State Retail Merchants Hold Their Convention
The annual convention of the Retail Merchants of Pennsylvania opened at the Court House in Warren for a three day session with 200 delegates. J. Denny O'Neil of McKeesport was elected president, with addresses on food distribution regulation and business manners. The gathering featured welcome from Hon. Joseph A. Schofield and remarks urging political action for better legislation.
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Retail Merchants of
Pennsylvania
Court House
E. H. Beshlin
J. A. Schofield
Wilmer Crow
Harrisburg
J. Denny O’neil
McKeesport
Johnstown
Albert Kaiser
Philadelphia
Stanley Krebs
Swarthmore
Warren
State Association
Carver
Beshlin
W. H. Barr
M. E. Church
Joseph A. Schofield
O’neil
Allegheny County
Penrose and Tener
House
Senate
Treasury
Legislative Committee
H. E. Bodine
Clearfield
New Evidence Emerges in Sulzer Campaign Funding
The Frawley Committee released new material showing Governor Sulzer received 1000, 500, and 500 dollar checks from Morgen thau, McCoombs, and John Lynn & Co. that were not listed in his sworn campaign statement. It also highlights 94 deposits to Sarecky's Mutual Alliance Trust and a Big Four stock purchase tied to Sulzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frawley
New York
Sulber
Eugene Lamb Richards, Jr
Jacob H. Schiff
Abram I. Elkus
Mr. Sulzer
Louis A. Sarecky
Henry Morgenthau
Democratic National Committee
William F. MecCoombs
National Democratic
John Lynn
John Lynn & Co
Bond Street
Sarecky
Mutual Alliance Trust Company
Sulzer
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
Richards
Stock Exchange
Fuller & Gray
Cleveland, Cincinati, Chicago & St. Louis
Arthur L. Fuller
Melville P. Fuller
Harris & Fuller
a_ stock exchange? house
Frederick JL. Colwell
Governor Sulzer
Mr. Richards
O. R. Miller
Reform Bulletin of
Albany
Fires burn Blue Mountain House in Pennsylvania
Fire at Blue Mountain House in Penmar on the Pennsylvania Maryland line destroyed the hotel at daybreak. Two guests were seriously burned and several babies were thrown from windows but saved. Porter Frank Thomas helped awaken guests guiding 175 to safety amid losses estimated at 200000 for the building and 100000 in jewelry.
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Blue Mountain House
Philadelphia
Blue Mountain
Penmar
Maryland
Frank Thomas
B. F. Metzgar
Malcolm Frank
Norfolk
Inquiry Planned Into Binghamton Clothing Fire
Senator Robert F. Wagner announced a state inquiry into the Binghamton Cloting company disaster. A hearing is set for Thursday Aug 14 in Binghamton to determine cause and assess needed fixes before new laws take effect Oct 17. State labor groups call it a political move against the department.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Robert F. Wagner
Legislative Factory Investigating Commission
Binghamton Clothing Company
State Labor Commission
Ex Governor Lind Sent to Mexico as U.S. Envoy
Former Minnesota governor John Lind has been deployed to Mexico as a special American envoy. The assignment places Lind in a diplomatic role representing U.S. interests amid ongoing regional affairs.
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Minnesota
Mexico
John Lind
United States
North Dakota Farmers Offer Incentives to Harvest Grain
Scarcity of male labor pushes North Dakota farmers to recruit workers through commercial clubs and city commissioners. They promise 6 p.m. quitting time, provide automobiles to town, host free concerts, and set August 6 as a big amusements day ending with a water carnival.
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North Dakota
Corn Crops Burn as drought hits two thirds of U S
Crop expert Bernard W Snow of Bartell Frazer & Co warns two thirds of the U S corn belt is burning under extreme heat with much of the crop already unsalvageable for fodder. He traced damage across Northern Illinois Indiana Central Iowa and the Platte River region Nebraska as prices rise on the board.
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United States
Bartlett, Frazer & Co
Bernard W. Snow
Snow
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Platte River
Nebraska
Board of Trade
Giants Trade Crandall for McLean In Den Exchange
Pittsburg Aug 7 Manager Mc Graw of the Giants completes a trade sending pitcher Otis Crandall to St Louis for catcher Larry McLean. Crandall reports to his new team in St Louis while McLean joins the Giants in Cincinnati. No cash changes hands.
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Pittsburg
McGraw
Giants
Otis Crandall
St. Louis
Larry McLean
Huggins
Cardinals
Crandall
McLean
Cincinnati
At 79 Takes Her First Trolley Ride
Lenox Massachusetts August 7 Mrs Joan Markham celebrated her 79th birthday by taking her first ride in a trolley car calling it the greatest day of her life Her son in law Flor ence Markham Boyd has carried the mail between Interlaken and Stockbridge station for 24 years.
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Lenox
Mass
Joan Markham
Flor
Markham
Florence Markham Boyd
Interlaken
Stockbridge Station
Many Grab Kansas Land at Hamilton County Opening
Hundreds of settlers entered 10,000 acres in Hamilton county Kansas opened by the government. The crowd was orderly with no excitement. The 9 a m start time was kept by individuals using their own watches. Settlers may file on claims starting September 3 and have one month to make improvements.
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Hamilton County
Kan
Ring in Woman's Stomach Tracked to Diamond Ring Case
Police confronted Florence Sabagillia after Lorenz Mallai accused her of demanding money and swallowing a $300 diamond ring. Dr Kergan used a stomach pump at Harlem Hospital to recover the ring. Sabagillia was held in 1000 bail for further examination.
