Auto Plows Into Crowd After Church Services
In Manayunk Philadelphia an automobile driven at high speed around a curve on Tower Street struck a crowd of about 30 persons leaving a church. One person died and more than a score were injured two seriously. Driver James Warfield was arrested and released on $500 bail for court tomorrow. Mrs Julia Hansen and Fred Hansen were dragged 20 feet and Michael Kelly was harmed as the car wheels passed over them. Mrs Hansen died and recovery chances for the others were slight.
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Philadelphia
Tower Street
Manayunk
James Warfield
Julia Hansen
Fred Hans
Michael Kelly
Miss McKane Defeats Mrs Jessup at Wimbledon
At Wimbledon on June 30 Miss McKane of England defeated Mrs Jessup of the United States in straight sets 6-1 6-3, eliminating her from the British lawn tennis championships.
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Miss McKane
Mrs. Jessup
United States
International News Service
Wimbledon
Jessup
England
Fraudulent Weddings Linked to Emigration Fraud
Scotland Yard reports world wide inquiries into fraudulent marriages by undesirable alien women. A mastermind organises marriages with Englishmen for 100 to 500 pounds, paying men 10 to 20 pounds. For 600 pounds a flat and husband are provided. False addresses and rapid marriages by license are used to evade deportation. A French bride case and two day marriages are noted, plus a Nebraska visit.
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London
Scotland Yard
The
Daily Mail
England
Film Shorts and News Reel Highlights of the Week
A quick catalog of upcoming shorts and features including The Dancer of the Nile at Come Carmel Myers Sam De Grassi and June Elvidge star. Woman Proof with STAR Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee. Pathe News and Comedy reels headline selections from Regent Penn Nixon and NIXON The Arizona Express featuring Pauline Stark Harold Goodwin Evelyn Brent plus Paris Lights and Easter Bonnets.
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Come
Carmel Myers
Sam de Grassi
June Elvidge
Thomas Meighan
Lila Lee
Char Me Chase
Pathe News
Youth Drowns in High Waters at Second Dam
Rigby dies after entering the swollen waters below the dam as rescuers search the rapids. Lifeguard Jack Hulme and volunteers from the Loose Nuts swimming club battle dangerous currents and undertow to reach the victim and locate the body. Rigby leaves a family including parents, a sister Margaret, and four brothers Arthur Alex John Eugene.
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Hulme
Loose Nut
Wilmington Junction
George Sadler
Andy Hartman
Herb Kroen
Johnny Krestel
Johnny Kraft
Dave Marks
Jack Hulmes
Kraft
Rigby
Margaret
Arthur
Alex
John
Eugene
Morning Session Opens as Rival Delegates Work the Floor
Garden crowds gather for a heated but calming morning session amid Klan and anti Klan tensions from the prior period. Floor managers push last minute alignments while Thomas Taggart circulates copies of a telegram from Senator Samuel M Ralston denying Klan ties and pledging constitutional safeguards. Georgia delegates welcome arrivals with McAdoo songs as ten ballots are anticipated before adjournment.
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Garden
Thomas Taggart
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
New York
Georgia
Bruce Kremer
Montana
John J. Fitzgerald Brookline
Smith
Missouri Delegation Remains Split on McAdoo Strategy
At a Missouri caucus the majority backed unit-rule voting for McAdoo from the first ballot, while anti-McAdoo delegates led by Joe Shannon pledged to poll the delegation on every ballot. Chairman Walsh struggled to maintain order as roll calls followed, with McAdoo and Smith leading in early ballots and the field remaining wide across nearly two dozen candidates.
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Man Walsh
Missouri
Joe Shannon
Kansas City
Walsh
Gustave Arnold Carstensen
The
Holy Rood Protestant Episcopal Church of
New York
Lawrence F. Quigley
Mass
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
McAdoo
Ralston
Underwood
Cox
J. W. Davis
Bryan
Glass
Brown
Silver
Ferris
Saulsbury
Robinson
Ritchie
Johnathan Davis
Sweet
Pat Harrison
John B. Kendrick
G. Houston Thompson
Fish Jumps From Water To Hog’s Back
London report describes arara a flat plaice like fish with a poison spike. Captain Bullock recounts a water hog encounter where the fish leaped from water onto a waterhog’s back and began feeding as the party approached. The bat menace is also noted as frequent in the Tocantina Uraguaya expedition notes.
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London
S. C. Bullock
M. C
Royal Geographical Society
Tocantina
Uraguaya
Brazil
Bullock
Accident at Mercer and Washington Intersection
A boy on a bicycle collided with a man at the Mercer Street Washington Street intersection. Politicians report radio results. Trees were blown down across Lawrence County in a storm damaging property and blocking streets.
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Mercer and
Washington Streets
Lawrence County
Deaths Of The Day John Getchy
John Getchy died at six months in New Castle hospital after a three day illness. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Getchy of Shenango township and left two sisters. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. at the family residence and burial followed in the German Lutheran cemetery.
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John Getchy
Shenango Township
New Castle Hospital
Battery B Men Reunion Details and Honored Members
The Battery B Association held a reunion with nine members present plus honorary members from Batteries A E and G. Speakers included James A Gardner and Col N J Maxwell. Updates covered the monument gun and carriage, fund balance of 112.05 to insure upkeep, and plans for next year on June 27 at Mt Jackson High School.
