Texans Flock To Polls In Battle For Governorship
In Austin Texas voters lined up as the campaign for governor intensified. Incumbent Miriam A Ferguson faces Dan Moody in a close race that could decide if she serves a second term or steps down. Ferguson issued a challenge offering to resign immediately if Moody leads by one vote. Moody's response was not to concede.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Miriam A. (Ma) Ferguson
Lone Star
Dan Moody
Moody
Remarkable revival of 5 year old after eight minute death
In Philadelphia on July 24 a five year old boy named Aele Weist revived after eight minutes without heartbeat following tonsil and adenoid removal. Adrenalin injections into the heart and oxygen restored breathing and consciousness at St Mary’s hospital, with Dr Morris Smith leading the resuscitation.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Aelerose Weist
St. Mary’s Hospital
Morris Smith
Freed Of Murder, Couple Divorced
Albert and Clara Harey, who were acquitted of murdering Clara's mother Mrs. Lillie Holt, were divorced in Chicago. The decree by Judge Claire C. Edwards freed them from the murder charge and awarded Albert Harey relinquishment of rights to Holt property, while Clara filed a divorce suit amid a family dispute over the estate.
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International News Service
Chicago
Albert
Clara Harey
Clara
Lillie Holt
Arthur Holt
Poultry stock and eggs advertised in classifieds
Readers are urged to place ads for poultry stock and eggs in the classifieds as a direct way to reach sellers and suppliers. The note emphasizes that items will find their way to buyers through the paper’s listing service.
Tourists Stranded After Leader Dies in Italy Tour
A group of American tourists from New York stranded in Milan after tour leader John Webster dies on arrival. Police seized Webster's luggage containing $10,000 cash pending legal formalities, delaying the tourists' return until tour officials arrive and funds are released.
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Italy
International News Service
Milan
New York
John Webster
Webster
Nomice
Four in family die as cottage burned down
Muskegon July 24 Ralph M Christie 41 part owner and manager of a leading grocery his wife 37 and their two children were burned to death when their Bear Lake cottage burned. Mrs Christie’s body was found by the bed and Christie’s lay center room indicating he tried to rescue the two children Marian 7 and Charles 2 who were on the other side of the house. The fire is believed to have started from a stove in the kitchen.
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International Eee Service
Muskegon
Mich
Ralph M. Christie
Bear Lake
Terrific Storm Ravages Jersey Coast Buildings
Terrific storm strikes Jersey coast causing damage to multiple buildings. Reports indicate strong winds and high surf impacting coastal towns with initial assessments noting structural damage and emergency responses in progress. Local officials urge residents to stay away from damaged areas and remain indoors.
Damaging Jersey Coast Storm Strikes Manasquan Sea Girt
A sudden heavy wind and rain storm swept the New Jersey coast, forcing boats to seek cover and damaging several buildings in Manasquan and Sea Girt. A National Guard reservation building was moved fifteen feet by the gusts as windows shattered and cars overturned. Coast guardsmen clocked winds near 100 miles per hour.
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International News Service
Asbury Park
N. J
Jersey
Manasquan
National Guard
Sea Girt
City Moves To Protect Grade Crossings In New Castle
Harrisburg July 24 The City of New Castle filed two complaints with the Public Service Commission seeking protection at Furnace Street and Sycamore Street for grade crossings. The action names the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads for Furnace Street, and the Pennsylvania Railroad alone for Sycamore Street. The city alleges a twenty year old ordinance has been violated at Furnace Street.
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News Bureau
Harrisburg
City of
New Castle
Public Service Commission
Furnace Street
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Sycamore Street
Cupid Vacation Slows Lawrence County Licenses
For twenty four hours no marriage licenses were issued in Lawrence County as Prothonotary Ralph M Campbell and his staff noted an unusual lull. Officials called it a pause in the summer proposal wave with no couples visiting the office to obtain a license in the 95,000 strong county.
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Dan Cupid
Lawrence County
Ralph M. Campbell
Divorce Granted to Virginia Cameron Beaverbrook from Bogus Lord
Justice McCoy issues a final decree freeing Mrs. Virginia Cameron Beaverbrook wife of the so called Lord Cornelius Beaverbrook. Evidence showed the lord wed another woman, Esther Wexler of Chicago, without divorcing her. Beaverbrook is jailed in Philadelphia for swindling a woman out of $18,000.
