20 Sep 1927
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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1927
Page
1
A fragment from a Baltimore era issue discusses Prohibition rhetoric and public health warnings about denatured alcohol and bootleg gin. It notes social topics, Florida tourism optimism, and shifts in public sentiment before reporting Dempsey Tunney boxing betting odds and a $5,000 Tunney wager.
Harrisburg reports about one million voters cast ballots across 67 counties in a weather friendly day as factional struggles shape contests. Governor Fisher orders a state police inquiry into Allegheny County while Blair and Chester counties see heavy registration and strong mayoral race interest in Philadelphia.
About seven hundred American soldiers and their wives toured the Marne Salient at Chateau Thierry nine years after World War I fighting. The group visited Belleau Wood and other sites, reflecting on war memories as towns have been rebuilt.
Houston flyer Frank B Hawks, racing toward Spokane, landed Kane Country Club in fog and diverted to Cleveland after a 20 minute hold. At Brook crowd aided a staged plane refuel on a plateau. In St Paul, Leslie Miller led in the national air derby, reaching city at 9 56 p m to stay ahead of rival C W Meyers. other entrants include J S Charles, Eugen Dettmer, and W E H Emery Jr as the day’s leg continued toward Fargo with Roosevelt Field’s first takeoff earlier.
A U S Marine was killed and another mortally wounded in a Telpaneca engagement with Nicaraguan rebels as 20 rebels died and 50 wounded. At the American Legion convention in Paris Pershing and Marshal Foch drew loud, lasting cheers.
Republican headquarters over Citizens National Bank will stay open in the evening to receive election returns. Call Bell at 1053 for details.
Dwight W. Morrow of New Jersey to be American ambassador to Mexico, replacing James R. Sheffield. Informal Mexican approval reported. formal appointment pending. Morrow, Morgan partner and former college mate of the present, is to handle diplomatic issues including the oil land dispute over property seizures under Mexican regulations.
Short classified box notes limit listings to five lines per item with rewards and contact numbers. Lost a black silk umbrella with a gold handle return to 116 St. Clair St. Reward offered. For sale a well bred hound eight months old. Phone 5036.
United Press reports Senate Thomas J. Walsh of Montana is being boosted by Democratic leaders to head the ticket and rally the prohibition vote after William G. McAdoo’s withdrawal. Walsh’s anti monopoly and farm reform stance, Catholic background, and potential contrast with Gov. Al Smith are noted, with several other names also mentioned as possible candidates.
Franklin Sept 20 Anthony Suthermand a 50 year old Pennsylvania railroad employee for 30 years was fatally injured this morning when entering an automobile and struck by a car driven by Harold Mitchell Suthermand died in a hospital about half an hour later Homeopaths Meet Harrisburg Sept 20 The annual state convention of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania opened its three day sessions with committee reports and routine business of today Tonight William A Pierson of Philadelphia is to deliver How to Live to be 100 Officers will be nominated at tomorrow session and election set for the closing day Thursday
The fragmentary OCR shows teams Crowder ONeill Grove Johnson Cochrane versus Bassler Lundgren Buselt Moore Hoffman. The garbled text yields unclear innings and scores with possible 7 1 and 9 0 lines, preventing full reconstruction of the game result or participants.
Voters flock to polling places across wards amid heavy activity and watchful crowds. By noon numbers rose in Fourth and Second wards with early ballots and large turnout shared across Fifth and Sixth wards. Auto banners and card distribution marked a tense day as parties push for nominations.
A weather summary notes an area of low pressure near White River Ontario bringing showers to the upper Mississippi Valley and Lake Michigan region. A high from Canada toward the southern plains, with other low pressure in the southwest, yields cooler temperatures south of the Rockies and frost in parts of Iowa and Nebraska. Local readings include Chicago 44 and Pittsburgh 54 with sunrise at 6 47.
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