Bandits Run Rampant as Train Robbery Ends in Tragedy
At Waubamik near Paixy Sound Ontario three mail car bandits robbed a Canadian Pacific train after holding up three clerks. A farmer named Jackson was killed and two others wounded while attempting to stop the escape. One bandit was reportedly captured with about 1600 dollars in loot. the bandits fled in an automobile owned by an Ohio woman. The total loss remains unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Sudbury Junction
Dollar Day Shows Strong Downtown Trade
The town sees brisk sales as 60 all wood sweaters at $1 fly off shelves and store managers from Beckley to Stein report high customer flow. Merchants praise newspapers for cooperation and note Dollar Day crowds resemble Ringling Bros in size, with plans for continued promotion and brisk afternoon business.
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Beckley’s
Beckley
J. A. Joimson
BE. J. McKale
Carnahan-Shearer
Byron Berry
George A. Robinson
L. C. Angove
J. E. Danielson
Danielson & Haglund
Stein
E. L. Stein
Aubrey Hodges
Aubrey
Hodges
Mr. Dollar Day
Phillips
Wimrose
E. A. Shell
Harvey and Carey’s
Ringling Bros. Circus
George H. Miller
H. A. Johnson
Johnson Bros
W. L. Snyder
Smith Shoe Atore
Beeved Warren
Paul Braunschweiger
Mullen Drug Company
Ben van Cleve
Henry Bassett
Printz
Clair King
Pickett Hardware
Process Direct Shop
J. F. Gaughn
The
Gaughn Drug Company
Brown Boot Shop
W. H. Cannon
E. W. Garrison
Garrison Specialty Shop
L. J. Learn
Jamieson Hardware Company
Cyrus Siegfried
Noted Actor Dies Day of Dollar Day Scoop
Witness recounts a daytime shopping spree linked to Dollar Day specials. He notes encounters at Bartsch furniture Everts Hardware Bayer Kirberger Metzger Wrights and Lester Shoe Store as crowds buzzed and sales of spoons fountain pens and other items were logged.
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Mr. Dollar Day
Bartsch Furniture
O'Colok
J. A. Bayer
Everts
Bayer's
Messrs
Rhodaberger
Oscar P. Anderson
Anderson Shoe Company
D. L. Lewis
Lewis
DeVere Kirberger
Kirberger
DeVere
Lester Shoe
Metzger
Wright’s
Postponed Altoona 200 Mile Auto Race Due To Rain
Altoona Pa Aug 18 The tenth 200 mile automobile race at the Altoona speedway was postponed to tomorrow at 2 PM because rain made the wooden track dangerous. Entrants include Cli Gergere Ray Keech Dave Evans Johnny Seymour Norman Baton Free Comer Chit Wooupury Louis Meyer Bob McDonough Leon Duray Louis Moore Ralph Hepburn Harl Devore Deacon Litz Babe Stapp and Billy Arnold. Duray Keech McDonough Woodbury will race a five mile sprint for the world championship at this distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
U.P
Altoona Speedway
Cli Gergere
Ray Keech
Dave Evans
Johnny Seymour
Norman Baton
Free Comer
Chit Wooupury
Louis Meyer
Bob McDonough
Leon Duray
Louis Moore
Ralph Hepburn
Harl Devore
Deacon Litz
Babe Stapp
Billy Arnold
Duray
Keech
McDonough
Woodbury
Deaths and Funerals for William Johnson
Funeral services for William John Johnson aged 71 will be held Monday at 2 PM from his home 1608 Pennsylvania Avenue East. Interment in Oakland Cemetery. Survived by widow Julia Johnson a son Harry Johnson three daughters Beatrice Marion Frances Johnson and sister Mrs Harry Benson of Glendale California. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and Swedish Lutheran church.
