Freedom Shrift For "Horseman" And His Four Companions
Five convicts escaped Western Penitentiary near Pittsburgh were recaptured near Butler early today and are held at the state police barracks. Corporal Grosh and Patrolman Reed stopped the car containing the men around 8 am. Norton, the alleged leader, sustained a probable broken nose and was hospitalized. Other escapees were identified as Austin Pottmeyer and additional Pittsburgh robbers and gang members. The captured group will be sent back to prison once guards arrive. Continued on page 1.
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Butler
Pi. Marek
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
State Police
Harry Grosh
Reed
State Highway Patrol
Milligan
Ater
Grosh
Michael Norton
Butler General Hospital
Harry
Bernstein
Reading
Lawrence O'Leary
Elie Bandana
Ellis Peiffer
Wes
O'Lewry
Ashe
Jidward Durkes
Austin Pottmeyer
Blue Bandena Gang
Howard Ladwiggy
Charles D. Hays
Jiddell
Rockview
Bellefonte
Norton
Esape
Youngstown
Kittanning
Mystery in New York Central Train Robbery
Chicago March 30. Investigators focus on Howard Young an express passenger amid questions over an inside job. Police hold clues about a signed letter from the express company agent and the lost loot estimated between two thousand and two hundred thousand dollars. Arthur Planck Jr. is detained after a watch fob tied to him surfaced near the crime scene. police doubt its significance as his watch was reportedly stolen two weeks earlier.
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Chicago
INS
New York
Cenral
Howard Young
Express Pessenger
Shay
Young
Jaxpress Company
Arthur 7. Planck, Jr
Laporte
Ind
Planck
Express Company
Bottled Milk Sale Approved in Pennsylvania
Governor Pinchot signed a bill requiring restaurants hotels fountains and dining cars to serve milk in the original bottle excluding mixed drinks with the rule taking effect after May 26. The measure applies to eating places and patrols the sale of bottled milk while omitting mixed beverages.
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Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Clymer Woman Died Saturday in Dixonville Hospital
Mrs. Amos Houck aged 45 a prominent Clymer resident died Saturday afternoon at 4 30 in Dixonville Hospital from peritonitis after appendicitis She leaves husband twelve children and two siblings with funeral at Clymer Christian Church Tuesday at 1 30 conducted by Rev Robbin Interment Greenwood Cemetery Indiana Also noted Walter Young of Westover a 1924 Indiana High School graduate died Sunday after an appendicitis operation He leaves parents four sisters services and interment Wednesday afternoon
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Amos Houck
Clymer
Dixonville Hospital
Houck
Albert
Clark Fonek
New Kensington
James Davidson
Galdhill
Ray
George
Nora
Norman
Mildred Houck
Charles Stales
Reynaldsville
Blanche King
Pare
Clymer Christian Church
Robbin
Greensburg
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
Walter Young
Westover
Ree Marshall
Indiana High School
Spangler Hospital
Taken in cocking main arrests at Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh March 80 INS Neavings will be given today to the 74 men and two boys arrested yesterday by state troopers during raids on two cockfighting rings. One prisoner received refreshments from a man who claimed to be their father. The other prisoners faced $15 fines. Also listed are a square dance at Creekside Hall and a Creekside Volunteer Fire Company benefit.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Wen
Win
Mun
Canega Hall
Creekside
Creekside Volunteer Fire Company
Failure hits Indiana investors in gas and oil syndicate sale
The Interior Oil and Gite Company once The Producers and Refiners Syndicate was sold at receivership for 822,280. Many Indiana investors, from 100 to 2,500 dollars, saw near total losses after a troubled history beginning in 1916 with stock sold at 100 dollars per share. The venture built leases, a refinery near Tiona and Baso-Nine plants, yielding big wartime dividends before disputes led to court action and a restructuring. The case, filed in Chautauqua and Warren counties, concluded with the formation of a new company.
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Warren
Marvel
Abd Gite Company
The
Producers and Refiners Syndicate
Vate
Indiana
Jamestown
Buffalo
Tiona
Supreme Court of
Chautauqua County
Common Pleas Court
Warren Couunty
Salvation Army Self-Denial Sale a Success
The Salvation Army held a successful cloth ing and food sale on Saturday with all food sold and many hand made garments gone. A midweek sale is planned Wednesday afternoon to clear remaining garments and sell home baked goods to fund the Home and Foreign Mission Fund. The public patronage was strong and the doughnuts sold quickly.
