Black Hand violence near Heilwood causes deaths
Sunday night near Heilwood or Possum's Glory a shooting left one man dead and another dying. Italians linked to the Black Hand allegedly demanded $100 at a boarding house. a confrontation produced gunfire. Coroner and county officials investigated. two robbers fled. Earlier Thursday an Italian-held-up man was beaten. no arrests reported. A yard office fire near Blairsville caused alarm but was quickly doused. Community notices include a church social with strawberry shortcake spills.
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Heilwood
Possum
Black Hand Society
Two Italiana
McHenry
Black Hand
Joe Luke
W. D. Gates
Joe Neal
Hypnotic Pastor Jailed in Greensburg Case
The Rev Alexander Wilding former pastor of the Vantergrift Baptist church has been jailed on charges linked to Harry P Beck and Ora A Beck. Mrs Cora A Beck filed for divorce claiming hypnotic influence and extreme cruelty. Beck seeks release as public sympathy grows for the husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Alexander Wilding
Vantergrift Bapist
Japman
Harry P. Beck
Ora A. Beck
Witherses
Wituing
Beck
Cora A
Wilaing
Widlmz
Pidiana
Wildliue
Wildiig
Mace
Abs
Vannur
Mr. Beck
Local visitors and homecomings noted across Indiana and Vandergrift
Milton Guthrie and Harry Wilson are home from Kiski. Bret McCelland of Vandergrift spent Sabbath with friends in Indiana. Cary Reynolds of Vandergrift visits Miss Helen Keepera. Ed Thomas of Pittsburg guests at his father Lewis M. Thomas’s home. John P. Ikin returns from New Mexico. William Alter visits from Johnstown. first home visit in a year. Mrs. Langham and daughters travel to Freeburg for six weeks of music study. Langham stays. Mr. and Mrs. Cost of Indiana spend Sunday with friends. Miss Mary Jones visits Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sutton in Indiana. Hart Daugherty of Indiana visits Dr. Brallier. engineering graduate from Lehigh returning home. G. L. Coltebaugh of Vandergrist visits parents Israel Carnahan. wife stays with family. Mrs. Coltebaugh, former Gazette operator, with Wilber Carnahan. H. J. Altsman leaves for Ohio Wesleyan Commencement. recalls 25 years since graduation. Mrs. Sarah J. Williams of Martinton visits sister Mrs. Getty. May Holt and daughter Margaret of Newport News arrive for summer. First visit by Mrs. Holt in 25 years. she notes walking the Normal School foundation. Reminder to call at Presbyterian church Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Coltebaugh
Vandergrist
Israel Carnahan
Pearl Town
Coltebaugh
Wilber Carnahan
Gazette
Sarah J. Williams
Martintown
May Holt
Margaret
Newport News
Indiana
Holt
Normal School
Nearly Three Hundred Hebrews Slain in Russian City
Dispatches from Bialystok report 90 Hebrew dead in Odessa mortuary and 200 more in a sanatorium mortuary with one third said to be terribly mutilated. Casualties among Gentiles: six killed and eight wounded. Odessa residents grow anxious of possible violence. authorities work to keep peace as tensions remain high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russian
Odessa
Russia
Bialystok
Douma Actions Signal Rising Tension in Russia
June 18 report notes government moves to curb disturbances in Hebrew towns and a growing clash between the Douma and the government. The parliamentary majority appears to have shifted tactics, suggesting an inevitable confrontation before the week ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Erates
Musf
Germany Warns Russia Over Bialystok Outbreak
Berlin reports the German government has made representations to Russia about an urgent need to quell the outbreak at Bialystok. German subjects there and elsewhere are endangered, with indirect aid to Hebrews through the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Bialystok
Riots Break Out in Poland Prompt Troops Proclamation
Riots erupt in Warsaw and nearby towns St Budow, Gomiendy amid a massacre scene. Warsaw Chief of Police declares any attempt to provoke anti Semite riots will be crushed by troops. Hebrew riots reported near Ossowlec close to Bialystok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
St. Budow
Gomiendy
and Ossowlec
Bialystok
Inhabitants Flee Oronstadt Amid Riots and Reinforcements
Agitation among workmen in Oronstadt grows as October riot memories resurface. Residents flee the city seeking safety while sailors and troops are brought in to restore order. Reinforcements arrive as unrest continues to unfold in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oronstadt
Russia
Union Sailor Shot in San Francisco Clash
A union sailor was killed and three others wounded in a confrontation between ship owners and sailors at San Francisco on June 18. A launch with fifteen union sailors was fired upon from the schooner National City anchored near Anchor Iron Works.
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San Francisco
Cal
Union
Sailora
National City
Union Anchor Iron Works
Samuel Wolf Farm Sold in Rayne Township to T B Glass
Samuel Wolf sold his Rayne township farm to T B Glass for 2400 dollars. The transaction was conducted through the 1.
