Seven Die as Three Buildings Collapse in Shelby
In Shelby North Carolina on August 28 a wall failure caused three two story business district buildings to collapse during mid morning rush. Seven (plus an eighth in critical condition) were pulled from the ruins including bank clerks and a flamer. Police and volunteers cleared debris while seven proven dead and many injured were treated at the scene or nearby hospital.
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Shelby
N. G
Shelby Hospital
Ora Ethridge
First National Bank
Zeb Blanton
Carl Blanton
Guy Green
Alex Royle
Clyde D. Carpenter
Senator Robinson to be Notified Thursday in Arkansas
Hot Springs Arkansas will observe a state holiday to notify United States Senator Joseph T. Robinson that he has been nominated as the Democratic vice presidential candidate. A 21 gun salute will open the day from a mountain top, with plans for the greatest celebration in state history and an expected crowd of 50 000. Expected attendees include John J. Raskob, Nellie Taylor Ross, and Claude Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas
United States
Joseph T. Robinson
Plang
John J. Raskob
Nellie Taylor Ross
Chaiman
Claude @. Bowers
Gardner Set to Testify at Inquest in Swanson Death
A. U. Gardner an insurance salesman who was sought for questioning in the Irene Swanson death case is reported to have appeared at the home of Det. Alison in Smethport. County authorities say Gardner is ready to appear at the coroner's inquest as a material witness.
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A. UL. Gardner
Jewett
Hane
Irene Swanson
McKean
Alison
Smethport
Senday
Gardner
France and Britain plan treaty signings with limited ratification
Plenipotentiaries except German Gustav Stresemann met President Donnemegue at Rambouillet as invitations go out. Russia and Afghanistan to be invited by France and England. An upcoming homeward exodus noted with Secretary Kellogg to Dublin aboard Detroit before returning to Cherbourg and New York.
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Russia
Afghanistan
United States
France
England
Gustav Stresemann
Germany
Donmergue
Summer Palace
Rambouillet
Kellrogg
Dublin
Detroit
William T. Cosgrave
Irish Free State
Cosgrave
Cherbourg
New York
Larson Furniture Shown in White House Booth Exhibit
F. LARSON Furniture Company will furnish the White House Coffee exhibit at the Warren County fair merchants building from Wednesday to Saturday. The booth will feature a three piece living room suite with a davenport two bars a radio outfit and draperies. Patrons may rest in the booth as Larson employees arrange the display in preparation for the fair opening. Mrs Nebie Eggleston and daughter Estelle Roswell return from a Chautauqua Lake vacation. Mr and Mrs Ross Logan visit Mr Logan's parents in DuBois while Harriett Chatley spends a vacation with relatives in Jamestown PA.
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F. Larson Furniture Company
White House
Merchants
Warren County Fair
Larson Company
Nebie Eggleston
Estelle Roswell
Chautauqua Lake
Ross Logan
Logan
DuBois
Campaign Trail News Weighing October Speech Plans
President candidate Berbert Hoover will hold talks with sectional leaders today and plans an October address in New York City before returning to Palo Alto to vote. Governor Smith cal ls on campaign talks in New York and heads to Syracuse for governor's day. Senator Curtis spoke at the New York farm fair as Raskob and midwestern leaders push for Smith Robinson electoral majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berbert Hoover
New York City
Palo Alto
Cal
Smith
Syracuse
N. Y
New Jersey
Charles Curtis
New York State
Lytacase
American Farm Bureau
Flood death toll stands at three in Rondout Valley
Three men are dead in Rondout Valley after a cloudburst flood. Louis Blatt of New York City, Charles Lavery of Paterson New Jersey, and Frank Waller of Grahamville drowned or were swept away. Damage exceeds a million dollars. Bridges and houses destroyed, roads ruined, and numerous properties washed away.
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Middletown
U P
Rondout Valley
Catskills
Louis Blatt
New York City
Lackawack
Charles Lavery
Paterson
N.J
Napanoch Institution
Frank Waller
Grahamville
Thirty Entertained at Garden Club Meet at Schofield Home
Mrs J A Schofield hosted about thirty Garden Club members and guests on Third Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Richard Stewart chaired the meeting, with principal speaker Mrs A Pressel discussing perennials. State foresters L L Bishop and Mr Bush gave talks, then guests enjoyed garden views and refreshments in a second planned party.
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J. A. Schofield
Garden Club
Civic Department
Woman's Club
Third Avenue
Richard Stewart
A. Pressel
State Foresters
L. L. Bishop
Mr. Bush
Schofield
Oil Markets Prices Paid for Various Oils by Agencies
Prices listed for Pennsylvania Grade Oil in New York Transit Co lines three dollars twenty cents. Bradford District Oil in National Transit Co lines three dollars twenty cents. More grades include Buckeye Pipe Line Co lines one dollar eighty cents Corning and Eureka Pipe Line Co lines around one dollar eighty to one dollar seventy. Saginaw Michigan lines show sixty to seventy cents for specific varieties.
