Odd Fellows Convene in Harrisburg for State Gatherings
Harrisburg hosts nearly 2000 delegates from across Pennsylvania for the 1092nd grand lodge gathering and the 37th Rebekah assembly of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Master William T. Fowden leads ceremonies at the dedication of the new Odd Fellows temple with a parade by the Sunbury Boys Band and an dedicatory oration by Wilson N. Mohr Allentown.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
State Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows Temple
William T. Fowden
Uv. Chester
Sunbury
Wilson In. Mohr
Allentown
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the
United States
Rebekah
Sargent to Receive LL D at Bethany College
John G. Sargent United States attorney general will receive the honorary LL D during Bethany College commencement in Bethany West Virginia. Fifty seniors will graduate at the exercises with the baccalaureate degree conferred to them in the morning program. Mrs. Sarah Swartz shoe dealer from Baltimore is the donor of $2 500 for the program. Police report four suspects from Chicago and New York named Harris Davis and Joe Raymonds were held after 20 unset fake diamonds were found in their custody at the Pennsylvania railroad station.
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John G. Sargent
United States
Bethany College
Bethany, W. V
Ming
Sarah Swartz
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Louis Harris
Chicago
J. Davis
Joe
Pittsburgh Police Nab Four Swindlers
Pittsburgh police detained four men believed to be con artists for St. Louis authorities. The suspects faced the prospect of extradition as investigators pursued charges tied to a swindle scheme.
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Pittsburgh
Griffith Honored At Banquet In Pittsburgh
Leo G. Griffith former state deputy of the Knights of Columbus and St. Mary's Council member was presented a rosewood parlor suite at a testimonial dinner in his honor at the Duquesne Council auditorium in Pittsburgh. About four hundred attended as officials and welfare leaders joined in the tribute with a letter from Supreme Knight Flaherty read from Philadelphia. Dennis A. Harris presided as toastmaster.
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Leo G. Griffith
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Council
Duquesne Council
Pittsburgh
Order
Griffith
Flaherty
Philadelphia
K. of C
St. Mary’s
B. N. Hanlon
Dennis A. Harris
New Castle
Census Reveals Large Female Workforce in 1920
The 1920 Census reports 8,549,511 women and girls employed across all trades in the United States. The piece likens this “army” of women to Napoleon’s saying about an army and notes that many rely on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to stay fit for work in all weather and conditions.
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United States
Napoleon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maytag Washers Demonstration Promises Faster Cleaning
The ad touts Maytag as the fastest washing unit and highlights the Gyrofoam Principle for energized, turbulent water action with no idle water. It invites readers to request a home demonstration and lists Sample's Super Service at 107 North Mercer Bell and at the Well T6-1 corner of Lawrence and 4th Streets.
New Castle Senior High Class Night Highlights 1926
The class of 1926 at New Castle Senior High hosts a Tuesday evening event at 8:30 in the Ben Franklin Junior High auditorium. President Robert Furst leads a program with Elizabeth Tribby Lois Lowman James Hinish and Dean Staley among others as the audience anticipates a full house and a complete sequence of musical and ceremonial items.
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New Castle Senior High School
Ben Franklin Junior High School
Robert Furst
Donald Allen
Annabel Wright
William Wallace
Raatack Ste
Ed Zamecnik High School
James Twaddle
Elizabeth Tribby
Fred Clemens
Lois Lowman
James Hinish
Dean Staley
Ruth Lewis
Axeeis
Orchhestra
Playwright Plans Action Against Wife For Kidnaping Child
Patrick Kearney the playwright says he will not prosecute his former wife Mrs Porterfield if she returns six year old Monica Kearney who he says was abducted and hidden in the Pocono Mountains Pennsylvania He has a writ of habeas corpus directing Monica and her maternal relatives to appear in Newark New Jersey court tomorrow Kearney says he traced Monica and her mother to a Stroudsburg Pennsylvania hotel and had planned to take Monica abroad for the summer.
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International News Service
New York
Patrick Kearney
Monica Kearney
Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Porterfield
Monica
N. J
Newark
N. A
Kearney
Stroudsburg
Two more on honor list at Senior High
A printer's error omitted two top Latin honor students last week. Miss Gertrude Potter earned Summa Cum Laude and Miss Virginia Colley Magna Cum Laude, both noted for outstanding Latin scholarship and top standings in the honor finals.