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International News Service
Washington
Virginia Cameron Beaverbrook
Cornelius Beaverbrook
Maine Lovers Elude Capture in Forest Chase
In MACHIAS Maine July 24 a posse led by Sheriff John Cummings searches Chick Forest for David Coughlin and Nellie Piper both fourteen who eloped from Ellsworth three days ago leaving a death threat note The pursuit follows reports of a boy and girl captured near Wesley but found to be local youths matching descriptions Authorities caution the search as parents fear gun use if interfered with.
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International News Service
Machias
John Cummings
Washington County
David Coughlin
Nellie Piper
Ellsworth
Wesley
Coughlin
Auto Overturns Injuring Hooverville Chief and Two Residents
A Toledo report states Chief C. B. Harvey of Hooverville Pennsylvania and two other Hooverville residents were riding at about fifty miles per hour when their car left a railroad embankment and rolled several times. Harvey suffered a fractured skull along with other occupants who also sustained severe injuries in a morning of crashes.
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Cinternational News Service
Toledo
C. B. Harvey
Hooverville
Penna
Harvey
Bert Kelley
James Hamer
Earl E. Rousch
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Dailey
Joe Dailey
French Cabinet Seeks Evolve Finances Amid Debt Talks
Paris July 24 The Poincare cabinet aims to present a financial program to the chamber of deputies next week seeking initial support. The unsettled issue remains the American debt settlement with Poincare opposing the Mellon Berenger accord while Briand would handle any action, delaying formal debt decisions.
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Harry R
M. Poincare
M. Briand
Auto and street accidents injure several in Shenango Valley
Five year old Norman Dean of 309 South Ray Street is unconscious in Shenango Valley hospital after being struck by a car driven by L F Steckel of 622 South Bay Street while riding on an ice wagon. He is believed to have concussion with no broken bones and may recover. In a separate collision on Youngstown Road, George McIntosh aged 81 and his sister Bertha McIntosh of East Cleveland are severely injured, thrown through a windshield when their car and Charles Davies car collided on the curve near Steckel's service station. Both cars suffered heavy damage. Another incident on Croton Avenue East Washington Street involved a pedestrian who stepped into Olive Zeigler's path and vanished from police report.
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Norman Dean
South
Ray Street
Shenango Valley Hospital
Oak and
Chestnut Street
L. F. Steckel
South Bay Street
Steckel
Youngstown Road
George McIntosh
Fay Street
East Cleveland
Bertha McIntosh
Charles P. Davies
Moody Avenue
Youngstown Hill
McIintosh
Davies
Offutt
McIntosh
Olive Zeigler
Croton Avenue
East Washington Street
Dual slayings probe in Flint as man kills fiancée
Police investigate the murder suicide case of Garby McBride 24 who shot his fiancée Lillian Bostwick 24 at the Bostwick home in Flint Mich in the presence of the victim's mother Minnie Bostwick. The couple had been sweethearts for years with a Kennett Missouri start to their courtship.
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Gaternate News Rns
Flint
Mich
Garby McBride
Lillian Bostwick
Bostwick
Minnie Bostwick
Kennett
State Police Arrest Ellwood City Residents on Snyder Act Charges
State Police and Ellwood City officers conducted late night searches at Ellwood City led to the arrest of Ben G. Swick and F S Blackburn in Alderman L C Ments court on liquor possession charges under the Snyder Act. Bail set at 1500 dollars each for a Tuesday 8 pm hearing before Alderman William E Marshall. liquor found at Blackburn home and in Swick’s office.
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Ellwood City
L. C. Ments
Ben G. Swick
F.S. Blackburn
William E. Marshall
Blackburn
Swick
M. J
Prohibition Official Green Suspended Amid Inquiry
Col. Ned M. Green the prohibition administrator at San Francisco was suspended from office by the treasury today pending an investigation of charges. Col. Sam I. Johnstone was named acting administrator as Winston notes Green admitted having liquor in his room and that he may be permanently removed after grand jury treasury and U S attorney probes. Green said he gave drinks to friends but rarely drank himself.
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International News Service
Ington
Ned M. Green
San Francisco
The
Treasury Today
Sam I. Johnstone
Under Secretary of Treasury
Winston
Green
Grand Jury
Treasury
United States Attorney
Prohibition Service
County School Institute Dates Set For Late Summer
County Superintendent John C. Syling announced the annual County School Institute will be held at the Senior High School on August 30 through September 2 and 9. Instructors include J Linwood BDisenberg Blip Rock State Normal, BEB L Graik Juniata College, H flliame University of Pittsburgh, Lee L. Driver State Department of Education, H L Hollsworth State Department of Education, Palmer School Zehner Institute instructor, with W H McCullough Wampum directing music. A Near East Relief speaker will also attend.
