Pittsburgh arrest follows liquor found at post office cache
Benny Simon, owner of a store at 2211 Center Avenue, iMillsburgh, faces a U S Commissioner hearing on a liquor transport charge. A package seized at the New Castle Post Office led Inspector Blake to Simon next door where fifty gallons of hootch were found. Simon, denying sending liquor, admits mailing merchandise through the mails. The charge carries up to two years in a federal penitentiary and a $1,000 fine.
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Benny Simon
Center Avenue
iMillsburgh
United States
Ixnox
R. A. Lake
B. Chester
New Castle
Chester
Blake
Simon
Simon T
Probe Into Wet Fund In State Primary
Senate slush fund committee opened an inquiry into charges of brewer backing in Pennsylvania's $3,000,000 senatorial primary. Captain William H Stayton was summoned as the first witness prompted by Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League who claimed a nationwide wet combine exists. Rumors circulated that brewers financed the nomination for Representative Ware.
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William K. Hutchinson
William H. Stayton
Association Against the
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Pennsylvania
Two In Hospital With Lock-jaw
Harrisburg June 30 Two boys are in the Harrisburg hospital in serious condition with lockjaw. Floyd L Taylor 11 of Duncannon admitted unable to talk muscles stiffened after a bee sting given by his mother. Louis Nordi 13 of Harrisburg developed tetanus following a gun wound and powder burn accidentally inflicted by himself.
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International News Service
Warrisburg
Gmail
Harrisburg
Baltimore & Ohio Train Strikes Auto Injuring Two Men
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train hit a car at Suterville crossing near Pittsburgh, injuring two occupants, Raymond Toliver, 35, and Thomas Long, 45. The vehicle caught fire after impact and both men, described as Black miners, were taken to McKeesport hospital with bruises and burns.
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Tittsburgh
Baltimore & Ohio
Suterville Crossing
Raymond Toliver
Thomas Long
McKeesport Hospital
Prisoner Identified in Pittsburgh Cash Heist Arrest
Police report that Louis Marini aged 24 of 537 Larimer avenue Mast Liberty Pittsburgh was captured early today by local officers with help from Pittsburgh Police Department. He is identified by several persons as one of four men who robbed the Samuel Levin store at 1330 Moraya street last Saturday, taking 3846.44 in cash. He has not admitting involvement. Continued on Page Two.
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Louis Marini
Larimer Avenue
Mast Liberty
Pittsburgh
Railroad merger plots unfold targeting unified system
Industry leaders press plans to merge Kansas City Southern with St. Louis Southwestern and Missouri Kansas & Texas. Loree seeks approval for a Southwestern network, while Van Sweringen moves to combine Chesapeake Ohio and others. Rock Island would absorb St Louis San Francisco. Proposals hinge on Interstate Commerce Commission review and cross‑system coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ward
Bratt
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
L. F. Loree
Delaware & Hudson
Senate
Loree
Kansas City Southern
St. Louis Southwestern
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
van Sweringen
Chesapeake Ohio
Pere Marquette
Erie
Nickel Plate
Rock Island
St. Louis
United
Ponzi Plans Fight Over Extradition To Boston
Charles Ponzi, jailed in Houston, prepares to contest extradition to Boston where he faces re sentencing to seven to nine years. Houston officials clash with Boston authorities over legality of his arrest and return. Ponzi seeks writ of habeas corpus as lawyers plan next moves amid ongoing extradition talks.
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International News Service
Houston
Texas
Boston
Charles Ponzi
Wizard of Finance
Ponzi
New Orleans
Marriage Licenses List for Bessemer and New Castle
The notice lists marriage licenses issued to Gerald E. Nord and Marion L Griffin both of Bessemer. Will C Whieldon and Margaret L Rumsey, both of New Castle. Wm James Evans and Frances G Howard of New Castle. Raymond Thompson and Anna Cramer of New Castle. Thomas Stinson and Catherine Rowan of New Castle. Francis Thoms of New Castle. Eleur E Choens of New Castle.
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Gerald E. Nord
Bessemer
Marionl. Griffin
Bessemer Will C. Whieldon
New Castle
Margaret L. Rumsey
James Evans
Frances G. Howard
Raymond Thompson
Anna Cramer
Thomas Stinson
Catherine Rowan
Francis
Thoms
E. Choens
Explosion claims three boys in Ellsworth slate dump accident
In Ellsworth Pennsylvania a slate dump explosion killed three local boys. Mike Lakatich died after admission to Washington hospital while Edward Wilson aged 9 and Charles Pauskarier, 9, died the same day. Guards had placed around the dump and the boys were playing on the crusted surface when gas in the heap ignited. Preliminary investigation calls the incident unavoidable.
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International News Service
Ellsworth
Mike Lakatich
Washington Hospital
Edward Wilson
Charles Pauskarier
Elsworth
Washington
Man Dies From Injuries Suffered In Plant Blast
Canonsburg worker H. O. McKnight, 36, died from burns suffered in a transformer explosion at the Wertmann Power Co substation plant. The blast caused a fire that damaged the facility and burned McKnight after oil was thrown onto him.
