League Efforts For Peace Meet With Obstacles
At Geneva the League council opens its 88th session as Baron Aloisi urges denying Ethiopia equality with Italy citing alleged Ethiopian aggression. Eden and Laval pledge peace efforts while Aloisi claims Italy must reserve liberty of action to safeguard its colonies and interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Geneva
Italy
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
League of Nations Counceil
Ethiopia
League Council
Anthony Eden
Pierre Laval
Baron Aloisi
Gaston Jeze
Eden
Britain
Laval
France
Dixie Liner Dixie Aground Off Florida Keys After Storm
The steamship Dixie carrying 260 passengers and 140 crew is aground on a reef off the Florida Keys after a hurricane. Coast guard vessels are attempting a rescue and it is believed passengers will be taken off this afternoon by other vessels on the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
New York
New Orleans
Florida Keys
Coast Guard
Tropical hurricane bears down on Florida region
A tropical hurricane roared northward threatening northern Florida and southern Georgia with renewed destruction. Reports placed around 100 deaths and millions in property damage, with 700 war veterans marooned after two FERA camps were hit near the Motecumbe Keys. Red Cross cautioned against relying on casualty totals pending full surveys as aerial checks failed to locate many veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Florida
Georgia
Florida Keys
Upper
Lower
Motecumbe Keys
FERA
Keys
Miami
Red Cross
Clemmer
Coast Guard
Traffic lanes repainted near public schools for opening day
Traffic lanes are being painted on streets near public schools in preparation for the new week. Police will resume guarding street crossings around schools. Rural students start a week earlier than city peers as rural schools remain in session. Rural graded schools run eight months and finish in late April.
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 74 and minimum of 60 with 0.40 inches of precipitation and river stage at 4.2 feet for the 24 hour period ending this morning. A year ago the record listed 70 as high and 49 as low with no precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Place No Blame In Border Clash
The League of Nations Italo-Ethiopian conciliation commission cleared Italy of responsibility for the Walwal East Africa border clash last December but did not blame Ethiopia. The Walwal incident, which killed many Italians and Ethiopians, was the immediate cause of the threat of war. The council formally received the report today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations Italo-Ethiopian Conciliation Commission
Italy
Ethiopia
Council
Exoneration in Death of Uncle after Auto Crash
Eva Moran 20, niece of Carmen Domenick, was cleared by a coroner's jury of blame in her uncle's death after he was struck by a car driven by Moran. The inquest heard the death was caused by heart trouble and arteriosclerosis, not the injuries from the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Moran
Carmen Domenick
New Castle Hospital
Moran
Orville Potter
H. G. Coates
North Cedar Street
Jas. M. Popp
Mr. Domenick
Willis G. McMullen
John Moore
Domenick
Potter
North Liberty Street
Mahoning Supply Company
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British Fleet Stands Guard At Suez Canal
Port Said Sept. 4. Guns of two British warships in the mouth of the Suez Canal frown beneath canvas jackets as four Italian troop ships lie nearby. British and Italian fleets maneuver in a tense pre war standoff as Geneva weighs peace or war and Mussolini’s navy tightens to block the Mediterranean passage.
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H. R
London
Europe
Africa
Asia
English Channel
Suez Canal
Mussolini
Sicily
Suez
France
Graphic Story Of Florida Havoc
Washington dispatches describe the hurricane's destruction across Florida the winter playground area. Messages report a train carrying about 400 veterans overturned above Upper Matecumbe Key with only the engine standing and Veteran camp number 5 on Lower Matecumbe Key completely wrecked. Seven hundred people were marooned on Matecumbe Key. No casualties were mentioned in the reports.
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International News Service
Washington
Coast Guard
Florida
America
Upper Matecumbe Key
Lower Matecumbe Key
Matecumbe Key
Standard Oil Concessions Cancelled By Ethiopia
United States moves to sever oil deal in Ethiopia as Standard Vacuum Co and Standard Oil of New Jersey cancel concessions granted by Emperor Haile Selassie. Decision aims to prevent U S entanglement in European war tensions and aversion to tainted oil.
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Standard Oil
Ethiopia
Washington
United States
Europe
Cordell Hull
Standard Oil Interests
Haile Selassie
U. S
Addis Ababa
Standard Vacuum Co
Socony- Vacuum Oil Co
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Belassie
Miami Rushes Aid To Stricken Areas In Wake Of Hurricane
Miami accelerates relief after a hurricane devastates Homestead and surrounding areas. Dozens of ambulances with doctors nurses and supplies head south along 70 miles of road to the disaster zone. Miami remains cut off from Homestead Tavernier by water. boats are scarce and air surveys may begin if weather improves.
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International News Service
Miami
Fla
Here
Homestead
Red Cross
Homestead and Tavernier
Hurricane kills 100 and injures 35 in Tavanier Fla
Official report from Miami disaster chairman Leonard Thompson says 100 people were killed and 35 injured in Tavanier Florida by the hurricane. Red Cross headquarters confirms the figure and notes four relief workers have been sent, with more to follow.
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Washington
Leonard Thompson
Red Cross
Tavanier
Fla
Relief Agency
Three Ellwood Residents Injured In Head-On Crash
Three Ellwood City residents and two Pittsburghers were injured in a head-on collision on the Perry highway near Leesburg at 2:30 pm. Miss Tillie Wilson suffered a brain concussion and critical condition with facial lacerations. Mrs. Clyde Morrow, Charles Berg, J A Born, and Catherine Born received multiple injuries and shock.
