After Nanking Outragees Cruel Toll Reported
International wire reports detail casualties and missing persons after the Nanking events. One American is known dead, Vice Chancellor Williams of Nanjing University. Two British subjects killed, one Japanese sailor dead, an Italian priest Re Vamnara and French priest Trev Dugont reported murdered. Evacuation of western missions continues as Cantonese tensions emerge.
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Alfred Meyer International Wawa Service
Corraepans Dat Bhanghat
Taatien
Ameri da
XN Kings
Afrard
USA
Dia
U S Bluejacket Nanking Hero Recalls Courage on Roof
American Navy man and consul John K. Davis hailed as heroes of the Nanking incident. A U S Bluejacket fled to the Standard Oil building roof amid Chinese mob danger, signaling warships to open fire. Davis praised for risking life to rescue refugees and for steadfast leadership at the consulate.
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Qurernitional Mews Service
Shanghai
Amer- Nin
John K. Davis
Nanking
Refu
Kunngwo
Wen
Standard Oil Company
Consul Davis
Standard Oil
Gen Butler Leads Marines Amidst Unclear Strategy
Dispatches report General Butler arrives to assume command and outlines a defensive posture for American Marines in China. Conflicting plans emerge as observers speculate on a more active role and future operations in the region.
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Mareh Better
China
Butler
Americum Marines
Inghai di
Death of Wur ua Reported in Local Clan Chronicle
The notice records the death of Wur ua and mentions Nemes Scowden Farrell Burgess as key figures in the community. Local leaders, including Nemes Scowden and Farrell Burgess, are cited in connection with the event and its remembrance within the clan.
Peaches Browning Goes Into Vaudeville Headliner
International News Service reports Peaches Browning, wife of Ed Browning, signs a $190,000 vaudeville and film contract with Arnold Stoltz. Her first public appearance is April 18 in a small hometown, with a 20 minute set including song and dance with Ma Heenan and her daughter, aiming to show propriety despite fame.
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Chicago
Ma Heenan
Peaches
Truck Driver Killed as Train Burns After Collision
McKinley Hoey a 23 year old New Brighton resident dies when his oil tank truck is struck by a Pittsburgh to Buffalo freight at a Pittsburgh Lake Erie crossing in Monaca. Engineer Thomas Quirk aged 65 and fireman Frank Steele aged 33 are badly burned. several New Castle passengers report flames and oil on the cars after the crash.
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International News Service
Monaca
Tpa
McKinley Hoey
New Brighton
Pittsburgh
Hoey
Sterling Oil Companys
Funeral rites mark end of Archbishop Canevin era
Funeral services were held in Pittsburgh for Archbishop J. F. Regis Canevin 74 titular archbishop of Pelusium and former Pittsburgh bishop. Dignitaries included Hisham MecCort Bishop McDevitt of Harrisburg Bishop Cannon of Erie and Bishop Swint of Wheeling as hundreds packed Paul’s Cathedral for the ceremonies.
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Qinternational News
Pittsburgh
J. F. Regis Canevin
Pelusium
Catholic Church
Hisham John MecCort
Altoon
Philip McDevitt
Warrisburg
John M. Cannon
Erie
John Swint
Wheeling
W. Va
Dentiffert
Meing
Paul's Cathedral
Fire devastates Glace Bay business district in Nova Scotia
A large fire swept much of Glace Bay's business district this afternoon in Nova Scotia, threatening the entire area and causing estimated losses around 500000 dollars. Fire officials say damage may rise as crews assess the scene.
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Glace Bay
Uris
New Castle Plans to Host District Rotary Conference
The Thirty third District Rotary conference concluded at Penn McKee Hotel in McKeesport with Gov George Buchannon presiding. Charles H Thiel of Somerst Pa was elected district governor. New Castle delegates, led by Fred L Rentz, urged landing the next conference, with a fall decision expected.