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International News
Canonsburg
H. O. McKnight
Wertmann Power Company
McKnight
Bomb Damages Wheeling Publisher Home
The home of H. C. Ogden publisher of the Wheeling morning News and Wheeling evening Intelligencer was bombed at dawn in Wheeling West Virginia. The back porch was wrecked but no one was injured. Police say a dynamite charge was used and no arrests had been made. Mrs Ogden and three children were away in Charleston.
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International News Service
Wheeling
W. Va
H. C. Ogden
Wheeling Morning News
Wheeling Evening Intelligencer
Ogden
Charleston
George Buchwald
Deaths of Harry Tones and Thomas C Sharp
Death notices list Harry Tones aged 56 of Vairbanks California and Thomas C Sharp aged 86. The brief items provide basic identity and ages with minimal details.
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Harry Tones
Vairbanks,Cal
Thomas ~C. Sharp
Hnat Wirost
Million Spent By Wet Forces Before Senate Inquiry
Captain William H Stayton testified before the Senate slush fund committee that the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment has spent about $1,000 in six years. It shows an average yearly outlay of $169,000 for five years before 1923, with last year totaling $300,000 and an expected fund of around $600,000 for the current year.
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William K. Hutchinson
Pavrice
Washington
Jane
Association Against
Sevier
Rae Aero
Civil War Vet 84 Elopes With Widow in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on June 30 84 year old Civil War veteran T F Burbank eloped with 42 year old widow Mrs Anna Burkholder They were married by Justice Willam Zonl near the courthouse Neighbors say Mrs Burkholder aided the veteran in loneliness They had planned the union for months and Burbank had previously married four times He later announced travel to Sandusky before the ceremony
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Cleveland
T. F. Burbank
Anna Burkholder
Willam Zonl
Rerance
Burbank
Bank
Luther Burbank
Two Big Banks Plan Consolidation in City History
The First National Bank and the National Bank of Lawrence County announce a planned merger to form the First National Bank of Lawrence County with capital of 1 million and surplus of 1.4 million. The Safe Deposit and Trust Company may recapitalize to 1.95 million with profits of 1.25 million. The Mabentng Trust Company remains as a subsidiary.
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First National Bank
National Bank of
Lawrence County
First National Bank of
Sate Deposit & Trust Company
Mabentng Trust Company
Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Comptroller of Currency of the
United States
Pennsylvania State Banking Department
Safe Deposit, & Trust Company
Natonal Bank
Faulty Brakes Stun Pittsburgh Officials During Test
Public safety officials announced results from a week long brake check across Pittsburgh. Out of 7 804 cars tested one in three failed to meet brake standards with many vehicles found to have poor brakes.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Essa
Rix Stations
College Fund Reaches 87076 for Building Hall
The committee raising funds for Robert Audley Browne Hall at Westminster College reported additional pledges bringing the total to 87076. Subscriptions from D. M. Kirk Wampum 52.50 Relph McM Campbell 650 KR A Stitzinger 100 Anderson & Anderson 25 Bay State Auto Supply Lauras 78 and Mrs Ham M Brown 400 were noted. The group aims to raise 3100,000 immediately with plans to secure the balance for the New Wilmington project in Lawrence County.
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Robert Audley Browne
Westminster College
Fountain Inn
D. M. Kirk. Wampum
Relph Mc
Rai M. Ramsey
New Willington
New Castle
Lawrence County
Exonerate Wise In Boy's Death
A Butler inquest returned a verdict that an accident on Weingartner Hill involving Jack Hiles aged 7 was unavoidable and exonerated Jean L. Wise of Butler, Pa., whose car struck the boy. Eyewitnesses testified about the crash on Butler road near Weinbartner Hill. the Wise couple described the events and the wagon involved.
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Butler Road
Weingartner
Jack Hiles
Ager
Huron Avenue
J. P Caldwell
Jean L. Wise
Butler, Pa
Innies
John L. W
Co. T. Kerr
Hiles
Fred Sheffler
Robert Brishin
G. A. Talor
East Division Street
Johns. Wilson
Butler
Wise
Eagle
Weinfartner Hill
New Wreck Proof System Adopted By New York Central
New York Central unofficially adopts a weathered wreck proof system for passenger and freight trains. Wageway signals between train crews and watchmen along the route will ensure hourly checks and rapid reporting of defects. The plan aims to avert crashes like the recent Pennsylvania Railroad disaster near Pittsburgh.
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David P. Sentner
New York
New York Central Railroad
Pittsburgh
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Kington
C.F. Smith
New York Central R. A
Year’s half gone as time presses on at the hall
The verse laments the passing months and aging in a quirky reflection on the year progress. It notes July drawing near and the baby of ’26 growing up, with old time’s pace and warm weather framing the scene.
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Hu- Ton Avenue
Aimee
Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles
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Doris
Boyles Avenue
Detroit
First National and National Bank of
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Coroner’s Jury
Arthur Mometer
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