Asquith's Legacy Praised and Hoover Support Endorsed
The piece reflects on Lord Oxford Asquith and Britain’s long line of able statesmen, contrasting collecting obsessions with useful pursuits. Edison, Firestone, Ford, and Will Rogers weigh in on Hoover as a president who understands industry and engineering, while naval praise for Lindbergh contrasts with naval fear of aviation.
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Copyrigth
New York
American, Inc
Hodge
Herbert Asquith
Oxford
Asquith
England
Britain
Edison
Firestone
Company
Hoover
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
Will Rogers
America
Toronto youths chased by Akron detective die in shooting
A Toronto youth, Bud Shepperd, 17, was shot to death by an Akron detective after a high speed chase through Akron business streets. His girlfriend Rita La Blanch, 22, was captured. another Toronto youth, Skip Robinson, 14, escaped. The trio were suspected of auto theft.
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Akron
U.P
Toronto
Ontario
Rita la Blanch
Bud Shepperd
Jack Robinson
Hughes backs up proposals to outlaw war
Havana Feb 17 The Mexican proposal for outlawry of aggressive warfare gained momentum at the Pan American conference after Charles Evans Hughes endorsed it. He urged full cooperation and proposed two practical steps including a boundary dispute commission and an arbitration committee to settle conflicts, signaling U S support for non aggression across the hemisphere.
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Havana
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Public International Law Committee
Gonzales Raa
Americas
Hughes
Canada
Arbitration Committee
Warren High Team Debates Farmers Relief Today
Warren High and Erie East debate teams meet this afternoon with Warren hosting the negative side at the high school auditorium and Erie East presenting the affirmative. J H West chairs the Warren Board of Education panel with L L Bishop Rev Harold F Stoddard and R C Thompson as judges. Manley MacDonald leads the High team to Erie, with Louise Card Walter Maurer Elaine Kerven and Margaret MacDonald along for the trip.
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Warren High School
Erie East
Erie
Congress of the United States
J. H. West
Warren Board of Education
L. L. Bishop
Harold F. Stoddard
First Baptist Church
R. C. Thompson
Warren
Manley MacDonald
Louise Card
Walter Maurer
Elaine Kerven
Margaret MacDonald
Tribune Tonight Presents Broad Page Outline
The Tribune Tonight lists section pages for stock market, late local and telegraph news, entertainment, tax tips, reader questions, editorials, local topics, sports, business income report, society and church news, comic strips, classifieds, radio programs, and puzzles. It also notes Youngsville and Tidioute regional items.
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the Tribune
Youngsville and
Tidiouté
Aces Up The War Eagles of World War Aviation
A historical narrative recalls American WWI aviators and the War Eagles who flew high above the earth. It highlights the 76 American aces, 537 enemy aircraft, and the stark bravery of young pilots who volunteered as battles raged. The piece notes the era’s harsh lessons, the ace definition, and a pledge to remember their sacrifice.
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America
Nore
United States
Germany
County Council Names Committee Heads by Republican Women
Warren County Council held its February meeting appointing chairs for key committees. Harriett Eaton will lead the voters committee. Mrs. Heasley to chair the community committee. Sonne heads the getting out the vote panel. DeForest the membership committee. Hall the rural district group. and Blackman the general speakers and program committee. The chairs may select assistants. The council, after months of inactivity, plans renewed political activity and education for women, with greetings from State vice chair M M Scranton.
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W. L. McClure
Warren County Council
Harriett Eaton
W. A. Heasley
J. M. Sonne
William C. DeForest
Robert Hall
Sidney Blackman
Republican Council
M. M. Scranton
Republican Committee
Erie
Scranton
Great Manhunt For Two Convicts Across Midwest
A Midwest-wide manhunt concentrates on two escaped convicts linked to the murders of deputy sheriffs Wallace AffecClure and John P. Grove. The bodies were found near Covington, Ind, in a car they used while transporting the pair to Pendleton reform school. The deputies had departed Lafayette on February 7 with prisoners Samuel Baxter and John Burns.
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Lafayette
Ind
U. P
Marty Durkin
Chicago
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Samuel Baxter
John Burns
Cold Wave Forecast Hits Pennsylvania Tonight
Meteorologist W S Brotzman warned Pennsylvania will see a sharp fall in temperatures within twenty four hours as rain and snow move in. The cold spell from the northwest is expected to drop the mercury to around 10 degrees, with lingering but brief impact across the state.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Feb
W.S. Brotzman
Brotzman
Foy's body taken back to Broadway
Eddie Foy longtime stage star dies in Kansas City at 73. His body is shipped by train toward Broadway as his widow Mia Coombs Foy and other family members head to New Rochelle. Physicians cite heart disease. Sons and daughters join the caravan from Chicago and Madison, Wis., to await the family’s return.
