Millionaire Wrigley Dies at Phoenix Winter Home
William Wrigley Jr. died at his Phoenix winter home at age 70 from heart disease after a brief illness. The Chicago Cubs owner and Los Angeles PCL club figure was famed for chewing gum wealth and sportsmanship. Funeral plans to be private in Pasadena with family attendance.
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Millionaire
Phoenix
Ariz
International News Service
Wiliam Wrigley Jr
Wrigley
Chicago
Los Angeles Club
P. K. Wrigley
James R. Offield
Betty Offield
Pasadena
Calif
Remnants of Civil War Roundheads and Local Notes
Pa Newc observes community items including veterans letters from the Roundhead Regiment, police escort of 54 children to barbershops for haircuts, and local road work on North Jefferson Street. Mentions of coal find on South Mercer, a tarpaulin covered car, and Y M C A reading donations at Pymatuning dam.
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Roundhead
Pennsylvania
Roundheads
Pa Newe
Margaret Henry
Daily Weather Report from U S Weather Bureau
The 24 hour period ending at nine this morning shows a maximum of 42 and a minimum of 27 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 7.7 feet and is falling. Statistics for the same date last year recorded a maximum of 59 and a minimum of 34.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
New Castle Prisoner Escapes At Richmond
Charles Panella a 24 year old inmate from New Castle Pennsylvania escaped from the Richmond state prison by sealing the wall. He fled under guards and fellow inmates in the exercise yard and dodged pursuit after scaling a high fence and brick wall. Authorities, including deputy sheriffs and armed citizens, launched a widespread hunt and discounted reports of local help. He had been sentenced to 58 years for robbery and began serving his term recently.
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Richmond
Charles Panella
New Castle
State
Panella
Eddie Stinsons Career Ended By Plunge Of Plane
Aviator Eddie Stinson dies in a cabin monoplane crash at Jackson Park Illinois. Three passengers are seriously injured including Fred M. Gillies a steel company executive and East Chicago Chamber of Commerce president. The crash ends Stinsons pioneering aviation career at 37.
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Eddie Stinsons
International News Service
Chicago
America
Eddie Stinson
Pioneer Flyer
Stinson
Jackson Park
Fred M. Gillies
Steel Company
Chamber of Commerce of
East Chicago
Cornell
New Sliding Room Rate Aimed at New Castle Homes
L B Round of the Pennsylvania Power Company announced plans to file a new domestic rate in the New Castle district. The 7-5-3 rate uses a single meter for lighting and appliances like a 2 kW range or electric refrigerator, reducing two-bill costs to one.
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L. B. Round
Pennsylvania Power Company
New Castle District
Public Service Commission
Madrid Strikes and Guarded Streets After Communist Suppression
Madrid reports tight security as troops stay in quarters and police patrol streets. In Rugo, red convicts armed by unknown sources attempted an escape, with casualties believed but not confirmed. Nationwide strikes persist amid general quiet.
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International
Madrid
Rugo
Campaign to raise 60000 for Jameson Memorial Hospital
Workers report 11584 raised in Castleton ballroom on day two, bringing the campaign total to 535316 toward a 60000 goal to clear hospital debt and keep services open. Enthusiasm remains high as donors push toward the target with ongoing community support.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Castleton
Dartmoor Prison Guarded as Break Plot Erupts in England
British troops were deployed at Dartmoor Prison after a planned break by inmates prompted a security lockdown. Reports blamed American influence for the jailbreak attempt as authorities prepared for potential outside aid to aid in escape. A separate Rochester plan was discussed to stimulate local employment through coordinated business and union efforts.
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International News Service
Princetown
England
Dartmoor Prison
Dartmoor
Plymouth
London
Daily
Will Rogers Urges Limits on Borrowing in Election Year
Will Rogers comments from London on the U.S. loan bills totaling 125 million for land banks and two billion previously. He argues election-year spending burdens taxpayers for decades and mocks borrowing as the world’s problem, proposing limits and fresh relief through more borrowing only for those in debt.
