Missing Head of Man Found in West Pittsburg Swamp
Detective reports the head of the nude body found near West Pittsburg was buried under a log end. Identification may be difficult due to decomposition. Coroner lists Unknown Man. inquiries flood in from families seeking missing relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Dunlap
West Pittsburg
J. P. Caldwell
Graceland Cemetery
W. Perry
Offutt
B. E. Sankey
Indiana
Delos Grow
Grow
Mitchell Withdraws From Naval Court Hearing
Col William Mitchell refused to testify before the naval court of inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster citing potential prejudice to his court martial. After a heated scene he left the room wearing his hat, as navy officers protested his denial of charges of bungling and criminal negligence. Commander Foley was sent to the War Department to report the defiance and seek disciplinary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mand
International News Service
Washington
William Mitchell
Navy Department
Naval Court of Inquiry
Mitchell
Frank
Reid
Ilinois
War Department
Shenandoah
Paul Foley
Col. Mitchell
Continue Rigid Hunt For Lost Air Mail Pilot
Air mail authorities press on in Clarion Pennsylvania eight days after pilot Charles H. Ames vanished with a mail cargo. Rescue teams including state troopers airplanes and volunteers probe western timberlands amid fears of fatal injuries from a likely crash and lack of food or shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion
Charles H. Ames
Ames
Pennsylvania
Air Mail
Egge
Plane Crash During Race Leaves One Dead and One Injured
The first tragedy of the 1925 races occurred at Mitchell Field New York as Bellanence-2 piloted by C. D. Chamberlain of Paterson New Jersey crashed in the first lap of the free for all civilian airplane race. Chamberlain was killed and Harry Kurnelli was fatally hurt with Burnelli dying at Hempstead Hospital. The crash was blamed on a wing failure and the craft had entered the race at the last moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Mitchell Field
N. Y
C. D. Chamberlain
Paterson
N. J
Harry Kurnelli
Burnelli
Hempstead Hospital
Pirates Hope To Win Today With Aldridge
The Pirates face the Washington Senators in the second game of the World Series at Forbes Field. Aldridge will start for Pittsburgh as 45,000 fans pack the stadium hoping for a decisive win to even the series.
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Pirates
Aldridge
Davis J. Waller
al News
Pittsburgh
Senators Rice
Harris
Goslin
If Judge
J. Harris
Rf Bluege
Peckinpaugh
Rael
Coveleskie
Rigler
Moriarty
McCormick
Owens
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Senators
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Senators
Ribbons spur spirits before Harrisburg Tech clash
A student recalls wearing red and black ribbons at a Harrisburg game and a comeback win over Beck. He plans to wear them again for the next match, hoping for a repeat victory and bright weather as he looks ahead to the Saturday contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Beck
Harrisburg Tech
Drag Lake Sighting Spurs Murder Probe in Mass
Westboro police fear George Ross, 52, master of the Lynn School for Boys, was murdered after strands of gray hair and blood were found on an iron pipe near his garage. A note threatening his death had been dismissed as a joke. Lake Chauncey was dragged in a search that links the pipe and body disposal to the missing educator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Westboro
Mass
George Ross
Lynn School For Boys
Ross Garage
Rosas
Lake Chauncey
Ross
Lyric Theatre Fire in Reading Banks on Short Circuit
A basement blaze at the Lyric Theatre in Reading caused about 500000 in damage after a short circuit on telephone wires. Firemen fought heat and flames from a distance as the fire raged from 1 15 a m until 7 a m, threatening the central business district.
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Blaze
Lyric Theatre
Reading
International News Service
New Castle Sends 67 To Westminster College
New Castle contributes 67 students to Westminster College. The college draw lists 67 residents among 420 students including 8 seniors 11 juniors 21 sophomores and 27 freshmen with names and street addresses for enrolled seniors and juniors.
