Radio Purchases Increase Abroad
The Department of Commerce reports radio equipment becoming a key foreign trade item with markets in the Canary Islands Canada and Egypt. Ireland seeks band instruments pianos and bee keeping supplies while other nations request items from tennis rackets washing machines perfumes and cheap autos. Western Hemisphere buyers include West Indies pine lumber flour and meat. Porto Rico canned goods. Chile canned fish. Argentina lab supplies and pharma machinery. Canada firefighting gear and knit goods. Azores lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert 8. Thornburgh
International News Service
Washington
Department of Commerce
Canary Islands
Canada
Egypt
Ireland
Emerald Isle
America
Netherlands
New Zealand
Australia
France
Germany
England
West Indies
Porto Rico
Chile
Argentina
Azores
Fate of Doomed Man Falls To Governor Small
Authorities deem Ball’s tale a hoax though it swayed Scott family members who clung to a miracle. Governor Small must decide, with Ball’s account claiming Russell Scott faced the gallows while his father and wife awaited a fate altered by a supposed miracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Maurer
First State
George E. Gorman
Ball
Scott
Russell Scott
Small
Governor Small
Scott Brothers
Tragedy At Drug Store Sparks Fatal Shootout
Robert pressed Maurer for owed money amid a whiskey deal dispute at a drug store. Maurer denied owing cash. A struggle followed. Shots rang out. Maurer fell. Russell claims he could not fire as he stood with hands down. Ball cites family needs for not testifying and leaving his telegraph key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Maurer
Ball
Russell
Former Governor Sproul May Run For U. S. Senator
Harrisburg dispatch notes rising talk of former Governor Sproul seeking the U S Senate as 1926 primaries near. With Senator Pepper’s term ending in 1927 and Governor Pinchot’s possible candidacy, insiders say Sproul may be chosen to challenge Pepper or a rival like Vare if Pepper declines.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
United States Senate
Capitol
George Wharton Pepper
Pinchot
Pepper
Sproul
U. S. Senate
Vare
Philadelphia
Senate
Mr. Sproul
Forester
United
Republican Organization
What Did You See A day in a bustling town alley
A young lady selects a frock for a party while a dozen salesladies praise her. An architect draws blueprints. An amateur naturalist returns from woods with three butterflies. Boy Scouts play at camp. An elevator operator decorates a cage with movie star pictures. A Sunday school teacher colors a Holy Land map. Peanuts spill from a slot machine delighting children. A married man seeks pudding directions from a canned mix. Children eat stale ice cream cones. Drivers reroute around detour signs on West Washington. A conductor gathers dropped dimes in a waiting room. Taxi drivers seek fares at the Pennsylvania depot.
Uniontown Banker's Sisters Contest Will Estate
A probate contest was filed in Uniontown to challenge the will of John H. Strawn former First National Bank receiver. Myrtle J. Strawn and Mrs A Odum claim undue influence over Strawn who died recently leaving about 500000 to his widow Miss Rinehart of Waynesburg.
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Uniontown
John H. Strawn
First National Bank of
Mias
Myrtle J. Strawn
Los Angeles
A. Odum
Lawrence County
Illinois
Strawn
Coolidge Considers Federal Control Of Coal
President Coolidge weighs federal control as a remedy for coal industry strife. He urges congressional action, with December convening of Congress a key milestone, while Atlantic City talks between anthracite operators and miners threaten a September strike. White House mediation may involve Hoover after Dav is.
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Congress
Atlantic City
Coolidge
Labor
Davis
Commerce
Hoover
United Mine Workers
President Coolidge
Scientists Give Secret Testimony In Scopes Trial
Report summarizes the defense calling scientists from Chicago, Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia to testify on evolution. Rev Dr Shailer Mathews testifies that one cell creation aligns with Genesis. Court actions anger Dayton residents as judge su ppresses scientific witnesses. affidavits to be published. jurors, mostly fundamentalist farmers, are mocked for missing court sessions. The trial is expected to proceed with record motions and a verdict to follow.
