08 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1921
Page
1
An Indiana fragment discusses wilderness, divine purpose, and political power. It references a Plymouth prospect, assassination of bigotry, and a debate over leadership roles and appointments. The text also notes tariff tensions between importers and domestic textile interests, signaling broader economic concerns shaping policy and industry.
A relief worker describes mass suffering and death as he travels through a devastated region near Pinsk. He recounts crowds of starving families, a town with straw and mud homes, and a lone meal of stale bread. He notes only a few wealthy families survive amid widespread ruin.
The City Tennis Tournament final will be played this afternoon at 4:30 at the YMCA court. Competitors are Heath Clark of Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Co. and I B Mann, YMCA physical director. A large gallery is expected to attend. Miss Margaret Donaldson returns to Blacklick after visiting Miss Zula Wagner of North Fourth Street.
In Ridgway on Aug 8 Elgos edged the Independents 6 to 5 behind a pitching duel by Herche. Gets, Herche and Moran paced the Elgos bats while Fox Burton and Ware led the visitors. Local visitors Mr and Mrs McWell enjoyed the weekend with Mrs Emma Grant, who had just returned from a trip with Mrs Charles St Clair. Weather forecast calls for generally fair, mild temperatures Aug 8 to Aug 13, 1921.
Harrisburg August 8 legislative committee of the Pennsylvania State Grange will decide within the week whether to mount an aggressive campaign against the proposition for a constitutional convention to be settled at the September primary. The alliance with organized labor is also in question as hearings and petitions loom and state leaders expect no last minute delay in nominating petitions.
Chicago man 13 67 years old, after claiming a youth elixir, outran a trolley car and a police flivver along Western Avenue and Madison Street. Detective Bierndt and sergeants pursued the limping ager, who boasted of racing in an Indianapolis sweepstakes next year. Households and bystanders watched as he vanished amid dust and pursuit before being recaptured.
In New York at the Metropolitan Opera House a large group gathered to honor Enrico Caruso who died last week. Dr Antonio Stelle, his personal physician, presided and called him not only a great singer but also a great man as his phonograph tribute moved the attendees to tears.
A pleasure ship wreck off jagged rocks leads to 48 dead after passengers and crew abandon ship. Capt Habey directs lifeboat evacuations with calm efficiency as women and children receive first place. A lifeboat overturns and rescue steamer Anyox arrives after a half hour of darkness. survivor Trene Dyer, a girl not yet in her teens, clings to wreckage for hours.
A man identified as Wy Mins, believed killed in Williamson, West Virginia, walked into his Youngstown home to surprise his wife Mrs. Tada Malone and two sons. Mills states the man had been seen alive by friends in Youngstown and was reported dead in a morgue. The family must decide what to do with the body buried in Parkersburg.
In Los Angeles near the Arroyo Seco a rock and gravel firm uses crude sluice boxes to pan gold dust from gravel beds. Chief engineer Cay W Roblis reports the operation yields about $20 weekly from the pay streak found in river gravel used for road construction.
Newark report states Private Silvina Buffanio was escorted to his father’s home by a corporal and seven men. The casket was moved as requested by the undertaker, with family present, while the shrine remained outside. Major General H L Bowers defends the care of overseas dead and condemns the unjust rumor.
Mrs Jesse R Zeigler and her three children, once guests at Miss Mary McKnight on West Church Street, left this morning on the R 20 train bound for Chicago Illinois, returning home after the visit.
Transfers show Catherine Cremner moving to Cr D Gor man with obite marks and $100. Annie Laczky to Joan M. Gresko with two tots in Green and $674. William Pounds to John P. Neal with a Blairsville lot valued at $4,500. Remaley to Shetecta Cog Co for B240 acres in Armstrong valued $3,740.40. Ralph C Straitiff to Howard D iCreps for a lob in Fourth Ward Indiana priced at $3,600.
Local licenses issued include Pauline Rossiter and Marvie O Hare in Homer City, Matie Nayion and Eliggheth Hutchingon in Clearfield County, with Steve Seepeetes listed among recipients. Details unclear due to OCR gaps but confirms multiple individuals receiving licenses across several towns.
Acknowledgment of thanks for kindness shown during illness and after the death of Mrs James S Hileman. Gratitude for floral tributes from James S Hileman Mrs J T Hileman and Mrs Martin Wiseell.
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