Ted Dies In Obscure Minnesota Accident
In a brief incident report from Minnesota a man identified as Ted dies after a fall. The survivor's name is not released and local authorities are investigating the event.
23 Nov 1931
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1931
Page
1
In a brief incident report from Minnesota a man identified as Ted dies after a fall. The survivor's name is not released and local authorities are investigating the event.
Governor Gifford Pinchot holds a string of conferences with House members to push his unemployment relief plan and tax and bond measures. He praises the State Chamber of Commerce endorsement of the prosperity bond plan but rejects a contracted highway program, warning it would slow relief efforts and reduce employment.
Pennsylvan ia railroad investigators seek the cause of a freight locomotive crashing into a Monongahela Valley passenger train near Pittsburgh on Saturday. Twenty five people were injured, four seriously, mostly women from Homestead Duquesne and Munhall. Engineer Hi W O Neill and his crew escaped injury. Both engines were disabled and track damaged. passenger cars suffered shattered windows but no derailment.
Radio listings show WABC CBS network at 6 46 Rel s and Dunn then WEAR Parade of States at 9 80 followed by Bamparda orchestra at 10 00 and Toshi Sei del. WIZ NBC network 10 30 Heal Folks Slumber Hour and WEAR NBC network 11 00 Goon Sanders.
New York November 28 The oil tanker Raritan Sun a 4533 ton vessel built in 1929 valued at 1 000 000 was seized by federal officers who found 6 600 cases of liquor aboard Fifty two seamen were arrested an automatic conveyor and five trucks were taken Prohibition authorities call the seizure a major development The liquor valued at 300 000 was planted by a customs agent aboard the ship and traced from New York to Philadelphia The crew allegedly included members of the Little Augie Pisano gang Pisano linked to Al Capone The incident involved gunfire but ended without disorder as agents fired warning shots and the ship returned to Red Hook docks after a night voyage
A train with 11 passengers and five crew members is stalled in seven feet of snow atop Cumbres Pass in Colorado. Rescue trains departed from Chama and Alamosa to reach the marooned travelers.
Rt Rev John M Gannon presided at the blessing of the statue of St Therese at St Elizabeths Church Erie. The ceremony followed novena devotions, with Rev Jacob Werner delivering the sermon on The Virtues of St Elizabeth. Special music, lavish decorations, and clergy from area parishes accompanied the event.
Six youths escaped serious harm after their Chevrolet left the Union City Corry road near the Pines three miles east of Union City, struck a telephone pole, and wrecked the car. The vehicle was driven by a son of Louis Jacob of Oil City. occupants, many from Corry area, were guests at a Columbus wedding and were returning from Erie with minor injuries. The wreck was towed to East Main Street Auto Service.
Coroner Dan Hanley continues inquiry into the death of 49 year old Charles J. Wicks after he was struck by a car driven by George Aldrich near Union City as fog shrouded the highway. Wicks died at Linton City hospital from a fractured skull. Aldrich, uninjured, stopped and aided, while state police also investigate. Wicks, a state highway employee, boarded with Raymond Gross and leaves four sisters and two brothers, with funeral arrangements set for St Mary's Church.
Hollywood notes report Constance Bennett and Marquis de la Falaise de Coufray wed in a Beverly Hills home ceremony attended by close friends. Gloria Swanson, newly divorced, traveled to San Francisco with her new husband as wedding guests included Nell Bennett and Barbare Bennett sisters and Marion Davies among others.
Walter M Tibbetts of West Reading died in his crashed automobile when the car overturned after striking a culvert. His companion Robert Woods of Lancaster was knocked unconscious and could not lift the car from Tibbetts neck. Woods survived injuries and was hospitalized. Mrs Hastaml of Bear Lake and Miss Gleason were in town visiting for Thanksgiving.
Paris dispatch reports Chinese sources urging foreign troops in the Orient to Manchuria to preserve order. The League of Nations council works on a compromise plan amid crisis. China would fund troop costs to secure Japanese evacuation as a commission investigates. Britain France and the U S maintain forces in the East. American circles doubt U S troops would be used. The council of 12 members met briefly and adjourned.
United Press reports at least seven killed and thirty injured in Western Pennsylvania over the weekend. Chester N. Weir, 57, Washington garage owner, died from a heart attack after investigating a crash. Edward Liszka, 21, Carnegie, was killed earlier that night in a collision on Washington pike. Matt Ceci, 30, Canton township, died when his car went off a levee. Paul Rockwell, 16, Meadville, was struck by a hit and run driver. Other injuries were reported in Pittsburgh, Altoona, Charleroi, Washington, and Ambridge with multiple fatalities in Latrobe area.
Tsitsihar scene reports General Jira Tamon says hundreds of Chinese were killed during the Japanese push across Manchurian countryside between Anganchi and Tsitsihar. He notes eighteen Japanese dead in the assault, with 55 killed and 170 wounded in prior actions, and laments little hope for League action to end the conflict.
Washington November 23 Sen James J Davis Republican of Pennsylvania is not listed on the books of the B G Dahlberg auger companies as having received funds John Holland investigator for the Senate lobby committee testified today His testimony aimed to dissolve Davis from an accusation that an unnamed senator likely Davis received 10000 during the tariff fight
Liberal Democrats and Progressive members organize to erode current House rules. Fiorella LaGuardia and Paul J. Kvale plan a Wednesday meeting to map a campaign to eliminate gag rules, potentially undermining Speaker aspirant M. Garner and patronage demands. The group seeks broader cooperation with fellow progressive Democrats who allied with them in the minority.
Italian Foreign Minister Grandi arrived in New York from Bellmore for a round of receptions and sightseeing before returning to Italy. He was greeted at the station by Ambassador Martino and Consul General Grazzi. Police and detectives escorted Grandi and his wife as they moved to waiting cars.
Five men robbed and opened fire at the Colonial tea room in Bladensburg Maryland killing one man and wounding five others including a woman. The attackers escaped in a blue Ford roadster after stealing about $1500 in cash and valuables.
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