Government Cuts Operating Costs Last Two Months
Government operating expenses fell by 13.4 million dollars in July and August from the prior fiscal year start, with projected 90 million dollars in savings for 1924-25. Navy and Agriculture departments posted increases, while the Veterans Bureau led in savings through personnel cuts and tighter operations.
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Robert S. Thornburgh
Congress
Cool Ze
Navy
Agriculture
Agriculture Department
United States Veterans Bureau
Empty yacht may be evidence four occupants lost
Four people are believed drowned after the power cruiser Wing and Wing lost batteries and drifted ashore three miles off Avon Point. The vessel was found anchored and abandoned by fishermen. Thayer and wife were aboard from Put-In-Bay to Cleveland, with Mrs Jarrett and her son missing.
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Cleveland
Wing
Martin
Thayer
Avon Point
Put-In-Bay
C. C. Jarrett
Margaret F
Detroit
Thayers
Gladys Thayer
Farm Hand Sought In New Jersey Slaying Case
Harvey Selhaver a roaming farm hand and suspect in the death of 15 year old Elizabeth Johnson is reported hiding in New York City. Johnson was found dead with a bullet wound near Kingston while police trace Selhaver who was nearby Trenton August 14 after her disappearance. Funeral for the girl is held today in New Brunswick.
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International News Service
New Brunswick
N. J
Harvey Selhaver
Elizabeth Johnson
New York City
Miss Johnson
Kingston
Fred A. David
Selhaver
Trenton
Spencer
Iowa
Long Island
The Barber Diction and A Daring Escape
A patron in a barber chair complains of talkative styling pitches and bizarre product suggestions. The barber touts a long list of treatments before the patron bolts, escaping as the weather warms to seventy four degrees.
Funerals Hindered by Autos Parked Near Churches
Undertakers report difficulty holding funerals at downtown churches as motorists occupy all street parking. Police have been called to remove vehicles, and a move may be proposed to ban parking in front of churches during funeral times.
Jehol Asks Reinforcements As Manchurian Raids Reported
Shanghai dispatches say Jehol governor asked Peking for reinforcements as Mukden warlord Chang Tso Lin directs an offensive and aviators in his service raid Shanghai. Minor clashes occur on the Chekiang Kiangsu front while Paris and Washington protest French aviation sales to China.
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Bert Kuhn
International News Service
Eer
Shanghai
Peking
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Tso Lin
Jehol
Chang
Chin Chow
Chekiang
Kiangsu
Mukden
Chang Shueh Liang
United States
China
Advance case of Daugherty before Supreme Court
Washington, Sept 18. Steps will be taken to advance before the U S Supreme Court the case of M S Daugherty banker of Washington Court House Ohio charged with contempt of the senate for refusing permission for a senatorial committee to examine his bank books Attorney General Stone announced today The committee sought the books in connection with the DOJ inquiry chiefly targeting Daughertys brother the former Attorney General
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International News Service
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
M. S. Daugherty
Washington Court House
Ohio
Senate
Stone
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Ben Franklin Junior High Overcrowded in New Castle
The article notes Ben Franklin Junior High houses 1,713 students in a building built for 1,600. It cites rapid local growth with about 250 more students annually and mentions two portable buildings at North Street Junior High as strain grows. It argues for a new junior high soon to keep up with births and demand.
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Benjamin Franklin Junior High
North Street
New Castle
McGill
Mahoningtown
Franklin
Rose Avenue
Coast Guard Rescues Four From Sinking Barge Carrotoman
The captain and three crew members of the barge Carrotoman were saved by the Lewes coast guard after their vessel was driven onto Shear shoals above the Delaware breakwater. Clinging to wreckage, the four men hurt from giant seas were rescued. all were Philadelphians, aboard a craft from Chesapeake City to New York.
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International News Service
Lewes
Del
Carrotoman
Coast Guard
Delaware
Chesapeake City
New York
H. A. K. Bus Line Taken Over by P.O. Electric
C. C. Coulthard announced that the P.O. Electric Railway has taken control of the H. A. K. bus line between New Castle and Sharon. The five buses will keep the Diamond terminal and operate as H. A. K. but no schedule changes will occur until a future date. price was not stated.
