Erie Courts Move to Break Up Gang and Hand Prison Terms
Erie Sept 15 Judge Rossiter sentenced convicted robbers to stiff terms as police predict the term will disrupt the gang. Steve Dillon 22 drew two to four years in Allegheny county workhouse and life if reoffends after breaking into Russack drug store and other addresses. Urban Swiderski received two years two months to five years for breaking into Wines store. Lewanda found not guilty, prompting the judge to fault the jury.
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Teri
Erie County
Py Rossiter
Steve Dillon
Trom
Allegheny County
Dudge
A. P. Rossiter
Dillon
Russack
W.29th Street
W. 26Th Street
10Th Street
Jack Applevee
William Donahue
Urban Swiderski
Wayne Streets
Western Penitentiary
Sam Wines
Ea Gh
John Lewanda
Lewanda
Relief in Venango Politics Allegedly Ties Aid to Votes
Franklin News-Herald reports $7 892 September relief funds for Venango county and lists township handlers as largely local party insiders. The piece accuses Governor Pinchot and W J Borland of steering relief to bolster a political machine, suggesting aid favors those who support the ruling faction.
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Franklin News-Herald
Venango County
Bareau
Pinchot
W. J. Borland
Oil City
Pinchot-Borland
Motor Perils Compare City and Country Accident Causes
The 1932 Safety Council report Accident Facts compares fatal road crashes by locale. It shows 64 percent urban deaths from pedestrian car collisions versus 30 percent rural. other vehicle, train, and fixed object collisions vary by region. non collision deaths are higher in rural areas. speed and vehicle condition influence risk.
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National
Business leaders form nonpartisan debt committee
A national committee of business, professional, farm and labor figures including Alfred P. Sloan George W. Wickersham Alfred E. Smith Nicholas Murray Butler D B Robertson Louis J. Taber and Edward A O Neal seeks a practical solution to intergovernmental debt puzzles. They stress a business approach over political or moral arguments.
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Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors
George W. Wickersham
Alfred 5. Smith
Nicholas Murray Butler
D. B. Robertson
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Edward A. O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
Sloan
Wien
Seize Slot Machines in Erie Campaign Turns Destruction
Erie city police destroyed twenty slot machines Wednesday amid a steady drive against gambling devices. Mayor James P. Rossiter said the action follows a police letter listing machine owners fines and payment dates, reaffirming the force’s ongoing duty to curb the slot machine menace.
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PRT
Erie
James P. Rossiter
William F. Datzel
Tisling
Uch
Rossiter
Meadville Plumber James Mulligan Charged Over Still Found
Federal agents and Erie officers announce charges against James Mulligan of Arch Street Meadville for operating a still found at 1210 Water Street. Firemen responding to a furnace fire led to the discovery and subsequent investigation.
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James Mulligan
Arch Street
Meadville
Water Street
Erie
Seine
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Amity Township
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Essoluhe
Esso
Standard Oil Company of
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New Jersey
Louisiana
Standard Oil Company, Incorporated
Kentucky
Colonial Beacon Oil Company, Inc
N. Cohen & Sons
Kello, Inc
Roosevelt
North Center Street
Kohy
Washington Street
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