Sanity Commission Named For Mine Killer Demofonti
Mercer Pa July 24 coroner jury after inquest into the Number Two Mine killings recommends a Lunacy Commission to assess the mental condition of Marco Demofonti who murdered five and wounded others. Judge McLaughry appoints Dr P M Hope jail physician and Dr W W Richardson to study his sanity as he remains under guard in Mercer County jail. The inquest was brief and investigators report the victims died at Demofonti s hands.
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Mercer
J. A. McLaughry
P. M. Hope
W. W. Richardson
Marco Demofonti
Demofonti
Mercer County
George Masters
Democranti
Tragic Mine Shootings Stir No. 2 Village Crowd
Large crowds gathered near the No 2 mine after a crazed miner killed five and wounded three in a shooting spree near the Mercer County line. Forecasts warn of more hot days ahead as forecasts align with last year. curb work on Blaine street begins soon with coal trucks delivering to cellars amid early winter prep. Fog blankets state routes from Beaver Falls causing poor visibility.
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Perry Highway
No. 2
Lawrence County
Mercer County
Pittsburgh
Daily Weather Report for the period ending 9 AM
U S weather bureau statistics show a maximum temperature of 84 and minimum of 61 with no precipitation. River stage reads 3.3 feet and is slowly falling. Year ago on the same date the high was 87 and the low 58.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Marco Demofonti's Dog Hides After Tragedy
In a Leesburg mining village, Marco Demofonti kills five people and is hospitalized. His frightened dog cowers in a dog house, having chained itself and refusing food as the community reels from the massacre and its terrible aftermath.
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Marco
Leesburg
Marco Demofonti
No. 2 Mine Tragedy Leaves Town In Shock
No. 2 Mine residents mourn the Thursday killings by Marco Demofonti as five victims die and more are wounded. Funeral plans begin for the deceased while Mercer Hospital treats gunshot and stab wounds. Neighbor Steve Deddyk recalls the porch scene and miners halt operations briefly as the town braces for a lengthy cortege and continued grief.
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NO. 2
Marco Demofonti
Mercer Hospital
Seek Body Of Drowned Youth
Coast guardsmen searched Lake Michigan for Curtis Chelstrom a 23 year old medical student who drowned after pushing away Ruth Jones 22 to save her from a perilous rescue attempt both former College schoolmates had gone swimming when cramps struck several hundred feet from shore Chelstrom urged Jones to go on alone and disappeared into the rough water
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International News Service
Chicago
Coast Guardsmen
Curtis Chelstrom
Ruth Jones
Lake Michigan
Chelstrom
Miss Jones
Five Hundred Wounded in Riot in Santiago Chile
Five hundred persons were wounded in revolutionary rioting in Santiago last night and into today as civilians were clubbed by police while protesting President Ibanez. The new cabinet seeks order as overthrow attempts surface across the capital.
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Santiago
Chile
Buenos Aires
Thomas Acquitted By Special Judge In Blackmail Case
In Youngstown Mahoning County prosecutor Ray L. Thomas was found not guilty of blackmailing Harry J. Engle the ousted Youngstown Traction Commissioner Judge H W Jewell presided at the trial by assignment of the State Supreme Court The joint decision also refused to remove Thomas from office and indicated he will face further charges in full.
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International News Service
Youngstown, CO
Ray L. Thomas
Mahoning County
Graf Zeppelin Sets Course for Arctic Cruise
Friedrichshafen July 24 The Graf Zeppelin began the first leg of its voyage to the Arctic at 9 50 am with sixteen passengers and a crew of thirty. The airship will stop first in Berlin then Leningrad as it proceeds under the International Aero Arctic Society banner.
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Friedrichshafen
Graf Zeppelin
Arctic
Berlin
Leningrad
Graf
International Aero-Arctic Society
Tragedy Strikes Mine Number Two Settlement
In Mine Number Two near Drake a sudden massacre by Marco Demofonti ends with the deaths of his wife a sister in law two other women and a man and a fire at Steve Deddy home leaving about twenty five children parentless. The community faces shock and quiet mourning as miners and wives watch remains of the tragedy.
