York Prepares Welcome for French Aviators Dieudonne Coste
New York readies to greet Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte as they complete a transatlantic flight from Paris. Flood lights at Valley Stream field and blinking aerial beacons will aid landing after sunset. Police will close roads near the arrival. Mayor James J. Walker to host official reception at City Hall after arrival. Weather expected favorable for the second leg of the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
D‘artagnan
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Atlantic
Paris
Valley Stream
Long Island
City Hall
James J. Walker
Ow York Weather Bureau
Ted
St. John
N. B
Canso
N. S
Ruth Hanna McCormick says she hired agents to probe Nye
Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick Illinois Republican candidate for the U S Senate announces that agents in her employ have been investigating Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota and his committee. She questions Nye’s actions and notes the investigations have begun and continued with results she says justify her course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hanna McCormick
NYE
International News Service
Chicago
Illinois
United States Senate
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
McCormi
N’s
United States
Gerald P. Nye
Special Senate
Auto Crash Kills One Injures Five on Wampum Road
A car driven by Zeke Mora of Chewton struck Jefferson Winston of New Castle after Winston stopped for tire repairs near the Wampum bridge. Winston died at Ellwood City hospital. Five others including Anna Powell, Arthur Frazier, Mary Ockwich, and Katherine Celsnak sustained injuries. Mora’s occupant Mary Ockwich was hospitalized for internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Zeke Mora
Chewton
Wampum-Eilwood Road
Zeke Mora White
Jefferson Winston
New Castle
Wampum Bridge
Mercer Street
Ellwood City Hospital
Anna Powell
Arthur Frazier
Crescentdale
Mary Ockwich
Kopple
Mora
Katherine Celsnak
Koppel
Oceu
PA WEWC OBSERVES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME EVENT
A scanned item notes the 22nd of the month bringing autumn officially, with three months till daybreak and a Whiter entrance recognized. It references traffic conditions, a Washington and Laf Day street scene, a rail line, and a public story closure. Local staff prepared for a rainy weekend. golfers and baseball players were affected by wet weather and the Labor Day holiday.
Fire Burns Savannah Road Home. Eight Children Homeless
The Sam Alley family on Savannah Road lost their home Sunday at noon as fire destroyed the house. Mrs Alley and eight children survived while Sam Alley, in Indiana Harbor, was expected to return. Estimated loss about 5000 dollars, with about a quarter insured. Emma Alley, daughter, was murdered two years ago with no clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Alley
Savannah Road
Indiana Harbor
Ind
J. Elias
Elias
Emma Alley
New Castle Daily News Marks Golden Anniversary
Fifty years of continuous publication will be celebrated with a September 11 Golden Anniversary edition. The paper began as The City News on September 11, 1880, with a prospectus issued September 2, 1880. This month the newspaper will reproduce the first page of the 1880 issue on its front page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily City News
New Castle
The
City News
City of
United States
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Erie
Titusville
Crawford County
Daily Petroleum World
Daily Herald
Lebanon
Lebanon County
Daily News
Daily Times
Meadville
Daily Reporter
Daily Republican
Oil City
Venango County
Daily Derrick
West Chester
Chester County
Daily Local News
Daily Village Record
Towanda
Bradford County
Daily Gazette
Daily Review
Washington
Washington County
Bethlehem
Northampton County
Sunbury
Northumberland County
the Daily
Sharon
Mercer County
Daily Eagle
Balloon Identified Over Syracuse Goodyear Eight
A balloon seen this morning passing southeast over Syracuse and Cortland was identified as the Goodyear Number Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse and
Cortland
Norways Welcomes Andree Return and Bratvaag Tribute
In Tromsoe the body of explorer Salomon Auguste Andree arrived after 33 years since his Arctic balloon expedition with two companions. The article honors the expedition and the fishing vessel Bratvaag, which recovered remains and sailed home with the crew's legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salomon Auguste Andree
International
Tromsoe
Norway
Bratvaag
Public Schools in New Castle to Receive 65147
Checks from Harrisburg go to treasurers of second and third class school districts for semi annual state support. Lawrence county has two districts with total payment 83495. New Castle district receives 65147 and Ellwood City gets 18348.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lawrence County
