Japanese Regret Bancroft's Death
Tokyo mourns Edgar Addison Bancroft American ambassador to Japan after his death in Karuizawa The Foreign Minister Kijiro Shidehara called him a great servant and a real friend to Japan praising his sympathy and understanding The Premier Takaaki Kato said Bancroft was a true friend of the Japanese people and devoted to strengthening U S Japan ties
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Tokio
Julymerica
Japan
Kijiro Shidehara
Edgar Addison Bancroft
Karyi
Zawa
Bancroft
Takaaki Kato
Park Open To Public Tonight
Cascade park will be open to the public after six o'clock this evening. The park was set aside for the Knights of Columbus picnic and bead y show during the day, according to the park management.
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Cascade Park
Knights of Columbus
What Did You See Wallace In Noonday Street Scene
A series of quick glimpses from a Lawrence county town show everyday life in motion. A young woman retrieves laundry as clouds threaten rain while motorists haggle over rental and spice prices in a downtown park. People watch a square dance near a rural hall and a bootblack dries his rags as workers put up awnings on Mercer Street.
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Mercer Street
MacDonald Questions Naval Building Program
London reports Ramsey MacDonald the pacifist former Labour premier led an attack in the commons on the new cruiser program. He questioned who Britain aims to threat with and mocked spending taxpayers money on ships with no clear danger. He noted 49 cruisers already and Japan as a potential power.
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London
Ramsey MacDonald
Labor
House of Commons
Britain
America
Japan
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France
Plan to Postpone Radio Conference
The piece discusses delaying a radio conference and argues for finer tuned receiving sets to narrow wave channel gaps. It notes an international 1926 conference in Washington may need an international wavelength allocation and mentions American delegates to Paris for a broader wire communications discussion.
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Europe
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United States
Paris
State Department
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State Departments
Bryan's Funeral Cortege On Way To National Capital
The article describes John W. Bryan's funeral procession moving quietly from Dayton toward Washington. The casket rests in an observation car with floral tributes from Dayton, the Slopes trial lawyers, and distant communities. Mrs. Bryan travels with a small, supportive party. relatives include Ruth Bryan Owen and Reginald Owen. The widow endures sorrow with fortitude as the journey proceeds to the capital.
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Deyton
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Reginald Owen
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Wallace Haggard
Gordon McKenzie
Builders and Dealers Picnic at Cascade Park
About 175 people attended the Builders and Dealers picnic at Cascades Park yesterday. The event included a dinner in the Grove at six o clock. The general committee members were W. W. Waterman Grove City C. H. Blank Ellwood City Scott Rhodes Rochester R. B. McDaniel Monaco John Pattison New Castle and W. W. Campbell New Wilmington. Members from Heaver Butler Mercer and Lawrence counties attended.
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Grove
W. W. Waterman
Grove City
C. H. Blank
Ellwood City
Scott Fhodes
Rochester
R. B. McDaniel
Monaco
John Pattison
New Castle
W. W. Campbell
New Wilmington
Heaver
Butler
Mercer
Lawrence Counties
Preparing New Library Home For The Boys Of Today
Newcastle residents monitor the Jefferson and North streets library remodel as front and back stairways are removed and space reconfigured for reading rooms stacks and staff areas. Officials note no opening date yet. The piece argues modern youths prefer practical literature over dime novels and discuss shifts toward magazines on mechanics war periodicals and Boy Scout books.
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Jefferson and
North Streets
Jefferson Street
Reading
North Street
Children's Department
Washington Street
Neshannock
Shensngonyorg
Jesse James
Nick Carter
Frank Merriwell
Government Building Solid Wall Against Smuggling of Liquor
Officials report a broad anti smuggling push across the Great Lakes and border regions. A motorized force will guard the Maine Vermont New York boundary, Lake Champlain, and lakes Ontario and Erie. Coast guard increases patrols with 75 foot boats. Winnipeg Manitoba and Mexican borders also receive attention.
