Hoover Confident of Victory as GOP Unites for NY Rally
Herbert Hoover voiced strong confidence in winning the presidency after meetings with New York GOP leaders. He said party unity and a robust organization boost the campaign, stressing stability and prosperity as core issues. He planned a Madison Square Garden speech before 20,000, with Dawes speaking at a noon luncheon and a nationwide radio hookup to follow.
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Herbert Hoover
York State
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Hoover
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Waldorf Hotel
Washington
Pennsylvania Station
Dawes
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Republican women invited to Hoover radio address
Republican women are invited to listen to Herbert Hoover’s New York speech via radio at the Republican Women's headquarters in the Montgomery Ward block on Liberty Street. The event is set for 8 30 o'clock Monday evening, with Mrs. Robert Hail in charge announcing a radio set has been installed.
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Herbert Hoover
New York
Montgomery-Ward
Liberty Street
Robert Hail
King George and Timur Clash Over Plymouth Status
King George proclaims Plymouth a city provoking delight yet clashes with tradition as rulers of old altered towns. Meanwhile Hickman in California is hanged for kidnapping and murder, noted for his iron nerve before collapse at the scaffold. Continued on Page Five.
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California
Vic
Jawarski Again Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
Paul Jawarski, wounded murderer, was sentenced to die in the electric chair by Judges James B. Drew and J. Frank Graff in Allegheny county criminal court. He killed payroll guard Asaiah Gump on December 24, 1925, and after escaping from jail he faced the death penalty with a 90 day window to appeal to the state supreme court. Governor John S. Fisher will fix the execution date.
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Pittsburgh
U'P
Tive
Paul Jawarski
Allegheny County Criminal Court
James B. Drew
J. Frank Graff
Jaworski
Asaiah Gump
Allegheny County
State Supreme Court
Samuel H. Gardner
John S. Fisher
Drew
Graf
Smith to Speak in Boston Wednesday
Gov Alfred E. Smith announced plans for a three hall New England tour in Boston on Wednesday night as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination. He will address 30 000 people at the arena and have his voice transmitted to Mechanics Hall and Symphony Hall for the overflow crowd.
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Albany
Alfred E. Smith
Boston
New England
Mechanics Ball
Symphony Hall
Supreme Court to Hear Lake Cargo Appeals
The U S Supreme Court will hear four appeals in the lake cargo coal rate controversy. The cases involve federal questions and are likely to be argued within months. Appeals by the Interstate Commerce Commission the United States Northern railroads and northern operators come from a West Virginia three judge court that overruled the commission 20 cent advantage claiming the decision exceeded legal power based on economic conditions not transportation factors.
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U.P
U. S. Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Northern
West Virginia
Commission
Campaign Against Speeders Succeeds Warns Pennsylvania Patrol
Harrisburg, Pa. Oct 22 The campaign to curb drivers of interstate buses speeding on Pennsylvania highways has shown marked success according to Captain W. G. Price of the state highway patrol. Arrests of such drivers have dropped about ten weekly. Four drivers arrested three times in a week have been cited before the state highway department to show why their licenses should not be revoked.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
W. G.price
State Highway Patrol
Price
State Highway Department
Heelas Flower Shop Sold to Harold S Wood
Harold S Wood, Hickory Street florist, completed negotiations Monday morning for the purchase of the Heelas Flower Shop in the Library Theatre building. He takes possession immediately and will operate from the Library Theatre location. Edgar Heelas retires and plans to move to Jamestown, New York. Wood’s greenhouse is on Conewango Avenue Extension near Fair Grounds.
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Hickory Street
Heelas
Library Theatre
Mr. Wood
Edgar Heelas
Jamestown
N. Y
Woods
Conewaigo Avenue Extension
Fair Grounds
Fifth Week Opens in Allegheny Graft Probe
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the fifth week of the Allegheny county grand jury graft inquiry opening with over twenty witnesses including several justices of the peace and constables. District Attorney Gardiner leads questioning as records are examined. plan to ask federal court to bring Al Forney before the panel. Also notes Philadelphia graft probes and police captain Ellison’s collapse after intense questioning.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Grand Jury
Allegheny County
Justices of the Peace
Samuel H. Gardner
Forney
Gardner
United States Federal Court
al Forney
Philadelphia
Attooney Thomas Monaghan
John A. Monaghan
James H. Ellison
Philadelphia General Hospital
Ellison
Grand Jury
All Women Jury Chosen In Lumber Case Trial
Warren county's first all women jury was sworn in to hear the lumber case Trill versus Hatch in county court civil term before Judge D A Arnd. Attorneys Bordwell and MacDonald withstood four challenges each as the dozen jurors, a mix of Jessie Devis Theresa Nelson Lenora Knupp Mrs J H Swarthinger Mary Rexford Emma Hinsdale Gertrude O Connor Stella Cowles Mary E Stewart Cora Lamenz Adda Jeffords and Kate Lounsbury, were seated. Evidence indicated a closely contested case likely to go to the jury the next day.
