News of ten fishermen adrift in Lake Erie and other notes
In 1927 New York American a report describes a missing ten fishermen drifted on an ice cake in Lake Erie, with an airplane sent from Buffalo to search under the oversight of William Lee and two pilots as the danger of freezing to death looms. The item blends editorial observations on fear, society, and assorted quotes about news values.
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New York
Lake Erie
Mr. Butler
Buffalo
William Lee
Man Burned to Death Trapped by Basement Fire
Philadelphia article reports a man believed to be Martin Rueben, 60, burned to death after flames trapped him as he slept. Police say the blaze began in a still operating in the basement of the home.
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Philadelphia
U. P
Martin Rueben
Lowden Files for Illinois Primary Race
Chicago February report says Frank Lowden filed a petition to appear on the Republican presidential primary ballot in Illinois marking the campaign’s second stage. Buck says he will contest Cook County and Chicago strongholds. may file in Michigan and other states.
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Chicago
Frank
Lowden
Ilinois
United Press
Louis Emmereon
United Prean
Clarence F. Buck
State Supreme Court
McNiain Éiget
Buck
Cook County
Thompson
Tlinois
Dakotas
Iowa
Middlewest
Michigan
Herbert Hoover
Charge employment of private gunmen by coal interests
Rep Casey charged the Pittsburgh Coal Company and Mellon Corp with chief responsibility for employing private gunmen against striking Pennsylvania soft coal miners. He cited 218 affidavits alleging brutal assaults by coal and iron police in the employ of coal companies, part of a campaign against the United Mine Workers and to lower miners' wages.
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Washington
Fen
U P
Pittsburgh Coal Company
3 Mellon Corporation
Pennsylvania
House
Casey
Dem
United Mine Workers
Amenca
Sandino rebels threaten Matagalpa in Nicaragua raid
Reports from Managua on February 8 say Sandino forces are increasing in activity with over 500 rebels looming near Matagalpa, the key coffee region, amid an appeal to the British chargé d affaires for protection of British subjects.
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Managua
Nicarsens
U.P
Augustino Sanuino
Matagalpa
Nicaragua
Sandino
Cabinet Resigns in Belgrade After Political Rift
Belgrade reports the cabinet resigned today amid ongoing party political disagreements. Five members had already stepped down last week as the dispute intensified, signaling a major government shakeup.
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Belgrade
U. P
Light Lines Extended to 200 Houses in 1927
Electric lights replace kerosene and gas in Warren county rural areas as 200 more residential electricity customers are added in 1927 by the Pennsylvania Electric Company. Lander lines completed. distribution uses ordinary service voltage to illuminate homes streets churches and public buildings. Public Service Commission records show 17 700 rural new consumers state wide in 1927 with about 1 441 miles of new lines costing over 3 million dollars.
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Warren County
Pennsylvania Electric Company
John P. Fernstermacher
Lander
Fernstermacher
Public Service Commission
Legion Home Campaign Committee Named in Warren
Ben Kinnear of Chief Cornplanter Post announced the finance committee for a new American Legion home in Warren. The panel includes civic leaders and Legion active members to study funding options and secure the Campbell property on Pennsylva nia avenue east, with Al len property on Liberty Street lapsed.
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Nonoce
Auericin Lggigg
Legion
Warren
Ben Kinnear
Cornplanter
Roume
E. 5. Speer
Pittsburgh
Ketcham, Inc
Campbell
Pennsylvania Avenue East
Allen
Liberty Street
Kinnear
American Légion
Snance Committee
Robert W. McKay
Ed H. Ley
Merle Hi. Deardorff
Karl M. Lyons
Harold F. Stoddard
CU. B. Bordwell
J. R. van Cleve
Harold C. Putnam
Donald E. McComas
Byran N. Knapp
Val F. Genge
Raymond W. Steber
William I. Walker
John R. Hessey
H. Manley Putnam
Ralph E. Brasington
J. Leslie Ellis
Jack Koepp
Louis A. Smith
Walter Johnson
A. Reno Morrison
Samuel Chesputt
Col
Fred E. Windsor
George Cunningham
Flyers Forced Down By Split Gas Tank Ends Endurance Attempt
Imperial Calif Feb 8 A split gas tank forced pilots Albin K Petersoft and Charles F Rocheville to abandon their bid for the world endurance record after 48 minutes in their Zenith Albatross. They took off at 7 23 06 a m and landed here.