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Vermont
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Prohibition
New City
Maiin
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Lake Ontario
Lakare
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Erie
Superior
Coast Guard
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Sault Ste. Marie
Duluth
Winnipeg
Manitoba
British Columbia
United States
Milwanks
Chicago
Treasury
Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Suicide note links Reading mystery to Phil Knapp case
A man calling himself Nobody from Nowhere with a self description matching Philip Knox Knapp was found dead from a gunshot in a Reading hotel. Police compare the dying man to Knapp, a suspect in Louis Panella pollen murder, while authorities and friends search to identify him, with pockets empty except for a dollar bill.
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International News Service
Reading
Philip Knox Knapp
Louis Panella Pollen
Knapp
Harry W. Strobel
Robert Scott
Chicago
Russell T. Scott
George W. Bickel
Bickel
Marriage Licenses Issued in Hillaville Area
Earl Clarence O Nall and Agnes Kirkwood, both of Hillaville, obtained marriage licenses. The brief notice notes the couple’s home town and license issuance.
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Earl Clarence O'Nall
Hillaville
Agnes Kirkwood
Public Clocks Vary Ten Minutes Across Stores
A New Castle reporter checked public timepieces from Mercer Street to Croton Avenue and found only two Naval Observatory clocks in windows keeping accurate time. Seven other clocks differed by up to 14 minutes, suggesting travelers should reach the station an hour early. The piece urges merchants on Washington Street to regulate their clocks rather than mislead the public.
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Mercer Street
Croton Avenue
Washington Street
Naval Observatory
Plan for Labor Day celebration at Cascades park
Labor Day plans proceed for a district wide event at Cascades park on Monday September 7 under the Building Trades Council. General chairman T J McMichael and secretary R C Toneson lead committees handling budget speakers entertainment transportation park and sports with invitations sent to union labor groups in Youngstown Sharon Beaver Valley Elwood City Grove City and nearby areas. Local figures and national speakers are expected at the gathering.
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Building Trades Council
T. J. McMichael
R. C. Toneson
Harry Wogen
Budges
John §. Swan
James Marrileys
Charles Douglass
John Campbell
Clyde Hunter
Willig J. Campball
Youngstown
Sharon
Beaver Valley
Elwood City
Grove City
D. McKibben
Deaths Of The Day Mrs Cnay Buried
Funeral services for Mrs Jonnie Wimner Mowers were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 from the home of Mr and Mrs John Seaton in Croton arena with Rev A J Randles officiating. Interment in Graceland cemetery. She was born in Worth township Butler county daughter of Henry and Jana Wimner. She leaves a son Charles Clement of Cleveland and relatives.
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Sarah A. Coulter
Washington Street
G. J. Melly
Arlington Avanus Free Methodist Church
John Ludwick
James Swagger
John Coulter
C. A. Sankey
John Foster
William Peberdy
Graceland Cemetery
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New Castle
Otto Kuneling
Youngstown
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Gibbons Retires From Ring Amid Wife’s Poor Health
Tommy Gibbons quits boxing, hinting a temporary or permanent retirement tied to his wife’s health. He says he would return only if she improves, and that he will not fight while she remains ill, planning to train again someday if circumstances allow.
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Ring
Uinternational News Service
Minneapolis
Minn
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Aha
Tunney
Former South Side Tailor Now Living On Long Island
Benjamin £., Thomas, nephew of Samuel Thomas, formerly a tailor on West Long avenue, visited New Castle today. He is retired and living with relatives on Willow street, Westbury, Long Island, plans a summer visit but health issues may delay return. His uncle left New Castle four years ago after 30 years on the South Side.
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West Long Avenue
New Castle
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Religious and fraternal circles dinner and picnics
Berean Bible class plans annual picnic Friday at Cascade Park with dinner at noon and Bible study to follow. Women’s Belief Corps No 11 Auxiliary to the G A R holds picnic Tuesday August 4 at Cascade Park with noon dinner. Committee includes Mrs Ella Oatey Mrs Ethel Thomas and Mrs Anna Bell. Missionary meeting at St John’s Lutheran with Mrs C R Bishop presiding. about thirty members attended with Mrs Gaston and Mrs Douglass present.
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Ella Oatey
Ethel Thomas
Anna Bell
C. R
Nortavlow Avenue
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The White Monkey at The Penn Friday to Saturday
A drama about changing women and loves shown at The Penn. The script is presented from a male observer’s perspective with a note to arrive early for seating.
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