Four Die From Oil Blast At Colfax Power Plant Test
Four men were killed and several injured when a blazing oil explosion touched a test crew at the Duquesne Light Company Power Plant in Colfax near Pittsburgh. A cross circuit from 66 000 volt lines ignited the oil as final tests on new equipment were underway, shaking the entire plant and damaging huge generating units and turbines.
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Pittsburgh
Damoes
Duquesns Light Company
Colfax
Unfound at Wellington
Workmen at the Wellington Machine Company's plant found bottles and a keg of home brew while moving sawdust. The keg was largely emptied by the time Sheriff Underhill arrived, and no one could identify who left the liquor.
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Wellington
Wellington Machine’ Company
Underhill
Mrs George Ronk to Be Buried Thursday
Wellington obituary notes the death of Mrs George Ronk after a long illness. She was a longtime resident and M B H church member. Funeral at her home Thursday at 10 30 with Rev Kerr officiating. Also in Wellington the American Legion plans to observe its Birthday on March 16 with committees appointed for a proper observance and auxiliary invited to join.
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George Ronk
Wellington
M.bh
Carl
Kerr
American Legion
Legion
Auxiliary
Sophomore Chapel at Wellington High School
On February 25 Fred West addressed the Sophomore chapel at Wellington High School. After the devotional service Miss Bigelow sketched the Life of Washington. The meeting was well received and greatly enjoyed by all.
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Wellington
Fred West
Biddinger Sells Lease to Plan Bowling Alley
Otis Biddinger who ran a West Main Street grocery for three years has sold his lease to Jack Burbage of Spencer. Burbage will outfit the space with bowling alleys and later add a lunch room and pool tables. Grange meets tonight to perform first and second degree work for several candidates.
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Grange
Wellington
Ashland Triangles Top Junior Baraccas 46 to 41
Ashland Triangles defeated the Junior Baraccas 46 to 41 in a tight game last night. L. L. Girls also beat a local picked team 16 to 12.
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Ashland Wellington
Ashland Triangles
Baraccas
L . L. Girls
Oils Here Friday
Peerless Oils of Elyria will play the Junior Baraccas here Friday. The L L Girls will play Congress here, also.
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Wellington
Elyria
L. L
Congress
Walters Family Visit Highlights Wellington Social
Wellington residents note Akron visitors Mr and Mrs H E Walters and daughter Verna spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ben McQuate. The Methodist Ladies Aid plans a Thursday church gathering. Mrs Amy Hill bought the Cooper property on Elm Street. Mrs J H Page remains ill with intestinal flu.
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Wellington
H E Walters
Verna
Akron
Ben McQuate
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Amy Hill
Cooper
Elm St
J H Page
Chronicler Denies Smallpox Rumor About Hazel Hathaway
The column reports Hazel Hathaway of Columbia County School alleges she does not have smallpox but is believed to suffer from a feverish illness with high temperature. It notes officials deny any smallpox case and urge calm.
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Hazel Hathaway
Franklin Col
Empire Fireproof Door Co Appears in Appeals Case
The Empire Fireproof Door Co appeals a judgment in a dispute over door balances. John B Halpin Co and Joanse Ceorge The Empire Co are listed in the case. Judge Wetons Justice George granted Halpin a judgment for $46.
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Empure Fireproof Door Co
N John B Halpin Co
Joanse Ceorge
Empire Co
Help N
Halpin
Corrie
Op ‘Wetons
George
Hapn
Dinner Stories and Court Humor in Old Letters
A string of colonial era jests and courtroom anecdotes. A tramp, a smiling Chinaman, and a dry retort in a Tennessee deposition frame a miscellany of wit. Lords debate sheep feet with a deadpan reply, exposing period humor and social quips in brief vignettes.
County Agent to Speak at Welhigton Kinoan Club Luncheon
Rowland county agricultural extension agent will address the Welhigton Kinoan's Club at the weekly luncheon Thursday. He plans to speak on future milk markets for Southern Lorain County and possible losses in markets to that region.
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CFE
Rowland County Agricultural Extension
Welhigton Kinoan's
Rowland
Lorain County
Father John's Medicine touted as cold remedy
An old promotional notice urges readers to take Father John's Medicine during the season of greatest danger to resist colds. It claims the tonic builds body energy, fights run-down conditions, and has been a standby for over 69 years as a remedy for coughs and colds.