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Imperial
Calif
Albin K. Petersoft
Charles F. Rocheville
Peace Restored in Wilson-Vare Ballot Recount
Washington reports peace in the Wilson-Vare ballot recount as a sub committee appoints a new head supervisor and adds assistants. Each side may field staff, while one representative seeks more personnel. Reorganization delays progress into next week. other election probes continue in Pittsburgh.
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Washington
U. P
Wilson-Vare
William S. Vare
William B. Wilson
Henry Kuenzel
Waterman
Kuenzel
Reed Primary
Ware
Pittsburgh
John J. McGrain
United States
Jane
Red Arrows Sing for Kiwanis Club
The Red Arrow Quartet, reduced to a trio after L. D. Schaffer fell ill, entertained 189 Kiwanis Club members at the Woman's Club. Jos. Donaghy R. M. Gibb and Carl W. DeVicar formed the trio with Alonzo Bauman as accompanist. Guests included 12 Jamestown Kiwanis and many from Warren and Beaver counties. The club announced a new car for Crippled Children and a $10 per member Easter earnings goal to fund it.
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Red Arrow
Kiwanis
Woman’s Club
L. D. Schaffer
New Brighton
Railroaders
Jos. Donaghy
Oil City
R. M. Gibb
Sewickley
Carl W. DeVicar
Pittsburgh
Alonzo Bauman
Canton
Robert Faries
Pennsylvania Division of the Railroad
L. B. Siason
Aho
Ware
Crippled Children's Committee
Jamestown Kiwanis Club
A.C. Smith
Stewart M. Law
Sol Weiss
G. Saxton
Frank Hanse
C. &. Sundholm
H. F. Fortune
Ralph W
L. Stein
Bob Trushler
M. H. DeLong
Henry O. Walker
Ray Steber
A. E. Kinney
L. Myer
H. D. Kopf
Paul R Braunschweiger
BE. C. Thompson
H. C. Eaton
H. £. Greenland
H. W. Miller
N. J. Mangus
C. A. Hubbard
A. R. Black
W. Barwis
F. A. DuBois
J. E. Hazeltine
Dr. William Robertson
J. H. Alexander
E. R. Patchen
P. D. Belknap
Winthrop Williams
C. C. Perks
J. R. van Cleve
W. W. Slocum
W. F. Clinger
W. T. Kelly
H. M. Welle
Roy Krebs
Farmers Elect R. H. Duntley President at Annual Meeting
The Warren County Agricultural Extension association met at the courthouse with 102 attendees, 26 women and 76 men. R. H. Duntley was reelected president. officers include Walter D. Ward as vice president and Eg Lowe as secretary. E. W. Johnson treasurer. Dagmar Wulf attended to meet the home economics representative.
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Warren County Agricultural Extension Association
Court House
R. H. Duntley
Corydon
Walter D. Ward
Eg, Lowe
E. W. Johnson
Misa Dagmar Wulf
Warren
Erie
Josephine Cramer
Oliver C. Tritt
Warren County
Plan drive for new members of local aero club
A Warren meeting of residents promoting an airfield and an aero club drew many, with five newcomers joining. Discussion covered aviation needs and cost, organization delays, and recruitment of members for the American Society for the Promotion of Aviation. A temporary committee was named to secure ASPA memberships as Warren sits midway between Pittsburgh and Buffalo, potentially serving as an emergency mail field. The next gathering is Monday at 7:30 pm in the M G A, aiming for seventy five members.
