Fire Rips Erie District Blazing a $200000 Loss
A major blaze in Erie Pennsylvania on State Street last night injured 18 firefighters and sent 322 others to first aid. The Reich Department Store basement fire destroyed the building and neighboring Blue Ribbon Bowling Alley and damaged Fisher Brothers haberdashers and furriers. Origin undetermined with spontaneous combustion theories.
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International News Service
Erif
State Street
Reich Department
Reich
Fisher Brothers
Haberdashers
A. Smith
J. C. Kramer
Furriers
Tough Chicago gangster Barker slain in midnight attack
Police questioned Norford Hotel employees and Larry Evans who helped move the wounded gangster to Keystone hospital. Barker’s widow was interrogated as detectives seek motive after he was shot in the Northwest Side murder, thirty six bullets piercing his body.
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Derworld Monarch
Barker
Norford
Larry Evans
Keystone Hospital
Question Widow
Street Repairs and Weather Watch In City Update
Street and Crawford Avenue finished after a ten day closure due to a burst water main. Pa Newe noted gravel on Mill Street bridge to curb skidding and bricks loosening on the bridge end. Storms damaged crops but rains helped overall. City crews busy cleaning earth slide debris while VFW corps drew a crowd for outdoor rehearsal. Local Girl Scouts plan an overnight hike if rain holds off. Father’s Day cards arrive as Dad is honored Sunday. First Methodist roof repairs noted.Neighbors discuss Neshannock creek wall stones for rock garden look. Farmers report uneven rainfall across areas with light showers north and east, heavy rain to south.
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Pa Newe
Mill Street Bridge
Pa Nene
Fragmented Quiz of Facts and Names
A jumble of statements covers skin patterning Lorna Doone author Richard Blackmore pro rata meaning and various facts. It mentions Aurora as sea god, Moby Dick whale tale, Harding memorial in Columbus Ohio and a Leyden jar used in experiments.
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Richard Blackmore
President Harding
Columbus
O. Ws
Eee
Kansas City
Missouri River
Chilean Counter Revolt Ends as Grove Surrenders
In Chile a counter revolting garrison led by Col Grove faced heavy clashes in San Bernardo as loyalist forces pressed the advance. Grove, barricaded in the government house, urged civilians to arm, but surrendered two hours before his self imposed deadline as troops outnumbered his faction.
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Grove
Davila
San Bernardo
Calvgarymen
Col
Col. Grove
Government House
Chile Bloodless Coup Restores Davila to Power
In Santiago a military coup ousted Marmaduke Grove and reinstated Carlos Davila, former U S ambassador and socialist leader. General Augustine Moreno led the revolt with navy backing, promising to pursue socialist aims and suppress communism, while foreign interests fear relief from Grove’s property seizures.
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Carlos Merino
International News Service
Santiago
Chile
Col
Marmaduke Grove
Carlos Davila
United States
Socialist Movement
Juan Esteban Montero
Augustine Moreno
Navy
Davila
Col. Grove
Aims Outlined By Counter-Revolution Leaders in Chile
The counter-revolutionary leaders who toppled Col Marmaduke Grove outline their aims to ISN. They say the movement fights communism and seeks an army neutral in politics. They cite unrest under the ousted government and its alleged “communist propaganda.” The new government will be purely civilian.
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International
Santiago
Col
Marmaduke Grove
International News Service
Arrest Drivers at Harlansburg
Yesterday Patrolmen Cunningham Stoopes and I arrested autoists. We intend to bear down on persons who endanger lives. The State Highway patrol has four patrolmen here, each covering about 100 miles daily. They have no fixed route and may be seen on any road. Corporal Lawton stated that violations of Stop Signs will result in immediate arrest.
Senate debates cash bonus bill crowds at Capitol
About 4000 veterans gathered inside and outside the Capitol as the Senate began debate on a cash bonus bill. Metropolitan police reported no trouble, with veterans roaming the halls for gallery cards and to see Senators while orderly crowds formed in the galleries.
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Capitol
Senate
France opposes wholly canceling reparations plan
France argues Germany can pay only temporarily exhausted and cautions that canceling reparations would unfairly shift the war burden to France and Britain. M Herriot calls for a broad plan to modify national restrictions, stressing that world security and political peace are essential to any economic peace.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
Britain
M. Herriot
Call for Special Session Intensifies Labor Crisis Across Cities
Welfare workers civic leaders and labor chiefs prepare for a coordinated push for a special session to draft a relief focused program. Philadelphia meetings produced sharp rhetoric and little progress as Governor Pinchot and political leaders seek a workable plan ahead of Monday discussions.
