Storm damages Gazette building and O'Hara House in Indiana
A severe electrical wind and hail storm struck Indiana between 8 and 9 PM, destroying gardens and damaging the Gazette building and O’Hara House. Lightning or wind ripped a rear chimney, dented roofs, and flooded Lepley’s apartment, leaving telegraph lines out of service until morning.
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Indiana
Ray
Indiana Evening Gazette
James Lepley
Lepley
Gazette
Bernard W. O'Hara
North Sixth Street
Mrs Mumau Dies at 91 in Latrobe
Mrs Rachel Munau aged 91 years four months nine days widow of J A Mumau died Thursday at daughter’s home in Latrobe She leaves children Mrs Treese Arcadia Mrs J B Dunlap Rossiter Mrs J Ty Mumau Latrobe S S Mumau Jacina Center and Mrs Mall Dunlap Rossiter Thirty one grandchildren 37 great grandchildren one great great grandchild four brothers and five sisters survive Mineral services set for East Mahoning Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock
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Rachel Buterbaugh Munau
J. A. Mumau
J. T. Mumau
Latrobe
GW. Treese
Arcadia
J. B. Dunlap
Rossiter
J. Ty. Muman
S&s
Muman
Jacina Center
Mall
Conemaugh Milk Co Picnic Planned at Campbell's Mills Park
The Conemaugh Local Milk Company will hold an all day basket picnic at Campbell's Mills Park on Saturday August 18. An engaged program includes interesting speakers and an orchestra. All ladies and men’s Bradley bathing suits reduced 25 percent. Moorhead's. 286x Storm Roofing Repairs. A. W Mabon & Sons.
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Conemaugh
D.C. C
Campbell's Mills Park
Moorhead
Found Dead at McIntyre Mine in Indiana County
Victor Lorenzo, 49, of McIntyre, was found dead in the McIntyre mine of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company yesterday afternoon. The body was brought to Streams undertaking establishment for an autopsy by coroner Dr. F. W. St. Clair to determine the cause of death after a motorman located the body in the main haulage at about 3:30 p.m.
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Victor Lorenzo
McIntyre
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Streams Undertaking Establishment
F. W. St. Clair
Indiana County
Roosevelts study Walker charges amid campaign risk
Governor Roosevelt weighs the Walker removal charges after Seabury’s case, fearing New York state’s outcome in the presidential race could hinge on the decision. Advisors split on impact, with Republicans ready to weaponize the issue in the campaign while Roosevelt vows a merit based ruling. Walker denies the charges and requests dismissal, asserting official dishonesty and corruption in the Hofstadter inquiry.
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Raymond L. Borst
Albany
INS
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James J. Walker
Samuel Seabury
Roosevelt
New York State
Walker
South
Tammany Tiger
Tammany
N. Y
New York
Franklin 9. Roosevelt
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Girl Held on 20000 Bond for Grand Jury Action
Marie Douglass, 17, of Greenwich township, charged with the slaying of 15 year old John Anderson, was released on 20000 bond to await the September grand jury. The habeas corpus hearing followed a waived preliminary hearing. The incident occurred while berry pickers were in a field near the Douglass farm. The girl reportedly said she fired into the air to frighten the pickers. Authorities and family were present at the courthouse during the proceedings.
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Marie Douglass
Green Township
John Anderson
Greenwich Berry-Picker
J. N. Langham
William M. Ruddock
Justice of the Peace
Jay D. Hill
John Douglass
Harr Koozer
A. Eugene Wilson
Jay Anderson
Douglass Farm
Greenwich
Spangler Hospital
Lina Basquette Takes Poison After Note to Jack
Lina Basquette a film dancer and actress in Hollywood wrote a note to a man she called Jack and then appeared to ingest poison. Police found her on a divan at her home in a distressed state with her former manager Teddy Hayes present. Doctors said the poison amount seemed small. Basquette had reportedly reconciled with Hayes and was involved with Dempsey rumors, raising questions about a love triangle.
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Los Angeles
Ack
Lina
Basquette
Hollywood
Miss Basquette
Teddy Hayes
George M. Halmkamp
Jack Dempsey
Hayes
Dempsey
Reno
Bandit Youths Captured After Fayetteville Jail Run
In Connellsville Fayette County July 19 two 18 year old MelNees port youths Ralph Simpson and William Meredith were captured after a running battle with police. Meredith confessed that he, Simpson and two companions bound and gagged J W Sailor to recover money hidden in the house, tied up the Brymers and escaped with cash and firearms. Brymer was beaten. The four men, including two still at large, were involved in the incident.
