Senate debate grows over 70721 to aid prohibition enforcement
In New York on January 15 the Senate fights a bill adding 707.25 million dollars to fund prohibition enforcement. Drys say the extra money buys needed evidence, while the nets retort they must buy their own evidence. The note praises Morrow for service, and mentions J P Morgan joining the scene as a new recruit.
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Generral
New York
Jaen
Senate
Nets
J. P. Morgan
Snow Closes Streets as Five Inches Fell Monday Night
Snow shovels worked hard this morning as five to six inches accumulated over Monday and last night. The frigid air kept temperatures around 15 to 19 degrees. Few men available for sidewalk clearing, one man struggled to find workers. Children enjoyed a sled ride while crews continued cleanup. a brief continuation note follows on the next page.
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Leary
Babe Ruth Crushed by Death of Wife Urban Shock
Boston January fifteenth. Babe Ruth, devastated by his wife's death, says he is through with baseball and wishes to be alone. In a Brunswick hotel suite he laments the loss, declares his career ruined, and voices a desire to escape and recover. He adds no bitterness toward the woman she loved, hoping to remember her fondly. Services
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International
Boston
Babe Ruth
Brunswick Hotel
Babe
Iy Tall
Dr Kinder
I¢ Babe
Tax Collectors And Auditors Invited To Meeting
County Superintendent John C. Syling announces an invitation to tax collectors and township auditors to attend a session at the Lawrence County School Directors Association convention on Thursday January 24. The event aims to discuss cooperation between tax offices and school administration with special speakers present.
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John C. Syling
Sesson
Lawrence County School Directors Association
Crescent Cement Co Sale Announces New Cleveland Backing
Crescent-Portland Cement Co announces sale to Sandusky Cement interests led by J B John of Cleveland becoming president and general manager with B J Maguire as vice president and treasurer and Fred Pickford as secretary. The plant will run full time at half capacity through winter with 200 men, while retaining the old name.
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Crescent-Portland Cement Co
Wazpum
Sandusay Cement Company
Cleveland
Wampum
J.B. John
B. J. Maguire
Fred Pickford
J. B. John
John
W. B. A Newberry
Andrew Berger
Itsburgh
A. ©. Dustin
Dwight Winter
Pittsburgh
E. J. Ma‘auire
B. J. Jarrett
Crecent Portland
Sandusky
South Side Home Damaged By Fire
A fire at 11:35 on Monday night damaged a double house at 1109-02 South Jefferson occupied by Albert Jackson and Charles Clarke. The loss was about 525 dollars. Central Fire Department Companies No. 5 and trucks answered box 53. The blaze started in a clothes press filled with rubbish, likely from spontaneous combustion. Firefighters cleared the scene by 1:15 am.
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Albert Jackson
Charles Clarke
South Jefferson
Company No
Trucs
Central Fire Department
R. B. Craig
Bath
Death notices for several residents across Pennsylvania
Mrs Curtis M Anderson 66 of 528 Evil avenue Silas Hagerty 75 of Franklin Pa James W Taylor 77 of 206 Boyles ayendes ers Margaret J Davis 72 of Beaver Falls Pa Paul Thomas Swisher 20 of Bryson Mill road New Castle R D Mary Ethel Natitia 5 of Bessemer Pa
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Curtis M. Anderson
Evil
Silas Hagerty
Franklin
James W. Taylor
Boyles Ayendesers
Margaret J. Davis
Beaver Falls
Paul Thomas Swisher
Bryson Mill Road
New Castle
Mary Ethel Natitia
Bessemer
Snow accumulates at pump station in New Castle
Eight degrees below zero is the morning reading at the New Castle Water Company pump station. Between 9 a.m. Monday and nine oclock this morning, six inches of snow fell, bringing the week’s total to 7.25 inches according to measurements taken by B. F. Johnson.
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New Castle Water Company
B. F. Johnson
Johnson
Hoover Faces Endless Job Seekers As Cabinet Fights Begin
Washington January 15 Hoover fights patronage woes as he screens endless callers for jobs. The journalist notes factional squabbles among Republicans in New York Tennessee and Indiana spilling before Hoover, who acts as arbiter. A plan by Hubert Work to give national committee members equal footing with senators in appointments sparks Capitol Hill debate amid a push for a continuous party operation.
