Fate Of Doomed Murderer Now In Governor's Hands
Governor Len Small heads for Chicago to weigh a new bid for clemency in the Russell Scott case. He plans to question three purported witnesses whose testimony could again delay or deny execution. One alibi comes from James M Ball of Detroit Postal Telegraph. Ball says Robert Scott, Russell’s brother, fired the fatal shot. Two other witnesses, unnamed, reportedly attended a drinking party near the drugstore. The Telegram report notes a missing telegram sender continues to haunt the case.
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International News Service
Chicago
Len Small
Russell Scott
Scott
James M. Ball
The
Postal Telegraph Co
Detroit
Ball
Robert Scott
Russell
Joseph Maurer
Thousands Dead In Korea As River Overflows
International News Service reports massive floods in Korea after a river overflow. Keijo cables say Ryuzan city submerged and communications cut. 300 killed at a government school in Maho. 9,000 villagers cut off in Tokusan. Seoul partly flooded with water supply shut. Troops deployed for relief as conditions described as desperate.
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Shanghai
Korea
Keijo
Ryuzan
Maho
Tokusan
Seoul
Toto
Coolidge Considers Federal Control of Coal Problem
President Coolidge, long a supporter of limited government in business, signals that federal control may be needed to solve the coal issue though federal ownership is ruled out. He notes operators and miners want regulation for profit and wage stability, while criticizing the industry’s unsound economic structure.
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George E. Durno
Telephone Pole Tragedy Claims Lineman At West Liberty
Slippery Rock Lineman Arthur Templeton, 20, was killed when a supporting pole snapped during repairs in West Liberty. He fell about 20 feet, suffered a fractured skull, and died within a short time after aid arrived. Survived by parents C F Templeton, two brothers Edgar and Arman, and sister Hazel. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 at the family home with burial in Newhill cemetery.
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Slippery Rock
West Liberty
Arthur L. Templeton
Slippery Rock Independent Telephone Company
John T. Castor
Templeton
Slippery Rock Company
C. F. Templeton
Plain Grove
Lawrence County
Edgar
Arman
Hazel
Newhill Cemetery
Scientists Testimony At Scopes Trial Secret In Dayton
Eight scientists testified in secret affidavits for the Scopes defense reconciling evolution with the Bible. The testimony, recorded for higher courts, argues evolution does not deny divine creation and could be entered into the case record after a two day recess. Clarence Darrow led the defense as Dayton residents debated the judge's ruling on the anti evolution law.
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William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
Sponden Dayton
Tenn
John Thomas Scopes
Scopes
Tennessee Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Men of Science
Dayton
Clarence Darrow
East Liverpool drops biology from high school course
East Liverpool Ohio board of education votes unanimously to drop biology from next fall’s high school curriculum citing equipment costs and the Scopes trial controversy as contributing factors. The board also approves using public schools for religious education classes next fall led by the ministerial association and elects C A Ferguson groover to succeed J H Brooks as president.
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East Liverpool
Board of Education
Dayton
Pretty maid departs in fleece lined motor car
A playful exchange unfolds about a young woman carrying a pocketbook that is claimed to be a bathing suit. She reveals she is leaving on a trip today in a fleece lined motor car and comments on fashion and today’s seventy eight degree weather.
Nine Injured In Ammonia Tank Explosion At William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh July 18 an ammonia tank explosion in the basement of the William Penn Hotel hospitalized five people two critically and overpowered four firemen with fumes. Injured guests all resided locally as repairmen worked on the tank. Firemen restored order after masked responders carried two women and three men from the basement. Four firemen collapsed but all rescue efforts completed.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
William Penn Hotel
Sunday Sales Scrutiny prompts city action
Mayor Dunlap said complaints about unnecessary Sunday sales at stores led to police action to curb abuse. He stressed merchants cannot use essential articles as cover to sell other items and pledged to remedy the issue to protect city residents.
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Dunlap
Furniture Man Given Sentence
Arthur C. Brown of Grand Rapids, secretary of the National Alliance of Furniture Manufacturers, was sentenced by Federal Judge Cliffe to 30 days imprisonment for contempt of court. He refused to turn over alliance books and records to the grand jury probing possible Sherman act violations.
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International News Service
Chicago
Arthur C. Brown
Grand Rapids
National Alliance of Furniture Manufacturers
Cliffe
Brown
Alliance
Grand Jury
George Wyman to Take Two-Week Police Vacation
Acting sergeant of the traffic men George Wyman will begin a two week annual vacation starting Monday. He plans to visit relatives in Youngstown East Liverpool and other places with his wife accompanying him.