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C. C. Coulthard
P.O. Electric Railway Company
Betwen New Castle
Sharon
P.O
Coulthard
The
Diamond
Mutiny Reported in Chekiang Army
Reports from Shanghai indicate a serious mutiny among Chekiang forces at Hangchow with Chekiang leaders fleeing to Shanghai. Details remain sparse as early accounts arrive.
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International News Service
Shanghai
Hangchow
Art in the Kitchen at Ben Franklin Junior High
About 250 girls in an art class at Ben Franklin Junior High study canning fruits and vegetables as domestic art. The project, supervised by Miss Ruth Wallace and Miss Marion Griffin, includes sterilizing bottles and proper sugar proportions with both cold pack and open kettle methods. The article notes the class aims to train future housewives and enrich appetite through ready canned goods.
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Ben Franklin Junior High
Michael Angelo
Rafael
Velasquez
Joshua Reynolds
Paris
Artists’ Union
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
Ruth Wallace
Marion Griffin
New Castle
United States to Pay All Expenses Of World Flyers
The War department told Dayton Ohio mayor that all extra costs for the round the world flyers will be covered by the federal government. Secretary Weeks telegram stated the department will handle all expenses, making public subscriptions unnecessary.
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United States
International News Service
Washington
Dayton
Ohio
War Department
F. B. Hale
John W. Weeks
General Pershing Squelches Boom
Prospects of a deadlock in the American Legion national commander race to replace John R. Quinn were rising as voting proceeded. Generals Drain McQuigg and Harrison Fuller were mentioned, but the push for Gen. John J. Pershing had faded since he wished to remain in private life.
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International News Service
ST. Paul
Minn
American Legion
John R. Quinn
California
J. J. Drain
District of Columbia
John R. McQuigg
Ohio
Harrison Fuller
Minnesota
John J. Pershing
Chankaiwa Bombed By Chang Planes In War Toll
Airplanes of Marshal Chang Tso Lin bombed Shankaiwa in an assault aimed at destroying the Pekin railway. The Central News dispatches from Shanghai report little damage and no immediate forceful consequences.
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International News Service
London
Chang Tso-Lin
Manchuria
Central
Pekin
Shankaiwa
Shanghai
Divorce Granted to Mrs Thelma Showalter in Desertion Libel
By order of Judge Ss. Plummer Emery a divorce is granted to Mrs Thelma Showalter from her husband Ray Showalter. Desertion is alleged in the libel of divorce filed by Mrs Showalter.
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Ss. Plummer Emery
Thelma Showalter
Ray Showalter
Death Notices for Elizabeth Miller Cameron Roberts and More
Death notices list Mrs Elizabeth Miller age 83 of 108 East Lincoln avenue Christian Wineish age 3 of 1102 Butler avenue Mrs Amanda Cameron age 102 South Walnut street Dr Robert R Roberts age 92 San Francisco California Jack Edward Kelley age 9 days Chewton.
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Elizabeth Miller
Lincoln Avenue
Christian Wineish
Butler Avenue
Amanda EK. Cameron
South Walnut Street
Robert R. Roberts
San Francisco
Cal
Jack Edward Kelley
Chewton
Yale Graduate Montague Pike Arrested in New York Robbery Case
Montague Pike a 29 year old Yale graduate and Sing Sing alumnus is under arrest in New York over the robbery of Edith Bobe a Broadway modiste and Robert Hague of Standard Oil of New Jersey. He faces extortion charges for a $40 call demanding the location of stolen gems. Police compare his fingerprints with those found at the Bobe residence as Miss Bobe remains missing after a threatening call.
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International News Service
New York
Montague Pike
Yale
Sing Sing
Edith Bobe
Broadway
Robert L. Hague
Standard Oil Company of
N. J
Dot” King
Louise Lawson
Pike
Irene Flaherty
Miss Bobe
Flaherty
Sheffield Scientific School
Bobe
Hague
Flyer Hits Freight in Illinois Collision
GALESBURG Ill Sept 18 The Chicagoan crack limited of the Santa Fe Railroad bound for Chicago plowed into a freight train here early today No one was injured Rube Stoner engineer and the fireman rode the passenger train engine 300 yards into a corn field without injury Steel coaches protected passengers The buckling of a car in the freight train as it was taking a siding caused the smashup
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International News Service
Galesburg
Ill
Chicagoan
Crack Limited
Santa Fee
Chicago
Rube Stoner
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Named Couples
The record shows marriage license entries for Fred H. Swartz of Beaver Falls and Mildred Klink of New Brighton. Ralph H. West of Butler and Myrtle May McKee of Butler. James M. Marshall of Ellwood City and Minnie M. McFate of Ellwood City. Melvin Monterey of Kingston Pa and Thelma Anton of Kingston Pa. John Klanyeka and Marie Korop of New Castle.
