mine disaster toll rises after Illinois coal mine blast
Johnston City Illinois January 26 thirty dead and many injured after a gas explosion in the Creator Clinch mine. Three hundred fifty men were underground when the blast occurred as rescue efforts continued and families faced tragedy with quiet resolve.
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Hirty
Johnston City
Illinois
International News Service
Ills
Creator - Clinch Company
East Side
Ile
Here
Lenine Death Prompts Fresh Communist Dissent
Moscow dispatch reports tensions rising within the party despite Lenine's death as the old guard and Trotzky insurgents clash over control. Religious services are planned for Lenine's funeral with Orthodox and New Living Church clergy participating, and Trotzky expected to attend. The body will be preserved in a vault for future viewings by pilgrims.
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William J. Reswick
International News Service
Moscow
Communist Party
Nicolai Lenine
Communist ‘‘Old Guard
Trotzky
Lenine
Orthodox Church
New Living Church of
Russia
Republic
Tykhon
Leon Trotzky
Kalenin
Motherless Daughters of Labor Premier to Preside over No 10 Downing Street
London dispatch reports Ramsey Macdonald, Britain's new Labour prime minister, will move with his four motherless children to 10 Downing Street. Born in Lossiemouth, Scotland, the 58 year old has risen from a laboring youth to political leader after years as secretary to Tom Lough and a political comeback.
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Daughters OF Labor
NO. 10
Downing Street
London
Lossiemouth
Scotland
England
Ramsey Macdonald
Gladstone
Macdonald
Ramsey
Scotch Hills
Tom Lough
Margaret Gladstone
Statesman
Leicester
Labor Party
James A. Reed
Missouri
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Washington
Reed
Two youths injured after sled crash on Mount Jackson Hill
At noon today two 15 year old boys were seriously hurt when their sled crashed into a pole on Mount Jackson Hill. Andy Ruzzo of North Wayne street and Raymond Taylor of Ashland avenue suffered skull fractures and chest injuries. They were rushed to Shenango Valley hospital in serious condition with recovery doubtful.
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Mt. Jackson Hill
Andy Ruzzo
North Wayne Street
Raymond Taylor
Ashland Avenue
Shenango Valley Hospital
Auto Struck By Train At Ravenna Crossing
Four people were killed when the B&O Capital Limited train struck their car at a grade crossing in Ravenna Ohio. Victims were James Norris 56 Doros Wolf 19 and Mr and Mrs Andrew Nofcier of Alliance Ohio. The car was on a trip home from Cleveland and the train stopped a quarter mile later.
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International News Service
Ravenna, O
B. & O. ‘Capital Limited
James Norris
Doris Wolf
Andrew Nofcier
Alliance
Ohio
Cleveland
Constabulary in Colorum Battle in Philippines
At Socorro on Buás Island Filipino Colorums attacked. after bombardment by the cruiser Sacramento Colonel Bowers and about one hundred constabulary landed and charged under heavy fire. To prevent retreat in bad weather the town was burned and the troops returned to the Sacramento. One constabulary man was killed. Colorum casualties unknown, two dead and two seriously burned found in the town. A temporary station at Colsolacion will be established to cut off the Fanatics.
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International News Service
Manilla
Sacramento
Socorra
Sland
Bowers
Constabulary
Colorumns
Weather Woes Prompt Odd Wardrobe Plan
The weather shifts from sun to drizzle to snow and back to sun with rapid changes. The speaker jokes about carrying many clothes including a rain coat and umbrella, woolen hose and straw hat. He notes noon temperature around eight degrees and calls for a petition to the weather “fixing chap.”
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Peain Jt
Blair Steel Co. Awards Plant Contract to Local Firm
The Blair Steel company awards the first unit of its new plant to Smith & Bauman, local contractors. Construction will start when weather permits, with completion and machinery installation targeted by May 1. The 50 by 250 foot one story brick building includes a 25 by 50 foot side addition for pickle department on a New Castle site.
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Blair Steel Company
Smith & Bauman
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Truscon Steel Company
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Lancaster Man Dies Of Bullet Fired By Corncrib Prowlers
Arthur Moyer a 34 year old superintendent of the Welsh Mountains mission died at General hospital from a bullet wound to the abdomen suffered when two prowlers opened fire as he investigated sounds behind the mission home. Farmers, constables State troopers and city police hunt the two suspects with J L Booth named as a suspect.
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International News Service
Lancaster
Arthur Moyer
Welsh Mountains Mission
General Hospital
Welsh Mountains
J. L. Booth
Marriage Licenses James FE Botham and Mildred G Jarvis
New Castle reports marriage license records for James FE Botham and Mildred G Jarvis in New Castle. The filing indicates a formal union between two residents, with details listed in the public records.