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Rotary Clubs
Penn McKee
McKeesport
George Buchannon
Indiana
Charles H. Th
Somerst
Cpming
Wix
W. Charles Wallace
New Castle
Josef
Rica
Fred L., Rentz
BD. L. Cole
Carl Paigley
L. W. Wilson
Robert Whitla
James Mead
H. &B. Richards
Alfred W. Chilton
James Cope
BE. B. Leavy
R. Stadlehoter
John IF. Meyers
Andrew McDonald
Wm, Me_ Laughry
New Wilmington
Coast Fighter Killed In Quarrel With Knives Duel
In Hollywood a large crowd including Eddie Diggins and Charles Meehan watched a tea room duel end with Diggins dead and Meehan critically wounded. Lloyd Hamilton Jack Waggoner Jimmy Sinclair Billy James and Mrs Meehan were held for questioning after the fatal clash.
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Sernalional News
Hollywood
Cal Red
Death Record Entries for Multiple Individuals
Fragmented OCR item lists ages and partial addresses including De Sanne Wingerd 2 Jackson Stephen Swartz 19 Margaret Ricciardi 3 920 South Still reat Phumias Kong 68 Bitter road Mearia Valyuro 40 West Pittsburg. No coherent event details or dates available.
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Sanne Wingerd
Jackson
Stephen Swartz
Francis Hace
Margaret Ricciardi
Still Reat
Mes
Phumias Kong
Bitter Road
Mearia Valyuro
West Pittsburg
Girl Smuggling Auto Thefts Nets Prison Term
Philadelphia police say Edith Marshall Swain and several aliases ran a theft scheme in which she distracted salesmen by asking to test drive a car for cigarette purchases. She confessed and began a three to six year term in county prison for multiple auto thefts.
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Girl
International News
Philadelphia
Swain
Edith Marshall
Automobile Paleumre
Ier
Pastor Attacks State Measures At Philadelphia Conference
Rev Watchorn leader of the Philadelphia temperance board condemned two state bills slated for final passage next Tuesday. He called measures 7 and 1079 pernicious and aimed at hindering prohibition enforcement including firehouse seizure and padlock provisions.
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Philadelphia
Join Watehorn
Philadelphia Conference Board of Temperance
Prohibition and Public Morals
Watchorn
Representative Derry
Harry S. McDevitt
Wnd
George Elliott
Temperances Board
West Virginia Coal Operators Refuse Morning Meeting
Northern West Virginia coal operators declined to attend a wage discussion invitation from union organizer Van A. Bittner. Lacking operators, W. Va District 21 president J. Stadard and officials left for Grant Town. a major meeting was planned for tonight with Bittner and Stadard expected to speak.
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Trisrec
Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
van A. Bitner
Bittner and Co. i. Steddard
District 21
United Mine Workers
Grant Town
Bittner
Dr W G McClure Dies In Siam
Word reaches that Dr W G McClure D D of the Presbyterian Mission in Bangkok Siam died after a short illness He is survived by his wife daughter and two sons In America Mrs McClure and family are noted with Mrs Kk W Mc Farland of New Wilmington who hosted him during vacations in Nay Wilming ton The spring visit is described amid biographical fragments from Hood College and nearby connections
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Calle
Win
Dd. McClure
D. PD
Presbyterian
Bangkok
Siam
McClure
Presbyterian Church
Nay Wilmington
Nine Are Missing After Home Burns in Paramus
Nine persons including five children were missing after a blast destroyed a Paramus home near Ridgewood New Jersey. Police and fire crews investigated a possible bomb cause though initial reports cited a hardening blast. By eight hours after the explosion, searches continued for the Saleran family, a married couple who lived with them, and two others feared lost.
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Fir
Charles Saleran
Borah Sees China Readying For Democracy
Senator William Borah of Idaho, chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, predicts that after China’s current chaos affecting 400 million people, a future stable democracy will emerge. He cautions against treating China as a pariah and notes national progress toward democracy mirrors that of early American history.
