Highway Department To Aid Railways Signals At Crossings
Harrisburg announces an executive filing allowing the state highway department to share with railroads the cost of installing warning signals at railroad grade crossings. The commission seeks uniform protection and permits joint action on automatic warning devices, with signals placed at 600 feet from crossings.
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Harrisburg
Public Service Commission
State Highway Department
Railroads and Highway Department
Zemo Antiseptic Liquid Promises Clear Healthy Skin
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a cleansing antiseptic liquid that removes pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm. It claims daily use with a trial bottle priced five cents and a large bottle for one dollar plus Zemo Soap at twenty five cents.
Train warning signals at road crossings proposed by commission
The commission would have approaching trains automatically warn motorists with electric circuit signals so drivers may stop. When crossings are blocked within 500 feet yellow warning lights would alert of danger, aiding visibility on sharp curves and higher ground. Railroads must cooperate with the highway department to avoid acting in isolation.
Testimony Taken By Telephone in Uniontown Trial
Uniontown Pa June 24 For the first time in Fayella county courts testimony was taken by telephone in a manslaughter case. Clinton Winston drove the car of George Why wealthy coal operator and struck Mrs Pegg who died shortly after. Richard Barton the main witness was unable to attend the trial and testified by telephone from Uniontown hospital.
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Uniontows
Fayella County
Clinton Winston
Edith Pers
Richard Barton
Commonwealth
Uniontown Hospital
Winston
George Why
Medical student falls into shaft at warehouse accident
Wayne Farmer twenty five of Steubenville was fatally injured when he stepped into an eleven foot elevator shaft during safety gate installation at the Sturgis warehouse. A second year medical student, he worked for the elevator company during summer vacation. this is the third similar accident in four months at the site. His skull was fractured on impact with the concrete basement floor.
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East Liverpool
Wayne Farmer
Steubenville
Sturgis
Farmer
Blank Cartridge Ends Boy's Life in Pennsylvania
CLEARFIELD Pa June 24 John Hawk Jr 10 of Culswensville died in hospital from lockjaw after being burned by a blank cartridge pistol while practicing for the Fourth of July celebration.
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Clearfield
John Hawk, Jr
Culswensville
Preaching at Mt Hermon Next Sunday Morning
Hermon will host preaching services at 10 thirty a.m. with Sunday school after. Pastor Bar Howarth presides. Mr and Mrs J B Boak of New Castle visit Viola Boak and family. Several local families, including McCracken, Kildoo, Munnell, and Book, host and visit neighbors and relatives through the week. Rev John Moore from New York is a guest. An Arctic note states most of the sea near the pole is covered by drifting ice.
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Hermon
Bar. Howarth
J. B. Boak
New Castle
Ara
New Wimmington
Foster Mewen
JA. Book
Samuel Kildoo
Caroline Hans
John Moore
New York
Tire Prices Rising Despite Old Stock at Dewberry’s
Dewberry's continues selling Brunswick tires at previous prices for a few days. Market has advanced about 20 percent in the last month. Buy a set of Brunswicks guaranteed for 10,000 miles. pricing listed for various cord tires with limited stock.
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Dewberry's
Visit Our New Soda Fountain at Schraff’s Shops
New soda fountain by Robt M Green Sons of Philadelphia features Frigidaire cooling coils and compressors removing ice and salt. Ice cream served in perfect condition and drinks ice cold. Joseph Gallagher in charge of fountain service with a range of flavors and combinations. Fireworks sale announced with complete assortment. get supplies early.
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Robt. M. Green & Sons
Philadelphia
Joseph Gallagher
Schraff’s Cholate Shops
York City
President Coolidge Reaches Swampscott for Summer Home
The special train carrying President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived in Peabody at 4:30 a.m. on June 24 and waited on a siding before proceeding to Salem and then to Swampscott for their summer White House.
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International News Service
Peabody
Mass
Coolidge
Washington
North Shore
Massachusetts
Salem
White House
Swampscott
Thousands Homeless In Australian Flood
Floods in Forbes, 287 miles west of Sydney, forced about 1,500 residents from their homes. The disaster left nearly half the town homeless as waters swelled, with dispatches reporting extensive property loss and disrupted daily life.
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International News Service
Sydney
N.S
Weding
Forbes
Here
Dispatches
Punxsutawney Man Falls to Death While Escaping Police
Jeanette Pennsylvania man dies after falling from a bank while fleeing a police call. The incident occurred June 24 as authorities pursued him, with investigators examining circumstances and seeking witnesses.
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Jeanette
Fatal fall at Dead Man's Cut near railroad station
August Hippehen a 26 year old glass worker from Punxsutawney was killed when he fell 60 feet over an embankment at Dead Man's Cut east of the Pennsylvania Railroad station after a disturbance with local men. He fractured his skull and neck in the fall onto the tracks below.
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August Hippehen
Piunxsutawney
Dead Man's Cut
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hippehen
Punxsutawner
American Window Glass Company
Stu
Dish Washing Liked By Only Five Out Of 80 Girls
In Belmon t county farm clubs only five of eighty girls liked dish washing. The finding emerged from a survey conducted by Miss Hulda Horst state club leader. Some of the fields around Greenland are a mile and a half thick.
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Greenland
Gold Seekers Invade Canada Wilderness
Vancouver dispatch reports a gold rush into Cassiar Dease Lake area with prospectors led by Hugh Ford and Bill Grady. By midwinter, hundreds have headed north, fueling busy outfitting towns Telegraph Creek and Wrangell. A veteran Klondike bearman has already departed with a party aboard the first boat to the gold field. The Cariboo field’s history notes repeated abandonments yet trails echo earlier routes used by 19th century prospectors.
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Vancouver
B.G
Hugh Ford
Bill Grady
Dease Lake
Cassiar
Wrangell
Telegraph Creek
Stikine
Sid Barrington
Klondike Beauman
Caraiar
Loan Sharks Go After Veterans
Washington notes warn war veterans that loan sharks target former service members. Officials caution readers about predatory lending schemes and advise vigilance, detailing how veterans may be pressured into high interest loans or exploitative terms and urging reporting of suspected abuse.
Inseparable Twins Die Together After Chickencoop Ordeal
Two 50 year old inseparable twins, Y. June 24 and Wiliam Thomas, 40, who crawled into a chicken coop to starve themselves, were observed in distress when apart, both former college graduates and wealthy, who had suffered financial losses before their deaths. The scene reflects a tragic linked fate as their mutual dependence culminated in self destructive action.
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Jume
Qhare Ios
Wiliam Thomas
Inilliard State Hospital
Paint contracts awarded for multiple city buildings
Fret Marceh announces regaining the coniface to paint several city buildings. The award involves parties including Fred Borles, the Genkingers, the Foliz heirs and the Woods heirs.
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Fret Marceh
Coniface
Fred Borles
Genkingers
Foliz
The
Woods
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