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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
1
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Real estate transfers include Cunningham to a trustee for 109 acres, Barclay to Albert Ford in Indiana, McGovern to Horace Erbaugh in Indiana, Willis Wilson treasurer to John Nett for Blairsville land, Bennett to John Summers also in Blairsville, and Hanna’s Executor to S Leroy with 634 acres in Banks at 950 dollars. Clyde Brown, formerly of Punxsutawney, died Saturday in Springfield Illinois after illness. his funeral was held yesterday with family unable to attend. He was 28 and survived by his wife, his mother Mrs. Brown of Punxsutawney, and five sisters and brothers.
Secretary Bryan issues a statement disavowing responsibility for the Panama clause in the treaty with Colombia. He argues the expression of regret quoted from Taft-era documents was inherited from the previous administration and identical in meaning to the original Colombian proposal.
In New York court records the Hollins matter reveals a personal loan network among Vanderbilt Morgan and Hollins. The court orders creditors Vanderbilt estate and Morgan estate stricken from the list as personal transactions not part of the firm’s liabilities. The action may be repaid at Hollins discretion, reflecting a costly display of friendship.
Charles W. Mills of Philadelphia and Patrick Gilday of Morrisdale visit Pittsburgh at the invitation of Dr John Priva Jackson to offer federal help in settling the Westinghouse strike that began June 5. They sought talks with striking workers but left without a settlement.
Walter Thomas convicted of second degree murder for the death of Mrs. Joseph Price at Rices Landing on Sept 2 1913 is sentenced to not less than ten nor more than twenty years in the state penitentiary.
A lightning strike set a 48 000 barrel Standard Oil tank ablaze in Meadowlands Pennsylvania five miles east of Washington. The fire prompted evacuation as six nearby tanks faced imminent explosion while 6 000 barrels of oil were diverted into a creek. Dozens of dwellings burned, a boy is missing and a man died from exposure as rescuers labored to prevent further blasts and oil spreading along the creek.
Philadelphia reports indicate no nationally prominent Republican will speak for Doris Penrose in Pennsylvania. Page notes quote prominent figures calling Penrose corrupt and criminal, while Gifford Pinchot and Progressive candidates gain support from Roosevelt and other party leaders. The piece emphasizes GOP desire to defeat Penrose and back Pinchot as next senator.
A fire in an oil field near Newark in Licking County consumed about 1000 barrels of oil on a lease. The blaze caused disruption with power and telephone service. Mrs Mildred Sletols of the city sustained injuries but is expected to recover.
Washington party candidate Willan Draper Lewis announces a broad summer campaign aiming to carry the ingressive standard into the state’s principal races. He plans speeches at Penrose and attacks machine government while weighing his support for Penrose and rivals. Brumaugh remains quiet as a member of the last legislature and faces lingering questions over past reforms and party alignment.
A brief note on national history themes echoed in a neighbor’s repeated tale. The piece hints at shared memory and private history recurring within the community, touching on repetition and ownership of narratives.
Harrisburg June 24 The reorganized Democrats fear the Old Guard in Philadelphia will bolt the party platform over local option. Led by B Gordon Bromley the city chairman oppose local option and refuse to accept the stance. The two Democratic factions are at odds and Palmer and McCormick are seen as unlikely to secure full party support.
A historical sketch notes Enrico Dandolo at eighty two becoming doge of Venice and at ninety two storming Constantinople. It cites Villiers at eighty four and other generals in India around 1837 8, with Campbell Havelock Rose Outram aged mid fifties to sixties leading amid extreme heat and danger.
A distorted report describes Mexican thieves known for bold street crime. An English traveler had his coat torn off by three robbers who also took his hat, then returned later with a patrol ticket claiming they wanted eighty dollars reward.
The Wilson administration backs selling the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to Greece to ease tensions with Turkey and promote peace. Charles Astaire Voorhis argued before President Wilson for immediate transfer, while Rustam Bey protested the move on his arrival as Turkish ambassador.
Hammondsport New York June 23 The long boat America built by Wauamiker for a transatlantic flight was launched from Curtiss Aeroplane Works Miss Masson christened the vessel with champagne. The bottle failed to crack then a second attempt failed a sledge hammer finally broke the bottle A British flag is unavailable but an English postage stamp with King George’s portrait was affixed to the bow The craft still requires motor synchronization and many details before its voyage begins
Beasts killed Emerson Dietrich after attacking him at Cilvage. Mlle. Adgie Castillo clung to the belief that jealousy led the five lion cubs to turn on her fiancé as she arranged to send his body east. The owner claimed the lions were merely reacting to affection.
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