Former special policeman killed by Italian
Six men stood at an Episcopal church corner at midnight when Italian shoemaker Orazio Vella shot and killed R. L. Hockenberry after a confrontation over a gun. Vella, unrepresented in English court, was held without bail pending December Quarter Sessions, with a coroner's verdict confirming the gun death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Orazio Vella
R. L. Hockenberry
Roy
William Pearce Alfred Jaynes
Rudolph Lee
Carl
William Pearce
Roy Hockenberg
Vella
Pearce
Hockenberry
Alfred Jaynes
Shoemaker
Jaynes
Carl Sechrist
Roy Hockenberry
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hazel Street
Fourth Avenue
Herman Greenland
Justice of the Peace Wheeler
D. A. Arird
Wheeler
Root Seen as Possible Republican Presidential Nominee
Washington reports that ex Senator Root gained momentum as a possible Republican presidential candidate after his speech attacking the invisible government at the constitutional convention in Abbey. Some party insiders note increased sentiment since publication, with a rival suggesting a Hughes Root ticket could win.
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Washington
Root
Abbey
Beatie Tite
Justice Hughes
Hughes
Funeral of Ray Dickinson Auto Accident Victim
Funeral services for Ray E. Dickinson of Titusville were held Saturday at 2 30 PM from the family home. The inquest, convened by Coroner George DeForest, examined witnesses including C G Thornburg and Charles Bridenbaker who described the crash and the actions taken to free Dickinson from the wreck. Bridenbaker defended his handling of the team and emphasized lack of ropes or chains to reach the vehicle. Coroner’s inquest followed a Wednesday afternoon automobile crash near Warren that claimed Dickinson’s life.
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Ray E. Dickinson
Titusville
Warren
North Washington Street
Ross Croix
DeForest
O. QO. Cole
Cole
Dickinson
Bridenbaker
When Dad Is All Right
A Cinci Enquirer anonymous quote extols a father whose true worth shows when his children gaze longingly for him at supper. It frames a caring home image, praising reliability and family devotion as the ascribed measure of a man’s character.
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Cincinneu Enquirer
Water Wagon Helps to Movie Picture Shows and Liquor Tax Rise
A drop in liquor license renewals in Manhattan after a 25 percent fee increase hints at fewer saloons staying open, with movies and higher costs cutting demand. Deputy Excise Commissioner Mc Avoy cites about 298 fewer applications in Manhattan and 126 fewer in Brooklyn. Despite this, state revenue from higher licenses rises by about 1.1 million dollars year over year.
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Manhattan
Thomas F. McAvoy
Bronx
Banks Store Heavy Deposits Never Seen in Kansas
Kansas banks report record deposit levels this year with surpluses and capital expanded to absorb more funds. State law restricts deposits to no more than ten times a bank’s capital and surplus to avoid excess risk.
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Kansas
Woman Dies of Pellegra In Dixie Hospital
Miss Lydia Seiselmeir, 28, of Utica New York, fell ill at her father’s Phoebus Virginia home and was taken to Dixie hospital. Doctors diagnosed pellegra after initial confusion. She died and was sent to Utica for burial. She had arrived a month earlier and the source of infection remains unknown. This case marks the first pellegra at Dixie hospital.
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Lydia Seiselmeir
Utica
N. Y
Dixie Hospital
Phoebus
Seiselmeir
Storm HIts Coal Firm In Mississippi Hurricane Toll
Pittsburg Coal company suffered four deaths and over $1,000,000 in barge losses from last week’s hurricane. Captain Charles J. Menges and three crewmen of the tug Corsair were swept away at Nine Mile Point, Miss., while guarding three fleets. Menges had previously been with River Coal and later managed Pittsburg company transportation in Cincinnati after a merger ten years ago.
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Pittsburg
Mississippi
Pittsburg Coal Company
Charles J. Menges
Corsair
Nine Mile Point
Miss
Menges
The
River Coal Company
Cincinnati
Pittsburg Company
Banks Targeted in Anglo French War Loan Debate
Berlin report notes George Bernhard of the Vossische Zeitung attacking American banks with German ties involved in the Anglo French war loan. He argues these firms should not do business during war and should avoid German markets after peace.
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Berlin
George Bernhard
Vossische Zeitung
Germany
Tackle Cattle Problem In Ohio State Policy Debate
Columbus, Oct 6. The board of agriculture weighs paying for diseased stock slaughtered by state authorities. Breeders and dairymen press for compensation at actual value for breeding or dairy animals killed by state veterinarians. The move would cost the state millions, officials say.
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Columbus
Board of Agriculture
Lost cent in slot machine inquiry reaches state officials
A Topeka letter from Guy Haythorn of Wichita asks the state to act against railroad companies to require gum in station slot machines. He says he inserted a penny at Caldwell and received no gum. Assistant AG S. M. Hawkes sent the complaint to the railroad's general solicitor for action.
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Topeka
Kan
Guy Haythorn
Wichita
Huntington magnate slays bull moose in Quebec wilderness
H. R. Wylie of Huntington Pennsylvania president of a large local company returned from Quebec where he killed a bull moose. The animal’s horns measured 5814 inches. He fired with a high power Winchester as the moose charged his canoe on the Vermillion river about 125 miles from any railroad.
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H. R. Wylie
Huntington
H. R. Wyle China Company
Quebec
Canada
Mr. Wylie
Winchester
Vermillion River
Virgin Wilderness
War Secretary Garrison to Vote for Woman Suffrage in New Jersey
Lindley M. Garrison, War Secretary, announces he will support and vote for woman suffrage in New Jersey. He urges passage of the amendment and highlights its national significance for civic equality.
