Republican Senator Davis Faces 14-Man Jury in Lottery Trial
In Federal court at New York the trial of Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania begins with a 14 person jury panel, expanding beyond the usual twelve to include two alternates. Davis, a former Secretary of Labor and Loyal Order of Moose officer, is charged with conspiring to ship lottery tickets interstate and sending tickets through the mails. the indictments name two others but the senator is tried separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David P. Sentner
INS
Post Office Building
New York
U. S
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Louis Mead Treadwell
Frank J. Coleman
Davis
Coleman
Bernard C. McGuire
Raymond Walsh
Loyal Order of Moose
Labor
Coolidge
Hoover
Youthful window gazers released after arrest
Two 18-year-old Indiana youths were arrested at 11 o'clock Saturday night by college police officers for disorderly conduct after allegedly looking through windows of cottages at the Indiana State Teachers College on South Eleventh street. They were turned over to borough police, jailed briefly, and released after posting bond for a hearing tonight before Burgess B. Lichteberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers College
South Eleventh Street
Indiana
Little and McFarland
College
Burgess B. i, Lichteberger
United Brethren Pastoral Assignments Reported
McKeesport Sept 19 The Allegheny conference closing with stationing committee report Bishop Batdorf Harrisburg announces next meeting at Philipsburg Pastoral assignments listed include Rochester Mills W H K Tobias Punxsutawney W G Fulton New Florence Pearl Ludwick Mantia s Market Buy peaches today La Buy 22x
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckeesport
Allegheny Conference
United Brtehern Church
Batdorf
Harrisburg
Philipsburg ‘Church
Rochester Mills
W. HK. Tobias
Punxsutawney
W. G. Fulton
New Florence
Pearl Ludwick
Salvation Army and Community Chest Daily Work Overview
The Salvation Army details a day of aid including meals, clothing, and fuel for needy families in Indiana. It describes breakfast, sifts for reallocation, interviews, relief distribution, and follow up on distress reports. It notes transient limits, child warmth needs, and a ministering response to mothers and families in hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Indiana
High School Grid Tilt Ends in 8-0 Loss at Reynoldsville
Indiana traveled with weakened lineup as injuries and crutches limited key backs and linemen. The Indians’ drive stalled after a sustained opening march, and Reynoldsville recovered a fumble to spark the game. McGlaughlin and Gibson drove the ball to the goal in the second quarter, Ellis missing the extra point as Indiana failed to finish.
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Reynoudsville
Indians
Lady Luck
Indiana
Charlie Trimarchi
Zhur
Ruffner
Lowman
Kozugko
Reynoldsville
McClure
McGlaughlin
Gibson
Bad Isley's Three Sons Face Electric Chair
Uniontown report states Isley Tate mountain man known for weapon dealing and cattle trading was murdered. District Attorney Wade K. Newell seeks the electric chair for sons George 19 John 20 Sam 24 who allegedly planned and carried out the killing to gain two farms and robbed the body with their mother. The trio reportedly confessed and implicated their 14 year old wife, now pregnant, in the crime and loot sharing.
