22 Mar 1928
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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1928
Page
1
A foggy 1928 New York American excerpt blends market fever with wild wildlife schemes in Arizona New Mexico and California. It weighs Wall Street gains against historic purchases, hints at Lindbergh’s aviator outreach to Congress, and cites wine use by artists and founders noting wine as a tonic while urging cautious optimism.
Chester Ps March 22 UP William C Sproul former governor of Pennsylvania died at his home after months of illness He was 58 and notable as the father of good roads in Pennsylvania He served 22 consecutive years in the state legislature He led Pennsylvania in the 1920 Republican convention where he received 86 votes before withdrawing for Warren G Harding He reportedly declined the vice presidency with Calvin Coolidge A pneumonia attack a year earlier and a late December heart attack hastened his death He last appeared publicly November 17 Continued on Page Eleven
Eighteen brick layers from Kane celebrate finishing the Kane Community Hospital with a dinner at the Arcade Inn. Foreman announces travel and mortar covered dinner for all workers. Kane citizens visit to congratulate the crew on the project completion. Elks Lodge members head to Johnsonburg for initiation at six thirty. Ebert remains critically ill with influenza at home. More Kane news on page 21.
Washington March 22 Reports from all parts of the country indicate that a general improvement in employment may be expected soon according to the regular monthly bulletin of the United States Employment Service today.
In Congress today the Senate keeps debating the Norbeck migratory bird bill while the Commerce Committee reviews amendments to the Jones bill. Cotton and coal investigations continue as the House presses Navy Department appropriation and farm relief measures through committee and floor consideration.
Report from the third supper shows 764 pledges on Wednesday with 13 076.88 pledged. Two day totals reach 41 831.85 from 2104 pledges. Amount left to raise stands at 7 168.65 as teams push toward the 49 000 quota. Industrial division reports 291 pledges totaling 1 002 for the day. The Warren Axe and Tool Co. cheers its workers as progress continues.
March 22 UPI reports 23 United Mine Workers pickets held at Allegheny County Jail for court in a riot and unlawful assembly case at Maude mine Treveskyn near Bridgeville. Justice A. W. McMillen ordered them held. Fagan vows more pickets. Sheriff Braun says eight per pit allowed, others detained.
A committee named by Ben Kinnear, commander of Chief Cornplanter Post, prepares the Irvine bridge dedication to Warren county soldiers and sailors. Governor Fisher may attend, with plans for a public name contest and prizes. local committees will handle publicity, music, sports, transport, and concessions for the event.
Senator Couzens urged the senate to adopt a resolution declaring Secretary of the Treasury Mellon should retire from public office, citing his four year silence on oil deal knowledge. In Berwick Pa Samuel C. Jaynes long serving bank cashier dies at 80 after sixty years with First National Bank.
President Coolidge again declined to seek renomination through his secretary Everett Sanders after Wyoming Republicans urged him. Senator Walter George of Georgia criticized oil scandal talk in the senate as political expediency. Friends of Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York claimed Smith would gain at least a bloc of votes at the Democratic convention in Houston backed by North Dakota delegates.
President Coolidge told Wyoming Republican leaders he will not run in 1928. After a March 16 Cheyenne meeting, the state committee urged him to waive his preference and serve four more years. Everett Sanders transmitted the president’s reply to L. C. Hinkle.
Vague notes on potential new land offers reach Warren Borough as officials review options for acquisition. The item indicates possible municipal land negotiations but lacks firm terms or dates, urging caution and further study by council members and residents.
Warren was named as a participating city in a proposed statewide police telegraph network. The system would instantly relay crime details and criminal descriptions to 84 Pennsylvania cities via a central hub, enabling rapid apprehension and coordination. Installation is estimated at 185000 dollars annually, shared among cities.
A powerful explosion rocked Eclipse works plant No. 2 of the Atlantic Refining Company in Franklin on a March afternoon. The roof was torn off and many nearby windows shattered, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters contained the blaze before city units arrived. cause under company investigation.
Washington March 22. Thomas W. Cunningham a Vare leader in Philadelphia was cited to the Senate for contempt after refusing to reveal the source of $50,000 he contributed to the primary campaign of Senator Elect William S Ware Republican Pa. Great detail of police guards hungarians.
March 22 Mexico City and surrounding states reeled as a three minute quake shattered electric lines and darkened streets. Six injured in the capital and reports of collapsed houses in Oaxaca accompanied panicked crowds spending the night outdoors. The tremors, centered near Tepeji and Atlan, were deemed the severest since 1911, with parts of seismic gear displaced.
Washington reports the first improvement in nearly a week as Senator Ferns of Michigan, 75, remains seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia. He reportedly had a restful night and appeared mending somewhat at his hotel.
The Weather Guess reports generally fair conditions for western Pennsylvania with a cold tonight and Friday. Observations at 8 am show Chicago 44 Miami 62 Philadelphia 38 Pittsburgh 40 San Francisco 68 Yellowstone Park 34 Washington 38. Local readings at 8 am 87, 2 pm 43, river 1.8, precipitation 08. Sun sets tonight 6 14, Friday sunrise 6 00, sunset 6 16.
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