Publisher SHOULD DECIDE SLAYERS' CASE
The State Pardon Board faces a decision on Joe Senauskas and John Polens, condemned slayers of Metro Seminal victim at Brokenstraw Airport innkeeper. The two ask commutation to life, while the widow involved escaped a harsh sentence. The case hinges on policy, delay, and public interest as the board prepares to act this week.
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Joe Senauskas
John Polens
Metro Seminal
Brokenstraw Airport
State
Senauiskas
Polens
Victi
Grand Coulee Dam Scope and Impact Promised
Jay Franklin surveys Grand Coulee Dam in 1938, detailing the massive scale, irrigation plans, and expected economic benefits. He describes the dam’s size, power output, irrigation pumping, fish management efforts, and the project’s anticipated revenue to repay costs within 30 years. He notes the Columbia River’s history, the dam’s natural reservoir role, and public enthusiasm for the governmental project attracting thousands of workers and visitors.
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Jay Franklin
Prom
Spokane
Grand Coulee
Washington
Northwest
Coulee Dam
United States Reclamation Service
Sige
Great Pyramid
Boulder Dam
Niagara
Columbia
United States
Grand Course
Columbia River
Coulee
Bonnaville
Skagit
Reaching the Readers and National Ideals discussed
A small Journal outlines limits on coverage and seeks reader input while planning to add expanded market news for Buffalo and Pittsburgh areas. It contrasts two world views in Europe, showing Nazi unity and Fuehrer rule versus the French motto of Liberty Equality Fraternity.
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Journal
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Corry
Mechonisal
Alons
Europe
Rhine
Basel
Italy
Reich
Mon Amien Ae
Behind the Scenes in Washington Propaganda Law and Spy History
Rodney Washington reports on a new propaganda law and the rush of foreign agents to register as required. The piece recalls Czech and British intelligence efforts around 1914, noting Voska's spy network helped shape public opinion and the U.S. path to war, with figures like Masaryk, Gaunt, Wiseman, and Kennedy appearing in the intertwined narratives.
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Rodney Washington
United States
State Department
Office of Mutations
Thomas Masaryk
Vos~ka
Captain Gaunt
William Wiseman
Voska
Ami
Plottin
Nasary
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Witch
Rhodes and the diamond boom in Africa and his legacy
The narrative traces John Rhodes 19th century rise after leaving England for South Africa, mining fortunes at Kimberley, and his vast wealth. It notes his envisioned scholarships, now Rhodes Scholarships, funded to promote world peace and enlightenment, spanning British colonies and the United States.
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John Rhodes
Rhodes
South Africa
England
Na~tal
Kimberly
Africa
Great Britain
United States
British South Africa
Polish Patriot Kosciuszko described as wartime officer at West Point
Polish Patriot Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko is noted as a colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and a builder at Fort Knoxville? West Point era. The passage emphasizes his role as a Polish patriot and military engineer connected to early American defenses.
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Thaddeus Kosciuskof
Unit States Army
Forkncathins St
West Point
Universal producer outlines limits for College Series films
Max Golden of Universal urges temporary halt on screenings while explaining College Series aims. He defines a series as self contained chapters centered on Carlton University natives with a single setting and evolving characters. Golden notes two titles exist and more are planned if material persists, otherwise the run may stop at six films.
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Hollywood
Max Gilden
Universal Studio
Golden
Carent
Carlton University
Hayenen
Frestman Jyear
Haithod Nas Bern
Iar
Daily Dozen From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
The fragment references the Medical Society of Pennsylvania and discusses the common cold in a dated, journalistic tone. It mentions annoyance and attempts to localize a self-limiting condition, noting the patient and unnamed speaker.
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The
Medical Society of State of Pennsylvania
Dave Ong
Fang
Health risks of respiratory diseases in the elderly
An old health note warns that illness compounds risk as age increases. It lists complications from influenza and bronchitis, with bronchitis described as acute inflammation of the air passages and pneumonia as a constant danger that often follows a cold. It advises protection and avoiding coughs.
Twenty Years Ago Casualties and Fires Reported
An item recalls Thomas L. Lawson listed as severely wounded in action in France per a War Department casualty list. A fire destroyed mill equipment on H Clavier Sons Co property in Third Ward. A Holstein cattle sale at A H Barlow’s farm drew strong turnout with about six score head sold. Knights of Columbus elected officers included J A Shiels Charles Kinley W J Duke and others. Q M C heavy tanks unit arrived on a 21 day furlough from Camp Johnson Jacksonville Fla. Rev J W Wilson to mark his 13th birthday on Sunday September 22. Mrs Rachel Gehret traveled to Erie for a weekend visit.
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Thomas L. Lawson
France
War Department
Ee Mill
H. Clavier Sons Company
Third Ward
Freak potato sprouts from old potato in Athens home
A new potato grew inside an old potato found at F. H. McLaughlin's home in Athens. The old tuber was grown in the McLaughlin garden last year, dug up in fall, and stored in a barrel over winter.
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Athens
F. H. McLaughlin
Tie McLaughlin
Barbs School Days Prompt Fractions Review
The passage notes Barbs School days as a time for fractions to be brushed up and hints at a parent’s regret over missed math practice. It also mentions a tense British fleet concentration in Scottish waters and Czech views on Sudeten German demands as overly concessionary.
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Papa
Strike at Toy Works Ends After Closed Shop Objected
A strike ended at Mare Toy Works on Raspberry Street when management agreed to a closed shop with the International Association of Machinists, after 20 female workers were blocked from entering the plant. Outsiders were blamed for interference as picket lines dissolved before noon on Monday.
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Mare Toy Works
Raspberry Street
International ‘Association of Machinima
Lmiar
Jslant
Qwak
Unlon
Pitts
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Nazi Germany
Czecho
Slovakia
Loomer
BY William Ferguson
Czechoslovak Republic
Stavely
Ben Cohen
Masional Power Policy Committee
Frankfurter
Corcoran-Cohen
Austria
Germany
Thuy
Comshitteen
Justice Brandzis
Palestine
London
Cohen
Paris
Joseph Kennedy
Astovistes
Hollywood Film Shop
NEB
Hee
A. H. Barlow
Knights of Columbus
J. A. Shiels
Charles Kinley
W. J. Duke
Hd. J. Becker
Rev
Raymond Semindinger
G. A. Shea
C. W. Lyons
Leo Shields
J. Kelly
D. J. Dempsey
W. J. Blair
Charles Spiesman
W. A Duffy
Eeret
Roy H. Lamb
Camp Johnson
Jacksonville
Fle
J. W. Wilson
Rachel Gehret
Erie
Myers
TOY Works
Liza
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