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Fay Cooper Cole
Field Museum
Chicago
Maynard M. Metcalf
John Hopkins University
W. C. Curtis
University of Missouri
H. H. Newman
University of Chicago
W. A. Kepner
University of Virginia
William A. Nelson
Tennesse
Jacob G. Lippman
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Scopes
Darrow
Dayton
Rubber Market Control Fight in Full Swing
A congressional survey commission, authorized to study global rubber areas, recommends the Philippines as a base if political conditions stabilize. It aims to brief Secretary Kellogg and explore representations to Britain to curb further sharp price rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Philippines
Kellogg
Britain
State Department
Notice to Taxpayers in New Castle county taxes due
The county tax duplicates for the wards of New Castle City and Lawrence county boroughs and townships are payable at the court house. A 5 percent rebate applies if paid in July, August at face value, and 5 percent added on September 1. Remittance should be made to County Treasurer David E Nessle with a self addressed stamped envelope for receipt.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Court House
David E. Nessle
Petain Reaches Morocco to Aid French Campaign
Marshal Petain arrives in Rabat after meeting Lyautey and plans to press the offensive against Abd-el-Krim. French air bombardments and machine gun fire checked the Rif Rebels near Fez while French columns bolster Moroccans near Quergha and Vimp-Rovee. 250 Riff casualties reported at Kelna-Des-Sless as shipments of ammunition and food reach besieged outposts near Ain-Naatouf.
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Fez
Ain-Naatouf
Kelna-Des- Sless
Quergha
Vimp-Rovee
Abd-el-Krim
Rabat
Marshal Petain
Marshall Lyautey
State College Demonstration School Sees Record Enrollment
STATE COLLEGE Pa July 18 180 children enrolled in Penn State summer demonstration school 25 from outside State College and students from Kansas City Mo and Cambridge Mass. The registration breaks all prior records says Dr Carmen Ross in charge. The school serves as a laboratory for observation for Pennsylvania teachers studying kindergarten through junior high education, combining classroom instruction with observation of student work.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Kansas City
Cambridge
Mass
Carmen Ross
Doylestown
Pennsylvania
Automobile Stolen From Frank Presner
Frank Presner of Atlantic Avenue reported a theft from his garage during the night. His 1922 Oakland touring car with Pennsylvania license 644-073 was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Presner
Atlantic Avenue
Pennsylvania
Police Chief Plans Fingerprint Tools and Traffic Rules
Police Chief Henry Dysart, returning from an International Association of Police Chiefs convention in Indiana, will urge the city council to buy fingerprint equipment and use the Washington based identification service. He also favors an ordinance designating main thoroughfares with stop signs and fines for non compliance to curb unsafe traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dysart
Indianapolis
Indiana
International Association of Police Chiefs
Police Department
Washington, D. C
Washington
Dysart
Council
Paris Fashion Museum and the city’s rising dress history
ALICE LANGELIER reports Paris plans a Fashion Museum to showcase past and future dress designs. The piece also notes Jean Berlin’s rapid European tour, the Seine fishing lore, and a famed riverdog groom offering lionlike poodle cuts, baths, and pet care near Solferino Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Langelier
International News Service
Paris
Uly 8&8
Monsieur Delaverne
Deaths Of The Day Albert J Jenkins Woodlawn Pa
Albert J Jenkins aged five percent died at his home in Woodlawn Pennsylvania after a long illness. Born in England he lived in Woodlawn about fifteen years. He leaves his wife and children Mrs Wallie Davis Charles Florence and David. He belonged to First United Presbyterian Church Woodlawn and the Protected Home Circle. Funeral Monday July 20 at 1 pm from his residence conducted by Rev Smith. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. John Scott death reported of St Cloud Florida July 13 after a long illness. He was 84 and Civil War veteran. Survived by widow Mary McCay Scott and stepchildren Sidney McCay John McCay Mrs A J Yoho Mrs Lottie Maitland and Mrs Howard McGill. Burial at St Cloud.