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George Wyman
Youngstown
East Liverpool
Deaths of A L Templeton and Albert Jenkins
Death records list A L Templeton aged 20 of Slippery Rock Albert J Jenkins 53 of Woodlawn Pennsylvania and John Scott 84 of St Cloud Florida.
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A. L. Templeton
Slippery Rock
Albert J. Jenkins
Woodlawn
John Scott
St. Cloud, Fla
Brakeman Injured as Clarksville Bridge Collapses
SHARON Pa July 18 C L Sours 35 of New Castle a railroad brakeman is in Buhl hospital after a Clarksville bridge gave way and a section of an ore train plunged into the river Fourteen cars are said to have toppled into the water as the middle of the train crossed the bridge Details on his injuries were not available.
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Sharon
C. L. Sours
New Castle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buhl
Clarksville
Sours
Officials- Are Winking At Volstead Act
Start ling evidence of corruption of public officials in enforcement of the federal prohibition law has been submitted to Attorney General Sargent by United States attorneys in virtually every section of the country. Many officials federal state county and municipal catering to public opinion are winking at violations or in actual league with the rum trust.
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BTIN
Internationall News Service
Washington
Sargent
United States
Rum Trust
Ball Imagined He Saw Murder In Scott Case
Detroit July 18 James M Ball a telegraph operator said he imagined he saw the murder of Joseph Maurer and could prove Russel Scotts innocence Mrs Ball cast doubt on most of his statements She said Thomas Scott father of Russel visited Ball about a month ago to help him reach Governor Small Ball claimed he was present at Maurers shooting and said Robert Scott was the slayer but he had mistaken Russel for the killer after seeing his photo
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International News Service
Detroit
Mich
James M. Ball
Joseph Maurer
Russel Scott
Ball
Scott
Small
Maurer
Robert Scott
Russel
Russell
Theft of Studebaker car reported in Sharpsville
A Sharon police report states a Studebaker with Pennsylvania license 716-697 was stolen last night from Lawrence Canale of 33 Walnut Street Sharpsville Pa. The vehicle belonged to Canale and the theft is under police investigation.
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Sharon
Studebaker
Pensylvania
Lawrence Canale
Walnut Street
Sharpsville
Petain Reaches Rabat to Plan First Offensive in Morocco
Marshal Petain arrived in Rabat to assess French forces for a major strike against the Rif tribes. Fez reports note heavy Rif fire on the Quetzan line and aerial bombardments failing to break resistance. Spain to reinforce Tetuan as tribes rally, with Petain signaling a swift, decisive plan after his Barcelona briefing.
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International News Service
London
Morocco
Marshal Petain
Rabat
Verdun
Barcelona
Quetzan
Amaicha
Fez
Daily Mail
Taza
France
Spain
Abd-El-Krim
Tangier
Telegraph
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
French Morocco
City Reservoir Being Cleaned
Residents in the hill top district worried about low water pressure as the Pulaski road reservoir was drained for cleaning. H B Richards of New Castle Water Company said direct pumpage supplied mains briefly. normal pressure returned by ten this morning and the reservoir would be refilled by afternoon.
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Hill Top
H. B. Richards
New Castle Water Company
Pulaski Road
Hoboken Fire Destroys War Sheds on Waterfront
Hoboken suffers a $150,000 fire destroying two water front storing sheds once used by the government. Flames ignite 150 tanks containing chlorine gas, some parts hurled 200 feet. Fifteen autos burned in another shed. 120 vehicles moved to the street by nearby residents. Three alarms brought full fire apparatus and fireboats.
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International News Service
Hoboken
N. J
France to Recall Marshal Lyautey to Paris
Paris dispatch reports the government plans to recall Marshal Lyautey from Morocco. Marshal Petain will go to Morocco to arrange Lyautey's return, amid ongoing Rift reverses.
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France
Marshal Lyautey
International News Service
Paris
Marshall Petain
Morocco
Here Are Two Children With 11 Grandparents
Jack Edwin Rheaume and Pauline Rose Rheaume, ages 5 and 1, claim eleven grandparents and step grandparents as they live with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rheaume of 745 Croton Avenue in New Castle. The paternal grandparents are J Rheaume, H Stewart, R B Hanna, C Williams, and J Lutz, while the maternal grandparents are J E Ehrheart and M J Ehrheart.
