Democratic congressmen shape state delegation plans for convention
In Washington Democratic leaders map vote gaining combos for the Coolidge Dawes ticket. Names include Ralston Copeland Davis Bryan McAdoo Glass Smith Pomerene Underwood and Garrett Crispo Oldfields Rayburn Connally and the Tammany faction shaping Madison Square Garden activities. Harrison ready. Garrett and others stay in Washington.
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Washington
Coolidge- Dawes
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Royal Copeland
New York
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Charles Bryan
Nebraska
William G. McAdoo
California
Carter Glass
Virginia
al Smith
Atlee Pomerene
Ohio
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
E. Sweet
Colorado
Madison Square Garden
Minis G. Garrett
Tennessee
Crispo
Georgia
Oldfields
Arkansas
Rayburn and Connally
Texas
Tammany Group
Harrison
Garrett
Tammanyites
Arrests In Chicago Mail Robbery Identify Suspect
Three arrests followed a Chicago mail train heist. Wounded suspect J H Wayne, shot by Margaret Ray, was guarded in a county hospital ward. Other arrestees include aviator J Mahoney and Walter Mc Comb with Paul Wade.
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International News Service
Chicago
William Scoemaker
J. H. Wayne
Margaret Ray
J. Mahoney
Wayne
Walter McComb
Paul Wade
McComb
McCombs
Federal
Cause Of Fatal Explosion Will Remain Mystery
The explosion and fire aboard the U S S Mississippi killed forty eight bluejackets and wounded many, with naval officials saying the cause may never be known. The board of inquiry heard testimonies from Capt. W D Brotherton and others about the turret trapping gunners as steel fused and doors welded shut, praising the crew's bravery.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
U. S. S. Mississippi
Navy
Naval Board of Inquiry
W. D. Brotherton
Brotherton
Capt. Brotherton
F. G. Reincke
Julian J. Levausseur
F. J. Hynes
Tragic Parade Crash At East and Falls Streets
A car driven by Robert L. Meermans with a broken rear axle crashed into a Knights of Pythias parade at East and Falls streets injuring seven men and two boys. The vehicle struck spectators and marchers then stopped near City Hall as emergency crews aided the injured.
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Robert L. Meermans
Knights of Pythias
East
Falls
Auto crash victims listed with injuries and recoveries
Shenango Valley hospital reports all victims from Friday evening’s accident are doing well with no permanent injuries. Names include William Southern age 15 with both legs fractured, B Gibson Parshall 46 with a right leg fracture, E Swift Warnock 69 with rib fractures, Walter McCormick 31 with a leg fracture, Marion Reed 31 with a leg fracture and head lacerations, E J Craig 24 with a left leg fracture, W J Ayers 28 with a knee bruise, George Beaton 44 with a broken nose, and James Harvey Pitzer 39 with superficial bruises. Several were released and others sent home same day or later. A second list notes Walter McCormick, James H Pitzer, William Ayers, and Marion Reed taken home.
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Shenango Valley Hospital
B. Gibson Parshall
South
Jefferson Street
E. Swift Warnock
Superior Street
Walter McCormick
Frank Avenue
Tree
Marion Reed
Slippery Rock
E. J. Craig
W. J. Ayers
West North Street
George Beaton
Laurel Boulevard
James Harvey Pitzer
West Clayton Street
Waterproofing Planned for Highland U. P. Church Exterior
Arrangements have been completed to waterproof the Highland U. P. church in New Castle. W G Eckles Co. architects announced a New York firm will perform the work starting next week to protect stone exterior walls from rain and dirt and prevent weathering. This will be the first waterproofing of exterior walls in the New Castle area.
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Highland U. P
W. G. Eckles Co
New York
New Castle
A Movie Goer Chafes at a Blabbering Patron
Arthur Memeter laments a loud and talkative fellow in the cinema. He notes the man behind him spoils the plot with constant commentary while the weather sits at 86 degrees. The writer vows to confront the nuisance despite enjoying the films.
Smith Shifts Lead as Campaign Heads Enter Crucial Phase
Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York takes direct control of his campaign in the run up to the Democratic national convention. He will spend every minute meeting supporters and political leaders while Roosevelt calls the Republican ticket weak and unlikely to win.
