Nye Committee Probes Costs Of Woman's Campaign
The Nye committee in Washington investigates charges of excessive campaign spending in the Illinois and Pennsylvania senatorial races. Ruth Hanna McCormick and Charles S. Deneen face scrutiny plus similar complaints against Joseph R. Grundy and James J. Davis. Nye will review the general allegations and decide on public disclosure and next steps.
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William K. Hutchinson
Nye
Joseph R. Grundy
Labor
James J. Davis
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Rogers Concludes Daughters of 76 Rally in Washington
Special to The News Beverly Hills April 16 The piece notes a rally of Daughters of the American Revolution descendants in Washington. Mrs Hobart as president urged opposition to entering Europe by pen or pencil and to sinking even a rowboat. Mr Hoover urged joining groups with blank applications and sinking to parity with Switzerland. The writer attests the daughters cheered loudly.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Switzerland
New Castle Notes on Population, Fire Box and Local Happenings
State figures show Lawrence county at 5000 licensed dogs while Mercer records 7500, hinting at underreporting or evasion. Census data due soon may reveal shifts in population centers with wards two and four growing. A new fire alarm box improves safety near the Castleton Hotel amid fewer grassfire calls. Cleanup week urges residents to tidy property statewide. Epworth M E church construction advances on East Washington and Butler Avenue as weather stays favorable. Jim Foster of Troop F is noted as a talented local cartoonist with several drawings.
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Lawrence County
Mercer
Epworth M. E
East Washington Street
Butler Avenue
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum temperature of 59 and a minimum of 47 inches of precipitation 0.19. River stage is 6.6 feet and slowly falling.
Safety Clause Agreed In Tri Partite Naval Pact Talks
London reports say the safety clause allowing Britain to exceed treaty limits if Europe builds a larger navy was agreed this morning at a Downing Street conference. Prime Minister MacDonald, Secretary Stimson, and Japan's Wakatsuki discussed the draft, which is 75 percent complete and due to be finished tomorrow.
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Harry R. Flory
London
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Downing Street
MacDonald
Stimson
Wakatsuki
Tokio
Pennsy Railroad Seeks 999Year Lease Rights
The Pennsylvania Railroad filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to lease the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad for 999 years. The proposal plans property improvements by Pennsy.
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Pennsy Railroad
International News Service
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
No Centi No Census Movement Report
A Champaign housewife told an International News Service enumerator she could not afford to have the census taken this year after repeated attempts to gain access to her home by telephone failed.
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International News Service
Champaign
Party Workers Await Platforms From May Primary Candidates
Harrisburg April 16 The article notes that most Republican hopefuls aside from former Governor Gifford Pinchot have yet to publish platform planks for the May primary. Pinchot’s March 26 platform emphasized clear, direct statements and highlighted prohibition while addressing public grievances. Democrats face a simpler path with internal dynamics.
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William B. Brown
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Public Service Commission
Scanlon Sues City To Collect Balance
M. J. Scanlon files suit in the prothonotary's office against the City of New Castle to recover 12812.84 claimed as balance on a contract for a sewer ejector station and sanitary sewer in the seventh ward. He says the contract with extras rose to 31987.10 and that part payment has been made, leaving the balance due.
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M. J. Scanlon
Prothonotary’s Office
City of
New Castle
Scanlon
Seventh Ward
Sharon Workman Crushed To Death at Sharon Steel Hoop Plant
Sharon Pa April 16 James Stinedorf 55 a Sharon Steel Hoop Co employee died when he fell between two railroad cars at the plant and was crushed instantly. The tragedy occurred during routine operations at the site.
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International News Service
Sharon
James Stinedorf
Sharon Steel Hoop Company
Enon Minister Named New Moderator Of Shenango Presbytery
Rev. Harrison Davidson of Enon Valley Presbyterian Church becomes moderator of Shenango Presbytery after election at a Westfield church meeting. He succeeds Rev. W. E. Ferrer of Unity Church. The body also decided not to ordain women as ministers or elders, though other actions were approved.
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Harrison Davidson
Enon Valley Presbyterian Church
Shenango
The
Presbyterian Church
Westfield Presbyterian Church
Mt. Jackson
Davidson
W. E. Ferrer
Presbyterian Church At
Unity
Ferrer
Five Men Sought For Attacking Of Taxi Cab Driver
Pittsburgh April 16 Five men sought by police after night attack on taxi driver Karl Kuberck in downtown. He said three men hired him to East End where two others joined and beat him before firefighters found the overheated cab ablaze.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Karl Kuberck
East End
M. Emmitnne Pitt
United States Department of Labor
James H. Gray
Federal Court Holds Decision In Buhl Tax Case
In Pittsburgh on April 16 a case by Fred W. Koehler and Julius F. Buhl seeks $330 228 12 in taxes paid on the Frank H. Buhl endowment fund. Executors claim the $2 000 000 gift was charitable and not taxable while the government argues endowment funds are taxable. Arguments were heard before Federal Judge F P Schoonmaker with the suit tracing to former collector G G Lewellyn.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Fred W. Koehler
Julis F. Buhl
Frank H. Buhl
F. P. Schoonmaker
Buhl
Sharon
G. G. Lewellyn
Collector
Internal Revenue
John A. Cann
General Counsel
Bureau of Internal Revenue
United States
McKeesport Youth Dies by Own Action After Friend's Death
John Dore a 19 year old from McKeesport Pennsylvania died by suicide in his home after the death of his closely linked friend Lawrence Moriarity 21 days earlier. The two men shared ten years of Damon Pythias friendship and work interests. Moriarity died April 3 from injuries in a fall at McKeesport hospital. Dore moved in with Moriarity's parents and after expressing despair bid good night before a revolver shot ended his life. A note by Dore stated life was worthless since his friend had died.