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Albert. J. Jenkins
Albert J. Jenkins
Woodlawn
Mr. Jenkins
England
Wallie Davis
Charles
Youngstown
Florence
David
First United Presbyterian Church of
John Scott
Howard McGill
Garfield Avenue
St. Cloud
Fla
Scott
Mary McCay Scott
Sidney McCay
John McCay
Cleveland, O
A. J. Yoho
Lottie Maitland
Airplane crash cures Carmichaels youth of stuttering
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania a plane on the Bailey farm near Carmichael nose dived after takeoff. Ralph Skyles fifteen from Carmichaels and Kenneth Bailey twenty two were passengers with pilot Ralph Dodson twenty five of Masons town. Dodson was thrown out and injured. Skyles and Bailey were shaken. Skyles spoke plainly after the crash, ending his years of stuttering.
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Waynesburg
Ralph Skyles
Carmichaels
Skyles
Kenneth Bailey
Ralph Dodson
Masontown
Bailey Farm
Carmichael
Dodson
Baileymore
Barberry Eradication Bee Aims to Salt 500 Plants
Cumberland county farmers and businessmen organize a barberry eradication bee set for August 11. County Agent P L Edinger reports 500 plants in the area will be treated with ordinary rock salt to halt wheat rust spores harbored by common barberry bushes. State College specialists assist with locating bushes as the campaign proceeds.
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Carlisle
Cumberland County
P. L. Edinger
Pennsylvania
Weather Showers Forecast For Next Week Across Regions
The Weather Bureau forecasts showers in the North and Middle Atlantic states during the first and second halves of the next week. Temperatures are expected near normal, warmer later in the Middle Atlantic. Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions see early and midweek showers with generally normal temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
North
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Region of Great Lakes
Two Automobile Accidents Reported in Day Two
Police logged two auto accidents in the past 24 hours. George Mattick was slightly injured when his motorcycle was struck by Milton Cameron’s car on East Washington Street. Cameron turned into an alley. motorcycle damaged. Walter Withers was slightly injured when T. J. Withers’s car struck the Richards car on Falls Street after a left turn from Mill Street. Both cars damaged. The Beaver Falls Tribune notes concerns about government waste and calls for efficiency and honest work by public officials.
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George Mattick
South
Walnut Street
East Washington Street
Kurtz Street
Milton Cameron
Cameron
Harper Dick
Walter Withers
Highland Avenue
Mill Street
Falls Street
T. J. Withers
Cochran Way
Withers
Richards
Mr. Withers
Beaver Falls Tribune
Can't Have Cake And Eat It Too National debate on taxes and public services
The passage argues that people want both lower taxes and expanded public services such as roads schools law enforcement and public buildings while also paying off debts. It notes the inherent contradiction in demanding both reduced public spending and expanded government action.
P L D Reading Circle Meeting Postponed Two Weeks
The P L D Reading Circle meeting planned for Monday has been postponed for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. D. Reading Circle
Winter winds spark a call for warmer coverings
A playful verse urges readers to layer up against the chill with a pun on kiver, recommending extra warmth during cold blasts. It reads like a light seasonal quip from a local page, blending humor with practical cold weather advice.
Chinese writing goals: 24,000 syllabic characters to learn
The statement notes a myth about alphabet count and argues the real burden lies in mastering about 24,000 syllabic characters rather than a traditional alphabet. It emphasizes the depth of character-based literacy and the learning curve involved.
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M. C
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Fourth Ward
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Union Township
William M. Koue
Wayne Township
Joseph B. Pizor
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Icket
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Frank J. Waddington
Eastbrook
W.W. R. McKee
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Frank WN. Johnston
Jack M. Dunlap
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A. M
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John B. Fee
Burgess
First Ward
J. Elder Bryan
Orville Brown
Boy Scouts
The
Holy Land
West Washington Street
Pennsylvania Depot
Uniontown Banker’s Sisters Fight
Local
China
Petain
Morocco
Daily News Letter
Jean Berlin
London
Hippodrome
Brussels
Theatre Des Champs Elysees
Jules Verne
Solferino Bridge
Seine
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Morris Davis
East Long Avenue
East North Street
Knox
the Winter CO
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