Storm floods Philadelphia area. one man drowns
Firemen police and residents cleared wreckage after a 60 mph gale and night time lightning. The flood waters overwhelmed Logan and Frankford districts, flooding Broad Street subway and forcing evacuations. Evans Young, 30, was found dead amid rising waters near Winghocking Street Bridge. Norristown reports continuing effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Philadelphia
Logan
Broad Street
North
Frankford
Winghocking Street
John T. Perry
Evans Young
Auto signals eyed for Croton avenue crossing
Public service commission awaiting word from city and railroad officials on installing automatic flasher lights at the Croton avenue crossing as a substitute for the current watchman. Decision expected soon amid heat wave and outdoor gatherings. downtown repairs tied to gas line work and clock at First Christian church to be set ahead 11 hours when standard time resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania
Croton Avenue
First Christian Church
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather bureau records show 24 hour period ending nine this morning with max 96 and min 64 degrees. No precipitation reported. River stage 3 feet and rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
St Swithin's Day Weather Sparks Pennsylvanians
Residents tracked weather lore on St. Swithin's Day as forecasts of fair skies gave way to debates over the rhyme. Some believers predicted forty days of rain while skeptics doubted the tradition. Rain fell sporadically in Western Pennsylvania, easing the recent heat wave that claimed two lives in the Pittsburgh area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Bomb Wrecks House at East McKeesport
A bomb exploded in a two story frame house in East McKeesport sending seven people from their beds with walls sagging inward. The home belonged to Orrest Crystal, manager of the Blue Moon dance hall and barbecue on Lincoln highway. A timber piece crashed into Dick Mackey’s lot, narrowly missing his two young daughters. Neighbors were stunned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
East McKeesport
Orrest Crystal
Lincoln Highway
Dick Mackey
Mackey
State Lets Big Contracts Today
Contracts totaling about 700000 were awarded after bid review by the state department of property and supplies. Norristown State hospital sewer project 20000 Ingam and Boyd Pittsburgh Allentown State hospital general construction 300000 Lang and Rhue Allentown Philipsburg State hospital nurses home 140000 George S Idell Philadelphia Warren State hospital additions 90000 Walter T Monagan Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
State Department of Property and Supplies
Norristown State Hospital
Stewart A. Jellett
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Training School
Morganza
Ingam and Boyd
Pittsburgh
Allentown State Hospital
Diamond Freed After Acquittal In Torture Case
Jack Legs Diamond, famed New York racketeer, was acquitted in Troy of torturing Grover Parks on April 16 after a jury deliberation of one hour and 52 minutes. Diamond, released under $55,000 bail, was exhausted as he left the courtroom. Four other indictments remain pending, with no trial date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Troy
N. Y
Jack
Diamond
New York
Grover Parks
Stimson Reaches Paris For Parley
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson arrived in Paris from Rome with Mrs. Stimson and was greeted by Ambassador Walter E. Edge and the embassy staff. He said he would listen rather than speak and planned to meet French officials later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Paris
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Rome
Hoover Urged to Call National Miners Conference
United Mine Workers pressed President Hoover to convene a national conference of bituminous coal operators and miners to stabilize the industry. After six hours of talks with Doak and Lamont officials, cabinet members said further parties must be consulted before a recommendation. John L. Lewis and 12 union officers argued for a wage structure and direct dealings through recognized representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Hoover
Miners’ Organization
Labor
Doak
Lamont
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Gatty and Post Fly into Claremore Celebration
Special to The News reports Claremore hosts Gatty and Post who built an air port in four days and flew in with the Winnie Mae. The townsfolk celebrate their arrival at Tulsa and at a banquet, praising the travelers who may circumnavigate the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claremore
Okla
Gatty and Post
Tulsa
Winnie Mae
Five Killed By Poisoned Liquor
A drinking party ends in tragedy as five people die from suspected poisoned liquor. Investigators work to identify the source and determine how the toxin entered circulation. Local authorities urge calm while warning against consuming unidentified beverages.
