Plane and World News Echoes From Far Off Lands
A curious mix of era headlines notes a legendary bandit meeting near Canton China, the Sarajevo car sale saga repeating with no buyers, and a Smithsonian weather station planned for Southwest Africa. Other items include Lufthansa expanding air routes, Canada testing peat use, and Britain curbing risky stock sales while progress on solar, tidal, and coal energy ideas signals a push toward new power sources. The piece highlights investors’ shams, urban housing efforts, and Rockefeller Jr.’s affordable housing plans amid prosperity.
Floater Found Dead in Erie Jail Cell
Pepe Eriz, 67, identified as the floater found dead in a jail cell in Erie police station this morning. Authorities say the death appears to be from natural causes pending autopsy results.
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Floater
Erie
Eriz
Pepe
U. P
Peter Vanderbilt
Heute
Ship strides for New York as Princess Anne missing
Amid widespread mourning for Princess Anne Lowenstein Werthelm and two companions, Captain Frank T. Courtney’s Dornier-Napier Whale heads from Plymouth toward Horta Azores for refueling en route to New York with an unidentified passenger aboard. New sightings place Brock and Schlee near Basra while hopes for the Saint Raphael crew fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Anne Lowenstein- Werterat
Sant Raphael
New York
Frank T. Courtney
Newfoundland
Courtney
F. Little
F. W. M. Downer
E. B. Hosmer
Montreal
Princess Anne
Sam ¥. Minchin
Leslie “Hamilton
Saint Raphael
Upayan
Eng
Ottawa
America
Asia
Bagdad
Bender Abbas
Persia
Brock
Schlee
Detroit
Canada
Sir John Darling
London
Ont
Caribou
Royal Windsor
Windsor
Mount Johnson
Que
Charles A. Levine
Walter Hinchiife
Cranwell Airdrome
Columbia
William — Randolph Hearst
Anne Lowenstein- Werthelm
Leslie Hamilton
F. F. Munchin
mid-Atlantic
Staaight
North Atlantic
Saint Rephast
Ireland
Josiah Macy
Ministry
Brock and Schlee Fatigue Reaches Bagdad on World Flight
aviators William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee pushed toward Karachi after landing at Bagdad, tiring after covering about 4,996 miles in the first week of their global voyage. They plan further long legs to Midway Island, Honolulu, and San Francisco, seeking a record set by Linton Wells and Edwin Evans.
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Basra
Asiatic
Turkey
Detroit
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schies
Bagdad
Edward F. Schlee
Harbor Tale
Newfoundland
Bender Abbas
Peris
Karachi
India
Tigris River
Hinaidi
Brock
Schlee
Constantinople
Aleppo
Syris
Asia
Schiee
United States
Tokio
Sand Inland
Midway Island
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Sand¢ Island
Honolulu
Boestain
San Francisco
British aviator McIntosh to reach Philadelphia
Philadelphia airport readies for British flyer Camain H. McIntosh. Flood lights prepared for a night landing and police stationed to manage crowds. His plane Princesa is expected to arrive Monday between 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. if the non-stop flight from Ireland proceeds as planned.
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Philadelphia
U. P
Camain H. BR. McIntosh
Ireland
Man Leaps to Death From Erie Dock
Carl Johnson, 40, a bricklayer, leaped from the Keystone Fish Company dock into Erie Bay. Three bystanders tried to rescue him with a pole, but he disappeared and did not surface. Coast guards recovered the body after an hour of searching. Coroner Dan Hanley reported the death as self inflicted.
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Erie
Keystone Fish Company
Erie Bay
Carl Johnson
Johnson
Coast Guards
Lonel
Dan Hanley
Auleida
Accident Forces Twins to End Bid at Sea
CAPE GRIS NEZ Brasil Sept 3 Accident and fatigue forced the Tittenfeld twins from New York to stop their attempt to swim the channel after about four hours in rough water. Bernice and Phylist, 13, entered the water at 142 Pp. cevette. One twin lost glasses and a rowboat struck a swimmer, ending the effort as weather worsened.
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Cape Gris Nez
Brasil
Tittenfeld
New York
Bellen
Bernice
Phylis
Cevette
Exposition Opens as Warren County Fairgrounds Buzz
Huge preparations marked the Warren County Exposition with crowds and livestock en route from boroughs and farms. Officials forecast a record attendance if fair weather holds as events including bands, horse acts, and free attractions are set for the week starting Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
R. T. Jones
First Lutheran Church
Charles A. Donnig
Brad
Spencer
Clarion
Scava
Fayette County Motor Fatalities Rise With Week’s Toll
Uniontown reports five motor fatalities in Fayette county for the week. Frank Butler, 20, of Connellsville, died when the car overturned on a curve near Uniontown after a crash that also injured Robert Stickel. A. Young of Pittsburgh, returning from Morgantown, was slightly hurt.
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Uniontown
U. P
Fayette County
Frank Butler
Connellsville
Butler
Robert Stickel
A. Young
Piteburgh
Morgantown
W. Va
Burk Brothers Plumbers Supplies Safe Robbed in Pittsburgh
Burk Brothers plumbers supplies shop in Pittsburgh was found robbed after a safe was blown open during the night. About 315 dollars were stolen when the office opened today. Local police investigating the burglary and reviewing nearby surveillance and witnesses.
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Pittsburgh
Burke Brothers
Veterans of oil boom named oldest oil men at expo
Tulsa reports thirty seven oil industry pioneers will be honored at the International Petroleum Exposition. Most are in their eighties with two aged 93, including Jacob Sheasley of Franklin and C McArthur of Kinzua. List records ages and home states among Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, California, Texas, Ohio and Arkansas.
