Indestructible Science Cancer Not Contagious Vanishing Bob
In a broad outline essay by Arthur Brisbane in the New York American the Reverend Dr Fosdick argues science drives religion toward new ideas and practical power. He notes the flat earth view is outdated and cites Copernicus. he also mentions synthetic fuels and rubber breakthroughs as future realities for automotive and industrial use. A Paris fashion note predicts long hair will return after bobbed styles, while economic items discuss state debts, Carnegie dental care efforts, and Owen Young’s view that business leaders guide the world.
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N.Y
Death House Scene Closes Sacco Vanzetti Trial
Boston dispatch reports Sacco and Vanzetti died in the electric chair at 12:19 a. m. after a seven year legal ordeal. Madeiros also died, while crowds in New York and Paris protested the executions and demonstrations flared worldwide.
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Gray Old Prison
Boston
Smoking ban targets co eds at Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University calls for a smoking prohibition among coeds for the upcoming fall term. President Dr. Moftman has sent letters to parents urging them to enroll their daughters elsewhere if they insist on smoking, warning that coeds who smoke will not be admitted.
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Deleware
Ohio
Aus
Ohio Wesleyan University
Moftman
Gold Discovery Triggers Rush in Newark Ohio
A gold rush begins in Newark after workmen uncover gold quartz while excavating for a new building on the public square. Officials report the ore, and more mining is planned as the find spurs local excitement and activity.
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Newark
Ohio
Second Edition Little Salesmen Get 'Em in Early
Classified notices show a garage for rent at 1415 Allegheny Street and a 1926 Chevrolet Coach for sale. The ad lists the car with 7,000 miles asking $425 and notes terms on part payment. Contact 26 Jefferson Street in the evenings.
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Shay Andy Pum
Jefferson St
Navy augments Pacific air search for missing Hawaiians
Navy expands hunt for Miss Mildred Doran and six aviators lost in three planes. The light cruiser Omaha and 16 destroyers join the Pacific search, which will continue until darkness with plans to return vessels if no trace is found. Despite the vast effort, no oil slick or other clue has surfaced, and hopes of locating the fliers fade.
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Washington
Pacific
Fiiers
Omaha
Anes
Mildred Doran
Dutie
Navy Department
R. Fl. Jackson
Pacific Geet
Jackson
Luke McNamee
Honolulu
Acihe
Seven Thousand Initiated Into Loyal Order of Moose
In Philadelphia on August 28 thousands of Moose members filled streets after the opening of the six day supreme lodge session. The seven thousand class led by George C. Christian was initiated at the Academy of Music, the largest in the order’s history, with Secretary of Labor Davis and other notables attending.
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Philadelphia
Loyal Order of Mocea
Supreme Lodge of the World
Labor Davis
George C. Christian
Harding
Academy of Music
Seven detours removed by state announces changes
Harrisburg announces removal of seven detours by the State Department of Highways. Abandoned detours include routes between Service and Raccoon Creek, Red Cross and Mandala in Langhorne, Clarion and New Bethlehem, Gillespie and Fayette, Rehrersburg and Bethel, and Allentown and Schoonersville. New detours set at Monaca between Greenaburg and Tuttle Creek near 0.3 miles, and between Eleo and California at 2 miles.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Highways
Service
Raccoon Creek
Red Cross
Mandala
Langhorne Borough
Clarion
New Bethlehem
Gillespie
Fayette
Rehrersburg
Bethel
Allentown
Schoonersville
Monaca
Greenaburg
Tuttle Creek
Eleo
California
Meadville Wins Next Elk Meeting At State Convention
Ciem Reichard of Wilkes Barre was elected president of the Pennsylvania Elks state association for the coming year at the 21st annual convention in Meadville Crawford county. Howard R. Devis of Sayre was named vice president with Charles S. Brown of Allegheny as trustee. Gould of Scranton and Gough of Harrisburg were re elected secretary and treasurer. Meadville will host the 1928 convention. more than 11,000 Elks and delegates attended. a parade of 10,000 and a picnic and clam bake at Nazaroth are planned. convention closes Thursday. Separately, a plan for an underwater swimming pool at the Warr-Penn refinery in Morrisonville emerged after talks with officials and foresters. the 170 by 60 foot pool would reuse refinery water and be heated by refinery pipes, allowing safe swimming for children.
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Dalton
Ciem Reichard
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania Elks State Association
Howard R. Devis
Sayre
Charles S. Brown
Allegheny
W.F. Gould
Scranton
Henry W. Gough
Harrisburg
Trassurer
Meadville
Crawford County
Elre
Nazaroth
Pemberton
Minster
Bristol
Warr-Penn
Morrison Tun
Federal Foresters
Will of Elbert H. Gary Reveals Two Trust Funds
The Gary will filed in Mineola New York lists no estate value beyond over 10 000. It designates two life income trusts of 806 000 for daughters Gertrude Sutcliffe and Bertha Campbell, with successor allocations to their children, and sets up additional funds for Gary Sutcliffe and Julia Campbell. It provisions mausoleum crypts for Gary and wives, a 50 000 trust for Gary Memorial Church, and bequeaths Jericho estate to Mrs. Gary with sale option to add to the residuary. The residuary estate is to be split among Mrs. Gary and the two daughters.
