Debtor Nations Evade Payment Due Uncle Sam
European nations default on half yearly debts to the United States as Britain pays 10 million in silver toward 75.95 million due. France and Belgium indicate default again while Britain may head a Washington debt mission led by Neville Chamberlain if invited by President Roosevelt.
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International News Service
United States
Great Britain
France
Belgium
America
Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Oratory
Mysterious hellgranite insect noted by Waterstreet resident
Edward A. Davis reports an adult hellgranite in Waterstreet. larvae live in water for years before becoming winged. Weather shifts from record June heat to frost with little apparent damage. North Beaver township increases corn acreage and challenges Missouri as farming leader. A new bus type appears on West Side and Jefferson Street. County Treasurer Otts notes two more revenue licenses issued reducing unissued list to eleven and eight wholesale applications pending.
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Edward A. Davis
Waterstreet
North Beaver Township
North Beaver
Pa Newe
Old Missouri
West Side
Jefferson Street
X Rr
William O. Otts
Daily Weather Report U S Weather Statistics
Daily weather figures show a maximum of 58 and a minimum of 35 with frost and a river stage of 4.7 feet. Prior 24 hours recorded a high of 83 and a low of 51 with no precipitation reported.
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U. 8
Confession Solves Slaying Of Philadelphia Girl
Philadelphia police say Richard Bach confessed to the January 5 slaying of 19 year old Rose McCloskey in Fairmount Park. Bach admitted attacking her and her companion Dennis Boyle 30, striking Boyle with a stone and beating McCloskey with a knife handle during an embrace on a park bench.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Rose McCloskey
Fairmount Park
Richard Bach
Bach
Dennis Boyle
Boyle
Detectves
Unseasonal Cold Harms Pennsylvania Crops
Heavy frost and record low June temperatures in Western Pennsylvania caused serious damage to tomato cucumber potato and corn crops in districts including Fayette and Indian Head. Kane recorded the state low at 23 while Pittsburgh dropped to 41 and Mt Lebanon to 32 amid likely heavy orchard losses.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Kane
Fayette County
Indian Head
Pittsburgh
Mt. Lebanon
Missouri Bandits Kill Sheriff And State Policeman
bandits in umbia Missouri shoot and kill the county sheriff and a state policeman during a violent incident in the town the events unfold as authorities hunt the gunmen and investigate motives and connections
Bank Robbers Kill Two In Missouri Bank Heist
In Mexico Missouri three bandits robbed the Farmers and Merchants Bank killing Sheriff Roger Wilson and State Police Sergt Ben Booth. Police and volunteers with three airplanes pursued the fugitives who may be escapees from the Kansas State Penitentiary escape memorial day.
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International News Service
Columbia
Roger Wilson
Ben Booth
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Mexico
Kansas State Penitentiary Memorial Day
Wilson
Booth
Yestery
Cox Elected by Conference at Geological Museum
James M. Cox former Ohio governor and 1920 presidential candidate was elected by a conference at the Geological Museum in London. He announced to the International News Service that he would support the gold standard and oppose monetary experiments after French and British delegates backed him.
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International News Service
Geological Museum
London
James M. Cox
Ohio
Cox
America
Deaths in Youngstown Hubbard and nearby towns
Death notices list Mrs. Anna C. Gilliland 62 of Youngstown QC Mrs. Margaret Robinson 73 of Hubbard O John Stanzik 55 of New Castle and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Frampton 68 of Harlansburg in a brief obituary record.
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Anna C. Gilliland
Youngstown
Margaret Robinson
Hubbard
Father Cox Attacks Tax Evaders At Park Meeting
About 1,500 people heard Father James Cox of Pittsburgh speak at Cascade Park under World War Veterans of Lawrence County. He denounced tax evaders and urged honoring the men who saved the country, noting the delay was tolerated by the crowd. Rev Charles Warren Johnstone was scheduled to speak.
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Father James Cox
Pittsburgh
Lawrence County
Cascade Park
Father Cox
Charles Warren Johnstone
Wurtemburg Bridge Opens for Traffic
County Commissioner Elmer Conner reports the Wurtemburg bridge known as the middle bridge is open to traffic today. Conner was among the first to drive over it. The new bridge removes a sharp curve and eases travel to the eastern part of Wurtemburg though the Slippery Rock crossing at the second bridge remains under construction.
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Elmer Conner
Wurtemburg
Middle
Conner
Roosevelt Faces First Crisis In Leadership Test
President Roosevelt confronts his first major legislative test as a Democratic House debates veterans' benefits cuts. Administration aims to ease slashes by 100 million dollars yearly, while Steiner-Cutting would widen cuts by 130 million. A veto threat signals a tense clash with Congress.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Congress
Unofficially Low June Heat Records Broken Nearby
An unofficial record low for June 15 of 41 in the city contrasts with a reported 32 in Mt. Lebanon suburb. The previous week saw all time heat records for June 8, but today residents faced unexpected cold and shivering as temperatures dropped.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Mercury
Mt. Lebanon
Street Railways to Halt Service in Indiana County
The Indiana County Street Railways Company, operating 25 miles of trolley lines in this county, will cease operations permanently on June 30. The company, capitalized at $1,000,000, has shown a deficit for several years, plans indicate. William S. Ware of Philadelphia is expected to be formally named national committeeman to succeed the late Jay Cooke.
