Chained Children Case Shocks Unitrustown Court
Jacob Miko aged 52 was jailed for 375 days on assault charges after authorities found his daughter Stella 13 chained in a cellar cage. Police said Frances 12 Julia 10 and Edward 7 were also held at times though later released. Alderman Matt Allen deplored the cruelty calling it the worst case in 25 years. Their mother died seven years ago and the children labored on the farm.
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International News Service
Uniontown
Jacob Miko
Matt Allen
Mike
Allen
Miko
Ralph
Stella
Frances
Julia
Edward
Execution of Eva and Leonard Scarnici at Albany jail
Eva walks to the electric chair at 11 05 pm amid prayers and guards in a deadly procession. Scarnici follows at 11 13 pm declaring Albany officials doubled crossed him and confessing another man’s innocence. He later writes a return confession exonerating Arthur Plentl.
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Scarnici
Lawes
Albany
Leonard Scarnici
Arthur Plentl
Weathersfield State Penitentiary
Connecticut
Lesnow
Plentl
Tax reform ends 1935 legislature effects and real estate tax drive
A Harrisburg tax reform focus dominates a Beaver County gathering with the Taxpayers League and Tax Justice League of Pennsylvania. Speakers outline 1935 gains including 25 percent state tax reduction, school funding issues, and opposition to tax increases. Local officials like William J. Eroe and James P. Kelso are praised for tax‑reduction work as Beaver and Butler delegates discuss debt and relief burdens.
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Pennsylvania
League
General Assembly
Taxpayers’ League
Allegheny County Real Estate Owners and Taxpayers League
Tax Justice League of Pennsylvania
Shoup
Harrisburg
William J. Eroe
James P. Kelso
Eroe
Kelso
Tax Justice League
Roy G. Leslie
School Journal
Leslie
Louis G. Genkinger
New Castle
Deaths of the Day in Plaingrove and New Castle Areas
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Frances Amanda Flack 70 of Plaingrove Mrs Ida Fehrenbaugh Tschippert and Mrs Hannah Park of Cleveland and New Castle. Services set for Plaingrove Presbyterian church St George Pittsburgh and Savannah cemetery. Interments follow in Greenwood cemetery and other local sites.
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Frances Amanda Flack
Frances Amanda _ Flack
Porter Flack
Plaingrove
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Flack
Rose Point
John F
Hanna Johnson Free
Plaingrove Presbyterian Church
Chauncey
Princeton
Floyd
Struthers
Raymond
Glenn
Arthur
Harlansburg
Edna Donnelly
Volant
R. D
Ethel Flack
Clifford Austin
Ellwood City
Francis Flack
J. L. Bell
Plaingrove Cemetery
Ida Fehrenbaugh Tschippert
Charles Tschippert
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Tschippert
Andrew Fehrenbaugh
Carl
Catherine Heller
Atlanta
Adam Rosche
Louis Snyder
M. Gabriel
Order of the Divine Providence
San Rosario
Cambridge Springs
Joseph Fehrenbaugh
Struthers, O
Albert Fehrenbaugh
St. George’s Church
Park
Hannah Park
L. W. Park
Cleveland
Clarence Park
Harding Avenue
Charles Warren Johnston
Central Christian Church
J. H. Boon
The
Gospel Tabernacle, Christian and Missionary Alliance
Avery Rigby
John Wink
Old Rugged Cross
Savannah Cemetery
Canadian man survives 25 foot well ordeal
B Arrie Thomas Becker, 25, of Canada, was trapped 20 hours in a 25 foot deep well after a wall caved in while digging. He was buried up to the neck in mud and narrowly escaped drowning as rescuers freed him.
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Barriere
B. C
Thomas Becker
Becker
Taxpayers Rally for Real Estate Tax Relief in Pennsylvania
The article details a vigorous campaign by the Taxpayers Lobby and allied leagues in Pennsylvania to cut home and farm real estate taxes. It notes broad legislative progress, pledges from lawmakers, and mass rallies across counties as part of the push for tax justice and school tax reductions.