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Cleveland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Coolidge-Dawes
Dawes
Washington
White House
Train Hits Circus Van in Wooster. Two Die
A Pennsylvania passenger train struck a truck from the Leroy Motorized Circus at Orrville, killing Mr. and Mrs. William Franks of Chicago and injuring two others, one of whom may die. The truck was wrecked and the bodies were carried far by the impact.
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International News Service
Wooster, O
Pennsylvania
Leroy Motorized Circus
Orrville
William Franks
Chicago
Ford Office Staff Move to Five Day Week
Ford Motor Company offices and executives switch to a five day week starting today affecting about 23 000 employees. The altered schedule replaces the usual two weeks summer vacation with Saturdays off for 12 weeks and pay may be cut proportionally if the policy continues. Henry Ford argues factory output can be managed in five days and that five days suffices for any worker.
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International News Service
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Henry
Church Robbed Again At Madison Avenue Christian
Rev Harry G Kaye reported a second break in at Madison Avenue Christian Church. A number of typewriter articles and material were taken along with a small amount of money from the birthday box. Police investigated and suspected youths may be involved.
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Harry G. Kaye
Madison Avenue Christian Church
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
The notice records marriage licenses granted in multiple pairs including James R. Grove and Tionesta. Geneive L. Mong and Tionesta. Lowell McCann and New Castle. Erma Burnham and Salt Lake City. Robt. G. Dickson and McDonald. Katherine J. Kennedy and New Castle. Julian Onarch and New Castle. Anna Benton and Nashville Tenn. John Pilch and New Castle. Anna Serwatka and New Castle. George E. Wagner and New Castle. Florence A. Badger and Portersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Grove
Tionesta J. Geneive L. Mong
Tionesta
Lowell McCann
New Castle
Erma Burnham
Salt Lake City
G. Dickson
McDonald Katherine J. Kennedy
Julian Onarch
Anna Benton
Nashville, Tenn
John Pilch
Flag Day Observances Highlight Training Camps Support
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and Secretary Weeks led Flag Day ceremonies in President's Park. Winners of the Women's Overseas Service League essay contest on Citizens Military Training Camps were Adele Daniel, Luella Lancaster, and Dorothy Beal. Weeks urged citizens to back military camps as a national asset for future peace.
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H. K. Reynolds
International News Service
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Weeks
Stars and Stripes
President’s Park
White House
Adele Daniel
Vicksburg
Miss
Luella Lancaster
Junction City
Kans
Dorothy M. Beal
Fredericks Hall
John L. Hines
Weeks
DuShane Advocates News Want Ads as Barometer of Business
Don DuShane of Clare P. DuShane Insurance and Rental Agency praises News Want Ads as a reliable tool for advertisers and buyers. He says the classified section reflects local business conditions and always yields results and invites readers to try placing a Want Ad.
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Don DuShane
Mr. DuShane
DuShane
Clare P. DuShane
St. Cloud
Cloudburst kills and floods town in Tennessee
At least 16 people died when a cloudburst hit near Hampton Tennessee this morning. The Laurel Ford railroad and the town of Bramer were washed away and communication is nearly wiped out. Property loss is enormous and the death toll is expected to rise.
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Laurel Ford Railroad
Bramer
International News Service
Johnson City
Tenn
Hampton
L Laurel-Ford
Death Records for Several Residents List Ages and Addresses
The notice records deaths of Mrs. Sarah R. Richards 56 of 911 Maryland Avenue Edward T. Patterson 51 of Wilkinsburg Rebecca Marie Allshouse 3 of 510 Waldo Street Mrs Flora M. Siebka 62 of Evans City Mrs Louise Scaglioni 30 of Croton and James Andrew Drake 71 of 406 South Walnut.
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Sarah R. Richards
Maryland Avenue
Edward T. Patterson
Wilkinsburg
Rebecca Marie Allshouse
Waldo Street
Flora M. Siebka
Evans City
Louise Scaglioni
Croton
James Andrew Drake
South Walnut
Dr Rex Ray Escapes Chinese Brigands in China
American missionary Dr Rex Ray captured by bandits in Kwang-Si province has escaped and reached Wu-Chow. Dispatch from the US gunboat Pampanga reports the escape and safe arrival. The report confirms the incident occurred while Pampanga was at anchor near Wu-Chow.