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Salvation Army
Army
Army's “Home and Foreign Mission Fund
Congressmen McLeod recovering after Uniontown crash
Congressman Clarence J. McLeod of Detroit, seriously injured in an airplane crash near Uniontown last week, is improving and likely to leave hospital in a week or ten days. He was hurt when the landing plate failed while attempting a flight from Selfridge Field to Washington and struck a tree on the Uniontown Country Club grounds.
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Uniontown
INS
Clarence J. McLeod
Detroit
Uniontown Hospital
McLeod
Selfridge Field
Mich
Washington
Uniontown Country Club
Fire Warden In Montgomery County Omitted From List
In a county wardens list five wardens are named but Simon Conner, constable in Montgomery township, was unintentionally omitted. His address is Gipsy and he can be notified by phone or otherwise. Also includes rental notice and old ads for theater orders and engraving services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Conner
Montgomery Township
Move to end Ellingson trial looms with insanity plea
San Francisco reports a possible shift in the Dorothy Ellingson case as defense seeks a sanity examination or a guilty plea to manslaughter. Alienists and doctors have concluded ongoing observations. a new insanity hearing could impanel a fresh jury to reassess evidence.
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San Francisco
INS
Dorothy Ellingson
Fred P. ‘Clark
Jay Don Ball
Ingleside
Gil
Kid McCoy May Face Two-Year Prison Term
Los Angeles report states Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy faces two years for manslaughter in the death of Teresa Mars and a shooting incident. D A Fricke says sentences may run concurrently, making parole possible in two years. full term could reach 28 years. McCoy to begin serving at San Quentin this week.
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Los Angeles
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
Teresa Mars
Mors
Chardiles Fricke
McCoy
Fricke
San Quentin Toegin
Galbreath Burial Today In Butler Church Cemetery
A solemn requiem high mass at Butler Roman Catholic Church preceded the burial of Mrs. H. Dwight Galbreath in the church cemetery this morning. The remains were transported yesterday with family and friends, and floral tributes required three cars for delivery to the Galbreath home.
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Butler
H. Dwight Galbreath
Galbreath
Mrs R E Young Injured With Arm Fracture In Fall
Mrs R E Young slipped from a ladder at her North Sixth Street home yesterday afternoon and suffered a double fracture of the left wrist along with a badly strained left leg.
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North Sixth Street
R. E. Young
Rickard Fined Seven Thousand In Film Shipment Case
Newark dispatch reports George L. Rickard and Fred C. Quimby each fined $7,000 for conspiring to violate Interstate Commerce laws by shipping Dempsey Carpentier fight films out of New Jersey. Frank L. Flournoy Teddy Hayes and Jasper Muma also fined. Rickard convicted March 19 of illegal transport of the films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
George L
Tex) Rickard
Feleral
Bodine
Trenton
New Jersey
Fred C. Quimby
Frank l L. Flournoy
Madison Square Garden
New York
Teddy Hayes
Jack Kearns
Pack Dempsey
Jasper Muma
Rickard
Quimby
German presidential race tightens after seven-way vote
In RERVIN March 30, Nationalist Karl Jarres led the seven candidate field with 11.02 million votes but fell short of a majority. Socialist Otto Braun and Centrist Wilhelm Marx trailed, while Thaelmann Communist, Hellpach Democrat, Held Bavarian People’s Party, and von Lundendorff small totals followed. A runoff is set for April 26 with coalition prospects uncertain.
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Rervin
INS
Germany
Karl Jarres
Otto Brann
Ie Wilhelm Marx
Ernst Thaelmann
Ome Hellpach
Heinrich Held
Bavarian People's Party
Erich von Lundensorf
Dy. Jarves
Braun
Jarres
Marx
Jarves
Montremat
Lidendorff
12 Killed as Autos Hit Trains in Chicago District
Twelve people died in weekend auto accidents in the Chicago area. A family of six, Mr and Mrs Robert Hand and their four children Joseph Harriet Mary were killed when their car was struck by the Million Dollar Special at an unguarded Gardner Illinois crossing. An Aurora and Elgin electric train killed Mr and Mrs Harry Potts beside their car. Other dead include Stanley Baldwin 6 John Paul 35 Carl Grahn 46 and Mark Cook 72.
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Chicago
Robert Hand
Joseph
Margaret Tlarriet
Mary
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Gardner
Aurora and Elgin Electric
Harry Potts
Stanley Baldwin
John Paul
Carl Grahn
Mark Cook
Four Bandits Loot Ashland Street Bank in Chicago
Four bandits held up the Ashland sixnth third street bank in Chicago today, driving eight employees and officers into a teller’s cage and escaping with between 10 000 and 16 000 dollars. Hundreds of commuters watched the event as they passed by on their way to work. Also noted are local ads for baby carriages and strollers priced at 11.95 and 15.93 from Sloan Bros Fruit and Nut Haster Eggs and Reymer’s Orders up to April 3. Names engraved free from Okie Miller's Drug Store.