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George R
Holmes International News
Srevien State
Washington
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Mfe
Arbert Hoover
Relind
New York
Tennessee
Indiana
Hoover
Hubert Work
National Committee
Work
Ife
Nacional
Capitol Hill
Venango County Buried Under Snow Impassable Roads
Frigid storms buried Venango County with eight to twelve inches of snow as plows battled through the night to keep highways open. By eight this morning snowfall ceased and winds died, but snowblocked county roads and halted local bus and motor traffic.
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Franklin
Pennsylvania
Mrs Ruth in stupor before death at Watertown blaze
Boston January 15 state investigators probe Mrs Babe Ruth death at Dr Edward Kinder home Watertown. One full and one empty whiskey bottle found on a table on the first floor, believed to have contained drugs issued by a physician. Autopsy ordered to determine possible poisoning.
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Jerawtional News
Boston
Watertown
Edward H. Kinder
Babe Ruth
Ruth
George Burgess Magrath
Sports Writer Burns To Death In Chicago Fire
Fred A Heyner, sports writer for the Chicago Daily News, was found burned to death in the ruins of his Lake Forest home. His wife and two children escaped the blaze as neighbor firefighters battled the inferno. The fire started near midnight after Heyner went to the basement to tend the heating plant. an explosion is suspected. Mrs Hayner, found in a nightgown in the snow, was rushed to a hospital with the two sons Francis 12 and James 14 rescued from the flames.
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Musnetineat
Mats Beevice
Fred A Heyner
Chicago Daily News
Lake Forest
Notables Stricken Across Europe by Illness Wave
Cabled reports to International News Service list royalty and prominent figures ill across Europe. King George recovering from lung infection after surgery. Queen Mary nearly recovered from throat inflammation. Prince George convalescing after severe cold. Queen Marie of Romania gravely ill with influenza at Reval Palace Bucharest. King Zogu of Albania ill at Tirana palace. Marshal Foch seriously ill with heart and kidney troubles in Paris. Georges Clemenceau confined to bed with grippe in Paris. General Bramwell Booth gravely ill at his Southwold home.
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Europe
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England
Queen Mary
Prince George
Marie
Roumania
Reval
Bucharest
King Zogu
Albania
Tirana
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Paris
George Clemenceau
France
Grippe
Gen
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Southwold
Eng
Heaviest Snow Of Entire Year Paralyzes Roads
Severe snowstorm grips western Pennsylvania as New Castle records seven to eight inches in 24 hours. Plows battle drifts on highways and rail lines. many parts of the state report nearly impassable roads. No excessive cold reported. temperatures rise slightly overnight. Weather forecasts predict more snowfall and travel delays across the region.
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New Castle
Todey
Pennsylvania
Lae
Atlanta Youth Is Placed On Trial Fights For Life
A troubled Atlanta youth faces trial as doctors battle to save the youth’s life after a serious incident. Authorities report the case is under medical care and investigation continues.
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Atlanta
Fights
Numerous Bills Appear In House Session Today
Bills appeared in the house for the first time this session with a measure by Speaker Hess amending the public school employees retirement system. New employees took the oath, and a resolution suggested a Blue Ridge site in Pennsylvania for a summer White House. A local option bill to regulate Sunday sports and entertainments was introduced.
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Viaternalignal News
A. B. Hess
Lancaster
Joh A. Rhodes
Allegheny
State Committee
House
Speskler Hess
Pennsylvania
White House
Witherspoor
Franklin County
Blue Ridge
Snow Scrapers Work All Night In County
Snow scrapers operated through the night under H W Lightner to clear roads. Despite heavy snowfall up to two feet in places, the state highway crew reported roads opened to traffic by noon with salt spread on slippery surfaces.
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H. W.W. Lightner
Lightner
Pirates Then and Now Prey on Land and Sea
A fragmented reminiscence laments modern pirates who threaten with smiles rather than weapons, demanding ransom in candy pencils and pennies. The narrator vows to resist and not surrender, describing bold yet small brigands who pressure through intimidation.
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