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James FE. Botham
New Castle
Mildred G. Jarvis
Zero Temperature Follows Blizzard Sweeping Michigan
A blizzard swept Michigan with zero temperatures, killing one man and injuring dozens. Hundreds of motorists were stranded in snow drifts as railroad and road traffic were largely stopped. An unidentified man was found frozen on a road to Sault Ste Marie.
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Detroit
Sault Ste Marie
Enon Lodge Sends Candidates For Third Degree
Enon I O O F lodge dispatches a class of candidates to New Castle Lodge No 195 for the third degree tonight The local degree team will perform the work and all team members are expected to attend the meeting in the city
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Enon I. O. O. F. Lodge
New Castle Lodge No
Woman Injured After Fall Down Stairway
Mrs. James T. Foster of Lowery Street was taken to Shenango Valley Hospital with a fractured hip after tripping and falling the length of a stairway this morning. Her condition is listed as well as can be expected.
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James T. Foster
Lowery Street
Shenango Valley Hospital
Teapot Dome Oil Lease Emerges as Campaign Issue
Teapot Dome oil lease becomes central political weapon as Democrats vow to press the case in the campaign. The White House signals possible criminal action against the leasing by Ex-Secretary Fall, with Senator Hiram Johnson a key opponent. The hearing is continued.
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Teapot Dome
Kenneth W. Clark
International News Service
Washington
White House
Great
Naval Oil Reserve
Hiram Johnson
California
Reed
New York
Treasury
Wilson
League of Nations
Faye
Burglary Suspect Killed by Officer in Grocery Safe Crack
In Minneapolis at a Piggly Wiggly basement Johnson and accomplice cracked the store safe. Cornered by police with flashlights and guns, Johnson chose to fight. As he leveled a revolver, Officer George Kramer shot him, killing him instantly. companion Bill Carson surrendered.
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International News Service
Minneapols
Minn
Peter C. Johnson
Johnson
George Kramer
Bill Carson
Detroit, Mich
Windy collision injures sixty in Brooklyn trolley crash
A brisk river wind toppled a one man trolley from its tracks at Columbia and Woodhall streets in Brooklyn. The car slid into a larger car, injuring sixty people with 50 cut by flying glass and ten bruised. Ten victims were hospitalized.
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International News Service
New York
Columbia
Woodhall Streets
Brooklyn
Firefighters Exams Placed In Council Chambers Thursday Night
Fire applicants will take the civil service examination for firemen positions as the board of examiners conducts tests in council chambers Thursday night. Several vacancies remain in the fire department.
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Civil Service
Board of Examiners
Council
Fire Department
Crowds In Tokio For Festival Of Royal Marriage
Tokio hosts the wedding day celebrations for Prince Regent Hirohito with 7000 police guarding processions. Ambassador Wood plans to attend the palace audience with the Regent and Crown Princess, signaling US diplomatic presence in Japan.
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Tokio
Duke N. Parry
International News Service
Tortio, Saath
Hirohito
Wood
Japan
America
United States
Woman Dies After Nine-Story Jump From Riverside Drive Apartment
Mrs Weldon Westerfield 40 wife of a paint dealer died after jumping from her ninth floor Riverside Drive apartment. Police say she had been in ill health for months. Earlier her husband wrestled to prevent her from drinking poison but she broke away and leaped from the window.
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International News Service
NEW x0
Jan
Weldon Westerfield
Riverside Drive
Secretary Wallace Endorses McNary Corporation Plan
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace endorsed the McNary bill to form a $200,000,000 government corporation to finance the export of surplus farm products. He called the measure a proper remedy for agricultural relief.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wallace
McNary
Death notices list several local residents
Death notices record Mrs Martha McCleary 75 of 816 McCleary Avenue, Helen Bartholomew 11 of 422 Valley Street, and Mrs Catherine Bertason 31 of Elwood City Stevens, signaling obituaries in brief form.
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Martha McCleary
McCleary Avenue
Helen Bartholomew
Valley Street
Catherine Bertason
Elwood City
Stevens
McMillen Backs Crawford for City Postmaster Job
Former City Treasurer C L Mec Millen disclaims ambition for the postmaster appointment. He says he has heard rumors but supports Mr Crawford, arguing that someone with Crawford’s experience as assistant postmaster is fit for the top post.
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C. L. MecMillen
Crawford
Snapshots At News Orders Reach Vast Amounts
Snapshots at news orders totaling about 50 million dollars have been received by firms in the Pittsburgh district during the 44th annual show of the Associated Glass and Pottery Manufacturers. The report notes shifts in industry and regional activity.
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Pittsburgh
Associated Glass and Pottery Manufacturers
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Welsh
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Sault
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