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Drake
Marco Demofonti
Steve Deddy
City Letter Trashes Armies of Occupation Debt
A Beverly Hills writer jokes about Post and Gatty, Bernard Shaw, and Lady Astor in Russia. He derides the Allied occupation, calls for wiping out the occupation debt, and quips about German girls to pay for the trip. The tone blends satire with wartime grievance and personal travel fantasies.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Post and Gatty
Bernard Shaw
Lady Astor
Russia
Bernard
Germany
Mrs Mack Seeks Divorce in Los Angeles
Mrs Marian Robinson Mack will file suit for divorce Monday against husband Charles Mack member of the two black crows team She announced the action follows similar charges raised by him in New York and served on her Wednesday She vows to fight the suit to the bitter end.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Marian Robinson Mack
Charles Mack
Two Black Crows
New York
Oklahoma Bridge Approach Martial Law Declared
Oklahoma's approach to the Red River toll bridge was placed under martial law by Governor William Murray. About 30 National Guardsmen, commanded by Adjutant General Charles F. Barrett, secured a 200 foot by 1.5 mile area to block obstructions and deter any action to bypass the bridge.
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International News Service
Denison
Tex
Oklahoma
Red River
William Murray
United States
Charles F. Barrett
Durant
Murray
Red River Bridge Company
Barrett
Boston Airmen Fail Long Distance Flight Attempt
Russell Boardman and John Polando, Boston flyers, attempted a long distance flight to Istanbul from Floyd Bennett Field at 5:40 AM. The giant monoplane barely gained altitude and crashed near the water after takeoff, with sparks igniting gasoline.
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International News Service
New York
Russell Boardman
John Polando
Boston Flyers
Istanbul
Turkey
Boardman
Floyd Bennett Field
Jamaica
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Seven Power Ministers Head Home From London
The American delegation led by Secretary Stimson and Secretary Mellon leaves London after talks with German leaders. Stimson plans to push German French rapprochement from Berlin onward. Dietrich may visit London to discuss Anglo American loan as Morgan returns to Europe.
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London
Stimson
Treasury
Mellon
Berlin
Bruning
Curtis
The
Riviera
Carlton Hotel
Dietrich
Germany
J. P. Morgan
New York
Miss Hartsuff Qualifies as Medalist in Nine-Hole Round
Miss Clara M. Hartsuff of the New Castle Field club led the qualifying with a 46 over nine holes at Sharon Country Club amid a large field from New Castle, Grove City, Warren and Sharon clubs. Also on the slate Rev. Charles Wheisell of First Nazarene will deliver the City Mission message at 8 p.m with special music.
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Clara M. Hartsuff
New Castle Field Club
Sharon Country Club
Grove City Country Club
Warren
Ohio Country Club
Hartsuff
Charles Wheisell
First Nazarene Church
City Mission
South Mercer Street
Deaths of Adelina McClelland and Clara Stewart
Mrs Adelina Louisa McClelland aged 75 of 1417 East Washington street died this week. Mrs Clara Stewart aged 70 of 1018 Huey street is also reported deceased.
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Adelina’ Louisa McClelland
East
Washington Street
Clara Stewart
Huey Street
Illinois Prison Is Placed Under Stringent Rules
In Joliet on July 24 the Statesville model prison locked 2,800 inmates in their cells with no outside contact after a second riot scare this week. Warden Henry C. Hill ordered the measure amid rumors of smuggling and a plan to destroy a near finished cell house. Eight sledge hammers and 100 feet of hose were reported missing in a post check.
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International News Service
Joliet
Statesville ‘‘Model
Henry C. Hill
Unidentified Motorist Sought in Child Burn Scene
In East Liverpool Ohio authorities seek a lone driver after bones found in ashes near the McIntosh farm indicate a three year old child was burned on a log pyre. Sheriff Barlo investigated after a fire burned for five days and a neighbor saw a stranger with a bundle near the site before fleeing in a car after a woman's screams.
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International News Service
East Liverpool
McIntosh Farm
Here
J. M. Robinson
Lisbon
William J. Barlow
Hotel Managers Gather for Quarterly American Hotels Conference
Executives and managers of the American Hotels Corporation attend the quarterly conference at which nearly all chain managers convene. General J. Leslie Kincaid leads as president to review past three months progress, enable comparisons, and share experiences for better coordination across The Castleton and member hotels.
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American Hotels Corporation
Castleton
J. Leslie Kincaid
Arthur Mometer Rebrands From Baseball Ace to Golfer
Arthur Mometer once a baseball star with formidable biceps now pursues golf as a pastime. After years of fan applause, he spends afternoons chasing little pills and using crooked sticks on rolling hills, insisting he remains an athlete though chiefly a golfer at seventy eight.
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Daily Weather Report
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Little Mine No. 2
Steve Deddyk
Deddyk
Steve
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Ibanez
Percy Foster
Thomas
Youngstown
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Eckener
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Peo Betleught
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Black Crows
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Otto D. Tolischus
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U. S
Arthur Mometer
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