Three Canadian towns cut off as floods rise
Montreal May 29 The worst floods in history hit the St. Johns district isolating Petit Saguenay St Felicien and L Anse St Jean. Bridges were destroyed roads inundated and landslides numbered about fifty. An appeal for aid was sent from Petit Saguenay as communications failed and no lives confirmed.
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Montreal
St. John’s
Canada
Petit Saguenay
St. Felicien
LiAnse St. Jean
L’anse St. Jean
Zid
Watch Awarded by Jewelry Store to Senior Class
Miss Olive Cocker of 433 Lookout Avenue, Warren High Senior, receives a 15 jeweled watch valued at $25 as graduation gift from C A Nichols Jewelry. The store clock in the window stopped Tuesday at 7 48, arrow on Miss Conboy's frame. Conboy sister Margaret is also a Senior. The clock had run for about two weeks in the window before stopping.
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Olive Cocker
Lookout Avenue
Warren High
C. A. Nichols Jewelry
Lindbergh Tests Passenger Route Flight From Curtiss Field
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh flew from Curtiss Field at 6:05 A M in a Ryan monoplane for Columbus in a test flight to map a course for a new trans continental air route. He carried three passengers whose names were not disclosed as heavy fog covered the field.
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Curtiss Field
L. 1
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ryan
Columbus
Lindbergh
Oil Prices by Grade and Line in Various Regions
Readable lists of Pennsylvania and other grade oils with per barrel prices across pipelines and regions including Buckeye Pipe Line Eureka Cumberland Stoll Western Kentucky and Indiana lines. Notable entries include Corning 25 cent oil in Buckeye lines and Ragland Grade Oil priced at 0.36. Prices range from 0.36 to 3.06 per unit with multiple lines and cities cited.
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Pennsylvania
New Tors Transit Co
Bradford
National Transit Co
Tional Transit Co
South
West Pa
Eureka Pipe Line Co
Buckeye Pipe Co
Beiater
Ie Corning
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Corning
Cabell
Somerset OU
Cumberland Pipe Line Co
Indiana Refining Co
West Kentucky
Ereacerere
Cumberland
Bari
Monmye
Paragon Dev. Co
Stoll Oi Refining Co
Oil City
Western Kentucky
Lima
Indiana
Princeton
Wooster
Plymouth
Alinda
Waterloo
Petrolia
Canada
Saginaw, Mich
Saginaw
Mich
The Tribune Map Of Europe Shows New Frontiers
The Tribune offers a new color map of Europe showing postwar frontier changes with Poland France Derroort and Belti areas. Produced for Tribune readers via Washington Interteetion Bureau, the 22 by 23 inch map explains the altered borders and new boundaries for European countries.
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the Tribune
Europe
Germany
Poland
France
Derroort
Belti Gstte
Washington Interteetion Bureau
Local firm exemption on theatre admissions and tax changes
Summary of a local bill detailing revenue effects from various tax changes including a $17 million loss from theatre admissions exemptions, a $1 million loss from a beverage tax repeal and wine tax cuts, and other adjustments raising exemptions and credits for earned income, club dues tax relief, and yacht tax repeal. The measure, signed by the president, reflects compromise between House and Senate versions totaling multi‑hundred‑million reductions, with Treasury estimates near $202–289 million and disputes over larger cuts.
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House
Senate
Treasery
Democras
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Treasury Mellon
Chamber
Treasury
Farm relief plank built by agricultural state committees
In Chicago fourteen agricultural states formed committees to work among delegates at the Republican national convention in Kansas City to push a farm relief plank. Supporters of Lowden Watson Curtis organized the committees and twelve delegates were elected with half votes each to back Governor Alfred E Smith at the Democratic convention. A District of Columbia Democratic chair urged farmers to attend the Houston convention for a farm relief program.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Frank O. Lowden
James E. Watson
Charles Curtis
Alfred E. Smith
Columb
Democratic National Committee
Houston
Balloon Teams Ready for Race at Bettie Field
McKeesport Pa May 29 Fourteen balloon teams and craft prepared for the 1928 nations elimination balloon races at Bettie Field tomorrow Weather favorable the U S Navy dirigible Los Angeles planned to fly from Lakehurst to McKeesport hovering over the city during events The Datlovie will cast Gay Sonn ute intervals starting at 1 P M Memorial Day services to honor the armed forces followed by parachute jumps and military bands
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Mckeesport
U. S. Navy
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
M. J
Pittsburgh
W Brotzman
United States Army
Economic and political notes from a midweek column
The piece comments on Republican stance to the McNary Haugen bill affecting nomination prospects, warns about market risks in Wall Street with bear pit imagery, and notes Buick’s July advertising push. It reports Boulder Dam bill progress, German coal to benzo fuel attempts, Standard Oil’s coal and Benzo work, and Consolidation Coal’s planned plant closures and wage effects. Canadian farming output rises sharply.
