Electric train hits bus in Bellevue crash killed 18
Lake Shore electric interurban struck a Greyhound bus at a crossing in Bellevue Ohio killing 18 of 32 passengers and injuring the rest as a heavy snowstorm shrouded the scene. Bus driver Edward Butler said he stopped at the crossing and looked for trains, while interurban motorman Fred Schuyler said he blew two whistles and used emergency brakes as he saw the bus. He escaped injury, passengers suffered varying injuries and many were trapped. George Gould, attorney for Greyhound, said the company will investigate and cleared Butler of blame.
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Bellevue
Ohio
Lakehore
Groynd Lines
Wotorman
Maine
Edward Butler
Cleveland
Fred Schuyler
Schuyler
George Gould
Chicago
Greyhound Company
Butler
Voice From Dead To Come On Air
A dead scientist will speak via photophone film on WGY Schenectady January 30. Dr Charles Bielumetz, famed physicist, will narrate posthumous message through pre recorded footage. Buckingham Palace says King George progress remains steady with no new bulletins expected before tomorrow night. Marshal Ferdinand Foch had a good night. three physicians reported no communique today.
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Schenectady
WGY
General Electraic
Charles P. Bielumetz
London
Buckingham Palace
George
Paris
Ferdinand Foch
Indian Soldier Sold Rich Oil Land for $50
Dorsey Fife, 90, of Muskogee Oklahoma, sold his million dollar oil land for fifty dollars. His suit to invalidate the sale becomes a test case in a series of suits involving 350 million dollars that may go to the supreme court.
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Dorsey Fife
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Captain William Frost Retires After 46 Ferry Years
HOBOKEN New Jersey January 23 Captain William Frost has retired after crossing the edsob river 465,536 times. For 46 years he was a ferry boat captain and once Grant rode with him in the pilot house.
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Hoboken, J
Edsob River
William Frost
Grant
Deaths and obituaries from Cumberland area notices
Obituary notices recount deaths of William J Harrison 83 of Cumberland a furniture man and Mason. Susan Kelley 76 of Chambersburg with Brethren church ties. William D G Griffith 76 of Boonsboro with Church of God and S A A members. Nora Frances Runyan Hill 61 of Watford sburg with Presbyterian ties. Page Suffacool 14 months Clearspring. Dorothy Edith Mulligan 22 months Hancock to be buried in local cemeteries. Funeral services scheduled across multiple towns including Boonsboro Greencastle and Shank's Church near Greencastle.
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William J. Harrison
Cumberland
Fairplay
Susan Kelley
George Deardoff
Chambersburg
Church of the Brethren
Martha Beeler
Greencastle
S. D. Hartramt
William D. G. Griffith
Potas Berts
Church of God At
Middletown
Patriotic Order Sons of America
David
Thomas
Earl Griffith
Yoonsboro
Sadie Finlett
Boonsboro
Boonsboro A. B
Nora Frances (Runyan) HiIl
Howard Dill
Watfordsburg
Presbyterian Church
Cora Fost
Hancock
Verna
Weaver
Marshall Hill
Lakeland
Fla
Mark Hil
Willam T .Runyan
Philadelphia
J. B. Runyan
McConnellsburg
Ister
Mary E. Dixon
J. S. Webster
Yarfordsburg Cemetery
Page
Arthur
Ierva
M. Louise
Paul E
William P
W. K. Diebi
St. Paul's Cemetery
Dorothy Edith
Daniel Mulligan, Jr
Ross Street
Pentecostal
Albert Miller
Rose Hill Cemetery
Security Cement Plant Back At Work After Layoff
Security Cement Co resumes operations after layoffs as plants boost output to meet Belgine competition. Expect strong Baltimore demand from major construction including a $15,000,000 Western Electric project and the Chesapeake Bay bridge, with national capital building in 1929 also forecast to require cement.
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Baltimore
Western Electric
Proctor & Gambrill
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Rabbit meat education drives local stock group
The Tristate Pet Stock Association met in the Ramacchiott Building to promote the pet stock industry in Hagerstown. R N Hagerman is president J L Landis secretary and Alex Heagen treasurer. A meat stock committee will work with church officials to provide rabbit meat for church suppers at no charge to familiarize residents with rabbit meat.
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Tristate Pet Stock Association
Ramacchiott
Hagerstown
R. N. Hagerman
J. L. Landis
Alex Heagen
Stock Association
Father fatally harms daughters in Munfordville
Aylett Bowling, 51, confronted his two young daughters with a hammer in Munfordville Kentucky, saying he could not bear to see them suffer. Virginia Frances 12 and Jane 10 were taken to a hospital in Louisville where Virginia died last night and Jane died this morning. Bowling surrendered to officers and remains in jail under care of a physician.
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Munfordville
Aylett Bowling
Virginia Frances
Jane
Louisville
Virginia
Jack of all trades is this minister
A Burlington New Jersey item notes Rev. William P. Young, a Methodist minister, blacksmith, glass sign maker, two gas station owners, insurance agent, harmonica player, and candidate for county coroner. Also includes a funeral poem for Eleanor Nichols, a card of thanks from the Rowland family, and an obituary-tinged notice.
