Mexico's Ortiz Rubio Resigns as President
Ortiz Rubio resigns as Mexico's president and plans to travel to Hot Springs Arkansas for vacation. Abelardo Rodriguez, long time secretary of war, is elected by Congress to succeed him and will assume office Sunday amid reports of tensions with General Plutarco Elias Calles who has held power since the 1920 revolution.
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John R. Morris
United Press
Mexico City
Mexican Congress
Abelardo Rodriguez
Mexico
Ortiz Rubio
Rodrigues
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Plutarche Elias Galles
Alelards Rodrigues
Pigt
Albert J. Pas
Treasury
Ortiz Rutiio
Qn United Press
Plutarco Elias Galles
Pehinik
Alvaro Obregon
Leaders divided over may or again school cuts to show in October payroll
United Press report from New York on September 8 describes a split among Tammany Hall allies and political maneuvering around James J. Walker and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The piece ties Walker’s resignation and health to potential effects on his mayoral bid and the November election, with key figures like Curry McCooey Smith and Flynn weighing loyalty to Walker versus Roosevelt. It notes the October payroll will reflect reduced salaries after school district cost cuts and that state funds totaling $9,775 have arrived, with further payments to follow.
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New York
James J. Waller
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Cnd
Tammany Hall
Walker
Roosevelt
Samuel Seabury
Europe
Seabury
Samuel J. Tilden
Grover Cleveland
Sea Jury
Brooklyn Democrats
Tammany
Tamfiday
McCogey
Curry
Edqward J. Flynn
Brom
Democrats
Joseph V. McKee
Flynn
New York City
Walkers
Hls
Méifee
McConey
Reduc~ Tong
Counterfeit bill found at South Center news store
A counterfeit 610 bill was passed at L. J. Welly’s news store on South Center Street last evening. It is the second counterfeit of this type to reach Corry, mirroring the bill circulated earlier in the week.
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L. J. Welly
South Center Street
Corry
Al Wilson Crash at Cleveland Air Show
United Press reports star aviator Al Wilson crashed his 1910 biplane in front of grandstands during the National Air Meet program at Cleveland Airport. He was seriously injured and taken to a field hospital. The accident followed a previous race-day collision but no deaths were reported.
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Cleveland
al Wilson
National Air Maces
Wilson
McSparran Attacks Hoover on Prohibition Policy
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture John A. McSparran denounces President Hoover for a wet stance on prohibition and resigns from the Allied Forces for Prohibition. In a letter to Dr Daniel A. Poling, he asserts the 18th Amendment should not be admitted to failure. He notes the gains of prohibition remain valuable regardless of enforcement.
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Allied Forces Organization
Dr. Poling
Harrisburg
Johnn A. McSparran
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Prohibition
Allied Forces
Alfred B. Smith
John M. Hemphill
Daniel A. Poling
McSparran
Merchants Consider Sales Tax Plan In Oil City
Merchants in Oil City and nearby Corry area are shaping a plan to apply the new State sales tax. Revenue Department rules allow tax to be figured on total sales without per sale records, with a sliding scale from one to ten percent on totals over thresholds. The Oil City merchants propose no tax on sales under 50 cents and small increments on higher totals, aligning with Mississippi retailers' method.
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Revenue Department
Oil City
Niwe
Callect
Mississippi
Pinchot vetoes tax lien bill in Harrisburg
Governor Pinchot signed the Hutton bill reducing the council’s size. The measure cut funds as part of an $84,000,000 governmental economy program from a special session. The act leaves only the director and a law assistant in the former council.
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United Press Harrisburg
Greater
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Hutton
Franks County
Big Day Planned for All Day Community Celebration
A large crowd is expected for Labor Day events at Athletic Park with free rail-to-park transportation, a morning admission 24 cents and afternoon 5 cents, continuous band music, merchants and Warren team games, a six bout boxing card, and multiple concessions. Five cash prizes will be awarded to ticket holders, with vaudeville features being explored and ample parking from Sears farm.
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Arca
Athletic Park
P. M. Nichols
Cassius Sears
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Corry
Merchants
Warren
Thea
Sears Farm
Morley Disappearance Tangle Deepens In March
Information given to Chief Flannigan last night links Thomas Morley to sightings by Charles Gates near Lovells along the Erie tracks around late March or April as police note Morley had not been seen since December. Investigators say Morley planned to walk to Espeyville for work while an insurance agent cannot locate him since December and accounts show no withdrawals or local sightings this year.
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Flannigan
Thomas Morley
W. Pleasant Street
Morley
Charles Gates
Lovells
Erie Railway
Pymatuning
Mspeyville
Gates
Espeyville
Corry
Miners Escape In Republic Mine Fire
One hundred and fifty miners fled to safety as a blaze destroyed a tipple house at Republic Tron and Steel Company mine in Republic Pennsylvania. Smoke filled the shaft forcing exits via air shaft after workers were ordered out. Firemen contained the flames and prevented spread to a cooling bin holding coal cars. operations expected to resume Monday.
