Robe Registration Fraud at Pittsburgh
A state investigation into alleged registration irregularities in Pittsburgh begins as Secretary of the Commonwealth Beamish arrives to oversee the inquiry. He says Governor Pinchot has received many comments about the appointment of registration officers in Pittsburgh. The state action aligns with moves by the Board of Registration Commissions to block phantom voting at the September primaries.
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United Press
Tttsburgh
Pittsburgh
Beamish
Gifford Pinchot
Board of
World’s Greatest Temple Rumored Location in Egypt
Fragmentary report describes a supposed temple called Kar i in Egypt. The ruined structure is said to measure about 70 feet wide and 1,200 feet long with other details unclear.
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Kari
Eerpt
Heter
Local Resident Visitors and Travels Reported in City Notes
Personal mentions highlight Miss Milfred Vanik returning home to Center Ville after two weeks with her sister and family. Several residents, including Mrs. Roy Field and Miss Lallian Carroll, were seen in Warren and Jamestown for short visits. City guests and departures span Erie to Boston, Ithaca, Jamestown, Warren, and Scranton with trips for business, visits, and summer engagements.
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Milfred Vanik
Paul Daniels
Centerville
Aff
Roy Field
Warren
Lallian Carroll
Elizabeth Rusey
Jamestown
FE. T. Sweeney
Paul
H. Rath
Jack
Erie
Corry
Yeasonday
B. Parker
Arthur Weidner
North Center Street
A. Coons
Port Dover
Can
J.J. Desmond
Boston
Mass
A. P. Howard Co
F. G. Whittlesey
Léa Whittlesey
Ithaca
Mive
Hom
Glavence Wetteroft
Youngsville
May Fetteroft
Keister
Costello Ressle
J.P. Johnson
Sheffield
Harold Scholin
Mildred
Richard
Junint
M.S. Reynolds
Rita Resster
J. Resster
Kngxville
Tenn
Mabel Larson
Revolution Breaks Out in Portugal Reported
News from Lisbon says a revolutionary movement has begun in Portugal in the form of a military pronunciamiento. Madrid reports private advices received today with details unclear on the extent or location of the revolt. The pronunciamiento was issued this morning around 9 50 a.m. Here are authentic Lisbon sources.
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Portugal
United Press Madrid
Lisbon
Wsmvices
State Architect Presidents Teade Assigns Builders
The Pennsylvania department of property and supplies announced assignments of architects and engineers for supervision of construction work at state institutions. Emil Johnson Uniontown Harry Child Sayre Slippery Royle Glarion Mansfield J N Ghester engineers Pittsburgh Shippensburg J M Rice Pittsburgh Cresson Sanitorium Russell Howard DuBois.
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Union Cross
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Property and Supplies
California State Teachers College
Emil Johnson
Uniontown
Lock Haven
Harry Child
Sayre
Slippery Royle Glarion
Mansfield
J. N. Ghester
Pittsburgh
Shippensburg
J. M. Rice
Cresson
Prohibition Director Bans Use of Women as Decoys
Prohibition Director Amos W. Woodward issued a general order prohibiting agents from using women as companions decoys or in any capacity to obtain evidence of violations. The note appears in a United Press dispatch from Washington dated August 26. A New York Jewish Center survey claims New York City is 80 percent Jewish.
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United Press
Mashington
Amos W. W. Woodsock
New York
Jewish Center
the Cry of
End of Oklahoma oil ban seen as price rise looms
Oklahoma City Aug 26. Commander Zicero T. Murray predicts four oil firms Stanolind Carter Magnolia Texas Company will offer at least one dollar a barrel to end martial law and reopen fields. If Phillips Petroleum joins, Gov Alfalfa Bill Murray could recall troops soon. Murray refused to bargain with single firms, seeking a collective commitment to price.
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Oklahoma City
Zicero T. Murray
Ational Guard
Oklahoma
William H
Murray
Carter Oil
Magnolia Oil
Standard
Texas Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Man fatally crushed between two trucks in Pittsburgh
George Spang aged 20 from Bellevue was fatally crushed when his attempt to crank a West Penn Goil Co. truck in gear caused the machine to move and pin him between two parked trucks, according to the coroner.