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Uniontown
Isley Tate Mountaineer
Wade K. Newell
Commonwealth
Bag Isley
Newell
Isley
George
John
Sam
Lonely Mountain Trail
Homer Girl Held in Theft of Car
Mary O Hara a 21 year old Homer City resident and two companions Edward Duffy 26 and George W Murray 32 were held for further investigation after their arrest in a stolen automobile in Beaver Police describe the trio as matching suspects in a series of gasoline and chain store holdups in Pittsburgh The girl said she missed a bus to Cleveland and asked the men to drive her there i>)
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Pittsburgh
Mary O'Hara
Homer City
Edward Duffy
Sheridan Avenue
George W. Murray
Hamilton Avenue
Beaver
Poice
Arta
Cleveland
Duffy
Murray
R. W Carroll
Homewood
Connecticut officers detain suspect extradition bid continues
District Attorney William M. Rud dock Sheriff A Eugene Wilson and County Detective Harry E Koozer went to Connecticut to fetch Michael Tkach for the 27 year old murder of Andrew Buydes. They awaited governor approval in Hartford but were detained and plan to return to Indiana tomorrow. The delay follows Tkach signaling he would fight extradition as the case continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Ruddock
A. Eugene Wilson
Harry E. Koozer
Connecticut
Michael Tkach
New Britain
Andrew Buydes
H. Elmer Borland
Indiana
Hartford
Tkach
Butler Captain Ordered to Lead Troop A Transfer
Orders call for Captain Jacob E. Mauk from Troop D Butler to command Troop A Greensburg and transfer Captain Jasper Oftedahl from Hershey School Troop to Troop D Butler. Lieutenant Thomas F. Martin promoted to captain for Troop A at Greensburg and to command Hershey School Troop. Martin joined State Police in 1915 with rapid promotions through 1921. He then served as lieutenant after death of Troop A officer and moved to Greensburg in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob E. Mauk
Butler
State Police
Greensburg
Jasper Oftedahl
Hershey
Thomas F. Martin
Martin
Pennsylvania
Fall Opening Three Day Sale Notice Contest
The Indiana stores fall opening runs Wednesday Thursday and Friday September 21 22 23 with merchants offering a 43 letter sentence prize in gold. Letters from the sentence will appear in store windows and the public must assemble the sentence to win. If one person submits the correct solution they win twenty dollars in gold. if multiple correct answers are received the prize is shared. A list of participating stores will be published in The Progress and Evening Gazette next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Merchants Association
Progress
Evening Gazette
Shotgun believed used in Stewart death found in culvert
A corroded shotgun located in a culvert between Edgewood and Aultman near the Stewart murder scene is thought to be the weapon used to kill Ruth Anna Stewart and wounding Wilfred Stewart at their gasoline station home on February 27. I T Walker, a State Highway Department employee, found the gun while cleaning the culvert and handed it to local police. The investigation is expected to resume with the arrival of District Attorney William M. Ruddock and Sheriff A Eugene Wilson from Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Anna Stewart
Wilfred Stewart
Saltsburg
Blairsville
Aultman
Edgewood
I. T. Walker
Shelocta
State Highway Department
Walker
Indiana
Edward Allen
Borough
William M. Ruddock
Harry KE. Koozer
A. _Eugene Wilson
Connecticut
Bright Spots Seen In State Industry
Bright spots appeared in Pennsylvania industry with five H C Frick Coke plants in Uniontown Connellsville region increasing output. Filbert Footedale run three days weekly. Shenango New Castle plant up 7 percent. Ingram Richardson Beaver Falls with 875 on payroll working full time. Mahoning Valley steel supply rising. Philadelphia district reports hosiery firms full time and a refrigerator plant expanding 26 percent. No. 9 colliery Pittston reopening. Chicago sees optimistic winter prospects. August decline shrinks. nationwide payrolls up.
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Pennsylvania
Uniontown
Connellsville
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Filbert
Footedale
Shenango
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
New Castle
Shenango Valley
Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Company
Beaver Falls
Mahoning Valley
Pennsylvania-Ohio
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Charles Carnahan Slightly Improved After Wreck
Charles W. Carnahan is slightly improved at his North Sixth Street home after severe head injuries from a car crash on North Fifth Street Friday evening. The pair had just returned home before the vehicle struck a culvert, sending him to a local physician then home.
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Charles W. Carnahan
North Sixth Street
Five Dead in Posse Battle Near Muskogee Oklahoma
Five people die in a gun battle sequence involving the Carlisle gang in the Cookson Hills and pursuing officers. Deputy Webster Price and Bug McLain fall Friday. Tahlequah Chief Frank Edwards wounded amid efforts to arrest four gang members for the September 2 killing of Mrs Susie Sharp. Carlisle leader Carlisle and Troy Love slain in a later trap near the scene. Jim Benge believed dead. Hart Flippen wounded.
