Steamer Sinks After Collision Aboard President Wilson
Aboard the S S President Wilson near Cape Hatteras last night the ship collided with the S S Coldwater in a sudden rain squall. The Coldwater burned and sank within an hour, but all aboard were saved including a woman and two children. The President Wilson sustained bow damage and heads toward Norfolk for safe arrival this evening.
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S. S
Wilson
Cape Hatteras
Gulf Breeze
Christy Payne
J. C. Donnell
Gallant Rescue At Sea After Collision With Freighter
New York September 2 A gallant and efficient rescue at sea was recorded today after a collision with the freighter Coldwater. Continued on page two.
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New York
President Wilson
Pa New Cumberland notes crowd at flour giveaway near Carnegie Auditorium
A noon report describes a citizen noticing a crowd receiving free Red Cross flour near the Carnegie Auditorium on South Jefferson street, with about fifty cars parked nearby. The piece also mentions daily flag-raising on the public square and a fleet of 32 saddle horses returning from Mt Gretna by box car to Troop F stables. Junior Dufford, ten, caught an eleven and a half inch bass while fishing at the cement dam after an earlier larger fishAttempt.
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Pa Newe
South Jefferson Street
Carnegie Auditorium
Red Cross
Troop F
West Washington Street
Mt. Gretna
Halter
Pennsylvania Depot
Ek Kk
Dufford
Gus Dufford
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 82 and a minimum of 49 with 0.01 inches of precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 9 this morning. Compared to the same date last year the high was 96 and the low 65 with no precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8S
Troop F 103rd Cavalry Arrives Home After Mixup
Troop F of the 103rd Cavalry arrived home at 10 this morning twelve hours earlier than planned after a train-order mixup in Pittsburgh. The unit had been at Mt Gretna for two weeks and endured muddy camps. First Sergeant George Pollock was left in hospital with a broken jaw from a horse kick and a fever. rest of the men are in good condition aside from colds.
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Mt. Gretna
103Rd Cavalry
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
B. and O
South Park
Allegheny County
New Castle
Harvey G. Bintrim
George Pollock
Pollock
Censured Blotter Distribution During Registration
Complaint states candidates visited registration booths during the recent registration and handed out blotters to registrants. It is claimed the county supplies all blotters and candidates have no right to use this advertising method.
Boat Upsets at Sebago Lake Claim Three Lives
A holiday weekend tragedy at Sebago Lake Maine occurred when a rowboat capsized. Three people died including Mrs Harold L Hodgdon 62 of Portland her son Kenneth and her cousin Mrs Anna Gates of Woburn Massachusetts. Harold McCarthy 31 of Wollaston Mass survived clinging to the overturned boat until rescue.
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International News Service
Sebago Lake
Harold L. Hodgdon
Portland
Kenneth
Anna Gates
Woburn
Mass
Harold McCarthy
Wollaston
Suspect Dies From Wounds After Failing to Flee Officers
Raymond English, a suspected safe cracker, died in Allegheny hospital after being shot in the abdomen while fleeing from detectives near the north side police station. He had been arrested recently for Parkersburg, West Virginia authorities. Marguerite Bosley of Baltimore, said to be English’s girlfriend, was extradited from Pittsburgh to Parkersburg. Three alleged accomplices remain detained in Parkersburg.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
North Side
Raymond English
Allegheny
Parkersburg
W. Va
Marguerite Bosley
Baltimore
English
West Virginia
Miss Bosley
Looting in Third Ward District Reported
Col W W Stevenson says eastern city residents lose garden truck as thieves steal tomatoes cabbages and more. A vigilance party is organized to capture the marauders and curb the thefts.
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Col. W. W. Stevenson
Stevenson
Park Avenue Youth In Auto Accident
Edward B. Connelly of 214 Park Avenue was hurt in an auto crash near Beechwood Inn on the New Bedford-New Castle highway. Three cars were involved as Robert Cramer, 13, of 300 Coit Road Cleveland tried to pass and struck Connelly, whose condition improved to good after hospitalization.
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Edward B. Connelly
Park Avenue
Robert Cramer
Coit Road
Cleveland
Beechwood Inn
New Bedford
New Castle
Jack Cunningham
Connelly
Cramer
John King
Bluff Street
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
King
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Fire traps grocer in rear garage. three vehicles damaged
Jacob E. Emery groceryman of 513 South Bay street was seriously burned when trapped in the burning garage behind his store about 5 30 this morning. The fire originated unknown causes and damaged two trucks and a passenger car valued by the Emery family at 1500, with partial insurance. Fourth Ward firemen battled delays before Central Station’s B Truck arrived.
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Jacob E. Emery
South Bay Street
Emery
Fourth Ward
Labor Day No Issue for The New Castle News
In observance of Labor Day there will be no issue of The New Castle News on Monday September 4 as part of the annual program.
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New Castle News
Women Plan Consumer Survey Meet Friday
Representatives from city women’s clubs totaling over 3 000 members pledged cooperation in the Consumer’s Home Survey to be conducted next week as part of the NRA drive to boost employment. Mrs S D Pearson presided and explained canvass details and objectives.
