Gas blast wipes out whole family in Manville Mills tenement
A January 28 explosion in Cumberland destroys the Manville Mills tenement killing Edelard Hamel and his family of 13, plus boarder Michael Conway. The blast, sparked by a leaking gas pipe and a dynamite stash, levels nearby buildings and injures rescuers. Conway dies pinned under wreckage after being given an axe but unable to use it.
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Cumberland
R. J
Manville Mills
Michael Conway
Conway
Edelard Hamel
Marie
Antone
Arthur
O'Neil
Rose
Yvonne
Normandisa
Jirrard
Farland
Richard
Armandise
Lucienenne
Eppauline Bancuse
Hamel
Adelard Hamel
R C G White Dies At 74 In New Castle
R C G White longtime Lawrence County funeral director died Monday at home 410 East Wallace avenue age 74 born Princeton Pennsylvania December 20 1850 he served as county treasurer and New Castle school board president survived by wife Margaret Colnor White daughter Bertha Lampson two grandchildren and sister Mrs Mary Schultz of Hocking Port Ohio funeral details to follow.
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R. C. G. White
Lawrence County
Wallace Avenue
Mr. White
Princeton
Sarah and
J. Brown White
New Castle
First Christian Church
Lodge of the Craft
Lawrence Commandery
Knight Templar
Delta Chapter
Hiram Council
Syria
Pittsburgh
White
Lawrence Encampment
Lawrence County Funeral Directors Association
Margaret Colnor White
Bertha S. Lampson
Jackson
Emma Jane
James Russell White
City
Mary Schultz
Hocking Port, O
A. Roy White
Rising Water Halts Rescue Work At Pennsylvania Mine
Nine men remain unaccounted as ground water rises in Lancashire Mine No 18 at Barnes & Tucker Coal Co in Shanktown after a gas explosion. Fire bosses, mine officials and federal agents probe the disaster as 24 bodies are recovered and identification proceeds amidst a morgue setup in Stafford.
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Cress
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Cresson
Lancashire
Barnes & Tucker Coal Co
Shanktown
Stafford
Joseph Walsh
State Department of Mines
Shankstown
Blair Strip Steel to build new East Side plant in New Castle
Blair Strip Steel company structures a plant on the East Side between Butler Avenue and the B and P railroad to produce high grade cold rolled strip steel. Directors elected January 26 include George D Blair and J Norman Martin with officers George D Blair as president and George D Blair Jr as treasurer. Construction by Smith and Bauman Company underway with railroad spur access planned from the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh line. By July 1st to July 15th production expected to begin.
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East Side
Blair Strip Steel CO
Blair Strip
Lawrence Savings and Trust Building
George D. Blair
George D. Blair, Jr
J. Norman Martin
Thurman C. Post
George T. Weingartner
Thursman C. Post
Blair Strip Steel Company
Cascade Street
Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburgh Railway
Death Investigation For Miss Margaret Harding In Boston
Boston authorities opened a death inquiry into 23 year old Miss Margaret Harding daughter of William P G Harding governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston She came from Washington a year ago and led society circles In Alabama and Washington The medical examiner declined to release details and declined comment on burial plans
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Boston
William J. Brickley
Suffolk County Medical Examiner
Margaret Harding
William P. G. Harding
United States Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Backbay
Brickley
Miss Harding
Harding
Washington
Eugene van Rensselaer Thayer
Frederick H. Prince, Jr
Paris
R. T. Pell
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Federal Reserve System
Cancellation Of Leases Made By Fall Is Certain
The federal government moves to cancel the naval reserve oil leases held by Albert B. Fall and the Sinclair and Doheny interests. Senator Walsh, Montana Democrat, proposes a Senate resolution urging action to recover the leases and halt further oil extraction at Teapot Dome and Elk Hills. The White House seeks to appoint two lawyers to lead court action, with debate expected to continue.
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Washington
Naval Reserve
Albert B. Fall
Sinclair and
Doheny
White House
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Senate
Teapot Dome
Flk Hills
Police raid five New Castle clubs seize liquor
On Saturday night January 26 officers from state county and city units raided the Loyal Order of Moose Fraternal Order of Eagles Roumanian club Saxonheim club and the German Beneficial Union. Liquor was confiscated and club officials arrested. Those held on bail were B E Guckert Evan Evans P A Dunn John Schuster Verde Hoover and John Bender. Visitors in a disorderly house were fined a hundred dollars: John Pora Tom Burza H P Angell and Tom Moore. Zero hour was 8 30 P M.
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New Castle
Loyal Order of Moose
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Roumanian Club
Saxonheim Club
German Beneficial Union
Coates
Alderman Coates
BE. G. Guckert
Evan Evans
P. A. Dunn
Loyal Order of “Se
John Schuster
John Pora
Tom Burza
H. P. Angell
Tom Moore
Rucker
Novic
Baross
Milligan
Dunlap
Neslie
Wilson
Miller
Caruso
Brinton
Armstrong
J. Ed. Elder
Henry Dysart
Horner
Augustine
Kennedy
Harper
Campbell
Thomas
Greer
Hilliers
Latera
Coolidge Lauded For Quick Action In Lease Inquiry
Will H. Wood of Indiana lauded President Coolidge for directing an impartial outside attorney inquiry into naval oil leases before Walsh and Garrett resolutions. Wood called the move a political master stroke that turns a political liability into an asset.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Will H. Wood
Indiana
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Wood
White House
Bermuda Island Onion Tales Of Idle Beach Life
The piece paints Bermuda as a balmy, sunlit paradise where people rarely labor and live amid tropical scents. It notes the unusual onion influence and a breezy, relaxed scene with abundant warmth and sea air.
