Auto Accidents Take Terrific Toll On Sunday
A string of Sunday crashes across Indiana Wisconsin and Pennsylvania claimed lives and injured dozens. In Highland Indiana two adults and a boy died as a Pennsylvania flyer collided with vehicles at crossings. Ledger Indiana saw multiple deaths including Mary Vesta Bostwick and family members amid a train crossing collision. Beloit Wisconsin reported Sidney Derbyshire killed when his auto was struck by an interurban car. Atlantic City New Jersey saw a child killed when an auto backed into him. Philadelphia area crossings produced four deaths and 26 injuries. Lancaster Pennsylvania reported one death and five injuries in a separate crash. Coroners to conduct probes into the incidents.
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International News
Tere Haute
Ind
Witness
Indiana
Highland
Liggets
Terre Haute
Beloit
Wis
Sidney Derbyshire
Lagrange Allu
Derbyshire
George Brown
Atlantic City
N. J
Edwin G. Remner
Venmorp
James Dooley
Philadelphia
Reading Crossing
Williamaton
Badaburyvilla
Killiad Lancaster
Gontinus
Two Boys Drown In Lehigh River Swollen Waters
In Bethlehem Pa on July 90 Alfred Hettingbach 12 and John Bell etta 16 drowned in swollen Lehigh River waters. Hettingbach body recovered. others, swimming with companions, were drawn into a deep hole.
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Lehigh River
Buleetin
Sintecleant News Service
Bethlehem
Alfred Hettingbach
John Belletta
Hettinbach
Cave Man Fashion Through Time and Love
A playful column jokes about ancient and modern courting habits, noting long whiskers and rough treatment as symbols of courtship. It observes women’s changing but persistent preferences for bold, sturdy partners and hints at evolving social norms across eras.
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Rene Nolet
Germany Avoids Red Outbreaks Amid Tight Security
International report notes limited civil unrest in Germany with only one serious outbreak near Nug Ruppin where a man was killed and another fatally wounded as an jail storm attempt failed. Berlin police and Reichswehr kept demonstrations peaceful while authorities promise relief measures and wage readjustments.
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DP. Weyer
International
Sraft
Berlin
Fwg
Germany
Nug Ruppin
Dresden
Pitched Battle in Woods Near Huntington with Moonshiners
In Huntington West Virginia July 30 a deadly clash erupted in dense woods on the city outskirts between prohibition agents Frank Poe and Clay Williams and moonshiners. One man was fatally wounded two seriously shot, two escaped after about eighty gunshots. Agents pursued the others as dawn broke and police mobilized Federal and state officers to recover the dying man.
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Mile Townn International News Service
Huntington
W. Va
Frank Poe
Clay Williams
Charleston
Gdengo Woods
Thin City
Prohibition
Federal
Petition for dissolution of Cherryhurst Land Company
Petition presented in court this morning shows the Cherryhurst Land Company has paid taxes through July 1 1928 and owes no debts. A hearing on the petition is set for September 3 at nine o clock a m.
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Cherryhurst Land Company
Marriage Licenses William Hall and others in New Castle
Marriage licenses issued for residents including William Hall and Julia Williams of Youngstown, Theodore Francis Johnson of Castle Anna Cathern Reco New Cass, Mehle Stanley Sliner of New Castle, Evhet May Goodrich of New Castle, John Calvin Marshall of New Castle, Gladys Matilda Kehna of New Castle.
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William Hall
Youngstown
Julia €. Williams
Fheodore Francis Johnson
Tee
Anna Cathern Reco
New Cass
Mehle Stanley Sliner
New Castle
Evhet May Goodrich
John Calvin Marshall
Gladys Matilda Kehna
Half Century In Croton Home
William Sleight of 824 Croton Avenue marks fifty years at the same Croton residence. He spent seven years away, totaling 48 years at the home. Sleight is employed by the Johnson Bronze Company.
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William Sleight
Croton Avapaée, Io
Sleight
Johnson Bronze Company
Mayor Rentz Declares He Will Not Seek Re election
Mayor Fred L. Rentz stated he will not be a candidate for re election. He cited heavy business demands and the expanded News Building as reasons to devote time to publishing The News. He said health issues and the scope of the mayoral job make a dual role impractical. He hopes a capable successor will govern well.
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Fred L. Rentz
Mayor Rentz
Samuel A. Barnes
New Castle News
City of
New Cantle
Rentz
Boy Scouts Assist Officers at Key Street Intersections
Beginning next Saturday, city Boy Scouts will assist police at Buslear Street and Washington Street intersections to regulate foot traffic. Secured by the Lions Club, the program directs pedestrians to cross with traffic under officers, aiming to prevent accidents and educate the public on safe crossing methods.
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Boy Scouts
Washington Street
Lions’ Club
Ofiers
Trafic
Morger
Coyne Confesses to Killing Wife in Bridal Cottage
Patrick Coyne, a legless railroad man from Perry, confessed to county detectives that he killed his wife during a scuffle over a revolver in their bridal cottage. He said he washed her body, put her to bed, then fell under a railroad train, denying suicide. He cited being greatly excited and nervous at the time.
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Pittsburg
Patrick Qoyne
Perry Usar
Coyne
Robert H. Braun
Mrs Douthett Nominated for City School Board
Mrs Belelagh Douthett wife of Dr J C B Douthett was endorsed by the Executive Board of the Women's Federated Clubs as the city school board candidate. She is a long time New Castle resident, a former teacher, church and YWCA leader, and mother of three with prior support from the WCTU BPW and League of Women Voters.
