Five In Section Gang Killed In Train Collision
Five men working on a section gang were killed twelve miles east of Altoona Pennsylvania when a westbound train on an eastbound track ploughed into them. The dead were Wied W Bridges H L Medelland Bg Narich Iswwl Lowrie Charles Ke Troy all of Tipton near Altoona. Foreman Moffit and two other workers John Hughes and David Perry survived by jumping clear. The train was traveling about 30 miles per hour.
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Q Internations
Altoona
Tive Section
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wied W. Bridges
H. L. Medelland
Bg Narich
Iswwl Lowrie
Charles Ke Troy
Tipton
M. Moffit
John Hughes
David Perry
Mr E Miller Passes Away in New Castle
Miness J Miller, aged 77, civil engineer and contractor and longtime New Castle business figure, died at 12:00 p.m. Saturday March 7 at his home 19 East Lincoln Avenue after a brief illness attributed to a stroke. Born May 15, 1858 in North Beaver township, he lived in the city 41 weeks and served as elder of First United Presbyterian Church for 24 years. He helped form the J. H. and M. E. Miller contracting firm, paving major streets and overseeing sewer work. Surviving are wife Billa M Fullerton from 37 years of marriage and nephews and nieces Gus Kamersz, Oran Miller, Mrs. John Patton, Mrs. Robert Garrett, Charles Miller, Edward Miller, John Miller. Funeral services will be held Monday March 9 at 2 p.m. at his residence with Rev. S. E. Irvine officiating. Burial in Green Wood Cemetery.
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Miness J. Miller
New Castle
Lincoln Avenue
Mr. Miler
Beaver Township
John
Nancy Leslie Miller
First United Presbyterian Church
Millar
J. H. and
M. E. Miller
West Washington
Bay, Court
Highland Avenue
Wilmington Avenue
Winter
Boyles Avenue
Miller
Billa M. Fullerton
Gus Kamersz
Oran Miller
John Patton
Robert Garrett
Charles Miller
Edward
John Miller
S. E. Irvine
Greanwood Cemetery
Beavers Falls Sees Warm Spell Amid Spring Hints
A reader text from Beaver Falls expresses longing for spring as milder breezes and blue skies arrive. The note humorously warns Old Man Winter to stay away while wishing for robin and blue jay signs and a sunny day.
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Howard S. Jamison
Esther M.alms
Beaver Falls
New Castle Artist Featured in California Radio Program
A telegram from Fred J L Rentz president of The News dated Los Angeles reports that Clifford Black stone of Glendale heard a New Castle artist program on KDKA radio. The Flemings Mr and Mrs James C Fleming of Court Street, wintering in California, are the parents of Rohart Fleming husband of Elizabeth Martin Fleming. Rentz plans to travel to San Francisco March 11 then return home after about a week.
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Fred J L. Rentz
the News
Los Angeles
California
Memnings
New Castle
Clifford Black
Stone
Glendale
Pleace
Blackstone
New
James C. Fleming
Court Street
Rohart Fleming
Elizabeth Martin Fleming
Rentx
San Francisco
Demonstrations Favor Air Service at Langley Tests
At Langley Field Virginia on March 7 air service demonstrations showed supremacy by shooting at sky targets towed by bombers while ground anti aircraft guns failed to hit. Night tests under searchlights also yielded no hits, supporting Brig. Gen. Mitchell that ground fire is of little use against airplanes.
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Kenneth Clark
International Mews Service
Langley Field
Army Air Service
William Mitchell
Monroe
Air Service
Mitchell
Roof Damaged by Sparks At North Shenango Street
A fire damaged the roof of the Dickson Heirs property at 124 North Shenango Street Friday afternoon. Sparks from the chimney caused the blaze, and the alarm was turned in at 3:00 from box 16. Estimated damage about ten dollars.
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Dickson Heirs
Confesses To Nine Holdups By Local Suspect John Jackson
John Jackson, a Black man, confessed to nine robberies in the city dating from last November to the night of his arrest. He identified accomplices and named victims including Cohen, Shifman, Ginsberg, Klein, Briello, DeFalco, and Serafino, with varied sums seized. James Scott, arrested with him, was released after no evidence tied him to the crimes. Detectives also detained Calle Taylor, fined $100 suspended on leaving the city. The case proceeds to a local alderman for charges of robbery.
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John Jackson
Kennedy
Dective Logan
Moravia Street
Eli Shifman
A. Ginsberg
Woest Long Avenue
Long Avenue
Pollock Avenue
Sam Klein
Scioto Street
Sabastino Briello
Lutton Street
Normanes
Rossatore
J. DeFalco
South Mill Street
Ralph Serafino
South Mill and
Taylor
James Scott
Jackson
Mahoning Avenue
Calle Taylor
Monessen
Horner
Hillers
Scott
Warren Test For President Consideration Of Warren
Senate begins formal consideration of Charles Beecher Warren as attorney general amid a split in support. Independent Republicans insurgents and Liberal Democrats oppose. administration and conservative Democrats back confirmation, citing Warren sugar trust ties and FTC case links. Party factions push debate, with public consideration demanded amid political forecasts.
