Plan To Question Engineer On Fast Mail Death Train
Coroner A. J. Pearse planned to question engineer John Hand and the locomotive fireman after an inquest into a grade crossing crash that killed nine school children and bus driver John Taylor in Berea Ohio. Witnesses testified about the speeding New York Central mail train that plowed into a crossing where a stalled bus began to cross.
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International News Service
BEREA
A. J. Pearse
New York Central
Pearse
John Hand
John Taylor
Jacob Walter
Juanita Walter
Evelyn Kaltenback
William Davidson
Vernon
Rita
Dorothy Zelinski
Vincent Zelinski
William Pastorik
Ethel Davidson
Hand
New York Central Mail
Cleveland
Shreve
C. W. Riley
Memoirs and Parley Report From London
Special to The News. Will Rogers notes the London conference is now secret with no public meetings and a forthcoming memoir after the next war may reveal what happened. He mentions Lady Astor’s group at the House of Commons and mocks American press. He also acknowledges Mrs. W. J. Bryan’s death as a noble soul.
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England
Roger
Lady Astor
House of Commons
Senate
Will Rogers
Cold snap spurs pond skating and pay day at PA rail yard
The cold spell brings good skating on county ponds and water bodies while workers expect a payday today for many Pennsylvania Railroad employees by check rather than pay car. A curious license coincidence shows two cars with numbers S-1939 and K-1939 parked downtown.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pa Nene
McDevitt Brought Before Alderman On Murder Charge
McDevitt, returned from Indiana Harbor, faces murder charges in the shooting of Clark Rea in Neshannock township. He was read the information and held without bail by Alderman L C Mantz pending a hearing to be held later, and jailed with three associates. A hearing on the murder charges will follow by County Detective H Martin Lee. Alderman Mantz previously handled hearings for Charles Llewellyn and William Grimm for the March term.
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Jack McDevitt
Indiana Harbor
Indiana
John Young
Thomas Lynch
Clark Rea
Neshannock Township
L. C. Mantz
A. S. Leslie
Alderman Mantz
Martin
H. Martin Lee
Charles Llewellyn
William Grimm
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period
Weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 19 degrees and a minimum three degrees below freezing. Precipitation is 0.03 inches with 30 inches of snow. River stage stands at 6 feet and slowly falling.
Bus Drivers Strike Over Wage Cut in Scranton
Bus drivers for Great Lakes Stages Colonial and Greyhound lines in Scranton walked out over a wage dispute. Leaders said 30 of 35 pilots quit while Buffalo and Cleveland drivers joined the walkout. companies reported fewer quitters and no comment on those cities. The strike stems from a wage reduction from four to two and a half cents per mile.
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Great Lakes Stages, Inc
Colonial
Greyhound Lines
Buffalo
Cleveland
Well Known Altoona Politician Elmer A. Hite Dies
Altoona Pa Jan 23 Elmer A Hite 68 longtime alderman and five term council president dies at his home Survived by son Walter A Hite a noted figure in aviation circles The obituary notes his decades of political service and leadership roles in Altoona government
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International News Service
Altoona
Elmer A. Hite
Hite
Walter A. Hite
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Faces Imminent Crisis
The Byrd polar party faces starvation and death as food runs low and ice packs trap them. The U S State Department asks Norway to mobilize whaling ships nearby to haul Byrd's men from Little America within 15 to 30 days to avoid a winter in the Antarctic.
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Washington
Richard Evelyn Byrd
South Polar
Antarctic
State Department
Byrd Party
Norway
Swenson
Polar
Byrd
Admiral Byrd
Little America
Shearer Sealed Inside Palace Room Tied to Navy Propaganda
London January 23 William B Shearer a prominent navy propagandist linked to a senatorial probe has been assigned a room in St James Palace Newspapermen touring the palace noted a sealed niche once for statues now closed and the attendant said Shearer is sealed inside it to curate the forthcoming five power naval conference.
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International News Service
London
William B. Shearer
St. Jame’s Palace
Naval Conference
Shearer
Fire destroys Reuter’s barn at fair grounds race track
At New Orleans on January 23 three people were seriously burned and 14 race horses perished in a blaze that consumed H. B. Reuters barn at the fair grounds race track. Wilfred May, 19, apprentice rider, J. W. Smith of Milwaukee and Phil Catman, stableman, were badly burned. May’s prognosis was poor. The fire’s origin was not determined.
