Mutilated body sparks identity probe in Philadelphia
A 38 year old woman found in a garbage bag behind a home near Allentown may be the missing Allentown matron Buckley. Police compare the body to a photograph and question relatives visiting the morgue as investigators seek to establish the victim’s identity. The grisly discovery was made by Alfred Holmes, a rag picker, who reported the scene after finding a wrapped unclothed corpse in newspapers and a sack.
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Philadelphia
Allentown
Iatiyn
School attendance and retiree appreciation report
The report notes 1044 girls among 2077 pupils with 402 tardy marks and 18 school sessions. It records 1 percent unlawful absence and presents resolutions of appreciation for retiring directors Dr W A Simpson and Dr A H Stewart. Prof Koontz summarized the Teachers State Convention in New Castle and requested leave to attend the national Superintendents convention in Atlantic City in February.
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W. A. Simpson
A. H. Stewart
Koontz
New Castle
Atlantic City
Death notices for Mrs. Allen and kin
LEO A. GOST among local women mourns departed. Mrs. Allen leaves a daughter Miss Ethel Allen of Mausillon Ohio and two sisters Miss Mary Gray and Miss Margaret Gray of town. A sister Mrs W J Beatty died three years ago in Ridgefield New Jersey. Funeral by Rev J J Mellwain and Rev arty Hood at 294 South Seventh Street at 2 PM Saturday. Interment in Edgewood Cemetery.
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Allen
Ethel Allen
Mausillon, O
Mary
Margaret Gray
W. J. Beatty
Ridgefield
N. J
J. J. Mellwain
Arty Hood
J. J
Hood
South Seventh Street
Edgewood Cemetery
House Leaders Oppose Joint Committee Report Power
President and House leaders clashed over forming a joint committee that would strip preliminary functions from established House committees. Longworth and aides refused to allow joint-committee members to report.
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Longworth
Hoover Aims to Transfer Prohibition Enforcment Roles
President fronts a plan to shift enforcement duties to the Justice Department, while a law enforcement commission report to Congress outlines four focus areas. House leaders resist joint committees as the Senate negotiates appointments and redefines committee control amid liquor policy tensions.
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House
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress Monlay
Department of Justice
John Q
Jones
Washington
Senate
Moise
Congress
Rep
Cramton
Michigan
Rep. Sproul
Kansas
Longworth
Hoover
Justice and
Treasury Departments
Rep. Williamson
South Dakota
Senate Parley On Insurgents And Administration Battle
In Senate discussions the insurgents and administration clashed over La Follette. The dispute risked inflaming the party ahead of the November elections if La Follette had been barred from the Finnes a Committee and expulsion threatened.
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LaPollette
Finnnesa Committee
Bar
la ¥Oilette
Senate
Republican Party
To Enforce Prohibition Nationwide Requires Vast Force
The author argues that New York City alone would need a force rivaling all U S peace officers to enforce Prohibition. It would require millions annually and a massive expansion of the Federal judiciary to handle resulting cases. With current efforts focused on large liquor conspiracies, courts are already 18 months behind. Attorney General Mitchell ordered steps to clear congestion and may drop many older cases where conviction is unlikely.
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New York City
United States
Mitchell
Oid
Justice Department
Americans File Divorce Actions in Paris Tribunals
In Paris on January 10, several American divorce suits were filed for desertion. Plaintiffs include Mrs. Charles Alexander Munn of Philadelphia formerly Mars Paul, married June 21, 1900 at Radnor Pennsylvania. Mrs. Jacob Shores born Eugenie Jugie, married January 23, 1927 at Bridgeport Connecticut. and Mrs. Edward Dodelin formerly Yvonne Licevre, married March 8, 1924 in Paris, with her spouse listed at 338 Point Street Cambet New Jersey.
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Paris
INS
Charles Alexander Munn
Philadelphia
Mars Paul
Radnor
Jacob Shores
Eugenie Jugie
Bridgeport
Conn
Edward Dodelin
Yvonne Licevre
Point Street
Cambet
New Jerrsey
Steel and utility stocks lead mildly higher market
New York stock markets opened with a moderate uptick as steel and utility issues gained. United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel led the advance amid strong demand, with Bethlehem reaching 97 1/2 and U S Steel at 178, while mills operated at higher capacity.
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New York
United
Steel
Bethlehem
United States Steel
Central Allon Steel
Vanadium
Crucible
Johnstown skateball game crowns Saturday night trial slate
Johnstown faces a roller skating basketball challenge as the local team meets the visiting squad tomorrow at 8 16 pm on the Indiana Holler Skating Rink floor. Coach Glark will officiate as both teams, sharing speed and risk, seek a close, hard fought win. Meanwhile Walter Crabtree of Romney awaits trial January 27 on murder charges in Martinsburg.
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Johnstown
Indiana Holler
Glark
Indiana High School
Martinsburg
W. Va
Dan
Walter Crabtree
Romney
Near Here
Communities Share News At Indiana and Nearby
Local residents report illnesses and recoveries plus a steady stream of visits and errands. Mrs. John Woolweaver remains ill at 140 East School Street while Mrs. Fred Balfour's Cleveland Clinic operation yielded a satisfactory result.
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John Woolweaver
East School Street
Harry Carson
White Township
County Commissioners
Jacob Brithart
Dixonville Bank
Clair Sloan
Thomas Pealer
Dewitt Ray
Thomas Robinson
New York City
Fred Balfour
Cleveland Clinic
Corp
Robert Kirkpatrick
Greensburg
Michael Rorke
Indiana Hotel
Ernest Barr
Robert Kinter
Shelocta
Rose Watkins
Roy Baker
Campbell’s Mills
Carl Gearhart
Blairsville
Indiana
Otto Deitman
C. C. Young
Thos. A. Kingsley
Glen Heilmire
Punxsutawney
Johnson Neal
Derry
Fred Fox
Oil City
Squire
John Myers
Cherry Tree
C. M. Wingert
Marchand
One Dead Two Injured In Toledo Shooting
In Toledo a shooting left Mrs. Mabel Follett dead and Kenneth Follett dying while gunman Fred Stall is reported as the shooter. A five year old boy slept unseen in an adjacent room as authorities describe a bedroom attack that ended with Follett firing on Stall and himself.
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Toledo
Mabel Follett
Kenneth R. Follett
Fred Stall
Follett
Kenneth, Jr
Mrs. Follett
Business Leaders on the Effects of Improved Railway Freight Service
Officials of over a hundred major U S industrial and commercial firms wrote to the Railway Age, detailing benefits from railway service advances since 1922. The article outlines lower freight costs and notably reduced inventories as firms report faster deliveries and substantial savings, with Packard and Studebaker cited among notable examples.
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United States
Railway Age
Alvan Macauley
Packard Motor Car Company
A. R. Erskine
Studebaker Corporation
Manufactur
Freight service reshapes business with faster deliveries
Industry leaders report lower stock levels, quicker turnover, and reduced interest costs as improved railway service accelerates distribution. The Railway Age cites widespread inventory cuts from 16 to 76 percent, with average around 40 percent, and notes surges in sales alongside faster deliveries. McMillen of Kellysburg joined out-of-town visitors.
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M. H. Karker
Jewel ‘Lex Company
H.£. Parson
W. Woolworth Company
Railway Age
Express
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Kingwood
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