Automobiles and war talk blend with old world concerns
The piece foresees 1928 auto price competition with 100 horsepower cars under $2,000 and claims Ford will cut prices. It shifts to alarming war and technological anxieties, noting aerial warfare risks, tuberculosis messaging for women, a legal inheritance note, desertification trends in Argentina, and Lindbergh’s travel observations alongside Hoover’s wage summary.
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Copeelot
B. C. Parkes
Henry Ford
Ford
Marines Ready to Sail Monday for Nicaragua
In the east and west today 1 248 marines and officers gather at Hampton Roads Charleston and San Diego preparing to sail Monday to join the Devil Dog Marines in Nicaragua to oppose Sandino ahead of the August presidential vote Brings total American forces in Nicaragua to 2454 men Major General John Lejeune will command the expedition with Brigadier General Logan Feland in overall charge of the Nicaraguan force and five units totaling 984 troops scheduled to depart from Charleston and Hampton Roads
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U.P
Hampton Roads
Charleston
D. C
San Diego
Calif
Devil Dog
Sandino
Nicaragua
John Lejeune
Marine Corps
Lejeune
Tyre
Logan Feland
Jereune
C. R. Sanderson
Cormmanueu
Lindbergh Sails Into Costa Rica on Central America Tour
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis from Managua toward Costa Rica at 11 48 a m Eastern Time after a massive welcome in Nicaragua. He charted a 210 mile course over rugged terrain toward San Jose, the sixth stop on his all conquering Central America tour.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Charles A. Lindbergh
Managua
Nicaragua
Central America
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Greensburg keeps name as Greensburg not Greensburgh
Greensburg officials failed to persuade the court to rename the city Greensburgh. Judge Charles F. Whitten ruled to retain the long standing spelling Greenburg despite petitions.
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Greensburg
U. PF
Greensburgh
Charles F. Whitten
Greenburg
Navy divers raise S 4 toll to thirteen
Six more bodies pulled from the sunken submarine S-4 off Provincetown raising the total recovered to thirteen. Divers worked in clear seas to reach the engine room and prepare to probe the control room for further remains as weather allowed. Four sailors identified from the prior recovery were Lt Commander Iam F Calloway, Fred Henry O Shields, Cayl Harald Thompson and James Johnson White with next of kin listed in Maryland Georgia and California.
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Provincetown
Mass
Frank H. Brumby
Tom Eadie
Wen. J. Carr
C. L. Applegate
Washington
Iam F. Calloway
Fred Henry O'Shields
Cay
Harald Thompson
James Johnson White
Navy Department
Calloway
Navy Board of Inspection and Survey
Draft resolution on appointment sparks county sealer row
A wart county ex service Mens Civic Club executive committee drafted a resolution amid rumors over A. J. Burden’s appointment as county sealer of weights and measures. The meeting in the American Legion rooms was not public, and the club plans to present the measure next Friday. Officials said the appointment was made in open meeting and was unanimous.
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Warren County
Ex-service Men's Civic Club
Club
American Legion Rooms
Civic Club
A. J. Burden
Board of Commissioners
Buhren
Smash Price War Foretells Cutthroat Small Car Battle
Grand Central Palace hosts a national auto show as Ford Chevrolet Whippet and Star launch a price war in the small car field. Industry leaders predict end of 1928 will see record-breaking discounts hitting the budget motorist with new models and shifting wheelbase trends toward smaller yet more imposing cars.
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Grand Central Palace
America
Ford
Chevrolet
Whippet
Star
Steel worker crushed to death at Cambria Steel works
Johnstown January 7. Earl E. Bart age 22, a brakeman at Cambria Steel, was fatally injured when an ingot mould fell from a railroad car. He died in Cambria Hospital from a fractured skull.
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Johnstown
U P
Earl E. Bart
Cambria Steel Works
Cambria
Miner Killed in Dynamite Explosion at Hastings Mine
Hastings Pa Jan 7 Victor Endler 19 was instantly killed in a dynamite blast at the Rich Hill mine. He was mortally mangled while tearing up a mine track when his pick struck dynamite beside the track triggering the explosion.
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Hastings
U.P
Rich Hill
Victor Endler
Endler
Baylis Testifies at S-4 Disaster Probe in Boston
Coast Guard Lt Cmdr John S. Baylis testified as the first witness in the naval court probing the S-4 submarine disaster near Provincetown. He described orders and patrol duties for December 17, noting the Paulding rammed and sank the vessel with 40 lives lost, and detailed his course changes and ship speed during the incident.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston
U.P
John S. Baylis
Coast Guard
Paulding
Naval Court
Provincetown
Baylis
Leslie E. Bratton
Cape Cod
Bayliss
Provincetown Harbor
Wood End
Long Point
Race Point
Monument Hill
Schoon
William Landry
Lindbergh's "WE" to Start in Tribune Monday
The Tribune will serialize Charles A. Lindbergh's self written account "WE" beginning Monday. The story recounts his career and the world record Atlantic flight last May. It promises extraordinary heroism, determination, and a vivid firsthand narrative by the aviator himself.
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the Tribune
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic Ocean
Mrs J P Rogers Re elected Head Of Warren Relief
Mrs J P Rogers was re elected president of the Warren Relief Association at the Y W C A luncheon meeting. Mrs W W Marks was elected vice president, Miss Edith Leafgren state key secretary, and Mrs Robert Hail treasurer. Treasurer reported 1927 expenses total 2180.57 with items listed and receipts of 1686.25 balance 105.68. Expenditures until April expected to exceed 700 with 250 from Community Chest. Celebration baskets and clothing for needy families noted alongside 18 directors and ward representation.
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J.P. Rogers
Warren Relief Association
Rogers
W. W. Marks
Edith Leafgren
Jey
Robert Hail
Hall
George Frantz
Marks
Association
Warren
Friends of the Association
Utilities magnate answers questions before Senate panel
Samuel Insull, famed utilities magnate, testified before the Senate primary investigating committee in Washington on January 7, admitting $237,925 in 1926 Illinois primary contributions to multiple factions and seeking to purge contempt charges from last year after failing to name recipients of $40,000. In Johnstown Pennsylvania a 9 year old boy, Jack Hoffman, was hospitalized with severe scalp wounds after being struck by a car.
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Washington
Samuel Insull
Illinois
Senate
Insull
Johnstown
U. P
Jack Hoffman
River Thames Flood Drowns and Displaces Thousands in London
A freak tide and floodwaters pushed from the Thames River drive thousands from homes and trap residents in basements. Death toll in Westminster rises to 15 with others missing in Putney Hammersmith and Manningham. The flood follows weeks of English blizzards and high winds that killed six and injured hundreds across the country.
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London
Thames
Barment
Histore
Old City
Westminster
Putney
Hammersmith
Manningham
England
Tower of London
Houses of Parliament
Army of Rats
London Bridge
Power line interference worries Kittanning radio fans
In Kittanning on January 7 the West Penn Power Company faced complaints from radio listeners over cracking and booming from power line interference. Residents urged company officials to investigate and resolve the issue promptly.
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Kittanning
U. B
West Penn Power Company
Weather Summary: Cloudy North Central to Lake Region
A weather bulletin notes a trough from the Great Lakes to Texas with a west plateau high and southeast high weakening. Cloudiness covers the Central Valleys and Lake region while rain falls in Texas Arkansas and southern Missouri. Temperatures rise in the east with colder trends in the northwest and plateau. even in cold areas readings stay near freezing.
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Canada
Manitoba
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Lake
Arkansas
Missouri
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