Foreigner Farm Swindles Disguised as Land Deals
Investigations reveal foreigners duped by glib land agents from Pittsburgh and Ohio who promising fertile farms at high prices. Victims paid thousands, often unseen holdings worth only a fraction of cost. Ohio case cited where a man spent over 58 000 for a farm worth about 2 000, aided by liquor during the sale. Additional cases are under probe with prosecutions possible.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Ats City
V F W Party Brings Busy Night to Erie Building
The Veterans of Foreign Wars club home hosted an oyster supper and dance sponsored by the VFW Building Association. About 100 attended the event, with Kramer’s orchestra providing music for 35 couples, funds benefitting the association treasury and plans for another dance next Thursday. In January Erie police log 29 injuries from motor vehicle accidents, one fatal. Gilbert Miller, 20, died from a fractured skull after his motorcycle crashed into a telephone pole at 12th and Wallace Streets.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Club
West Washington
VF. W. Building Association
Kramer
Lumb
Association
Ross
Gilbert Miler
Bostaich Street
12Th
Wallace Streets
What Congress 15 Doing Today
Senate continues consideration of a large independent offices appropriation bill and opens hearings on various commissions. Commerce Committee begins hearings on reforms to the shipping board and related services. House debate centers on War Department appropriation and agricultural and migratory bird bills while committees review veterans hospitalization and irrigation measures.
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Commerce
Tones Revolution Snatstict
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Rarge Services
Pacific
Interstate Commence
Medevel Radio Commission
Pople Lands
HOUSE
Department
Pill
Goriers Migratory Bird
Refuge
Bil Frrigation
Rebels Die in Clash Near San Albino Mine District
In Nicaragua near San Albino, Captain Roger M. Peard's Marines engaged Rebels in five fights over two days, with seven Rebels killed and multiple fresh graves found. Peard’s troop, moving from San Albino toward Buena Vista and Jicaro, joined Major Archibald's El Chipote advance.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Seb. d
Roger M. Peard
Jaws
San Albino
el Chipote
Buena Vista
Jicaro
Archibald
Waters Out for Auditor General
Harrisburg Feb 8 Charles A Waters secretary of Labor and Industry in Gov Fisher’s cabinet announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination as Auditor General Waters, born in Philadelphia in 1892, entered state service in 1922 as deputy auditor general and later became secretary of Labor and Industry by Gov Fisher
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United Press
Harrisburg
Charles A. Waters
Labor and Industry
John S Fisher
Waters
Philadelphia
State Service
Labound Industry
Gov Fistor
Home Great Force Home as life’s polestar on planet
A terse, philosophical note extols the home as the universal, all-present force guiding life on Earth, referencing Irving Bathellor as a central voice in the contemplation.
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Great Force
Ia Universal
Irving Batehellor
Pan American Report Highlights Conference Proposals
Havana hosts the Sixth Pan American Conference as it moves toward its first concrete results. A plenary session will review committee recommendations on public health and sanitation, urging universal sanitary code ratification, merit-based tenure, and cross-national training and adviser exchanges leading to licensed visiting nurses and international health specialist interchange.
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Louis Jay Heath
United Ress
Havana
Married Women Target of Move in Pittsburgh
The Civil Service Commission begins an inquiry into how many married women are employed by the city of Pittsburgh. Clerks across departments are to prepare lists of married female workers as part of the probe prompted by complaints from men and single women about difficulty obtaining city or county jobs.
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Pittsburgh
Civil Service Commission
Wood resignation eyed by Mellon as GOP chair
ITO accepts Wood resignation expected soon as Col. Hriu Fisher Wood steps down from chair of the Republican State Committee executive committee. Wood resigned after announcing plans to manage U S Senator Reed’s campaign. Reorganization of the committee anticipated in May or early June.
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Eric Wood
State
United Press
Harrishurg
W. L. Mellon
Hriu Fisher Wood
Republican State Committee
Wood
Melton
Warne
Colonel Wood
United States
David A. Reed
Republian
Reed
Mellon
Three payroll bandits captured after Philadelphia gun battle
Philadelphia police rounded up three payroll bandits in a morning gun battle along a route stretching over more than 16 miles in North Philadelphia. A fourth bandit escaped after being wounded, and the incident occurred shortly before noon today.
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Philadelphia
Field Marshal Haig Granted Final Honors at Westminster Abbey
London February 3 United Press correspondent Clifford L Day reports Field Marshal Haig chief of the British army in France received final honors. A flag draped coffin lay at Westminster Abbey while hundreds of thousands lined the 112 mile funeral route from St Columba s Church. The procession passed the Cenotaph and included allied troops with US representatives among the congregation. 6500 soldiers marched as the service closed with Onward Christian Soldiers and God Save the King. Gun salutes sounded while Haig s body was moved to Water loo to travel to Scotland for burial in the Haig family vault.
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United Press
London
Westminster Abbey
Field Marshal Bar] Hilg
War Uni
France
St. Columbia's Church
Great Britain
Stave
Whitegrasl
Harl Haig
United States
St. James Park
Abbey
Foot Guards
Waterloo
Scotland
Haig
Senior Wrangler First Man and Second Man Courtship Quote
A Boston Transcript item quotes a senior wrangler remark about marriage, with one man asking if he has ever been married and the other replying he has progressed from courtship to courthouse.
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Boston Transcript
Robbery Strips Dunsonville Storekeeper's Family of Savings
In Altoona Pennsylvania on February 3 a bandit forced Mrs. R. L. Wilt to reveal the location of her husband’s money. He gained control inside the house by threatening death and setting fire, escaping with over $9000 in cash and bonds after the wife led him to an attic stove where the savings were kept.
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Altoona
R. L. Wilt
Dunsanville
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilt
Red Pepper Rub Promises Quick Relief for Ailing Joints
An advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub as a cure for sore stiff joints and rheumatism. It claims rapid tingling warmth within minutes and lasting pain relief, urging readers to ask for Bowles Red Pepper Rub with genuine Rowles branding.
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