20 Apr 1927
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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1927
Page
1
A compact panorama of 1927 headlines includes Gov. Smith remarks, Mussolini contrasts, and social intrigue. Reports on labor, France Britain armament, and a fatal domestic accident in Pittsburgh close the page with brisk items and updates.
A fire in Oakland's Chinese settlement killed three Chinese residents and left fifteen missing. The blaze of undetermined origin triggered a search as investigators work to identify the cause and assess the extent of the damage to the community.
Classified notes show a Ford Coupe offered with refinished body and new tires for 75 dollars by The Russell Garage at 710-12 Penna. Ave. E. A job seeker seeks a bookkeeping and general office position, five years experience, age 25, asks readers to write box A care Tribune.
A scrambled radio schedule listing WEAF Hookup events at 6 30 p m featuring Yale endowment fund dinner with President Angel and Taft, Yale Glee Club, and WEAF WGY BBC WCAE connections. Additional items include operetta excerpts, Maxwell Hour, organ recital, and architecture program segments across Pittsburgh and other stations.
Special deputies tightened security at Floyd Hewitt 17 as his murder trial in the slaying of Mrs. Fred Brown and her five year old son nears completion. Acquaintances of Brown appeared at the court. Hewitt is aided by an alibi strategy with his mother Olive Hewitt expected to be a key defense witness.
Pittsburgh will link to the coast-to-coast airmail network with the Pittsburgh-Cleveland route starting tomorrow. Clifford Ball of McKeesport holds the contract. three Waco biplanes will depart Cleveland at 12:30 p.m., reach Bettis Field Pittsburgh at 1:45 p.m., and return to Cleveland by 2:30 p.m. Stops include Youngstown. Congressman Clyde Kelly will receive the planes and place the first mail into Cleveland-bound sacks.
In New York Chauncey M. Depew, financier and former senator, at 92, reflects on a future shaped by Coolidge and Smith, prohibition staying, reduced Catholic prejudice, and aging with playmates. He notes optimism as a guiding force, missing old friends, and predicting television may become common.
An attack on the First Baptist Church in Marion occurred after three church members were elected to the city commission. Authorities see it as a new act of vengeance in the Moody Williamson era, amid Williamson County politics and unrest in Marion.
Mae West, star and author of the play Sex, was driven to the New York work house on Welfare Island to serve a 10 day sentence for obscenity. She will work nine days, likely scrubbing floors, with two black and three white women as companions. Also jailed were backers Jaubdey Clarence W. Morganstern and James A. Timony for involvement in the production. West said her first night was not so bad and claimed to have gathered material for ten plays.
Fire swept the Baltimore and Ohio rail yard round house in Pittsburgh's Northside early today causing estimated damage of 10 000 to 25 000 and minor injuries to two firefighters Daniel Jones was hurt stepping on a spike and Thomas Sexton injured his back after a fall while digging a hole in the burning structure
Hollywood April 20 Three brilliant careers lie shattered with Ray Raymond dead from a fractured skull Paul Kelly in custody on murder charges Dorothy Mackaye Raymonds wife and a central figure in the brawl that killed him is reported prostrate with grief after a detailed detective statement
Nancy Miller a Seneca Indian born in the Buffalo era celebrated her 108th birthday in Batavia issuing the Indian name To-te-peh meaning Black SquirreI. Her long life spans Buffalos early white settlement period.
United Press reports describe a Mississippi Basin tornado outbreak causing at least 25 million dollars in property damage and dozens of deaths. Springfield and nearby towns mobilized rescue as torrents of wind, hail, and collapsed schools left many homeless and injured.
In Los Angeles on April 26 rumors of an out of court settlement resurfaced as Charlie Chaplin’s lawyers announced the response to Lita Grey Chaplin’s divorce suit would be filed no earlier than May 4. Lord Wright said the extension, granted to tomorrow, does not indicate a settlement and details of Chaplin’s answer remain unclear.
A Pittsburgh church has fired its minister Rev. Frank Edwin Smith amid accusations of liberal views. The case centers on church discipline and the minister's stance, with ongoing legal and community tensions surrounding the action.
In Omaha on April 20, Bishop KB V. Shaylter of the Episcopal Church defines the modern home as a stepping place. He says children are born in hospitals, raised in boxes, live away from home, and are buried in mortuaries.
In Long Island City April 20, during Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray murder trial, another juror, Charles F Meissner a Springfield landscape gardener, was passed for consideration. Mrs Snyder stated Meissner acceptable to her as Edgar Hazleton examined him. Five of the original fourteen jurors remained after challenges as both sides questioned more talesmen.
Paris reports that Charles Nungesser and Lieut Col may launch a Paris to New York nonstop flight Sunday morning in a bid to beat American rivals. Nungesser tested a new six ton plane yesterday, reaching about 130 mph and 19 000 feet, with the craft deemed satisfactory.
United Press reports the agriculture department estimates 2,155,000 urban dwellers moved to cities in 1926 while 1,135,000 rural residents shifted to farm life. Net migration from farms totaled 1,020,000. Farm population fell to 27,982,000 on January 1, 1927 from 28,640,090 in 1924.
A juror named Cora Toftman was cited for prejudice after remarks in the corridor of the federal building. The judge considered disqualification and potential mistrial as defense and prosecution argued amid a newspaper interview. Judge Reed’s health and statements to the press added to the tension as the trial of Adeon Saplen against Henry de yous altore paused with eleven jurors likely to be seated.
Chicago April ah u. Entertainer Mrs Browning known as Porches Browning will face Judge Pran ee Romelli this afternoon on charges of disorderly conduct. She and companion Mann, son of a cabaret proprietor, allegedly resisted officers who stopped them. The pair will appear on a separate vice charge while in court.
JILADELPITA April 20 reports Myers IB, assistant janitor at a public school, committed suicide by hanging in the school basement last night. His body was found by his father Samuel, the head janitor. The youth tied a rope to a pipe overhead and to his neck, then jumped.
Harrisburg reports January mortality shows diphtheria deaths at a low rate for the month, no smallpox deaths for consecutive months, typhoid fever hitting a record low, and drowning deaths totaling eleven. Franklin campaign raises 43000 toward a 836000 community chest with about 600 subscriptions recorded.
Reports place refugees at up to 30,000 as Mississippi basin floods and a string of tornadoes strike cities from New Madrid to Beardstown. At least 20,000 forced from farms, numerous deaths, and widespread destruction reported as levees break and towns fear inundation.
Charles Jasceyayy, 46, was found dead in his bed at home in Belbovert, Carnegie, on April 20. United Press reports this is another death attributed to alcoholism.
A weather forecast notes colder conditions in western Pennsylvania with possible light frost tonight and increased cloudiness Thursday. Rain and thunderstorm activity continues across the region with heavier totals in Memphis and Little Rock, while the central valleys see moving low pressure and a Canadian high bringing overall cooler weather. Observations include temperatures from Atlantic City to Yellowstone Park and sunrise sunset times for the day.
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