Vivid flood havoc and violence spark a wide warning
Today in Los Angeles April 22 a sweeping Mississippi flood wrecks towns and crops across the river region. The report hints Congress delay and calls for action at the source. A separate item describes a Mexican train attack with priests named, church denial, and a violent pursuit ending Mile Away Thomas’s capture as detectives fire on him. Continued on page twelve.
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Los Angeles
Mississippi
Congress
Mexico
King Hicker
Thomas
Hen
Pittsburgh raid saves life of distiller suspect
Dominick Sodano owes his life to a police raid on a distilling plant. He inhaled toxic fumes from the still and was in a serious condition when the raid occurred. After revival he was jailed.
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Pittsburgh
Dominick Sodano
Sodano
Saleads and used car notice in Tribune classified section
Little sale mens get em in early. Two line ads max. classifieds bring quick results. Buy that you have to sell. Lawn mowers sharpened with guaranteed workmanship and delivery. 3926 Dodge Coupe for sale by Stussel 397 Pa. Ave. W. Where Used Cars Look New TM.
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Tribune
Stussel
Ave. W
Radio Program Highlights From Five Best Features
Evening radio listings note the Second Edition Five Best Features program lineup for 1927. United Press reports include WHAF Hookup WIZ Hookup WEAF WEAF Grand Opera Co and WSB Atlanta schedules with hosts Karl A. Bickel President Coolidge address and Sojourners club dinner.
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United Press
Eastern Standard
United Press Associations
Karl A. Bickel
President Coolidge
U. S. Military Academy
WEAF
Sojourners Club
Roxy
WSB
Atlanta
Masagni
Weaf Grand Opera Co
Weco
Minneapolis - St Paul
University of Minnesota Program
Hoover Leads Flood Relief Effort In Deep South
Herbert Hoover arrives at Memphis to coordinate a large peace time relief drive for the Mississippi Valley flood crisis. He confers with Red Cross and state officials and mobilizes 600 National Guard troops to back relief efforts for more than 100000 refugees across Mississippi and Arkansas.
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Alfred P. Peck
United Press
Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Mississippi Valley
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Henry M.baker
National Disaster Relief
The
Red Cross
Hoover
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Arkansas
Mississippi National Guard
Green
Dennis Murphree
Murphree
U. P
America
Evacuation Orders Issued For Flooded Mississippi Towns
United Press reports General Curtiss Green ordered forcible evacuation of Greenville and Leland as Mississippi floodwaters spread. A 100-boat fleet rounds up residents to flee, with relief operations led by Hoover aides and a $35,000,000 Red Cross fund to aid the rescue.
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Gerald P. Overton
United Press
Mempis
Tenn
Greenville
Leland
Mississippi
Curtiss T. Green
Mississippi National Guard
Vicksburg
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Mercy
Red Cross
Werney M. Baker
Relief Fund Near Million For Flood Victims Declared
C E Bordwell Warren County Red Cross chairman says funds for Mississippi Valley flood relief are being received through Warren banks newspapers or the Chapter treasurer Emory Cook reports the situation worsening with hundreds of thousands homeless and refugee camps crowded The Red Cross says one million of the five million goal will be in hand tonight with 926000 raised by noon from Mid Western states Wilmington Delaware chapter reports 18000 including two gifts of 5000 from Pierre S Dupont and the Dupont company
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C. E. Bordwell
Warren County
American Red Cross
Mississippi Valley
Warren
Emory €. Cook
Washington
U. 1
Red Cross
Pacific Coast
Wilmington
Del
Pierre S. Dupont
Dupont Company
Aimee Semple McPherson Hair Bob Causes Temple Split
Los Angeles reports say Aimee Semple McPherson bobbed her hair provoking a split among 600 former Angelus Temple members who left last week. The ex-followers were said to be hurt, not angry, with the dispute rooted in Pauline scripture about women and head coverings.
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Los Angeles
U. P.1
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Tadiot
Temple
Postal Clerk Abe Fined Robbed in Dark Pittsburgh Vault
April 25 report from Pittsburgh states Abe Finne, a postal clerk, was knocked unconscious by a robber in the basement corridor of the post office and relieved of valuables. The thief fled, leaving investigators to search for the attacker.
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Pittsburgh
Abe Finne
Priteoffite
Hotel registers place Gray and Snyder in New York murder case
Trial coverage shows Henry Judd Gray and Ruth Brown Snyder repeatedly registered at the Waldorf Astoria in the years before Albert Snyder’s death. The courtroom process includes autopsy details, a possible mistrial discussion, and a note on the church fire in Dauphin soon after a sermon urging more insurance.
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Paul W. White
United Press
Sta
Court Room
Long Island City
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Brown Snyder
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York
Albert Snyder
Joseph M. Farrell
Benny Judd Gray
Newcombe
Ferre
Ruth Snyder
Mrs. Gray
Farrell
Edgar Hazelton
Snyder
Dauphin
Heckton Methodist Church
Mrs Fred A Steber Dies in Buffalo Today
Local obituary notes the death of Mrs Fred A Steber in Buffalo with remains to be returned to Warren this evening. Funeral arrangements and further notice appear in a forthcoming bulletin.
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Fred A. Steber
Buffalo
Vicksburg on edge as flood refugees pour in
Vicksburg Mississippi on high ground readies to shelter 5 000 refugees from the north as floods threaten towns along the Mississippi River. Relief teams operate with military efficiency while residents open homes to the displaced. Concerns rise about conditions at Greenville as Red Cross relief efforts expand.
