Fast NYCA Trains Crash Kills Three Cleveland Crew
Three crew members die and four are injured after a collision of two New York Central trains near Cleveland. Engineers Thomas Henahan and Clarence Sheffield and fireman Frank McCarthy perish, with others injured as crews struggle to assess speed and visibility in rain and fog. The east bound baggage car and two mail coaches were being shuttled for connections to the St. Louis flyer.
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United Press
Cleveland
New York
Charles Graf
Henry Sprouse
Jerry F. Pion
Leveland
Franke McCarthy
Thomas Henahan
Clarnée Sheffield
Hreman
Willam Harnett
Hagman
Tiree
Union Terminal
McCarthy
Henahan
Sheffield
Bellefontaine
Fake Search Warrants Probe Reaches Corry City
County authorities may extend their inquiry into alleged fake search warrants used in liquor raids to Corry. A judge opened a probe into the issuance of warrants in Erie and Wesleyville areas amid reports of irregularities. A court case tied to a 50 dollar disruption fine highlighted the wider concerns.
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Corry
Rossiter
Erie
Pimes
Lnte
Walter’Good
Join
Wesleyville
A. P. Rossiter
Eris County
Isquake
Mither
Michael Kane
18Th Street
Walter B. Smoot
Kane
Goodwin
Justice of Peace
Times
Jack Alexander
Alexander
Corryites Named on Committees for Seal Campaign
Corry residents join Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association committees for the 1930 Christmas seal drive to run from Chanles Biving through Christmas. Appointed panels include Special Gifts, Industrial, Professional and Church committees with Corry as representation on several groups.
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Corry
W. T. Ryman
Girard
R. Pierre Wright
Eric James B. Dwyer
Erie
Frederick FP
Klund
Harry A. Nye
C. A. Hillahom
Suspected Thief Held Over German Kodak Case
Police detain a man in Buffalo as authorities seek proper ownership of a German Kodak found here. The device, valued over $50, was offered for sale for 1.50, with beads found on the suspect. He claimed purchase a year ago but offered no clear reason for attempting sale. Officer Ruppersburg arrested him on a suspicious person charge at the local station as officials verify ownership with nearby towns. Mrs Louis Leezer arrived from Pittsburgh for a visit.
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Tnilian
Buffalo
Tadlan
Palige
Ruppersburg
Nokthy
Needlework Guild plans annual meeting for garment ingathering
Officers of the Needlework Guild held a regular meeting last evening to plan the annual meeting on November 12 at the Municipal building. The key task is electing officers and gathering garments for the needy. Directors urge immediate delivery to avoid delays and invite the public to attend and view the display at next month’s gathering.
Local Fines Unaffected by County Probe
Fines from disorderly conduct in this city will not be affected by county controller Harvey Willis's probe into alleged failure by Erie aldermen to turn over fines to the county treasurer. Willis believes the county was deprived of thousands of dollars due to missing records. An audit order may require aldermen to reveal their record books. fines under city ordinance go to municipal coffers, and only fines imposed by aldermen would go to the county, not the city.
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Willis
Harvey Willis
Brié
Erie
Curtain Drops on Last Mile of Real Tragedy
In Huntsville Texas the final curtain falls on The Last Mile a Broadway death row drama as Joyce Shepard exhaled after killing a peace officer two years ago. The piece recalls Robert Blake who gouged his eyes in a rage two weeks ago and Toyes who feigned insanity to escape death before being returned.
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United Press
Huntsville
Tex
Joyce Shepard
Jones
New York
Texas State Penitentiary
Tater
Shepard
Robert Blake
Toyes
Texas
AFL Backs Volstead Reform Allowing 2.75 Percent Beer
At its 50th annual convention in Boston the American Federation of Labor approved modifying the Volstead act to permit manufacture and sale of beer containing 2.75 percent alcohol by weight. The executive council report urged action, citing recent developments and enforcement failures.
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Frank Murphy
United Press
Boston
American Federation of Later
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
United States
David T. Walsh
Mass
American Federation of Labor Today
85 Complaints Filed On Tax Assessment For 1991
The City Council reviewed eighty five complaints against the triennial 1991 tax assessment. The Court of Tax Revision and Appeal heard protests from Third and Fourth Ward property owners, bringing two day totals to fifty three protests for those wards and eighty two for First and Second Wards. Council members will inspect multiple properties to determine possible adjustments, with changes limited by the two day session results.
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Tax Revision Board
District meet of Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary
Mrs Mary Patterson headed a gathering of Ladies Auxiliary members at the northwestern Pennsylvania district council meeting in Oll City. Delegates from Werren Kane Bradford Irie Titusville Wranklin and Oll City attended as reports and business items were discussed. National and state officers present included Mrs Margaret Armstrong Mrs Dora Faffensperger Mrs Myrtle Sutherland Mrs Tha Stanford Mrs Norma Pots Mrs Bertha Lynn and Monica Kinney.
