School Board Votes 16 Mills Levy for 1926 Budget
The school board approves a 16% mills levy and a $3 per capita tax for the 1926 budget. Enrollment rose from 1780 in spring 1925 to 1960 by March 30 1926, justifying at least five new teachers. Finance committee notes decreased debt and interest, with no major department cuts expected. The resignation of High School Principal T T McCord is read and accepted without naming a successor.
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T. T. McCord
McCord
Board of Education
Ridgeview Park Hotel Man Dead
A man living in retirement near Red Shaft Derry township is found dead. Surviving siblings include three sisters, the deceased never married. Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon at his home with interment in Bradenville Cemetery. A. G. Lenn of near Rochester Mills visited the Gazette.
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Red Shaft
Derry Township
Bradenville
Chapman and Anderson Spent Night in Latrobe
The report recounts Chapman and Anderson in Latrobe with references to milky to breaking and entering and concealed weapons. Shean was arrested near a New Britain store during the shooting of Skelly. Chapman's corpse rests in Mt St Benedict Cemetery guarded by grave diggers to hide the burial place.
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New Britain
Skelly
Mt. St. Benedict
Chapman Hes
Frederick J. Groehl
Chapman
A W O L Man Arrested at Blairsville
A Pittsburgh report details A W O L soldier Hooper, from Newark New Jersey, captured in Blairsville while attempting to reach Wilkinsburg. He states homesickness drove his escape and that he sought a pass to return home. Army and local police arranged pursuit and transportation back to his unit. Royal Court martial risks implied.
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Pittsburgh
Jones
Hooper
State College
Army
Fort Howard
Newark
New Jersey
Joseph E. ‘Hooper
Pitt Street
Wilkinsburg
Port Howard
Blairsville
Brookhart Sentiment Grows in Senate Debate
Washington April 7 INS Sentiment favored seating Senator Smith W Brookhart R of Iowa as the Brookhart Stock case dragged on from Iowa 1924 senatorial election. Support shifted as Butler T Glass and Hnce signaled backing the election committee majority report favoring Steck, signaling a possible halt to Brookhart gains.
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Washington
Smith ‘W. Brookhart
Iowa
Senate
Brookhart-Stock
Daniel I’. Steck
Butler
Massachusetts
Glass
Virginia
Hrnce
Maryland
Election Committee
Majority Report
Steck
Brookhart
U. S. Experts Find Cure For Crown Gall On Apple Grafts
Department of Agriculture researchers report a new organic mercury compound named Semesan successfully controls crown gall, a root graft disease in apple nurseries. In 1925 tests on 2,619 grafts, treated trees showed 6.1 percent galling versus 82.6 percent in untreated grafts, with large gall incidence at 2 percent vs 28.7 percent.
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U.S
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department of Agricultre
M. B. Waite
B.A. Siegler
Ben Davis
Office of Fruit Disease Investigations
Bureau of Plant Industry
Political ticket factions swirl in Pennsylvania race
A split in ticket drafting shows Edward E. Beidleman for Lieutenant Governor and Arthur W. James as a leading candidate. Capt. F A Godcharles could be Secretary of Internal Affairs, with Philadelphia leaders opposing Woodward. Beidleman and James hosted a reception, signaling a possible lineup challenging McKeesport’s Vare while Pinchot and others eyed broader contest implications.
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Harrisburg
Arthur W. James
Luzerne County
Woodward
Ware
Capt
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Milton
Philadelphia
McKeesport
Vare
Beidleman
James
William Penn
Gifford Pinchot
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr
John K. Tener
Hindenburg 60 Years in Army Celebrations
Berlin reports mark the sixtieth anniversary of President Von Hindenburg joining the Prussian Army. Nationalist papers praise his character, while Communist and other press mock the Republic and note sliding loyalties. Foreign observers describe public sentiment as supportive of the field marshal.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Rote Wahne
Locarno
Hunted youths held as material witnesses in Burke death
In Altoona New York on April 7 two local youths Albert J. Huan 18 and Owen Campbell 19 were traced to conl mines at Altoona Pa. and held as material witnesses in the death of James Burke whose body was found on Rockaway Beach last June near a bungalow they occupied according to police
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New York
Conl
Altoona
Albert. J. Huan
Owen Campbell
James Burke
Rockaway Beach
Burke
Baptist Hospice Closed in Wu-Chow China Riots
Anti missionary agitation in China led to the abandonment of the American Baptist Mission hospital at Wu-Chow and the closure of the mission school. Rioters attacked the hospital, breaking windows and driving staff to seek refuge aboard an American gunboat, reports the American consul Canton.
