Highway Blinded Drivers Cause Fatal and Injury Crashes
Pittsburgh district reports two deaths and multiple injuries from weekend auto crashes. John Mecheck, 26, died in a collision between a truck and a freight car near the railroad yards. Joseph Dun, Jr. 3, and Andrew Serena 59, were hospitalized with fractured arms. Mildred Gaynor 21 of Burns, West Virginia, was killed when struck by a car driven by Ferari Verquiler near Carmichaels and Nemacolin after night glare. Eliza nth McDermott 60 of Butler died when her car crashed on the Chicora road. In Altoona eight were injured in several accidents, including a funeral cortege crash injuring Emma Williams.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Joseph Dun, Jr
Andrew Serena
John Mecheck
Pennsylvania Rail
Dunlevy
Bigelow
Waynesburg
Mildred Gaynor
Burnsie
W. Va
Carmichaels
Nemacolin
Ferari Verquiler
Memalin
Miss Gaynor
Anne “Kaprive
Verquiler
Butler
Elizanth McDermott
McDermott
Butler High School
Altoona
Emma Williams
A. $. Williams
Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Albert Hubert
Mayagile
Youth Near Death After Boardwalk Prank Incident
Ray Hughes aged 20 of Oil City lay paralyzed from the waist after a boardwalk prank at Stoneboro beach Sunday. A friend shoved Hughes off the boardwalk into twelve inches of water where his head buried in sand. he was rushed to hospital with his nervous system affected and Joely 27 U. P. noted among witnesses.
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City
Joely
U. P
Ray Hughes
Oil City
Stoneboro Beach
Hughes
Park Beach Girl Becomes Noted Author in New York
A Kentucky mountains girl, Scarberry, who slept in Prospect Park for five nights and sold varnish to survive, rises to fame as a popular author. Her story Make Up mirrors her life and is being serialized nationwide. She once served as a Navy yeowoman and sang in theater before joining journalism.
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Alme Sieux
the Tribune
New York
Kentucky Mountains
New York City
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Miss Scarberry
Kentucky
Janet
Rumors Of Romance And Ban On Monkey Glands In 1928 Era
A fragmentary clipping discusses today romance and a bid to forbid monkey glands. It notes Prussia’s death by self action and mentions Hungary ending nomadic Gypsy life under forced settlement and language shifts. The piece critiques modern civilization’s move from nomadic living to urban order.
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Prussia
Red Wall St
Hungary
Herzelkazel
Beavcr Creek Diver Dies in East Liverpool Neck Break
John Evans 26 of Cheater West Virginia a mill worker and amateur baseball player died in a hospital in East Liverpool after diving into Beaver Creek and striking a rock with his head the neck broken in the accident occurred July 223 according to reports from East Liverpool Ohio.
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Liverpool
John Evans
Cheater
W. Va
Beaver Creek
Carnival Train Wreck Kills Four in New Hampshire
In Farmington New Hampshire a Bernardi Carnival train of twenty cars derailed after a coupling pin slipped while being moved from Laconia to Gloucester. Five flat cars plunged down a 16 foot embankment, killing four and injuring seven others. three were missing at dawn and the fate of the passengers remained unresolved.
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Farmington
N. H
Bernardi Carnival Company
Laconia
Gloucester
Mass
Lanphier Resigns Post With War Dept
Major Thomas G. Lanphier a leading army aviator sent his resignation to the secretary of war in Washington. The move takes effect August 1 1925 and he will serve as vice president in charge of operations for the newly formed Trans-Continental Air Transport company.
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Mt, Clemens
Mich
Thomas G. Lanphier
Washington
Mt. Clemens
Lanphier
Army
Trans-Continental Air Transport
Sheriff Outsprints Prisoner In Chase Through Warren Streets
Sheriff Jefferson earned a new nickname Sunday evening after a jail escapee, Victor Chrisman, 25, of Chandlers Valley, fled through Market Street Fifth Avenue and Liberty Street. Jeff pursued from his porch binding through gaps to tackle Chrisman at Sixth and Liberty. Guard Ray Sherman joined soon after at the jail kitchen, where the escape was spotted.
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Harry” Jefferson
Market Street
Fifth Avenue
Liberty Street
Victor Chrieman
Chandlers Valley
Jeff
Harry
Will Rogers
Hie
Chrisman
Liberty
Sixth
Ray Sherman
Sherman
Buck
Safety devices urged for Warren County crossing
F N tower safety recommendations will be presented to Erie division engineer W T Hanly at Henry H Bassett's office. Committeemen from the Warren County Motor Club Good Roads association and Chamber of Commerce press for immediate installation of gates and 24 hour watchman service at the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads crossing with the Roosevelt highway. The meeting marks the first public contact since agitation began after Frank E Baker was killed when his car was struck by a train. An accident involving a car that overturned after being hit on one track while a second train passed underscores signals confusion for drivers. Over 72 hours an accurate check showed more than 10 000 cars used the crossing.
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F.N
W. T. Hanly
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Henry H. Bassett
Warren County Motor Club
Good Roads Association
Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Gates
Peter E. Nelson
Frank E. Baker
Baker
U S May Discuss Treaty Revision With Chinese Nationalists
Washington July 28 United States Secretary of State Kellogg may announce within 48 hours that the United States will discuss treaty revision with the Chinese Nationalist government. A Chinese American conference may be enlarged to include others, once MacMurray submits his views. Nationalist rep Frank Lee says Nanking ready to appoint delegates per Kellogg plan. Officials await MacMurray word before comment.
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Washington
C. P
Kellogg
United States
United Press
MacMurray
Frank Lee
New York City
Nanking
Lee
Huddleston Breaks Endurance Swim Record In Bronx Pool
New York July 23. Mrs Myrtle Huddleston set a new swimming endurance mark at the Metropolitan pool in the Bronx. At 1 16 P M she had been in the water 50 hours 10 minutes and 16 seconds, eclipsing her former record and she aims to extend the spell by about five more hours.