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International
Peking
Rex Ray
Kwang-Si Province
Wu-Chow
United States
Pampanga
Howling Tom Cats parade called off after accident
The Celebration of the Howling Tom Cats of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio was canceled after a Meerman automobile crash injured six marchers and two boys on East Street. The group voted to levy each Ohio and Pennsylvania member one dollar to cover medical and recovery costs, with roughly three thousand members expected to contribute about three thousand dollars. A public collection for the injured raised over one hundred dollars and a lunch was largely not eaten as members mourned.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
R. L. Meermans
East Street
K. of P. Hall
East Washington Street
Meermans
Falls Street
Washington Street
Confirm 20 B'nai B'rith students at Opera House
Preparations are complete for the confirmation of 20 B'nai B'rith Religious school pupils at the opera house Sunday June 15 at 3 PM. Rabbi Samuel H. Goldenson of Rodef Shalom will lead services with music by Paul A. Welsh Anna Kent and H L Gordon. Teachers Marcus Feuchtwanger and wife receive praise for their work. doors close at 3 to avoid disturbances. public invited.
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B'nai B'rith
Opera House
Samuel H. Goldenson
Rodef Shalom Synagog
Pittsburgh
Paul A. Welsh
Anna Kent
H. L. Gordon
Marcus Feuchtwanger
Erie railroad section hand killed near Union City
Levi Peterson age 65 a section hand on the Erie railroad was killed yesterday near Union City after he failed to notice an approaching train.
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Levi Peterson
Erie Railroad
Union City
Leopold And Loeb Examined By Noted Psychiatrist
Chicago June 14 Dr Karl Murdock Bowman of the Boston Psychopathic Hospital will again test Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb for two hours. The defense seeks to prove insanity while Dr Hulbert assists. Fifty experts may be summoned, with Bowman’s report to defense chief Clarence Darrow shaping the case.
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International News Service
Chicago
Karl Murdock Bowman
Boston
Bowman
Clarence
Darrow
Defense
Dr S W Small to Speak at Epworth Church on Sunday
Dr S W Small, a leading Anti Saloon League figure, will address Epworth M E Church Sunday at 11 AM on America the Moses of Nations. In the evening Rev H B Davis will give Advice to Young Women, with all welcome and a large turnout anticipated.
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S. W. Small
Epworth M. E
Anti-Saloon League
Epworth
America
Moses of Nations
H. B. Davis
News Snippets From Pennsylvania and West Virginia
While S J Bratton of Pittsburgh received medical care in Cresson a car thief rifled his case of valuables. Former Judge David G Jenkins seeks the Youngstown common pleas bench long term as Judge W S Anderson plans retirement in February 1925. Dr C G Robinson a Westmoreland physician died after a stroke at his Jeannette brickyard. Lycurgus Fling a Weston West Virginia boy 9 was killed when an ice laden truck toppled and crushed him between ice cakes.
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S. J. Bratton
Pittsburgh
Cresson
Common Pleas
David G. Jenkins
Youngstown
W. S. Anderson
C. G. Robinson
Westmoreland County
Jeannette
Lycurgus Fling
Weston
W. Va
Detroiter Mary Solsky Held in New Kensington Lockup
Miss Mary Solsky aged 17 of Detroit is detained in New Kensington Pennsylvania awaiting Cleveland police. She is said to be wanted on a larceny charge.
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Mary Solsky
Detroit
New Kensington
Cleveland
Tragedy Near Franklin Claims 11-Year-Old Girl
Ruth Sibble aged 11 was struck by mud guard of Dr J D Blair’s car as she ran behind a truck near her Sugar Creek home three miles from Franklin. She was instantly killed on impact.
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J .D. Blair
Sugar Creek
Franklin
Ruth Sibble
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Alt
William Southern
Croton Avenue
Shenanego Hospital
James H. Pitzer
West
Clayton Street
William Ayers
North Street
Slippery Rock Pa
Arthur Memeter
Smith
Wooster
Mir. Dushane
Hampton, Tenn
U. S
Pythians
Leopold
Loeb
Dr. Small
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