Kane Reports Expose Win a Suit Club Swindle
Kane Republican reports a city scam titled Win a Suit Club where members paid $20 weekly for a chance at a suit but few won. The scheme targeted prominent locals, used fake firm names, and relied on a rotating “two week” payoff until investigators exposed the fraud.
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von Cumming
Kane Republican
Ying
Hirao
Buffalo Tailoring
Howe
Thorson
Fudetor Tewan
Road contracts let in western Pennsylvania
United Press reports state officials announced road construction projects in western Pennsylvania. Awards include routes in Monroe Township, Kittanning, Clare Borough and Township, and Northampton County with firms such as Hileman Construction and Monroe Millly & Sons listed for multiple segments and associated price figures.
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Pennsylvania
United Pres
Marrisburg
Manion
Monroe
Classon County
FS. Wilson
Kittanning
Clare
Ovegon County
Hileman Consusation Company
Kenebeton
Witton Borough
Northampton County
Miles Layton
North
Catamuchple
Bam
Monroe Millly & Sons
Northampton
Two Screen Stars Visit Corry Today
Two famed film figures Chaplin and Keaton arrive in Corry by early morning train from Pittsburgh and stay through the morning tram. They check into a local hotel quietly, accompanied by a secretary, with hotel clerks the only ones aware of their presence.
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Pinevent
Lila Phoenix
Aywins
Chaplit
Flanes
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Nie
Pittsburgh
Renovo
Charlie
Pola Negri
Final remarks and local notices from Harrisburg
April 19 report from Harrisburg details welfare department aid of 10600 dollars for hospitals and notes numerous congregational and civic items. It recalls church announcements, a Princeton student finishing courses, a possible journal editorship, a fire incident near Grand Street, a bus service takeover, a hospital patient awaiting recovery, and the death of Rev Father Joseph W. Siverdini after twenty years as pastor at St. Joseph's church in Warren.
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Harrisburg
Corry Hopital
Welfare Department
Hoopitals
Beth
Joseph W. Siverdini
St. Joreh’s
Warren
Murder Charge Over Poisoned Liquor Deaths
Philadelphia report states an individual was formally charged with murder for allegedly selling poison liquor that caused the death of Jane Quinn and left Hugh Monach in critical condition at Tuhnowann hospital. The saloonkeeper’s name and address were reportedly provided by Monach before death.
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Philadelphia
Flerhart
Unearth Valuable Montenegrin Jewels and State Documents
Belgrade reports the royal cache of Montenegro found six feet underground at Cetinje. The treasure includes royal jewels and state documents in several boxes. They were buried by the late king for life and were uncovered in a private garden area.
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Umiwog
Belgrade
Range ordered to leave town after raid and arrest
Police shut down Range's baggage transfer station on Main Street after a raid found a gang of men inside. Range failed to obey police orders, was arrested after a second raid, and faced a fine and a required appearance before a magistrate. Liquor was allegedly found at the establishment.
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Elgin
Onion
Westeivnnivatreet
Range
Ube
Mi Hger
Main Street
Shot Serie
Bieargein
Seize $69,000 in Narcotics in New York Raid
Federal agents raided an upscale East Side nightclub near Fifth Avenue seizing 100 ounces of cocaine valued at $9,000 and other drugs. Chaser Pasquale Giordano, a chauffeur, resisted arrest in a confrontation with agents who recovered five hundred bottles of unknown compounds from a chamber.
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Ny United Pre
New. York
Fifth Avenue
Upper East Side
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Tts
Giordano
Rescue Party Reaches Starvation Island on Lake Michigan
A three person relief team travels across ice fields on Lake Michigan to reach nine men and women stranded on Starvation Island. Provisions exhausted, they press through perilous conditions to deliver aid and evacuated survivors if possible.
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Narrow Escapes Mark Journey of Deliverers
A drifting airship party from Selfridge Field endured a perilous voyage to reach Northport Michigan after their craft crashed near Fox Island. Sailors Winip Iran, Horn, and Soyres survived with limited provisions, establishing a shelter on the northern shore while awaiting rescue and the return of rough lake conditions.
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Iran
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Traverseity
Wall Street Bomb Confession Reported by Burns
United Press dispatch from Los Angeles reports alleged confession by Wilson concerning the Wall Street bombing. Burns, government secret service chief, says the confession could reveal the bomb’s source and implicate parties who allegedly recruited Wilson for the act.
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Los Angeles
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Big Gem Theft in Philadelphia
Two wholesale jewelry firm employees left their car to deliver a package of jewels and the vehicle vanished with about $35,000 in gems. Police reported no immediate clues as investigators pursued the missing loot and suspects in the Philadelphia case.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Washington
Mix Anthony
Wayne
Hotel Building Committee Appointed Amid Turbulent Planning
The hotel project advances as a building committee is named and officials outline duties. Architects and engineers are to oversee design, budgeting, and site logistics while negotiations with contractors proceed under new oversight.
City Considers State Action to End Garbage Dump Nuisance
The text details residents seeking state intervention to end a local garbage dump nuisance. It notes threats of escalating action, appeals to authorities, and calls for urgent steps by officials to curb odors and health concerns impacting nearby properties.
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Aurmay
Nik Eit
Scour Jersey Swamps For Body Of Slain Girl
A wild goose chase through Jersey swamps followed a letter received by Prosecutor Wilf Ger of Trenton claiming a missing girl’s body near Monacinnn. The search by police and volunteers continued late into the night without success amid ongoing investigation into the alleged murder.
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Klein Ohio athlete holds dance record
A Klein Ohio athlete named Arviur Unkert darker secured a champion of champions title with a dance record of 88. The event occurred today as Miss Magdalene Wolf, who had been watching, announced the mark before the athlete revealed himself and left in health. The dancer claimed the record after dancing since Sunday afternoon.
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Unkert
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Search ruins for bodies of more victims
Rescue teams scour the Be bee Castle apartment complex after a missile attack to recover more victims. Fire officials report many residents are missing or injured as investigators inspect collapsed stairwells and elevator shafts for signs of life.
Final Plans for Rail Consolidation Initiated in Washington
The Thirstary Comment Commission will argue the first planning of railroad consolidation this fall. Hearings began after a 1920 act to prepare a tentative consolidation plan. By August 1921 a tentative scheme split counties into 11 separate systems and hearings invited views from interested parties.
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United Press
Washington
Gansel
Cummunibigon Exaarkeer
Fiat Railroad
Morgat guilty of first degree murder in case of six year old
Wyte N Morgat of Maude Texas was found guilty of first degree murder in Philadelphia on April 11 for the kidnapping and slaying of six year old Lillian DeHaven Gilmore. Judge Monaghan ordered the death penalty verdict recorded but deferred sentence pending a motion for a new trial by Markin’s counsel. The jury deliberated one hour ten minutes.
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Philadelphia
Wyte N. Morgat
Maude
Texas
Lillian DeHaven Gilmore
Monaghan
Markin
Foreign confidence game targets unsuspecting traveler
Report follows three men who recruited Wojcichowski to bankroll a staged scheme. They posed as relatives seeking aid, collected about 1000 dollars from a traveler, and fled with cash hidden in a newspaper stack. Police pursued two accomplices while a third hid on a citywide chase.
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Lilly
Alt Street
Uae
Aline
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Weil
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Slenter
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Ita
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al Thie
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Confidence Gang
Anti Daylight Saving Measure Debated in House
In Harrisburg on April 19 the anti daylight saving bill faced its first reading in the House as lawmakers consider stopping the seasonal time change. The article notes Mrs Charles Pullers remains a patient at Corry hospital, improving after treatment.
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