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William Johnson
Pennsylvania Avenue East
Oakland Cemetery
Mgr. Johnson
Julia Johnson
Harry Johnson
Beatrice
Marion
Frances Johnson
Harry Benson
Glendale
Calif
Johnson
Modern Woodmen of America
Swedish Lutheran Church
Lott Recital at Philomel Club Monday Evening
George W. Lott Jr son of Mia Lott will give a piano recital at the Philomel club Monday at 8 o clock. He studies with Mrs W M Robertson and will perform many of his own compositions in the second half. The program includes Bach Burgmuller Debussy and Duke works with several pieces on the second piano and features Irish Waltz Cossack March and other titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Lott, Jr
Mia
Jean Lott
Market Street
Philomel Club
George
Sicilienne
Robertson
Burgmuller Larabesque
Grieg
George W. Latt
George W. Lott
John Duke
Gilbert
Floods threaten dams and Potomac as waters rise
Flooding along the Broad River and Lake Lure dam prompted evacuations while workers said major danger passed. In Washington the Potomac overflowed its banks with Bladensburg homes flooded and roads washed out. A jailer rescued bystanders forgot a prisoner in a waterfilled jail cell. Concurrently Kane Boy Scouts were invited to a picnic hosted by the Kane Rotary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad River
Lake Lute
Lure
Potomac
Washington
Weather Bureau
Potomac River
Potomac Park
Bladensburg
Ludlow
Russell City
Kane Rotary Club
Kane Boy Scouts
Wildcat Perk
J. A. Connelly
McKean-Potter
Five held in murder in Philadelphia case
Five suspects, three men and two women, were arrested in Philadelphia in connection with the murder of Hugh McLean, a cabaret owner and fight manager, in the first roundup of a local gang war investigation. In Alexandria, Virginia, E. B. Hummer, 27, a police sergeant, was shot dead in a fashionable district during a morning inspection. no witnesses or clues identified the attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hugh McLean
Yo- Tice
Alexandria
E. B. Hummer
Hummer
Loller
Students Attack Italian Sailors in Rome Protests
In Rome on August 18 reports say violent anti Italian demonstrations flared from Spalato via Belgrade. Five sailors from the Italian steamer Santa Barbara were clubs attacked by students. police saved them and arrested ten rioters. A second group attacked three more Italian ships. police dispersed them.
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Rome
Spalato
Belgrade
Santa Barbara
Hip Pocket Raid Launches New York Campaign
In New York Aug 18 federal authorities launched a hip pocket raid aboard the Tre De France, part of a drive to dry up the city. A grand jury had issued subpoenas for 125 prominent figures charged with violating prohibition by drinking in night clubs. Four thousand people gathered at the French line piers, many in evening wear, as officials proceeded with the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tre de France
Frank B.kellogg
Europe
French Line
Hit and Run Drivers Kill One, Injure 34 in Week
Harrisburg reports 32 hit and run drivers killed one person and injured 34 during the week. The state highway department released figures showing fewer fatalities than the prior week but double the number of injuries.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Oats Variety Demonstration At Nielson Farm Near Corry
Warren county farmers are invited to attend an oats variety demonstration on the T Nielson farm east of Corry on Tuesday evening August 21 at 7 o'clock. Varieties to be shown include Victory Cornelian Keystone Ithacan and Mr Nielson's own varieties.
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Warren County
T. Nielson
Corry
Victory
Keystone
Mr. Nielson
Assistant solicitor of Allegheny County dies
William C. Jacob aged 38 and assistant county solicitor died today at St Francis hospital after a minor operation. He had been ill only a short time. He is survived by his widow and four children.
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Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
William C. Jacob
St. Francis Hospital
Warren Attorney Passes Bar Exams of Supreme Court
Warren M. Stone son of Mr and Mrs Ralph W Stone of 508 Fifth Avenue West learned Saturday he passed the Supreme Court bar examinations enabling him to practice law statewide. He was recently admitted before the Warren county bar and Judge Arird approved a petition by Warren lawyers. Stone now joins his father R W Stone in the legal firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren M. Stone
Ralph W. Stone
Fifth Avenue West
Supreme Court
Stone
Warren County
Arird
Warren
R. W. Stone
Topeka Festival Honors Its Distinguished Son
Topeka residents extended their plans and celebrated with a citywide festival in the business district. The town was gay with color and noise as plans unfolded to honor their most distinguished son.
