Fireworks blast injures crowd at Rankin celebration
In Rankin Pa a fireworks display celebrating Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ended with an aerial bomb exploding among 3000 spectators. Twenty five were hospitalized including eight children and several may lose sight. George Files 15 Walter Kitsinger 20 Catherine Kitsinger 10 and others named in Swissvale and Bessemer Terrace listed among the injured as panicked crowds fled and officials treated victims.
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Rankin
Traiansi
Our Lady of Mt.Casmel
Severs
Braddock General Hospital
Swissvale
Carrie Hollow
Aerpemer
Miller Street
George Files
Walter Kitsinger
Haysborough
Mary Jeremiahs
Joseph Jeremiahs
Joseph Ameryaschyck
Sedan Hits Guard Rail at Crossing West of Warren
A sedan posing off the Roosevelt highway near the New York Central crossing crashed into the north guard rail, tearing up two posts but leaving all occupants unharmed. The travelers included George A. Strohl of Elizabeth, N. J., his wife and two children and another motorist family. A second brief notes the death of Dr. N M Meals, 81, longtime Callensburg physician.
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New York Central Railroad
Warren
George A. Strohl
Adams Street
Elizabeth
N. J
Leroy Strohl
Harry
Leroy
Butler
N. M. Meals
Callensburg
Here
Warren Eagle Scout to Aid in Colorado Trail Work
Milton Caughey 16 a Warren Eagle Scout will represent Region 3 and join about forty Eagle Scouts in starting a Colorado Mountain trail project on August 15. He leaves August 13 for Glacier Park station and will camp at St Mary's Chalet for ten days of six hour work days building a horseshoe trail through rugged terrain. Caughey a Warren county council member specializes in architecture map making and engineering and has been in scouting since 1924 rising to Eagle Scout in 1926. He is employed building the Montgomery Ward store on Liberty Street.
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Warren
Colorado Mountains
Milton Caughey
F. M. Caughey
Market Street
Boy Scouts
Warren County
Caughey
St. Mary’s Chalet
Mountainn Trail
Warren County Council
Boy Scouta
Montegmery Ward
Liberty Street
Automobile politics and Ford Raskob drive reform
In 1924 New York America notes the automobile industry shaping politics. Raskob, head of General Motors, backs Democratic chairman aims to free the country from prohibition. Ford backs Hoover and urges a Ford Raskob debate tour. Roerich travels Tibet amid superstition. Budde warns against animal killing. Continued on Page Three.
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Connright
New York
America. Inc
Raskob
General Moltora Concern
Henry Ford
Engineers’ Committee
Hoover
Smith
Ford
Ford-Raskob
Hoover to stress prosperity in full campaign
Hoover plans to stress prosperity and competent government management as the core issues in his bid for the White House. He will name these two themes as dominant in his acceptance speech at Palo Alto on August 11, as reported by United Press. The approach mirrors the 1924 Coolidge campaign and reflects Dawes’s public suggestion of the same issues.
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Superior
Wis
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
White House
Palo Alto
Calif
United Press
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Hoover
Paga Five
Three-Story Hotel Fire Injures Five in Pittsburgh
Five negroes were injured when a three story frame hotel in Pittsburgh burned. Fire erupted on July 17 as rescuers battled flames, with the Unalga cutter assisting and damage estimated at $2,500.
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Pittsburgh
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Jin Wylie Avenue
U P
U. S. Coast Guard
Unalga
Democratic Woman Leader for Hoover Announces Support
Huntington W Va July 17 Mrs Freak Mann former Democratic national committeewoman calls on West Virginia Christian women to join her in backing Herbert Hoover in the upcoming presidential election. She notes her anti Smith Houston convention role and mentions replacement by Rose Burchinal of Fairmont as national committeewoman.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Hoover
Freak &. Mann
Herbert Hoover
Rebels surrender 500 in Nicaragua report
The navy department announced today that about 500 Nicaraguan rebels had surrendered since July 1. The latest surrender came at Somoto where 173 gave up arms on July 16 and 16 more were reported by a message from Bear for the navy’s Nicaraguan special service squadron.
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Washington
Navy Department
Somolo
Bear
Navy
Cap t Feidler resigns from Warren police force
Night Captain Floyd F Feidler of the Warren police department resigns effective immediately as announced by Chief George F Haehn. He joined as a patrolman September 21, 1925 and was promoted to captain in October 1927 succeeding Haehn. Patrolman Charles Ackerson, acting as night captain, is expected to become Feidler's successor.
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Floyd F. Feidler
Warren
George F. Haehn
Haehn
Feidler
M. L. Dougherty
Charles Ackerson
Ackerson
Warren Police Department
Feidter
Hazel Street
Haebn
Borough Coucil
Police Committee
C. W. Barwis
Vare Hearing Delayed To Monday In Philadelphia
The senate privileges and elections subcommittee will not resume testimony on William S. Vare's 1826 senate election this week. David Wallerstein, counsel for William B. Wilson, said a writ of review may be sought in the Schadt case, a witness who testified against Republican ward leaders and was later charged with disturbing the peace.
