Thaw murders a society party guest blames Stanford White
The story recounts how a female socialite insisted on a party of twenty at Sherry's then arranged a counter gathering with Harry Thaw and his companions at Stanford White's studio. Thaw's motive is linked to social slights and a plan to reveal his Europe trip. The tale centers on planned rivalries and the fatal confrontation.
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Sherry
Harry
Finlay
Thaw
Europe
Bria
Stan White
Madison Square Garden Tower
Stanford White
Gene
Death claims Ruth Fyock Burkhart of Penn Run
Mrs Ruth Fyock Burkhart wife of James W Burkhart of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio died Monday at 4 30 in her parents home in Penn Run She was born August 26 1890 in Penn Run aged 86 years 9 months 25 days Survived by husband three daughters Eva Sarah Eleanor and one brother Edwin Fyock Funeral arrangements not completed.
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Ruth Fyock Burkhart
James W. Burkhart
Cuyahoga Malls
James M. Fyock
Penn Run
Burkhart
Eva
Sarah
Eleanor
Edwin Fyock
Church of the Brethren
Child Innocent Cause Of Wreck
A six year old boy and a baby escaped injury when two automobiles collided. Mrs Leone suffered a severe facial laceration while the boy endured deep forehead cuts and an eye gash. The Majoni child remained unharmed. Both cars were damaged, the Feather car taking the main impact. The injured received medical care and continued their journey. Scott Still Fugitive. State police hunt for John Scott, a Brenizer miner, in connection with a probable fatal shooting of Menzel Frazier amid an argument at Brenizer. Frazier hospitalized with bullet wounds to abdomen, back and hand from an .88 revolver.
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Leone
Sotal
Feather
T. J. McLaughlin
Naratil and
Goss
Scott
Gray Station
Here
Frazier
Indiana Hospital
Y M C A Public Decision On Swimming Lessons
Public notice invites enrollment for YMCA swimming instruction. It promises a simple natural progression from float to glide to kick and arms, culminating in a coordinated swim. Interested individuals may call at the YMCA to be assigned periods enabling regular attendance and eventual swimming ability.
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Y. A
Yellow Kid Weil Sentenced to Five Years in Leavenworth
Chicago June 22. INS Joseph R Yellow Kid Weil was sentenced to five years in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth for possession of stolen government stamps and railway bonds linked to East Chicago and Rondout mail robberies. Weil, famed as a flamboyant Chicago figure who has escaped prison multiple times, plans to appeal the sentence.
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Chicago
Joseph R
Yellow Kid Weil
Leavenworth
Ind
Marriage Announced of Fox and Louffer in Painted Post
Friends in Indiana report the marriage of Mearl Ellworth Fox son of Mr and Mrs Jno Fea Fox Harrison City Pa and Miss Defla Louffer daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Louffer Irwin Pa at the Presbyterian parsonage Painted Post N Y on Friday June 11 at 1230 oclock Rev J C Knox officiated After a three weeks visit to the North Eastern cities the couple will reside in Bloomsburg Pa
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Indiana
Mearl Ellworth Fox
Jno
Fea
Harrison City
Defla ¥. Louffer
Edward Louffer
Irwin
Presbyterian Parsonage
Painted Post
N. Y
J.C. Knox
Fox
Bloomsburg
Paving and Sewer Bid Openings and Contracts Set
Opened bids for paving and sewer projects including West Main sewer extension from Oak to Eighth and Chestnut from Third to Carter Alley. Other lines include Olive Third to Carter Alley and Third Water to Oak. Also planned repairs to West and East Main sewers and work at St Marys Clay Products building for 20 employees.
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West Main
Oak
Carter Alley
Chestnut
Douglass Alley
East Main
St. Marys
St Marys Clay Products
Card of Thanks for Mrs Catherine Jennie Miller
The Miller family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of their mother Catherine Jennie Miller. Gratitude for flowers, car passes, and the quartet from her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Jennie Miller
Mrs.Benson
Red Cross County Chapter Reports Progress and Plans
The Semi Annual Report praises the county Red Cross for handling two hundred thirty cases, notes the new county organization, and commends staff efficiency and economy. It cites Americanization work, reliance on health authorities, and cooperation of local officials plus Salvation Army staff. The chapter seeks a trained social worker, surveys for a central charity, and better regional coordination.
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Clymer
Saltsburg
Agnes Stadtmiller
Flinn
Salvation Army
Indiana
Beyer
B. M. Clark
Stella Moulton
First Methodist
Presbyterian
Troop Four Patrol Winners Capture Jamboree Honor
Scout Master George Fields led Boy Scout Troop No 4 sponsored by the American Legion to win the patrol contest at the Marion Center Jamboree. Eight scouts per patrol judged on camp craft first aid and scout craft. They will represent Indian County in Philadelphia competing in Region 8 for the state title.
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George Fields
The
American Legion
Marion Center
Philadelphia
Boy Scouts of Femayivants
Indiane County
Maryland pledge to Pinchot taints temperance drive
Senate slush fund probes in Pennsylvania reveal a fight within the Women's Christian Temperance Union over a $3,000,000 primary fund to back Governor Pinchot. Testimony shows funds paid for literature, law enforcement, and campaign activity, with questions about unaccounted money and control by Pinchot aides.