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Burlington, N. J
William P. Young
Salvation Army Officials Meet to Oppose General Booth
Sunbury Court hosts Salvation Army officers and councilors from multiple territories as they seek a majority vote to demand the resignation of General Bramwell Booth. Visible are Commissioner Mackenzie of China, Commissioner Hoskins of Australia, Commissioner Hoggard, Colonel Z Cloud of Central America, Commissioner W Maxwell of eastern Canada, Colonel Mary Booth, daughter of General Booth, and Brigadier Eva Smith in a campaign against the leader.
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Salvation Army
Sunbury Court
International Nacnesdriters
London
Bramwell Booth
McKenzie
China
Hoskins
Australia
Hoggard
International
Z. Cloud
Central America
W. Maxwell
Canada
Newfoundland
Mary~Booth
Booth
Germany
Eva Smith
Snow Its Cause And Its Effect
Snow enlivens the town as kids dust off sleds and push for races. Adults join in, street cleaners work, and everyone smiles and tramps through fresh white streets. The piece playfully notes how a first snowfall sparks childlike thrill across the community.
Chicken Thieving Family Sentenced to Prison
Lamar Missouri January 23 report says Mr and Mrs W Oc Trwin and three sons aged 17 to 22 are to spend five years in prison for stealing 1200 chickens in a few months.
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Lamar, Mo
W. Oc Trwin
World Almanac 1929 Adds Facts for Readers Worldwide
The World Almanac for 1929, now in its 44th annual issue, edited by Rooert Hunt Lyman, offers a wide range of updated data. It covers election figures, government figures on enforcement, international affairs, aviation feats, and sports records, plus guidance for parents and learners, with clothbound versions available at $1.10 and postpaid.
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the World
Rooert Hunt Lyman
América
World Almanac
Hoover
Curtis
Congress
Paris
Dad
England
Lusitania
New York World
Desperate Kittens Adopted by Farm Hen in Wisconsin
In Hartland township Wisconsin a mother cat abandons three kittens on August Lubnow’s farm. A farm hen steps in to foster the orphans, providing warmth and protection. The trio follows the hen around the barnyard and enjoys her nightly feather tilt as a surprising tale of animal kinship.
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Red Wing
Ben Ig
August Lubnow
Hartland Township
Wis
Flu Fatal To 93 Year Old Pastor
In NORTH CREEK New Jersey on January 23 the 93 year old Rev B Randall died after influenza while serving in the ministry. The brief notice notes his long tenure and recent illness. Also from Oklahoma City same date reports the House voting a sixth impeachment charge against Johnston.
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North Creek
N. J
B. Randall
Oklahoma City
House
Johnston
Kansas House Rebukes Legislator Over Drunk in Capital
Topeka report: Kansas House rebukes a legislator who claimed seeing many drunks in the capital. Los Angeles report: Conspiracy and bribery charges dismissed against three codefendants of former District Attorney Keyes in a separate case.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Capital
Los Angeles
Jan
Keyes
Bingo Party Benefit At W O W Kitchen Equipment Sale
A bingo event to raise funds for the W O W kitchen equipment fund is set for Friday afternoon at 2 00 p m January 25 at the W O W Building Te ace Wise Stealey Studio advertises violin lessons at 704 Guilford Ave Seva Wise Stealey Studio.
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Seva Wise Stealey
Guilford Ave
Grant of Absolute Divorce for Bessie V Imahan and Howard Duncan
Bessie V. Imahan has been granted an absolute divorce from Howard Duncan on abandonment grounds. They married in October 1920 and separated in September 1921.
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Bessie V. Imahan
Howard Duncan
Missionary slain by Wahabi raiders buried in desert burial
In the Erak Kowett frontier area British Air Force machines and armored cars comb the desert after Wahabi raiders killed American missionary Reverend Henry A. Bilkert yesterday. His burial followed at a desert site, as military search operations continued.
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Rasrq. Irak
Erak-Kowett Frontier
Henry A. Bilkert
Flu Epidemic Ebbing With Exceptions At New England And Louisiana
Reports show grippe and related illnesses waning nationwide with schools and theaters recovering attendance. Public Health Association notes influenza waning, except in New England states and Louisiana where peak remains. Official tallies give 964,927 cases October 14 to January 14, with officials estimating at least six million total.
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Public Health Association
New England
Louisiana
Denounces Plan For Tax Refund Review
Washington reports Meller denounces a plan for a board of tax appeals to review refunds. The item notes the official opposition and dates from January reference.
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Washington
Mellor
Board of Tax Appeals
Wall Street Opens Higher on Heavier Overnight Buying
The New York market opened higher as overnight buy orders lifted shares. Fellin Manville rose two points to 4 jew high at 227 while Commercial Investment Trust opened up about 0 points. Green Cananea Consolidated Gas and Mathieson Alkas gained two points, Bethlehem Steel and Union Carbide up one to 14.
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Manville
Commercial Investment Trust
Green Cananea
Mathieson Alka
Bethlehem
U §. Steel
Union Carbide
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