Premonition of Air Disaster Foiled Paris Flight
Two American women, Mrs J Berst of Erie Pennsylvania and Miss Lock, reportedly canceled their Paris trip due to worrisome weather, narrowly avoiding the Poris air express crash that killed six. Reports conflict over survivor Mrs CG Bruce Yule. newspapers disagree on whether she survived or perished with her husband. The crash involved an English Daimler machine and another aircraft, with poor visibility cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berst
Erie
Prom
Daily Express Lsts
Bruce Yule
Yules Lved
New York
O Connor Confesses To Threatening Bell And Bank Scion
Jones E. O Connor a former messenger from Oakdale confessed to threatening bank magnate Jobin A Bell in a blackhand letter demanding 4000 dollars payable to a designated place. The threat was disclosed in the federal building as authorities revealed the confession and O Connor’s motive of business failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Jobin A. Bell
W. K. Halliday
Fatal harm case in Strasbourg husband kills family
Emile Baysang fatally harmed his wife and seven children under 12 in Strasbourg. After the act he fled toward the Swiss frontier, a serious case that stunned the region.
Porch Swing Ballad In Lusty Rhyme Of Nights
A rustic verse extols a porch swing and warm evenings. The speaker recalls winter confinement and imagines lovers returning to the swing outdoors with ivy and twilight mood. The piece blends flirtatious nostalgia with a rural old time voice and playful references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvandella
Fuse Prise
Magade
Fear Illinois River Levee May Break
Fear that the levee along the Illinois river near Beardstown may fail as record-high floods rise after a night of rain. Hundreds move to higher ground while state and city tents shelter those in low areas. Sandbags pile behind the levee as warnings go out of danger. In Jefferson City Missouri trains face washouts after five days of rain, isolating the city until other routes via Wabash and Chicago and Alton remain possible by trolley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News
Beardstown
Jefferson City
State of
Missouri
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Wabash
Chicago and Alton
Missouri River
Cambridge Wins In Four Mile Race
Cambridge relay team wins at Queens Club in a four mile race over Oxford and Pennsylvania. Weather worsened with rain and a heavy track. Cambridge led from the first mile and kept the edge, with Oxford fading to second and Pennsylvania moving to second before the final mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
International News Service
London
Pennsylvania
Oxford
Queens Club
School Teacher Injunction Case Heard At Noon
In Slippery Rock township a hearing on Hannah Campbell's injunction against the school board continued with no decision at noon. Attorneys argued over whether the injunction affidavit must be in the first person as witnesses were to be called later. Meanwhile, Leona Zahnizer hosted Anti-Cant clause members at Second U P church with Easter decor and a luncheon.
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Hannah Campbell
Slippery Rock Township
P. Emery
William McElwee
Emery
Lambert Vs. Lambart
Clyde Gibson
Campbell
McHlwee
Gibson
Rhodes
Leona Zahnizer
U. P
Ridge Street
G. 5. Ywahniger
Plan Extends City Library to July First
New Castle Public Library moves to city tax support starting April 1 boosting capacity. A children’s librarian and a general assistant will join staff by July 1. The city council loan offer was unused and bills through Jan 20 were paid from prior appropriations. Book circulation grew 15 percent in March marked by 9958 loans, up 900 from February and 3300 from March 1921.
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New Castle
Alice Sterling
Miss Sterling
Radio Not For Political Use in Navy Wireless
Secretary of the Navy Denby issued an order restricting the navy wireless to music and concerts after protests by Democrats over prior use. Senators and congressmen planning political campaigns from Washington will be barred from broadcasting speeches to constituents via naval radio. Indiana voters meanwhile await further guidance on wireless outreach.
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Washington
Naval
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Navy
Harry
Indiana
Bandits Steal $4000 Payroll on Main Street Bridge
Three masked bandits in a limousine held up a messenger delivering the $4,000 weekly payroll of the Mint Product company at Port Chester on the North Main street bridge. They seized the money and fled toward Greenwich, Connecticut, leaving investigators to piecing the crime together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Xews Service
Port Chigsreh
Xii, Va
Mint Product Company
Port Chester
North Main Street
Greenwich
Conn
Eastbrook Camp to Be Maintained During Summer
Eastbrook camp will open June 6 and run to August 25 under YWCA supervision with Miss Marion Stevenson and Miss Leona Cannon directing recreation and activities. Volunteers from the city school faculty will manage camp operations. new lower rates include 6 50 per week and 2 25 for weekends. guests pay 2 for a Saturday to Sunday stay. The plan mirrors last year with bed linens provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastbrook
Marion Stevenson
Leona Cannon
Ruth Worrall
Keping
Dastbrook
Banana Skin Fall Isn’t Chargeable, Court Rules
New York April 10 The appellate court ruled that a banana peel on a sidewalk could not be charged to the home owners as an act of God when a passerby skids and falls but contrasted it with a soap incident. A verdict of 10000 was won by Frieda Frank against Victor Muller for a tenant tossing a banana peel. The court also reversed a lower ruling dismissing Sarah Morrison’s suit against the Rutledge Hotel for injuries from slipping on soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Silpa
Frieda Frank
Victor Muller
Muller
Sarah Morrison
Rutledge Hotel Company
Damage Suit Filed Against Merchant in 1921 Injury Case
Henry L. Truby and Floranca B. Truby sue Charles W. Nolan for 6000 dollars. Henry seeks 3000 and Floranca 4000 for injuries from a March 1, 1921 fall in Nolan's store caused by an unguarded cellar trap.
