09 Aug 1927
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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1927
Page
1
A jumble of 1920s era observations touches on Canada U S canal ideas, education reforms in Berlin, visions of air power for colleges, and critiques of oil stocks and photography tricks. Notes on Bolshevik religion, British rule, Egyptian blights, and royal fortunes mix with reflections on predators and mummy diseases.
Dagens Nyheter reports Leon Trotsky will move to Stockholm this autumn to live there permanently. He has already secured a house in the Swedish capital.
Washington reports that medicinal whiskey stocks are ample for several years. Assistant Treasury Secretary Lowman says no emergency requires resuming government distilling. Dr. Doran’s probe confirms sufficient bond stocks. existing licenses to renew distilling will not be pursued for years. Andrews and Mellon argued for renewed distilling amid dwindling supplies, but current official stance is no action for now.
Dessau Germany August 9 The first westbound air mail across the Atlantic is set to be carried by Junkers Bremen and Europa if they succeed. President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge are the primary addressees as mail rushes to the United States. Shamp collectors seek returns, others request endorsements for charities, and many pieces are addressed to Henry Ford.
General Wood at rest in Arlington. Ford expressed opposition to the electrocution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. He urged that if doubt exists about the trial fairness they deserve a new hearing, not death, noting capital punishment blocks any chance to right a possible misjudgment.
A tornado swept West Berlin near Camden, New Jersey, injuring five people and causing heavy property damage. Roofs and porches were ripped from homes, smaller buildings toppled, and trees and telegraph poles felled in a 100 yard wide wake. The funnel moved in a single sweeping burst.
Torrential rains drenched Harrisburg and surrounding areas ending a two day heat spell. Down town streets flooded and subway under Pennsylvania Railroad tracks became impassable, forcing a suspension of trolley service for over an hour.
In Belfast on Aug 9 George Patterson reported his wife dead with throat cut and gas turned on at Carrickergus. His sister in Winnipeg was killed in gorilla crime series. Coroner calls it death by own action during temporary insanity. Mrs Patterson aged 28 had been nervous since Winnipeg murder.
In San Francisco on August 9 unforeseen difficulties hit entrants in the Dole prize Hawaiian flight. Of 13 aviators entered eight are in the Bay region while others are en route or may arrive late. A 400 gallon minimum fuel rule forced two pilots to add tanks, risking further late arrivals and a reduced field for the noon August 12 start.
Attornies for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti pressed appeals to halt the execution, while protests spread globally. From New York to London, Stockholm to Buenos Aires, demonstrators planned strikes and clashes erupted in several cities, with police guarding American interests and authorities ordering precautions in multiple nations.
In Montauk Beach Minnesota on August 9 the Sunday schedule lists movie theater hours at 7 45 a m and 7 p m with church services at 9 a m Congregational 11 a m Presbyterian 2 p m Methodist Episcopal and a 7 p m film. A Vanzetti protest strike was ordered for tomorrow with the United States embassy and consulate under guard.
Twelve houses owned by Hillman Coal and Coke Company at Barking on the Allegheny River were destroyed by fire today. Loss estimated at 60000 dollars. More than a dozen residents were rescued by firefighters from Springdale New Kensington and Parnessus. Patrolman Jack Trager of Springdale raised the alarm. crews returning from Greensburg were on scene within minutes. Fire left undetermined cause.
In Terracina Italy on August 9 Giuseppe Androver, a former trainman, said he swore an affidavit asserting one Sacco and Vanzetti defendant was at the Lebanese consulate when the South Braintree murder occurred. He claimed the document was deposited with the U S embassy.
Major General Leonard Wood received full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Rain dampened crowds as his flag draped casket was interred beside his battlefield peers. A government delegation and military units escorted the procession from Union Station to the grave, with 19 gun salutes and taps marking the ceremony.
Standard Oil of New York trimmed gasoline by two cents a gallon in greater New York and Connecticut, setting tank wagon price at 17 cents per gallon. Sinclair Refining matched the cut, marking the first official price change since April of last year.
A Geneva dispatch cited by the Daily Express reports six S visa climbers and two German Alpine climbers killed in a seck y and during falls on Alpine mountains near London.
About 150000 New York Workers Lay Down Tools in Protest. In Boston and Massachusetts a flurry over Sacco and Vanzetti continues as Judge Webster Thayer denies revocation and the case stands in limbo between state and federal courts. Widespread sympathy protests erupt with thousands of workers striking in New York, estimating up to 160000 participants across clothing, cap, needle and coal sectors, signaling a mass show of belief in innocence.
Forecast for western Pennsylvania shows cooler tonight and Wednesday with fair skies and rising temperatures. General cloud cover persists in the south and along the Atlantic coast while the central and western regions trend partly to mostly clear. Showers stretch from the plains to the coast with light fall overall except middle Atlantic coast where heavy to excessive amounts occurred. Observations at 8 a.m. list Chicago 62 Cleveland 58 Los Angeles 60 Miami 84 Philadelphia 76 Pittsburgh 62 Washington 76 Yellowstone Park 48. 2 p.m. 75. river low water mark. sunset 7:06 tonight. sunrise 6:06 tomorrow.
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