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Father John
Fireman Injured After Fall at Station Boiler Pit
Fireman Otto Steeman of No 1 Fire Brigade sustained a badly sprained arm after slipping on a coil and falling into a three foot deep boiler pit at the station. The incident occurred near the boiler pit and the man was removed to receive treatment.
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Freman
Otto Steeman
Sftman
Bicycle theft reported at Washington schools
Henry Morch of 237 Doth Street reported to police last night that his bicycle was stolen from Washington schools. Dony vardoff and Bognat Petroff obtained judgment against Helen Rynovears Worain for 168.85 on a cognovit note.
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Bieyele
Henry Morch
Doth Street
Ponce
Washington Schools
Dony Vardoff
Bognat Petroff
Helen Rynovears
Worain
U S Flagships Grounded Near Palawan Island
A dispatch from London states the U S S Huron flagship of the Asiatic fleet ran aground off Palawan Island in the Philippine Archipelago. The report says the vessel is not in immediate peril while the event is noted amid other regional tensions. Trade unions in Grand Rapids plan a Labor Temple estimated at five hundred thousand dollars.
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London
Huron
Palawan
Philippine
Grand Rapards
Defense fights san ity plea in Tobias trial
The defense urged against a state hospital commitment for Mrs Tobias arguing she is normal and will present testimony to prove she did not commit the strangling of the infant. The trial, expected to last three days, featured prosecutors seeking evidence of the baby’s death. Woman's groups are active in her defense.
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W. J. Weygandt
J. Q. Fritz
Tobias
Lima
Chicago Lumber Trade Marks Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years earlier Chicago housed about 160 lumber firms involved in manufacture and sale. Estimates showed roughly 110 of the city’s population depended on the industry for support.
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Chicago
Miners to Transfer to South Chicago Mills
Through negotiations led by the Indiana Industrial Board an agreement proposes moving thousands of coal miners from southwestern Indiana to the steel mills of South Chicago for permanent employment.
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Indiana Industrial Board
Indiana
Chicago
British MPs Must Bow to Speaker and Empty Chair
The House of Commons requires all members to bow to the Speaker and the empty chair when entering or leaving the chamber. A survival from the time the House met in St. Stephen's chapel, with the Chair before the altar, it remains a ceremonial courtesy.
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House of Commons
St. Stephen's Chapel
Edmonton Death Linked to Talked to Death Cause
A death certificate in Edmonton Alberta cites Talked to Death as contributory. Investigators found the doctor believed the man might have recovered if not hindered by relatives anxious about his will.
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Edmonton
Alberta
French man catalogues 60000 heels from second-hand boots
A French collector has amassed about 60 000 heels from used boots. He classifies them by shoe size sex age and the walking habits of the wearers. The collection is described as one of the strangest on record.
Spiders Found by Mt Everest Expedition At High Altitude
Spiders were discovered by the Mt Everest expedition last year at a height four thousand feet above the highest vegetable growth. The spiders are believed to feed upon one another.
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Mt. Fveresti
Neptune Moon Motion Described As Southward Orbit
A fragment describes Neptune's single moon as moving in a curved path, unlike Earth's east to west orbit. The text notes the moon travels from south toward northeast, while Earth’s orbit is a standard eastward loop.
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Neptune
Earth
California Timber Resources Valued at 750 Million
California timber resources are valued at 750 million dollars, reflecting a high stake in the state’s forest industry. The figure underscores the economic importance of logging, land management, and related trades in the region.
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California
Copper mine in Belgian Congo tops world output
The Belgian Congo mine set the world record for copper production with an August output of 9,111 tons, marking a historic peak for the industry.
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Belgian Congo
Golden Medical Discovery Restores Digestive Health
Louis Passauer of Cleveland reports relief after five years of gastric distress. He says the Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery improved digestion, blood quality, and overall well being, enabling him to eat freely without distress. The ad urges readers to obtain tablets or a trial package from Dr. Pierce's Buffalo, New York.
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Louis Passauer
Detroit Ave
Cleveland
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
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