Plans To Build Addition To New Hotel In Camden
Camden New Jersey grows as the Walt Whitman hotel plans two 75 foot wings to expand. The Philadelphia Camden bridge project may open in 1926, handling 6000 vehicles per hour. Camden Chamber adds staff and reports a prosperous era amid industry improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Fred L. Rentz
William Kennedy
Camden Chamber of Commerce
New Castle Board of Trade
New Castle
Walt Whittman
Kennedy
Philadelphia-Camden
Rotary
Youthful Elgin Business Man Is Jailed For Fraud
Elgin Illinois December 28 Charles Rippberger company crash involves 675000 to 1 million losses. Victims include local residents and investors from the Dakotas and Iowa in a case of forged notes and sloppy bookkeeping. Walter Rippberger the youthful head is jailed in Geneva on 10600 bail awaiting February hearing.
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Elgin
Ill
Charles Rippberger
Rippberger
Geneva
Woman charged after knife duel in Pittsburgh killing one man
International News Service report from Pittsburgh details a knife duel sparked by an argument over a woman. John Washington, 45, is dead and Press Jacobs, 35, is believed to be dying from stab wounds. Mrs. Evelyn Washington, wife of the deceased, is charged with involvement in the affray.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
John Washington
Press Jacobs
Evelyn Washington
Steel Railroad and Auto Industries Face New Year Prospects
Sloan predicts continued consumer demand for automobiles and broad prosperity for steel and railroad sectors. He notes strong auto purchases in recent months, well managed production and inventories, and stable credit conditions, justifying expectations of active spring and early summer business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
What Did You See Attendees In Early Morning Scene
Attorneys William Porter and Clyde Gibson head to business in heavy car lug caps for warmth. A streetcar conductor clears snow from his car while a group of children circle a public square Christmas tree.
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William Porter
Clyde Gibson
Minstrel Show Headed For Y M C A This Week
Two playlets and a minstrel show by Y M C A boys in the Boys Department are set for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The show titled Nothing in a Name and Shoot Him If You Dare is directed by O S Goodwin and Harry Ss Day. Performances start at 8 o clock with tickets selling fast. Proceeds go to Foreign Boys Y M C A Work.
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Association
O.S. Goodwin
Harry Ss. Day
Missing Marine John Hatschner Leaves No Trace
John Hatschner, a Marine sergeant, disappeared after reportedly leaving for New Castle from Virginia. He had promised $2,000 and an additional $82,000 in assets, with mail to be forwarded by marine headquarters. His parents in New Castle seek clues as months pass without letters or explanations.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New Castle
Virginia
Marines
Marine
Hatschner
Youngstown
Marine Post
Fror
End of Anthracite Strike Seen as Negotiations Open
Reported plans outline miners and operators each set to present terms tomorrow. Operators seek immediate restart of mining under a new contract with arbitration for unresolved points and a five year wage and condition readjustment. Miners to push for favorable terms in wage and working conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
Penneyrania
Oper
Miners and Operators Prepare for Joint Conference
Talks set as Major Inglish leads operators and John L. Lewis fronts United Mine Workers in a joint conference amid wage demand and check-off continuance. William Green of the AFL predicts settlement within ten days, spurring optimism for a quick end to the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Inglish
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Springfield
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
New York
Lewis
Colored man near death after fatal shooting case
In a downtown Kansas City incident witnesses describe a dispute over a craps game that escalated to gunfire. Berry claims Ernest Pryor and Andrew Jones drew on him, with Jim Pryor recovering a gun from his own pocket. Six shots left one victim paralyzed and others in custody as police investigate.