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Women's Federated Clubs
Belelaghmore Douthett
J. C. B. Douthertt
Federation
Bali My
Doutheer
W. CO. T
New Castle
Harding Illness Forces Halt To Public Tour
San Francisco dispatch reports President Warren G. Harding’s illness has worsened, prompting doctors to halt his state tour. A high level consultation at the Palace Hotel included specialists from the White House and Navy, with no immediate statement offered and plans to resume at a later time uncertain.
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San Francisco
Harding
Washington
ALF
Warren G. Harding
United States
Palace Hotel
C. B. Sawyer
White House
Joel T. Boone
Tilted States Navy
Ray Wiman Whbur
Leland Stanford University
Chas, M. Cooper
Hubert Work
Irene Castle Treman Denies She Is Divorced
Irene Castle Treman, famed American dancer, denies reports of a divorce from Captain Bob Treman. She arrived in New York aboard La Fayette and insisted she and her husband are not separated, noting his delay in returning from France and promising to prove they are not estranged.
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Irene Castle Treman
International News Service
New York
Irene
Tla Treman
Bob Treman
Miss Castle
la Fayette
Seine Court
Parle
Majestic
France
Treman
Harding's Sister Regrets Illness Visit Called Off
Mrs. F Remsberg sister of President Harding expressed regret over his illness and hopes for a possible visit, saying he is receiving the best care and those at his bedside are doing their utmost.
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International News Service
Santa Anna
Calif
President Harding
F. Remsberg
Hillsville Man Ends Own Life by Hanging
Sam Spilek, 68, of Hillsville area near a limestone quarry, died by self inflicted hanging Saturday night or Sunday morning. The coroner and local officials reported he used a wire and chalk line to loop his neck, found by John Tartan, and the body was removed and to be buried by township officials.
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Sam Spilek
Tn_ jon
Hillsville
J. P. Caldwell Spilek
Tony Pokar
Pokar
Spilek
John Tartan
Caldwall
J. P. Eakin
Mahoning
Charen Bsird
Charles Honfete
Spilak
Martin St Boys Missing From Home
Martin Street youths Elmer Burton aged 14 and Charles Burton aged 12 have run away from home and been missing since July 20. Their stepmother Mrs Harry L Burton reports prior cold weather absences and feet freezing incidents. The couple are alarmed by the protracted absence with no word received. Also noted: motion court to be held next Monday morning per Judge Emery. appeal of $45 judgment in Alderman court Houk v Harald Critchlow survivor noted, attorney Rhodes representing Houk.
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Elmer Burton
Charles Burton
Martin Street
Harry L. Burton
Bur Iton
Emery
Naval
Waleer T. Hamilton
Sherman Wouk
Furvivor
Harald Critchlow
WT. W. Rhodes
Houk
Esther Nha Le Lies Ta Quan Spitek Death Record
Esther Spitek 68 of Hilsville UAL died recently. Funeral details pending with local officials Manos Gray TH and Penmay Le Vanda BCU listed as memorial contacts. Burial plans at VOLT cemetery near Wh. Further notices to follow.
Bandits Hold Up Pittston Train In Broad Daylight
A southbound limited train on the Laurel Line at Moosie is robbed by five bandits who fled in an awaiting automobile. One man, Edward J Murphy of Scranton, dies. four others including Mrs Rosie Kratalitz and Arthur Henshall are wounded, payroll valued around 85 000 seized. Police and state troopers scour the countryside for clues and suspects.
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Eus
Pittston
West End Coal Company of
Scranton
Laurel Lins
Eut
Moosie
Rosie Kratalitz
Lake Winona
Pritteton
Arthur Henshall
Harrison Avenue
Parmaster
Rall
Philip Schrieber
Vine
Seriou
Patrick Durk Scranton
Mar
James Price
Captain Clark
Wyoming Barracks
Falls On Street Injures Man Near Mill and Washington
Robert Stonler of Euclid Avenue was taken from the street near the Mill and Washington corner after falling forward on his face. He suffered minor injuries and was removed to his home following a call to the patrol by Geo. Wyman.
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Robert Stonler
Euclid Avenue
Mill and
Washington Street
Geo. Wyman
Drowning and Other Disturbances In Urban and Rural Scenes
A sequence of partial notices reports a 20 year old Bellevue baseball player Paul McNamara drowning while swimming, a lost $3,000 pin found at Cride'n Crossing by caddies Henry Roberts and Edwin Anilows who received a reward, a long divorce case in Parkerson West Virginia after 34 years of marriage and 16 children, a shop nickel theft by Rose Kramer 30 in New York with a three year sentence, a drowning incident near Five Mile House involving Eugene Daniels age 4, a Woolworth building incident in New York with smoke and alarm, and a hospital patient in Maine found to have stomach issues.
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Henry Roberts
Edwin Anilows
Mitax Rolen Erick
Cride’n Crossing
Mace
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Dev
John Zes
Joe Leyngle
Atl
Ledger
Vesta Bostwick
Raymond Bostwick
Clarance Bostwick
May Bostwick
Trilla Bostwick
Etta Bostwick
Danville
Ethel Slavens
Terre Hayte
Anna Slavens
Arthur Mometer
Huntington Hattie
Croton
Lions Club
Wife
Douthett
George R. Holmes
International Mane Service
Ulle
Hardings
Sir. Harding
Visit
West End Coal Company of Scranton
Paul McNamara
Bellevue
Nut
Does M. Hoe
Parkerson W. Va
Roe
Rrose Kramer
Baker
Five Mile House
Rosse Township
Eugene Daniels
Freon
Woolworth
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