Six Year Old Boy Killed by Bus in Pittsburgh Area
David Douds Jr. aged six, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Douds of South Croton avenue, died at Jameson Memorial Hospital after being struck on Washington Street by a Pittsburgh Cleveland bus. Witnesses said he darted into stalled traffic as the bus, traveling east in the line, struck him. The driver, H B Gardner, from Edinburg, Ohio, appeared to be trying to pass the line. The boy suffered a crushed pelvis and punctured lungs.
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David Douds Jr
David Douds
Dean Block
Croton Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Cleveland
P. and O
Mill
Washington Streets
Little Fellow
A. F. Miller
Larue
Clarence Leslie
Mather
Washington Street
Miller
Thomas Ross
H. B. Gardner
Edinburg
Four of Five Rockview Fugitives Are Retaken
Five inmates escaped Rockview penitentiary last Friday night. By today four of the five have been recaptured. The two most recent captures were Jesse Ashcroft and Walter Gordon, both described as Negroes, found near Stormstown after asking a farmer for work. Frank Scott remains at large.
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Rockview
International News Service
Bellefonte
Rockview Penitentiary
Jesse Ashcroft
Walter Gordon
Stormstown
Frank Scott
Girls Swim Added to YMCA Winter Schedule
Public notice from the Pa Newc confirms girls' swimming will be an added feature to the coming winter athletic schedule at the YMCA with several readers already registering. A timber fire near McConnell's Mills raised concerns about potential spread, though prompt aid helped prevent a larger disaster. The piece also notes rain easing dryness and urges fire caution while enjoying Brady's Bend scenic drives and leaf color.
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Buay
McConnell’s Mills
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S Weather statistics show 24 hour period ending 9 am with max 72, min 49, precipitation .17 inches and river stage 3.2 feet. A year ago the date recorded max 68, min 53, precipitation .03 inches.
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U. S
Pennsylvania Receives 1.25 Million Relief Check
Gov. Gifford Pinchot announced that a 1.25 million dollar federal relief check was deposited in the state treasury. The payment is half of a 2.5 million dollar loan authorized for Philadelphia, Allegheny, and Northampton counties to feed the idle. The state emergency relief board will supervise distribution under federal rules.
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Stuart Godwin
Harrisburg
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Northampton
State Emergency Relief Board
Political speculation in Beverly Hills over weekend
Special To The News reports quiet political activity as Democrats promise future actions and Republicans defend and explain past inaction. The writer notes a belief that Republicans have reformed but questions if it is timely for the election as the aging voter seeks saving before October.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Browns Manager William Killefer Injured in Butler Crash
William Killefer manager of the St. Louis Browns was hospitalized in Butler with a fractured right leg chest contusions and facial lacerations after his car hit a concrete culvert between New Castle and Butler. Goose Goslin accompanied him to Butler Hospital and reported he might be discharged within a week.
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International News Service
Butler
West Chester
William
Bill” Killefer
St. Louis Browns
Butler Hospital
Killefer
New Castle
Goose” Goslin
Browns
Hoover Seeks Wage Pause as Railroads Weigh Postponement
Secretary Doak announced that President Hoover expects railroad executives to delay further wage cuts until after the new year. Hoover's request, issued from the White House, seeks assurances that the wage reduction drive will be postponed.
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International News Service
Washington
Hoover
White House
Labor
Doak
Girl writer of threat letter being questioned
Pleasantville detectives arrested Mil dred Marinelli aged 14 after handwriting matched extortion letters sent to a wealthy Atlantic City contractor. Police said her uncle Ralph Lombardo 59 dictated the notes and she admitted involvement during questioning after a school based handwriting contest was arranged by investigators.
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International News Service
Pleasantville
N. J
Atlantic City
Mildred Marinelli
Ralph Lombardo
Debut Reporter Adele Ash Loses Tires at Pitt
Adele Ash a 19 year old debutant from Pittsburgh journalism class writes her first story about herself after discovering someone stole the two front wheels from her car. She rides home by streetcar and attributes the event to a successful assignment.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Adele Ash
University of Pittsburgh Today
Pitt
Judge Thayer Home Bombed in Worcester Massachusetts
The home of Judge Webster Thayer, who presided over the Sacco Vanzetti case, was wrecked by a high explosive blast on a window sill. Judge Thayer and his wife were shaken but uninjured. a maid named Joan Ash suffered plaster injuries and shock and was treated at Memorial Hospital.
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International News Service
Worcester
Mass
Webster Thayer
Thayer
Davis Defense Is Continued in Lottery Trial
Federal Judge Frank J. Coleman denied a motion to dismiss indictments in the Davis lottery case, saying the ruling does not decide guilt. He indicated the jury could infer Davis knew tickets would be shipped nationwide. The session discussed a $70,000 gift and a $30,000 interest-free loan offered in the case.
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New York
Frank J. Coleman
U. S
James J. Davis
Coleman
Davis
Two Men Die as Plane Crashes in Hudson Swamp
A plane crash near Ancram in Columbia County killed pilot G. D. Haptie of Brooklyn and passenger Joseph Kowalski of Schenectady. The craft nose dived during a forced landing, burying the engine in swampy ground.