Five Men Dead in Poison Liquor Case Near Tamaqua
State police and county authorities probe the death of five men near Tamaqua suspected from contaminated alcohol. Norman Delzeit 45 Ta maqua collapsed at a gas station and died. Daniel Evans 45 Coaldale died after saying his companions were dying at a Newady mountain camp. John Cashman 35 Shamo died at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Tamaqua
Norman Delzeit
Daniel Evans
Coaldale
Newady
John Cashman
Shamo
Bradys Bend Girl Engaged To Marry Son Of Governor
Miss Louise Ludwick of Bradys Bend announces engagement to Richard Ely son of Governor Joseph B Ely of Massachusetts. The couple met at a Wanango County Club reception. Ludwick is a Smith College senior and Ely attends Harvard Law School. The Elys are visiting Oil City guest M W Corrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Oil City
Louise Ludwick
Frank L. Ludwick
Bradys Bend
Here
Richard Ely
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Wanango County
Ludwick
Smith College
Harvard University Law School
France Offers Loan To Hungary On Two Demands
France offered Hungary a loan of one billion francs with two conditions. Paris requested control of Hungarian finances and a realignment of relations with the Little Entente. The proposal was sent to Premier Bethlen via the French minister in Budapest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Budapest
France
Hungary
Little Entente
Bethlen
Mother Of Rudy Vallee Is Dead
Mrs. Katherine Vallee, 61, mother of radio crooner Rudy Vallee, died at her Westbrook home at 11 33 a m after two days of critical illness. Vallee was at her bedside when death occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Westbrook
Rudy Vallee
Katherine Vallee
Boy Is Killed Near Ravenna
In Ravenna Ohio on Tuesday a collision at Bassett's Corners killed Donald Diehl six of Randolph and seriously injured his brother Gerald nine. Both parents and another couple from Cleveland were hospitalized with serious injuries. Gerald expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna, O
Donald Diehl
Randolph
Gerald
Bassett’s Corners
Here
N. R. Williams
C. R. Williams
Cleveland
Racketeer slaying investigated across Ohio Pennsylvania lines
Police in Pennsylvania and Ohio collaborate on the Dave Andur slaying and Joseph Blank wounding. The attack occurred near Sharon with a 12 foot boundary saved Mercer county from cross state duties. Blank shows improvement at Buhl hospital while investigators seek the killers. The victims were ambushed and driven off a road near the Sharon Youngstown route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Sharon
Trumbull County
Ohio
Dave Andur
Cleveland
Joseph Blank
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
Blank
Buhl
J. C. Riser
Youngstown
Heat Takes Two Lives In Pittsburgh
A heat wave in the Pittsburgh area claimed two victims. Marie Palladino, 47, died of a heat induced heart attack at home. Ten year old Donald Morris drowned while bathing in the Monongahela River seeking relief from the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Marie Palladino
Donald Morris
North Braddock
Monongahela River
British Balk at New Demands Over Germany From Basle
British opinion shifted as French demands for a customs union with Austria and naval plans faced new Basle messages. Reports said a commission led by S Parker Gilbert might oversee German finances. Britons blamed France for hindering Germany’s recovery and delaying Hoover plan moratorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
International News Service
London
Austria
Basle
S. Parker Gilbert
France
Strikebreakers Fire Hit Bus During West Virginia Border Run
State police opened an investigation into an armed attempt to halt a bus carrying strikebreakers near the West Virginia line. Gunfire sprayed the front and rear of the vehicle near West Alexandria Pennsylvania but no injuries were reported among the strikebreakers. Leaders of the United Mine Workers met with Secretary Doak in Washington as violence and threats tied to the coal strike continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
Doak
Washington
West Alexandria
Burns & Church of Wheeling
Steubenville Woman On Trial In Patrolman Death Case
In Steubenville Ohio the murder trial of Mrs Edna James 27 focused on a potential death penalty as prosecutors seek to prove she planned to kill Patrolman Raymond Castner 28 and commit death by self harm amid an alleged illicit affair. Defense argues Castner acted first and the state relies on letters diaries and testimonies. Ten jurors twelve debate attendance and crowds fill the courthouse as proceedings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Steubenville
Edna James
Raymond Castner
Commonwealth
John D Gardner
Hugo Chestosky
Castner
James
Treasury Official Found Dead From Car Exhaust
Robert G. Hand 52, commissioner of accounts in the Treasury Department, was found dead in his garage this morning from carbon monoxide poisoning. The coroner ruled it death by own action. Hand had 28 years of treasury service and worked on estimating government receipts and expenditures and preparing security issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Robert G. Hand
Treasury Department
Hand
Treasury
Flight to Budapest halted by Atlantic weather
Lieut. George Endres and Lieut. Alexander Magyar arrived in Harbor Grace aboard their monoplane Justice of Hungary from Roosevelt Field. They refueled after an attempted non-stop flight to Budapest but were delayed by unfavorable Atlantic weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
George Endres
Alexander Magyar
Budapest
Justice of Hungary
Roosevelt Field
Atlantic
Death Record for Mrs. Hannah Harris
Death record notes Mrs. Hannah Harris of 10 West Washington Street. No other details are readable in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Harris
West Washington Street
Von Hindenburg Leads Germany s Self-Help Battle
President Von Hindenburg takes personal charge of Germany s effort to avert bankruptcy and disaster. Banks to resume cash transactions tomorrow. France offers 1 000 000 000 francs loan to Hungary in exchange for control of finances as Roumanian financial dictator appointed. Stimson and Henderson travel to Paris amid ongoing Franco American talks on the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Hindenburg
Germany
Berlin
France
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Paris
Arthur Henderson
Berlin Leader Returns to Lead Germans in Desperate Battle
Berlin reports 82 year old President Paul von Hindenburg returned from his East Prussia estate to Berlin to rally the German people for a battle deemed as desperate as any faced in the Western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Naval Officer and Girl Elope in California
A naval officer and a civilian girl eloped in California according to local notices. The couple reportedly married in a private ceremony amid family and friends, with no additional details released.
Navy Lieutenant W V Deutermann Marries Edwina Putnam
Navy lieutenant William V. Deutermann and his bride Miss Edwina Putnam wed in San Diego on July 15. Edwina is the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Russell B. Putnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
San Diego
Cal
William V. Deutermann
United States Navy
Edwina Putnam
Russell B. Putnam
Rain Craves Downpour Amid Dry Field Sketch
The verse laments drought affecting vegetables and crops with references to potatoes cabbage onions berries parsnips and calves. It notes a warm seventy five degree day and expresses a wish for heavy rain to save the wheat crop.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norristown
PA Newc
McConnell’s Mills
Daily Weather Report
St. Swithins
Nea
Jack ‘Legs
Stimson
Lamont and
Coak
Desire
United Miners
Ing
Yours
State Line
Lucille Smith
Miss Smith
Wilfred Richard Ely
Boy
Ravenna
Heat
Endres
Grace
Walter Dietzel
William V. Deu
Termann
Edwina
Nam In
Cali
Arthur Mometer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!