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Chicago
Raibes
Ashland Sixnth-Third Street
Lme
Sloan Bros
Okie Miller's
WeMe Weta
Legislature Fails to Close in Time May Trigger Extra Session
Outcome of meetings today will determine whether a harmonious close is reached or if the assembly is called into an extra session. The deliberations focus on finalizing key measures and preventing a prolonged impasse that could disrupt legislative schedules and state governance.
Capitol Notes Previewing Final Hurdles for Harrisburg Legislature
Harrisburg awaits a week of committee hearings to resolve key items in the general appropriations bill and other measures. Gov. Pinchot warned of an extra session if funds for schools and departments remain cut. The Senate Appropriations Committee plans hearings with department heads and educators, aiming for passage by Wednesday. Pending actions include the Armstrong capital stock tax proposal and a $25 million estate bond issue, with Forestry Committee decisions looming.
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Vin D. Sweeney
INS
Harrisburg
Senate Appropriations Committee
Armstrong
House
Senate Forestry Committee
Senate
Mouse
Forbes Dying Today In Boston Hospital
Colonel Charles R. Forbes former head of the U S Veterans Bureau lies between life and death at Hart Hospital Roxbury after a cerebral stroke paralyzing his left side He faced a possible new trial in the Veterans Bureau case and had planned to travel to Chicago this week to seek a writ of supersedas His mother Mrs Forbes received word of his illness after visiting in Hopkinton during the trip back from Reston
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Boston
PGA
Charles R. Forbes
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Fort Leavenworth
Hart Hospital
Roxbury
Forbes
Hopkington
Forbs
Chicago
Veterans Bureau
Fortes
Reston
Hopkinton
Heart Tag Day Drive for Destitute Wives and Children
Volunteers of America receive approval to hold a Heart Tag Day in Endiana on April 4 to aid destitute wives and children. Ages 10 to 14 will run the drive under local leadership with funds collected by locals and banked locally. Clergy support anticipated. meeting location to be announced. Also an ad touts book sales ending April 25 with free gifts and incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Ballington Booth
Endiana
The
Volunteers of America
Annual banquet of local United Commercial Travellers
About sixty five members and guests gathered at Moore Hotel for the annual banquet. The dining room atmosphere, program flow, and substantial menu marked the evening as a success despite a brief dispute over an imported speaker. Rev Joseph B Baker delivered a strong talk on the role of good conduct in business, as Miss Mary St Clair King and Dutch Campbell contributed music. Mine Host Stern and assistants were praised for excellent service.
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United Commercial Travellers
Moore Totel
C. Gilbert Wolfenden & Aced
Grant Savage
George T. Buchanan
H.R. Lumsden
Treas
Buchanan
Mary ‘St. Clair King
Robert Bartholomew
D. Dyaly
Zion Loutheran Church
Stern
Destruction of $5,000 Liquor Stock at County Court House
Officers led by Sheri Wolfe and Constable Adams seized and destroyed about 916 gallons of Avi moonshine 50 gallons of cider 10 cases of bitters and brewed beer stored in the basement of the county courthouse. The liquor had accumulated fines and additional stock was destroyed with copper stills. most will be sold as junk.
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Strong County Court House
Sheri Wolfe
Adams
N. G. Batton
Washington and Jefferson to stage First Year at Indiana Theatre
Washington and Jefferson College students begin their spring season with a three act comedy of married life titled The First Year. The J. Buskin Club presents the play at the Indiana Theatre in Indiana Pennsylvania on April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and Jefferson
Kellysburg Here April Championship Basketball Event
Local interest rises for a championship basketball game scheduled at 8 45 PM in Kellysburg. Participants include Indiana Y and the Indiana county champion. Mrs Christy will lecture on The Rhetorate: Election andy lot at the Community Rest Room on May 30.
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Manie
Y. M. GA
Kellyabhr
Indiana Y
Tha Yosulé
Indiana
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Cleveland
N.Y
Express
Messenger
Gadetts Stationery
Auto Parts Company
Court Boner
BOE Pays
Gazette
Dr. Truitt
Cor
Wayne
Warren Company
Montgomery
Inquire Gazette
Teymer’s
Noble Miller's
Ellingson
Selby
Wild Society
Yee Wil
Williard
Capitol Notes
Col
W.&j
Kellysburg
FUER
Ba Rau
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