Great Temperature Swings Hit City and Rivers Rise
A dramatic temperature swing swept the city with morning readings from 10 to 12 degrees below zero rising to 42 above. Ice melted on streets as rivers threaten to flood. Residents along the Allegheny reported dangerous ice jams, near-damaging floods, and a possible rise in water levels threatening nearby towns.
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Ds Fur Niorth
Kino
Oeydton
Keiuua
Gawango
Caydon
Langth
Sinzna de
Caryelon
Five Best Radio Features and Interregional Tests
Radio listings describe interregional tests and evening programs from New York stations WIZ and WGY, with orchestral broadcasts led by Toscanini, and Washington and other outlets including WEAP WEA WCAE WWJ WSAT and WLIB SP. Additional items include a semiannual government feature and Coolidge era publicity, plus Dallas and Oakland program notes from KGO.
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WIZ
New York
WGY
New Yor Philharaotic Orchestra
Artro Toscanini
Weap! Washington
WEA
RSD
WCAE
WWJ
WSAT
Wlib SP
Gov
Sinshent Widget
Coolidge
Lord
WIAA
Dallas
KGO
Oakland
Little Symphony
Death toll in mine blast reaches 27 in Alabama
United Press reports a coal mine explosion at Nosboro Alabama caused 17 women to be evacuated and the death toll rising to 27 as rescuers checked the long shaft. Firefighting efforts and rising oxygen levels were noted as crews pursued survivors and recovered bodies through the night.
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Dy United Press
Birmingham
Ala
Nossboro
Aluhaai
Fine program enjoyed by literary dept at Hotel Corry
The Literature Department of the Woman's Club met at the Hotel Corry and featured a program in memory of McKinley with hymns and biographies. Mrs Hillstrom led the session, with papers on Shaw, Melony Martin, Ellie Furnishings, Owen Winter, and Francis Brat Harle. Thirty five members attended the meeting enjoying discussions of American authors and frontier life.
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Hotel Corry
McKinley
Hillstrom
Clu
DA. Tillstrom
Lester Stroh
Arch Darling
Darlin
Napoleon
Josephine Mix Oj
D. Desmond
Melony Martin
Desmond
Ellie
Helen R. Martin
Fairview
Carrie Johnson
Owen Winter
Gertrude Atherton
HL Galger
Wesley Howard
Geiger
Arthur Colegrove
Francis Brat Harle
1Lillstrom
Suicide of Jones & Laughtitt Electric chief linked to love loss
Pittsburgh January report states John R Barnes 63 chief electrician at Jones and Laughtitt Steel Company shot himself at home after fearing he could not win back his wife Clara Barnes. Police indicate Barnes had a son Paul 16 from a former marriage and that both wife and son are questioned as part of the inquiry.
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Pittsburgh
John R. Barnes
Jones & Laughtitt Steel Company
Clara Anes
Barnes
Max. Barnes
Paw! Bares
Paw! Barnes
Mra. Barns
Hwa
Gr Kinther
Bootleggers' Court to Push Liquor Cases in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on Monday a one month session opens for federal liquor law violations under the 38th amendment. Three federal judges and two 125 juror panels will hear about 400 cases as officers shift to enforcement plans.
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United Press
Bootlengers Court
United States District Court
Andrews
Fred C. Baird
Western
Pennysylvan
Baird
Thomson
Gibe
Ison
Schoonmaker
Swith
Wife Comes To Marshall’s Aid In Electric Chair Case
Philadelphia report says Abraham Warnick, attorney for David Marshall the chief suspect, plans to aid in the defense as Marshall faces execution. Marshall’s wife, long estranged, signals she will stand by him. Promised revelations from Warnick about motives and witnesses are unnamed.