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Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Parasitic Growths Cause Eye Shaped Wood Swellings
Parasitic growths invade maple wood causing swellings that resemble eyes when the log is cut across. The abnormal enlargements form an identifiable feature in affected timber.
Oakland Beach Hotel Promises Private Leisure Nearby
Oakland Beach Hotel at East Side Conneaut Lake Pennsylvania offers a private golf course tennis courts dance pier bathing beach and boat house with hotel rooms and meals. Vacations start at 17 50 a week for room and meals. Write for illustrated booklet or visit next Sunday via Route 19 Loc it.
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Oakland Beach
East Side
Conneaut Lake
Mystery Woman Hunted in Detroit Crime Case Ties to Yawkey Estate
Howard Carter Dickinson, New York attorney and nephew of Chief Justice Hughes, was shot twice and found near Rouge Park after flashing a large roll of bills at a Dearborn beer garden. Police chase an eastward fleeing car as Dickinson investigated a sensational claim by Detroit actress Elizabeth Carmichael Witherspoon to a share of the 40 million dollar Yawkey fortune.
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Detroit
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Dearborn
Rouge Park
Dickinson
William H. Yawkey
Carl C. Oglesbee
Richard Watkins
Auto
Michigan
Ohio
Elizabeth Carmichael Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Yawkey
Yawkeys
James Carmichael
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Mrs. Witherspoon
Oglesbee
Businessmen Observed With Dickinson At Late Night Scene
Observers described as well dressed business men with Dickinson at 1 a m Thursday. Dickinson paid for the drinks and displayed a large roll of bills, according to witnesses.
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Dickinson
Mrs Dickinson says husband murdered for money he carried
Grief struck Mrs Howard C Dickinson wife of the Hughes kin says her husband was killed for the large sums of money he habitually carried in his wallet. She rejects any link to his work as an attorney in the Yaw key estate and describes him as quiet and home loving.
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North Tarrytown
N. Y
Howard C. Dickinson
Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
William H. Yawkey
Alumni Gather at East Brook Again
An East Brook reunion features Miss Billie Glenn New Castle novelty dances Jimmy Smith New Castle impersonations and Miss Lena Mae McConnell East Brook comical readings. The hall hosts round and square dancing after a short program led by Barney Patterson with committees headed by Everett McCreary Grace McCreary and Mildred Sargent for publicity banquet and entertainment.
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Billie Glenn
New Castle
Jimmy Smith
Lena Mae McConnell
East Brook
Barney Patterson
Patterson
Everett McCreary
Grace McCreary
Mildred Sargent
East Brook W C T U Alumni Dinner Traditions
The East Brook W C T U served the dinner as part of its second indoor alumni program. Outdoor picnics were held before last year, and the group did not set a date for the 1936 reunion.
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East Brook W. C. T. U
Arrested After Car Hits Another in East Washington Street Incident
Karl Walters of East Sutton street was arrested by city police on a suspicion charge after his car struck a parked vehicle owned by F. J. Schewikert in the 600 block of East Washington street around midnight. In police court today Mayor Charles B. Mayne extended the hearing for one week.
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Karl Walters
East Sutton Street
East Washington Street
F. J. Schewikert
New Castle
Charles B. Mayne
Napoleon’s Sale of Louisiana Territory Embarrassed Britain
The article notes that Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States mainly to embarrass England rather than to aid American interests, reflecting strategic motives behind the landmark purchase.
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Napoleon
Louisiana Territory
United States
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Battery B
Mt. Jackson
Battery
Tin Workers
Shenango Valley Hospital
Washington Street
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Diamond
Greer
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Charles Neiman
East Long Avenue
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Stewart-Warner
Crosley
Detrola
Monarch
General Electric
General Simplex
Jack Gerson
Jeweler Penn Theater
North Mercer St
Allegheny County Taxpayers League
Tax Justice
House
Earle
Kennedy
Allegheny County
Mystery Woman
General Tires
Pennzoil
General Tire
E. Falls Street
Goldendale
Hamburg
Bologna
Hellmann
Nucoa
Butler Avenue
H.H. Optometrist
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Reliable Jewelers
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