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Peking
INS
China
Wu-Chow
Canton
Wu- Chow
Funeral of John I Rowe in Rayne Township
The funeral of John I. Rowe of Rayne township was held yesterday at 2 P.M. in the Dunkard church near Tanoma. Rev. Sprinkle led the service, the choir sang fitting selections, and the church was crowded despite bad weather. Military honors followed in the churchyard with G A R ritual, Legion detail, a firing squad, and bugler Norman Park sounding taps.
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John I. Rowe
Rayne Township
Evening Gazette
Dunkard
Tanoma
Sprinkle
G. A. IR
American Legion
Legion
Malcolm
Norman, Park
G.A.R. Post
Extensive Improvements For Sagamore Mine
The Sagamore mine will pump out ore swiftly to place 25 to 50 additional men per week until capacity is reached. The district benefits as mining conditions improve. The mine, closed a year ago, previously offered steady work to many, and currently employs 360 men.
New Common Law for Radio Developments on 1950s Playback
Experts discuss evolving radio common law questions including listener remedies for interference from leaky lines, government authority to share wavelengths, cross station interference due to same frequencies, and damages for third party slander on air. Also consider broadcast material rights and possible rebroadcast or recording of programs. Mrs. Sidney Marshall visits Altoona. Betty Marshall returns from Bolivar.
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David
Modern Poetry Puzzles Read Like Cracked Ad Copy
A fragmented 1926 NEA Service note blends quirky lines about dusting records with garden myths and summer life. It hints at slang, madcap images, and ambiguous meaning as readers ponder what makes this “modern poetry” interesting or funny.
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NEA Service, Inc
Plain Facts About Investments GOOD STOCKS AND BAD
A New York April report notes a bear market in industrial stocks hurts values but high grade stocks stay strong due to liquid assets. Dow Jones finds 17 large corporations boosted cash and securities from 769.7 million to over 1 billion in 1925, offering a real asset during downturns. In contrast, many new firms carry higher risk.
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Cousins
N. S
New York
Financial
Dow Jones and Company
Pittsburgh Live Stock CATTLE AND HOGS PRICES REPORT
CATTLE supply 80 market steady with ranges from common to prime noted. Veal calves receipts 100 and market steady around 14 50 to 14 65. Sheep and lambs supply 20 with good lambs at 9 50 and spring lambs at 20. Hogs receipts 15005 with prices from 10 to 14 25 for various classes. primes 11 50 to 12.
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Pittsburgh
Stags
Augustina of Saragossa Heroine in Siege History
Spanish heroine Augustina, maid of Saragossa, celebrated for courage during the siege of her native city by French forces. Noted for her feats from June to August 1808 and again from December 1808 to February 1809, she remains a symbol of steadfast resistance in Spanish history.
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Augustina
Saragossa
Fsam
Notice to bidders for school building papering and painting
The School District of the Borough of Indiana invites bids for papering and painting 2nd and 3rd ward school buildings per specifications on file in the Superintendent's office. Bids must be in the Secretary or Superintendent's hands by May 3 at 6 p m. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed M Agnes St Clair, Sec.
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the Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
W. A. Simpson
A. H. Stewart
W. F. Wettling
Indiana
Notice of separation from wife Esther Spence Johnson
Robert Johnson announces public notice that Esther Spence Johnson left his home without cause and forbids harboring her. declares he is not responsible for her actions or arrangements.
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Esther Spence. Johnson
Robert Johnson
Stock Quotations Reported by A E diasten Co
Patchy transcription from Pittaburgh Gazette lists stock quotations and a 1:30 report time. Classified ad section reference appears with fragmented locale cues and company attribution.
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A. E. Diasten &'Co
Pittaburzh, “Pa
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