Statler Loses Incurable Sinus Trouble Ends Life
Clarence Statler former Indian school athlete and longtime druggist died after fifteen futile operations for sinus trouble. He was born in this city, educated at Pittsburgh University School of Pharmacy, married Grace Flanagan in 1917, served in World War I, and lived in Fairmont. Survived by parents and his son Bert in Chicago. Funeral arrangements not announced yet.
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Syracuse
Ind
Chicago
Bert Statler
Clarence
Young India
Auth
Red Cross
Grafton Drug and Chemical Co
School of Pharmacy
Pittsburgh University
Army Training School
Grace Flanagan
Statler
Pairmont
Sentinel
Effects of Storms Kill and Wreck Brookville Homes
Roofs collapsed on a 300 year old stone house killing Knapp, 88, as her son in law and daughter escaped from the second floor. Harmony Grove saw the Shenk home wrecked and Mrs Shenk killed while her husband later died. Other brick and stone structures damaged near Frederick, birthplace of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley. In Pittsburgh storms cause widespread damage with snow and wind. Denistown, near Connellsville, suffered extensive destruction and injuries. Rail lines were delayed due to washouts. The Midwest faced similar storms with loss of life from Missouri to Michigan.
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Knapp
Charles K. Height
Brookville
Harmonyrove
John J. Shenk
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Denistown
Chestnut Ridge
Connellsville
Indian Head
Fayette County
Scottdale
New Alexandria
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Castle
Sharon
May Day Disasters Strike Coast and Prisons
Reports describe a Mexican gulf coast hurricane near Tampico and Vera Cruz with Victor Carlie killed aboard the San Jacinto. In Columbus Ohio a wind storm collapses jail walls, killing two inmates and injuring many as nearly 20 prisoners escape.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Gulf
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Victor Carlie
San Jacinto
Panueg River
Carlie
Columbus
Deril Devore
George Washington
New York
North Atlantic
Iuka
Fort Lafayette
Brooklyn
French flyer Maryse Bastle eyes bettering en durance record
Maryse Bastle, the French aviator, will attempt to surpass Elinor Smith's women’s endurance flight mark in a forthcoming mission. The AP notes Bastle’s plan to push the record further, detailing her preparation and the historical context of the endurance flight.
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Associated Press
Maryse Bastle
Elinor Smith
Tornado toll rises in Virginia and Maryland regions
Reports from Washington dated May 5 indicate nine people killed by tornadoes in nearby Virginia and Maryland. Five dead at Catlett and Woodville, Va., three near Laytonsville, Md., and one at Unity, Md. Frost halted in Missouri as clouds kept frost damage away after a blizzard. The U S weather bureau state crop headquarters announced the update.
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Owego
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Washington
Associated Press Today
Virginia
Maryland
Catlett
Woodville
Laytonsville
Unity
Columbia
Missouri
United States Weather Bureau
Homeless Boy Wanders Barely Clad In Search Of Help
A 15 year old boy named Eshhley Sampson, homeless and armed with a hunting knife, wandered through Maryland towns seeking wild game adventure. Officers Morehead and Grub tracked him, learning his parents left him behind in Elmwood Pennsylvania after Easter. He claims to travel north by bum living, with memories of Morganstown Morganown and a home that no longer exists.
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Eshhley Sampson
Baltimore and Ohio
John L. Wittman
Alleghenies
C. T. Morehead
Johnny Grub
Wayfarer youth sparks parent search in Grafton
A khaki clad boy told reporters he had two married brothers nearby but could not locate them. Local authorities led by Captain Morehead sought the lad’s parents, sending telegrams to Morgantown and Elmswood and reviewing clues. This is the third wayfarer to stop in Grafton, with two boys returning home and another sent to reform school.
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Sentinel
Relativ
Morehead
Morgantown
Elmswood
Sampson
Grafton
Pruntytown
Reform School
Local Pittsburgh students stage essay contest for world trip prize
Entrants in the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph essay contest meet Monday in the high school auditorium at 9 o clock to present memorized essays. Girls judges include Miss Grace White and Miss Begs Litter. boy judges include Rev. A J Torrey and Messrs C W Weaver and A F Mish. Names of contestants listed.
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Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
High Schol Auditorium
The
Sun-Telegraph
Grace White
E. MomTlinson
Rev
A. J.torrey
Messrs
C. W. Weaver
A. F. Mish
Early Weaning Prohibited Without Special Reason
Do not wean pigs before ten weeks unless a clear exception applies. Pigs stunted by premature weaning fail to become the most profitable hogs.
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Martha
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Mitchell
Thomas Thacher
William J. Donavan
Blank & Stoller
Tinois
Ozark Belt
Greensburg
Mt. Pleasant
Fred Gentseh
Mermini
Irwin Baking Company
Ose
Glenn
RED Cross Pharmacy
West Side
Tobias Building
Savage Washer &Appliance Company
Luaadder Street
Motion Pictures
ELKS
Taylor County Wild Life League
Fies
Coats
Elmewood
Wilds
Morganown
H.S
Ada Clare Friedman
Helen Blackman
Elinor Boliner
Quentin, Queen
Thomas Allender
James Robinson
Wm. Archdeacon
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White Company
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