08 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1926
Page
1
Professor Russell addressed a club criticizing crime causes and urging harsher punishment. He blamed the leisure class's conspicuous consumption for crime, argued poverty fuels envy, and condemned easy bail and sympathetic juries. Councilman Bradley outlined budget issues before federation leaders.
A man, unmarried and recently ill, is believed to have taken his own life. His hands and limbs were shattered, and police say dynamite was in his possession yesterday morning though none was found in the scene. Coroner H S Kimmel from Somerset will conduct an inquest at the Meek mortuary. two brothers are being sought.
Dynamite tests to break the ice gorge on the Allegheny River proceed with six thousand pounds ordered by Pennsy engineers. Dr. Howard Barnes plans to observe, while a New Jersey firm’s offered fert ile ice destroying compound is accepted. Ice tests pause due to wintry weather and two inches of snow as river rises. Paul D Stewart and family visit in New Kensington.
Harrison Kaufman III of 1244 West School Street is seriously ill at home. He is cared for by his son the Rev J W Kaufman of 1430 Walnut Street Pittsburgh. Friends hope for his recovery.
Ed Robinson a Punxsutawney mining engineer and former president of borough council died early Saturday in Adrian hospital from pneumonia aged 58. A Yale graduate and founder of Punxsutawney Foundry and Machine, he guided mines in Horatio and consoled to multiple international projects before returning home. He is survived by his widow Nancy Ammon and daughter Mrs Thomas Fleeson, with services at West Mahoning Street.
Instructions describe saturating cotton with kerosene the size of a hen's egg and placing it in the clock bottom for three to four days. Afterward swing the pendulum to confirm operation as fumes cleanse the works unless components are broken.
Gas discoveries in Whitesburg district run into hundreds of thousands of feet per day with several wells cited at half a million. Land within five miles of Whitesburg reportedly claimed, drilling planned west toward Bhinket Mill as the gas belt expands. Friday reports note a strong gas find from New Lexington on the Barker farm at West Valley, with drilling continuing to the next sand.
A dialogue touches on rain driving, taxi expenses, and a joke about a high brow taxicab. Ivory mentions Jonesy being taken with locomotor ataxia, prompting wonder what that means.
A Blairsville youth admitted stealing a car after claiming he borrowed it to visit a relative near Josephine. He slept in a Studebaker while another car was moved, then drove off at 4 am and was arrested near Josephine. The pursuit began when theMissing car was spotted by officers en route to Blairsville.
Cabot predicts aviation will revolutionize transportation within twenty years. He notes wind effects will lengthen round trips to two and a half to three days, urges metal clad envelopes and hull integrated control cabins to reduce danger, citing Shenandoah and Los Angeles examples as lessons.
Forecast notes period of rains around midweek and again toward the end. Temperatures expected to average near normal for the season. Weather bureau cautions for unsettled conditions across the region, with increasing cloud cover and likely showers shifting through the workweek.
Geneva March 8 The League of Nations faces a critical test as France’s cabinet crisis stalls council enlargement. Germany and Spain demand council seats, Sweden opposes expansion, and Britain mediates amid a fragile alliance. Pending French government formation, the League marks time and risks Locarno treaties.
Pittsburgh workers join nationwide observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the telephone on March 10. Bell system staff will wear buttons commemorating the 1878 Boston demonstration by Bell and Watson, with over 332 thousand company employees participating in the gesture.
Doctor and Mrs Ney Prothero and family visited Mrs Prothero’s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Richard Clementa. Notables and residents such as Myer Sol and Harry Sol left Indiana for Atlantic City and Pittsburgh respectively. Local officials, educators, and merchants made weekend rounds across Indiana, Ebenaburg, and surrounding towns.
Report from A. E. Masten notes a Pittsburgh youth’s wish to ignore church duties. A mother forbids her children from leaving services to see a favorite actress on screen, provoking a heated reaction and an insistence that no child be allowed. The exchange reveals tensions between entertainment and worship.
Boston Transcript notes a policy where persons bathing for the first time in an indoor bathhouse must inform the attendant. The item emphasizes hygiene and proper procedure for new patrons.
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