New Bridge Plan Over Mahoning River at Willow Grove
County commissioners outline steps to build a 300 foot Mahoning River bridge at Willow Grove. A federal bill in Congress will authorize the project followed by War Department approval. City, state, and county share costs for different bridge sections to resolve liability and traffic concerns.
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National Congress
United States War Department
New Castle
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Pa Newc Observes Christmas Spirit In New Castle
Pa Newc notes a festive mood as New Castle residents plan to distribute food baskets to the needy. Stores may sell out of oversized stockings before Christmas with low temperatures records and a long chain Angora cat scene on Godhran Way.
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Godhran
Pa Newe
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary from U S Weather Bureau
The 24 hour period ending nine this morning shows a maximum of 23 and a minimum of 5. Precipitation is trace with river stage at 4.4 cet.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
City vows to bar undesirables from entering
Police chief Horner orders strict action against outsiders from Youngstown deemed ill repute. Officers instructed to quickly apprehend and remove such persons to keep the city free of unwanted elements.
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Youngstown
C. C. Horner
Dry Law Enforcement Will Be Continued Despite Judge's Ruling
Newark December 17 federal prohibition officials said enforcement would continue despite United States Judge William Clark ruling the Eighteenth Amendment unconstitutional The prohibition administrator for Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware said he would treat the amendment and the Volstead Act as valid in New Jersey pending higher court action United States Attorney Philip Forman noted the government would appeal and that enforcement would continue in New Jersey until Bench judges align or a higher court rules.
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International News Service
Newark
N. J
United States
William Clark
John D. Pennington
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Washington
Philip Forman
Trenton
Clark
William Spra
Temporary Truce In Congress Now Endangered
Senate debate over President Hoover's $116 million public works plan and amendments threatens the bipartisan pause. House wrangles over a $60 million drought relief measure reflect broader conflicts on unemployment and agricultural relief, with leaders signaling possible reversals and stiff battles ahead.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Hoover
Capitol
Senate
Richards Killed At Girard Freight Yard
Investigation underway by New Castle and Girard officials into the death of Samuel Robert Richards a Pennsylvania Railroad freight conductor last seen leaving the Girard yards. His mangled body was found on the tracks near Girard yards and his watch stopped at 6 09. The bound freight C Y 2 left the Girard yards on schedule with Richards aboard until the crew realized he was not in the caboose or with the engine crew.
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Girard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Samuel Robert Richards
Erie Avenue
Mr. Richard
Girard Yards
Mr. Richards
Caboose
Mahoningtown
Division
West Washington Street
Rum Ship Seized Off Rhode Island
The British vessel Maskinonge, 100 feet long and oil driven, allegedly loaded with liquor, was seized by a coast guard patrol boat off the Seaconnet River Rhode Island. The ship and crew were to be taken to Newport for arraignment before the U S Commissioner in Providence.
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International News Service
New London
Conn
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Seaconnet River
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Newport
R. I
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U. S
Posse Searches for Teacher Attacker in Rural Murder
In Maryville Missouri a growing posse aided by bloodhounds hunted an unidentified man suspected in the fatal assault of Velma Colter a 19 year old rural school teacher. The rural schoolhouse scene showed a fierce struggle with a fractured skull and torn clothing. Authorities note a vagrant seen near the school as a person of interest.
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International News Service
Maryville
Mos
Aiden
Velma Colter
Spanish Revolt Ends Amid Strikes in Alicante Region
Madrid dispatch reports restoration of communications yet a general strike grips Alicante after the proclamation of the Republic in Elce Callesa Villajoyosa and Novelda. Civil guards and strikers clash at Callosa as troops reportedly join the movement.
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International
Madrid
Spain
Alicante
Elce
Callesa
Villajoyona
Novelda
Callosa
Spain Recruits Entire Army Amid Border Tension
Perpignan reports a sweeping mobilization as Spain movilizes its full army including the famed legionnaires amid border uncertainty. The royal government faced a major query over national security and regional stability along the Franco Spanish frontier.
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Perpignan
Spain
Reward Offered for Bank Robbery Suspects in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on December 17 a $2,000 reward was posted for the arrest and conviction of three men who robbed the Manchester Savings and Trust Company of $52,000 yesterday. The reward was offered by H. S. Hays of the Commercial Casualty Insurance Company which insured the funds. Banks in the district hired private detectives to bolster security and station guards at key locations.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Manchester Savings and Trust Company
H. S. Hays
Commercial Casualty Insurance Company
Christmas Cheer Note Promises Job Security
A Beverly Hills Christmas letter urges employers to send notes assuring workers they won’t be fired. The writer argues such messages would ease anxiety, allow employees to shop, and support the economy amid hard times, stressing that the world isn’t ending yet.
Ford involved in minor car crash on Federal Street
Henry Ford, Detroit auto magnate, was in a minor collision on Federal Street in Youngstown while en route from Washington after a Hoover conference. Ford and his chauffeur were uninjured. the incident, not filed with police, delayed him about 30 minutes as a substitute car was arranged.
