England probes high food prices
London July 15 England may set up a permanent commission to watch prices and supplies of principal foods. Premier Stanley Baldwin says the body will study food prices and advise the government while pursuing compulsory powers if needed. Cold storage data and broader controls are already being considered to curb price rises amid housing shortages unemployment and unrest. A chigger probably thinks a flea is an elephant.
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David M. Church
Stanley Baldwin
Wilh Im Fuet
Permanent Commission
Farlinment
Ministry of Agriculture
Ears Found in Paris Subway Mystery Deepens
In Paris two severed ears were discovered in a small box aboard a subway car at Porte de Clignancourt. Detectives seek the owner while a doctor notes the ears were cut from a head over an hour earlier. Authorities fear a prank by a medical student or similar figure.
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Neavs
Paris
Porte de Clignancourt
New Motor May Give France Air Supremacy
Louis Damblanc, a French engineer, has invented a new airplane motor that reduces power loss at high altitudes. Experts predict France could claim first place in world aviation as military authorities study large scale production of the engine.
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International News Service
Prais
Louis Damblanc
France
Rock Dust Prevents Coal Mine Explosion
New York July 15 The American Engineering Standards Committee announces a comprehensive rock dusting code for coal mines. The plan aims to stop coal dust explosions by spreading rock dust thick enough to extinguish incipient blasts before they travel through the mine atmosphere.
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International News Service
New York
American Engineering Standards Committee
School Board Exoneration Request Overcharges Tax
A city list shows exonerations totaling 17 996.00 though the assessment was 2.00. About 760.00 is for volunteer firefighters and many entries are doubles or unlocatable as residents moved since the triennial 1921 24 assessment. Roughly 514 people owe 5.00 for 1924.
Cabinet Change Looms In Japan
Tokyo dispatch notes that Japan may form a new cabinet within months but foreign policy will likely stay controlled by influential statesmen. General Baron Gilichi Tanaka leads Seiyukai and aims to become prime minister. He seeks closer US and China economic ties and predicts public U.S. sentiment will shift immigration policy, not Tokyo action.
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Luther A. Huston
Tokyo
Japan
Kato
Baron Gilchi Tanaka
Seiyukai
United States
China
Tanakai
Tanaka
Salt Lake City Star O'Doul Sold to New York Yankees
Salt Lake City's Coast League star right fielder Lefty O'Doul has been sold to the New York Yankees. Yankee scout Ed Holly reported the deal, and negotiations for Salt Lake shortstop Tony Lazerre have opened. The package price is expected to exceed $75,000 for both players.
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International News Service
Salt Lake City
Utah
O'Doul
Salt Lake
New York Yankees
Ed. Holly
Yankee
Holly
Tony Lazerre
Officials Claim Army Slayer Near Arrest
The report details scrutiny of Knipp's Syracuse home and his parents' Cayuga Lake summer residence as authorities press toward an arrest. Mrs Penella, widow of the victim, plans to return to work with her children Eleanore seven months and Louis two in the care of her mother while she earns a living. She says she does not wish Knapp any bad luck and expresses sympathy for his family.
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Jung
Knipp
Syracuse
Cayugal Lake
Mre
Penelis
Penella
Eleanore
Louis
To Resume Probe In Mine Disaster
Fairmont West Virginia July 15 R M Lambie chief of the state department of mines arrived to resume the investigation of the Barracksville mine disaster months ago that killed about twenty miners. State inspectors Sullivan Lilly Stewart Jarrett and Griffith will testify when the inquiry restarts Thursday.
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International News
Fairmont
W. Va
R. M. Lambie
State Department of Mines
What Did You See Mrs C Els Street Observations
Mrs C Els reports seeing street activity including a car stopping at an alley not a stop to let off a passenger. Two state highway patrolmen begin their daily county patrol. Children outside Centennial field wait for foul balls for admission tickets. A North Mill youth rolls over on the sidewalk in a homemade four wheel coaster. A Dayton monkey pennant offered by an enterprising salesman. A North Hill neighbor rides home in a company car. A steel mill cap whittles a paper critter from wood. A haw weight guessed by hand. A Centennial poster prepared as a keepsake for the birthday party. An automobile cruiser scene on East Side near Sipm.
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Centennial Field
North Hill
Foreign Traders Penetrate China
Washington reports that in a decade American manufacturers have heavily sourced materials from China, Japan, Oceania, and the Orient to fuel industry. Exports to Asia and Oceania rose over 250 percent, far outpacing European trade, driven by a widening regional market and wartime shifts.
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Internatignel News Bosco
Washington
China
Orient
Department of Commerce
Americas
Europe
Asia
Oceania
Lived In Woods For Thirty Years Returns To Omaha
Henry F. Morris who has dwelt in a cave in a forest south of Omaha for thirty years visited the city for the first time since the Buffalo Bill wild west show. He found wonder and alarm at modern inventions such as the automobile elevator and motion picture. Morris disapproved of prohibition and clung to his Bible during the evolution discussion, warning that solitude can breed danger.