Auditor General's Department
New Castle
Ellwood City
President Hoover Arrives in Baltimore for VFW Parade
President Hoover arrives in Baltimore to attend the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention and will review a parade later. He is greeted by police officials. Mayor Broening misses his arrival after being late in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Baltimore
Hoover
Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Broening
Jimmy Walker
Cleveland Wins League Flag At Big Saengerfest
Nearly 3000 attendees at the Transylvanian Saxon Saengerbund festival as 17 singing societies from three states contest in New Castle. The S. S. Ostseite Liedertafel of Cleveland wins high honor after two days of music, with judges awarding top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New Castle Ladies’ Singing Society
Saengerbund
New Castle
S. S. Ostseite Liedertafel
Death records listing multiple local residents
A column lists several individuals with ages and addresses, including Walter Sample 51 712 North Cedar, Frank Perch 42 Bessemer Pa, William Landis 73 Edenburg Pa, Samuel McClurg 52 Poland O, James B Moore 73 Struthers O, Mary Ann Hardy 90 Almira Ave, Alice Mae Johnston 45 Wilmington Township, Jefferson Winston 41 818 South Mercer, Raffaella Cialella 66 Phillips, Harvey Sitler 63 713 Butler Dr, Hollis Dean 65 Mercer, Laura Rohr 52 Slip pery Rock Township, William Graffius 817 Carson St, Elizabeth McConahy 81 Lawrence County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott Sample
North
Cedar Street
Frank Perch
Bessemer
William Landis
Edenburg
Samuel McClurg
Poland
James B. Moore
Struthers
Mary Ann Hardy
Almira Avenue
Alice Mae Johnston
Wilmington Township
Jefferson Winston
Mercer Street
Raffaella Cialella
Phillips Street
Harvey A. Sitler
Butler Avenue
Hollis G. Dean
Mercer
Laura M. Guy Rohr
Slippery Rock Township
William J. Graffius
Carson Street
Elizabeth Alford McConahy
Lawrence County
Tahoe Tavern Letter on Global Turmoil and Social Unrest
A caller signs a note from Tahoe Tavern highlighting international chaos. The letter mocks economic hardship in Britain, labor unrest, and various nations taking drastic actions while Mexico is portrayed as relatively calm.
Hearst Banishment Statement From London Enlivens France
William Randolph Hearst issued a Paris dispatch explaining he left France to avoid jeopardizing the republic. He praised French officials and noted the Anglo French treaty leak stirred ire. Reports from Nova Scotia to New York tracked the Question Mark’s nonstop flight by Coste and Bellonte across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
William Randolph Hearst
France
Republic
America
Chatham
Mass
Atlantic
Paris
New York
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Nova Scotia
Young Girl Killed As Machines Crash In Pittsburgh
A car crashed into a turning truck at an intersection killing 18 year old Henrietta Hillis and injuring sisters Catherine Thompson 22 and men Harry Clapp 24 and John E Schrum 25. Schrum drove the car and both drivers were arrested and later released on bond awaiting an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Henrietta Hillis
Catherine Thompson
Harry Clapp
John E. Schrum
Schrum
L. H. Strickler 35
Huntingdon
Saengerfest Sidelights and Winners Highlight Local Talent
Madam Marion Stavrovsky, a Hungarian born soprano fluent in several Slavonic dialects, trained at the New York School of Music and Arts and performed with Samoulis and Kostalantsky. Cleveland groups have prevailed, with 1928 Ein Tracht Hermania winning the alliance grand prize at Alliance, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Stavrovsky
Hungary
New York School of Music and Arts
Samoulis and
Kostalantsky
Youngstown
Cleveland
Alliance
Eintracht Hermania
Back to the old home town from a hot summer trip
Arthur Memeter returns to his hometown after a sea and hills trip. He notes the flattening bank roll, sun brown shoulders, and the joy of returning to familiar friends. Vacations are pleasant but home remains the best place. The piece evokes a sense of local warmth and heat at seventy eight degrees.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coste
York
Metropolis
Ellwood-Wampum Road
PA Wewc
Monte
Pa Newe
Weater
Indiana
Andree
Arctic
Eric
Salem
Prospectus
the City News
Tahoe Tavern
Cal
Peru
Liberia
Brazil
England
Hearst
Germany
Brisbane
Russia
Mexico
Hie
Wireless
Mes
Franconia
Radio Marine Corporation of America
Halifax
Saengerfest
Lorain
J. H. Sugden
Fritz Kreisler
Prof. Sugden
Estelle Ruth
Alt Niederlaendischen
Nischwitz
Arthur Memeter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!