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New Castle
Westminster College
City of
Kenneth Brisbine
Boyles Avenue
Gertrude Chaplin
Betty Jane Hamilton
Pennsyl
Second Warders To Have Zone Meeting
Tonight at 8 o clock in the Highland U P church Sunday school room special lighting is arranged to accommodate about 400 attendees. The meeting discusses the zoning plan and the North Hill impact as the last public gathering by the City Planning Commission. Earlier, lighting and seating were inadequate at Highland school for the colored zoning map presentation. Fire at John W Fessler home 322 Norwood avenue around 1130 this morning caused a small loss. box 29 fire alarm.
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Highland, U. P
Highland School
Board of Trustees
T. C. Boston
Highland U. P
City Planning Commission
North Hill
John W. Fessler
Norwood Avenue
Box 29
Shift In Two Divisions Of Enforcement League
Treasury announces a reorganization affecting two very wet localities. Eugene Roberts Jr is named administrator for Northern and Western New York with headquarters in Buffalo, succeeding R Q Merrick who moves to Chicago as assistant under E C Yellowley.
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International News Service
Washington
Prohibition Enforcement
The
Treasury
Eugene Roberts, Jr
New York State
Department of Justice
New York
Buffalo
R. Q. Merrick
Chicago
E. C. Yellowley
Death notices for Shoaf Kennedy Copeland in local area
George Shoaf 83 of 408 Elizabeth Street died last night. Katherine Kennedy 54 of 12223 Randolph Street and Annie Copeland 78 of Leechburg Pennsylvania listed in the same column as surviving relatives. Local obituaries desk notes dates and services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 8. Shoaf
Elizabeth Street
Katherine H. Kennedy
Randolph Street
Annie E. Copeland
Leechburg
Many Pennsylvanians File Income Tax Returns in 1923
Washington report shows 740 478 residents filed personal returns in Pennsylvania in 1923. Lawrence County accounted for 7 240 filers with 6 867 under 5 000 dollars. Beaver Falls Butler Sharon and Ellwood City also reported sizable returns.
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Lawrence County
George H. Manning
Washington
The
New Castle News
Washington, D. C
New Castle
Pennsylvania
United States
Bureau of Census
Beaver Falls
Butler
Sharon
Ellwood City
Pittsburgh
Uncle Sam
Beaver County
Mercer County
United
Congress
Air Committee In Compromise
An International News Service report from Omaha notes the seventh national American Legion convention opening with expected heated debate over aviation policy. A compromise resolution from the aeronautics committee aims to placate both anti and pro aviation factions within the Legion as proceedings begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent A. Hunter
News builds a play by play street annunciator system
Thousands pack Mercer Street to hear News Board replay of the Pittsburgh Washington game at Forbes Field. A telegraph feed from the press box plus a three horn annunciator and street loudspeakers deliver near real time play by play for six thousand fans, with telegraphic records on hand for verification.
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Mercer Street
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Washington
Forbes Field
Jake
Cognoscenti
Jacob
News World
Pie Traynor
Homer
Pie
Police Department
William Ty
Six Bandits Stage Daring Cafe Raid In New York
Six bandits held up a Third avenue cafe early today keeping the proprietor and 48 diners at gunpoint. They fled in two autos with about $5,000 in cash and jewelry as waiter William Freedman, 38, was knocked unconscious for slow cash register opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International News Service
Third Avenue
William Freedman
Four Horse Chariot Blocked by Mistake Letter
A light warning note states a four horse chariot cannot overtake a letter with a mistake. The ad promotes hiring the best steno graphers via a small help wanted ad column.
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Utah
Stella Randall
Ogden
Hollywood
Col
Mitchell Balks Probers
Flatly
Hope
Charles Ames
Believe
Bulletin
Christy Mathewson
Arthur Memeter
Massachusetts
Drag Lake
Vania
Grace Jones
Meyer Avenue
Joseph McFate
Delaware Avenue
Marion A. Reeder
County Line Street
James Wilson
Edison Avenue
John Boyles
Lincoln Avenue
George Bolinger
Winter Avenue
Harriet Ewing
Park Avenue
William Hinkson
Crawford Avenue
Helen McConaghy
Lorain Avenue
Paul Montgomery
Bell Avenue
Frank Moretti
May Richards
Waldo Street
Enforcement League
Legion
Legionnaires
Omaha
AIR Committee
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