Forty entrapped miners fight alleged nuisance in North Center Street junk yard
Northside residents vote to abate the A Zalznek auto junk yard nuisance on North Center street. Attorneys Nason and Houback of Erie were retained amid a mass meeting at Sam Haffey’s home with over fifty residents. Funds raised to pursue court action as city officials previously failed to clear debris and improve conditions.
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A. Zalznek
North Center Street
Sam Haffey
Nason and Houback
Erie
Tve
Tirle
J. Wallace
Ight
Zatznék
Zulzwelk
Fife
Harley
Fredericke
Center 1
Multiple UPI bulletins on crimes and politics
A United Press roundup reports postponed sentences in the Marion Parker case, an Akron escape, a Scranton reveal, a Fort Myers update, a New York Stock Exchange irregularity session, a Lafayette deputy kidnapping incident unresolved, a Butler bank cashier sentenced for embezzlement, and a Senate vote on third-term limits for the president.
Mine Rescue Train Passes Thru Corry to Timmins Relief
A Pennsylvania safety train with gas masks, oxygen links, lights and first aid gear travels from Pittsburgh through Corry toward Timmins Ont to aid forty entombed miners in a gas filled gold mine. Daniel Harrington leads the U S Bureau of Mines rescue mission aboard the fast moving special.
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Corry
Timeco
Pennsylvania
National Bureau of Mines
Allegheny Division
Timmins
Ont
Pittsburgh
Daniel Harrington
1. S. Bureau of Mines
Mimmins
Counties Share of Gasoline Tax Funds Road Construction
State Treasurer Samuel L. Lewis announced that counties will receive over $11.1 million from the last six months of gasoline tax collections, Erie County getting $45,181.07 for new roads. For 1927 half-year totals, counties will receive about $1.089 million. The state estimates $97.9 million in revenue over two years, enabling substantial road building, with notes on future bond considerations and potential mileage gains.
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Erie County
Samuel L. Lewis
Lewis
Highway Department
Army Officer Ends Life in Paris Home
Lieut Cole M Bryant believed from Houston was found dead in bed in Paris with a bullet through his heart. An Army pistol lay nearby. He had served on clerical staff of the Reconstruction Commission and lately worked at Dillon Read in Paris.
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United Pros
Paris
Cole M
Bryant
Houston
Reparation Commission
Dillon-Read
Four Tots Perish In Maryland Fire
Four children died in a house fire that destroyed Wiles Garland's home at Spring Gap near Cumberland Maryland. Three Garland children and eight month old Lena McIntosh's child perished. Lena McIntosh, visiting a neighbor, could rescue her own infant. Fire believed started from an overheated stove.
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United Press Cumbireand
Wiles Garland
Spring Gap
Garland
Feud
Mvs
Lena McIntosh
Sparta Road Improvement Plan Signed by Concord Board
Concord township supervisors signed the formal application for county assistance to improve the road between the city and Spartansburg. County aid will follow funds availability, after discussions with Crawford County officials at a booster road meeting at Hotel Corry. An improvement from the Hile county line to Spartansburg is expected once the Heie county road is freed from contract, with full upgrade hoped in 1928.
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Board of Supervisoors
Concord Township
Spartansburg
Us City
Board of County Commissioners
Corry
Corry Motor Chit
Rotary
Kiwanig
Grawford County
Hile
Heie County
Lindbergh Plans Rest Then Nonstop Trip To St Louis
Havana reports Colonel Charles A Lindbergh will begin a non stop flight to St Louis next Monday at dawn after weeks away from home. He plans a rest in Michigan woods upon return and aims to resume public duties with renewed vigor. His Latin American tour has built goodwill and mutual friendship as he prepares for the final leg of his air journey.
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St. Louis
Abgent
Havana
Charles A Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Unite States
Michigan Woods
United States
Price drives debate over gas use and burners sale
The city hears a cost based argument as gas supplies rebound and the utility pushes its own burner sales. After years of urging conservation with higher rates, residents note abundant gas and a contract with North East Heat and Light, while prices rise to 75 cents per thousand cubic feet.
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Tewas
North East
Te Company
North East Heat and Light Company
Sheriff Injured in Auto Crash Near Wayland Highway
Sheriff Charles M. Jones of Crawford County, a well known local figure, was wounded with fractured ribs and bruising when his automobile veered into a ditch near Wayland and Swartwine on a Friday. He was not badly hurt. a doctor ordered several days in bed for recovery.
