Attacks on Hoover Stirs Debate Over Power and Religion
A historic column rebukes attacks on Herbert Hoover as insincere and cowardly, praising Hoover’s advocacy for power, irrigation, and water supply linked to the Colorado River. It argues against mixing religion and politics, notes Ford’s remarks on ships and reform, and contrasts Bolshevism with resilience in motherhood and industry.
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Coosright Jetz
New York
Americas, Inc
Herbert Hoover
Colorado River
United States
Thief Smashes Window Steals Gems in Altoona Store
A thief used a stone wrapped in cloth to smash a display window at A. R. Patrick jewelry in Altoona and fled with a tray of mounted diamonds valued at an undetermined amount. Police reported the daytime break in the city’s business district on February 4.
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Altoona
U. P
A. R. Patrick
Probe Launched Into Riots At Mining Camps
Governor Fishell orders a rushed inquiry into riots at Bruceton and Broughton mining camps. Captain Mauk leads state police probe into gun battle, arrests expected, and school at Broughton to reopen under police protection. Witnesses deny starting the violence amid broader Congressional scrutiny.
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Pittsburgh
John S. Fishell
Bruceton
Broughton
Jacob Mauk
Butler
State Police
State Capitol
Broughton Public
Mauk
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company
Quote from Shakespeare in Pavania Co contest
A historical contest notice invites readers to mail the author of the first correct answer to a Shakespearean line. The Pavania Company and Tribune arrangement offers five gallons of gasoline as a prize for the correct response, with answers printed the following week.
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Pavania Oi Co
Warren, Pa
The
Tribune
Pavania Company
Ballot recount to start Monday in Pennsylvania
Recount of ballots from the recent Pennsylvania senatorial election will begin Monday in the capitol with two senate committees at work separately. The privileges and election subcommittee will open boxes from Allegheny County while the Reed primary committee starts with precincts where returns were most questionable.
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Washington
U. P
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Senate
Alegheny
Reed
William B. Wilson
William 3. Ware
Philadelphia
Waterman
Urith &Lewhenw
Pennsylvania to Use Five Million Gallons of Oil on Roads
Harrisburg Pa Feb 4 Pennsylvania will use 5 000 000 gallons of oil on state highways to prepare for summer tourist traffic. The state department of highways will receive bids on that amount of road oil February 15 and oiling operations will begin as soon as weather permits.
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Harrisblrg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Highways
Republicans abandon tax reduction plan this session
Washington Feb 4 Republican leaders in Congress virtually agreed to abandon tax legislation this session due to complications threatening the administration program. Democrats want to raise the reduction and may add tariff revision riders if brought up. Openly some Republicans predict no tax cut this year.
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Washington
U. P
Congress
Senate
Rep. Hawley
Ooe
House Ways and Committee
House
Army
Navy
Boulder Dem
Aften
Green
Towa
Schofield Building May Be Purchased
Rumors of negotiations for the sale of the Schofield property were confirmed Saturday when it became known that S. E. Walker holds an option on the Liberty street parcel between Second and Third avenues. No definite information on Mr. Walker's plans was available. Rumors spoke of various dispositions including erecting store buildings, selling the property outright, or using it as an investment.
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Schofield
S. E. Walker
Liberty Street
Second
Third Avenues
Mr. Walker
Springlike Weather Grips Pittsburgh With 60 Degree Day
Springlike weather prevailed in Pittsburgh today as the thermometer rose to 60 degrees. A rainstorm was moving east from the West and may reach Western Pennsylvania late tonight or tomorrow, according to U.S. forecaster W. S. Brotzman. Light rain fell briefly before noon.
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Pittsburgh
U. P
Pitsburgh
Pennsylvania
W. S. Brotzman
U. S
Four killed in hit and run incidents in Harrisburg week
Harrisburg report shows four persons killed and six injured by hit and run motorists in the week ending February 3, with the state motor vehicle bureau tally contrasting last week’s five deaths and ten injuries.
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Harrisburg
State
Keeper slain in attempted prison break incident
In Trenton New Jersey state prison guard Joseph H Tinney was shot and killed during an attempted escape by inmates Baxter and Wankowski. Baxter was wounded during the ascent of a rope thrown over the outer wall and died later from chest wounds. Wankowski surrendered after guards opened fire as Baxter climbed.
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Trenton
N. J
Joseph H. Tinney
Harry Baxter
Frank Wankowski
Baxter
Wankowski
Tinney
Joseph H. McChesney
Mac
McChesney
Winkowski
Chamberlin Falls In Endurance Flight Attempt
Clarence Chamberlin, famed aviator, wrecked his Maytime Bellanca aircraft at Richmond Va on February 4 during an endurance record attempt. He and co-pilot Rogers Williams escaped unharmed aside from a minor burn on Chamberlin. The plane traveled 750 feet before lifting, then dipped into a ditch after reaching 50 feet. Backer A B Martine said the attempt would be repeated with a new plane.
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Richmond
Clarence Chamberlin
Rogers Williams
Chamberlin
A.B. Martine
New York
Governor Pothier Near Death Today
Rhode Island Governor Aram J. Pothier lay critically ill at his Woonsocket home, with state doctors signaling his condition as very bad and death seemingly imminent as of February 4. Local reports said Dr. Allen A. Weeden stated the governor’s condition was a matter of time.
