Five Inquests Under Way After Santa Clara Valley Disaster
Fearful counts rise as 361 dead and missing are reported after the St Francis Dam collapse. Four inquests run at Fillmore Moorpark Santa Paula and Oxnard with a fifth in Santa Francisquito Canyon to follow. Investigations seek cause and blame as many bodies remain unrecovered.
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California
Fillmore
Moorpark
Santa Paula
Oxnard
San Francisquito Canyon
Frank A. Nance
Birds Befriend Cardinals At Mil ton Street Window
Residents on Mil ton street report a pair of red cardinals visiting Mrs. Darley VanDivert each morning. The birds eat nuts and apples on her dining room table when the window is opened and retreat to nearby trees after feeding. The mother bird is taupe with a red bill, the male bright scarlet, and they tolerate squirrels and a neighborhood cat.
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Darley VanDivert
Milton Street
Mystery Woman Found At Pulaski Sparks Sheriff Probe
A woman calling herself Sophia Goloski, wife of Charles Goloski of Castle Shannon, was found wandering on Pulaski railroad tracks and is held in the county jail. Sheriff Reynolds seeks her relatives and husband while noting she cannot explain how she arrived there.
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Sophia Goloski
H. M. Reynolds
Castle Shannon
Pittsburgh
Pulaski
Merl Boyd
Charles Goloski
Thomas Zachorski
St. Patrick’s Church
Canonsburg
Kegarise Plans Arrival With New Airship Ship 4438
A night letter reports R R Kegarise left Denver last week with Lt Jack Morris to pilot the Alexander Air Craft airship 4438 toward New Castle following the air mail route. He expects to land here Saturday, making stops along the way.
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R. R. Kegarise
Denver
Kegarise Air Transport Company
Jack Morris
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Alexander Air Craft Company
Kegarise
Fire destroys large church in Rochester Pa
Fire swept the First Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage in Rochester Pennsylvania causing an estimated loss near 175000. Pastor Rev R B Callahan his wife and son escaped with all personal effects lost. Fire spread from furnace room and firemen faced roof collapse hazards as aid came from Beaver and surrounding units. Officials planned a meeting to discuss rebuilding.
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Beaver
Pastor
Rochester
First Methodist Episcopal
R. B Callahan
Richard
S. H. Piersol
Callahan
Red Cross Unites All Sections of U S Says Rogers
Special to The New follows Rogers praise of the Red Cross unity across regions from Mississippi Valley to California. He recalls visiting California's Harry Carey ranch four Sundays ago and notes Florida's cooperation, while noting sensationalized earthquake headlines misrepresenting events.
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Red Cross
U.S
Rogers
California
Harry Carey
Florida
City Removes Steps to Widen Street Cartway
North Mercer street sidewalk obstructions are being removed as curb lines are shifted to widen the cartway. City hall brightening is planned ahead of a upcoming third class city convention while readers note ongoing interest in transatlantic flights and local public concerns.
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Mercer Street
New Castle City
City Hall
Coast To Coast Racers Keep On Coast To Coast Racers Keep On Today
Coast To Coast racers continue their event set with ongoing heats across venues. Competitors from regional clubs push for top marks as organizers report steady pace and rising scores.
Cross Country Pyles Lead Marathoners Toward Seligman Control
Peach Springs to Seligman stretch covers 38 miles as C C Pyles’ caravan reaches the 12th control at 5400 feet en route to the continental divide. Arthur Newton, leading rider, is reported near collapse after 397.4 miles from Los Angeles with 6 hours 30 minutes to Peach Springs, while Andrew Payne holds second at 69 07 02 and Arnie Souminen third at 70 29 15. John Cronick sits fourth.
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Leland C. Lewis
International News Service
Peach Springs
Ariz
C. C
Pyles
Seligman
Kingman
Arthur Newton
Newton
Los Angeles
Andrew Payne
Claremore
Okla
Arnie Souminen
Detroit
John Cronick
Saskatoon
Canada
Death Notice for Elizabeth Ann Lee
Elizabeth Ann Lee, age 84, of 407 Park Avenue, has died. Funeral arrangements are pending with local services.
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Elizabeth Ann Lee
Park Avenue
Final Day To File Income Tax Returns 1927 Pittsburgh
Federal income tax receipts in the Pittsburgh district for 1927 are expected to exceed last year. D B Heiner, collector of internal revenue, announced the last day to file without penalty. Returns are mostly arriving by mail as 11th hour crowds are down.
