Sleeping sickness outbreak grips St Louis with 214 cases
Unabated sleeping sickness terror grips St Louis as medical teams work with advanced microscopes to isolate the germ. Public Health Service experts Dr. P. Leake, Dr. Charles Armstrong, and Dr. L L Williams join local university staffs to combat the epidemic that has claimed 26 lives and spread to three more families.
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Louis
INS
Avery
Cxris
Ithe
St. Louis University
Washington University
Storm disrupts telephone lines and floods hit Eastern Pennsylvani a
The Norfolk area storm caused extensive outages as a Pennsylvania Telephone line crew reported 95 downed wires between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, with many lines cut by fallen trees from Meyersdale to Salisbury and surrounding districts. Flood damage rose to over 2 million dollars, with Philadelphia area losses topping 500,000 including the airport facilities. Three deaths were recorded in the Philadelphia district amid continued flood conditions.
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Pennsylvania
Meyersdale
Gid
Salisbury
Ntaville
Western
In Telegraph Company
Tsburgh
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Bedford
Eaat
Philadelphia
Ins Jith
Pennonia
Tlantic
Eastern Seaboard Floods Threaten Homes and Water Supplies
Devastating floods sweep the eastern seaboard with rising rivers and bursting banks in New Jersey Pennsylvania and New York. Picatinny arsenal and Vilian workers battle Denmark Lake dam with sandbags to protect 8000 people. Maurice River floods Millville waterworks. Gloucester New Don Creek backs up. States report vast property damage and officials warn of water contamination. Catskills streams overflow near Margaretville and Fleischmanns.
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Anylicill
Lehigh
New Jersey
Delaware
Dover
N. J
Armes
Piccatinny Arsenal
Vilian
Denmark’ Lake
Swolden
Leischmann
Switzerland Lake
Orly
Austria vows to defend independence against Nazis
Vienna reports quote Major Emil Fey saying Austria will militantly fight all efforts to abolish independence. He cites strengthened borders and measures against German Nazis, denies mobilization on the Austro German border, and asserts loyal Austrians will guard autonomy amid Nazi propaganda claims of widespread Nazi support.
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Vienna
INS
Austria
Emil Fey
International
Major Fay
Bavar
Gre
Imwehr
Fey
Wrecked Tidewater Areas Struggle After Caribbean Hurricane
Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia battle wreckage from the Caribbean hurricane. Deaths estimated at 14 in the region, with damages reaching about 10 million dollars. Rescue efforts continue as power, telegraph, and road communications slowly return. Central Pennsylvania also reels from heavy rains and floods disrupting bridges and railroads. miners resume work as floods subside. Local No. 3 Workers' Federation plans a significant meeting Monday night in Harrisburg with a push to form a women's auxiliary.
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Maryland
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
District of Columbia
Nitchie
Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Central Division
Workers’ Federation
Court House
Death claims Henry Dunmi and others
A death notice lists Henry Dunmi and family survivors including his widow Mrs Wilda Anderson and children Wesley E Colorado Springs M D Mrs Harold Melture Margaret South Bend and Mrs Reynold Ram er Shelocta plus brothers Everett in Oklahoma and D G and Clifford in Washington DC and sister Carrie in Apollo. Harvey C Schrecengost 72 dies of cerebral hemorrhage in Hillsdale after eight years there born October 4 1861 in Gipsy community funeral in Hillsdale Methodist Episcopal church Rowley cemetery Meade Wolfe 82 Montgomeryville killed by train buried St Mark's Lutheran church interment Lutheran Cemetery survived by wife Louise Wolfe and one daughter and sister Helen Haire. James T Elgin 82 dies at Elgin homestead Rural Valley funeral today at 2 pm burial Elgin cemetery. Henry M Goldberg Pittsburgh dairy executive dies of heart attack services arranged. survived by widow father Max Goldberg three brothers and three sisters. John W Carson Beaver Falls 76 publisher and former state representative dies from injuries after fall. funeral arrangements made.
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Wesley E
Colorado Springs
Colo
M. D
Harold Melture
Margaret
South Bend
Reynold Ramer
Shelocta
Everett
Oklahoma
D. G
Clifford
Washington, D.C
Carrie
Apollo
Harvey C. Schrecengost
Hillsdale
Marlin Lehrecengost
Hillsdale Methodist Episcopal Church
Rowley Cemetery
Meade Wolfe
Montgomeryville
Adrian
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Dean
Barnett
Wolfe
Louise Wolfe
David
Helen Haire
Smicksburg
James T. Elgin
James T. Elwin
Elgin Homestead
Rural Valley
Margaret Milliren
Dayton
Almeda Elgin
Akron
Ohio
Elgin
Henry M. Goldberg
Pittsburgh
Rieck-McJuikin Dairy Company
Mr. Goldberg
Forbes School
Rieck-Meduikin Company
New Castle
Beth Jacob Congregation
Goldberg
Max Goldberg
John W. Carson
Beaver Falls
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Beaver County
Carson
Youngstown
Imminent Solution of Coal Controversy Hinted
President John L. Lewis led conciliatory talks with operators aiming to ease fears of unionization. Southern field operators sat with United Mine Workers spokesmen as coal conferences progressed amid hopeful signs.