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Samuel Wolf
Rayne Township
T. B. Glass
Three New Geysers Gush Visit Yellow Stone Park This Summer
Three new geysers are highlighted as an added incentive to visit Yellow Stone Park. The Pennsylvania Railroad Tour departs July 3 offering a Pullman train with comforts and a weeklong itinerary. Fares from Harrisburg 223 dollars and from Pittsburgh 216 dollars with proportional rates from other points, all expenses included. The notice also advertises Lax-ets-A Candy Laxative for digestive relief.
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Pennsyvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Pitteburg
Yellow Stone Park
Pittsburg
Races on Saturday at the Matinee Club
A medium crowd witnessed the second race at the Fair Grounds. Merle Wortman’s horse Lady Gasell won the first event in two heats, with Riley of B F McCoy securing victory in the second race. Mile heats were run with James 4. White as starting judge. The first race also listed entries including Bess and Trilby.
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Fair Grounds
Merle Wortman
Lady Gasell
Riley
B. FP. McCoy
James 4. White
Bess
Court resumes work with peace bond case and trial
Court opened with a hearing on surety of the peace for Joe and Andrew Morrock. Judge ordered costs and a bond to keep the peace. Next case Commonwealth v JT A Thomas, charged by Ebenezer Mutual Fire Insurance Company with argon, still on trial. Followed by Ernest matter pending from April 30.
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Joe
Andrew Morrock
Andrew Anderson
Morrocks
Commonwealth
JT. A. Thomas
Ebenezer Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Argon
Ernest
Machinery Exhibit Parade Draws Town Attention
A large array of farm machinery paraded through town in a 2 o’clock display. J C Case Co showcased a traction engine pulling three threshers and a small engine. Thirty six wagons carried reapers binders mowers and similar gear from D M Osborn Auburn NY. All machinery sold by S Ny and L H Moorhead of Firth Street.
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J. C. Case Co
D. M. Osborn
Auburn
N. Y
S. Ny
Ll. H. Moorhead
Firth Street
Blairsville Tragic Double Loss Affects Local Family
Stanley McNeese a 16 year old emplyed by Simms Construction Co of Livermore was killed in a car accident when a dinky engine tolted the vehicle. His aunt Mrs John James Hart near Blairsville suffered a fatal stroke after learning the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley McNeese
Simms Construction Co
Livermore
John James Hart
Blairsville
Railroad wreck at West Wheeling injures two men
A collision between two Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling railway engines at West Wheeling sent both engines into the river. Fireman Walter Boyd and Gerhart Bartrung of McMahon West Virginia were badly injured, with Bartrung perhaps fatally hurt. Also notes Indiana Normal baseball lost to Scottdale 6 to 0 in a three game set.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling Railway
West Wheeling
Walter Boyd
Gerhart Bartrung
McMahon
Indiana Normal
Scottdale
Indiana
Waa
Hrinker
Greensburg
Boy Dies After Wagon Run Over on West Philadelphia Street
A six year old, Herbert Lindsay, was fatally injured when a heavily loaded wagon from Cunningham Company struck him on the West Philadelphia street near Teeleventh. The child tripped from the wagon as he offered cherries to a playmate. Dr. J. M. Torrence pronounced his bowels crushed and he died about half an hour later. The deceased was the son of John Lindsay, a Cunningham store employee, and had just graduated from the U P Sunday School primary department. Funeral plans were set for Tuesday night at the family home with burial at West Union cemetery near Elderton.
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Herbert Lindsay
John Lindsay
Philadelphia Street
Mary Enete
Wineman
Fairview
Teleteenth Street
Lindsay
John Engle
J. M. Torrence
Herbert Linsey
Cunningham Company
U. P
Rev. J. Day Brownlee
West Union Cemetery
Elderton
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Blairsile
The
Wonders of
Yellowstone Park
Presbyterian Church
Durance
Milton Guthrie
Harry Wilson
Kiski
Bret McCelland
Vandergrift
Cary Reynolds
Helen Keepera
Church Street
Ed. Thomas
Lewis M. Thomas
John P. Ikin
New Mexico
William Alter
Lorain Steel Works
Moxam
Johnstown
J. M. Langham
Louise
Elizabeth
Eva Skelton
Freeburg
Louise Langham
Langham
H. J. Altsman
Delaware
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Wesleyan University
Altsman
Buckeys State
el Something
Gage
Sgt
Triggs
New York Press
Hownt
Douma
Laugherty Brow
Matinee Club
Court
J. A. Thomas
W. Virginia
Normal
Shoop
Daugherty Bros
J. 1
Stadimiller
Jeweler
Dad Optician
John Listsaye
George—Long
Lawrence H. George
Mary B. Long
New Alexandria
Krauser
B. Krauser Bro
Tom &. Hildebrang
Washington, D. C
Rufus KK
Lester
Savannah
Pattirson Better
Milford
Gov. Pathipe
Moral
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