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New York
Karl
West 125Th Street
West 115Th Street
Lorenz Mallai
Mallai
Married Beside Coffin in Impromptu Wedding
Ruth A. Drake of Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln City, wed William H. Ward of Monmouth Street beside the coffin of Joseph Ward, the elder Ward killed in a car accident. Reverend Judson Conklin presided as mourners gathered for the funeral. The bride changed to black after the ceremony as services began.
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Trenton
Ruth A. Drake
Lincoln Avenue
William H. Ward
Monmouth Street
Mr. Ward
Joseph Ward
Ward
May Braze Liberty Bell
Philadelphia reports plumber Robert Watt offers to repair and preserve the Liberty Bell. He claims a double seam of solder with his method will seal the crack and allow the bell to ring for state occasions. Watt says the job would take two weeks after testing his brazing technique.
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Philadelphia
Robert Watt
Watts
Watt
Road days decree forces colonels to toil or pay
Jefferson City Missouri August 7 Governor Major requires all staff colonels to work on public roads August 20 and 21 or pay to avoid participation. The governor says he will wear overalls and work himself, and staff colonels are expected to follow the military code without direct orders.
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Jefferson City
Major
Missouri
Gove
Bull asleep on track wrecks freight train
In Des Moines Iowa two men were killed and two injured when a Wabash freight train struck a sleeping bull on the track. The collision derailed the train. Investigators sought the animal’s origin and cause of the incident.
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Des Moines
Woman Dies After Fall in Batavia Visit
Mrs. George Hess of Brooklyn, 65, died last week from a fractured skull after a fall at the Batavia home of her son in law Frederick P D Lehmann where she was visiting. She is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters.
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Batavia
George Hess
Brooklyn
Frederick PD. Lehmann
Bolt Kills Man In Deep Mine Near Pottsville
Lightning struck the bottom of a 1 200 foot shaft at the Blackwood colliery operated by Lehigh Valley near Pottsville Pennsylvania on Saturday night instantly killing a worker. Another man was seriously injured.
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Blackwood
Lehigh Valley Company
Pottsville
Quarantine for Rabies in Jamestown Area
A rabies quarantine has been set in Carrol and Poland near Jamestown New York. Jamestown has endured quarantine for rabies in recent months.
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Carrol
Poland
Jamestown
N. Y
Laborer Killed in Honeoye Falls Dynamite Blast
John Everest a laborer for Bert Warren contracted to install a waterworks system at Honeoye Falls New York died instantly when a basket of dynamite he carried exploded in an unknown incident. The blast wrecked the shed and shattered nearby windows leaving his body severely mangled.
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John Everest
Bert Warren
Honeoye Falls
N. Y
Vacuum wagons offer face cleaning for Tommy
A household suggestion to tidy a child named Tommy by using one of these vacuum wagons is proposed by the head of the house in response to his reluctance to wash his face and hands.
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Tommy
Seed Wheat Hauling Free Across Kansas Railways
The railroads in Kansas may haul seed wheat free between all state points. This permission was granted by the Public Utilities Committee after a petition from Southwestern Kansas citizens in a drought affected district.
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State of
Kansas
The
Public Utilities Committee
Baby Drowns In Vinegar Jar Accident
Paris Illinois August 7 A two year old boy Lester son of farmer George David fell into an eight gallon jar of vinegar and drowned before the mother could rescue him.
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Paris
Ill
Lester
George David
Tragic Oneida Lake Launch Crash Claims Boysen Family
A motor launch carrying ten others struck a rock in Oneida Lake near the Boysen cottage. Mrs. Boysen reached shore but died shortly after. her husband sank with their three year old daughter a stone’s throw from land. All bodies were recovered.
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William Boysen
Oneida Lake
Boysen
Mr. Boysen
Inspector Defends Fire Marshal Fire Safety Reach
An inspector testifies the state fire marshal could regulate fire drills and safety in factories with one exception for fire escape rules. He notes orders to refrain from inspecting certain plants unless directed. The inquiry probes a fatal Binghamton clothing factory blaze with 29 workers dead and 31 bodies buried, amid mystery over missing victims.
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Philip Kerrigan
Ahe
Hinghan
N. Y
Binghamton
Kerrigan
Ahearn
Atte General Carmody
Binghamton Cing Company
Blast at Brookside colliery kills 19 workers
John Lorenz district superintendent of Reading Coal and Iron company died at Pottsville hospital from injuries suffered at the East Brookside colliery blast. The explosion in a tunnel being driven in the Brookside interior workings killed 19 in total.
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John Lorenz
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Pottsville Hospital
Reaper Knife Gashes Face Near Felton
William H. Runkle a farmer near Felton Pennsylvania narrowly escaped fatal injuries when a reaper seat broke while harvesting oats. His driver heard his cry and stopped the team. Runkle sustained a knife gash above an eye as his most serious injury.
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William H. Runkle
Felton
Runkle
Colonel Manning Dies at 77 in Waterloo New York
Colonel Frederick Manning on General Meade's staff at Gettysburg died in Waterloo New York Monday at 77. He longtime led Waterloo Board of Education and served as Seneca county district attorney and internal revenue collector. A widow survives him.
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Frederick Manning
Meade
G ‘Sburg
Waterloo
N. Y
Waterloo Board of Education
Seneca County
Internal Revenue
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Frawley Committee
F. A. Zimmerman
West
Pump
Bride
Black
Father-In-Law
W. Boysen
Lake Oneida
Colonel Manning
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