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Jim Pryor
Emery Hill
Bob Williams
John Aldridge
Arthur Cherry
Mahoning Avenue
Berry
Cherry
Andrew Jones
Aldridge
Thomas
Horner
Thompson
Offutt
Moore
Harper
Fleeger
Jones
Ernest Pryor
Severe cold grips the East with near zero wave
The region endures a deadly cold spell with Chicago reporting the worst death toll in years. Official low temperatures hit three below, rising five degrees since Sunday morning, while unofficial readings in Chicago suburbs estimated between 13 and 22 below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Weather predicts warmer air after severe cold in Philadelphia
The weather bureau forecast warmer temperatures after a 13 degree rise from the previous day. Two residents died in the cold spell, Frank Herron, 60, frozen in an alley and Mrs. Margaret McCann, 40, blown down by a gale with heart disease listed as a contributing factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Frank Herron
Margaret McCann
Easton Sees First Real Winter Blizzard Cover Ground
A miniature blizzard in Easton, Pennsylvania, on December 28 brought about half an inch of snow. The city’s first real winter of the season sent the temperature to four degrees above zero.
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Easton
Norfolk Sees Coldest Weather in Six Years
A 13 degree reading at dawn marks the coldest spell in six years in Norfolk. A northwest wind may reach gale force, raising high seas off the Virginia capes. The two masted schooner Minnie and Emma is aground near Tangier Island as the cutter Apache attempts rescue of five crew members. The ship sailed from Baltimore bound for Miami.
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Norfolk
Weather Bureau
Virginia Capes
Minnie
Emma
Tangier Island
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Miami
Pittsburgh Bites: City Shivers In Cold Wave Blankets
Pittsburgh faced one of its coldest spells as snow fell and temperatures plunged to three below zero. One man collapsed on a north side street and was saved by neighbors then hospitalized, while welfare groups distributed fuel and bedding to ease hardship during this bitter cold snap.
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Pittsburgh
John N. Fehring
Rewards Given For Perfect Attendance At Sunday School
Thirty one individuals received rewards for perfect Sunday school attendance at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Christmas program. Superintendent Allen Chamberlain awarded pins for seven years of unbroken attendance, with three Roth sisters Anna Susanna and Mary plus Minnie Prediger singled out. Additional honorees included E Wild Augusta Hietch George Zank Irene Hietch Bertha Lenert and many others across one to five years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Allen Chamberlain
Anna
Susanna
Mary Roth
Minnie Prediger
Mrs. E. Wild
Augusta Hietch
George Zank
Irene Hietch
Bertha Lenert
Jennie Zank
Hilda Bodendorfer
Steve Schuster
William Snyder
Hilda Leonhardt
Herminal Binder
William Brown
Matilda Schuller
J. Zank
Martha Leonhardt
Matilda Bodendorfer
Freda Hietek
Minnie Bodendorfer
Cold Wave Death Toll Strikes New England
A severe cold spell across New England produced three deaths and several hospitalizations. Edwin C. Dolliver age 79 died in a taxicab in Boston, Patrick McSweeney age 65 collapsed from exposure in Worcester, and Mrs. Mary Coughlin age 48 died from cold and alcohol effects in Providence.
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Boston
New England
Edwin C. Dolliver
Patrick McSweeney
Congress Moves To Extend Farm Relief In 1920s Tone
Congress signals farm relief by approving administration backed surplus commission and cooperative marketing aid. President Coolidge endorses measures while opposing federal price fixing and marketing controls. McNary-Haugen price fixing bill remains unlikely despite farm bloc pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Capital Hill
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federal
Surplus Commission
Congress
Ano
Parole Granted for John Cicsone in Gambling Device Case
John Cicsone, once sentenced to the workhouse for establishing a gambling device, is paroled by Judge Emery after a petition signed by many citizens was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cicsone
Emery
Maryland to Lose $750000 If Track Betting Is Outlawed
If efforts to outlaw all race track betting in Maryland succeed, the state treasury would lose about $750000 yearly. This amount equals revenue from Pimlico Laurel Bowie and Havre de Grave tracks.
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Maryland
Pimlico
Laurel
Bowie
Havre de Grave
Dresses Cut by Designing Creatures Draw Notice
A fragment notes dresses described as straight in cut though attributed to designing creatures. The wording suggests a fashion or design critique highlighting the odd source of the dress shapes.
Drive Carefully You May Be Next in New Castle
Summary of traffic incidents in New Castle shows yearly and county figures. The record lists persons hit and injured and fatalities on roads outside the city and on city streets for the periods December 20–26 and January 1–December 26.