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Warren County
W. L. Trill
John ‘T. Hatch
Trill
Jessie Devis
Theresa Nelson
Lenora Knupp
One Man Dead Three Burned In Bethlehem Steel Blast
An explosion in the open hearth department at the Cambria plant, Bethlehem Steel, Johnstown, PA, killed Andrew Mikolka aged 64 and seriously burned Park Custer 41 Peter Daly 26 and Teodore Kunkels 44.
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Johnstown
Cambria
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Andrew Mikolka
Park Custer
Peter Daly
Teodore Kunkels
Warren Troop Wins Annual Boy Scout Rally Cup
Troop 4 of Warren won the silver cup at the fall rally in Crescent Park beating other troops. Scoutmaster F. H. Hettrick led a series of contests with Troop 4 scoring the top total, though final points were not yet tallied by Scout Executive Frank C. Roud. Myron Thomas of Warren won the archery contest. other notable participants included Eagle Scout Michael of Erie and Scout Executive Freyer.
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Warren
Crescent Park
F. H. Hettrick
Frank C. Roud
Ludlow
H. E. Preyer
Erie County Council
Michael
Erie
Myron Thomas
Freyer
Charles Armstrong
Melvin Danielson
Farmer pleads not guilty after fatal shotgun duel
In Rochester New York Edwin Gacon 41 farmer says he only meant to wound not kill after grabbing Charles Capellino 67 banker’s shotgun during a land dispute. Capellino died instantly. Gacon explained he aimed to tear off part of his shoulder and teach him a lesson. Court to recess Monday. Supreme Court to recess from Oct 29 to Nov 19.
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Rochester
N. Y
U. P
Edwin Gacon, Jr
Charles 5
Capellino
Gacons
Here
Gacon
Officer Fires Into Crowd Wounding Two in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on October 22 a police officer fired into a crowd during an arrest of a ringleader of a disturbance at a lunachs wager. Thomas Bannon, 23, was shot through the lung and remains alive, while another man was shot in the ankle and is listed as not seriously injured.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Thomas Bannon
Bannon
Cing
Hle
Government seeks settlement to avert railway express strike
In New York on October 22, government mediators moved to settle disputes between employees and the American Railway Express Company. A 55 000 worker strike loomed if unresolved. George A. Cook joined the mediation, urging status quo while talks continue. Union leader George M. Harrison pledged no strike pending settlement. Company VP L R Gwyn reported progress and cautioned against vague statements.
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New York
U. P
American Railway Express Company
George A. Cook
United States Mediation Board
Express Company
George M. Harrison
International Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Samuel R. Winslow
Board of Meditation
L. R. Gwyn
Jamestown Resident Killed by Street Car
Coroner Bowers of Chautauqua County investigates the death of Ludwell D. Davison a 43 year old Jamestown resident killed by a Warren Jamestown street car on the outskirts of Jamestown Sunday night. Motorman Sam Friedenberg of Warren says he saw a man by the track but could not stop in time. Davison’s head was crushed and he had left Jamestown about an hour earlier to alight at Brown Street.
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Bowers
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Ludwell D. Davison
Jamestown
Sam Friedenberg
Warren
Davison
Brown Street
Man shoots wife then kills self in Fort Fort tragedy
Wilkes-Barre dispatch reports Frank Lapinski, 58, shot his wife after ongoing quarrels and then killed himself. The wife is near death. Neighbors say the couple fought frequently in recent days.
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Wilkes-Barre
U. P
Frank Lapinski
Fort Fort
Warren Airport Venture Planned by Local Refiners
Warren Refiners announce a stock company to control a proposed airport site leased on a tentative basis. The Warren Airport Inc. plans to raise 25,000 dollars after incorporation, with a 20,000 dollar option to purchase the land. Trustees and executives named include Lewis Jameson, Harry Lewis, and Glen Brockway, with J P Jefferson as land trustee. Final site decisions to be guided by aviation officials and experienced aviators.
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Warren Aupotline
Chase
Coninigipal
Jamieson
Bea
Algu
Warren Airport, Inc
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J. P. Jeffersons
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Warren Borough
Conewango Township
Warren County
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Allegheny River
D. F. A. Wheelock
West Warren Real Estate Company
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