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Philadelphia
U. P
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Williams
Vare
Senate
David Wallerstein
William B. Wilson
Charles Waterman
Wallerstein
Frederick Schadt
Schadt
Youth Fatally Struck In Ball Game Near Clarksburg
Thomas Fowell, 15, of Ocean Mine near Clarksburg, died after a pitched ball struck his head during a sandlot game. His skull was fractured in the injury, which occurred yesterday and led to death today at a Clarksburg hospital.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Thomas Fowell
Ocean Mine
Here
Tribune Tonight page notices and society across sections
Local page layout lists sections including Late local telegraph and society news on page two, After Six column, editorial features on page four, Youngsville and Toples on pages four and five, sport news on page six, society and church notes on page seven, Honey Lou on page seven, comics on page eight, want ads and closing stock quotes with radio programs on page nine.
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Telegraph and Society
Youngsville
Society
Church
Honey Lou
Dollar Day Guests to Attend Warren Sales Event
Mr and Mrs Dollar Day will visit Warren for a two day community sales event on August 17 and 18. Merchants Bureau members voted to invite the noted couple back, with $25 prizes for first to identify them. Twenty firms have signed to participate and banners will advertise to attract large crowds.
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Dollar Day
Warren
Merchants’ Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Protest Over Off Phone Poles Halts Widening Work
Property owners on Pennsylvania avenue east protest the erection of new cedar telephone poles tied to street widening. District superintendent John P. Fenstermacher ordered workers to stop pending a settlement of alleged complaints. Borough officials C. J. Frantz and D. L. Lewis assist in the dispute, with a petition planned for the council.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
John P. Fenstermacher
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Fernstermacher
C. J. Frantz
Two Killed When Train Hits Auto Near Buffalo
A touring car was struck by a New York Central freight train at Clarence near Buffalo, killing William Doyle, 26, and Susan Doyle, 13, both of Laramie Wyoming. Their mother Ethelina Doyle, 68, and sister Marion, 10, were injured with slight injuries.
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Buffalo
U. P
New York Central
Clarence
Here
William Doyle
Laramie
Wyoming
Susan Doyle
Wye
Ethelina Doyle
Marion
Former Democratic state chairman dies in Williamsport
Walter A. Ritter, 68, longtime Democratic leader and prominent Lycoming County lawyer, died at his Williamsport home. Pneumonia was listed as the cause. Ritter was a noted political operator who served several terms in the state House of Representatives.
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Williamsport
U. P
Walter A. Ritter
Ritter
Lycoming
Robbers Sentenced in Mountain Road Robberies
Harry Hinkle and James Adey pleaded guilty to robbery tied to numerous holdups of motor car parties along Lick Hollow mountain roads near Uniontown. They were sentenced today to five to ten years in the Western penitentiary.
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Uniontown
U. F
Lick Hollow
Here
Harry Hinkle
James Adey
Western Penitentiary
Giants shift Warren southpaw to Texas League
A telegram to The Tribune says Art Johnson of Warren, a pitcher with Jersey City in the International league, will be optioned to Beaumont in the Texas league. Johnson denied to the Tribune that he was released outright to Beaumont. He joined the Giants in 1927 from Norfolk and appeared in one major league game last year. He joined Jersey City skeeters this season and beat Baltimore in a 14 inning game. Beaumont sits fourth in the Texas league. Rumors linked Johnson and others with a cash deal for a left handed pitcher. George Payne, a former Warren boy, also plays in the Texas league for Wichita Falls.
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The
Tribune
Art Johnson
Warren
Jersey
Beaumont
Jim Tierney
Giants
Johnson
International News Service
New York
Norfolk
McGraw
Jersey City
Jersey City Skeeters
Baltimore
George Payne
Wichita Falls
Payne
Policy Committee Resumes Sessions In Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers policy committee resumed closed door sessions in Indianapolis with the prospect of lasting until mid week. They reconvened yesterday after a weekend access and again refused to announce business transacted, President John L. Lewis indicated a statement may come at the meeting's close.
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Indianapolis
U.P
United Mine Workers of America Policy Committee
John L. Lewis
Former premier Gillitti dies in Italy at 86
Giovanni Gillitti a former premier of Italy died after weeks of illness from a complication of diseases. He was 86 years old.
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Cavour
Italy
U. P
Giovanni Gillitti
Weather Forecast For Western Pennsylvania
Forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions in the western and southern portions tonight. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with possible local thunder showers and slightly cooler in the extreme north. Observations show 8 am 67 and 2 pm 79. No precipitation reported. Sunset 7 28. sunrise 4 44.
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Gorenflo
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Fusa
Livelier Hat Band
Arthur Brisbane
Nicholas Roerich
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Budde
Sheffield
Herbert Reed
Warren General Hospital
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Pickett Hardware Co
Floyd Stevenson
New Process Co
William H. Wright
C. Beckley
C. Beckley Electrical Shop
John Rhodaberger
Metzger- Wright Co
George Miller
George Miller Shoe Co
J. A. Johnson
Clothier
Lloyd Stevenson
E. W. Garrison
Garrison’s, Inc
W. HH. Cannon
Brown's
Boot Shop
W. I. Neal
Neal & Co
B. Haglund
Danielson & Waglund
Carl Lundahl
Warren Southpaw
Joi Beaumont Club
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