Fishermen Seek Bodies Of Nine Lost In Storm
Nine fishermen are missing after a rescue mission in Fire Island Inlet as waves swept overboard their boat Electra. Five others were saved and Eccleston with two crewmen went out Wednesday to Bay Shore to aid the search amid rough seas. The storm tossed coast of Great South Bay prompted prayers from local fisherwomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Babylon
N. Y
Great South Bay
Fire Island Inlet
Ec. C. Eccleston
John Virginier
Williams
Electra
Bay Shore
William Eccleston
Three Italian Towns Damaged by Quake Shocks
A Central News dispatch from Rome reports Senigallia Mondolfo and San Constanza partially destroyed by earthquakes centered in Pesaro e Urbino. Some casualties are noted in country districts. Mondolfo residents describe a large fissure near Ponte Cassosse with fire and smoke. ground rumblings were heard along the Adriatic coast and disturbances were detected at sea near ships entering port.
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International News Service
London
Senigallia
Mondolfo
San Constanza
Pesaro
Urbino
Rome
Adriatic
Train Derailed By Stalled Auto Near Buffalo
The Twentieth Century Limited struck a stalled auto at Union Road crossing Buffalo on January 4. Passengers in forward coaches were shaken as the locomotive leaped the rails. auto owner James Kilgore escaped with a companion. Train delayed about forty minutes as crews reattached the sub-locomotive and signals were set to prevent further trouble.
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International News Service
Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central
Union Road Crossing
Forsythe Crossing
New York Central Railroad
Limited
Union Road
James Kilgore
Debris search for bodies in wrecked plant linked to Dines case
In Los Angeles Courtland Dines lies near death after a shooting by Horace Greer as Will Hays travels west to review theNormand Purviance affair. Miss Normand undergoes appendicitis surgery while Greer battles illness in his cell and denies premeditation amid the ongoing hospital drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ©. Cayce
International News Service
Los Angeles
Cal
Courtland
Dines
Horace Greer
Mabel Normand
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hollywood Film Colony
Will Hays
Miss Normand
Edna Purviance
Herman Cline
Dinas
Denver
Cline
Greer
Hfe
Miss Purviance
Carter uncovers sarcophagus of ancient Pharaoh Tutankhamen
In Luxor Egypt today Howard Carter led Egyptologists as they opened a fourth shrine in the tomb of Tutankhamen. The granite sarcophagus was revealed with a massive, finely crafted exterior and delicate coloring preserved after about three thousand years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Luxor
Egypt
Twenty Believed Buried In Ruins Of Starch Plant
In Pekin Illinois the Corn Products starch plant exploded and burned killing eleven and fatally injuring nine others. About twenty people were missing as workers and Army teams cleared debris under heavy heat and steam with box cars and ice laden wreckage still to be removed.
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International News Service
Pekin
Ills
Corn Products Company
Army
Pittsburgh Faces Historic Flood Amid Rising Rivers
Floodwaters from the Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio rivers inundate downtown and North Side in Pittsburgh as property damage is expected to run into thousands of dollars. Tugs anchor over the former municipal parking place as pumps operate and crews move merchandise upstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Monongahela
Allegheny
Weather Bureau
North Side
Manchester
Baltimore & Ohio
Bessemer and Princeton Roads Planned for Next Summer
County officials announce completion of the Bessemer road from Mt. Jackson to Bessemer and the Princeton road to Portersville, funded by the state and Lawrence County. The Bessemer project will be a state aid road with $41,000 from the state, $22,500 from North Beaver township, and the remainder county funds. Route 79 to Portersville will be state financed. Bids will set final costs. concrete ends north of Princeton.
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Bessemer
Mt. Jackson
Princeton
Portersville
Paul D. Wright
State Highway Departments
Harrisburg
North
Beaver Township
Lawrence County
Princeton Road
Porteraville
George T. Weingartner
Highwavy
Soup Song Spoiled by Annoying Patron in Dining Halls
A disharmony in a restaurant centers on a man pinching the soup with a spade like spoon and loudly whistling through a bowl of stew. The speaker laments the disturbing performance and recalls being urged to crown him as the sugar bowl while the weather and meals mingle with an odd musical appetite.
Councilman Burns Attacks Landlords Over Rent Increases
Councilman William T. Burns denounces landlords who notify tenants of rent hikes tied to higher taxes in New Castle. He calls them rent gougers and urges steps to curb unfair increases. He cites one landlord planning a $72 rise from a $5 tax increase as an example.
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William T. Burns
New Castle
Fred L. Rentz
Wilbur Anderson
Burns
Rentz
Anderson
Lusk and
Davis
Dunlap
Norris
Seine Flood Reaches Crest as Paris Isolated
Paris reports the Seine rising to 22.2 feet by noon with 24 feet possible by Sunday. Thousands homeless, suburbs flooded, and relief efforts underway. Gendarmes guard against looting as low lying areas including Boissy and Vitry are isolated and rail service is disrupted.