Indians in Full Dress Regalia Attend Curtis Ceremony
Indians in full dress regalia gathered in Topeka on August 18 for the notification ceremonies for Senator Charles Curtis a one eighth Kaw Indian. Pottawatomie tribesmen from the nearby reservation traveled to Kansas Avenue to perform the Eagle Dance this tribal religious ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kans
Charles Curtis
Pottawatomie
Kansas Avenue
Curtis
Native Kansan on national party ticket draws large crowds
Kansas fans filled Capitol park as Charley Curtis, a Kaw descendant, spoke on the national party ticket. About 25 000 people arrived by auto rail and air with 25 airplanes bringing Wichita and Kansas City business delegates to the event. Special trains emptied crowds early in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Euto
Rai
Charley Curtis
Prairies
Wichita
Kansas City
Capitol Park
Kaye Don Wins Tourist Molphy Race in Belfast
Kaye Don driving a By British Len Francis won the tourist Molphy automobile race in Belfast. Leon Cushman finished second in a 4 British Abvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaye
Don
Belfast
Kaye Don
Len-Francis
Leon Cushman
Oil Market Prices Across Regions and Firms
Market entries list oil prices by company and region including Pennsylvania Transit Co. Buckeye Pipe Line Co. Eureka Pipe Line Co. Cumberland Pipe Line Co. and West Kentucky mining areas. Prices per gallon range from about 0.25 to 3.20 with locations across New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Michigan and Canada. Mentions include Corning Eureka Cabell Somerset and Saginaw with varied gravity measurements and lines in service.
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New York Transit Co
Bradford
National “Transit Co
Pennsylvania
National Transit Co
West Pa
Eureka Pipe Line Co
Buck
Eye Pipe Co
Corning
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Cabell
Somerset Oil
Cumberland Pipe Line Co
England
Dncute Refining Co
West Ken
Saginaw
Mich
Lima
Indiana
Princeton
Wooster
Plymouth
Uprising grows in North Chin in Manchuria
A Morning Post dispatch from Harbin reports serious upheaval in Barga, Manchuria, with Mongolian cavalry reportedly pressing residents into rebellion. Armored units have arrived, an early clash occurred, and damage to the Tsagan Ugun railroad line is cited along with partial occupation of the eastern railway by unknown forces.
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London
U.P
State of Barga
Manchuria
Chi
Harbin
Uied
Arereed
Barga
Nxai
Tsagan Ugunor
Germany to Seek Allied Evacuation
Berlin reports say Germany will appeal to the League of Nations to force evacuation of the Rhineland. It is understood Germany has notified France Britain Italy and Belgium that it will demand troop withdrawal at the September League session.
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Berlin
Ave
U.P
League
Nations
Rhineland
Germany
Market Letter Current Events On Wall Street Tokyo
Strength in railroad shares offset declines in industrials on the New York Stock Exchange. Carriers traded with gains around two points as Allied Chemical hit a new high around 188 3 4. Columbia Gas and utilities reached fresh peaks near 120 1 2. St. Paul two points up with rail gains, Canadian Pacific up nearly four points.
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New York
U.P
Th Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
Columbia Gas
St. Paul
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Canadian Pacific
Fage One
Russell Tea Room
Rassell
Rex Cherryman
Grand Rapids
Havre
France
Lott
Mon
Kozaka
Sheffield Construction Co
Sheffield
Irving Fishing
Yafb University
Woodrow Wilson
Robert K. Gwen
Oklaoma
Hoover
Richard G. Dawson
Penna. Ave
West Wartberg Block
North Chin
Jamieson Hardware CO
Dimity
Kayser
Humming Bird
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