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Pittsburgh
George Spang
Bellevue
Spang
West Penn Goal Co
Tim
Mrs Odonnelld Retains Lead in Air Derby
James Goodwin Hall, an anti-prohibitionist, completed a 1185 mile nonstop flight from New York to New Orleans aboard the Crusader. Andre de Coppel accompanied him as mechanic. Leaky fuel lines forced abandoned return plans to New York. Hall took off from Floyd Bennett Field at 4 01/7 this morning hoping to complete the round trip in time for dinner.
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United Press
Orleans
James Goodwin Hall
Mengies Field
New York
Andre de Coppel
Hal
Floydy Bennett Field
Burren Island
New Orleans
Bel
Close of Market Prices From Oil City Exchange
The report lists stock quotations with names including American Steamship, Anaconda Copper, Kennecott, Continental Motors, General Motors, Packard, Studebaker, Willys Overland, Atlantic Refining, Continental Oil, United Pipe Line, Sinclair, Socony Vacuum, Texas Company, and several railways and utilities. Bracken is noted as manager of the brokerage.
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Ucmsnea Oy Logan & Bryan
Oil City
New York Stock Exchange
Lloyd M. Bracken
American Streildts
Anaconda
Et Butlo
Copper & Vinesys Kennecott
Sete International Niewel
13 Motors
Heyhey Ovateges Aversent
Continental Motors
General Motors
Thy Packard
Studebaker
Willys Overland
Atlantic Refining
Continental Oil
Continental Pet
United Corp
Jainie Pipe Line Line
Sinclair
Tooofm Socony Vueinim
Ohio Oil
Texas Co
Chicago & Gl Western Wire
Great Northern Missouri Pacific
Northern Pacific
New York Central
Penna
Southern Pacific
St Paul
Husband shoots wife then kills himself in Los Angeles
Waldermar Van Hicks, 31, killed wife Lola Hicks, 26, a radio singer, in their California home and then shot himself. Their five year old child slept in an adjacent room during the tragedy.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Waldermar van Hicks
Lola
Calif
Tory
Stock prices rise after early slump on Wall Street
A drive against the short interest in inter trading lifted stocks after an initial decline. Net gains reached about four points as volume surged late, with United States Steel guiding the day and other industrials, rails, oils, utilities, and tobaccos showing improvements.
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Elmer C. Walzer
United Press
New York
Stock Exchange Today
Lst
United States Steel
American Cum
Westinghouse
American
American Telephone
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Major 1920s Corporations and Gold Content Noted
The document lists multiple large companies including American Locomotive Bethlehem Steel U S Steel Bendix Aviation and General Electric along with energy firms such as Humble Oil Arkansas Gas Central States Electric and Columbia Gas. It also mentions a gold coin described as a nine-tenths pure twenty dollar piece weighing a specified amount.
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American T & T
Bendix Aviation
US Leather Commion Radio
Columbia Gas & Electric National Dairy Products
Westinghouse
West Airbrake
Curtiss-Wright
General Electric
Tri-Continental United Corp
Standard
Pittspurga
Humble Oil Mountain
Salt Creek
Indiana
South-Penn-Oil
New York Guro jAs
Arkansas Gas
Associated Gas
Central States Electric
Columbia Gas & Oi - Cities Service
Lone Star Gag
Mc Kans Pipe Line
King George Resumes Balmoral Holiday in Scotland
King George departed London for Balmoral in Scotland to resume his interrupted vacation amid the economic and cabinet crisis. The royal journey followed a late move last weekend and the king returned to his Scottish retreat to continue holiday plans.
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United Press
London
George
Balmoral
Scotland
Probe to probe death of miner in Arnold City riot
Coroner S. A. Baltz will begin an investigation Friday into the death of Mike Philipovich in a June 23 mine riot at Arnold City Uniontown Pa. High officials are held pending the inquest outcome and about a score of witnesses will be questioned over two days.
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United Press
Thought in the Out of Doors and Pigeons at the British Museum
A brief meditation on where thought truly resides versus in books. The piece evokes nature’s settings by streams, seas, hills, woods, and wind as the source of insight, contrasting with imagined accounts. It includes a quoted line about pigeons at the museum.
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Jefferies
British Museum
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