School music head is killed in Blair county crash
John I. Ifert Jr 22 of Irvona Clearfield county was killed in a foggy hill collision near Bellwood Blair county Zane Kauffman of Mahaffey driver of the other car and passenger Bing of Coalport survived Ifert music supervisor Hastings Cambria county schools survived by his parents and two sisters Bertha Kreutzman 58 of Alwis town and Forest Myers 87 of Huntingdon were injured when Myers car plunged off the highway near Cross Keys en route from the Elks convention Myers is in critical condition at Mercy hospital
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Irvona
Clearfield County
Bellwood
Blair County
Zane Kauffmian
Mahaffey
Assess Bing
Coalport
Tfert
Ifert
Hastings
Cambria County
Charles Gordon
Reading
Altoona
INS
Bertha Kreuitzman
Alwistown
Forest Myers
Huntingdon
Myers
Cross Keys
Here
Kreuitzman
Mercy Hospital
Four Big Questions in Mine Wage Talks Across Regions
Negotiators wrestle with wages hours price and production as Deputy Administrator Simpson sees progress on wage differentials. Lewis seeks a 30 hour week and a $54 daily minimum, while Northern operators press for 40 hours and $4.00. A compromise aims at lower southern field wages. Operators split on production and price control amid recovery program debates.
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K. M. Simpson
Lewis
Recovery Administration
Dutch Picnic Draws Near 1,000 For Mapleview Park Event
In Punxsutawney on August 24, a rain-soaked Dutch picnic drew nearly 1,000 residents and visitors to Mapleview park. Speeches and singing in German replaced sporting events, with Squire S. E. Kuntz and Prothonotary C. M. Snyder coordinating. Dutch travelers from Georgia, New York, and Lancaster County joined locals, as Christ Kramer performed a Dutch song and John Purne led mass singing.
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Mapleview Park
Squire S. E. Kuntz
Valier
C. M. Snyder
Lancaster County
Christ Kramer
Punxsutawney
John Purne
Butler
Reunion of Co A 61st Ret. in Marion Center
MARION CENTER Aug 25 Company A 81st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers left Marion Yenter Aug 21 1861 for the seat of war. The history of that Company in four years of conflict stands bright in our country annals. Over two hundred men were on its roll. the Regiment, headed by Co A, participated in many battles.
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Feree Pa
Marion Center
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Marion Yenler
Marion, Brady
Roosevelt Day tribute set in Kennywood Park
T OConnor Controller of the Currency will address Democrats of Western Pennsylvania on Roosevelt Day at Kennywood Park. The Democratic Committee of Allegheny sponsors the event with County Chairman David L. Lawrence inviting Democrats from across the state. Mrs J Wood Clark chairs the day with women’s clubs involved. 50 000 attendees expected across Beaver, Green and Washington counties plus Indiana county Democrats.
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T. O'Connor
United States
Pennsylvania
Kennywood ‘Park
Democratic Committee
Allegheny County
David L. Lawrence
J. Wood Clark
Women's Democratic Club of
O'Connor
Roosevelt
California
William Gibbs McAdoo
C. J. Mulgano
Washington
National Capital
Pacific Coast
Indiana
Beaver, Green
Washington Counties
Women’s Democratic Club
Reunion of Civil War regiment sparks Community Patriotic Day plan
The August 21 1887 reunion of Company A veterans drew 20 attendees including William B. Stahl and J C Matthews. Survivors A S McGinnty and Dr W S Shields attended, with sons and daughters forming a continuing group. A motion created a yearly Community Patriotic Day to honor fallen heroes and patriotism, led by a planning committee including H N Work and G R Griffith.
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William B. Stahl
Indiana
J. ¢. Matthews
Akron
A. S McGinnty
W. 5. Shields
William Streams
GC. J. Walker
H. N. Work
Company A
J. C. Moore
Wls. Welzel
G. R. Griffith
Federal agents to bolster crime war coast to coast
Federal forces, in a life and death struggle with mobsters, will receive nearly 1,000 reinforcements from former prohibition details. Over 100 agents head for New York with heavy concentrations in Chicago Philadelphia Detroit New Orleans and key Midwest and West cities as crews target kidnapers extortionists and gang murderers. Each city gains at least 30 pick men guided by skilled chiefs to reduce overhead while boosting enforcement.