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Dunbar
Jacob Brymer
Brymer
Treasury balance reports July 27 totals and outlays
Washington July 29 Treasury balance as of July 27 stands at 178 849 280 dollars 71 cents with expenditures of 374 996 56 and customs receipts 16 093 856 99 Also noting roof damage and roofing products from A W Maken & Sons.
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Washington
Treasury
Blind storekeeper defies hold-up men in Pittsburgh
Four blind men aged about 40 each faced two hold-up men who ordered money from a Pittsburgh shop. Otto Olschessky, the blind storekeeper, resisted as one robber grabbed the cash drawer. Police arrested two suspects, Jamies Mobinson and Alex Washington, after the confrontation.
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Pittsburgh
Jamies Mobinson
Metralt
Alex Washington
West Tarentum
Otto Olschessky
Olschessky
Volpe Brothers Murder in Pittsburgh Street Shooting
Three Volpe brothers and a political figure John Volpe were killed in a shootout in Pittsburgh near the business district. The slain include John Volpe, Wilmerding political boss and alleged racketeer, plus James and Arthur Volpe. Police say a dozen gunshots rang out as bystanders watched.
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Pittsburgh
John Volpe
Wilmerding
James
Arthur
Indiana State Teachers College spring degree ceremony
Seventy seven graduates at North Campus received diplomas and degrees in a morning program led by Dr. Charles R. Foster. Twenty three earned bachelor of science degrees in art education public school music secondary and elementary education and commerce. Thirty one earned diplomas in the primary and intermediate courses. Henry Kronover delivered the commencement address The Teachers Opportunity in the Economic Crisis.
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Tndiana State Teachers College
Charles R. Foster
Indiana Institution
Henry Kronover
Teachers’ Bureau
Department of Public Instruction
Harrisburg
OWSS
Henry Klonover
Schubert
C. K. Boster
Ceeeeertyesere
Bach
Boy, 7, Hurt in Mowing Machine Accident
Arthur Johns, seven, is hospitalized in Indiana with a severe laceration to his right leg after a mowing machine on his parents' farm between Shelocta and Indiana clipped the limb. The wound penetrated to the bone.
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Arthur Johns
Indiana Hospital
Shelocta
Indiana
May Center In Johnstown
May Center in Johnstown reveals a plan to relocate the Metal headquarters of the Bonus Expeditionary Forces after their rout in Washington. Eddie McCloskey, Johnstown’s fighting mayor, announced he invited Captain Doak A. Carter to view the city by long distance telephone, saying they will get everything they desire.
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Johnstown
INS
Bonus Expeditionary Forces
Washington
Eddie McCloskey
Doak A. Carter
Veterans’ Forces
McCluskey
Pinchot Pushes Tax And Bond Measures In Relief Drive
Governor Pinchot mails statewide appeal to back an income tax to fund school expansion and a $50 million road bond, seeking quick action before the special session ends. A separate bill signed in Harrisburg authorizes emergency loans for unemployment relief by local governments, with a companion constitutional amendment for a $25 million bond issue to back relief efforts.
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Harrisburg
Hilly
Gifford Pinchot
Commonwealth
Thousands of Bonus Marchers Blocked in DC Amid Shelters Shortage
Washington July 29 crowds of bonus marchers are driven about the District as Army and local officials debate their fate. Maryland state police guard bridges, sheriffs staff patrol routes, and regular troops block exits from the capital area while veterans linger with no shelter or food. President Hoover orders an inquiry into the disorders as the army plans to recall troops to clear encampments and restore order.
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Bulletin
Washington
District of Columbia
Maryland
Potomac River
Virginia
Anncostia
Contral
W. L. Hutchinson
INS
Hoover
Mitchell
Department of Justice
Supreme Court of the District
Bonus
Marks
Anacostia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Camp Bartlett
Camp Simmy
Negrie
Kittanning Lawyer Milton S. Jack Dies at (43)
Milton S. Jack prominent local business man and former Armstrong county assemblyman died in Kittanning hospital after an illness following an operation. He served two terms in the legislature from 1916 to 1919.
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Kittanning
Milton S. Jack
Armstrong County
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Lina Basquette
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