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New Orleans
Cannon Club
H. B. Reuter
Fair Grounds Race Track
Wilfred May
J. W. Smith
Milwaukee
Phil Catman
May
Republic Steel Stock Offering Tied to Merger Plans
In Cleveland on January 23 a $55,000,000 issue of six per cent cumulative convertible preferred stock at $100 par is expected to be announced by a syndicate. The stock is tied to a merger involving Republic Iron and Steel, Central Alloy Steel, Donner Steel, and Bourne Fuller into Republic Steel Company.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Republic Steel Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Central Alloy Steel
Donner Steel
Bourne- Fuller
Naval Delegates Work in Private Second Session
The five power naval disarmament conference began its second plenary session at St James Palace London in private with chief delegates from the United States Britain France Italy and Japan present amid a quieter atmosphere than the opening ceremony at the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords.
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Harry R. Flory
International News Service
London
Royal Gallery
House of Lords
St. James’ Palace
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Two Youths Confess in Neshannock Township Murder Case
Two days after Clark Rea was murdered in Neshannock township, Charles Llewellyn and William Grimm confessed to District Attorney John S. Powers and investigators of their role in the crime. They alleged Jesse Martin and Jack Mc Devitt aided them. McDevitt and Martin also face murder charges.
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Clark Rea
Neshannock Township
Charles Llewellyn
William Grimm
John S. Powers
L. B. McAnaney
Charles F. Barrett
L. C. Mantz
Jesse Martin
Jack McDevitt
McDevitt
Martin
Unprecedented Cold Wave Rages Across Nation
Sub zero temperatures grip the midwest and plains with eight to 52 degrees below zero reported. In Chicago two more deaths occur as two apartment fires displace over 70 families seeking shelter amid eight below zero conditions. Forecasters promise relief later today.
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Great Lakes
Iowa
Illinois
Moline
Darlington
Wis
Central States
Colorado
Arkansas
Texas
Tennessee
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Missouri
George Steiner
Catherine Miller
C. A. Donnel
Seevers Refuses Plea in Rodgers Case
John D. Seevers, already convicted of his wife Stella Seevers murder, appeared in court to enter a guilty plea to the Catherine Rodgers shooting. He refused after consulting his attorney and signaled he would stand trial, planning to confer with Cleveland attorney Myers.
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John D. Seevers
Stella Seevers
Catherine Rodgers
Edwin K. Logan
Seevers
Myers
Cleveland
Logan
Rodgers
Hildebrand
Thieves Steal at Local Church
Thomas Lynch answered a call to the First Christian church after the janitor found a theft in the sewing room. Two unfinished quilts and a package of six towels were stolen last night.
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John Young
Thomas Lynch
First Christian Church
Relief From Cold Eases for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania residents breathed relief as a frigid wave, which dipped temperatures to around zero, was not prolonged. Forecaster W. S. Brotzman said temperatures would rise to about 18 or 20 by this afternoon as high pressure moved over the region.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
West Virginia figures press bid to return Donnie Schroeder
Dispatches from Wheeling report Attorney Ben Rosenbloom and Joseph Crawford plan to pursue custody of Donnie Schroeder, held as a material witness in the Brady Paul murder case. District Attorney Powers filed papers to retain Donnie with local authorities, with bonds set at 10 000 for any custodian seeking custody.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ben Rosenbloom
West Virginia
New Castle
Joseph Crawford
Benwood
Donnie Schroeder
Irene Schroeder
Brady Paul
Rosenbloom
Crawford
John S. Powers
Wth
William E. Marshall
Paul
Donnie
W. Glenn Dague
Dague
Jack Dunlap
Act of Assembly
Donnie At
Hundreds Marooned By Missouri Arkansas Floods
Memphis dispatch reports rescue crews in sub zero weather battling ice jams to reach hundreds of families stranded by floodwaters in southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas. Red Cross official Walter Overfield plans temporary HQs at Dell Arkansas and near Blytheville. continuing cold threatens operations.
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International News
Memphis
Tenn
Missouri
Arkansas
Walter Overfield
American Red Cross
Wll
Dell
Ark
Blytheville
Death Record Michael Nolan in Pittsburgh and Martha Connery
Death notice mentions Michael Nolan of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Martha Connery aged 29 East Street. The fragment also lists Helen Dudash and a child named South New Castle ore in unclear context.
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Michael Nolan
Pittsburgh, Pa
Helen Dudash
South New Castle Ore
Martha Jane Connery
East Street
Physician Cites Nervousness For Condition
Prisoners talk quite readily but do not discuss the Paul shooting here late Friday. A physician says the condition observed is due to nervousness and not mentioned as related to the incident.
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Paul
Three Below Is Recorded Today In New Castle
New Castle residents woke to a bitter morning as thermometers at the U S Weather Observation Station at the Water Works showed three below zero. The cold spell persisted for most of the week and is expected to continue as the Midwest remains under subzero conditions.
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New Castile
U. S
New Castle
Middle West
Arthur Mometer and the telephone helper
Voice only helper guides users to be polite on calls. The poem notes she is busy today and urges patience, reminding that courtesy pays and temper should be kept when phoning. It ends with a time cue that it is twelve today.
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