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Omaha
Neb
Henry F. Morris
Buffalo Bill
Kermit
Morris
Hunt Statue Of Indian At Cascade Falls
Cascade Falls intrigue during Centennial week as residents search the Cascade park rock for the legendary Indian Maiden statue. Park Manager Don McKibben notes at least nine score visitors, though no one knows what they seek as locals recount a tale of a coppery lover and a tragic fall. The myth’s origin blends tribal lore and retellings, with no definitive statue ever found. Other notes cover Maitland Memorial church mothers class gathering at A Rowland home on Leagure avenue with musical program and new member, plus a local joke involving Rastus Jackson and an insurance agent.
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Big Falls
Cascade Park
iPark
Don McKibben
Roy White
Romeo
Beaver Valley
Esal
Maitland Memorial Primitive Methodist Church
A. Rowland
Leagure Avenue
Bryson
George Smith
George Ashton
Isaac George
Charlie Hopkins
Rowland
Hawkins
Theas
John Wink
New Castle Ladies Baseball Team Seeks Open Competition
New Castle’s Young Women’s Christian Association prepares a ladies baseball team under Miss Dorothy Stewart. Enthusiasm is high though opportunities have been scarce, as organizers push for a busy fall schedule and broader support to prove the team’s metal beyond the district.
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New Castle ‘Ladies Bagaball
New Castile
Dorothy Jana Stewart
Somavely
New Castle
Stewart
Miss Stewart
Ton Dow
Chutlie
Babe Ruth
Deaths Of The Day A trio of local obituaries in brief
Mrs Norma I Rodgers and Mrs Dlmira Brest Rodgers of Willow Grove died in New Castle Hospital after a sudden illness. Ralph Treva Olive, and her husband Norman EH Rodgers survive. Funeral set for July 16 at 2:30 PM from the family home, Oak Park cemetery. Also J C Sager of Lebanon and others noted in North Liberty and Grove City obituaries. Joseph Barut, age 3, dies in Hanne Street home. funeral at St Philias and St James church with St Mary’s cemetery interment.
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Norma I. Rodgers
Dlmira Brest Rodgers
Norman EH. Rodgers
Willow Grove
New Castle Hospital
Ariel
Rodgers
Mercer County
Lawrence County
Mahoningtown
Tacth
Sager
Jaco C. Sager
Agad al Years
North
Liberty
Mtta Miles Sager
J. C. Sager
Lebanon
C.D. Sager
Margaret Collins
Volant
James Dunlap
Grove City
Joseph Barut
Andy Barut
Hanne Street
St. Philias
St. James Church
St. Ilary’s Cemetery
Big Year Predicted For Automobile Men
Percy Owen head of the Commerce Department automotive section predicts a record year for foreign sales of American autos. Based on world market reports, exports may surpass 1924’s near 150 million dollars, with strong domestic sales and improving foreign prospects signaling one of the best years for automakers.
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C International
Washington
Percy Owen
Owen
Marriage Licenses Registered in New Castle Area
William E Hall and Ol mat R D Mary E Stewart recorded in New Castle. Donald B Straub and Edna L Beighley listed in New Castle. Vincent Yukovich and Frances Leadoltter noted in Ellwood City.
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Donald B. Straub
New Castle
Edna L. Beighley
Vincent Yukovich
Ellwood City
Frances Leadoltter
Drugs And Stimulants Increase Death Toll
In Chicago on July 14 a report claims the average daily consumption of drugs per person includes 15 306 grains of alcohol 6 grains of nicotine 6 grains of caffeine and 1 5 grains of opium. The piece states the US uses 1 250 000 000 pounds of tea and coffee annually 8 000 000 000 cigars and 75 000 000 000 cigarettes. It estimates 250 000 people die each year from habitual nervous excitement and another 250 000 from breakdown.
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International News Service
Ghicago
United States
Chinese Soldiers Sell Heads Of Dead Victims
Chinese soldiers return from battle with visible proof of prowess. Outlaws ravaged a district and were mowed down by machine guns, with over 260 killed. The men argue the death has value only if proof is shown to be sat- isfactory.
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International News Service
Shanghai Ching
Elijah Concert Draws Crowd at Conneaut Lake Park
Local residents attended a dramatization of the oratorio Elijah at the Conneaut Lake Park Music Temple. Presented by Episcopal diocese singers from Erie and Pittsburgh, the event drew notable attendees including Councilman D. O. Davies and Prof. A. M. Setter. Reports say it was among the most delightful wind events, with plans for a repeat performance on Friday night and expectations of a record audience.
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Conneaut Lake Park Music Temple
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Hil Peris
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Erie
Pittsburgh
D. O. Davies
A. M. Setter
David West
Les Thompson
Lewis Williams
Emrys Davis
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