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Pennsylvania
New York Transit Co
Bradford
National Transit Co
South West
Eureka Pipe Line Co
Buckeye Pipe Co
Nes
Keister
Buckeye
Corning
Buckeye Pipe
Cabell
Eureka Pipe Lime Co
Somerset Oil
Cum Pige Line Co
England
Indias Refining Co
Wear
Kentucky
Wees
Stoll Oil Refining Go
Caty
Cumberland
Harree
Mon- Fee
Paragon Dev. Co
Western Centucky
Lilingis Waterloo Petroila
Predicting Season Opened by Raskob In 1936 Race
John J. Raskob, Democratic national committee chair, predicts Gov. Alfred E. Smith will win the presidency. He cites 346 electoral votes and asserts 27 states plus six more inconclusive states will favor Smith and Robinson, with over 101 of the remaining electoral votes in contention.
Plane Mystery Still Unsolved in Puget Sound
Seattle August 28. The Ford monoplane missing since departing Vancouver bound for Seattle remains unfound in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Sizable search continues as aviators and seamen fear a water dive with six aboard, while oil slicks spotted along the route raise hopes and questions.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
Vancouver
B. C
Strait of
Juan de Fuga
Agreement Reached In Western Rail Wage Dispute
Washington Aug 28 The Federal Board of Mediation announced that Western conductors trainmen and railroads have reached a wage and working rules agreement. The Association of General Committee must ratify or the dispute will be handled under the law. The move likely averts a threatened strike.
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Washington
U. R
Winslow
Federal Board of Meditation
Western Territory
Crews Begin Work On New Rail Line In Monongahela Valley
In Connellsville Pennsylvania Aug 24 striking the keynote of industrial progress steam shovel crews of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia railroad began work on trackage from Cochran Mills to Connellsville linking the valley to the Atlantic seaboard. The 38 mile gap between the P and WV lines and the Western Maryland lines at Connellsville will be closed forming a trunk line from Baltimore through the Monongahela Valley and Pittsburgh to Cleveland and Detroit with the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway already connecting to the P and WV lines forming the western segment.
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Connellsville
U. P
Monongahela Valley
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad
Cochran Mills
Atlantic Seaboard
Csehran Mills
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway
Meryland
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Wheleing and Lake Erie Railway
Pittsburgh and
West Virginia
Home sales of liquor deemed saloon in effect
Washington Aug 28 A home where liquor is sold is a saloon in effect said Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant U S Attorney General in charge of prohibition She repudiated the Minneapolis padlock action as invasion noting padlocks have been placed on residences elsewhere under the nuisance clause of the Volstead act Miss Leah Henderson received a fifteen pound thirty six inch muskelunge from her grandfather in Waterford Lake LeBoeuf fishing near Waterford and Mr King of Waterford caught the fish Cautious buyers urged in classifieds.
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Washington
U. F
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
U. S
Prohibition
Willebrandt
A. S. Atorney Gifford
Minneapolis
Leah Henderson
W. EB. Henderson
Waterstreet
F. J. King
Waterford
Hoover Heads to New Campaign HQ After Burglary Alarm
Aug 28 report from Washington says burglar alarms forced Herbert Hoover to change his personal campaign headquarters. The Frothingham mansion was locked and wired, forcing Hoover to convene with aides in the rear yard. A new office was found two blocks away at 23165 Mass avenue, leased from Mrs Francois Berger Morsa for occupancy through Nov 7. Also, Roy Crossatt of Marienville received hospital treatment for foot and ankle injuries from a construction job at Warren General Hospital.
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Wasrington
U. P
Herbert Hoover
Representative Frothingham
Massachusetts
Hoover
Mass Avenue
Francois Berger ‘Morsa
Frothingham
Roy Crossatt
Marienville
Warren General Hospital
Boyette’s
Clark Street
Jon
Pirates Win First Year Philadelphia Score Details
Pirates prevail with early lead as Sweetland Miller and Davis along with Hil and Hemsley contribute key plays in a tense first-year clash against Philadelphia. Pittsburgh advances with a solid showing and strong defense.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Sweetland
Miller
Davis
Hil and Hemsley
Folkman to Arrange Radio Concerts at County Fair Booth
Patrons of Industrial hall at the county Fair will hear a radio concert each evening. The show comes via George L Folkman and Sops company exhibit in the radio machine display. Orthophonic victrolas and radiola model 18 will be shown with demo units 8 and 9. A power amplified automatic machine will play 18 records without changing and includes a Radio plug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L
Folkman and Sops Company
Tadio
Transcontinental air race entry from Roosevelt Field to Angeles
An air race entry from Roosevelt Field to Los Angeles features a Bella monoplane owned by Mrs. James Suliman and piloted by George K and Glover Le Boutillier. The craft, once purchased by Mrs. Stillman to support Rasche's trans Atlantic bid, faced earlier delays and was abandoned weeks ago.
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New York
James Suliman
George K
Glover le
Boutillier
Roosevelt
Angeles
Stillman
Rasche
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Inquest
TRE
John J. Raskub
Democratic National Committee
St. Louis
Raskub
Catskill
Raskob
Alfred E. Smith
Mississippi Valley
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Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Nevada
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Ford
R. R
Count Uchida
Japan
Edona Jones
Paris
Seaboard
Verena
Pomerecreans
Puram Malt Extract CO
Wahuedes
Puritan Malt Extract Co
N. Wacker Drive
Chicago
Puritan Matt
Grocers
Hoover Chances Headquarters
Pirates
Folkman
Booth
CO. Fair
Majestic Radio
Sundell Auto Electric CO
Warren, Pa
Ninon
Georgette
Yaru
Kiddie Kloth
Johnson Bros
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