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Gertrude Potter
Virginia Colley
Warren Boy 9 Drowns in River Near Home
George Beck Jr nine, son of Mr and Mrs George Beck, was found drowned in the Mahoning river about one hundred feet from his home in Warren Ohio. He vanished while walking on the river bank yesterday and was not seen fall in. A family search followed and the body was recovered with resuscitation attempts failing.
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Warren
George Beck, Jr
George Beck
Mahoning River
Howard's Buttermilk Cream Promises Skin Rejuvenation
An old fashioned remedy named Howard's Buttermilk Cream is touted to erase wrinkles around eyes and mouth by five minutes of nightly massage. The ad claims improvement for coarse or reddened skin from wind or sun and suggests McKee's Kut Rate Store as a supplier.
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Howard's
McKee's
Kut Rate Store
Crossword Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A mixed set of crossword clues listing numerous horizontal and vertical entries with definitions and abbreviations including names like YYME WATERNATIONAL SYNDIGATE and references to poets, gods, and directions. The fragmentary page appears to present puzzle prompts across multiple sections and entries with several illegible or corrupted items.
Two Are Killed Seven Injured In Motor Accidents
Pittsburgh dispatch reports two deaths and seven injuries from weekend auto crashes. Edward Matter aged 5 died after being struck near his home. Louis Buckholt 23 is held as the driver. Patrick McDonough 65 was killed by a taxicab. Frank Rohwer 33 is jailed for coroner’s inquest. Six others injured when a speeding car struck a pole near Kittanning. five men and a sixth unnamed were hurt. a second crash on the William Penn highway fractured Kenneth Stether’s skull.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Edward Matter
Louis Buckholt
Patrick McDonough
Frank W. Rohwer
RalphTusi
Sharpsburg
Tusi
James Ross
Tony Mango
Paul Fitzgerald
Mooney” Schuster
Frank Ferraro
D. C Stether
Kenneth Stether
West Milford
W. Va
William Penn Highway
Penn Township
Four Injured in Purale Racine Crash Near Buckeye Lake
A crash eight miles east of Pom eroy sent Miss Richards of Marion to Newark hospital with a fractured skull and Miller, a contractor, to Grant hospital in Columbus with internal injuries. The crossing had a previous double fatality last summer.
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Pomeroy
Richards
Newark Hospital
Marion
Racine
Buckeye Lake
Miller
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Leslie House advertised as first class hotel in 1858
A letter from J. Leslie, proprietor of Leslie House, 1858 era claims a first class house at second class rates. The ad notes good ventilation, connecting rooms for families, and daily stage service to nearby towns. W. Hutton of Beaver Falls forwards the note to the News.
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New Castle
W. Hutton
Ninth Avenue
Beaver Falls
Leslie House
J. Leslie
One Killed And Another Injured In Auto Wreck
Newark Colorado reports Mrs Elizabeth Conant 37 was killed and her daughter Edna Richards 18 and L W Miller 35 were perhaps fatally injured when their auto was struck by an Ohio electric car at Luray 14 miles west of here. Miller and Mrs Conant lived at
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Newark, CO
Elizabeth Conant
Edna Richards
Ll. W. Miller
Ohio Electric
Luray
Here
Miller
Married men more successful for same reason a cat swims
A saying compares married men to a cat that swims when dropped in water, implying unearned or instinctive success. The remark suggests skepticism about marital status correlating with achievement, using a vivid animal metaphor.
Los Angeles Man Attempts Death by Own Action
Robert S. Savage was found with slashed wrists in his Los Angeles apartment with a photograph of Clara Bow before him. Police say he attempted suicide after a weeklong courtship with the actress failed. Bow said she discouraged him and planned to visit to cheer him.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. Savage
Clara Bow
Miss Bow
Savage
Woman Dies After Helping Boy Fall From Tree
In Hamilton on June 7 Edwin King age 9 fell from a tree at his uncle’s home. Neighbor Mary Marshall 48 rushed him to hospital where he was found uninjured. She died there of a heart attack caused by over-exertion while aiding the boy.
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Hamilton
Edwin King
Mary Marshall
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