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Merchant
Henry L. Truby
Charles W. Nolan
Floranca B. Truby
Myr. Truby
Hank Takes Two To Allegheny Workhouse
Deputy Sheriff Frank Johnston escorted two prisoners to the Allegheny workhouse this morning. The men, Jock Yuolo and Charles Hughes, were convicted and sentenced for selling liquor.
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Hank
Allegheny
Frank Johnston
Alleghany
Jock Yuolo
Charles Hughes
Marriage Licenses Listed for Clarence Werling to Walsh
Marriage licenses issued for Clarence Werling and iWarie Walsh Edward Harper and Edith Rush Fred C. Hohmann and Beulah Allen William M. Hughes and Anna Bennett Ellenople Vinchente Morars linked to New Castle Elizabeth Andela New Castle Blood City Plaingrove Plaingrove New Castle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Fe. Werling
iWarie Walsh
Edward Harper
Edith Rush
Fred. C. Hohmann - Beulah B. Allen
William M. Hughes
Anna’ Bennett “Ellenople Vinchente Morars
New Castle
Elizabeth Andela
Wampom
Blood City
Plaingrove
Oklahoma jurist tied to fatal shooting claim
Lieutenant Colonel Paul W Beck commander at Fort Sill was killed accidentally after being struck by a revolver discharged by Judge Jean P Day. Day, former Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice, says Beck hid behind curtains in his Oklahoma City home when ordered from the residence for alleged insults. Day asserts the bullet was accidentally fired, killing the flyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Beck
Post Field
Fort Sill
Okla
Jean P. Day
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Beck
Oklahoma City
Day
Flight To Inquest Plan Is Abandoned In Oklahoma
Eight airplanes bearing a military court investigating the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Ward Beck were forced to return to their landing field by heavy wind. If roads are too muddy the inquest may be postponed to Monday. witnesses include Beck’s son and nephew, while Day will testify about the shooting at Day’s home in Okla City area.
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Jack Carbecky
International
Oklaton
Okla
Une
Military Court
Paul Ward Beck
Jean P. Day
Jauter
Oklahoma City
Forest Hughes
Army Post
Leesburg Miners Return To Work
Sympathetic strike by non union miners at United States Steel pits No 2 and No 5 in Springfield township Mercer county ends. About six to eight hundred workers employed. three to four hundred were out. No2 mine workers halted Thursday and No5 Wednesday. Oakes small pit also affected. No further coal promotions delayed in Leesburg district.
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Mercer
United States Steel Corporation
Springfield Township
Mercer County
Reesburg
No. 2
No. & On
Oakes
Leesburg
Husbands Seek Divorces In Wide Domestic Actions
Divorce filings flood the court as husbands petition for dissolution of marriage. Laue Palumba seeks a divorce from Esterina Palmbo on adultery grounds. John Wiilala requests from Anna Wiitala for cruel treatment. Amicable partition suit filed against Carl Leathers by Massie and Massie. Rebecca Smith sues mortgagor S H Stillwagon linked to William Hinle property.
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S. WH. Stillwagon
William Hinle
Death Record Relph Woolworth Cooper CO Y Rock Formship
Susan Usswell, age 57, Ellwood, is listed in a death record involving Relph Woolworth Cooper of Colorado and a Rock formation. The notice provides basic details of individuals and location.
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Relph
Meagre Reports Of Storm Toll In Texas Oklahoma
Tornado and cyclone reports across Texas Oklahoma and nearby states mention at least ten dead, numerous injuries and widespread destruction. Fortified lines report homes demolished schools blown down and outages. Canonical notes indicate Lawton Ranger Cisco and Rowena affected with fatalities confirmed and unconfirmed counts ongoing.
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Baia Inger
Tex
Rowena
Frank Kavattl
Joe Tohurtek
Howes
Dallas
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Oystone
Cisco
Kansas and Texas
Ranger
Sami
Gses
Chure
S. Texas
Texas
Oklahoma
R. W. Tur
J C Hughes Hart At Leesburg Mine
Mrs A Zeigler of Martin Street and Mrs Thomas Murphy of Highland Avenue report their brother J C Hughes of Leesburg was seriously injured while performing electrical work at a Leesburg mine. He was crushed between two cars, taken to Mercer Hospital, with a right leg injury and other hurts. He formerly served as wire chief for the Bell Telephone Company in vain city.
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A. Zeigler
Martin Street
Thomas Murphy
Highland Avenue
J. C. Hughes
Leesburg
Hughes
Mercer Hospital
Bell Telephone
Fragmentary 1910s Sports and Public Notes amid Disorder
The readable items cover a mix of sport and public notices with scattered references to elections staffing and disturbances. Names, ages, and places appear in partial form, including references to miners, divorces in New York, and a high school tragedy near Ravenna. The garbled text limits precise details.
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C. B. Yule
O’connor
John Bell
Arthur Mometer
Illinois
Force
Croton
Jean Day
Supreme Court
Fort Sills Aviation Field
John W. Beck
Alain
Cnivernional
Oklahorma City
Acvorth Y
Lnty
J.C. Hughes Hart
Grisbris
Union
Imine
Joseph Anargyen
Reading
Mra
Dosephune Necerato
Para
Crawford Mann
Ravenna
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