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Bermuda
National mourning in Russia for Lenin unfolds
Moscow reports a day of national mourning as Nicolai Lenin, late Soviet head, is entombed. About half a million mourners faced 30 degree cold, with over 1000 overcome by cold and emotion. Pilgrims arrive, guards pace the tomb, and bonfires light the night in a city-wide tribute.
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William J. Reswick
Moscow
Russia
Nicolai Lenine
Republic
Kremlin
Marriage Licenses in Various Cities Reported
Bernard McCormick of New Castle and Eleanor Sumosky of Oil City listed marriage licenses. Black and Youngstown, O. Lillie Wattler of Cleveland, O. also noted in license filings.
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Bernard McCormick
New Castle
Eleanor Sumosky
Oil City Files Black
Youngstown
Lillie Wattler
Cleveland, O
Wampum to Enter County Baseball League
Wampum Crescents manager Emilko supports a county league and expects an immediate meeting. He says the Crescents will send a team representative to attend.
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Emilko
Wampum Crescents
Crescents
Thir
Man Fined for Drunkenness in City Court
Steve Zuba was fined 19 dollars by Mayor William H. Dunlap after being found with a bottle of moonshine. He was arrested for drunkenness, and a second offender in the police court class was discharged.
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Steve Zuba
William H. Dunlap
Annual service honors New Castle firefighters at First Baptist
The New Castle fire department held an annual memorial at the First Baptist Church with a large audience. Firefighters honored included Ralph H. Gilliland, Jacob Eckert, A Judson Barnett, William Martin, Stewart A. Love, Dixon F. Watson, A H Meldwain, and Dr J K Pollock as Rev Percival H. Lynch delivered a memorial address praising their work protecting the city.
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New Castle
Council to Name Trio to City Planning Commission
The city council is expected to appoint three members to the planning commission on Tuesday to fill vacancies from the resignations of D. G. Duff Charles Greer and W. H. McBride. Albert Treser Paul Butz and J A Altschuler are believed to be chosen. Matthew Gunton and Charles Davis will retain their posts.
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City Planning Commission
D. G. Duff
Charles Greer
W. H. McBride
Albert Treser
Paul Butz
J. A. Altschuler
Matthew Gunton
Charles Davis
News Narrowly Escapes Loss Of Reporter In Mah Jong Night
A New Castle columnist recounts an evening of Mah Jong, describing tiles, wall building, and dice as he and party guests explore the game seen as a fad. The piece lampoons the social scene and the East Wind honor in their chaotic session.
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China
Mah Jong
North Pole
Pittsburgh
Senior Hi Y Club to Convene Tonight
Initiation exercises are scheduled at the regular weekly meeting of the Senior Hi Y club. Dinner will be served at 6 and Supervisor Q O Goodwin asks all members to make a special effort to attend.
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QO. S. Goodwin
Death Notices Gathered for Local Residents
Death notices announce R G White aged 74 of 410 Waste Wallace Avenue and Sarah K Morgan 56 of 514 Waldo Street. Also listed are Anna Adessa Tieche 56 Euclid Avenue, Harry L DeVore 57 Portersville PA and William F Stoner 66 Forest Street. Harry Cox of Franklin PA, Margaretta Dickson 71 Edenburg, Ralph Mooney 41 Butler Avenue Extension and Archie Cayne 55 Crescentdale.
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R. ©. G. White
Erie Man Burned To Death In Connellsville Fire
Joseph Conwell 65 of Erie was killed in a Connellsville fire that damaged a small building and risked the Bessemer railroad store rooms. He tripped over an oil stove in a side room, wedging his body in the door and hindering rescue efforts. He leaves a widow and nine children.
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Connellsville
Joseph Conwell
Erie
Bessemer Railroad
Conwell
Tragedies and notices linger in regional reports
Auto crash near Washington, Pennsylvania kills Walter Doblitz 32 and injures two others. John Mussano 12 dies in McKeesport from a blood infection after a leg scratch. Dr. Harry K. Plummer 43 dies from a bathtub fall in Beaver Falls. Typhoid claims two Ream brothers, Frank and Gus. Walter Johnston 24 dies from severe burns. John Masucci robbed at Youngstown butcher shop, $1854 receipts stolen. Samuel Gompers 74 observes birthday amid tributes.
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Tinue
Moose
Eagles
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Saxenheim
Republican Campaign Committee
Arthur Mometer
Nation
Honor Lenine
Puneral
Wampum
First Baptist Church
Treser
Butz
Altschuler
Council
Jazz
Freud
Smoke
Billy
Walter Doblitz
Lafayette Window Glass Company
Clarksburg
John Mussano
McKeesport
Harry K. Plummer
Beaver Falls
Ream
Frank Ream
Oklahoma
Gus Ream
Walter Johnston
Aulnt Franklin
John Masucci
Brest
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
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