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Frederick Ed. Abbott
International News Service
Paris
Seine
Boissy
Choisy
Vitry
Alfortville
Saint Germain
Louveciennes
Quai D’ Orsay
Foreign Office
Mirabeau
Orleans
Miss Mabel McCurdy Named Assistant To Local Pastor
Miss Mabel McCurdy of Volant Pennsylvania has been named assistant to the pastor of the First Christian church. She previously attended the local church, served as assistant at Evanston Christian church in Cincinnati, and spent the last four years teaching music at the Southern Christian Institute in Edwards Mississippi.
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Mabel McCurdy
Volant
Fhrst Christian Church
Miss McCurdy
Evanston
Boy Scout Chairmen Set Meetings Tonight
Boy Scout chairmen meet at 7 30 p m tonight at Lee Calahan offices of the board of trade. Monday at 7 30 p m a meeting of district chairmen will be held at the chamber of commerce Ellwood City.
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Lee Calahan
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Ellwood City
Ford Coupe Stolen on Mercer Street
The Ford coupe of W. Davis of 414 Laurel Avenue was taken from in front of the Buta flower store on North Mercer Street between 8:30 and 10:16 last night. It bore a 1924 Pennsylvania plate 67 578.
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W. ©. Davis
Laurel Avenue
Buta Flower
Mercer Street
Pennsylvania
Marriage Licenses Registered in Various Counties
Marriage licenses issued for New Castle and Bessemer areas including Elizabeth Flauto and Chea Saver along with Milka Chicovich and others. Records show couples seeking licenses in New Castle and Bessemer jurisdictions.
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Wito Sidelli
Icos
New Castle
Elizabeth Flauto
Bessemer
Milka Chicovich
Dunlap to Take Oath as Mayor Monday Morning
Mayor elect William H. Dunlap will be sworn in by Mayor Fred L. Rentz in city council chambers at 10 oclock Monday January 7. J C Norris also will be sworn in and will head the street department with Reg Lusk in public safety and D O Davies in grounds and buildings. Dunlap becomes council chairman and assumes charge of public affairs. Norris replaces Wilbur Anderson and Dunlap replaces Rent. A large crowd is expected to witness the oath.
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William H. Dunlap
Ofice
Fred L. Rentz
Dunlap
J. C. Norris
Reg Lusk
D. O. Davies
W. T. Burns
Mr. Norris
Wilbur Anderson
Rent
Officer Jones Arrests Man in Seventh Ward
Officer Frank M. Jones arrested John Bedee in the Seventh ward district this morning. Bedee was intoxicated and had a pint of liquor in his possession when searched.
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Frank M. Jones
John Bedee
Seventh Ward
Bedee
New Castle Mayor Presents Year End Report Of Accomplishments
Mayor Fred L. Rentz delivers a written year end recap to City Council, praising cooperation, noting Gardiner Avenue viaduct progress and sewer extension completed. He predicts population growth and commends the police and council for harmonious governance during 1923.
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Rentz
County Line Street Home Is Robbed
W Hi Dean reports his residence at 7432 County Line Street was entered between 7 p m and 9 30 p m by use of a skeleton key. No items reported missing at the time. Police were alerted and will be informed if anything is later found missing.
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W. Hi. Dean
County Line Street
Frank Wynoski
Moravia Street
Police Seek Stolen 1925 Ford Touring Car
Warren police request public help locating a 1925 Ford touring car with Ohio license S26 058 stolen in town. police urge anyone with information to contact authorities.
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Warren
Death Record John R. Douds Aged 55
John R. Douds aged 55 of 1027 Adams Street dies in Pittsburgh Da Samuel O Neil SS filed death record may indicate burial or informant details in local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Douds
Adams Street
Samuel O'Neil
Pittsburgh
News Snapshots From Pennsylvania Nineteenth Century Mortality and Misfortune
Mrs Eleanor Schmuck age 75 Spring Vale Pa died from blood poisoning after a small splinter wound. Governor Winchot sets January 28 as the execution date for Lawrence Roberts convicted of murder in Venango County. Lewis Walker and Robert Ray of Maudville hauled a 24 pound muskalonge from Conneaut Lake. another 89 pound catch reported. Charles Engle 16 of Busisrs Pa lost all fingers and thumb when a motor saw pins his hand. William A Hartzell Bloomsburg first to show horse and sleigh this winter after 40 years. William Jolly at Atlantic Refining Franklin in critical condition after falling into an acid vat. Gerald Louise Bates four burned to death after clothing caught fire from open grate.
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Eleanor Schmuck
Spring Vale
William ©. Jolly
Eclipse
Atlantic Refining Company
Franklin
Gerald Louise Bates
Connellsville
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Dispatch
Adriatic Sea
Twentieth Century Limited
Darmes
Ines
Greer Also II
Carter
Phagus
Salvation Army
Northside
Bessemer and
Arthur Mometer
Old Council
City Hall
Hope Waters
C. M. Smail
Boy Scout
FORD
Officer Jones
Fred L. Renta
Gardner Avenue
Penna
City of
Samuel A. Barnes
United States
Council
Lawrence Roberts
Nnango County
Winchot
Lewis Walker
Robert Ray
Maudville
Conneaut Lake
Charles Engle
Busiress
William A. Hartzell
Bloomsburg
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