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Tipple House
United Press Republic
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Jona Capre
Tipple
Doolittle Sets New Record At Cleveland Airport
Major James G. Doolittle of St Louis posts a world speed record for land planes by flying the Gee Bee Sportster four times over a three kilometer course at an average 296.287 mph during a Thompson Trophy qualifying run at Cleveland. He carried a barograph for official confirmation as rivals contested in poor weather conditions.
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United Press
Cleveland
James G. Doolittle
St Louis
Doolittle
International Aviation Gthclala
Oficer Bonnet
France
Duotile
Dry Agents Raid Elk County Brewery
Four men are held on $500 bail each after raids by prohibition agents in Elk County. In Bensinger township a wildcat brewery was raided with equipment valued at $10,000 seized along with 20 half barrels of alleged beer, 2,430 bottles of alleged ale, 40,000 labels, and 3,000 empty bottles. Arrested in St Marys were John Detsch Paul Reich C L Fredy and Isadore Ruben. Seizures included 105 gallons of alleged alcohol 26 cases of alleged ale and 21 pints of whiskey.
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Anneurive
Ridgway
U. S
Clearfield
Prohibition
Elle County
Wildcat
Bensinger Township
John Detsch
Paul Reich
C. L. Fredy
Isadore Ruben
St. Marys
Warner Filling Station Looted During Night
The Alling station and roadside stand run by H. C. Warner at Warner's Corners west of Corry on the Roosevelt highway was broken into and robbed during the night. Candy cigars tobacco and cigarettes were taken plus other articles. Entry was gained through a window after breaking the glass of a sash. The incident was reported to city police and turned over to state police amid a probe of recent poultry thefts and nearby farms including the Keezor farm at Carter Hill.
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H. C. Warner
Warner’s Corners
Corry
Roosevelt Highway
Carter Hill
Keezor
Collier Delivers New School Buses From Local Shop
Perry Collier completed three school buses built at his EB South Street shop. One bus serves Spartans High Vocational School pupils, another is for Bacchus Corners, and a Columns township district. The Corry mine (Corry?) has earned a reputation for sturdy, satisfactory school buses with practical heating and required features.
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Perry Collier
South Street
Spartanshirg
Baccus Corners
Columns Township
Corry
Stewart Final Speaker for Squadron in Corry
Hon Oliver W Stewart of the Flying Squadron Foundation spoke to a fair sized Corry audience in the closing address of a series. He argued that there is no proven rise in drunkenness since prohibition, critiqued wet arguments, and asserted the impossibility of transporting dryness into a wet state while dry areas cannot be wetted by mere repeal. He used humor to support a logical case for prohibition.
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Oliver W. Stewart
Flying Squadron Foundation
United States
Corry
Stewart
Roosevelt to Campaign in Connecticut Tonight
Gov. Roosevelt prepares to campaign for the presidency, leaving Albany for Bridgeport to address a Democratic rally at Pleasure Beach at 8 30 tonight. He travels amid a broad drive through Connecticut as part of his campaign schedule.
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Wimey
Albany
Roosevelt
Connecticut
Brideport
Conn
Democratia
Pleasure Beach
Veterans of Foreign Wars appoints new national commander
In Sacramento California Admiral Robert E B Coontz retired from the U S Navy succeeds Darold Dece Sacramento as national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars He advocates immediate payment of the soldiers bonus Also elected at the 38th national encampment were James E Van Zandt from Altoona Pa senior vice commander Freak Windsor from St Joseph Ma junior vice commander Robert B Handy Jr from Kangay City Kan quartermaster general Scott P Squires from Oklahoma City judge advocate general Dr Harvey W Snyder from Denver surgeon general Rev Claude B Tresland from Minnesota national chaplain with meetings in New Orleans Louisville Ky and Long Beach Calf closure of the 1985 convention
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Ay United Dres
Altoona
Freak Windsor
St. Joseph
Robert B. Handy, Jr
Kangay City
Kan
Scott P. Squires
Oklahoma City
Harvay W. Snyder
Denver
Claude B. Tresland
Minnesotis National Chmplain
New Orleans
Louisville
Long Beach
Calf
Japanese Police Chief Threats Reported at Antung
U S consul in Shanghai cites a telegram stating the Japanese chief of police at Antung Manchuria attempted to coerce Ry Mi Talbot acting customs commissioner for Antung to surrender customs revenues. The message mentions Manchukuo police involvement and a supposed Chinese sponsorship.
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Manchuria
Ry Mi
Talbot
Amitri
Generl
Taibogram
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