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Washington
China
Wm. B. Borah
Idaho
Senate Tarriga
National Good Housekeeping Week
Myst
jNetonallam
Shanghai
Death Claims Aged Sergeant-Of-Arms In Harrisburg Hospital
Charles Alu aged 72, chief sergeant of arms for the state senate, died in Harrisburg hospital after two weeks illness. A Ridley Park, Delaware County native, he served since Sproul’s administration and previously worked as an accountant for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Harrisburg
Conternnational News Service
Charles §Alu
State Senate
Harrisburgh Hospital
Ridley Park
Delaware
Sproul
Capitol
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Angle Emerges in Snyder Case
New York March 26 attorneys for the corset salesman investigated a possible new angle in the murder of Albert Snyder. Rumors claim Ruth Snyder and killer Henry Judd Gray faced plans to remove their lover, amid stories of poison found in Gray's Syracuse room.
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Winteringdional Seywe Servleet
New York
Albert Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Gray
Syracuse
Admiral Hough New Navy Here sreenarons
Rear Admiral Henry Hughes Hough, 46, a modest naval leader, urged independent judgment when ordered to shell Nanking. His actions helped avert violence and saved Americans, earning praise from officials including Secretary of the Navy. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1891 and later commanded the Yangtze river patrol in China during World War I.
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Henry Hughes Hough
Nanking
Wiliams
Shanghai
Hough
Williams
Navy
Hougi
Hogi
Borh
Ax Coureltasd
Naval Academy
Hrest
France
Yangtze River Patrol
China
New Air Mail Start Dates Set For April 21
The Washington bureau reports March mail service between Cleveland and Pittsburgh will begin April 21 under a schedule announced by the post office department. Cleveland leaves at 8:25 p.m., Youngstown at 1 p.m., arriving Pittsburgh at 1:45 p.m. Pittsburgh departures at 2 p.m. to Youngstown 3:00 p.m. and arrive Cleveland at 4:00 p.m. Contractor: Clifford Ball of Mekeeepory.
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Tlversmental News Se
Washington
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Postefies Department
Youngstown
D. A
Clifford Ball
Mekeeepory
Boston Officials On Watch As Tong Warfare Continues
Boston police monitor laundries and restaurants to thwart Tong warfare amid a deadly feud. A Tong leader, Sing, was slain in East Cambridge, and a gunman opened fire in a shop, injuring others. In another incident a tractor ran over two children while their father plowed, leaving one child with minor injuries.
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Boston
International News
Doston
Warrkie
Mireh
Charles Hobert
Warren Courlly
Barn Fire Demolishes Property Near Doylestown
A large barn six miles east of Doylestown, owned by Joseph Bishop, was destroyed by fire. The blaze claimed seven head of cattle, two horses, four hogs, and over 100 chickens. No injuries reported.
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Nigel Servigey
Doylestown
Joseph Bishop
Reinforcements to Aid Forces in China Move Approved
The United States ordered a large influx of troops to China as the crisis deepened. About fifteen hundred additional U S Marines will be dispatched immediately, drawn from Quantico and other eastern stations. Admiral Williams requested more ships and men while the Navy confirms none yet publicly announced. Current mobilized forces include 3,909 Marines at Quantico and about 900 at San Diego.
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Washington
China
State Department
John A. Lejeune
Quantico
New York
Boston
Paris
Islam &Ricers
Panama
San Nexo
Trait
Admiiral CS. Williams
Nervy Department
Quantics
San Diego
San
Capital Chinaman Slain By Tongmen
Washington dispatch reports a Chinese man named Lem Chong, 40, murdered at a restaurant opposite police headquarters. An unidentified Chinese entered the eatery, questioned Chong, and after a brief exchange Chong disappeared into the street, with authorities pursuing leads.
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International News Service
Washington
Washington Today
Lem Chong
Chong
Sewickley Man Is Killed By Train
A Sewickley resident, Thomas KR Miller, a cashier with the Stateboard Seamt Tube Campaign, was instantly killed when struck by a speeding Pennsylvania railroad passenger train near Sewickley early today. The incident involves local transit and an early morning roadway collision.
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Sewickley
Thomas KR. Miller
Stateboard
Sewehley
Unclear historical game ends amid noisy crowd cheers
A battered account describes a tense match where Arthur Mometer and teammates push for victory while opponents press hard. The text notes strain, late dangers, and mixed outcomes including failed attempts and possible awards, with faded references to dates and places.
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Hood College
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