Councilmen Plan New Thoroughfare Through Butler Area
An ordinance to establish a new 50 to 80 foot wide thoroughfare from Butler avenue and Washington street to Taylor and Allen streets was introduced and sent to committee. Lands owned by North Pittsburgh Land Co and others would be condemned, with the city paying about 2300 to landowners in exchange for land needed by the P H and B railway. The project includes widening Butler avenue and East Washington street by Lehigh Portland Cement Co, a rounded corner, and paving land donated to the city. Councilman Genkinger introduced the second improvement and it received a favorable committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Avenue
Washington Street
Taylor and Allen Streets
North Pittsburgh Land Company
Pittsburgh, Harmony & Butler Railway Company
John €. Brown
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
New Castle & Butler Railway Company
P. H. & B Railway
Cunningham Avenue
Huron Street
East Washington Street
Genkinger
Trains Wreck Probes Under Way as Death Toll Rises
Pennsylvania railroad officials report 15 dead and 50 injured after the Gray Station disaster. Three investigations are launched by the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission, and railroad investigators. Engineer W S Gordon is blamed by company staff, while rescue efforts continue and traffic resumes on two lines.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gray Station
Washington Express
The
Cincinnati Limited
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Public Service Commission
W. S. Gordon
Gordon
Limited
Washington
Herriot Agrees To Form Cabinet In France
Paris June 18 M Edouard Herriot leader of the radical socialists tonight agreed to form a cabinet Herriot accepted the mandate after M Briand notified President Doumergue he could not form a ministry because Herriot would not collaborate in a concentration cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Flory
International News Service
Paris
M. Edouard Herriot
Radical Socialists
Herriot
M. Briand
Doumergue
M. Herriot
Classified Rainy Fair Ad Bridge
The message promotes using the classified section as a fair, central market to connect buyers and sellers. It encourages using the ad page to sell or buy items and emphasizes its role as a great medium for matching transactions.
Chicago Manufacturer Kills Wife in New York Room Tragedy
Investigators chase motive in the Washington Heights double murder suicide. Rennie Telkes, prominent Chicago radio maker, shot his wife Marie after a love triangle tension. He entered her New York room as "Miss Burke" and then killed himself. Two letters found in the room are not explained. Police link the case to pursuit of his wife who had fled Chicago with a new residence in mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Rennie Telkes
Chicago
Marie
Washington Heights
Telkes
Marie Burke
Hotel Astor
Bassette
Hodges Given His Freedom
Alexander Reilly Hodges Jr of Kansas City formerly a KU standout was granted a suspended sentence by Judge William Allen after confessing to holding up a restaurant last April. The judge called him an accidental offender and granted three years probation to aid his ailing mother.
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International News Service
New York
N. Y
Alexander Reilly Hodges, Jr
Kansas City
Kansas University
William Allen
Allen
Hodges
School Closes At St. Mary's Today
The 1925-26 term at St. Mary's Parochial School ends for summer vacation after final exams this week. An informal closing included awarding prizes and premiums to high achieving students and those with perfect attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Parochial School
Marriage Licenses for Several Local Couples Listed
A batch of marriage licenses is recorded including Benjamin Wilcox and Frances A. Larson of New Castle, Roland Mulvey and Edna McMurray, Russell Cook and Anna Wagner, Harry Whitmer and Margaret Pugh, Frank Brush, Josephine Sharek, Wm. H. Lewis, and Ruth Sallade, with associated towns such as New Castle, Johnstown, Butler, Wampum, and Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin
Wilcox
New Castle
Frances A. Larson
Roland N. Mulvey
Johnstown
Edna Ktona McMurray
Russell E. Cook
Youngstown
Anna M. Wagner
Jackson Harry W. Whitmer
Butler Margaret E. Pugh
Butler Frank Brush
Josephine Sharek
Wampum
Drag River For Drowned Youths
In Harrisburg on June 18 a dive team dragged the Susquehanna to recover two Miller brothers George 21 and Dickson 17 who vanished after a canoe capsized. River winds hindered the search as witnesses noted their craft identified at the boat house. Separately Raymond Wright 12 was recovered from Breeches Creek after sinking in a deep hole during a failed rescue by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
Susquehanna River
George Miller
Dickson Miller
Roy G. Miller
State Health Department
Miller Brothers
Raymond Wright
A. W. Wright
Lemoyne
Breeches Creek
Raymond
Farm Leaders In Quandary Over McNary Haughen Bill
Farm bloc leaders debate preserving the McNary Haughen bill features or risking the plan's fate before the Supreme Court. A clause requiring an equalization fee faces constitutional questions raised by Senator Borah. If dropped the fee principle weakens, while fast voting risks a narrow majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internationsl
Washington
Supreme Court
Borah, R
Idaho
McNary, R
Oregon
Two Accidents Reported To Police In City Streets
Hugh Stewart reports a northbound car driven by Paul Rinker squeezed between parked cars on Ray street near Court street and struck J. B. Caldwell's southbound vehicle and E. 8 Taylor's parked car. A second collision occurred when Mr Marshall hit a car parked near the Y W C A on Washington street.