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Tulsa
Okla
Samuel Smith
Titusville
Drake
America
Jacob Sheasley
Franklin
C. McArthur
Kinzua
Oil
Pennsylvania
Oklaoma
Fighteen
W. A Hughes
Lyman D. Rhoades
Oil City
Samuel Fertig
John L
William Merkle
Charles T. Bender
Tidioute
Fred A. Aggers
Kane
D. W. Clark
Tionesta
Oklahoma
F. M. Kilechner
Phillip Kirchner
Skintock
Leonard L. Beatty
Tazley
C. B. McKenzie
Yale
Charles S. Richardson
Garber
Martin C. O'Brien
Ramona
A. C. Wiley
Burbank
Tom C. Clements
John W. Dovigana
J. Alex Stephenson
Land HH. Waggoner
California
Peter Fertig
Monrovia
R. M. Duma
Ventura
J. £. Long
Long Beach
Texas
Henry Aggers
Ranger
Curt Rankin
Texan
FOR SALE 1523 Ford Sedan Ad Converts to Classified Net
Bay 4 from Russell offers a 1523 Ford Sedan with reasonable price and terms. The ad notes "Where Used Cars Look New" and invites inquiries to 307 Pa. Ave. W. A separate notice lists a young 24 year old seeking any work and capable of driving a car.
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Russell
Ave
Rituation
Ian
Addrean Bor
Warran Tribune
Plenty of Sunshine Promised for Labor Day
Weather officials forecast generally fair conditions for Labor Day east of the Mississippi with plentiful sunshine and moderate temperatures. Only the Middle Atlantic region faces cooler weather and a possible shower in the south.
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Washington
South
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Mitchell
Middle Atlantic
Many Important Questions Await Pres Coolidge
President Coolidge returns to Washington next week to tackle a busy agenda including selecting an ambassador to Mexico a governor general for the Philippines and a special Senate session before Oct 30. He plans a naval buildup and tax flood relief programs and will deliver a final western speech at Lincoln Library Brookings South Dakota.
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Paul R.mallon
United Press
Rapid City
Coolidge
Washington
Mexico
Philippines
Senate
Aly
White House
West
Lincoln Library
South Dakota Agricultural College
Brookings
S.C
Woodbury Equals Speedway Track Record at Altoona
Cliff Woodbury yesterday tied the speedway track record of 1363 miles per hour in trial heats at Altoona. William Lucky Bordenars, while attempting to qualify, crashed through the outer rail but was uninjured. Speed Gardner qualified for the amateur race at 103.6 mph. this was the final qualifying day.
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Altoona
Sept
U. P
Cliff Woodbury
Len Duray
William “Lucky” Bordenars
New Kensington
Joe Boyer
Lucky
Gardner
Pittsburch
Reward for hit and run drivers boosted in Shamokin
The Shamokin Motor Club announced a $300 reward in addition to the $100 from the Pennsylvania Motor Federation for the apprehension and arrest of a hit and run driver. The offer applies only in Shamokin and the immediate vicinity.
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Shamokin
U. P
Shamokin Motor Club
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Shamokin Clus
Qrmenediate
One in Ten Million Bridge Contest Won by Mrs Bamberger
Somerville Mass September 3 Mrs Adolph H Bamberger won a local bridge event with a four bid doubled and redoubled hand totaling 852 points. Her opponent and other details were not listed in the readable text.
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Somerville
Mass
U, PJ
Adolph H. Bamberger
Police Chief Visited by Committee Over Resignation Hint
Police Chief M Wholeben faced a committee visit at the Warren Police Station as two members urged resignation. Dr C J Frantz and I C Toderman led the talks with more members planned, while officers Moore, Griffith and Wills weigh the suggestion amid undisclosed charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Wholeben
Police
Tribune
C. J. Frantz
Sitter
Dr. Frantz
I. C. Toderman
Moore
Griffith
Wills
Wholeben
Polie Committee
Frantz
Tochterman
Mme
Warren
Weather forecast for western Pa turns warm then cooler Sunday
The forecast calls for possible late day showers tonight with warmer conditions tonight and a cooler Sunday. Regional pressure patterns show a western low over eastern Ontario with troughs extending toward the lakes and central valley, while high pressure centers shift across the southeast, lake region, and Texas. Temperature readings vary from the 60s in major cities to cooler in the Dakotas and Manitoba.
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Ontario
Lakes
Valleya
Texas
Lake Region
Iowa
Tennessee
Arkansas
Lake
Great Corn Belt
Dakotas
Manitoba
Mt Chicago
Buffalo
Miami
New York
Pittsburgh
Washington
Yellowstone Park
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Atlantic
Arthur Brisbane
Canton
China
Chist Leong
T Cmper
Sarajevo
Francis of
Austtia
Smithsonian Institute
Africa
Pte
Lyttthansa
rcal’ @ sonopoly
Erline
Peking
Great Britain
Iedy
Emesa
Bac
Atropolitan Life Insurance Company
Stabler
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Plymouth
Azores
Levine
S. S. Adda
S. S
Coruna
Downer
A M. Downer
Atlantic Ocean
Madrid
Granwell Airdrome
England
W. G. Hinchcliffe
Montreal Star
Elwood B. Hosmer
C. R. Hosmer
The
Star
Hosmer
Philly
Expo Grounds
Midway Carnival
Fayette
C. Warthur
Great Petroleum Fraternity
Woodbury
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