New York Girls Die Slashed Throats In Staten Island
Two young women Irene Blandino and Bessie McMahon were found slain with throats cut near a road in Staten Island after being tossed from a speeding car. A bloodstained knife was recovered nearby and detectives searched for suspects as police issued alerts. Blandino, 18, from Jersey City, and McMahon, 22, from Thiel, Va., had pockets with five dollar bills. a cork indicating their identities was noted.
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International News Service
New York
Irene Blandino
Jersey City
Bessie McMahon
Thiel
N. Va
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Cyo
Score
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Corkler
Biandino
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Eschen
Eden
City to Present Injunction Bill Against M. H. & L.
Mayor Prad L. Rentz obtained council approval to file injunction proceedings in Lawrence County Court to restrain the Manufacturers' Light and Fuel Company from cutting off gas service to the city. City Solicitor James A. Gardner drafted the bill. the move follows a threat to discontinue supply. The company, which took over the franchise, had agreed to furnish free gas in return for the right to lay a main and now faces claims of assumed obligations.
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Prad L. Rentz
Lawrence
Arthur Mometer Tent Amid Wilderness Yearnin for Freedom
The speaker voices a longing to escape toil and city life. Eyes and teeth are fine, but energy and pep are lacking. He imagines a tranquil, sunlit riverside scene with wood nymphs and limpid pools and wishes to cut work and rest, dreaming of release into nature on a still fifty two degree day.
New Foster Trial Not To Be Held In Immediate Future
ST. JOSEPH Michigan April 6 not immediate re trial of William Foster radical under Michigan criminal syndicalism law after jury failed to reach verdict after 31 hours. Co defendant C E Ruthenberg will go ahead as scheduled in April. Foster commented I think I had an square break.
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International News Service
ST. Joseph
Mich
Foster
Michigan
C. E. Ruthenberg
Workers Party of America
Revolver Drops On Floor From Pocket Kills Mail Clerk
Luther Gerth a United States mail clerk from New York was fatally shot by a revolver that dropped from the bolster of T H Snyder another government employee They were unloading mail sacks from a northbound train when the weapon fell and discharged striking Gerth in the back Snyder is absolved of blame in the shooting.
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International News Service
Sunbury
Luther
Gerth
United States
New York
T. H. Snyder
Snyder
Talking Sickness Follows Influenza in Ohio
In Columbus on April 6 physicians at Sawyer Sanitarium Worthington treated Mrs. William Montgomery 22 Logan Ohio after an influenza illness led to a rare malady described as talking sickness. She has had 10 days of constant talking, high fever, and extreme restlessness. doctors suspect brain poisoning from the disease.
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International News Service
Columbus
Sawyer Sanitarium
Worthington
William Montgomery
Logan
Ohio
Crown Princess Yolanda's Love Wedding Set for April Ninth
Rome dispatch reports Crown Princess Yolanda of Italy will wed Count Carlo Calvi di Bergolo on April 9 in a Fascist style ceremony. The match, born of love, defies royal suitors and mirrors Windsor alliances, with the bride promising a thrifty gown and a break from dynastic pressures.
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Yolanda
Yolando
Rome
George Barr McCutchoon
Europe
Italy
Carlo Calvi di Bergolo
Beckford Street View Examined by Council
Friday morning the Beckford Street investigation occurred during an inquest into property owner concerns about the thoroughfare. Residents offered to pay their share within three days after completion of the paving project, while the city would cover its share. The state agricultural department notified on Friday that New Castle would receive 141.36 dollars as its share of damages tied to cows at the city poor farm.
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Beckford Street
Tiny
State Agricultural Department
New Castle
Death record items for John F. Scott and related individuals
John F. Scott, age 75, of 201 Moody Avenue, is listed in a death notice. Also named are Mrs. Addie Spencer of Canton, Ohio and Dale Yankins Meanhis, a 9 month old from Big Beaver Township.
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John F. Scott
Moody Avenue
Addie Spencer
Canton
O. Dale Yankins Meanhis
Big Beaver Township
Oakland School Is Dedicated With Formal Exercises
Oakland public school was dedicated Thursday April 5 with a program supervised by Ray G. Leslie and teachers. The ceremony included songs, readings, and addresses by County Superintendent C. F. Ball and Assistant County Superintendent J. C. Syling, plus remarks from Charles M. Grace of the News. The new building, funded by a bond issue voted March 16, 1922, was completed by February 1, 1929, and dedicated in a formal ceremony on hilltop with 145 enrollment listed.
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Oakland Public School
Ray G. Leslie
Prineipal
Leslie
Edmund Shaw
Edger Graham
C. F. Ball
Harold Fleming
Drew Smolnick
Mary Palme
Charles M. Grace
the News
America
Philadelphia Cyclone Claims Two Lives In High Wind
Philadelphia suffered a brutal low pressure storm with winds at 75 mph. Two people died Lilian Kay and Paul Mendenhall and property damage reached 250000 dollars. Roofs strata signs and a grandstand were torn away.
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Lilian Kay
Paul Mendenhall
Philadelphia
Mrs Josephine Best Regrets Violent Shooting Incident in New Castle
Mrs Josephine Best, held in county jail for felonious assault and battery with a revolver, shot Carl H Dufford at the Ford store in New Castle. Dufford, secretary at Dufford & Company, remained alive but seriously wounded. family at his bedside as doctors weighed his prognosis. The incident occurred around 5 pm Thursday, with bystanders including Dufford’s father and brothers witnessing portions of the event.
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Carl H. Dufford
W. I. Dufford & Company
Josephine Best
Gig Country Line
Johnson Bronze Company
Paul
Grace Rubel
Dufford
Paul Duliford
Mrs. Best
Carl
Fox Cartoon Family to Debut in New Casila Monday
Cartoonist Fontaine Fox brings his entertaining family to New Casila for a nationwide publicity push. The piece highlights quirky characters like the Skipper of the Too nerville Trolley and Terrible-Tomned Mr Hang, plus Tomboy Taylor and Katrinka, promising Fox's distinctive humor and inventive personifications. The article notes the troupe’s debut starts Monday, April 9, and praises Fox’s unique comedic style.
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Fontaine Fox
Casila
Fox
Mr. Fox
County not satisfied with bids for Harlansburg Road
County Commissioners Weingart Hu and Shmlds notified the state highway department that the bid of 4280.40 by Matthew Bros Construction Co of Pittsburgh for laying 158.18% feet of concrete highway from Harlansburg to the Butler county line is too high. The commission rejected the bid as improbable and unsatisfactory, noting expected costs around 59 000 per mile. Officials discussed price guarantees and market conditions delaying new bids.
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Ner
Shmlds
State Hanaway Department
Matthe Bros. Construction Companys
Pittsburg
Harlansbuts
Butler County
Coment Companie
Natically Boes
Mitrbelors Hav Ag
Saime
Harlansbur Road
Police Arrest 188 During March Month
Police arrested 188 people during March with fines and profits totaling 3106 dollars. Mayor Rentz part and Director of the Poor William Williams reported department receipts of 250.42 dollars. County officials counted and filed the reports.
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TSS
Rentz Part
William Williams
Fragmented OCR news snapshot with multiple injuries
A jagged report mentions Elmer Chrons of Stratford holding a light to a gasoline tank to test for fluid and surviving. It notes resignations, a collision in Erie involving George de Sechrist, and injuries from a pistol shot near Nevin Mosier. Several other injuries and a fatal accident in Washington, Pa, are described with unclear details.
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Elmer Chrons
Stratford
Insekt
Hvorough
Augustus Kashbohn
Sharpsville
Butler
Nevin Mosier
Erie
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