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Paign
Pennsylvania
Avetrofinchot
Waher
Pinchot
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Reed
Mrs. George
Theovernor
State Atorney General
Womens ‘Christian
Temperance. Union
Gram
Leah Cole Marion
Washington
Senate Slush Fund Committee
Women’s Christian Temperance
Senate
Gifford Pinchot
Great Temperance Organization
Jon. T. Seymour
McConnelleourg
Seymour
Mass at Grant Park Leads Catholic World Peace Congress
Thousands attend the open-air ceremony as John Cardinal Bontano arrives to preside over Pontifical High Mass at a monumental altar in Grant Park. Rain drifts but thousands of choir children sing. Delegates from Belgium, Paris, Melbourne, and other cities address the crowd between sections of the congress.
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Ableage
John Cardinal Bontano
Pope Pius XI
Grant Park
Rome
Arast
Lake Front
Michael J. Curley
Maryend
Fark
Thomas Leylen
Namur
Belgium
Sesqui Exposition Opens Sundays at July 4
Sesqui-centennial exposition will be open Sundays starting July 4. Board of Directors approved seven days a week access after Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce recommendation. Also notes general visits to Indiana and nearby towns by local residents amid regional activity.
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Ladelphia
William Sheesley
Creekside
Court House
Philip H. Gadsen
Philadelphia
100 Machines Lost in Fire at Cook Motor Co
Uniontown Pa June 22 Only three cars were saved when fire ruined the two story Cook Motor Company garage at Bowes Run. Almost 100 machines were destroyed. The loss was estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Uniontown
Cook Motor Company
Bowes Run
Witness evasive over Washington conference with Mellon group
On the stand the witness could not recall details of a Washington conference held before the election with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon W L Mellon Senator George Wharton Pepper and Senator Davis A Reed of Pennsylvania. Committee members grew angry and kept him to press recall of the events. Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon League remained on the waiting list and may be called soon to explain the League involvement in elections and disclose its war chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
League
In Memoriam for Fimma Jane Jeffries
In remembrance of my mother Fimma Jane Jeffries born July 4 1853 died May 22 1926 aged 72 years 10 months and 18 days We miss thee from our home dear mother A shadow o er our life is cast We miss thee every where Daughter Mrs Clive Cochran
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Fimma Jane Jeffries
Imisa
Clive Cochran
Gas and Auto Makers Expand Production Lines
A catalog style listing from A. E. Masten & Company of Pittsburgh shows gains in automotive and related industries. Brands and firms like Studebaker, Willys, Packard, Pierce Arrow, Radio Corp, and Spicer Mfg appear with percent figures, hinting at market shares or output levels amid a broad industrial overview.
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Veges
Cescteenese
Smeimin
South Pac
Stand
Cal
Studebaker
Ind
South Rails
St Paul
POC
Union Pac
USC
Rub S Steel
Wertivguonta Sa
Willys Qverland
Ascescenn
Fisk
Ereaseecees
Fisher Body Venecves
Gom Eng
Phillips Pet
Packard Motor Pierce Arrow Radio Corp
Spicer Mfg
Time Bear
West Air ‘Brake
A. E. Masten & Company
Pittsburgh
War Veterans Auxiliaries Coming To Town
The Indiana State Convention of the United Spanish War Veterans arrives this week with 1898 veterans and Civil War comrades joining in events. Indiana Post No 28 G A R plans a Friday parade June 25 and members are urged to wear uniforms out of respect. The Chamber of Commerce asks auto owners to lend cars to show the town to visitors and boost hospitality and prestige for Indiana.
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G. A
Indiana Post
Chamber OF Commerce
United Spanish War Veterans
Indiana
Hall's
the Chamber of Commerce
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
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Fulton Miller
J. M. Stewart & Co. Inc
RED Cross
Troop Four
Mt. Morris
West Penn Companyia
This Place
Ney
Presden
Michael
von Faulhaberg
Munteh
Lauia Ernest Cardinal DuBois
Paris
Daniel Mannix
Melbourne
Poe
David J. Walsh
United States
Massachusetts
Lake Michigan
Alfred Koch
Beatty
William van Dijk
Amsterdam
Holland
Magr. Lamy
Tangerloo
Arthur Vermeerc
Englebert Krebs
University of Freiburg
Germany
Callistus Stehle
Jeannette
Valentine F. Brifaut
Chamber of Deputies
Daniel M. Gorman
Boise
Idaho
Martin Tanton
Nocturnal Adoration Society of
New York
Joseph Rhode
Franciscan Mission
Santa Barbara
California
Augustin F. Leynaud
Algiers
John T
McNicholas
Cincinnati
Paul Hepler Rittenhouse
Chicago, Ill
Coyne Electrical College
Murray Peeler
Kansas City
Kansas
J. F. Travis
Dayton, Pa
W. J. Wiley
Butler
Inana
Albert F. Hepler
Reynoldsville
Mr. Hepler
Rev
J. F. Glasser
M. A. Grambling
Johnstown
du Bois
Elks Club
Eugene Wilson
Torrance
John Carson
Homer City
Sarah Phillips
Greensburg
Robert Phillips
Robert Melzer
Rimersburg
Samuel Cunningham
Maris
Huey, Pa
Alex Johnston
West Philadelphia
Melzer
Cunningham
Johnston
Anna M. Miller
Pauline Carney
North Ninth Street
Maurice Stern
Joseph Stern
Moore Hotel
New York State
R. E. Chellum
Remington Typewriter Company
D. W. Isenberg
Porterfield
Edward Bennett
M. Bennett and Sons Construction Company
Harrisburg
L. G. Clark
Morganza
Mary Stewart
John A. Miller
Plumville
Gazette
Glasser” Deposit Bank Bldg
Indiana, Pa
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