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Pinchot
Edward Martin
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State Federation
Talbot-Turner House
Seventeen Die In Dock Blast Near Montreal
A dock explosion near Montreal kills seventeen including director Gauthier. The Cymbeline tanker owned by C. F. Bowring of Liverpool sank after the blast in 20 feet of water. Most victims were Vickers shipyard workers on the night shift. the dry dock, built in 1912 on the Clyde, cost 5 million dollars. Trade groups in England press for co operatives to be taxed like other traders.
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Vickers Ship Building Plant
Vickers
Cymbeline
C. F. Bowring
Liverpool
England
Port Arthur
Texas
Clyde
Atlantic
Chicago Convention Report From Mr Rentz
Fred L Rentz reports on the Chicago convention with focus on the heated debate over the prohibition plank. He notes speeches for and against, crowd reactions, and the nomination near Hoover with Curtis votes, plus commentary on women and delegates and plans to return home.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Congress Hotel
National Resolutions Committee
Hoover
Curtis
Deaths of the Day Mrs Langford Stillings and Lowers
Funeral notices for Mrs. Margaret J. Wilson Langford and Mrs. Catherine Stillings list services at 2:30 and 2 p.m. respectively, at their homes, with Oak Park cemetery interment. Also noted is the death of Lena May Lowers, 48, a lifetime Lawrence County resident, with services Sunday at her son's home and Clinton cemetery burial. Survivors include spouses, children, six sisters, and six grandchildren across multiple locales.
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Lena May Lowers
Lawrence County
Arthur
West Grant Street
Lowers
Wampum
William McClain
Edward Lowers
Clare Hammond
Hammond
Ind
Lillian Round
Mecca
Ohio
Mary Barker
Niles Ohio
Jessie Strausser
Alliance
Flora Long
Miami
Fla
Loretta Kelly
Edith Barker
Niles
Clinton Cemetery
Hoover Curtis Named On Ticket Delegates Go Home
Delegates left Chicago with Hoover and Curtis on the ticket and noted the absence of clear stances on prohibition. Hoover issued a telegram pledging to labor through the economic storm to restore confidence, employment, agriculture and business. Curtis congratulated Hoover's renomination, while both avoided discussing the party’s altered prohibition position.
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Hoover-Curtis
Atlantic Seaboard
Hoover
Curtis
Chicago
Wadlinger Returns From Chicago as Convention Delegate
Major Guy J. Wadlinger, alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago, arrived home early today. He said the convention sessions had less hullabaloo than usual but delegates performed their duties with minimal lost motion. New Castle Water Co excavated at 313 Neshannock Avenue to repair a service line.
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Guy J. Wadlinger
Chicago
New Castle Water Company
Neshannock Avenue
Phillips Dies From Injuries In Ladder Fall
Jameson Memorial Hospital could not save Phillips who fell from a ladder in Lawrence County. Born April 21 1884 near Princeton he lived in New Castle most of his life and was an interior decorator. Survived by wife Nellie Groucutt daughter Ruth two brothers C K Phillips Norman Phillips and two sisters. Funeral Monday at 2:30 PM at sister Mrs James Brady home 19 West North Street. Buried in Graceland Cemetery.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Phillips
Princeton
Lawrence County
Albert
Elizabeth Phillips
New Castle
Nellie Groucutt
Ruth
Albert Phillips
Wilmington Junction
C. K. Phillips
Norman Phillips
Ida Gross
Jas Brady
James Brady
West North Street
Graceland Cemetery
Custom printed name and address paper offer
An advertisement touts a popular price of 100 per box for a long narrow two-fold sheet or folded sheet package, each with 50 sheets and 50 envelopes. Customers may choose white or color paper and one of four ink colors, with their name printed on the sheet.
Relief Agencies Refuse Transients Headed Through District
Local relief agencies and the county welfare department say they cannot aid the many transients from other cities wandering through New Castle and Lawrence county. They warn that aiding outsiders would bring more crowds, raise costs, and turn the area into a mecca for relief seekers. A reported case involved a man claiming to be an ex service man whose family was refused help after inconsistent stories.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
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