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Mary Patterson
Glenn Sperber
Warl Jackson
Francis Duke
Paul Lines
Merle Amy
J. M. Gardner
Eva B. Rich
Ladies Auxiliary
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliaries
Pennsylvania
Oll City
Werren
Kane
Bradford
Irie
Titusville
Wranklin
Warren
Segalon
Severe Tremors Felt in Chile Valparaiso
A dawn earthquake shook Chile Valparaiso, injuring some residents and causing damage across the city. Authorities assess impact as workers, buildings, and roads suffer aftershocks and emergency crews mobilize to inspect structures.
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Chile
United Press
Valparaiso
Calif
Persona
Fared
Mir
Urges Indeterminate Prison Sentences
In Louisville, Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes urged the American Penal Association to back indeterminate prison sentences. He proposed parole-board recommendations to release convicts and predicted a move away from fixed-term sentencing, calling for expert evaluation to regulate sentence lengths.
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United Press
Louisville
American Penil Association
Harry Elmer Barnes
Barnes
Smith College
Communists and Berlin Police Clash Amid Turmoil
In Berlin the metal workers district sees renewed street fighting between Communists and police while Reichstag and Prussian diet scenes turn violent. Fas cist deputy Strasser demands German freedom and warns war if necessary, as Bruening cabinet faces attacks over retrenchment and Versailles.
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Eric Keyser
United Press
Berlin
Reichstag
Heinrich Bruening
Gregor Strasser
Strasser
Reichsstag
Charicelor Bruening
Wilhelm Groener
Five Best Radio Entertainments Listed For Tonight
NBC network schedules feature Cities Hervics Orchestra on WIZ at 8 00 p m Interwoven Pair on WEAF at 9 00 p m Oversharp Pen on IWABC at 9 00 p m Radio Follies on WAP at 10 30 p m and a Red Program closing the lineup with NBC network details across stations and times.
Democrats Must Gain So Seats Control House
Washington reports show mixed projections three weeks before the vote. Democrats claim potential to seize House leadership with 50 seats, while Senate gains of nine would be needed to control that chamber. Republicans publicly forecast a smaller shift, noting possible 16 House seats and four Senate seats as tipping points.
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Paul R -Mallon
United Press
Washington
Henge
Congress
Hoover
Senate
House
Uley
Jeaders
Do Wbtle United Press
IL Power
Hoover law commission adjourns until Nov 5 after report due
Washington officials report the Hoover law enforcement commission will adjourn until November 5, the day after the election, as it nears its prohibition findings due in sixty days. In other dispatches the Thums was fired upon on the Yangtze, a New York stool market drop, a call for presidential power during unemployment, revolutionary advances in Brazil, the death of Dr Daniel W Shea, and a Columbia University disruption involving tear gas at a football gathering in New York are noted.
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Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Cold Wave Forecast Hits Corry This Weekend
A sharp cold snap is seen sweeping western Pennsylvania as rain gives way to snow and plummeting temperatures. Forecasters predict wind chills and a light wintry touch, with readings dropping toward freezing after today’s storms. In Chicago, a swift cold front pushed temperatures toward freezing, with lingering snow and frosts across the Midwest and Great Plains as heavy snows hampered travel and coal demand.
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United Press
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Canada
Ry Mountain
Lake States
W. P. Stewart
New York
Rosky
Dklea
Dakota
Trafic
Minnesota
Mdiana
Valasa
C C F to Hold 1931 Meeting in Greensburg
Greensburg chosen as site for the 1931 Grand Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows with the second week in October set for the gathering. State attendees included Corey Encampment’s Abe Cantburg and Robert L. Peters of Shippensburg, named Grand Patriarch of the uniformed order. Officers installed in York included Grand High Priest H C Stephens of Philadelphia Grand Senior Warden A E Montgomery and Grand Scribe G Hi Banes of Philadelphia.
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Greensburg
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
Samuel 5. Bowe
Philadelphia
H.C. Stephens
Wardom A. E
Montgomery
Sémaitas
Scribe G
Hi Banes
Philaiphia
Treasuey
Charlas
Schumacher
Philadelana
Detos A. Feed
Guyy
Saintins
Wien
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Martha P. Langley
Ikatherine UL. Wright
Hike
W.T. Ryman
D. A. Hillstrom
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Fred W. Blair
Chas. H. Eastman
Union City
Howard G. Bisaman
East Springfield
Paul McKay
Waterford
T. Woods
Sterrett
Fairview
C.C. Hill
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China
Hang Kow
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Brazil
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Ostholic University
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