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International News Service
Youngstown
Henry Ford
Detroit
Washington
Hoover
Ford
Federal Street
The
Automobile Mag
Radio To Spread New Castle's Fame Saturday Night
Freedom Radio Program on KDKA at 9:00 PM will trace New Castle’s growth from a settlement to a diversified city. Mayor W H Gillespie will speak and the Freedom Orchestra directed by Zoel Parenteau will perform. Scotsman John Carlysle Stewart is noted as a resident at the Neshannock Creek junction.
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New Castle
Freedom
KDKA
W. H. Gillespie
Freedom Orchestra
Zoel Parenteau
John Carlysle Stewart
Neshannock Creek
She
Pere
Weather Cold In Allegheny Valley
Frigid conditions settled over Western Pennsylvania as subzero temperatures were reported across the Allegheny Valley. Readings ranged from ten degrees below zero at Lewis Run to one degree above at Oil City and even zero at Franklin and Harrisville with several towns showing below average overnight.
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Allegheny Valley
Pennsylvania
Lewis Run
Bradford
Oil City
Hampton Station
Cooperstown
Utica
Brookville
Titusville
Cochranton
Clintonville Nickleville
Harrisville
Bank Robbery Pursuit Ends in Indiana Illinois Cornfield Shootout
Five bank robbers flee across fifty miles of Indiana and Illinois highways before a running gun battle in a cornfield near Sidell. Two gunmen die identified as Thomas Bell and G. W. Lindley. deputy sheriff Joseph Walker dies. one bandit surrenders, another captured. Loot of about $13,000 recovered from the car and gold coins.
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Citizen’s State Bank
Clinton
Ind
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Illinois
Thomas Bell
Mann
Pittsburgh
G. W. Lindley
Chicago
Joseph Walker
Dana
F. Gilbert
Hunter
Walter Burnside
William Low
Needle Records Earth Shaking at Harvard Seismograph
CambridgeMass December 17 Mysterious shaking of the earths crust was recorded on Harvard seismograph instruments beginning Sunday and reaching a climax late Tuesday. Ground moved rhythmically not more than a couple of ten thousandths of an inch each direction, with each swing lasting about five seconds. Seismograph station issued a statement noting scientists seek an explanation continuing on page two.
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Seismograph Station
Seismograph Station
Barlett Showing Improvement After Airplane Crash
Authorities of Jameson Memorial Hospital report Arthur Barlett, injured in an airplane crash, showing a definite trend toward improvement after several relapses. Barlett, a New Wikington resident, had been receiving treatment since the accident.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Arthur Barlett
Barlett
New Wiknington
Judge Thomas Questions Ruling Impact in Connecticut
NORWALK Conn December 11 Federal Judge Edwin S Thomas who oversaw Texas Guinan’s New York trial and drew attention for his stance on prohibition appeared unimpressed by a federal ruling on the eighteenth amendment. He said no ruling not reviewed by the U S Supreme Court will be recognized in Connecticut courts.
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International News Service
Norwalk
Conn
Edwins. Thomas
Connecticut
Texas
Guinan
New York
Littilisi Gati
Thomas
United State Supreme Court
Deaths in Chicago and Slippery Rock Area
Joseph N. Glass aged 44 of Chicago is noted alongside Mrs Nellie Habib Hage aged 28 of 806 West Washington St. Samuel Gettus Morrison aged 74 of Slippery Rock and Samuel Robert Richards aged 44 of 505 Erie Avenue.
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Joseph N. Glass
Chicago
Nellie Habib Hage
Washington St
Samuel Gettus Morrison
Slippery Rock
Samuel Robert Richards
Erie Avenue
Court Adherence To World Court Delayed To 1931 Congress
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 10 to 9 to delay reporting the World Court protocols beyond this Congress, postponing action until December 1931 unless a special session is called. Senators split across party lines with Walsh abstaining to prevent a tie, leaving the issue in limbo for the new Congress.
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World Court
League of Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Hoover
Reed
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Lim
Moses
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Capper
Kansas
Fess
Ohio
Goff
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LaFollette
Mississippi
George
Georgia
Black
Alabama
Wagner
New York
Walsh
Montana
Two Hundred Hurt In Roumanian Riot
Berlin dispatch reports about two hundred injuries and eighty arrests in Bucharest as 000 students marching toward the royal palace clashed with police over King Carol's alleged friendliness with Jews. One student and one policeman were seriously hurt.
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International News Service
Berlin
Bucharest
Royal
Carol
Knights and Christmas Dance in Old Tales
In a playful verse the speaker recalls knights in iron gear and a snowy bath fantasy, then asks what they did at a Christmas dance. The tone shifts to wonder about their behavior at a festive event as weather turns brighter and the tale wades through mistletoe imagery.
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