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Battery Association
Joseph Reed
David P. Needler
James A. Gardner
John A. Craig
Patrick F. Nealon
Abram Rhodes
Amos Brewer
William A. McCormick
James A. Heasley
Battery B. Association
Batteries A
R. Wilson McClusky
Battery A
Adam Onstott
Homer F. Fenton
Thomas
E. B. Cope
Gettysburg
Mt. Jackson High School
Robert Hamill
D. C. Smedey
Boiling Lakes Are Handy For Cooking
New Zealand expert H R Wadie describes boiling volcanic lakes near Rotorua Lake in the central district of New Zealand. He notes lakes heated by volcanoes used for cooking and heating with mineral deposits offering curative properties. The region also features a government sanitarium near Rotorua Lake.
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New York
Rotorua Lake
Dunedin
New Zealand
H. R. Wadie
Roturua Lake
Roturua
Volcano
Erie Shopmen To Return To Work In Meadville
Meadville Pa June 30 after a two week vacation 500 Erie Railroad Shops workers will resume full time Monday July 7. The Meadville plant had been hit by a nationwide business lull and laid off about half its force last week while other Erie shops kept working with reduced staffs.
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Meadville
Erie Railroad
Erie
Mrs Elizabeth Seamons Morrow Dies in Neshannock Township
Mrs Elizabeth Seamons Morrow aged 64 of Neshannock township died at home Saturday June 28 after several weeks illness due to complications. She leaves husband Chester Mor row two daughters Mrs John White and Mrs Walter Dewberry three grandchildren a sister Mrs William Chambers Ellwood City and a brother Charles Seamons Homewood Pa Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm from her residence in Neshannock with Rev C M Smail Burial Greenwood Cemetery.
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Chester Morrow
Neshannock Township
Morrow
William
Nancy Seamons
First Christian Church
Truth Seekers Bible
Protected Home Circle
John White
Walter Dewberry
William Chambers
Ellwood City
Charles Seamons
Homewood
C. M. Smail
Greenwood Cemetery
Death of 10-year-old Robert D. Walcott
Robert D. Walcott aged 10 died Monday morning June 29 at 2 40 at 514 North Mercer street after a three month illness. Born New Castle May 27 1914 he was the son of Llewellyn and Helen Jones Walcott and leaves two sisters Eleanor and Virginia. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 PM from the family home and burial will follow in Grace Land cemetery.
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Robert D. Walcott
Llewellyn
Helen Jones Walcott
North
Mercer Street
New Castle
Eleanor
Virginia
Graceland Cemetery
Eileen Shaklee Buried After Saturday Funeral
Funeral services for Eileen Shaklee daughter of Mr and Mrs Warren Shaklee were held Saturday at 2 30 PM from the North Walnut street home. Rev Homer B Davis of Epworth Methodist church conducted the service. Pallbearers were relatives with interment in Oak Park cemetery.
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Eileen Shaklee
Warren Shaklee
North Walnut Street
Homer B. Davis
Epworth Methodist Church
Oak Park Cemetery
Local Masonic Lodges Invited To Outing At Cascade Park
Invitation issued to Sharon New Castle and Beaver Valley district Masons to attend the Youngstown Blue Lodges picnic at Cascade Park on Tuesday Manager Don McKibben expects a large turnout A pyrotechnical display is planned for 9 30 PM A detour between New Bedford and Coitsville will open for one day to ease visiting Masons travel
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Sharon
New Castle
Beaver Valley
Youngstown
Cascade Park
Don McKibben
New Bedford
Coitsville
Marriage Licenses Issued in Several Pittsburgh Area Names
The notice lists licenses for Nick Carangie and Mary Branko in West Pittsburgh and South Burgettstown, Joseph Camerot and Minnie Carange in West Pittsburgh, John B. Benton and Alice E. Foster in Hillsville, Mike Linz and Anna Fabi in New Castle, John E. Young and Mildred Moon in New Castle, reflecting ongoing filings as the leap year progresses.
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Nick Carangie
Pittsburgh
Mary Branko
Burgettstown
Joseph Camerot
Minnie Carange
John B. Benton
Hillsville
Alice E. Foster
Mike Linz
New Castle
Anna Fabi
John E. Young
Mildred Moon
Julia Snyder Mason 75th Birthday Will Be Celebrated
All relatives and friends of Mrs. Julia Snyder Mason of Sharon Pennsylvania are invited to a birthday celebration at the home of her daughter Mrs. Hattie Nowling on West Washington Street. The event takes place Friday July 4 with a picnic dinner served on the lawn at noon.
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Julia Snyder Mason
Sharon
Hattie Nowling
West Washington Street
Señora Club Meeting At Mrs Bergland’s Home
Senora club members will hold their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Axel Bergland on Laurel Boulevard Wednesday afternoon.
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Senora Club
Axel Bergland
Laurel Boulevard
Balloting Begins Amid McAdoo Smith Rivalry for Delegates
As party leaders cull candidates this weekend in Manhattan hotels, McAdoo and Smith vie for a two thirds majority on ballots toward 732 votes. Montana Senator Walsh draws interest as a potential convention chairman, while Ralston's stance weakens after Indiana’s split and Taggart refuses to flip.
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Washington
Oregon
California
Arizona
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Idaho
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Colorado
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Underwood
Manhattan Island
Thomas J. Walsh
Walsh
Man pays fine after disorderly conduct arrest
John Frettati paid a 59 dollar fine after being arrested by Officer Thomas and appearing before Mayor Dunlap. The incident involved disorderly conduct charges.
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John Frettati
Thomas
Dunlap
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