Riot at Tower Hill Mine injures twelve strikers and four officers
In Brownsville Pennsylvania eight forces clash at Tower Hill Mine Number 1. A mob of about 200 strikers and women attacked three state policemen guarding the site. Police fired in self defense injuring several, including four officers and four rioters, with serious wounds reported. Reinforcements arrived as the confrontation escalated and authorities placed many in jail.
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Asem Smekruowwooeiut
Brownsville
Tower Hill Mine
Tower Hill Coal and Coke Company
Here
Two Arrests In Brunen Murder
Camden April 29 Two men are under arrest charged with the murder of wealthy circus owner Honest John Brunen who was shot at his Riverside home on March 19 Harry Moher Brunan's brother in law of Camden and Chas M Powell of Indianapolis are named. Powell was arrested earlier after a confession led to Mohr's arrest. Mohr formerly ran Mighty Doris Shows and was Brunan's business manager. Police say Mohr had been a suspect since the night of the crime as the circus toured Philadelphia area with Mohr in charge.
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International News Service
Camden
N. J
John” Brunen
Riverside
Harry Moher
Brunan
Chas
M. Powell
Indianapolis
Powell
Elis Parker
Holly
Winter Tools Face Off In A Frosty Tale
Arthur Mometer describes a dusty cellarway snow shovel idle while a lawn mower roars to life on a sunny morning. The shovel and mower duel for chores as warmer weather comes, the mower claiming the day with the temperature at sixty two.
Battle Rages Between Prohibition Agents and Moonshiners in Sussex Swamps
Wilmington April 29 Prohibition enforcement agents battled moonshiners in the Sussex swamps after a night attack on the illicit liquor HQ. A flying column encircled the camp and seized a 100 gallon still, with exchanges of fire continuing as moonshiners reportedly fought to hold their position and prepare for prisoners.
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International News Service
Wilmington
Del
Sussex
Diry
Agig
Prohibition
Mystery Man Schloss Dies By Poison In Personal Crisis
New York April 29 Charles Schloss known as the mystery man in the Elmer Drewes murder case died by his own hand at age 24 after draining carbolic acid in a friend’s home He left no note His death recalls the Philadelphia area slaying of college mate Drewes who was returning from Atlantic City A flying visit to New York yielded $100 for Schloss Who later aided authorities and helped clear earlier suspects in the unsolved crime Dante Guggenheim relative to the case is mentioned as a banker’s nephew
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International News Service
New York
Charles Schloss
Elmer C. Drewes
Dartmouth College
Young Schloss
David R. Ente
Dante Guggenheim
Drewes
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Schloss
W. P. Brines
National Funeral For Late Paul Deschanel
Paris reports a national funeral will honor ex president Paul Deschanel who died after a long illness. The cabinet will attend in a body and the ceremony is set for a date announced in the plan laid today.
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Paul Deschanel
International
Paris
Pin Lodges In Woman's Throat at Home Curtain Accident
Mrs. R. W. Garroway of N Mercer Street is in serious condition at Presbyterian hospital Pittsburgh after a curtain pin slipped between her teeth while hanging curtains Friday at noon and became lodged in her throat. She was moved to the hospital last evening and an operation was performed this morning.
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R. W. Garroway
N. Mercer Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh
Notable Crile Address At Lawrence County Medical Banquet
Dr George W Crile world renowned Cleveland researcher gave an April 28 address to the Lawrence County Medical Association and visiting physicians from Youngstown Sharon and Pittsburgh. Over 125 attended at the Lawrences club as Crile traced cellular evolution and disease impact using lantern slides linking biology to treatment. W A Womer acted as toastmaster and Pittsburgh’s Lawrence Litchfield president of the Pennsylvania State Medical Society spoke. Additional speakers included J H Reed Sharon Houser Youngstown Portal New Castle Mitchell New Brighton Painter Beaver Falls Diller Pittsburgh OBrien and McBride Sharon Louis B Round led singing.
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George Wcrile
Cleveland
Ohio
Lawrence County Medical Association
Youngstown
Sharon
Pittsburgh
Lawrences Club
Crile
W. A. Womer
Lawrence Litchfield
Pennsylvania State Medical Society
Dre. J. H. Reed
Houser
Portal
Marcer
Mitchell
New Castle
Painter
New Brighton
Potter
Beaver Fella
Diller
O'Brien
McBride
Louis B
Rice Undertaking head Jos S Rice recovering after collapse
Jos S Rice head of Jos S Rice Undertaking company was taken suddenly ill Friday afternoon in his chapel. He was reported seriously ill but has improved and slept well through the night. Friends in the city are glad his condition is not as grave as first reported and he is expected to be up in a few days.