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Fy E.W. Lewis
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Greenwalle
Leland
Greenville
Pauline Marshal
Red Cross
Snow Plows Clear Kane Highways After Eight Inch Snow
Kane April 25 state highway snow plows cleared roads after eight inches of snow fell overnight. Trains delayed and motor bus schedules disrupted while trees are coated with snow. Rail crops are not expected to suffer, and township crops remain unharmed.
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Kane
Detroit fire death toll reaches eleven
The Detroit fire disaster at the Briggs Manufacturing plant leaves eleven dead, three missing, and 17 in hospitals after a $3,000,000 blaze that largely destroyed the auto body plant. Fire crews combed ruins Sunday, finding one body. most hospital patients face serious injuries, with some blind. An Oakmont blaze nearby causes about $1500 in damages to a fruit store building.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Piremen
Oakmont
Domingo
Pete Ventucella
Blue Law Targeted Pittsburgh Orchestra in Sunday Action
The Pittsburgh Symphony and nine officials faced Sunday observance charges after a concert drew 3,500 attendees. Bail was not requested. warrants were to be served Monday. The Sabbath Association filed informations claiming worldly employment on the Lord's Day. City officials previously ruled the event compliant with state Sunday laws.
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Pittsburgh
United Preas
Pittsburgh Symphony
McKinley
Bse
Sabbath Association
Samuel McKinley
Elias Berkins
Tthe
Tthe Society
Waldschmidt
Pennsylvania
New Process Company Expands with 250000 Building Addition
New Process Company buys three more parcels and expands with a 250000 building on Third Avenue near Hickory Street in Warren. The addition includes new shipping platforms, conveyors, and a west entry for parcel post flow, plus future plans for a larger unit on the Jamieson house site in 1928. The project aims to showcase industrial engineering and modern management as Warren's showplace in the business district.
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Third Ave
Hickory Street
New Proccess Company
Ebehart and Miller
J C. Penney and Murphy Properties
Pennsylvania Avenues
New Process Colony
Schofield Alley
Mickory Street
Dyoming Cors
Faly
New Process Company
Jamieson House
Warren
Third Street
Copany
Liberal Pittsburgh Pastor Speaks On Creeds
Dr Frank Edwin Smith pastor at Luther Memorial Church says creeds outgrown and religion cannot be defined. He argues for a larger creed to interpret faith. He faces church committee hearing this week and possible reprimand or dismissal.
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Mycsburgu
United Press
Frank Edwin Smith
Luther Memorial Church
Rome
Smithy
Mrs Ross Urges Catholic President to End Intolerance
Washington April 25 former Governor Nellie Taylor Ross of Wyoming urged Democratic women to back electing a well qualified Catholic as president to prove a republic not merely in name. She said she was Protestant by birth and conviction and did not name any candidate, though she referenced Governor Al Smith as the Catholic option for 1928. Her appeal framed as a stand against intolerance.
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Washington
Nellie Taylor Ioxs
Address at Press Banquet Promises Broadcast by Major Networks
A press banquet drew strong interest for an upcoming address to be aired nationwide on Rea and the Blue Network. Distinguished newspaper figures and editors attended as anticipation built for the keynote speech and panel discussions.
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Rea and
Blue
President Coolidge Set to Speak at 20th Zone Dinner
Seventeen radio stations will broadcast President Coolidge’s address at the United zone 20th anniversary dinner at the Biltmore Hotel tonight. He will begin at 9 o clock eastern daylight time, with Warren time noted as 8 o clock, from stations including WE, WJAR Providence, WRC Washington, WIZ New York, WBZ Springfield, WBA Boston, KDKA Pittsburgh, WLIT Philadelphia, WTAN Cleveland, WWJ Detroit, KSD St. Louis, WHAS Louisville, WCCO Minneapolis, WGY Schenectady, WCAE Pittsburgh, and WCS4 Portland Maine.
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Coolidge
United Zone
Biltmore Hotel
Warren
Providence
WRC
Washington
WIZ
New York
WBZ
Springfield
Mass
WBA
Boston
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WLIT
Philadelphia
WTAN
Cleveland
WWJ
Destroit
KSD
St. Louis
Louisville
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Vatul
Schenectady
N. Xe
Wittaburgh
Portland
Maine
President Coolidge Heads to New York for UPA Anniversary
Washington April 95. A special train carrying President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge and members of his party departed at noon for New York. He addresses the twentieth anniversary dinner of the United Press Associations, with widespread radio and press coverage anticipated. The White House morning was spent in the president’s office prior to departure.
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Washington
U.p
Proddemt
Whit House
Mrs. Coolidge
President Coolidge
Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania Tonight and Tuesday
Cloudy tonight with a chance of showers in the northern section. Rising temperatures as a high pressure system, now over Virginia, weakens. A low pressure area over Manitoba moves east, bringing normalization of temperatures. no freezing weather except in Canada and the Appalachian Mountains. Observations show mixed readings across cities with light precipitation and varying wind and sun timings.
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Pennsylvania
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Virginia
Great Lakes
Mississppi
Manitoba
Central Plains
Canada
Appalachian Mountains
Lake
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic City
Harrisburg
Los Angeles
Miami
San Francisco
Washington
Yellowstone Park
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Arthur Brisbane
Ruszy Flores
Chindalajara
Pickett Hardware Co
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Shew
Elizabeth
Percy
Hollemare
Yonkapin
Ark
Irksneas City
T. W. Reese
Helena
Terriory
Paseer
Aimee
Nichols
Paul
I Corinthians
McPherson
Waldorf Astoria
Ward
Lasge
Brets A. Breder
Leucel Street
Etna
NO Man's Land
North
Penney, Murphy and Brown Shoe Co
Mrs. Ross
Wyoming
Feekskill
Niles Christian
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