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INS
Prohibition
Bureau of Investigation
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
New Orleans
Mid-West
German Writers Lose Citizenship in Nazi Decree
Berlin August 25 The Hitler government issued a decree banning many writers and politicians for hostility to the regime. Affected individuals lose German citizenship and face confiscation of property. Leaders include Susan Feuchtwanger and Heinrich Mann with others such as George Bernhard Ruth Wischer Albert Grzesinski Max Holitz Alfred Kern Rudolph Breitscheld William Munzenberg Heinz Neumann Wilhelm Pleck Philp Scheldamann Ernst Toller Otto Wels Bernhard Weiss and others.
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Berlin
Ruth Wischer
Albert Grzesinski
Max Holitz
Alfred Kern
Rudolph Breitscheld
Socialist Party
William Munzenberg
Heinz Neumann
Wilhelm Pleck
Reichstag
Lst
Philp Scheldamann
Ernst Toller
Otto Wels
Socialist Executive Council
Bernhard Weiss
Berlin Police
Wheat Nations In Agreement
London reports a formal accord among leading wheat importing and exporting nations setting a back price of 65.3 cents per bushel in gold. Signing is to occur at Canada House at 6:30 pm with major participants including Soviet Russia signaling approval though reservations may follow.
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INS
Canada House
Soviet
Russia
United States
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Three Dead In Poison Mystery
A poison mystery leaves three dead as officers say the case is closed with no further pursuit. Funeral plans for Kerr’s three victims are pending. services for Kerr’s mother and grandmother in Johnstown may be held there, while Kerr’s wife travels to New Kensington and Mrs Kerr heads to Syracuse.
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Kerr
Johnstown
E. J. Bennett
Ella Weidel
Syracuse
N. Y
New Kensington
Revivals at Indiana Evangelistic Tabernacle Friday
Rev Harold Davis and his sister will be at the Indiana Evangelistic Tabernacle on Friday August 25 at eight o'clock. Davis a popular evangelist has just completed a successful campaign at Clymer. Miss Davis assists in an unusual musical program. Everyone who wishes to spend an enjoyable and profitable evening come out.
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Tabernacle
Harold Davis
Indiana Evangelistic Tabernacle
Van Leer Reunion Planned for Labor Day at Rocky Glenn Park
Reunions for Van Leer descendants invite all relatives to Labor Day on September 4 at Rocky Glenn Park Marion Center road with baskets, dancing, and swimming. Shaffer School group holds Groundhog Park reunion on August 23 inviting scholars and friends to renew acquaintances. Andrew Gibson descendants hold their eighth annual gathering at Woodlawn Park near Marion Center on August 24 with officers elected and a program of songs, recitations, talks, and a community meal. Births reported by the historian include several boys.
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van Leer
Labor Day
Rocky Glenn Park
Marion Center Road
van Leers
Shaffer School
Groundhog Park
Punxsutawney
Andrew Gibson
Woodlawn Park
Marion Center
Frank Uncapher
Smicksburg
Belle McHenry
Ruby Browne
Gladys McHenry
Nellie Swartz
Reverend Wary Kauffman to Lead Curry Run Church
The Rev Wary Kauffman, a former preacher, will occupy the pulpit at Curry Run Church Sunday evening at 7:30 standard time. An invitation is extended to all members and friends to attend.
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Curry Run Church
Wary Kauffman
Attered
Extradition Demand Renewed for Samuel Insull in Greece
Athens dispatch reports the United States legation filed a new extradition demand for Samuel Insull, former Chicago utilities magnate, on charges of larceny and embezzlement tied to his midwestern power empire collapse. Insull arrived in Athens with his wife and stayed at Hotel Grande Bretagne, declining to discuss his presence with reporters.
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Athens
Samuel Inaull
Go Utilities
United States
Ap Nares
Ibely
States
Dofce
Harneas
Greece
INS
Legation Today
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
Insula
Stocks Rally as Fed Credit Push Lifts Market
New York August 25. Stocks surged in early trading driven by theFederal Reserve System credit expansion plan. Allied Chemical rose over 4 points to a new high while Western Union and New York Central led gains. Liquor stocks climbed with National Distillers and Commercial Solvents rising over 2 points. Cotton and other futures posted gains as inflation expectations fueled buying before profits appeared.
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Federal- Reserve System
Allied Chemical
Western Union
New York Central
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