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New York
U.P
Myrtle Huddleston
Metropolitan
Bronx
Huddleston
Weatherman Jokes as Snow Falls Over Colorado
Weather humor notes snow in Colorado with cold snap near Denver. Rain fell statewide with heavy showers on western slopes and unusually cool temperatures for late July. Allen's Park near Denver reported a brief snow event amid scattered downpours and cooler air.
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Denver
Colo
Allen's Park
Coto
Arctic rescue survivor dies aboard Citta Di Milano
Kings Bay Spitzbergen July 23 One of 16 rescued from the bitter cold Arctic region has died aboard the steamer Citta Di Milano. Captain Adalberto Mariano, gravely ill after leg amputation for frozen limb, had earlier been rescued by the Krassia. Zappi also ill. doctors report fever but not serious. Rescued Italia crew to pass through Norway to Italy without stops in a special car attached to a Swedish train.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
U. P
Citta di Milano
Adalberto Mariano
Mariano
Filippo Zappi
Finn Malmgren
Re Floe
Zappi
Citta di Molano
Stockholm
Italia
Norway
Italy
Narvik
United Press
Mine Leaders Meet To Draft Wage Scale In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh district leaders of the United Mine Workers gather in a closed session to draft a new district policy and wage scale following Indianapolis guidance. About forty union leaders attend with Philip Murray present only in advisory capacity and P. T. Fagan presiding.
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Pittsburgh
U. P
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Philip Murray
P. T. Fagan
Hoover Campaigns with Republican Leaders Begin
The Campaign Log notes Herbert Hoover plans political conferences with Republican leaders starting today with Senator Hiram Johnson. Governor Smith will confer with eastern leaders this week to map his campaign tour and meet Gov. Emil Baldwin of Maryland. A Republican committee began collecting small donations for the Hoover-Curtis fund.
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Herbert Hoover
Hiram Johnson
Smith
Gov
Mibalng
Maryland
Hoover-Curtlas Fund
State Specialist Will Hold Clinic During County Fair
Dr. W. P. Brown medical secretary of the Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society will conduct a Warren clinic during the county fair in charge daily assisted by Nurse Lucille Larson and county nurses. The Warren County Society aims to stimulate interest. examinations will be offered to all and arrangements already set with the Fair Association. Dr. J. R. Durham and Wm. P. Taylor head the local committee with others aiding. clinics were planned for county fairs this fall including Warren. Massey to Succeed Peck in Charge Penns Personnel
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W. P. Brown
Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society
Warren
Warren County Tuberculosis Society
Brown
Misa Lucille Larson
Warren County Society
Fair Association
J. R. Durham
Wm. P. Taylor
Warren County
Two Men and Dog Set Record For Trip Around the World
New York July 23 two men B D Collyer Henry Mears and their Sealyham terrier set a world circling record traveling by plane ship ferry and car. They completed the trip in 22 days 15 hours 21 minutes 3 seconds landing at the battery in a police car. Collyer piloted the final leg through dense fog from Minneapolis to New York and noted the overland segments were the hardest. The dog barked and aviators danced with relief on arrival.
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New York
B. D. Collyer
Henry Mears
Cherbourg
Linton Wells
Edward 3. Evans
Minneapolis
Collyer
Chicago
French seaplane La Fregate lands at Horta Harbor
In Azores, Lt. Paris of the French navy landed the seaplane La Fregate at 2 20 p.m. Eastern after a 14 hour night flight from Brest. The crew refuels and plans next legs toward Bermuda or Nova Scotia with aim of a non stop return to France after reaching the United States. The total Brest to United States route covers about 4450 miles.
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Horfa
Azores
U.P
Atlante Ocean
la Vregate
Brest
Paulin Lovin Jerome Paris
E.s.t
France
America
Parry
United States
Bermuda
Nova Scotia
Paria
Ministry of Marine
Marot
Cadell
Paris
Morocco
Riffa
Goliath Boovardment
French
Ministry
Vavasauer
Ieutenant Paris
Horta
Carranza's Body Reaches Mexico City
The body of Captain Emilio Carranza, a young Mexican aviator slain during a nonstop flight from New York, arrived in Mexico City and lay in state at the war office. Twenty five thousand schoolchildren scattered flowers along the funeral procession from Talway station.
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Mexico City
Emilio Carranza
New York
War Office
Talway Station
Five Men Burned in Sewer Explosion in Pa
Five men were seriously burned when a sanitary sewer near their work exploded in Tohnstown Pennsylvania. Escape gasoline fumes were cited as the cause. Injured are John Poliascek 16 Joseph Martinez 23 Tony Zolar 21 Jose Diaz 40 and Mike Mizere 25.
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Tohnstown
U. P
John Poliascek
Joseph Martinez
Tony Zolar
Jose Diazz
Mike Mizere
Weather Forecast for Western Pa Tonight and Tuesday
Forecast calls for fair weather in western Pennsylvania with a clear night and slightly easier sun south portion tonight. Local observations show 63 at 6 a.m. and 74 at 2 p.m. river level 2.6, precipitation 26, sunset 8:41. Tuesday sunrise 4:49, sunset 7:32.
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Jnder
Cara
ALMA
Arthur Brisbane
New Folk Americas
Herve
WAR Dept
Chase
Warren Streets
U.S
China
Arctic
Roy O. West
National Republican
Tuberculosis Society
Massey
Peck
Pennsy
Philadelphia
R. V. Massey
G. F. Peck
Sandusky
Ohio
LA Fregate
Horta Harbor
E America
Carranza
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