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House of Representatives
Boulder Dam
Senate
Standard Oil
Land Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Memorial Day Parade Details For G A R Circle
The program includes General Logan orders read by Adj E S Munson and remarks by Marshall H R McCalmont. Bramer Carlson recalls Lincoln at Gettysburg then Rev Howenstein delivers the Memorial day address. The ceremony features muffled drums, volleys, taps, flags dipped, and a parade review at the bridge. Veterans groups lay graves tributes and civic groups participate in formation with band VFW and American Legion leaders among many units.
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Cokumn
G. A. BR
Veterans of All Wars
Order of the Sons of Italy
Salvation Army Corps
Boy Scout
Boy Scouts
Avicmobile
Ladies Circle
Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
House creates investigative campaign committee with five members
The House adopted a Snell resolution naming Speaker Longworth to appoint a five member committee to investigate expenditures of presidential and vice presidential candidates and Congress members. John Muccine of Olean was reported in critical condition at Warren General Hospital after being struck between freight cars near Tionesia. Stolled laborers in Venezuela now earn seven dollars a day as American autos gain popularity in Turkey.
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Washington
House
Rep. Snell
Repu
N. Y
Longworth
Congress
John Muccine
Olean
Warren General Hospital
Muccine
Tionesia
Muccino
Pennsylvania
Suit May Settle Bond Argument in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg May 23 A taxpayers suit may be brought by the commonwealth to settle whether state constitutional amendments increasing indebtedness are perpetual loans or carry a perpetual authority for fixed maximum indebtedness. The fight centers on a highway bond issue constitutional amendment allowing a 50 million bond issue but Treasury says it could enable 156 million in borrowings. Governor Fister asked for a clarifying communication to Auditor General Martain and Treasurer Lewis, with potential suit supporters unnamed.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Samuel S. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Fister
Edward Martain
President to Address Gettysburg Ceremony Amid Security Prep
U S troops outline crowd control and escort plans for the president’s Gettysburg visit. Cavalry to guard rail station and artillery to fire a 23 gun salute at Culp’s Hill. A 95 year old Civil War veteran, John H Dubbs, cannot attend due to a fractured hip. School children will lay flowers on graves before the president’s 2 PM address and departure.
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Gettysburg
Culp’s Hill
John H. Dubbs
Dubbs
Lincoln
Dobbs
Senate debates Boulder Dar amid campaign fund chatter
In Congress today the Senate continues debate over Boulder Dar with campaign fund committee activities and Republican National Committee member Freeman from Mississippi. The House weighs Austrian policy lean and moves on unanimous consent calendar bills.
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Senate
Boulder
Gee Perry Howard
Freeman
Mississippi
HOUSE
Hoover seeks restraint on expenditures in presidential campaign
Washington May 3. Secretary of Commerce Hoover wrote a personal letter early this year saying he would not countenance large expenditures by his friends to obtain presidential delegates. Senate campaign-investigation officials testified that Benjamin J. Davis from Georgia claimed he received $2200 in cash in Washington earlier.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Senate
Benjamin J. Davis
Satiera
Georgia
Bush Holland
U. S
Two Men Die in Ohio Triple Train Wreck
In Barberton on May 29, dense fog halted traffic on three railways as a westbound Pennsylvania freight collided with another freight and a Pennsylvanian eastbound train. Two men were killed. injured were William Penn of Upland West Virginia and John Mahaffey of Youngstown. Bell Telephone official W. W. Slocum left for Pittsburgh for a Bell conference.
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Barberton
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Upland
W. Va
Yohn Mahaffey
Youngstown
Motive Stocks Rally On Merger Hopes In New York
A brisk rally in motor shares led market gains as call money eased to 6 percent from 6 1/4 percent. Chrysler and Dodge preferred climbed to new highs amid heavy volume, while General Motors recovered from early losses and U S Steel and Allied Chemical joined the rally. Officials from Chrysler and Dodge were in New York amid reports of a possible merger, unconfirmed by either side.
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New York
U. P
Chrysler
Dodge
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Allied Chemical
Ranch manager stops in Warren
Roz Bell former Warren man owner and manager of the Watona Exhibition Near Jamestown visits Warren to promote a diverse menagerie including foxes bears birds and reptiles An unusual exhibit a possum litter born May 20 draws attention Also Blake Roger 36 arraigned on serious charge related to two missing girls pleaded not guilty and is held without bail pending further hearing
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Roz Bell
Harry Bell
Mehue Place
Watona
Heach
Jamestown
Hel
the Tribune
Warena Ranch
Lakewood Road
Warren
Bell
Blake Roger
Pennsylvania
Avyenne East
Justice of the Peace
Watts N. Davis
E. Roger
George Munn
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LINDY
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Bane
Erie
Raing
Eric
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Jeans
Will Rogers
Buick Automobile Company
Buick
Consolidation Coal Company
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Erskine
Studebaker
The
Bea Ha Ac Sa
Venezuela
Turkey
U.S
Far East
Tribune
New York City
Marcel
Victoria Wiles
Ateliado Are
Ohio
W. W. Slocum
Bell Telephone
Bell Company
Roy Bell
Wayne C. Helmbrecht
Optometrist Warren Savings Bank Bldg
McCallixn and
McCall
Celton
Cromwell
Ata Jord
Teekay
Radium
Johnson Brothers
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