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Mineola
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gertrude Gary Sutcliffe
Bertha Gary Campbell
Gary
Sutcliffe
Elbert Gary Sutcliffe
Bire
Campbell
Julia Elizabeth Campbell
New York Trust Company
Ghatham-Phoenix jBook and Trust Company
Kis
Wilk
Gary Memont Church
Methodist
Wheaton
Jericho
Long Island
New York
Crack Troopers Mustered to Track Down Slayer
State police muster 30 crack troopers led by Captains Mc Laughlin and Mauck to find the man suspected in the killing of Private John J. Downey at a Sacco-Vanzetti protest meeting near Acmetonia. Twenty two suspects held in Allegheny jail. protest telegrams reach Governor Fisher as officers face riot charges.
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Pittsburgh
U. P
John J. Downey
Thomas J. McLaughlin
Grensburg Barracks
Jack Mauck
Jutter Barracks
Downey
Acmetonia
Allegheny County
Braun
Veluble
Leonard Craig
Sacco-Vanzetti Defense
Pennsylvania
John 3. Fisher
President Coolidge Tours Yellowstone Geysers
President Coolidge and party visited Yellowstone National Park touring major sights including Old Faithful and Norris Geyser, accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge and son John. The four hour drive covered Mammoth, Golden Gate, Swan Lake, and other features as crowds waved from tin can tourist cars. The president planned to stay through Saturday before returning to Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park
Coolidge
Rocky Mountains
Mammoth
Continental Divide
Rapid City
S. D
Special jail panel to meet on Jaworski Vasbinder escape
The Allegheny county jail board special committee, created to investigate the escape of convicted murderers Paul Jaworski and John Vasbinder, will hold a closed meeting tomorrow afternoon. Both men remain at large, Sheriff Robert H. Braun said.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Jail Board
Paul Jaworski
John Vasbinder
Robert H. Braun
Bogus Solicitor Allegedly Targeting Borough
Police asked to aid in apprehending a suspected bogus solicitor seen asking for money claiming aid for crippled children. The committee reports no such worker is present and urges residents to notify police or the Chamber of Commerce immediately.
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Cutisend
Police Department
Chamof Commerce
Burns and death from gas explosion at Shipmen's Eddy cottage
Gottleib Spangler of 7 Crescent street died at Warren General Hospital after eight hours of burns from a natural gas explosion in his summer cottage at Shipmen's Eddy on the Allegheny River last night. He rose to prepare for a night shift when flames enveloped him, and near a river rescue he was carried to Warren. Coroner Lowrey opened an investigation noting the one-story structure filled with escaping gas and a match lit by Spangler triggering the blast. The explosion also destroyed the neighboring cottage owned by John Spangler, with Zachary Weaver’s cottage nearby spared.
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Gottleib Spangler CO
Crescent Street
Warren General Hospital
Shipmen’s Eddy
Allegheny River
Spangler
Superior Oil Works
John
Fred Greenland Russell Street
Spangler Cottage
Grenlyng
Warren
Am.t. Smith
M T. Smith
Pennsylvania Avenue
John Spangler
Zachary Weaver
Clarendon
Weather Forecast For Western Pennsylvania Showers Tonight
The western region will see showers and cooler temperatures tonight. Wednesday turns cooler as high pressure shrinks to a narrow ridge from New England toward the Ohio valley and Tennessee. Clear skies prevail in the Ohio Valley while gulf states and Atlantic coast are cloudy with light showers last night from Boston to Jacksonville.
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New England
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Louisiana
Gulf States
Atlantic Coast
Boston
Jacksonville
Oklahoma
Plains
Ilinois
Indiana
Lake Erie
St. Lawrence Valley
Texas
South Dakota
Huron
Minnesota
Manitoba
Chicago
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Yellowstone Park
Miami
New York
San Francisco
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Grand Canyon
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Carnegie Foundation
Hart
Owen Young
Swaden
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Vanzetti
Gardner Jackson
Aldino Felicani
Rose Sacco
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Richard C. Kisby
East Boston
Madeiros
New Bedford
Geo. B. Magrath
Henry Minott
United Prean
Sacco- Vanzettiesse
Massachusetts
Frederick Parmenter
Alexander Berardelli
Nicola Sacco
Ant
Robert Elliott
Sacoo
Pege Tao
Geneva
Union Square
Frehert
Henry Wood
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League of Nations
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Lisbon
Sacco—Vanzetti
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Labor Institute
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LOYAL
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Shipman’s Eddy
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