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Warren
American Society For the Promotion of Aviation
I. G. Hyer
Clarendon
Neil Ensworth
W. J. Hoff
K. J. Knoll
Bob Meckernburg
J. R. van Cleve
Ed Hall
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
E. C. Cook
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Kottcamp
HM. C. A
I. H. West
Who Wrote This Omar Khayyam Quotation Challenge
A reader from George W. Rae, 115 Conewango Avenue, submitted the first correct answer winning a gasoline prize. The Pavania Oil Co. and Tribune partnership offered a weekly contest inviting readers to identify the author of a quoted line. The quote cited discusses unborn tomorrow and yesterday with a poetic nod to Rubaiyat.
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Pavania Oil Co
Warren
The
Tribune
Pavania Company
Omar
Khayyam
George W. Rae
Conewango Avenue
Concentrate for Drive on Rebels Across Central Mexico
Government moves troops to Jalisco and Guanajuato amid reports of rebel activity. War Minister Joaquin Amaro directs forces in Los Altos while rebels flee in small groups from Jalisco. Guadalajara dispatches report a battle near Pilhuamo with fourteen rebels killed and five captured and executed. A Manzanillo train was fired on by rebels wounding five passengers.
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Mexico City
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Joaquin Amaro
Los Altos
Guadalajara
Pilhuamo
Manzanillo
Walker Files for National Delegate in 28th District
Harrisburg, Pa Feb 8 The first candidates for national delegate posts filed with the state election bureau for the April primary. Four sets of papers cover two delegates and two alternates from the 28th district. W McCuen Oil City and S F Walker Warren filed as delegate candidates while R J Driscoll St Marys and Guy M Thorne Greenville filed as alternates. They pledge support to the candidate who wins the most votes in their district.
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Harrisburg
State Election Bureau
28Th
McCuen
Oil City
F. Walker
Warren
R. J. Driscoll
St. Marys
Guy M. Thorne
Greenville
Prosecution Restes Case in Hickman Trial in Los Angeles
The prosecution rested its case against William Edward Hickman, murderer of Marion Parker, after Perry Parker testified. The courtroom scene in Los Angeles on February 8 featured the victim’s father concluding his testimony and the prosecution wrapping up its evidence.
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Edward Hickman
Lindbergh Begins Final Goodwill Flight in Caribbean
Col Charley A Lindbergh took off from Bowden field near Port au Prince at 6 35 AM on the last leg of his good will tour to Central and South America. The Spirit of St Louis climbed in clear skies as six US Marines formed escort and crowds watched in Havana and Port au Prince.
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Havana
U P
Charley A. Lindbergh
Case
Republica
Lindbergh
Cumaguey
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Charles A. Lindbergh
Central
South America
Cuba
St. Nicholas
Point Caletas
Point Caleta
Lone Eagle
United States
Guantanamo
Havang
Bowden Field
Port-Au-Prince
St. Louis
United States Marine
St. Nicolas
Borno
Russell
Weather forecast for western Pennsylvania turns to snow flurries
The forecast calls for rain tonight in western Pennsylvania then changing to snow flurries Thursday and a slightly colder night followed by colder Thursday. The weather map shows a low pressure system centered over the lake region extending eastward, bringing cloudy skies from the central plains to the coast with rain along the Atlantic coast and snow in northern Missouri, Iowa, and the lake region. Observations include Chicago 38, Cleveland 50, Pittsburgh 60, and other stations with precipitation noted and sunset and sunrise times listed.
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Lake Region
Central Valleys
Central Plains
Atlantic
Indiana
Missouri
Iowa
Iske
Washington
Oregon
Illinois
Winon
Kansas
Chicago
Cleveland
Miami
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
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School of Agri- Miss
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Conn
Heine
Heinie
America
Amos Cummings
Dr. Wood
Cummings
Vincent J. McCarthy
Secretary of State
Committee For Home Campaign OF Legion
Wilson-Ware
RED Arrows
Kiwanis Club
Pennsylvania Railroad
Duntley
Johnson
H. G. Niesley
Poset
Nicholas M. Schmitz
Pennsylvania State College
Europe
Niesley
Aero Club
Walker
Machado
Air King
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