Narrow Escape in Benzoil Blast Shocks Glassport
Two men were injured as a Benzoil filled oil train car exploded on a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie siding at Glassport. Forty barrels of oil ignited, the blast toppled the car, shaking Glassport and Clairton homes across the Monongahela river. Fire crews doused the blaze to save surrounding houses and cars. the oil was headed to a Glassport contractor.
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Interurban collision injures several near Murray's Hill
In Canonsburg July 6 a Pittsburgh Railways two car interurban crash at Murray's Hill near Morganza left one woman seriously injured and several others slightly hurt. An express car rear ended a stopped car after a breakdown while officials say the motorman drove too fast. Doctors treated the minor injuries and one woman was hospitalised. The express ran from Washington to Pittsburgh.
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Paradise Reopens Tale From Tuli's Roost in 1927
The fragmentary 1927 note from Tuli's Roost hints at escape plots and plans for a return to Paradise. Jere “Spug” and Lefty Skogs discuss moving to Cory and Corry, contacts with police, and potential schemes tied to a hoosegow and a mayor. The piece blends slang, local references, and criminal undertones as a vivid window into a rough frontier era.
Vulcan Plant at Erie Sold to Continental Rubber Works
Erie July 6 Continental Rubber Works announced it acquired the Vulcan Rubber Company plant and 712 acres on the West Lake road from Vulcan. R Palmer said the site will be used for warehousing now with a production plan to be developed if needed. Few workers have been employed recently amid past court and bankruptcy cases.
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Ross Family Reunion and July Fourth Celebrations
The sos tamity reunion was held July 4 at the Rose home in West Spring Creek with 72 attendees from Corry Kane Sheffield and Rochester. A noon dinner lawn tables, a two o'clock business meeting reelected president Fred L Ross and a refreshment program committee were named. A ladies versus men ball game ended with the ladies winning. Next reunion slated for Rob Stevens home in Corry. Dividend Notice: Depositors of the defunct First State Bank of New Castle to receive about 50 000 ten percent dividend after August 1 bringing total paid to ninety percent of claims. A third small dividend will follow.
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Prince Friedrich Sigismund Dies After Horse Accident
Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia died from injuries after his horse shied and dragged him around the track at a horse show in Lucerne Switzerland on July 6. He was a relative of former Kaiser Wilhelm and a member of the Prussian royal house.
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World balloon world record set in Detroit race
Svend Au Rasmussen of the Detroit Flying Club landed 1 mile north of Kinston North Carolina after a night flight of 580 miles in 25 hours 35 minutes establishing a new distance record for a 601/900 cubic meter balloon. E J Hill and A G Schlosser on Detroit 111 set an endurance mark of 26 hours 48 minutes, landing at Montvale Virginia. Others in the Detroit News Trophy race concluded landings near Stoutsville Ohio and Bothwell.
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Ford planes on reliability tour take off from Cincinnati
July 6 report states air planes in the Ford reliability tour departed Cincinnati for Louisville at 11 21 a m in one minute intervals. The navy guest plane led the flight and the route continues to Memphis Pine Bluff Ark and Dallas with stops along the way.
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Move to Oust B and L E Chiefs in Cleveland
United Press reports a move to oust four top officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers during the Cleveland convention. W B Prenter, grand chief engineer Alvanley Johnston, L G Griffing Harry P Daugherty and A B Lindquist face charges of laxity and mismanagement of orders and finances as the convention proceeds.
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Woman Stages 0 Day Fast in Toronto Hospital
Mrs Hope Leontough a young Russian woman lies in a Toronto hospital in a semi conscious state after a 65 day water only fast that started May 9 and ended July 2 Doctors doubted her life while she endured housework for 41 days before collapsing Her husband a Vladivostok refugee artilleryman provides context to the couple and their background
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