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Inter Lona News Service
Pittsburgh
D. B Heiner
Internal Revenue
Heiner
Fliers To Rescue Snowbound Upper Peninsula Villages
A government transport plane left Selfridge Field for the snowbound upper peninsula to deliver food and medicine to Detong and Rabor where two people are critically ill and hundreds face hunger. A snowmobile with 1000 pounds of supplies was lost in a severe blizzard along the 60 mile stretch south of Sault Ste Marie.
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International News Service
Selfridge Field
MT. Clemens
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Detong
Rabor
Sault Ste Marie
New Castle and Duquesne Highs Clash For City Title
Friday evening showdown in Pittsburgh pits New Castle High against Duquesne High for the championship. The News urges callers to simply say Score Please and operators will relay the score.
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New Castle
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Dinner Club Planned for New Castle Consistory
Hon. William H. Dunlap, commander in chief of the New Castle Consistory, plans a weekly dinner club for Consistory members and their wives. A 25 member committee led by general chairman William J. Moffatt will meet March 16 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral to organize a dinner each week with an entertainment program. Beavers valley and nearby areas support the effort.
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William H. Dunlap
New Castle
Dunlap
William J. Moffatt
Beaver Valley
Uncle Sam Collecting Over Billion From Tax Payers Today
International News Service reports Washington on March 15 as income taxes bond proceeds customs and other sources push over a billion dollars in daily revenue. Treasury outlays exceed 655 million with 560 million in securities retired and 83 million in interest payments. Over 4 million returns filed by 4 pm and an estimated 2.15 billion annual tax intake to date.
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International News Service
Washington
Uncle Sam
Treasury Department
Mrs. Corbett testifies in court over her husband affair
Mrs. Alice Corbett formerly of New Castle Pa tells how she refused to prosecute her husband after learning of his second marriage to Countess Andrea Marco Guiseppi Soranzo. She explains she did not want to send the father of her child to prison as Corbett is jailed in Sing Sing for larceny.
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Internatione Neus
New York
Alice Corbett
New Castle
Maquene Stevenson
Corbett
Andrea Marco Guiseppe Soranzo
N. Y
James F. Corbett
Sing Sing
Andrea Marco Guiseppi Soranzo
Florence
Italy
Supreme Court
Mullen
Marriage Licenses Issued in Various Ohio and Nearby Cities
The county court records list several marriage licenses from New Castle New Wilmington and neighboring towns. The names include Elmo J. Whitmore with Estella M. VanHorn and Sharon F. D. Alexander with Youngstown resident Fannie Brown, among others.
Auxiliaries In Union Meeting In New Castle
The Fifth Annual union lodge meeting of Railroad Auxiliaries of Railroad Brotherhoods was in session at the Elks club in New Castle. Leaders and groups include Mabel Wilson to Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Augusta Statzer to Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Railroad Conductors Grand International Auxiliary, and Mrs. C. B. Grasse to B L E is day chair. Registration began at 1 am and the afternoon session opened with presiding officers.
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Union Lodge
New Castle
Elks’ Club
Mabel Wilson
Augusta Statzer
Grand International Auxiliary
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Penna-Bo Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Ginemen
C. B. Grasse
L. E
Small Village Is Saved From Flames
A brush fire swept a ten acre tract at Pinetree threatening six dwellings. Hundreds of residents and firefighters joined to halt the blaze and avert a possible disaster in Scottdale March 15.
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International News
Scottdale
Pinetree
No Trace Of Hinchcliffe And Woman On Flight
A grim report notes British flyer Captain Walter Hinchcliffe and Miss Mackay vanished after a westward Atlantic crossing attempt. Hopes faded as vague sightings proved unreliable and no definite confirmation of crossing was received by 8:30 this morning.
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Hinchcliffe
Miss Mackay
Hinchcliffes
St John
New Brunswick
Anagemce
Atlantic
Ice Pack Down Allegheny Passes Through Pittsburgh
The annual spring ice pack has moved down the Allegheny river without serious damage. Small cakes of slushy ice reached Pittsburgh today and were expected to melt rapidly on their ride down the Ohio. A nine mile gorge above Dam No. 5 at Freeport broke apart and went over the barrier as the river rose from rain, easing nearby worries.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny River
Ohio
Freeport
Alleghenys
When Cars Stall In Cold Nights And Faults Appear
The text describes cars coughing sputtering and dying engines in cold weather. It contrasts reliable summer mornings with times when the motor fails and the driver grows frustrated as the vehicle stalls and the horn seems to be one of the few things that works.
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