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Woonsocket
R. J
U. P
Aram J. Pothier
Rhode Island
Allen A. Weeden
Three Held Without Bail For Hold Up
In Philadelphia on February 4, three men were held without bail by Magistrate Costello for the grand jury after robbing Frank Roas, messenger for the Excelsior Branch of Colonial Trust Company, of a payroll worth 5210. The suspects are Joseph Matjo, 29, Joseph Thompson, 29, and Andrew Helvink, 20, with Helvink identified previously in a November holdup near Phoenixville.
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Philadelphia
U. P
Frank Roas
Excelsior
Colonial Trust Company
Costello
Joseph Matjo
Joseph Thompson
Andrew Helvink
Helvink
Is Olty Bank
Phoenixville
Dusox
Plan Take-off Today on Flight to Cuba in Trans-Ocean Plane
At Roosevelt Field the rebuilt Bellanca monoplane Columbia is set for take-off with Charles A. Levine Clarence Chamberlin and crew aboard. The flight reportedly aims toward Cuba, with Levine ordering 460 gallons of gasoline for a longer journey after its Rome crash. Miss Mabel Bell and Wilmer Stultz accompany the crew.
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Cuba
Roosevelt Field
L. L
Columbia
Charles A. Levine
Clarence Chamberlin
Germany
Levine
Mabel Bell
Wilmer Stultz
Rome
Europe
Varied Show In Aviation Features 26th Birthday Of Lindbergh
Aviation features highlight Col Charles Lindbergh celebrating his 26th birthday. He flies from San Juan toward Santo Domingo on a Latin American goodwill tour. Clarence Chamberlin seeks endurance records in Richmond wrecking his plane and injuring a hand. Levine at Roosevelt Field readies a Cuba non stop flight with Miss Maby Bell aboard. Costes Lebris depart Mexico City toward New Orleans. Towner and companions plan a non stop Miami US mission. Captain Donnellan aims for a 16000 mile southward flight.
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Eee
Charles A. Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Lindbergh
San Juan
Santo Romingo
Chamberlin
Richmond
Levine
Roosevelt Field
L. I
Bellanca
Germany
Cuba
Maby Bell
Wilmer Stultz
Costes
Lebris
Mexico City
New Orleans
8. Towner
Miami
Dover
United States
Nisragua
Joseph Donnellan
South America
Ile
French Airmens Bold Nonstop Flight To New Orleans
French aviators Dieudonne Costes and Joseph Le Brix launched from Valbuena at 7 08 p m on a nonstop route via Tampico to New Orleans aiming to reach the U S around Brownsville Texas. They expected about 11 hours aloft in the Nungesser Coli craft as they circled the field before departure.
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Mexico City
U. P
Dieudonne Costes
Joseph le Brix
Valbuena Flying Field
New Orleans
Tampico
United States
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Costes
le Brix
Nungesser-Coli
Flight group departs with Mexican air escort and dignitaries
A flight group, accompanied on the first stage by four Mexican army planes, departed with General Jose Algarez greeting the pilots. A crowd of several hundred watched, including the French delegation led by Minister Jean Periera, as Generals Alvarez conveyed greetings from President Calles before takeoff.
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Ted
Jose Algarez
President Calles
Legation
Jean Periera
Alvarez
Presidere Calles
United States Ready to Outlaw Submarines
Secretary Kellogg told the House foreign relations committee the US is willing to sign a treaty banning submarine use. He backed Rep. Forthingham’s resolution for outlawing submarines which the committee is examining.
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Washington
U. P
Kellogg
House Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Forthingham
Mass
Fall River Rebuilders Form Team After Devastating Fire
In Fall River Massachusetts a major fire that caused substantial damage begins a rebuilding push. City officials announce a 15 member committee to speed construction and arrange financial aid while bankers insure deposits and merchants vow aid to help nearly 100 mill workers and damaged businesses restart. Insurance and industry leaders predict settlements by Monday as the city responds with a determined comeback.
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Fall River
Masa
Foglard
Merchants Association
Harry Monks
Wallis
Local Youth May Go to Nicaragua
Robert Tucker, Warren youth and son of Mrs Margaret Tucker of the Carver Hotel, serving in the U S Navy on the destroyer U S S Case, reports in a letter that his unit is in Cuba and will soon proceed to Nicaraguan waters where Marines battle rebels led by General Sandine. Tucker enlisted over a year ago in the commissary department.
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Robert Tucker
Warren
Mra
Margaret Tucker
Carver Hotel
United States Navy
U. SS
Case
Cuba
United States
Sandine
Young Tucker
Commissary Department
Weather forecast depicts Western Pennsylvania rain tonight
The forecast shows a likely rain tonight and Sunday for western Pennsylvania with colder conditions Sunday. High pressure lies over the south Atlantic states while another high sits over Manitoba and North Dakota, separated by a trough of low pressure from eastern Ontario to Kansas, Nebraska and the north Pacific coast. Rain or snow is reported west of the Rockies and rain falls in the central and southern plains to central Indiana, with generally cloudy weather across the country. Observations include Chicago 48 Cleveland 46 Miami 72 Philadelphia 32 Pittsburgh 46 San Francisco 50 Yellowstone Park 30 local readings 42 at 8 am 49 at 2 pm river 18 and sunset 6 22 Sunday sunrise 7 05 sunset 6 32
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Manitoba
North Dakota
Ontario
Lake Region
Kansas
Nebraska
North Pacific Coast
Plains States
Indiana
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Cleveland
Mami
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
Washington
River
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