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Jon
Rice
Jos. S. Rice Undertaking Company
Marriage Licenses for Peters McMillen Diwarro Maloney
Samuel Andrew Peters of Woodlawn and Rose Lee McMillen of Hawthorne, Antono Diwarro of New Castle and Mary Maloney of New Castle obtained marriage licenses.
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Samuel Andrew Peters
Woodlawn
Rose Lee McMillen
Hawthorne Antono Diwarro
New Castle
Mary Maloney
Sheriff and Deputies Slain in Train Station Raid
Unidentified Greek section hand killed while attempting to escape after Sheriff Edward Lashbrook of Schuyler County and Deputies Frank Utter and Carl Neff were shot and killed during a disturbance among foreigners near Frederick. Authorities seize forty-two apprehended workers, as tensions rise and guards fortify the jail and train line entry.
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Frederick
Schuyler County
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Edward Lashbrook
Schuylar County
Frank Utter
Rushville
Carl Neff
Bandits Steal Payroll in Downtown Louis Dodge
Three bandits stopped Louis Murre a bookkeeper for McElroy Stenn 3006 company in front of the building and seized a $6,400 payroll. They vanished toward a nearby machine and escaped in the busy city area.
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Internacional News Service
Louis
Louis Murre
McElroy Stenn 3006
Warehouse and Autos Burned at New Castle Site
A Friday afternoon fire destroyed a two story warehouse 20 by 50 feet and 16 Hartwell and Penberthy autos in New Castle. An engine backfire triggered an explosion. the roof collapsed within seven minutes. Firefighters lacked water due to a shutoff on Furnace Hill. Telegraph and electric poles were damaged but repairs restored lights by dark. Loss estimated around 5000 dollars with partial insurance on the building.
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Furnace Hill
A& uaAuol
Atreat
Versailles Pact Signatories May Hold Conference
Genoa April 23 The conference of the Versailles signatories to reexamine reparations may be hard. France asked Lloyd George if a meeting after May 21 can occur. Britain opposes delaying beyond May 31 when Germany may default. Paris signals Genoa as venue with heads of government present.
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Genoa
France
Lloyd George
Germany
Poincare
Colonel Maxwell Attends Funeral of Col Bastardan
Colonel Norman G. Maxwell, commanding officer of the 100th Pennsylvania Roundhead Infantry at war’s end, attended the funeral of Colonel James DuShane Bastardan, honoring a fellow Civil War era figure amid military ties and local ceremonies.
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Norman G. Maxwell
Pennsylvania Roundhead
Tfantry
J. Amith DuShane Bastardan
Klever Karnival Is Great Success at Eastbrook Camp
Deafening jungle animal tour and lively circuses lit up two performances at 7:20 and 9 p.m. under the W C A Gymnasium Girl Work and Industrial Department for Eastbrook Camp. Miss Gladys Grant wowed the crowd on the bare back, while 22 clowns and a lively cast entertained, with a strong animal display and various stalls and exhibits drawing college crowds.
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Gymnasium
Girla Work and Industrial Department
Eastbrook
Croton Drum! Corps
Gladys Grant
Miss Grant
C. W. Nolan
Rins- Mag Brothers
Hagenbeck
Death Record for Mrs RT Boyd in Montgomery Avenue
Mrs Margaret Tender reports death of Mrs RT Boyd aged 28 at 204 Winter Wood Montgomery Avenue. Authorities list address as 216 dronigomery avouus with incomplete details. Obituary notes the family, burial plans, and local notices.
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RT. Boyd
Margaret
Wyman Denies Killing Girl In Parsonage
Hoopeston courtroom drama unfolds as John V. Wyman denies killing Gertrude Hanna found dead in the parsonage basement. The former sweetheart, engaged to marry, faces sister Grace Hanna and father WW T. Hanna in a tense confrontation after a 15 hour grilling by Vermilion County officials. The dead girl, a 22 year old teacher, was to become a mother. authorities note the couple planned marriage on January 12 and a reply about the engagement ring turns into a charged scene as relatives demand truth.
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Albert F. Brenziger
Paul Hoopeston
Gertrude Hanna
John V. Wyman
Hoopeston
Presbyterian Church
Wyman
John H. Lewman
Charles X. Knox
Vermilion County
Jack Bogart
Polies
Gertrude
Parkersburg charity meeting yields £500 gift
Two men in Ku Klux Klan regalia escorted donors to a charity event in Parkersburg West Virginia and collected a £500 contribution. Other brief items note injuries from a crank accident, a fatality from iron fever, a sight loss claim, a mad dog bite in Kane Pennsylvania, a fake fishing license claim in Lewiston Pennsylvania, a streetcar accident in Philadelphia, a ring found in a garden, and an elderly Lancaster man buying his first car.
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Ku Khax Kien
Parkersburg
WL Va
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