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U. P.1
Eddie Foy
Broadway
Foy
Edward Fitzgerald
Orpheum Theatre
Mia
Marie Coombs Foy
New Rochelle
Chicago
Brian
Hollywood
Cal
Charles
Irving
Eddie
Mary
Madeline
Madison
Wis
Thirteen Miners Killed In Third District In 1927
A state mining report shows thirteen miners died in the third bituminous district of Pennsylvania in 1927. The district includes Armstrong, Butler, Venango, Mercer and Lawrence counties. Total coal output reached 3,270,718 tons, with Butler County contributing 1,848,704 tons. Approximately 261,58 tons of coal were mined per fatal accident in the district.
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Butler
Pennsylvania
James D. Walker
Armatrong
Venango
Mercer
Lawrences Counties
Butler County
Directed Verdict Acquits Jackson of Bribery Plot
In Indianapolis on February 27 Governor Ed Jackson was acquitted of conspiring to bribe former Governor Warren T. McCray. Judge Charles McCabe granted a directed verdict after the defense argued the state failed to prove concealment and thus the crime was outside the statute of limitations. Indictees George Coffin and Robert J. Marsh face separate trials, with prosecutors to decide soon whether to press charges. The judge denounced the Ku Klux Klan, calling it revolting and disgraceful in the state’s political history.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ed Jackson
Warren T. McCray
Charles McCabe
Jackson
George Coffin
Robert J. Marsh
William H. Rent
McCabe
Ku Klux Klan
Riflemen Qualify for Legion Rifle Team in Tryout
Nine men qualified for the American Legion rifle club team at the Thursday night armory ranges session. More shooters are expected to qualify next Thursday. Named qualifiers include Tony Regina, John Hessey, L A Smith, O B Patchen, William Paris, Manley McDoneld, J L Ellis, J F Casses, and O Brock. Officials anticipate the addition of many new members to nearly double the team size.
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American Legion Rifle Club
Tony Regina
John Hessey
L. A. Smith
0. BE. Patchen
William Paris
Manley McDoneld
J. L. Ellis
J. F. Casses
O. Brock
Cornplantsr
Senate probes coal freight rates proposed in Senate
Senator Sackett introduced a resolution in Congress calling for a Senate investigation of coal freight rates fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The measure targets the lake cargo rate decision, with Reed arguing the ICC order creates an artificial burden and harms western coal fields by blocking rate cuts to Great Lakes shippers.
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Washington
U.P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Sackett
Republican
Kentucky
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Reed
Pennsylvania
Dem
United States
Arrest man wanted on forgery charge
Sheriff Moore of Venango county will take Bert Davenport forty of Franklin back to Franklin to answer a forgery charge. Davenport was arrested Thursday afternoon by Sheriff Harry Jefferson on a forgery warrant. He was found working in a furniture factory. Details of the alleged crime were not learned. Davenport had been living in Warren with his wife and two children.
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Moore
Venango County
Warren
Bert Davenport
Franklin
Davenport
Harry Jefferson
In Congress Today Senate Debates Property and Bird Bills
Senate continues debate on alien property bill while committees resume hearings on Hawes labor bill and Norbeck migratory bird bill. House takes up Underhill claims settlements. Naval affairs committee hears about building program. Military affairs committees discuss housing bill.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Agriculture Committee
HOUSE
Naval Affairs Committee
Military
Senate subcommittee to probe coal strike actions start Monday
Montana Senator Wheeler, chosen to lead the inquiry, will head the coal strike investigation with Michigan’s Senator Couzens as chair. Gov. John S. Fisher will be a witness in Pittsburgh, questioned on police commissions and miners’ brutality accusations. R. B. Mellon may also testify on wage scale issues.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Justice Department
Daugherty
United Press
Couzens
Republican
Michigan
Watson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Fisher
Pittsburgh
John S. Fisher
Coal and Iron
Mellon
R. B. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Senate
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Jacksonville
Weather forecast for western Pa turns to snow tonight
Rain and snow activity continues across western Pennsylvania with a shift to snow tonight and Saturday morning. Colder air moves in from the north, a cold wave expected, and overall conditions remain cloudy with west to east low pressure systems lingering. Observations show varying temperatures across major cities and rivers, with sunset and sunrise times noted.
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Rocky Mountains
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Gulf Coast
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Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
North Dakota
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Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Washington
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