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Fred H. Swartz
Beaver Falls
Mildred Klink
New Brighton
Ralph H. West
Butler Myrtle May McKee
Butler James M. Marshall
Ellwood City
Minnie M. McFate
Melvin Monterey
Kingston
Thelma Anton
John Klanyeka
New Castle
Marie Korop
Robbery May Solve Murders in New York Case
Police link a $50,000 jewelry theft from Mae Bobe, a modiste, to the murders of Dorothy King and Louise Lawson, suggesting the same gang may be responsible for both the robbery and the two killings.
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New York
Dorothy King
Louise Lawson
Mae Bobe
Miss King
Miss Lawson
Kemmerer Mine Disaster Death Toll At 38
In Kemmerer Wyoming the death toll from the Mine No 5 blast was set at 38 by company president P J Quealy. He said about fifty men were in the workings when the explosion occurred and twelve escaped. Twenty seven bodies have been recovered with most showing burn injuries. rescuers expect to retrieve the rest before night.
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International News Service
Kemmerer
Wyo
Kemmerer Coal Company
Sublet
Here
P. J. Quealy
Quealy
International News Service Today
Leaves Begin to Turn Color in County Woods
The district reports early color in woods along country roads with trees showing many hues and some leaves already falling. Mr and Mrs C L Richards of 8 Walnut Street announce the birth of a daughter named Thelma Virginia.
Mellon Testifies on Tax Bureau Operations Before Senate
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon told the Senate committee he felt no uneasiness about the bureau of internal revenue as he faced questions on the operation of revenue laws. The hearing followed debate with Senator James Couzens over tax reduction and the scope of treasury department duties, with Mellon offering advice on agency function and alleged injustices to taxpayers.
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H. K. Reynolds
International News Service
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
James Couzens
Michigan
Senate
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Bureau
Youth May Plead For Life Of Grant Alleged Accomplice
Chicago reports Walter Krauser 18 facing possible petition to Gov Len Small to spare Bernard Grant in a tea store robbery murder. Grant’s fate hangs October 17 unless intervention absolves him by naming the real accomplice. Swanson cites public interest and references Leopold and Loeb case as context.
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International News Service
Chicago
Walter Krauser
Len Small
Bernard Grant
Thomas E. Swanson
Grant
Swanson
Board of Public Welfare
Daily Mail
Nathan F. Leopold
Een
Richard A. Loeb
Robert Franks
John Oakes
Lessing Avenue
Crafton
Swanton
Pittsburgh
Snapshots At News Farrell Proposes $100000 Sewage Bond Issue
Farrell will introduce an ordinance providing for a 100000 bond issue to fund a sewage disposal plant. Keystone Hotel with adjoining building destroyed by fire in Marienville Pa causing a loss of 850000. Over 500 new coke ovens lit in coke regions around Uniontown Pa this week. Willie Dalton acquitted after fleeing with 700000 in Liberty bonds claimed intoxication influenced actions. Portsmouth Va marriage license issued to Jack Edward Griffith 28 to wed Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Fray 72.
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Farrell
Keystone
Marienville
Portsmouth
Jack Edward Griffith
Sarah Elizabeth Fray
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Veterans Bureau
Navy and Agriculture Departments
Mr. Perlmutter
Potash
Perlmutter
Helen Cressman
Hollywood
Arr
Alexander
Los Angeles
Carr
N.Y
Arthur Mometer
Chekiang and
Giangsu
H. A. K. Bus Line
General Pershing
Chankaiwa
N. Y
Modiste
Bdith Bobe
Aan
Wyoming
Couzens
Secretary of Treasury
Treasury
Illinois
Unionstown
John Biffle
Uniontown
Willie Dalton
Boy Bank
Northern Trust Company
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