THREE BANDITS OBTAIN $15,000 ERIE PAYROLL MEET TONIGHT
Erie reports an audacious robbery as three bandits seized a $15,000 payroll from the Erie County Electric Company. Police scoured the city for clues, with a Buick touring car and a masked trio suspected in the crime. A local meeting was planned to discuss Community Chest plans, with residents urged to assist in ongoing fundraising efforts.
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Cnet
Brock and Schlee Leave for Bagdad
United Press reports Brock and Exhyard Fo Sullee depart Constantinople for Bagdad aboard The Pride of Detroit. The voyage began at 5:90 AM local time amid favorable weather, though a brief delay occurred to satisfy Turkish notice requirements. The craft is seven hours ahead of Eastern time, placing the departure around 1000 PM yesterday.
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Brock
Exhyard Fo Sullea
Detroit
Bagdad
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Ruth and Gehrig Hit Home Run Rampage in Philadelphia
Ruth and Gehrig powered a big home run duel for the Yankees at Philadelphia. Ruth belted a towering shot into the right field stands after Gehrig earlier homered, driving runs and excitement as the game unfolded at the ballpark. The feature end included a sequence where Koenig scored ahead of a second run and a later influx of hits boosted the visitors, amid a scene of strong batting by the two stars.
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96th birthday milestone for C L Mather at home
The Journal notes C L Mather, a venerable resident of Washington Street, celebrated his 96th birthday with well wishers and family. His daughter Mrs Roe Livermore hosted an afternoon gathering at one o’clock, attended by Mrs Mather of Chicago and Miss Lena Mather, among others, as the community sent congratulations.
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Ash Bishe
Washington — Street
Mach
Elle
Lena Mujtier
Sity
Mather
Jonathan Ledge
Hope Center Street To Reopen For Saturday Trade
Hope plans to open Center Street between Heatpigley and Washingont for traffic Saturday after restraining work by Mayer Brothers Construction Co. completes top dressing and paving. By afternoon, more than half the stretch was finished as merchants urged orderly parking and full curb space to accommodate automobiles.
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Rekage
Trafic
Mayer Brothers Construction Co
Bandits Hold Up Store Collectors In Philadelphia
Two armed youths robbed the collectors for a fragrance company in Kensington, seizing a bag containing about $1,500 before escaping in a car. Victims included Robe toon 8 and Larry Cohen 20, with Cohen accompanied by the superintendent of collectors for American Stores.
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Philadelphta
Fry Low Bidder On Fairview Twp Road
Harrisburg Sept 2 seventy six bids were received today by the State Department for the construction of 99 miles of concrete paving in ten counties. The Fry Construction Company of Erie submitted the low bid of 86 557 for the Fairview Township road project among others listed in the package.
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State Department
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Erie
Bootleg Feud Blamed for Burg Hotel Fire
A fire at the Anderson Hotel in Jow nsyspec, Pa, is linked to a bootleg feud escalating in the town. The five story structure, once among the finest in Northwestern Pennsylvania, was reportedly destroyed with a loss of life. The fire, blamed on rival bootleggers, marks another violent chapter in a long-running feud.
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Quiet Labor Day plans for Erie City
Erie City readers are told of a quiet Labor Day with a full day schedule planned. The program includes a parade, a feature by the American Legion of Crayford, games and entertainment, and a big Warren County appearance. Local businesses will be closed for the holiday.
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American Lemon
Crayford
Erie
Tivor
TCL
Courtney May Start Ocean Hop at Dawn
Courtney May begins an ocean hop from Plymouth after arriving aboard a Dornier whale boat from Aulshot. He plans to refuel tonight and resume the attempt across the Atlantic at dawn tomorrow, weather permitting.
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Univd Prone
Plymouth
Ty Courtney
Aulshot
Tafay
Plane Carrying Princess Thot Lost in Ocean
An ill fated London to Ottawa air voyage recounts a plane carrying Princess Thot that disappeared over the ocean. Reports from Windsor Ontario and London indicate forced landings and failed resumption attempts as authorities chase clues while families await word on survivors amid conflicting dispatches.
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Princess Thot
Beiling Railways seeks charter to fly planes in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Sept 2 United explains Beiling Railways filed with the Public Service Commission for an royal class charter to operate air service in Pennsylvania. This is the second petition after a similar filing two days earlier. The commission already has opposition from various entities and the Reading company has its own petition pending.