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Abraham Warnick
David Tr. Marshall
Niks
Anna May Dietrich
Marshall
Wernick
Tial
Werenick
Weriak
Arctic flight plan uses two Fokker planes to reach Pole
Descriptions show Captain H. Wilkins commanding two Fokker PT ships built by Atlantic Aircraft for a March 20 North Pole attempt. Planes will travel from Seattle to Faire Banks and then to Point Barrow Alaska, then fly 1000 miles to the Pole, with rail and boat support to load and launch.
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North Pole
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Point Barrow
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Wash
Fairebanks Alaska
Pole
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Old World
International Radio Week Ends Tonight Amid Interference
Static severely interfered with reception of the intersectional radio programs last night. Tests in International Radio Week continue tonight from 11 p m to midnight EST with a western hemisphere focus. Canadian stations on air first, then northern United States, then southern US and Cuba and Mexico, as tests rotate coast to coast. Weather outlook for February 1 to 7 warns of snow and rain in the early part, followed by colder conditions near week’s end.
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International Radio Week
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Nouthern
United
Returns to find wife and tots dead in fire
Henry Corell returned to Brower township home in Cobalt Ontario to find his wife Hermanine 98 and two children Roger 4 and Geile 1½ dead in a blaze. The fire, blamed on an overheated stove or lamp, left charred remains in the ruins. Corell had been miles away seeking medicine for sick cows.
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Ont
Henry Corell
Brower Township
Hermanine
Roger Asven
Geile
Cornell
Cochrane
Five Corry Men Subpoenaed In Milton Jewelry Case
Five Corry men will appear as witnesses in the John Knapp and Bert Miller case. They face the grand jury at Sunbury Monday after arrests on New Year’s night for robbing the Fox jewelry store in Milton on December 2. Police fired eight shots at the air as Knapp and Miller fled, twelve watches were stolen, and authorities traced the loot to Milton.
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Sunbury
Knapp
Miller
Milton
White
Fox
All American Expedition Plans Arctic Venture
Washington January reports outline an all American expedition to explore Arctic regions funded by U S capital. Lieut Commander Richard E Byrd USN late leader of the MacMillan naval contingent heads the planning with Edsel Ford and John D Rockefeller Jr pledging about 490000 for the effort. Details remain undecided on airship or airplanes and final plans are pending.
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Jan
Richard &, Byrd
Edsel Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Fave Dich
Fixation of Wages in Future Main Problem
United Press Philadelphia January 30. Wage fixation in future disputes remains the sole contested issue in coal strike talks. Operators demand compulsory arbitration while miners propose a conciliatory commission with recommendation powers only. Miners seek a five year contract with immediate resumption at old wages through September 1 1828, then potential change via a fact finding commission chaired by Hughes, Davis, and Pinchot. Cooperation on efficiency and a voluntary checkoff are offered by miners. Operators show little sign of retreat from arbitration.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Board of Conciliation
Charles Evans Hughes
James J. Davis
Pinchot Joc Pennsyllvana
Howeever
Anthracite Operators
Posi-Ton
One Killed In Gas Explosion In East Pittsburgh
A freak gas explosion in East Pittsburgh Pennsylvania killed one man and injured seven others. The blast destroyed three buildings and caused about 150000 in damage. Residents were hurled from beds as two people jumped from a second floor to escape flames. John Scere, on the first floor of the house where the fire began, was identified as the dead man. Police and fire crews rescued Mrs Carr and Woodhead family members from the second floor.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
E. A. Carr
John Woodhead
John Scere
National and state leaders honor Harris funeral service
Harris, a state senator and advocate of election law reform, died suddenly at the Harrisburg legislature. Pittsburgh leaders, Governor Pinchot, lawmakers, judges, and notable figures attended his funeral in Crafton. Jimmy Walker travelled from New York to pay respects, and a solemn high mass was held at St Philip's Church before interment at Calgary cemetery.
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Pinchot
United Prev
John P. Harris
Harrisburg
Janiom
Gifford Pinchot
Guy
David J. Davis
W. Harry
Baken
Repindin
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