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Muskogee
Okla
Carlisle
Cookson Hills
Webster Price
Bug McLain
Fung
Frank Edwards
Tahlequah
Susie Sharp
Andrew McGinnis
Ky Carlisle
Troy Love
Here
Jim Benge
Hart Flippen
Claremore
Hats Destroyed Over Goat Feed Suit Targets Officials
John H. Bramlett sues in magistrate court after a sheriff's office incident he calls harassment over wearing a straw hat. He names William A. Sullivan, a Democratic state legislative candidate, and deputy John Garrison as main offenders. Bramlett seeks 95 cents for the hat and 1.25 dollars in punitive damages.
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Asheville
N. C
John H. Bramlett
Bramlett
William A. Sullivan
John Garrison
Blairsville Man Found Guilty in Robbery Case
Alphonse Wazelle, a former Blairsville policeman, was found guilty by a Cambria county jury of participating in the November 23 robbery of Robert Shaffer’s Southmont residence. Two accomplices, Millard Wright and Albert Burgionnotti, pleaded guilty earlier and testified against him. Wazelle’s motion for a new trial was filed and bail denied. he awaits court action in jail.
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Eben'sburg
Alphonse Wazelle
Blairsville
Cambria County Criminal Court
Attys
Robert B. Bender
Philip Lopresti
Wazelle
Millard Wright
Albert Burgionnotti
Blacklick
Wright
Buzzionotti
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Four Horsemen Ready to Work Harder for Hoover
Washington reports a seven week push by Republicans to win reelection for President Hoover. The plan includes nationwide speeches by Hoover Calvi Coolidge and Roosevelt opponent, with the Four Horsemen Mills Hurley Stimson Hyde leading the rally. The campaign aims to counter Roosevelt, deliver veteran bonus stance, and project a strong effort across key states, including Minneapolis or Branch Iowa.
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George E. Durno
Washington
VNI
United States
Hoover
White House
Calvin Cool
Roosevelt
Demock
Four Horsemen
Mnet
Mills
Hurley
Stimson
Hyde
Everett
Treasury
Judd Welliver
Coolidge
Rell
Smith
Roevelt
Sanders
Japanese Eye Russian Oil Deal With Batum Shipment
Tokyo reports that Japanese representatives and the Societi Oi Trust reached a deal for exporting Russian oil to Japan. The plan calls for oil to be shipped from Batum in Soviet tankers, with signing expected within three days. North Saghalin Oil Co is negotiating with Japanese interests to sell crude oil to Japan.
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Tokyo
INS
Societ. Oi. Trust
Japan
North Saghalin Oil Company
Japanese Interes
Red Cross Official Visitor in City For Roll Call
Gus G. Meyer special field representative of American Red Cross from Washington is in the city for several days meeting with local chapter officials about the forthcoming Membership Roll Call. Dr. Biehl chiropodist will be at Hotel Indiana on Tuesday September 20th with appointments to be made there.
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Gus G. Meyer
American Red Cross
Washington
Rassbed
Dr. Biehl
Hotel
Indiana
Fatal Kentucky Feud Sparks National Guard Patrols
In Manchester Kentucky twenty five National Guard troops patrolled the town after a renewed feud violence left two dead and two wounded. Commonwealth Attorney Frank H Baker and John Brockman were killed in gunfire from the county courthouse as Wiley Baker and a 45 year old were wounded. Deputies scoured the countryside for masked assassins seen fleeing the courthouse after the 9 score rounds fired.
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Manchester
Kentucky National Guard
Commonwealth
Frank H. Baker
John Brockman
Indiana
Breathitt County
Kentucky
O County
Wiley Baker
Young
Court House
Baker
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Homer
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County Treasury
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Case Reviewed
Polletus W. Parish
Emma Elizabeth Shaffer
Shelby, Mich
Parish
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Pittston
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