Cloudburst Flood Damages Mass Mills And Rail Lines
Floods from a Berkshire Hills cloudburst in Adams Massachusetts caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The Renfrew Mill basement flooded and 900 workers lost jobs. Berkshire Cotton weaving dept closed. rail line culvert washed out. Berkshire Street Railway tracks flooded. two weeks repair for mill. Clarence Hoedecker credited with alerting rescue.
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Hoosac River
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Berkshire Street Railway Company
Bryan to be buried at Arlington as body lies in Dayton
William Jennings Bryan will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery after a Dayton wake. The body rests in a little white cottage on Market Street, with a military guard to stand over the in state proceedings. A special car will attach to a Dayton train, then to Chattanooga and Washington, for Thursday arrival.
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Yton
Tenn
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Washington, D. C
Richard Rogers
Washington
Southern Railroad
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Chattanooga
Fred Brady
The
American Legion
John R. Raulston
Britain Will Not Ease Rubber Export Controls
London reports Great Britain will not modify its crude rubber export law despite U S pressure. The House may take up the issue as British fortunes ride on rubber stocks and the debt to the United States. Reform advocates cite shifts in supply from Malaya and rising domestic growth.
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London
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United States
Houghton
Foreign Office
International News Service
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House of Commons
Mark Kerr
Empire League
Malaya
British Empire
Morning Post
Home
Severe Hampden Storm Destroys Property and Crops
A severe electrical storm with a cloudburst in Hampden County caused about half a million dollars in damage. Streets washed out foundations undermined basements flooded trolley cars derailed, and crops were ruined on many farms across Springfield area.
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Springfield
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Hampden County
Demonstrator Is Hurt In Gas Tank Explosion
Henry C. White from Portsmouth Ohio suffered a severe facial injury when a gas generating tank exploded during a light demonstration near the seventh ward district Saturday evening. He was unconscious and taken to New Castle hospital where he was reported in good shape and nearing discharge.
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Henry C. White
Portsmouth
New Castle Hospital
Nations praise Bryan death across papers in tribute
Newspapers of many viewpoints lauded William Jennings Bryan as a towering statesman, lawyer and publicist. Editorials from New York World New York Times New York Herald Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Minneapolis Tribune Boston Herald Washington Post Pittsburgh Gazette Times New Orleans Times Picayune and Cincinnati Enquirer celebrate his eloquence duty and impact on American political history.
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America
New York World
The
Republic
New York Herald Tribune
Bryan
Boston Herald
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
New Orleans
Cincinnati Enquirer
United States
Findlay plan for a national cross country highway gains interest
John H. Williamson of Findlay Ohio visits New Castle to drum up support for a direct national cross country route that would pass through New Castle from Butler to Youngstown and Akron. A July 30 meeting in Findlay will unite Ohio and Pennsylvania backers to push a single name or number for the highway across states.
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The
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New Castle
Williamson
Butler
Youngstown
Akron
Ohio
Findlay
Pennsylvania
Highway Commissioners Convention
Buffalo
Auto Accident Injury Said To Cause Man's Suicide
Vanhook, manager at Oil City Woodworking Company, reportedly took his life by hanging, traced to injuries from a recent auto accident. A night watchman found his body in a raf ter within 36 hours of another death by own action nearby. Widow and two children survive.
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Oil City Woodworking Company
Vanhook
E. J. Harper
Girl Fatally Injured by Car Near Wampum in Cres cendale
Mary Luvich fifteen was struck as she stepped from behind a parked auto near Crescentdale Wampum about 10 pm. Mitchell Rudiak Lyndora driver of the car and companions rushed her to Shenango Valley hospital where she died shortly before midnight. Authorities detained the driver and companions after following the vehicle to the hospital.
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Crescentdale
Wampum
Mitchell Rudiak
Lyndora
Butler
Rudiak
Duff
Shenango Valley Hospital
L. W. Wilson
Miller and
Moschetta
Tornado damages Virginia farm area with costly losses
Suffolk residents assess damage after a Sunday tornado ripping through the district. Hundreds of cotton acres ruined, tobacco fields stripped, white forests denuded, buildings blown down, several injured. Damage estimated at about 100000 dollars with no confirmed fatalities.
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International News Service
Suffolk
Death Notices List For Several Local Residents
Mrs. Sarah A Coulter 68 of 930 East Washington street died. Mrs. Jennie Flowers Case 68 of 1124 Croton avenue is noted. Harriet Salt Jones 5 of 1115 Cunningham avenue is listed. Mrs. Sarah Thompson Pittsburgh Pa is named. Mary Lovich 15 Meadville Pa appears. Infant Keelan of 630 John street is recorded.
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Sarah A. Coulter
East Washington Street
Jennie Flowers Case
Croton Avenue
Harriet Salt Jones
Cunningham Avenue
Sarah Thompson
Pittsburgh
Mary Lovich
Meadville
Infant Keelan
John Street
Many Recall Last Visit Of Bryan To District
Death of William Jennings Bryan at Dayton Tennessee on Sunday afternoon brings to mind New Castle and Lawrence county residents memories of the Commoner. Bryan visited New Castle several times speaking on various subjects including a last appearance about three years ago in New Wilmington at the Second United Presbyterian church under Westminster college.
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William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
New Castle
Lawrence County
Bryan
Second United Presbyterian Church
New Wilmington
Westminster College
Greenville Youth Dies As Car Rolls Onto Side
Walter Hill 16 died when his car rolled over on the Andover road near Greenville Pa. His father William Hill and an infant sister were seriously hurt and Mrs Hill suffered a broken collar bone after the car was forced off the road during an attempted pass. Walter was trapped under the vehicle while it overturned.
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International News Service
Greenville
Walter Hill
William Hill
Andover
London Sights In Second Of New Castle News Series
New Castle correspondent Mrs. R Frederick Roberts reports from London describing a day of iconic sights. The tour passes Buckingham Palace Hyde Park the Tower of London and the Beef Eaters guards as she notes London weather money terms and notable landmarks with light cultural anecdotes.
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London
New Castle News
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Tower
Gypsy Road Trip at Seventy Six Today
An open road and azure sky show the thrill of travel with a trusty pal. A roaring car, windblown hair, and a gypsying mood define the day as a man seeks speed, scenery, and the simple fun of moving onward at seventy six.
No Action Relative To Calling Pastor
At the Congregational meeting of First Congregational Church no action was taken on calling a pastor. A majority vote could not be reached for any candidate and more candidates will be heard. August speakers include Dr. William Surdival of Ottawa Ohio and Rev. E Pugh Thomas of Minneapolis, both prominent ministers.
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First Congregational Church
William Surdival
Ottawa
Ohio
E. Pugh Thomas
Minneapolis
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