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Clyde Smith
London
Number Aided By Mayor's Fund Grows
The mayor's relief committee reports rising aid with an average of 102 baskets of groceries daily last week, up from 86, and 610 baskets of groceries total plus 400 gallons of soup daily. Clothing was distributed to those in dire need and aid required work for eligibility. Treasurer L W Mee Clung announced today receipts of 14.25 dollars.
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Charles Mayne
Clyde Smith
Louis Haug
Walter Dietterle
O. H. P. Brown
J. C. Gilfillan
Ivor Davis
Mayne
Mayor's Relief Committee
L. W. Mee- Clung
Groundhog Day Forecast Prompts Winter Wonder
The article notes February 2 as the date for the groundhog to forecast winter’s path. If he sees a shadow, six more weeks of winter are expected, though unusually warm weather raises questions about the season. Old timers say warmth often precedes a chilly spring.
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Groundhog
League Council Warns China and Japan Over Shanghai Crisis
The League of Nations Council, in a secret session, warns China and Japan of grave consequences if Shanghai tensions continue and calls for immediate remedial steps. Chinese and Japanese delegates did not attend. Boncour will relay the decision to both sides and urge restraint.
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William C. Judd
Geneva
League of Nations Council
China
Japan
Shanghai
W. W. Yen
Naotake Sato
Joseph Paul Boncour
Yen
League Council
Death Notices of Several Individuals in Local Area
Ora W. Jones age 15 of 308 Locust Street, Mathias Golder age 82 of New Castle, Albert Henry McKean age 70 of Ambridge, and Miss Anna Ritchey of Wampum are listed in a local death record.
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Ora W. Jones
Locust Street
Mathias Golder
New Castle
Albert Henry McKean
Ambridge
Anna Ritchey
Hunt Woman In Bechtel Murder Case
Philadelphia police renewed their Bechtel murder probe focusing on a woman linked to a midnight tryst with Norman A. Bechtel a Mennonite church worker. Detectives search the city for a woman believed to have been with him when he was slain and consider an eternal triangle theory.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Norman A. Bechtel
Bechtel
Warren man to face sanity tests after wife slaying
Arch F. Kinsely, 43, a Warren lumberman, is to be examined by two psychiatrists, Dr. L J Karnosh and Dr. H M Page, after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to the January 13 murder of his wife in a downtown Warren office building. He fled through Pennsylvania and West Virginia before appearing in court.
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International News Service
Warren
Arch F. Knnsely
L. J. Karnosh
Cleveland City Hospital
H. M. Page
Lynn B. Griffith
Kinsely
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Tenseness Grips Shanghai Today
A tense climate unfolds as Shanghai reports rising tensions amid unnamed threats. Reports indicate potential clashes and military readiness affecting governance and public order in the region.
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Shanghai
Martial Law Looms as China Mobilizes Near Shanghai
Shanghai tense after 17 000 Chinese troops mass in the area and General Chen Ming Shu becomes foreign minister. officials warn a clash with Japan could erupt and martial law prevails across Chinese territory amid high alert and ongoing negotiations with Tokyo.
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Chen Ming-Shu
Nanking
Shanghai
Eugene Chen
China
Murat
Tokyo
Japan
Japanese fleet ordered to Shanghai to enforce boycott halt
Twelve destroyers and a cruiser set course from Sasebo toward Shanghai to bolster a twenty four vessel force ready to press demands that anti-Japanese boycott and agitation stop at once. Shanghai's Nichi Nichi correspondent said consul general Murai believed further talks with China useless.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Shanghai
Sasebo
Nichi Nichi
Murai
Inauguration Set For Tigers Club Officers
Members of the Tigers club will be inaugurated at 7 30 p m Monday night at the club rooms of the organization. The statement was released today.
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Tigers Club
Joust to Jilted Gig: Fans Boo Umpires in Modern Sport
In old times knights and jousting defined sport and style. Now crowds shout and insult the umpire as the game unfolds, with tickets bought and plays begun while fans heap contempt on officials. The shift marks a stark change from noble combat to rowdy spectator behavior.
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