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Sheri
Charles BM. Jones
Crawforde County
Titusville
Wayland
lGie
Iya
Missing oil bonds paid GOP debt in Tangled 1921 case
Washington Feb 11 The Senate Teapot Dome committee reports some missing Continental deal bonds of 1921 were used to pay debts of the Republican National Committee Nye said Will Hays former RNC chair Senator Dupont and Empire Trust Co officials would be summoned to testify on the new information
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United Press
Washington
Senate Teapot Dome Committee
Republican National Committee
Nye
Senate
Will Hays
T. Coleman Dupont
Empire Trust Company of New York
Kane Man Named Successor to Adrian W. McCoy
Charles M. Carey of Kane County named supervising inspector for the Department of Labor and Industry by Governor Fisher. Carey replaces Adrian W. McCoy of Meadville, who plans retirement on pension. District No. 9 covers McKean Erie Mercer Lawrence Venango Clarion Forest and Warren counties. Carey ready to serve at Meldville office, with McKean county political background noted.
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Kane Republican
Adrian McCoy
Corry
McKean County
Charles M. Carey
Department of Labor and Industry
Fisher
Boyd Hamilton
Carey
Adrian W. McCoy
Meadville
Meldville
No. 9
McKean
Erie
Mercer
Lawrence
Venango
Clarion
Forest
Warren
Corey
Papper-Fisher
Nixon Convicted of Embezzling 600 Barnsdall Shares
The jury in Oil City found J Willard Nixon guilty of embezzlement after six hours of deliberation. He was accused of misappropriating 600 Barnsdall B shares belonging to D C Belding, a stockholder with Cadigan Nixon & Co.
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J. Willard Nixon
Cadigan, Nixon & Co
Oil City
Franklin
Nixon
Barnsdall B
D. C. Belding
Condition of Sproul Remains Unchanged
Chystior, Pa. February 11. The condition of former Governor William C Sproul, seriously ill at his home near here, was reported as unchanged by family members today. He is suffering from heart disease following a general breakdown several months ago.
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Chystior
William C Sproul
Mear
13 Killed and Six Missing in Beacon Oil Tank Blast
Everett Mass February 11 A gas tank explosion at Beacon Oil Company killed 13, with six workers still missing and more than eight injured. Ten bodies recovered. three died in hospital. Fire fed by vapors sparked hours of fires and tremors felt across the area. investigators cite a low pressure vaporizer failure as a probable cause.
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Beacon Oil Company
United Press
Everett
Mass
Beacon Ol Company
Beacon
Distri
Indicted for Larceny from Columbus Man
D Cramer charged with larceny and receiving stolen goods in connection with a theft from Albert Crosby of Columbus. Indicted by Erie grand jury with $28 allegedly taken from Crosby's East Columbus Avenue workplace. Court actions set for February term. murder case Broward Sisson to open docket. Erie Whitman visiting Spring Creek home this week.
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D. @ Cramer
Columbus
Erie
Cramer
Albert Crosby
East Columbus Avenue
Gan
Jing H
Hy Gordon
Criminal Court
Broward Sisson
William Tee
Six Die as Mine Fire Traps Forty at Hollinger Shaft
Flames and smoke engulf the Hollinger Consolidated gold mine in Timmins Ontario as rescue teams report six men dead and about forty trapped on the 550 foot level. Firefighters, oxygen limits, and low canary survival raise fears of more deaths. efforts focus on reaching trapped workers while awaiting a rescue train from Pennsylvania.
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Timmons
Ont
Fies
Toronto
Hollinger
Williams
Fescuers
Willams
woIntyré
Teye
Lue
Tonight Radio Features Highlight Major Opera And Symphony
A guide to tonight’s broadcast lineup includes Chicago Civic Opera in Rigoletto at the Boston Opera House, Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitsky, and New York Symphony Orchestra programs. Also listed are hourlong features and various stations including WNAC and WEZ with times noted.
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WNAC
Chicago Civic Opera
Righllettas
Boston Opera House
WEZ
Springtela
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Kousseyetsky
Wik
Yar Symphony
Oheatra
Pw—Philes
WSE
Atlanta
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EASE
Bulletins
LOS Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Thomas R. Morton
Akron
Scranton
Fort Myers
Thomas A. Tedison
YORK
New Yorke Stock Exchange
Larayette
Ind
Bherifa Grove
Presslynde
United Press Prneipal
Howard J. Sheen
London
Whiteieys
Eng
Watrous' Pondy Orth
Rufternoon
Sparta
Crawford Co
Cuba
Gas Company
G.O.P
Kane
Adrian W. M’coy
D. E. Cramer
Erie Whitman
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