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New Castle
Jack Edwin Rheaume
Pauline Rose Rheaume
W. P. Rheaume
Croton Avenue
Jack
Pauline
J. Rheaume
H. Stewart
R. B. Hanna
C. Williams
J. Lutz
J. E. Ehrheart
M. J. Ehrheart
Fair Race Card Nears Release At New Castle Fair
The New Castle Fair association prepares the fall racing card with secretary Miss Catherine Klee noting public release next week. Organizers have lined events to attract top horses from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio to the local track in September.
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New Castle Fair Association
Catherine Klee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Four Coaches Derailed on Pennsylvania Line Train
A Pennsylvania Limited train No. 7 from New York to St. Louis derailed today at Ingram, injuring two Pullman porters, with about a hundred passengers shaken. George Delaney and R. G. Joyce, both of New York, were injured. Passengers were moved to another train and continued to their destinations as four coaches dragged 200 feet before stopping.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Ingram
George Delaney
R. G. Joyce
Missing Youth From Home Charles Wallace Aged 16
Charles R. Wallace aged 16 also known as Charles Downing has been reported missing from 213 Weaver Street since June 2. He left with Bob Kirkwood alias Halland and was last heard from in Youngstown claiming a trip to Cleveland. His mother, a widow, seeks his return. He is about 5'10" with a pompadour hairstyle, last seen wearing a dark blue suit, pointed shoes and a light cap.
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Charles R. Wallace
Charles Downing
Weaver Street
Bob Kirkwood
Halland
Youngstown
Cleveland
Writ Of Foreign Attachment Issued Against IDMC
William P. Smith by attorneys Gilfillan and Patterson orders a foreign attachment against the International Device Manufacturing Company. The sheriff is directed to attach any money due the plaintiff that may be in the hands of T. E. Warnock. Also mentions opportunities in classified columns.
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William P. Smith
Atorneys
Gilfillan and Patterson
International Device Manufacturing Company
T. E. Warnock
Rubber Market Control Fight In Full Swing
The long battle between British and American interests over crude rubber control escalates with American charges of British price rigging. The dispute centers on production in tropical regions and the plan to expand rubber plantations in the Philippines as a key strategic area for future supply and pricing.
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Washington
Kellogg
Great Britain
Frederick Hood
Hood Rubber Company
Britain
Philippine Islands
American Vice Consul Shot in Mexico فرمان
American vice consul Harold B Bretherton at Aguascalientes was shot in the back and seriously wounded on July 16 by an unknown assailant believed to be Mexican, who remains at large, reports to the state department said.
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International News Service
Washington
Harold B. Bretherton
Aguascalientes
Mexico
State Department
Local Marriage Licenses Reported Across Several Towns
Warren and Ellwood City couples listed for marriage licenses include C Clair Newman with Jennie Harper and Silvio Alfonso with Marie Lacava. New Castle shows Helen G Kirker, Roscoe T Kocher, Irene Armstrong, Adam Piniseavick and Rhoda Schuffer. East Youngstown Clair O McElhatton. Slippery Rock Ray Edinger. Fern PA includes Deh Te Ole.
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Youngstown
Clair O. McElhatton
Slippery Rock
Ray Edinger
Fern
New Castle
Rhoda Schuffer
New Castile
Bad Check Fraud Targets East Washington Music Store
H R Boyd, a music shop owner on East Washington Street, reported a bogus $25 cash check passed by a man posing to know him. The conman bought a banjo for $15, took $10 change, and claimed delivery to 2514 Highland Avenue. The check bore the name E J Huber, not recognized by the bank, prompting police involvement and fears of other similar checks in circulation.
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H. R. Boyd
East Washington Street
Highland Avenue
Bord
E. J. Huber
Thaw Refutes Reported Enlistment With French Squadron
Col William Thaw denied rumors he would join the American group aiding France in Morocco fighting. He stated he would not take part in Moroccan warfare, noting New York friends circulated the false enlistment report.
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Tnternational News Service
Pittsburgh
William Thaw
Paris
Thaw
New York
Final barrier lifted as Cannon discharged from Dean Onatavia firm
In New York on July 18 Federal Judge Hand discharged William M Cannon as auxiliary receiver of Dean Onatavia Co clearing the last obstacle to resuming operations. The Chicago temporary receiver was discharged the day before. The firm valued at 35 million dollars before bankruptcy will restart business Monday.
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International News Service
New York
House of
Dean, Onatavia & Co
Hand
William M. Cannon
Chicago
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Fred J. Walker
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