Twenty Years Ago in Firles in Rain and Tragedy
Readings from the Journal of Firles dated March 27 1911 report the Kurtz Brass Bed Company buying four acres on Firle railroad avenue PA and planning a large plant. A windstorm tears branches and downed trees while hail falls. a body found near Bear Lake is identified as acrobat Frank Connor who died after a fall from a train on March 10 1911. Dogs poisoned across the city blamed on local miscreants. several residents suffer. Lineman work to repair telegraph wires after wind damage.
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T He Kurtz Brass Bed Company
Firle Railroad
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bear Lake
Frank Connor
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon
Daily lessons in English outline word usage and pronunciation tips. It highlights common misuses and mispronunciations, urges precise terms like provided instead of do shall go providing you consent, and stresses expanding vocabulary with daily practice and word study notes. It includes examples and suggestions to improve wording and comprehension.
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W. L. Gordon
Westfield Girl Slain Body Found in Barge Canal
A 19 year old Westfield girl Rose Recelli was found slain in the New York State Barge Canal near Bishnell's Basin after disappearing in November. Autopsy showed skull fractures from hammer blows. police suspect the body was dumped in the canal from a nearby bridge. two men previously questioned were released.
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Rochester
Mai
yBruises
Rose Recelli
New York State
Floyd
Winslow
John Grunna
Westfield
N. Y
Detroit
Boston
Richard A. Leonardo
Bishnell’s Basin
Two End Their Lives in Pittsburgh Area
Two persons ended their lives by hanging in the Pittsburgh district last night, coroner reports say. Lews Krauth, 50, Pittsburgh, was found hanging in the basement of his home by his wife after years with steady work. Mrs. Mary Platt, Assinwall, was found by her son Edward Platt when he returned home and found no response to calls.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Mar
Lews Krauth
County Lacks Funds for Comfort Station Project
County officials debate financing for a Perry Square comfort station in Erie. Commissioners MacLean and Davis push to include funds in current appropriations, Rogan hopes funds may come late in the year, and Central Willis says no appropriation before 1932 at the earliest.
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Perry Square
Erie
MacLean
Davis
Board of Commissioners
Rogan
Centralli Willis
Famous figure and place quiz prompts from a 19th century page
The text asks four trivia questions about a famous person with Wells quarters at Menlo Park. It mentions the Mississippi River, bronze composition, the Boer War siege of Larryemith court, and a country related to Sicily Kelene.
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Menlo Park
St. Leite
Larryemith
Sicily
Kelene
Wheat Price Crisis Sparks Debate on Farm Policy
The Farm Board abandons public wheat purchases, triggering a new agricultural crisis and a flood of proposals. About 275 million bushels are held in store. Advocates urge production reduction and crop substitution, suggesting crops like rubber inputs and other nonfood staples as substitutes for wheat. R W Green of Niagara Falls mourns his father N W Green. former Meadville Spirella plant superintendent.
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Farm Board
Egypt
Joseph
Canada
Russia
Federal Department of Agriculture
Eatson
R. W. Green
Union City Times Enterprise
Niagara Falls
N. W. Green
Meadville
Spirella Company
A Problem A Day Puzzle Fragment
A problem stating a number whose 1 16 and 18 equal 95. The text includes an answer to yesterday’s problem of 72 degrees and a partial explanation involving times and arithmetic steps, but the instructions and full solution are unclear.
Akron Plotter Claims Arrest Frameup
Paul Kassey a Hungarian mechanic and alleged Akron plotter says his arrest was a frame-up. At a mass meeting before 1000 Ohio Communists he declared his release by the Communist party and offered to tell his case anytime or anywhere to new comrades as he joins them.
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United Press
Akron
Paul
Kassey
Communist Party
International Labor Defense Workers
Goodyear, Zeppelin Corporation
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Firles
Glenn Barker
Mr. DeRosay
Dan Alexander
Lin
Srk
Dr. Greenfield
Center Street
Kane
Rush Miller
North Girard
Miller and Stewart
A. M. Howard
British Columbia
Climax
Mig. Co
Barge Canal
Thoms A. Edison
Mississippi River
Alay
Majestic
Masemic
Roots Furniturestore
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Condra
Corry
Pierce’s
Chamberlain
Dewitt’s
Hind's
Mennen’s
Woodbury
Condra Pharmacy
N. Center St
Rexall Store
Corry, Penn’a
R. E. Palmer CO
Peninsular
Walnot
Simmons
Root’s Furniture
Palmer’s
Center St
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