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Hudson, N. Y
International News Service
Hudson
N. Y
Ancram
Columbia County
G. D. Haptie
61St Street
Brooklyn
Joseph Kowalski
Schenectady
Engireuble
Haptie
Death notices for several residents in Mercer county area
Joseph W. Ringer 78 Mercer died. Mrs Pearl Taft Osburn Titusville and Mrs Elsie Vashti Minnick 46 R D 2 New Wilmington listed. David Douds Croton Avenue and Mrs Mary Gordon 83 108 North Mill Street also noted in death notices.
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Joseph W. Ringer
Mercer
Pearl Taft Osburn
Titusville
Elsie Vashti Minnick
New Wilmington
David Douds
Dean Block
Croton Avenue
Mary ©. Gordon
North Mill Street
Mail flier crashes near Bellefonte Pennsylvania
A mail plane en route from New York to Cleveland crashed about 15 miles west of Bellefonte in foggy mountains. Pilot Paul Reeder escaped with a forehead laceration and was helped to Bellefonte Hospital. authorities fear mail cargo may be destroyed in the wreckage.
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International News Service
Bellefonte
Here
Paul Reeder
Reeder
Woodlands
Cleveland
New York
Explosion on French Sub Kills Three Crew, Injures Twenty-Two
The French submarine Persee exploded strikingly killing three sailors and injuring 22 others, five of whom may die, the Ministry of Marine announced officially in Paris.
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International News Service
Paris
Persee
Ministry of Marine
Woman Hurt After Fall From Attic Window
Mrs. Harriett McCormick aged 57 of 507 Whippo street is in critical condition at New Castle hospital after falling about 25 feet from an attic window Monday at 4 10 pm. She was alone in the house when the accident happened her husband S R McCormick and daughter Mary were at work.
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Harriett McCormick
Whippo Street
New Castle Hospital
Quake in Macedonia Strikes Chalcidice Towns Kill 120
An Athens telegraph dispatch reports at least 120 dead and many injured after an earthquake rocked Macedonia and Chalcidice. Ierissos and Stratoniki were hardest hit with Stratoniki's loss cited as 50 dead and 100 injured. the town was completely destroyed.
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International News Service
London
Macedonia
Chalcidice
Exchange
Athens
Ierissos
Stratoniki
Twenty Killed In Rubel Fire After Lightning Strike
A bolt of lightning sparked a fire in Rubel, Poland, killing twenty people and destroying 350 homes in the town. Rescue units battled the blaze as officials declared a local disaster and prepared aid for survivors.
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International News Service
Warsaw
Poland
Rubel
Auto Driver On Trial For Fatal Crash Near Harlansburg
Ellis Boyd 21 of Scott township stands trial before Judge James A. Chambers on involuntary manslaughter charges over Gerald Hettenbaugh’s death when the auto they rode in overturned on the Harlansburg road seven miles east of the city. Witnesses recount incidents from the August 27 dancing party at Rock Springs south.
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Ellis Boyd
Scott Township
James A. Chambers
Gerald Hettenbaugh
Boyd
Harlansburg Road
Hettenbaugh
Rock Springs
Fatal crash linked to early evening drinking near Harlansburg
The report details a two vehicle accident sequence near Harlansburg ending in Hettenbaugh's death. Witness Harry Campbell, from Rock Springs, recalls a party including Boyd and eight others who rode in Boyd's car after attending a dance. After visiting the Cunningham home, a passing car prompted Boyd to speed up, leading to the fatal turn.
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Harlansburg
Boyd
Hettenbaugh
New Castle
Harry Campbell
Rock Springs
Matilda Boyden
Mae Emery
Margaret McCracken
Lawrence Cunningham
Slayer Of Wife Given Sentence
Walter Lederer received a 10 to 20 year term at Western Penitentiary for the murder of his wife Dorothy Vosburg as they drove through Potter County last June. Police say he confessed to shooting her fearing hard times and planned suicide but abandoned it and hid the pistol.
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Coudersport
International News Service
Walter Lederer
Western Penitentiary
Dorothy Vosburg
Potter County
Aged Victim of Bicycle Mishap Leaves Hospital
John Guy a 69 year old resident of Wampum has left Jameson Memorial hospital after a months long recovery from a bicycle accident near Newport in which he collided with a wagon and a team of horses emerging from an intersecting road.
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John Guy
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Guy
Wampum
Newport
Hurricane Hits Porto Rico With 120 MPH Winds
A tropical hurricane with speeds reaching 120 miles per hour swept Porto Rico causing heavy damage in San Juan and across the island. Communications to the interior were cut, many homes destroyed, and windows shattered while residents on the southern coast prepared by boarding up. The storm struck San Juan shortly after 10 p.m. and further details were to follow.
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Elizabeth van Deusen
International News Service
San Juan
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Starting Work on West Pittsburg Road Contract
The D. W. Challis Company began work on the new highway from the end of Moravia street to New Castle Junction. Heavy rain delayed crews, but the project aims to finish by the first of the year with 2.1 miles of concrete road eighteen feet wide.
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West Pittsburg
Moravia Street
New Castle Junction
D. W. Challis Company
Rain Brings Welcome Revival to Parched Farms and City
The weather man Arthur Mometer notes renewing rain showers arrive after weeks of drought. Farmers cheer as crops revive while city residents also benefit, hoping the rainfall lasts and relieves the brown, wilted landscape for both communities.
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