator Deneen and ally Diamtridge. Three men were arrested shortly after, details scarce.
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G. Nicolett
United Press
Chicago
Cnim
Chas. Dengen
John A. Sywan
Melrose Park
Menjtina
Monlang
Diamtridge
Deneen
Oak Park
Melrose Park Polite
Trains Crash Head On Near Sunbury News
Two Read ing Railroad crew members were fatally or gravely injured in a head on collision between a freight and passenger train near Sunbury Pennsylvania on April 9. Williamsport engineers and conductors were seriously hurt while other passengers suffered minor injuries as the freight cars piled up and blocked parallel tracks.
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Reading
United Press
Sunbury
Lewis Wascher
Williamsport
Wm. Eisley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Five Best Radio Tonight Features Top Programs
Tonight's lineup includes WIA Hoole up 9:802 NM General Motors Hour with Lerch Tokatyan Tedesco De janokaky and Patton of the Metropolitan. KDKA Pittsburgh 10 P M Drans Easter Miracle WPG Atlantic City 9 30 P Wagner's Band WOO Philadelphia 8 05 P M Gouand's Redemption WJZ Hooke up 7 30 P M Roxy and Eis Gang
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Wia Hoole
General Motors
Loxer
Lerch
Tokatyan
Tedesco
Dejanokaky
Patton
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Drans
WPG
Atlantic City
Ata
Man killed by car near Saegertown
Edmund Hornstein aged 64 died after being struck by a Saegertown man’s automobile along a highway north of Meadville during a blinding snowstorm. He was taken to Meadville Hospital where he died about an hour later. State police opened an investigation.
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Saegertown
United Press
Meadville
Edmund Hornstein
Donald Essex
Hornstein
Corry Hospital Honored by Medical Association
Corry Hospital is honored by the American Medical Association for high medical efficiency. The study notes accreditation requires hospitals to put the patient first, with equipment not enough alone, and cooperation with the American College of Surgeons to improve care and reduce hospitalization time and costs.
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Corry Hospital
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
Track worker improves after Allegheny railroad fall
Mike LaMachio a section worker from East Pleasant street remained seriously injured after a fall from a moving speeder on the Allegheny division of the Pennsylvania railroad Saturday morning. He suffered knee contusions hip injuries and body cuts and bruises. Hospital reports today say he is much better and expected to make a full recovery.
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Mike LaMachio
East Pleasant Street
Alnoving
Allegheny
Pennsylvania Railroad
LaMachhio
Prank O'Day
Easter Pageant at Citadel by Salvation Army
An Easter pagent and cantata will be presented by the Salvation Army youths at the Citadel this evening. The program features Christ's Cross and Mine with Easter music drills and singing. An invitation is extended to friends of the Salvation Army to attend. a free will offering will be taken. The program starts at eight o'clock. Mrs. George Dine spends the afternoon in Walon City with friends.
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Salvation Army
the Citadel
Christ's Cross
Friends of the Salvation Army
Bandits Prey On Mex Tourists Along Cuernavaca Highway
A band described as contribution pandilly-vna halted cars near Tres Murls on the Cuernavaca highway, extorting money and jewelry from Mexican and American travelers. Led by Maximilian Ville a8, the group reportedly contained 20 to 200 assailants and prompted federal troops to guard the road as motorists recounted the hold up after Easter week. Officials delayed reports, but witnesses saw visitors from Mexico City, Acapulco, and Taxco among the victims.
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Unitedress
Mexico City
Pandilly
Vna
Viva Cristo Rey
Cuernavaca
Maximilian
Cuernavaca Highway
Acapuleg
Taxico
Tres Murlas
Quetnavaes
Erecting New Substation In This City
A complete rebuild of the Pennsylvania Electric Company substation on West Washington street has begun. The project, costing over 25000, replaces the obsolete structure with a modern outdoor station to handle increased electric system needs. Work started last week and should finish by late summer.
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Pennsylvania Electric Company
West Washington Street
Jaumehed
Dozen Wealthy Chicagoans Targeted in Kidnap Plot
Chicago police disclosed an extensive kidnapping conspiracy in which a dozen wealthy residents were to be abducted for ransom totaling about 1 million. Thomas Gaynor, a wealthy automobile dealer, survived two days in a damp cottage near Crystal Lake, his eyes taped shut. Seven men were arrested including Lewis, James O'Brien, Frank Canstie, Hart Burns, Lehnen, Merman Harms, and Arthur Brown. Police linked others to the plan, with four faces facing death penalties. Detectives tied Burns and Carson to Detroit crime rings and said the case could connect to other local abductions.
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United Press
Chicago
Crystal Lake
Til
Tansom
Wm. H
Big Bill" Lew
Jas. McCormick
Gaynor
Lewis
James O'Brien
Detroit
Frank Canstie
Hart Burns
Oho Lehnen
Merman Harms
Arthur Brown
Gayton
Harold Conllif
Levy
O'Brien
Carson
Burns
Jalvis Anixter
Jerry O'Connor
Joel Kid Grabner
Frank Pope
Win Corrigan
Ike Roderick
Options On Clymer Land Attract Multiple Bids
Reports from Clymer indicate outsiders have closed options on 500 acres of land at Clymer and North Clymer. Initial notes tied the options to a local institution site, later suggesting a large manufacturing company may pursue a project there. Details are scarce, but the options have sparked strong local interest as negotiations unfold.
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Clymer
North Clymer
Aite
Warmer Weather Promised In Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania will see higher temperatures on Tuesday as a cold night gives way to moderating conditions. Meteorologist W S Brotsman notes the mercury may drop to near zero before a warm spell arrives, following an unseasonably warm day that reached around 80 degrees.
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United Press Fittsburgh
Pennsylvania
W. S. Brotsman
Brotsman
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