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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
6
Rescue workers recovered fourteen bodies from the Glan Alben Coal Company mine near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania after an explosion in the lower vein. Over forty men were at work when the blast occurred. officials expected to resume operations if workers report for duty, with one severely burned miner remaining in critical condition.
Williamsport Pennsylvania June 7 There has been a considerable drop in the amount of claims against the railroad since an intensive campaign by the local division of the Pennsylvania system to impress upon employees the need for more care in handling freight and the necessity for more speed, rail officials announced.
Letters of administration were granted for John W Fulton of Wert estate Township. Creditors are asked to present authenticated claims and provide settlement details by an announced date. The notice seeks prompt payment and names Rup e Polko as agent, with ad 17-24-81-7- ten? trey provided.
Belgium’s Baron Coppee, a billionaire industrialist, faces treason charges in Brabant after wartime deliveries to Germany. The prosecution details 180 pages of accusations claiming benzol and related materials fueled gas, shells, airplanes, and submarines, while defense cites German requisition power and wartime necessity urging Belgian livelihoods.
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript contrasts poverty with frugality in a humorous quip. Scribbler suggests proverb humor while Smart riffs on selling an installment piano to cope with shortages. The brief item captures a playful newspaper moment.
Auction ad lists two 1928 Coupes in first class condition and a 1022 Roadster in first class condition repainted. Also includes a 1918 Touring in good condition and 1928 Roadster in first class condition with two Touring models in good condition and a 1922 Roadster in first class condition.
Clara Delafield recounts Miss Dolly who adores pets but repeatedly loses them to mishaps. A canary dies mysteriously, a bedfeeling cat emerges, and a tame circus lion slips into Dolly’s home, triggering a panic that ends with the lion captured and Dolly vowing to adopt another canary.
Fragmentary dialect note describes Brudder Bogua loudly shouting and being judged by others as moving away from the TL. The piece suggests Bogus’s intent to yell to boost his own reception, though details are unclear and the future actions are not stated.
Conversation in the Baneas City Star quotes Philippa and Io about kissing while driving. Philippa says no man can drive safely while kissing her and urges giving the kiss proper attention. The exchange frames safe driving and attentiveness on the road.
A reported case involves a man accused of desertion for leaving his wife. The article notes the legal action and ongoing proceedings, with emphasis on the status and charges in this domestic dispute.
Three top drivers Joe Boyer Lora Corum and Earl Cooper arrive from Indianapolis for the 260 mile champion ship at Altoona speedway on June 14. Cars are tuned rebuilt and inspected as crews prepare the mile and a quarter board oval for qualifying trials and eighteen lead ing cars. Early spins by Harry Hartz reach 118 mph before extra carburetors are added.
In Hazleton northeastern Pennsylvania, farmers estimate losses of one to two million dollars from a rain drenched May. Corn rotted, oats not planted timely, and silos may stay empty for winter livestock feed. Hay and fruit crops are forecast to be bumper.
Mrs Sara R Byerly of Greensburg Pa credits San Cura Ointment and Soap with curing her eczema after four years of illness. Ad claims relief for itching skin sores burns and boils with soaps sold at local drug stores for 6c per cake 30c and 60c.
EXECUTIVES KANSAS CITY Mo June 7 MB Frank Land Grand Scribe Order of DeMolay with headquarters in this city has announced the appointment of three new state Deputy Councillors by Alexander G Cochran Grand Master Councilor These appointees are George F Root Newport Vermont Arthur R Robinson Indianapolis Indiana and Charles H Spilman Edwardsville Illinois Each will head DeMolay in his state The Order was founded by Mr Gand in Kansas City April 1919 Ita Initial membership was nine young men sixteen to twenty one years old.
A garbled passage references international states and the aim to develop higher citizenship. Names like Chapte ada Anatoalla Méxics Philpping Tatandy Italy appear distorted. The snippet hints at a collective effort across nations but lacks clear details or events.
Despite unclear wording, the report notes county commissioners considering a plan to support Farm Burdah with funds carried from prior rents financing 1924 work. Treasury allocations from earlier rents are cited as the source of financing.
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