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William KK
Hutchinson Internations News Flarvice
Washington
Mar
Coolidge
Senate
Charles Beecher Warren
Detroit
Warren
Administration
Wen
Barth
Idaho
Walsh Democrat
Montana
Reed
Missouri
Aie
Stadium Drive Nearing Goal for 1000 Season Tickets
Sales efforts for 1000 season tickets for the Ben Franklin Junior High stadium next fall continue as the drive nears its official close Monday evening. Prof Orth reports about 1600 cash on hand from ticket sales and urges sellers who received cash to remit by Tuesday noon to aid the school board. Call 639 at the high school to secure a ticket or contact the student sales force.
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Ben Franklin
L. Orth
Prof
Orth
How Much Power Has President's Cabinet
Washington bar 7 The cabinet has no power as a body The president uses cabinet views to inform decisions Cabinet meetings may be social hours or provide department heads contact and cross agency input Lincoln entertained his cabinet with stories The value lies in shared advice across departments Continued on page two
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John Y. Lewing, Jr
Central Press
Washington, Bar
Lincoln
Girl In Street Poison Attempt Surfaces In Philadelphia
An unidentified young woman about 20, daughter of a Pennsylvania lawyer with a Madden Field, NM, connection, was found unconscious at the foot of a subway stair near 16th and Market in Philadelphia after taking poison. She was hospitalized at Hanemann and urged doctors to let her die. She had a sister and said she had taken poison while walking down the street.
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Philadelphia
Wotsud
Pennsylvania
Maddenfield
Hanemann Hospital
16Th
Market Streets
Weather forecast for coming week shows showers and mild temperatures
Weather bureau forecast for the week covers North and Middle Atlantic states with showers at the start and again after midweek, followed by cooler early week and normal or above temperatures. Great Lakes region sees showers in both halves of the week with normal or above temperatures.
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International News Service
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Atlanta
Tregion
Great Lakes
Payroll robbery at Paterson nets $17,000
Paterson New Jersey March 7 a paymaster John Vreeland of Manhattan Shirt Company was robbed at the plant gate by three men who seized a satchel containing 17000 dollars and fled as an automobile waited nearby. The money had just been deposited after a bank transfer.
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Bulletis Ane Ganianes
Paterson
N. J
John Vreeland
Manhattan Shire Company
Nead
Vreeland
Motion Picture Star Killed in Auto Crash
Los Angeles scene reports famed motion picture actor Vernon Hamilton known for westerns died when his car struck a steam shovel. The accident occurred today drawing tributes from colleagues and fans.
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Los Angeles
Mareh Vemmdak Hamilton
Local Headlines From Windber and Nearby Areas
Fragmented news items report a child scalding in Windber Pa a pastor robbed in Youngstown a cemetery worker collapsing at Endioa Pa and several local obituaries including Mrs Mary Anderson of Usualton aged 81 and J M Rose of West Liberty Buyr er County aged 74. The New Castle News compiles brief notices on deaths licenses and local incidents from the region.
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J. M. Rose
West Laberty
Buyrer County
Lcense
NEW Castle News
Death Record for Joseph Bo Meknight
Obituary notice lists Joseph Bo Meknight, 74, of Washington Township. Residence at 810 Last Lincoln Avenue, with family named Mivesy and Miller noted in the record. Funeral details and exact date not provided in the fragments.
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Mivesy
Miller
Lincoln Avenue
Joseph Bo Meknight
Washington Township
Fugitive Taken In Butler After Thrilling Chase
Edward Kilduff 31 was wounded in a chase through eight counties after attempting to flee Butler police. He is said to confess links to two other men in the Morris Keller store robbery and may face arrest in Ellwood City and Shelby, with officers seeking the trio.
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Butler
Edward Kilduff
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Butler City
Tate
Kilduff
Ellwood City
Charles Stiner
Shelby Police
National Tube Company
Mateller
Rab
Kildufft
Pennsylvania
Lily Chase
Ellwood
Tha Nawa Ellw OD City
Edward Kilbutt
Butler Hospital
Morris Heiler
Lawrence ‘Avenue
Burgess Ben G. Swick
Hilault
Keller
Kilduft
Park Avenue
Burgess
Morris Keller
E. E. Wilson
National
Tab=t Company
Warren Caroll
Shelby
Stiner
Caroll
Wilser
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Mr. E Miller
Arthur Memeter
KDKA
Langley Field Fair
South Side Section
Priday
Warren Test
Charles B Warren
WM. Jardine. Hardy S New
Secy OF Agriculture
Tostmaster Geemlee
Andrew Mellon
Secy OF
Treasury
James
Frank
Kellogg
New Sey
Herbert
Rocver
Naey
Curtis Bi
Ioan WE Ae
Esident Coolidge
Howpkin
N. Y
Williams
Hilles
James TY. Willama, Jr
Tanner Loston
Charles 10
New York City
Vonshderthon
Berlin Post
Wee
Lac Windber
Oletrence
Mauston
Msivhard Brown Memrial Presbyterian Eliueh
Youngstown
Fette Bighey
Withun ‘Crible
Endioa
Joseph Westeford
Beore
Marry Anderson
Usualton
Hee
Maes
Reformed Presbyters Church
Conner C. Selden
Oil City
Pittsburgh
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