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Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Good Samaritan Forfeits His Life in Philadelphia
Harry Goldman a 57 year old store fixture maker was found strangled in a rooming house after helping a woman claiming her husband Charles Miller had lost his job Police seek Miller and his wife Blanche 23 in connection with the strangling whose valuables including a $1500 stickpin were missing He was beaten with a whiskey bottle and died from the assault while a phone hoax led him to the trap.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Harry Goldman
Chas. Miller
Blanche
Goldsman
Miller
Vergez Improves After Appendicitis Operation
Johnny Vergez Giants third baseman shows improvement after an appendicitis operation. Stricken during the Braves Giants series he could listen to the games on the radio yesterday as he recovers. Officials to probe deaths in Cambria Silk plant labor troubles. Investigation into an $8 000 fire at Irwin Golf Club clubhouse under way to determine cause.
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Harrisburg
Department of Labor and Industry
Gifford Pinchot
Cambria. Silk Company
Philadelphia
Irwin
Irwin Golf Club
Here
Army Aerial Display Set for Pittsburgh Fair
Six pursuit planes from Langley Field Va will arrive for a two day aerial demonstration of new combat maneuvers over Allegheny county's first fair. Aerial show aims to thrill throngs attending the event with high altitude maneuvers.
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Pittsburgh
Eighth Pursuit Group
Langley Field
Allegheny County
Ringling refuses comment on divorce action withdrawal
Sarasota Fila September 2 no comment from circus magnate John Ringling regarding withdrawal of divorce action against Mrs Emily Hang Buck Ringling. Mrs Ringling also remained in seclusion.
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Sarasota
Fila
John Ringling
Emily
Hang Buck Ringling
Motorcyclist Harry Bishop Killed in Pittsburgh Incident
A motorcyclist, Harry Bishop, 27, died when attempting to pass two vehicles traveling side by side. A truck driver and an automobilist were released on $1,000 bonds each pending an inquest. The event occurred in Pittsburgh on September 2.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Bishop
Italian Flier Francisco Pinedo Burned Alive in Crash at Floyd Bennett Field
Eye witness Alfred Stuart of International News Service describes General Francisco Pinedo’s death as his plane burst into flames during a non‑stop attempt to Baghdad. The general struggled to escape three times before finally succumbing beside his burning craft in the crash aftermath.
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International News Service
New York
Francisco Pinedo
Bagdad
Alfred Stuart
International News Service Co
Stuart
Hurricane Strikes Havana. Toll Rises and Loot Follows
Heavily armed government troops guard Havana as a hurricane claims at least ten lives, injures 69, and causes more than $750,000 in damage. Looting erupted across dark streets, quelled after five pillagers were killed. Relief agencies move in while a U S aid appeal is anticipated. Provinces report growing losses. Matanzas and Pinar del Rio nearby cities fear disruption.
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International News Service
Havana
United States
Matanzas
Pinar del Rio
Inflation talk from Beverly Hills letter reader
A Beverly Hills reader questions the meaning of inflation and why prices would fall. He notes money would be cheaper, wonders how a cheaper dollar helps, and cites a chat with financier J P Morgan Raskob who also struggles to explain inflation. He asks readers no answers, signing off with Yours.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Raskob
President May Be Forced To Act On Bituminous Code
The National Recovery Administration prepares to ask President Roosevelt to impose a code as a new split emerges in the coal industry. Appalachian operators demand merit-based hiring and firing and oppose a separate closed shop contract with the United Mine Workers, complicating negotiations. Hugh S. Johnson said talks opened between operators and union leaders, with a code likely.
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International News Service
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
Recovery Administration
United Mine Workers of America
Hugh S. Johnson
Death Record Carl Diemel 32 Rose Point
Mrs Elizabeth Black 64 Union p. listed as surviving or associated with death notice. No further details on date, cause, or obituary context provided.
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Carl Diemel
Rose Point
Mrs. Elizabeth Black
Union
Fall Short On NRA Program
Washington reports the National Recovery Administration will miss its Labor Day job target, with 5 to 6 million unemployed expected to remain. Officials cited AFL estimates that 2 million of 13 million idle workers have returned to work since March 1, while 17 codes covering about 3 million workers have been approved.
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International News Service
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
Recovery Administration
American Federation of Labor
NRA
Italian Flier Francisco De Pinedo Dies In Plane Crash
New York news reports General Francisco De Pinedo an Italian airman perished when his heavily loaded Bellanca monoplane crashed at Floyd Bennett Field while attempting a new non stop distance record. The crash occurred at takeoff as the craft lifted briefly then plunged, bursting into flames.
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International News Service
New York
Francisco de Pinedo
Floyd Bennett Field
de Pinedo
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codos
No Change In Labor Policy
Washington reports the National Recovery Administration will keep its neutrality between non union industry and organized labor unless President Roosevelt directs a change. Administrator Hugh S Johnson and Dudley Cates disclosed that Roosevelt has charted this path amid a widening split and renewed dispute over labor policy. New delays in completing a code for the bituminous coal industry accompany talk of Henry Ford possibly joining the NRA.
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International News Service
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Dudley Cates
Johnson
Cates
Recovery Administration
Henry Ford
Ford
NRA
Gardener Enjoys Leisure Amid Bountiful Garden Produce
Arthur Mometer finds relief from aches as his garden yields pumpkin, squash, potatoes, tomatoes and cabbage. The piece notes pleasant weather and a relaxing day with the garden thriving.
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International New Service
Claire Windsor
Los Angeles
Alfred C. Read
Oakland
Read
Marian Read
Miss Windsor
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Sgt. Pollock
Sebago, Maine
8. D. Pearson
Ringling
Will
Heit Roz
DePinedo
Arthur Mometer
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