55th down to hard grind at Mount Gretna
Citizen soldiers of the 45th Infantry Brigade under Brigadier General Markin settled into intensive training at Mount Gretna. The 109th Regiment from NE Pennsylvania and the 110th from the west, with the 103rd Regiment engineers from Philadelphia, began rifle range work and bridge building maneuvers. Major General William G. Price Jr praised their drill and discipline as the two weeks camping period continued with troops from Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and a Norristown motorcycle company joining.
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Camp Kemp
MT. Gretna
45Th Infantry Brigade
Award Markin
Republican State Committee
109Th
Pennsylvania
110Th
103Rd
Philadelphia
National
William G. Price, Jr
Harrisburg
Norristown
Plan for Further Inquiry Into School Vandalism
Authorities plan a further inquiry into the Fairview school vandalism as eight neighborhood youths blamed for targetting the building face juvenile discipline and possible costs. Fire damage is projected under $100 with textbooks spared. parents and youths cooperate in cleanup. An early conference with parents is planned to settle responsibility and future steps.
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Fairview
Ole
Beller
Aerial Landscaping Urges Higher View of Town Beauty
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald urges considering urban and rural beautification from above. At an exhibition on visual disfigurement, he critiques cheap roofing patterns and brutal road layouts visible from 1,000 feet, warning against poor plotting in modern subdivisions.
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England
Amerca
Miister
Ramsay MacDonald
McDonald
Hikers Save World-Famous Birch in Massachusetts
A group of hikers near Mount Hergaan Massachusetts spotted a fire smoldering in a hollow birch trunk and extinguished it before it reached five parts of the tree. Forestry officials say they saved the largest birch in the world and helped prevent a wider forest fire. News columns nationwide pick up the tale to promote forest fire prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hergaan
Massachusetts
Forestry Department
Why Despise Politics in American Life
An observer notes a controversy around the Voters Liberal League over whether its activities are political. The dispute highlights that in America the word politics often connotes corruption and personal gain rather than honor. The piece argues the term carries a negative, savory view needing correction.
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The
Voters’ Liberal League
Ann Observer
England
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon
Word study notes and misused terms from a 19th century column. A fragment mentions Holyoke Massachusetts and a local incident where chicken thieves frightened away by George Mabus near Centerville, leaving behind some paraphernalia.
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W. L. Gordon
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Jeanah
George Mabus
Centerville
Twenty Years Ago Ax Taken from the Journal Files
A thunderstorm near the city caused a Volt to strike the late Henry Case residence, burning the house occupied by Richard O'Brien. A. L. Cottrell plans to return to the city around the 24th to resume his former freight agent post. Baptist ladies prepare a lawn social at Mrs. Randolph's Friday evening. Charles Ames, son of NP Ames, reports from Michigan about his progress north to mining country. Cae Taylor of Jamestown secures a position on the Erle R. R. Lou Brown travels to Cleveland to fetch two Ford cars. Corry Ice Company ships 20 tons daily and sends a few carloads elsewhere. Ralph B. Clark returns from Toledo after visiting parents L. G. Clark and family.
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Henry Case
Richard O'Brien
Charles Ames
Ames
Michigan
Porcupine
Sie
A Problem a Day Fly Between Two Traveling Friends
Bob and Bill start 15 miles apart moving toward each other at 6 and 10 mph. A fly travels from Bob to Bill and back at 16 mph until they meet. The meeting time is 1.5 hours, so the fly covers 24 miles total before the collision.
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Bob
Bill
Bloodstained Car Held by Police in Erie
Brin July 14 Police hold an automobile covered with wood stains found Sunday afternoon in a garage on West 21st Street. The car is partly issued to Grace McClelland, who once lived at 1957 West 5th, and a Mr Poole, her husband, reportedly had disputes over the vehicle. A street attendant found the stains and notified police. The car was moved to U S garage at 5th and French Streets. Ada Porter left for Cambridge Springs for the summer.
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Brin
West 21St Street
Grace McClelland
West Vth
West 21St
U. S
Poole
G. P
Learn and Answer Key on French Holiday and More
This item presents five trivia questions with supplied answers. It lists July 14 as the French national holiday, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen as the discoverer of X rays, British Columbia as the largest Canadian province, four heart chambers, and Glasgow as Scotland’s chief commercial center.
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Scotiana
Bastille
Wilhelm Konrad Ronteen
British Columbia
Glaggow
Toad Alive After 63 Years in Stone Steps
Franklin reports a toad found in a niche of stone within the rear steps of Venango County Court House. Discovered during removal of stones, the 63 year resident revived briefly after release, then died within 12 hours due to shock from sudden exposure.
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Franklin
Venanga County
Court House
Benjamin F. Miller
East 7Th Street
Oil City
Missionary Lacey Sites Captured by Bandits in Fukien
United States legation reports that Methodist missionary Lacey Sites was seized near Miengshing Tsun Fukien Province on July 5 by bandits who held him for ransom while traveling in the interior of southern China.
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M. E
Priping
China
United States
Lacey
Legation
Methodist
Miengshing-Tsun
Fukien Province
Erie Man Dies From Auto Crash In Philadelphia
ERIE BRIE: Olosky 27 of 739 E 49th St fatally injured in a crash in Philadelphia. He fainted while driving, striking a safety island. Brother-in-law Nellie Olosky reports he worked in Norristown and was visiting Philadelphia. He died in a Philadelphia hospital Monday. Funeral arrangements by Edward C Hanley.
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Brie
Norristown
Philadelphia
Olosky
Ediward C. Hanley
Fliers Plan Return To New York After Tampico Crash
Yerrington and Maloney, whose plane forced down near Tampico on a New York to Mexico City non stop flight, said they will return to New York leaving the damaged craft on the isolated beach. They cited fuel loss and a pump failure as causes, noting storms pushed them off course.
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Yerrington
Maloney
Tampico
United Press
Mexico
Sethi Yerrington
Edward Malone
New York-Mexico City
New York
Werrington
Group of Russian fliers meet death in crash near Alabino
A high aviation official was among the group of aviators killed when their plane crashed near Alabino station on the Western border last Sunday. The accident left several dead, with officers stating the men were en route to Musuour and will be buried with military honors. Rescue pilots searched the area and recovered remaining crew after the crash damaged the aircraft and plowed into trees on a lonely beach.
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United Py Eos
Moscow
Afi
Alabino
Smight
VK. Nthandutay
Peppytell
Musuour
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Mount Gretna
Price
A. L. Cottrell
Ormer
Brie R
Greenvile
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Mrs
Cae Taylor
Jamestown
Ated Were
Erle R. R
Lou Brown
Cleveland
Corry Ice Company
Ralph BE. Clark
Toledo
Mos
L. G. Clark
Erie
Ada Porter
Cambridge Springs
Anne Teus
Montgomery Warp & Co
Center ST
Corry, FA
N. Y
Tres
Hier
Tampich
Hofman
Mesican Aviation Go
Ersonal Finance
Corry Banaficial Loan Society
South Center
Corry
Corry, Pas
Ognncoes
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
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