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Hugh Stewart
North
Ray Street
Court Street
Paul Rinker
Delaware Avenue
J. B. Caldwell
County Line Street
E. 8. Taylor
South Ray Street
Mr. Marshall
Jefferson Street
Washington Street
Girl Victim of Amnesia Recovers Memory in Philadelphia
A 15 year old girl identified as Catherine Degan of Norristown, Pa, recovered memory at Poly Clinic Hospital after collapsing on a Philadelphia street last Monday. A taxi driver found her and transported her to the hospital where she had been treated for amnesia since Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Philadelphia
Poly Clinic
Catherine Degan
Norristown
Miss Degan
Harmony Motorman Killed By Lightning
Albert L. Young a 48 year old motorman from Harmony Junction Butler county was instantly killed when a telephone line he used for orders was struck by lightning as he opened the box on a pole. The conductor was only lightly shocked and service along the Harmony Short Line was disrupted for hours.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Albert L. Young
Harmony Junction
Butler County
Young
Harmony
British note seen as start of new attack on Soviet Union
Moscow June 18. M Zinovieff stated that the British protest over Russian funds sent to striking British miners marks the beginning of a new attack on the Soviet Union. The note accompanies ongoing tensions between Britain and Soviet authorities over labor disputes and financial support.
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International News Service
Moscow
Soviet Union
M. Zinovieff
Tin Plate Co Officials Honor Banquet After Golf Tourney
Officials of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company attended the annual golf tournament in New Castle. A banquet at the New Castle Field Club closed the day with W. A. Irvin, vice president, as toastmaster. Short addresses music and songs completed the program.
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American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
New Castle Field Club
W. A. Irvin
Briand Fails to Form Cabinet as Herriot Sought
Paris reports Aristide Briand informed President Doumergue that he cannot form a cabinet. He advised summoning Edouard Herriot, leader of the Radical Socialists, to attempt formation of a new government.
Start Testimony In Slaying Case
In Butler Pennsylvania a trial begins for Malcolm B. Kunselman charged with shooting James F. Edwards. Testimony from Edwards brothers places the incident at a farm boundary line after a warning shot. Kunselman says he fired in self defense during a knife threat. Also noted is Irene Montgomery visiting her parents in Butler.
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International News Service
Butler
Commonwealth
Malcolm B. Kunselman
Oil City
James F. Edwards
Parker Township
Ralph
Elmer Edwards
James
Kunselman
Edwards
Sneak Thief At Work Strikes Five Homes in City
Police investigated robberies at the home of Mrs. John Molinski on South Jefferson and at the residences of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Richardson and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Sisley on North Mill Street. A ladies platinum wrist watch, a light gray suit, a top overcoat, a child's bank, a black leather handbag and pennies were reported missing. Neighbors saw a man leave the Molinski home. Detectives C. G. Logan and Thomas Lynch led the cases. police labeled the incidents sneak thief activity.
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John Molinski
South Jefferson Street
W. J. Richardson
A. D. Sisley
North Mill Street
C. G. Logan
Thomas Lynch
Molinski
Kentucky Girl Is Champion Speller
Pauline Bell, 13, from Clarkson Kentucky, won the national spelling contest at the National Museum. She edged Betty Robinson of South Bend Indiana to claim $1000 and two gold medals, with Dorothy Casey Saint Louis and Mary Flood Delaware finishing high.
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International News Service
Washington
Pauline Bell
Clarkson
United States
Pauline
National Museum
Kentucky
Betty Robinson
South Bend
Ind
Viaduct Collapse Reported In Jersey City
New York June 18 police received news that the Thirteenth Street viaduct in Jersey City about three blocks long collapsed. Initial reports indicated no deaths or injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Police Department Today
Thirteenth Street
Jersey City
Death Record for John Kline and James Lutz
Two young men from western Pennsylvania are listed in a death record. John Kline, 19, of Portersville, and James Lutz, 28, of Ellwood City, are identified in the notice with ages and hometowns. Further details are not included in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kline
Portersville
James Lutz
Ellwood City
Two Deaths At Wampum Crossing In Accident
Two men died when a five ton truck driven by James H. Lutz of Ellwood City was struck by a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie passenger train at Wampum crossing. John S. Kline of near Portersville was killed. Lutz was horribly burned and killed as gasoline ignited after the impact. Coroner J. P. Caldwell led a preliminary inquiry into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scott Kline
Portersville
James H. Lutz
Ellwood City
Wampum
Lutz
Pittsburgh and Lake
Kline
J. P. Cadlwell
M. J. Scanion
Six Nurses To Be Graduated Tonight
At o'clock this evening in the YWCA auditorium the Shenango Valley hospital plans its annual graduation for six nurses after three years of training. John P. Lockhart will present diplomas to the graduates, with Miss Mable T. Peterman the sole New Castle member. Speakers include Rev. Walter E. McClure and Dr. W. L. Campbell, plus Emery Orchestra selections and vocal solos by Mrs. Fred Emery and Samuel Lewis.
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At & O
Young Women’s Christian Association
Shenango Valley Hospital
John P. Lockhart
Mable T. Peterman
New Castle
Ellwood City
Portersville
Youngstown
The Honest Car Talk Of a Kazabo Friend
The speaker contrasts a friend named Arthur Mometer who extols his economical car. He notes the car’s high mileage twenty miles per gallon, low water use, compression starts, and strong hill climbing. The tone is humorous and observational about automotive praise. The weather is warm at sixty eight degrees.
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Kazabo
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Anne Holliday
Peoria
Bradley College
Polyscope
Elsie Hinman Dula
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
T. F. Farrell
Pocahontas Coal Co
William Bentz
Farrell
St. Mary’s
Playoraunde
Chile
Andus
Tacna-Arica
William Lassiter
Tacna-Arica Commission
Arturo Alessandria
Lassiter
State Department
Coolidge
Alessandri
Tacna Arica
Gaston Park
Eva Smith
Croton
Lillian Armstrong John
McCreary Avenue
Sarah McGoun
West Side
Bernice Davenport
Ethel Ward Ballard
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Tin Plate Co
Briand
Aristide Briand
Irene Montgomery
Nurses’ Training School
West Penn Hospital
W. H. Montgomery
Meyer Avenue
This City
Wampum Crossing
Arthur Mometer
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