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International News Service
Mckeesport
John Dore
Lawrence Moriarity
Damon-Pythias
Moriarity
Dore
Brown Reaffirms Referendum Stand On Prohibition
Philadelphia April 16 Brown reaffirms prohibition stance and opposes interference with states rights noting Senate refusal to seat William S Vare. He outlines platform including utility rate suspensions creation of People’s Counsel control of public security issues opposition to gas tax and pollution remedies. Continued on page twenty eight.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
U. S. Senate
William S. Vare
Francis Shunk Brown
Vare
Brown
Commonwealth
Public Service Commission
Office of “People’s Counsel
Final Hearing Monday Injunction Over City Contract
A preliminary injunction was granted by Judge R L Hildebrand restraining New Castle officials and Woods and Golder Construction from entering a Croton Avenue Grant Street and Butler Avenue paving contract. The order, issued at 2 pm, returnable April 21 1930 for a further hearing on continuance or dissolution.
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R. L. Hildebrand
W. Leslie Wilson
Helen Wilson
William J. Lennig
Bessie B. Lennig
City of
New Castle
William H. Gillespie
Phil G. Greer
the Woods and Golder Construction Company
Croton Avenue
Grant Street
Butler Avenue
City Council
Woods & Golder Construction Company
Death Notices for Durbin Grossman Mescall Pavlich Metu
Death notices list Marcella Durbin age 23 days of 1219 South Jefferson street Maria Grossman 86 of West Middlesex Johanna Mescall 65 of West Park Way Hubert Pavlich 4 months Shenango Township Charles Metu 39 of 1014 South Jefferson street
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Marcella May Durbin
South Jefferson Street
Maria J. Grossman
West Middlesex
Johanna Mescall
West Park Way
Hubert Pavlich
Shenangoo Township
Charles Metu
Rain Delays Two Major League Games
Rain forced postponement of the Athletics and Yankees game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. In Detroit, the Tigers Browns game was also postponed at noon due to rain.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Swick Bills Forerunner Study Of Lake Erie to Ohio River Canal
Army engineers would survey the Mahoning Shenango and Beaver rivers as a step toward a Lake Erie to Ohio River canal. The project, introduced by Rep Swick and backed by Pennsylvania and Ohio lawmakers, aims to open water transportation from the Ohio to industrial Shenango and Mahoning valleys with Greenville Warren Ohio endpoints.
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International News Service
Washington
Mahoning
Shenango
Beaver Rivers
Army Engineers
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Rep. Swick
Pennsylvania
Ohio House
Greenville
Warren
Beaver
Ohio
Cooper
Mahoning Valleys
Ohio River
Missionary Family Rescued After Nine Days Afloat
J W Miller a Jacksonville missionary his wife and nine children and a servant were rescued after nine days adrift in a small motor launch in the Caribbean. They ran out of gasoline April 6 and drifted until towed ashore by the Cuban gunboat Patria off Colon. Miller said he may abandon preaching and seek carpentry work.
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Colon
J. W. Miller
Jacksonville
Florida
Caribbean Sea
Bocas del Toro
Miller
Patria
Millers
Jacksonvile
West Indies
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Senate Leaders Weigh Delay Over Parker Confirmation
Senate leaders consider postponing action on John J. Parker’s Supreme Court nomination for a week to avoid a vote. If delayed beyond June 1 the seat could not be filled until December, leaving the court with eight justices and sparking intense opposition from labor and Negro groups.
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Senate
Parker
Supreme Court
White House
Meet With Success In Getting Releases On Wurtemburg Road
County Commissioners P. O. Elder and T. J. McCullough report success in obtaining land releases from farmers along Wurtemburg road set for improvement. A citizen committee F. P. Workley J. W. Offutt and Carl Davidson aided the effort, with most releases voluntary and owners not inclined to oppose the project.
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Wurtemburg Road
P. O. Elder
T. J. McCullough
F. P. Workley
J. W. Offutt
Carl Davidson
Attic Cleaning Drives Household Revival
Arthur Memeter describes months of planning to declutter and refresh the crowded attic. The effort includes cleaning, painting, and moving a musty hoard of books, tables, pictures, and sofas that have filled the attic for years as dust and junk fly.
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Lyall Wright
Juneau County
Wisconsin
Mauston
Clinton Price
Wright
Rogers
With Rogers
Yours
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Pa Nence
Castleton Hotel
Pa Newe
Rosena Dam
Jim Foster
Troop F
Mr. Foster
Daily Weather Report
Ted
Sharon Workman
Enon
Westfield
Presbytery
Schoonmaker
Coal and Iron Police
Woods
Golder
Victor Olsen
Survey of
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Bill
Swick
Lake Erie
Caribbean
North Carolina
Hoover
George R. Holmes
President Hoover
John J. Parker
United States Supreme Bench
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Arthur Memeter
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