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John C. Syling
J. Linwood Bdisenberg
Blip Rock State Normal
Beb
L. Graik
Juniata College
H Flliame
University of Pittsburgh
Lee L. Driver
State Department of Education
H. L. Hollsworth
Palmer School
Zehner Institute
W. H. McCullough
Wampum
Near East Relief
Lawrence County folks at Pennsylvania Day picnic in California
List of Lawrence and New Castle county attendees at the July 17 Pennsylvania picnic in Long Beach California. Gen. J. L. Myland sent names with California and former Lawrence county addresses, including Pitzer, Myland, Douglas, Ferrell, Rhodes, Robison, Hohman, and Porter among others. (Continued on page two)
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Lawrence County
California
Pennsylvania
Bixby Park
Long Beach
Calif
New Castle
J. L. Myland
Lee Pitzer
S. Belmont Street
Glendale
Moravia
Margaret Pitzer
Rosslyn
Los Angeles
H. W. Douglas
Colton
H. W. Pavitt
H. V. Douglas
M. Bertha Houston
E. Ocean Avenue
New Wilmington
W. T. Dougherty
Kennebec Avenue
H. Robison
Fifth Avenue
Pomona
Enon Valley
A. D. Ferrell
Huntington Park
E. F. Rhodes
Idlewood Road
Joseph Rhodes
J. F. Rhodes
Alhambra Road
S. Pasadena
Spanish Crown Prince Alphonse Stricken by Hemophilia
Spanish Crown Prince Alphonse suffers a serious attack of hemophilia that worsened daily. Madrid reports say his illness, ongoing for some time, turned worse in recent days and forced cancellation of his Santiago de Compostela visit. His condition is described as poor.
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ORY
Hendayd
France
Alphonso
Madrid
Santiago de Compostela
Monessen Police Chief Among 15 Plead Not Guilty on Rum Ring Conspiracy
Monessen Pa July 24 Fifteen men including William Horne chief of police and Alderman Thomas O T o o l e were bailed on 1500 each after federal arrests in a major western Pennsylvania rum ring conspiracy. The group also included three constables former deputy tax collector saloon keepers and a former Land company president as hearings set to begin July 30.
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International News Service
Monessen
Pennsylvania
James B. White
Monesgen
William Horne
Walter Wyatt
Joseph Modinaly
Andrew Dudas
Thomas F. O'Toole
Joseph Platinger
Walter Wilson
Jack Kilroy
Monessen Land Company
al Kreiger
John Sarnosky
William Simpson
Peter J. Hanlon
Harry Lebowitz
Henry Edwards
William Braedon
Pirates Suspend Johnny Morrison
Sam Dreyfuss, Pirates treasurer, announced Morrison suspended indefinitely without pay for returning to Owensboro, Kentucky without leave. The penalty stands until he returns and shows willingness to regain pitching form.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Sam Dreyfuss
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Morrison
Owensboro
Dreyfuss
Morrison
Funeral services held for Miss Lillian McCullough in Chicora
Greyson Coates and Mr and Mrs Wallace Pitzer and daughter Maxine along with Clarence Coates of Cleveland attended the funeral for their cousin Miss Lillian McCullough in Chicora Friday afternoon. Many friends in New Castle had visited relatives here and will remember her.
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Greyson Coates
Wallace Pitzer
Maxine
Clarence Coates
Cleveland
Ohio
Lillian McCullough
Miss McCullough
New Castle
Cantons Murder Probe Focuses On Woman In Grenade Mind
Canton Ohio July 24 investigators press the case in the Don R Mellett murder seeking a key female suspect amid threats to officials and a wave of dope fueled claims. Darling held as part of the probe after associates of a rum ring linked to the slain publisher and witness Kitzig.
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Paul E. Brokaw
Ben Clark
Bertillion Bureau
Hyman Darling
Pittsburgh
Darling
Canton
Underworld
Paul Kitzig
Detroit Leads Condensed 1927 Lions Convention City Race
Detroit appeared to lead for the 1927 International Convention of Lions as officers were to be elected and the next convention city named. Des Moines El Paso and Miami vied. W A Westfall Mason City Iowa 1st vice president is likely to become president succeeding Ben F Jones.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Detroit
International Convention of Lions
Des Moines
Iowa
el Paso
Texas
Miami
W. A. Westfall
Mason City
Fhrst
Ben F. Jones
Westfall
Two Week Golf Trip Sets Sail for Sunny Roads
Arthur Mometer speaks of leaving for a two week trip with minimal luggage and hopes for good weather. He mentions golf matches, a desire for a tan, and the trip starting at noon toward warm roads as the forecast shows eighty one degrees.
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Mlle
Marcelle Romeo
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