Trainmen killed in Virginia wreck near Quantico
Two Richmond men died when a Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac passenger engine collided with a overturned freight engine at Cherry Hill four miles north of Quantico. Engineer E W Kuhn and Fireman W H Jordan perished. two other rail workers injured. Passengers escaped harm. witnesses described a landslide that caused the freight wreck.
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International News Service
Quantico
Cherry Hill
Here
Richmond
E. B. Winfree
B. E. Mitchell
Pa Newc Observes Hunting Season Sightings and Planted Trees
The Pittsburgh area notes hunting activity with drivers reporting deer sightings on highways as guidance. J Audley Boak, state grange master, toured the Pacific coast returning home with favorable weather from coast to coast and back. Local landscaping gains include trees planted along the Road to Remembrance on the Perry highway. Several locals including I R Gibson and others returned from Clearfield county after days spent hunting.
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J. Audley Boak
Pacific Coast
Remembrance
Perry Highway
I. R. Gibson
M. Frazier
G. Boalick
Charles Roeder
Frank Roeder
John Ingham
Clearfield County
Bridge Crash Near Pittsburgh Injures Three
Three people were hurt when a Baltimore and Ohio bridge ramp collapsed near Rankin and Whitaker sending a gravel train and a sand train crashing onto the tracks. One victim suffered a broken leg. exact names were not released. Wrecking crews were dispatched as trains were delayed and investigators sought the cause.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Rankin and
Whitaker
Louis Rosenberg
Two More Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in City
No additional cases were reported today to Dr. W L Steen health officer. The patients are Robert Krempels 13 of 137 Hillcrest Avenue and Burleigh Craig Jr 12 of 1229 Randolph Street. Cases are scattered in various sections.
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W. L. Steen
Robert Krempels
Hillcrest Avenue
Burleigh Craig, Jr
Randolph Street
Dr Dodds Considered as Possible New Jersey Governor Candidate
Friends in New Jersey discuss Dr Harold W Dodds president of Princeton University as a potential Republican candidate for governor. They recall Woodrow Wilsons path from Princeton presidency to New Jersey governorship and then to the U S presidency as a possible model for Dodds.
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Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Dr. Dodds
Grove City College
Lawrence County
Princeton
United States
Will Dodds
Prohibition Debate Touches on Grand Jury Cases
The text notes limited success of prohibition repeal with few retailers applying for licenses and many job seekers in state liquor stores. It discusses prosecutions for liquor law violations still before the grand jury and whether repeal mitigates guilt. Some argue no law to sentence. others say repeal does not affect pre repeal offenses.
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Grand Jury
New Castle Credit Exchange Meeting Postponed
Last evening the directors meeting at the Elks Club was postponed to a later date, announced by Secretary Ray F. Hall of the New Castle Credit Exchange.
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New Castle Credit Exchange
Elks Club
Ray F. Hall
Pepe Wins Mahoning Township Assessor Post After Coin Flip
Prothotary Ralph Campbell settled a tied vote between Anthony Pepe and D M Baird for Mahoning township assessor by flipping a coin. Each candidate had 328 votes. Pepe called heads and became the assessor while Baird conceded.
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Prothootary
Ralph Campbell
Anthony Pepe
D. M. Baird
Mahoning Township
Pepe
Campbell
Be¢Me
Baird
Lindberghs Land in Natal Brazil in Homeward Flight
Col Lindbergh and his wife arrived in Natal Brazil during their return voyage. The couple’s stop in Natal followed a planned itinerary as they continue toward home and resume their travels after a period abroad. The event marks another chapter in the aviator’s storied journey.
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Col. Lindbergh
Natal
Brazil
Bathurst
Lindbergh
South Atlantic
Arctic
Col
Mrs. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Charles A. Lindbergh
South Atlantic Ocean
Gambia
British West Africa
Anne Morrow
Pan-American Airways
Rio de Janeiro
President Appeals for Temperance in Proclamation
The president urges national cooperation to observe new alcohol laws and to confine purchases to licensed dealers, aiming to end illicit liquor traffic and ensure taxes support government. He warns against reviving pre-prohibition evils and calls for lasting temperance nationwide.
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United States
Deaths of the Day Mrs Wimer Funeral Services
Funeral services were held for Anna Margaret Wimer at 2 p m Tuesday from the Washington township homestead with Rev J M Guthrie officiating. Interment followed in East Brook cemetery with pallbearers Dr James Burton F F Forbes Samuel McKnight Thomas Mc Knight Arthur Patterson and Fred Hassel. Funeral details for Francesco Benditto and other obituaries noted.
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Francesco Benditto
St. Vitus Church
William Gray
William Gray, Jr
Dushane Street
Paul J. Tau
Bethany Lutheran Church
H. J. Sutton
Primitive Methodist Church
Graceland Cemetery
Lawrence Mumford
George Zentz
Bobby Kenna
Charles Reider
New York Liquor Return Fall Immensely Slow
New York’s welcome for liquor return falls flat as Broad way’s celebration collapses into a one night in 13 years with few drinks. Speakeasies close or serve to regulars, hotels host what little nightlife remains, and a liquor truck scene sparks a rare uproar. A department store briefly opens its liquor department but crowds force closure.
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New York
Broadway
Speakeasies
Utah
Man Confesses to Killing Woman in Home Slaying
Edward Webber confessed to fatally attacking a woman found unconscious in her dining room at the rear of her store. The body was dragged to the cellar and hidden behind large boxes after a gag was placed in her mouth. Law was questioned at the East Deer township police station and admitted the slaying, which occurred yesterday afternoon and was discovered when the daughter Helen, 22, returned home last night.
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Edward Webber
Webber
Law
East Deer Township
Helen
Rural school projects seek funds for repairs and upgrades
Mahoning and nearby townships plan improvements from grading grounds and painting rooms to replacing sash and cementing floors. Budgets strain local boards but labor is available and officials urge approval to extend help across the area. Europe’s leaders secured funding for armament amid a wartime scare now reportedly easing. Individual ventilation praised, yet a car heater for varied underwear remains joked about.
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Shenango Township
Syling
Assailants Nabbed Quickly After Crime
Two men allegedly shot a gas station attendant at Asbury Chapel near Erie. A state highway patrolman arrested the suspects at Linesville about thirty minutes later, according to a state police teletype to local police.
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Asbury Chapel
Erie
Linesville
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