Masonic Feast Service Held at Trinity Episcopal Church
A large gathering attended a Masonic Feast of St John service at Trinity Episcopal Church. Rev Philip C Pearson preached on Perseverance in Good Works, linking St John’s life to guidance for the fraternity and noting the Scottish Rite Cathedral as a beacon for community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Masonic Fraternity
St. John
Episcopal Church
Philip C. Pearson
Paul Browne Patterson
Pearson
Apostle
Shepherds fight over McClintock estate continues in court
William Darling Shepherd, recently acquitted in the so called germ murder case of Billy McClintock, faces renewed disputes in circuit court over the will. McClintock’s cousins challenge the document that leaves them nothing and provides a 3000 dollar annuity to his fiancée Isabelle Pope, alleging undue influence by Shepherd.
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Shepherd
McClintock
International Newa Service
Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
Billy’’ McClintock
Young McClintock
Isabelle Pope
Miss Pope
New B and C Coal Route Scraps 17-Mile Grade
The Baltimore and Ohio plans a new coal shipment route from the Fairmont Clarksburg field via the Pittsburgh division through Connelleville and Cumberland. It would abandon the Grafton and 17-mile grade route due to a better roadbed, stronger bridges, and the ability to use heavier engines for greater economy.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fairmont Clarksburg
Pittsburgh
Connelleville
Grafton
Cold Wave Eases Across Nebraska After Harsh Freeze
A brutal Nebraska cold wave that held the state for about 30 hours is lifting as temperatures rise from minus ten to six above by 10 am. The early winter spell broke as the thermometer climbed, ending the severest stretch of extreme cold for the season.
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Oman
Deaths Of The Day Henry C W Druschel and Others
The notice lists Henry Charles William Druschel 34 of 111 12 South Jefferson street who died Monday at Shenango Valley hospital from pneumonia. Also Ira Gibson 76, Union township farmer, died Saturday afternoon after Christmas and his 52nd wedding anniversary, with services to be announced. Harold Leroy Love two months son of John and Emma Reynolds of Walmo died Monday morning. services set for Tuesday at 10:30 at the family home with burial at Graceland cemetery.
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Henry C. W. Druschel
Henry Charles William Druschel
South
Jefferson Street
Mornig
Shenango Valley Hospital
Loyal Order of Moose
The
Eagles Lodge
Elizabeth A. Druschel
Floyd
Billy
Frank
Frances
Frank Druschel
George
Warren
Harry
Fred
Wilbert
Hattie Cochran
Margaret McHattie
Edenburg
Elizabeth Pruschel
N. R. Price
Druschel
North
Beaver Street
Ira Gibson
Union Township
Mr. Gibson
Wilmington Township
Charles
Letitia Todd Gibson
First Presbyterian Church
Lookout Bible Class
Emeline Bender
Emeline Bender Gibson
Charles RB. Gibson
Meyer Avenue
James
Charles A. Eaton
Niles. O
Harry G. Gibson
Leasure Avenue
Katherine Gibson
Martha Angell
West Middlesex
Henry McCreary
Lumber Avene
Henry W. Gibson
Abner Gibson
Griswold
Iowa
W. E. McClure
Greenwood Cemetery
Harold Leroy Love
John
Emma Reynolds
Walmo
Martin
Dorothy
Ruth Love
Rev. McClintock
Graceland Cemetery
Miss M Elizabeth Thompson Rites Set in Youngstown
Miss M Elizabeth Thompson age 62 former Mahoning township resident died at her home 1675 Wilson avenue Youngstown Ohio Sunday December 27 after illness of pernicious anemia She was active in First Baptist Church East Youngstown missionary worker she leaves sister Miss Theresa Thompson Funeral services Tuesday at 1 20 from Shriver's funeral chapel
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M. Elizabeth Thompson
Mahoning Township
Wilson Avenue
Youngstown
Miss Thompson
First Baptist Church of
East Youngstown
Theresa Thompson
Shriver
Funeral Services for Mrs Charles Nord Held in Youngstown
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Charles Nord were conducted Sunday December 27 at 1 30 pm from the Bessemer Presbyterian church. The service was led by Rev Erickson of the Swedish Lutheran church of Youngstown Ohio. Many floral emblems were sent by neighbors and friends. Pallbearers were H C Kanengeiser J L Weaver C H Lago Francis Gray George Hake and John Connor. Flower bearers included Naomi Farrell Ida May Beal Ina Fannie Reine Mildred Olson and Elma Haltumen. Interment followed at Lake Park cemetery in Youngstown Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nord
Bessemer Presbyterian Church
Rev. Erickson
Swedish Lutheran Church of
Youngstown
Nord
H. C. Kanengeiser
J. L. Weaver
C. H. Lago
Francis Gray
George Hake
John
Gas kills two as stove goes out
In Cleveland Ohio on December 28 a gas leak from a heating stove killed two men aged 60 and 47 who had been boiling clothes over a gas heater in a back room. A woman roomer smelled gas, found the bodies, and Mrs Ross Guecardo alerted Patrolman Frank Holacek. The water boiled over extinguishing the flame, and the men likely died in their sleep from asphyxiation.