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Mercer
Perry Highway
Leesburg
Ellwood City
Pittsburgh
Mercer Hospital
Tillie Wilson
Clyde Morrow
Charles A. Berg
J. A. Born
Card Lane
Catherine Born
Born
Man Killed As Autos Crash Near Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Maryland on September 3 a crash on the Frederick Pike near Clarksburg killed Tomas S Brewer 40 a World War veteran. In the other car George C Greaves 41 and Mrs Clara Seifert 54 of Franklin Pennsylvania were hospitalized with injuries including a broken leg and head injuries.
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International News Service
Hagerstown
Frederick Pike
Clarksburg
Tomas S. Brewer
George C. Greaves
Clara Seifert
Franklin, Pa
Rockville
Bermuda Visit by Local Residents Reaches Before Hurricane
Local residents Mr and Mrs Paul Dufford and Carl Walthers sailed for Bermuda several days ago and a postcard indicates they reached Bermuda before the Florida coast hurricane struck.
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Paul Dufford
Carl Walthers
Bermuda
Florida
Rupture Of Blood Vessel Fatal To School Teacher
Idella Coffman a 23 year old school teacher at Indian Head, Conemaugh County, died at Mt Pleasant Frick Memorial Hospital from peritonitis after a blood vessel rupture during a mush ball game. Coffman a graduate of California State Teachers College.
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International News Service
Connellsville
Idella Coffman
Indian Head
Mt. Pleasant Frick Memorial Hospital
Two Counties Offer Reward In Blumquist Murder Case
Lawrence county commissioners approved a 250 dollar reward for the murderers of Frank L. Blumquist. Butler county offered 500 dollars, making a total of 750 dollars. The crime occurred August 21 near Portersville and investigators continue to seek leads.
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Frank L. Blumquist
P. O. Elder
Elmer Conner
F. R. Woods
Butler County
Blumquist
Portersville
Ohio
Lawrence County
William McElwee, Jr
Ex-Servicemen Lost In Florida Storm
In Homestead Florida the hurricane wrecked FERA camps. Between 80 and 100 ex service men who built bridges are confirmed dead with at least 100 injured. Rescue teams reached the camps by skiff amid burning lights and wreckage. Injured were helped to Homestead and treated at a Baptist church hall converted to an emergency hospital. Martial law was imposed.
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Florida
International News Service
Homestead
Fla
Red Cross
FERA
Florida Keys
Snake Creek
Passengers Calm On Stricken Dixie As Rescue Hopes Rise
About 350 passengers and crew aboard the Dixie waited through the night in good spirits for rescue as hurricane weather cleared. Aboard, L. D. Ransom reported all well and crew delivering perfect service while passengers remained confident in the master and officers. Morgan Line plans transfer to the L Occidente for Miami and rail travel to New York.
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New York
Dixie
S. Ira Cooper
Morgan Line
L. D. Ransom
Ransom
Florida
New Orleans
Cooper
L'Occidente
Miami
Death notices for three residents in Ohio and California
Mrs. Isaac Andekian, 50, of West Pittsburg, Henry W. Gibson, 81, of Wilmington township, and Charles D. Richardson, 76, of Alhambra California, are listed in this death record.
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Isaac Andekian
West Pittsburg
Henry W. Gibson
Wilmington Township
Charles D. Richardson
Alhambra
California
New Castle Man Hurt In Florida
The list from the Florida hurricane includes injuries to Robert J. Pherson of New Castle Pa among others. Known dead are W. A. Tyre Harry Roten and Mrs Bessie Roten of Tavernier. Missing include Mary Belle and Myrtle Tyre of Taverner. Also named are Frank Higgins Ernest McCauley James Murray William Wise and G L Harrison and Charles Mayhew with others.
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International News Service
Miami
Fla
Florida Keys
W. A. Tyre
Harry Roten
Bessie Roten
Tavernier
E. C. Mains
Veterans Camp
Ed Kettner
West Palm Beach
William Clark
Mary Belle
Myrtle Tyre
Taverner
Frank Higgins
Youngstown
Ernest McCauley
James Murray
Titusville
William Wise
Cleveland
Robert J. Pherson
New Castle
G. L. Harrison
Waverly
Charles Mayhew
Ohio
Uptown Post Office Substation Opens in New Castle
Postmaster Richard A. Steen announced the new uptown sub-station Station No. 2 is now open in the New Castle Dry Goods Company. Clerk in charge is Mrs. F. M. Drumm. The office will operate during store hours to handle all postal business for eastern city residents, reducing trips to the Diamond main post office.
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Richard A. Steen
Uptown
New Castle Dry Goods Company
F. M. Drumm
Steen
Kiwanis Club Music Program At Castleton Hotel
Harry Hammond chaired the Kiwanis Club music committee and presented a half hour concert at the noon luncheon in the Castleton Hotel. The entertainment featured a band with vocal soloist Miss Nellie Brady.
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Harry Hammond
Kiwanis Club
Castleton Hotel
Hammond
Nellie Brady
September storms and the looming election discussed
In September a brewing hurricane season and rain clouds set the scene as elections approach. Candidates and opponents flood the streets with talk while the public weighs issues and awaits results. Voters anticipate how every vote might influence the outcome amid wet weather and forecasts of near seventy two degrees.
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League
Great Britain
Havoc
Daily Weather Report
Acci
League of Nations
Mediterranean
Graphic Story of
Kingsbury Smith International News Service
Ellwood
Man
Butler
Lawrence
Blumquist Slayers
Dixie Calm
Robt. J. McPherson
Robert J. McPherson
Arthur Mometer
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