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Harrisburg
Beiling Railways Today
Public Service Commisson
Pennsylvania
Commission
Geltyabung
Reading Company
May Extend Wednesday Closing Movement
A movement among the city apparel retailers seeks to extend the Wednesday afternoon closing through September. Most merchants halted the half holiday this week, but the new effort aims to keep a weekly closure and a free month. All city stores will open next Wednesday after Labor Day closing.
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Deasers-Aid Clothiers
We Placer
Heavy Registration On First Day At City Election
A flood of voters registered on the first day for the upcoming city primary. Across wards two precincts in the Third Ward saw 75 and 68 enrollments, with First Ward also registering strongly. Officials expect a heavy turnout, estimating total city registration around 3,200 after the opening day.
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Erie double shooting aftermath ends in fatality
In Erie Pennsylvania James Hinckley twenty five, a Black man, died after a quarrel over Evelyn Love twenty two. Grover Royal twenty four, from Philadelphia, is hospitalized after injuring Hinckley and another person during the incident. Royal allegedly threatened Love. Hinckley intervened and was mortally wounded.
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Erie
James Hinckley
Grover Royal
Philadelphia
Evelyn Love
Royal
Hinchley
New Gas Station to Open at North Center and East Saying
Frits and Beckwith plan a modern brick gas station at the corner of North Center and East Saying streets opening tomorrow. The facility will feature Atlantic gasoline, the latest pumps, and full automotive repair service to begin next week under Mr Beckwith.
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Beckwith
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East Saying
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Oost
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Chanicy
Record registration at Franklin yesterday ran ruin
Franklin Venango County recorded strong first day registration with 41 voters enrolled. The Franklin total reached 800, including 400 women, marking a record for the era as the Republican primary nears on September 20. Local counts suggest overall enrollment will hit about 1,000 over five days.
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Engineer killed as crane collapses in Queens
On Sept 2 in Queens New York an engineer Wins Desonno was crushed when a crane on the Long Island railroad bridge toppled onto Broadway near 75th Street. The crane dropped 20 feet into the roadway as workers shouted a warning before it failed and struck the street, killing the engineer who was beneath a steel girder.
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Decision on Ware Wilson recount slated next Wednesday
Washington dispatch reports a possible Senate decision on the Pennsylvania Wilson seat tied to recounts. Two Senate committees in Chicago will meet next Wednesday to determine if a full recount can proceed in December. If counts favor Wilson, he could join the Senate. if not, the outcome remains uncertain and could affect the upcoming primary in September.
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United Press
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Wilkos
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Vare
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League of Nations Council convenes in Geneva
The League of Nations council met publicly in Geneva on September 2, with Senor Vegas of Chile presiding. The session set the stage for the assembly meeting beginning September 5, and an international press conference under League auspices discussed upcoming work.
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Geneva
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Chile
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League of Nations
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Weelk
Big Dirigible on Training Flight
The Navy dirigible Los Angeles with Rear Admiral W A Moffett aboard moored at Lakehurst New Jersey for a brief training flight along the coast. Commander Rosendahl and forty five officers and men accompanied the craft.
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Navy
Los Angeles
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Rosendahl
Dynamite wrecks Hazleton police chief home blast
In Hazleton Pennsylvania a dynamite blast leveled the front porch area and damaged the lower floor of the home of Daniel T McKelvie, president of the police chiefs association. Neighbors say McKelvie and his wife slept nearby and escaped unharmed as two children were rescued from the building after the explosion.
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Hazleton
Daniel T McKelvie
Pennavivant Police Chiefs Association
France
McKelvie
Bertaut May Hunt For Missing Fliers In Plan To Search
United Press reports that William Randolph Hearst's New York to Rome monoplane Ol Glory may join the Saint Vel Mist in the search for missing fliers. Llnyd Bertaut and J H Hill along with two observers would fly from New York to Newfoundland scanning the route toward Harbour Grace and possibly reach the sea. The search plan was drafted at night and could be altered but not abandoned.
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William Randolph Hearst
New York
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Canada
Llnyd Bertauld
Je H. Hill
Hathor Grace
Newfoundland
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