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New Jersey
Record Honey Find in Bellows Falls Hemlock Tree
John P. Lawrence and Ralph M. Durfee located eighty eight pounds of honey in a hemlock tree on L. C. Lovell farm near Bellows Falls. The honey, in excellent condition, filled three pails and an ammo box, with much left behind. Lawrence notes this as his largest honey find after years of hunting.
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John P. Lawrence
Ralph M. Durfee
Bellows Falls
L. C. Lovell
Lawrence
Make Soldiers in School Governor Pushes Compulsory Military Education
Massachusetts Governor Walsh urged compulsory military education for all boys over four. Exemptions from poll taxes for three years of militia service were proposed. He called for a one week annual camp duty and calisthenics courses in public schools modeled after West Point.
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Massachusetts
Walsh
State Commission On
West Point
Hood ordered to pay alimony on porch
Akron Ohio October 6 Probation Officer Switzer instructed Harry P Hood on weekly alimony payments of five dollars for his wife. The first payment was due yesterday as Hood sent four dollars and fifty cents in a package to the wife's porch. Mrs Hood urged that the remaining fifty cents be paid through the courts for future payments.
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Akron
Switzer
Harry P. Hood
Hood
Dumba Sails From New York Amid News Crew Ban
Austro-Hungarian ambassador Dr. Dumba departs New York for Rotterdam aboard the Neum Amsterdam after recall by his government at President Wilson's request. He fears demonstrations and bans visitors or reporters aboard. he poses for photographers at the pier before departure with his wife.
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New York
Dumba
Wilson
Rotterdam
Neium
Amsterdam
Railroad shopmen reach full time for 2000 workers
Two thousand Pennsylvania railroad shopmen were placed on full time at 55 hours a week, starting last week in Altoona. They had been working 40 to 45 hours weekly for months as freight traffic rose, necessitating extra motive power due to improved business conditions.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Destruction of Meeker Herd Over Foot and Mouth Disease
Foot and mouth disease wiped out 170 head of Guernsey and Holstein dairy cattle owned by Arthur Meeker the packer. The herd valued at about $25,000. Meeker serves as vice president of Armour and Company in Chicago.
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Arthur Meeker
Packer
Meeker
Armour & Cr of
Chicago
Flood Damages Crops in Kanawha Valley
Charleston W Va Oct 6 The Kanawha river flood damaged crops in the Kanawha valley more than any freshet in years says Agricultural Field Agent T Y McGovern after an inspection trip. High waters carried corn from the shock into the river leaving large sections denuded of crops and many farmers without corn to feed winter stock.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha River
Kanawha Valley
T. Y. McGovern
Son Born to Canadian War Widow in Montreal
Montreal reports a son born to the widow of Captain Guy Drummond of the Canadian contingent killed at St. Julien Flanders. Drummond was a well known businessman.
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Montreal
Guy Drummond
St. Julien
Flanders
Drummond
Canadians Win Wheat Prizes in Denver Exhibition
Saskatchewan farmers dominated the contest at the International Soils Products exposition in Denver. Seagar Wheeler of Rosthern won the world sweepstakes and first prize with a bushel of hard red spring wheat. John Mooney of Regina took second, while John Howell of Montrose, Colorado, earned third and also the Colorado sweepstakes.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Denver
Colo
Seagar Wheeler
Rosthern
John Mooney
Regina
John Howell
Montrose
Clorado
Farmers Back Woman Suffrage At Omaha Congress
The farmers national congress in Omaha Nebraska adopted a resolution favoring woman suffrage. They defeated resolutions opposing sales of war munitions to foreign countries and against lending money to warring nations for continuing slaughter of human beings by strong majorities.
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Farmers’ National Congress
Omaha
Neb
America
Europe
Fewer Acres Yet Finer Tobacco Crop Expected
The agricultural department reports 18 000 acres planted this year in the limited states, down 10 percent from last year. The crop is unusually fine and should bring farmers close to two million dollars.
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Agricultural Department
Bethlehem Steel on Track to Absorb Major Pittsburgh Steel Firms
New York reports fast-moving talks target Bethlehem Steel led by Charles M. Schwab with Henry C. Frick and son Childs arranging financing. Focused bids cover Pennsylvania Steel and Cambria Steel as the cornerstone for a vast new steel combine with Pennsylvanian railroad influence.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
Henry C. Frick
Chilas Frick
Midvale Steel & < Glance Company
Midvale Company
Dover
Del
Wall Street
Rockefeller-Corey-Converse
Steel Corporation
Schwab-Frick
Bethlehem Steel Company
C. M. Schwab
Henry Clay Frick
Childs
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Cambria Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel
B. C. Donner
The
Cambria
Frick
Dommer Wlso
Pennsy Railroad
Bath
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cambria Company
Pennsylvania
Schwab
Cambris
State labor department aids farmers in hiring help
Labor Commissioner John Price Jackson forms a bureau of employment in the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to provide free information for farmers seeking men or women workers year round or for harvests. The service aims to help every farmer in the state obtain assistance without cost.
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Pennsylvania State Department of Labor and Industry
John Price Jackson
Bureau of Employment
Department of Labor and Industry
Quentin Roosevelt Hurt In Fall At Harvard
Cambridge Massachusetts October 6 Quentin Roosevelt member of this year s freshman class at Harvard was seriously injured in a recent fall from a horse and cannot try for the freshman eleven this fall Officials say Croton prep made him an able candidate and news of the injury is just emerging
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Quentin Roosevelt
Cambridge
Magss
Harvard
York
Croton Prep
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Sechrist
Ray Dickinson
Tery
Keystone Garage
Virginia
Ohio
Lost Cent
Kansan
Lindley M. Garrison
Old
Vermont
Pennsylvania Steel
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