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Stretcars
Indiana
Indiana County Street Railways Company
This
Kinsgrove
Williams
Ware
Philadelphia
Jay Cooke
Four Union Officials Arrested In Racketeer Slaying Case
Chicago on June 15 saw four distributors union officials and the union boss’s young sweetheart taken into custody charged with murder of Stanley Gross, 21, amid a campaign of racketeer terrorism.
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Chicago
Stanley
Gross
Circular Distributors’ Union
Fire destroys Mt Union Reformed Church in Valley Township
Fire in Valley township near Kittanning, Pa., today destroyed the Mt Union Reformed Church. Cause under investigation with damage estimated at 15000 dollars.
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Kittanning
Mt. Union Reformed
Valley Township
Here
State GOP to Meet Harrisburg
A Republican state committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday June 29 at Rolling Green Park near Harrisburg. The gathering aims to discuss party affairs and upcoming events with local representatives expected to attend.
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Harrisburg
Republican State Committee
Rolling Green Park
Rail executives vow fight over wage cuts in Chicago
June 15 reports say railway brotherhoods pledge to oppose a proposed 12 to 14 percent wage cut. Under current terms, rail workers endure a 10 percent reduction through October 31, with carriers mustering June 15 notice to alter basic pay. Heavy frost damages crops in Connellsville area with tomatoes cucumbers and corn hit. Indianhead reports 33 degrees.
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Chicago
Association of Railway Executives
Rai Brotherhoods
Connellsville
Indianhead
Constables To Aid In Personal School Tax Collection Here
New Castle School Board did not approve the exonoration list for personal school taxes worth over 60000 dollars. The list was sent back to tax collector L W McClung with orders to pursue full collection and use office authority if needed. Beginning with the Second ward, constables will handle collection and issue warrants for nonpayers.
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New Castle
L. W. McClung
J. Herbert McIlvenny
Italian Fliers Set for Atlantic Flight Departure
Italian air minister General Italo Balbo announced that 24 army sea planes will depart from Orbetello bound for Chicago at 6 am Friday, weather permitting, starting the long Atlantic flight.
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International News Service
Orbetello
Italy
Chicago
Italo Balbo
Head Of G. A. R. Dies Suddenly
Captain William P. Wright, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, association’s “boys in blue,” aged 88, was found dead in his Pittsburgh hotel room after addressing a flag day ceremony at the Pennsylvania state convention. He died in his sleep, likely of a heart attack, with a hotel clerk discovering him. Wright had come to Pittsburgh by train for the convention and installation of officers and was a former Illinois G A R commander.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Grand Army of the Republic
William P. Wright
Chicago
Boys In Blue
Wright
Capt
Illinois Department of the G. A. R
President rushes to move congress before debt due
Special report from Beverly Hills notes the president frantically seeks to keep congress away from the Potomac before Thursday when debts are due. The piece mentions fear of action and a sharp critique of political risk amid global reactions and a jibe at an heiress’s marriage reason.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Congress
Potomac
Mattern Makes Second Flight Attempt To Nome Alaska
Jimmy Mattern, the American round the world flier, launched his second bid to reach Nome Alaska from Khabarovsk Siberia by air. He took off in the monoplane Century of Progress at 9 p.m. Moscow time as reports confirm, aiming to cross the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Jimmy Mattern
Nome
Alaska
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Sea of Okhotsk
Bering Sea
Alaskan Center
Mattern
Moscow
Snow Flurries Noted In Kane Pennsylvania
Kane Pennsylvania reports an unusual mid June weather note with snow flurries and white frost. The Kane Spring Water Company logged a temperature of 23 above zero at 4 PM amid record high temperatures earlier in the month. This odd mix of climate details highlights a single day irregularity in a year marked by heat.
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Kane Spring Water Company
Tony
Kane
Heavy Frost Seen This Morning
A heavy frost was observed this morning but no serious crop damage is expected. The official report cites a minimum of 35 degrees, three above freezing, with moisture in the air and warm ground reducing risk. County Farm Agent Harold C. McCulloch notes damage will take days to assess and tender plants may be wilted slightly.
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Harold C. McCulloch
Italy to pay 1 million toward debt due today
Washington report notes Italy notified the American government of its plan to remit 1 000 000 dollars toward the 13 545 438 dollar Italian debt due today.
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Washington
Britain Deposits Silver Against US Debt at Bank of England
Twenty million ounces of silver from India are stacked with Britain's gold in Bank of England vaults on Threadneedle Street. The boxes, marked property of the United States federal treasury, await use by the US as Britain avoids a full default payment of 75.95 million dollars despite Roosevelt's approval of the adjustment.
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International News Service
London
Britain
United States
Bank of England
India
Threadneedle Street
Roosevelt
United States Federal Treasury
Frost in June Withers Garden Patch Report
Arthur Mometer notes a damaged garden season as beans wilt and corn blights appear. Tomatoes and eggplant suffer after Jack Frost struck the patch with sharp frost and chilling winds, ruining crops in an unusual June frost event.
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