Guffey coal act faces firm Western Pennsylvania resistance
Western Pennsylvania coal producers led by four large firms stood firm against recognizing the Guffey coal stabilization bill despite penalties. About 32 million of 38 million tons signed. remaining mine output mostly by Pittsburgh Coal, Westmoreland, Hillman, and United Collieries. Officials anticipate court fight over constitutionality as taxes and compliance beckon.
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Republicans Stand Against Promises In Pennsylvania Policy
Chairman M Harvey Taylor outlines Republican steel on tax policy jobs and farm aid and criticizes Democratic handling. He argues Republicans favor low taxes, strong regulation against burdens, and a robust farm program. He urges voting Republican to back Stern and Cunningham and restore private initiative.
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Just Growing Pains Of Rocky Mountains
Continued from Page One the article discusses ongoing challenges in the Rocky Mountains region, focusing on environmental, economic and social strain. It notes shifting weather patterns impacting travel, resource management debates, and local responses from affected communities.
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Earthquakes Hit New England and Eastern U S
Seismologists from Harvard report further earth shocks may hit New England and large parts of the Eastern United States and Canada. Dr Benjamin Boss and Dr Newland say the quakes pose little immediate danger of recurrence, though a past event is recalled as a similar ancient fissure activity.
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Home accident prevention push targets daily hazards
The Red Cross launches a Home and Farm Accident Prevention program on October 28 to educate on 28 listed hazards from unsafe stairways to misused cleaners. It urges community action, notes the campaign is national and local, and stresses home safety as a shared responsibility between Red Cross, parents, and children.
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Tremors Sweep Eastern Seaboard From Montreal To Jersey
A series of distinct earthquake shocks rattled the Eastern Seaboard from Montreal to Baltimore, with New York and Newark reporting strong tremors. No major damage or injuries were confirmed, though buildings swayed, beds shifted, and panic spread as residents awakened across multiple states and cities.
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Halloween in Indiana Quiet Night Recounted by Police
The local police department reports no serious misdemeanors beyond normal pranks during Halloween in Indiana. Borough police say it was the most peaceful Hallowe'en they have policed, with all events quiet despite the quake and late hour revelry.
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Earthquakes Rip Pennsylvania Shake Residents in Panic
International News Service reports the first Pennsylvania tremor in years struck at about 1 06 am lasting a minute. Shocks were felt across the state and into New York Delaware and New Jersey awakening residents and prompting many to flee to the streets. Reports from Pittsburgh Sewickley Ambridge and Cambridge indicate widespread alarm and minor damages with hotel guests awakened and telephone lines flooded.
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Premier Wang Ching-wei Survives Gun Attack in Nanking
In Nanking on November 1 INS reports Premier Wang Ching-wei was shot thrice but saved by fellow statesman Chang Chi who blocked further bullets. Another official Kan Hai-kuang was wounded. The assailant Sun Feng-min was killed by Wang's bodyguard. Wang’s condition serious, hospital says improving. Seismic shocks across the region cause panic in Harrisburg Philadelphia and beyond with tremors felt in Ontario and Nova Scotia.
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New Chevrolet Se Prices Saturated in Showrooms
Bethoit Nov 1 Chevrolet Motor Company announces price reductions on three of its six Master de luxe models effective with the new passenger car lineup tomorrow. Standard line gains sport sedan and town sedan while Master de luxe offers knee action suspension at slight extra cost. Prices range with Master de luxe from 580 to 860 and Standard from 495 to 800, with first showings at auto shows and dealer displays nationwide. Production for November and December set at record highs.
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Earthquake Toll in Eastern Canada Crashes Sleep in Canada
Reports say local facilities could shelter about 1000 refugees and that all homeless were cared for. Surveys show heavy damage to Carroll and Intermountain Union Colleges St Vincent's Academy St Johns Hospital Shrine Temple NP station City Hall and the Court House. Violent earthquakes shook eastern Canada early morning causing fear and water mains bursting in major cities.
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G O P Meetings Highlight Indiana Campaign Events
Republican gatherings across Indiana featured speeches from L. Murray Peeler John Woods E M Clark J T Stewart and other nominees. Attendees included Robison Fisher Sloan Sloan Creps Creps and regional party leaders at Penn Run Glen Campbell Blairsville Saint James Church Homer City and Marchand.
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Arrest of ex-convict ties to Mahan case in Martinez
In Martinez California a parolee, Clarence Silva, 20, and a San Quentin alum held by Sheriff John A. Milk on Charles C. Coxe orders faces parole violation for carrying a gun during the ongoing nationwide search for William Mahan. Silva, a friend of Mahan, says he believes Mahan posed as a Bay Area mechanic after parole.
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Obituary for Homer H Shearer in Conemaugh Township
Homer H. Shearer, son of W. Lester and Myrtle Matson Shearer, died after illness at home in Conemaugh Township. Born January 14, 1929, in South Bel Township, Armstrong County, he is survived by his parents, four brothers Rosaly Leland Lysle and Harland, and a sister. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Shearer home, with Rev. M Rudolph Miller of the First Presbyterian Church Saltsburg officiating. Burial will be in Elder's Ridge Cemetery.
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First Accident Fatally Wounds John Kinter
John Kinter dies after his shotgun discharges during an afternoon hunting incident at his Mercer home. The report lists his mourning family, including four sisters and two brothers, as investigators note the tragedy alongside Pennsylvania opening day of small game season. Weather hindered hunters, yet licenses exceed half a million as rabbits and game birds top the quarry list. Queen Elizabeth is described as a keen book collector with jeweled adornments on her crown in portraits.
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