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Cleveland
Anthony Cavallero
Anthony Borgia
Orange Avenue
Ross Guecardo
Frank Holacek
Cold wave claims two lives in Detroit as fires rise
Detroit records a deadly cold snap with the thermometer at four below. Two people die in freezing conditions, including 60 year old Henry Fillette found frozen in a barn. The weekend saw over 70 small fires caused by overheating, none disastrous, and an unidentified man found unconscious on the street later died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
de Newe Service Roit
Henry Fillette
Lusk And Miller Oppose Tax Levy and Budget Bills
Council from committee of the whole reports two ordinances for 1926 fiscal year funding and a 93-4 mill tax levy. Lusk and Miller vote against both measures while Davies Burns and Mayor Dunlap back the bills as they head to final action Friday.
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Council Today
Davies
Lusk
Miller
Burns
Davies, Burns
Dunlap
Friay
Telephone Blaze in Oakmont Causes 500000 Dollar Loss
Fire destroyed the Oakmont Telephone Exchange Building cutting service for five Allegheny County boroughs. Damage to equipment estimated at 500000 dollars with 1200 telephones out of action. restoration to other exchanges nearly complete and full service expected tonight. Investigation into the blaze underway as switchboard operators could not determine the fire's origin. Also noted, the AAU women’s track and field championships will be held in Philadelphia on July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Oakmont
Allegheny County
Rosedale
Verona
Holton
Blawnox
Philadelphia
State Police Leader Resigns After Seven Years
Major William E. Mair deputy superintendent of the state police has resigned to take a position with an industrial company in Pittsburgh. He has led the force for seven years and news of the resignation came this morning from Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
William E. Mair
Pittsburgh
Man Drops Dead At Bessemer Cement Plant
About noon today in Bessemer an Italian man named Morgan collapsed while delivering a dinner bucket at the cement plant. Coroner J P Caldwell was notified and the death was attributed to heart failure. Further details will be announced later.
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Morgan
Bessemer
J. P. Caldwell
Judge Landis Prosecutes Slayers Of Distant Relative
Judge K K Landis appeared at Englewood police station to press charges against two men and a woman accused of fleeing after striking and killing J. C. Hawiey aged 21, a distant relative. Police say the suspects were intoxicated and were pursued with shots fired during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Kk. M. Landis
Englewood
J. C. Hawiey
Petition to Seize and Sell Two Booze Cars
A petition for confiscation and sale of two Ford coupes seized while transporting liquor was presented to Judge Emery. The hearing date was set for January 25, 1926. Named defendants include Edward O Hara and Tony Romeo, with District Attorney R H Hildebrand presenting the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O'Hara
Tony Romeo
Emery
R. H. Hildebrand
Blizzard Ends at Butte Montana Breaks Cold Spell
A 48 day blizzard in Butte Montana ended this morning as temperatures failed to drop below zero. Reports from other parts of the northwest show the cold spell breaking with warmer weather ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Prospect
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Ome
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P. C. Pearson
Trinity
Nebraska
Mrs. Nord
Wilson Bros
the Winter CO
Weaehs Meengson
Burns and Davies
Telephone
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Hands
Landis
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Uncle Heck
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