Today Bead an Think Thumbprints The Sappedil Mr. Rockefeller Celebrates
A column by Arthur Brisbane riffs on curious tidbits from 1927, mentioning M. Bird in Paris showing thumbprints of a medium's dead father, a New York couple awarded damages for kissing in a car, Mussolini’s newborn Romano, John D. Rockefeller's 72nd anniversary of his first job, and reflections on wealth, science, divorce, and world politics with lightning observations on India Britain and ship speeds.
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M. Bird
New York
Paris
Johnsonburg High Athletes Electrocuted After Practice
Johnsonburg, Sept 29. While showering after football practice two Johnsonburg high school players were electrocuted in the Central Hose Company building. Nev in Wallis and John Zilcoski were among the team in the metal lined shower area. The cause and details remain under investigation.
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Johnsonburg
Nevin Wallis
John Zilcoski
Warren High Sends Sympathy to Johnsonburg Coach
The Warren High football team sent a telegram of sympathy to the Johnsonburg High coach from the principal's office. The two teams had appeared on Warren's schedule for the past two years, but no game was set this season. Johnsonburg played Sheffield High last Saturday at Sheffield.
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Johnsonburg High
Warren High Grid
Johnsonberg
Johnsonburg
Sheffield High
Sheffield
Tin charged shower accident at practice ends in tragedy
Reported electrical fault during a football practice led to two youths found dead in a shower. Allen Kerr, another player, was stunned while attempting to enter. The tin lined shower was powered, and the scene was described as halted by the dangerous setup. Continued on Page 11.
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Allen Kerr
Firstitathon Senath
Coolidge to Talk With Mexican President by Phone Today
President Coolidge will speak by telephone with President Calles this afternoon in Washington as long distance links between the capitals are inaugurated. Army band to play the Mexican anthem in Mexico City and the Star Spangled Banner here. The event will be heard by officials and reporters via headphones in the chamber of commerce auditorium.
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Washington
Coolidge
Calles
Mexico
Mexico City
Chamber of Commerce
T. Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
L. A. Prican Union
Genaro Estrada
Wilbur Carr
Teller
Herbert Schoenfeld
Norma Shearer and Irving Thalberg to wed in Beverly Hills
Hollywood dispatch reports actress Norma Shearer and Irving G. Thalberg will marry late today in the Thalberg residence gardens Beverly Hills. Only relatives and intimate friends invited. Bridal party includes Douglas Shearer Louis B. Mayer Sylvia Thalberg Edith Irene Mayer Marion Davies Bernice Ferns.
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Hollywood
Calif
Norma Shearer
Irving G. Thalberg
Film Colony
Thalberg
Beverly Hills
Douglas Shearer
Norma
Louis B. Mayer
Sylvia Thalberg
Edith
Irene Mayer
Marion Davies
Bernice Ferns
Reynolds heir 21 faces missing return in tobacco fortune
New York dispatch reports Richard J. Reynolds, 21, heir to a large Reynolds tobacco fortune, has vanished since Sept. 16. Chorus girls and others await his return as the Halfa Widow payroll fiasco unfolds, with the show closed after a costly run and unpaid salaries. Reynolds Airways delays plans awaiting his comeback.
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New York
Richard
J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Halfa
Waldorf Theatre
Conrad S. Layson
Wally Gluck
Garter Tiffany
Reynolds Airways, Inc
What Now for Tunney Exclusive Warren Tribune Interview
The Warren Tribune and Central Press publish Gene Tunney’s own plans after losing the title. In a sport page exclusive he discusses his next moves, potential marriage, and life beyond the championship in a frank, personal interview.
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Gene Tunney
Warren Tribune and
Central Press
German aviatrix Miss Rasche crashes in Boston landing
German flyer Thea Rasche experiences a forced landing near Dennison airport as her plane with 7902 propeller and damaged wing falters at 2000 feet. A crowd of about 2000 watches her skim the field, overshoot the marsh, and the craft capsizes. She and bystanders suffer no serious injuries.
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Boston
Emisa
Thea Rasche
Wes
Dennison
Raeche
Resche
Fish Life Killed by Flames on River
YORK Sept 29 Every particle of fish life from there to the Susquehanna River has been killed by about forty thousand gallons of burning oil spilled from a Pennsylvanian Gas and Electric plant. The fire has been extinguished and officials blamed the gas company for the incident.
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York
Susquehanna River
Codorna Creek
York farmers clash with state troopers in raid
In York County a brief, tense confrontation occurred when state police searched Augustus M Diehl farm for a condemned tubercular cow. Seven men and a woman were arrested after resisting arrest. bail was set at 1000 dollars for each, with the group brought to York via state cars.
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York
York County
Augustus M. Diehl
Samuel S
Borie
Tela
Ralph
Allen Bowman
Augustus Diehl
Charles Wolf
Roscoe Hannigan
Daniel Rebmeyer
Epee
Ion Farmere
Woman 101 Years Old Carlisle Mass Attendance
Carlisle Sept 29 attendance at morning mass was the prominent act of a centenarian woman noted for long devotion. The event drew local neighbors and church members, highlighting a milestone of faith and community ties.
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Carlisle
Little salesmen get 'em in rabbit open race
Readable text shows a local event about young or first time sellers in a rabbit race. Names and exact details are unavailable, but the item suggests a community contest or fair activity featuring small vendors or sellers competing.
Brock and Schlee anxious to resume flight in Frisco
Brock and Schlee return to San Francisco after their Pacific crossing and await decision on whether to depart from Mills Field or Oakland. They met quarantine at Crissy Field and rested aboard ship for 15 days after their transatlantic and cross continental attempt. Detroit aviators G A Burns and Marion Sterling will escort them home to Detroit with a planned reception next Tuesday.
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San Francesco
Calif
Goif
William
Brock
Edward Schlee
Detroit
San Francisco
Avatar
Schlee
Jquarantine
Crissy Field
Oakland
Mills Field
Frank Flynn
Flynn
Atlantic Ocean
G. A. Burns
Marion Sterling
Burns
Sterling
Japan
California
Students at Gary Reject Overtures
About 1300 students are affected as Gary school authorities reject attempts to place Negro students in certain classes and decide to send students back to their original arrangements. The move comes after a meeting and affects the rest of the semester.
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Gary
Aon
Searereta
Sean Ade
One Armed Man Slain In Fight With Brother
Cumberland Maryland September 29 One armed man James Kunkle 19 was killed in a quarrel with his brother Robert 24 over moonshining activities. Robert says he shot in self defense after James returned with an ax. Bullets struck James in the back as he fled. Police found mash still parts and jars at the house. Robert faces liquor violation charges in federal court today.
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Cumberland
Robert Kunkle
James
Robert
Five Pardons Recommended by State Board in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Sept 29 Only five pardons were recommended by the state pardon board after hearings Sept 21 Among those granted a pardon was George Lee a Chinese man from Philadelphia who had faced a death sentence later commuted The board also recommended three pardons from prior applications and held numerous cases under advisement Refused were multiple individuals across Allegheny Butler Beaver Crawford Clearfield and other counties with offenses ranging from murder and embezzlement to larceny and perjury
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Harrisburg
State
George Lee
Phidelphi
Frank White
Mercer
Joseph Linsley
Allegheny
John Braxton
Mike Chalpeneff
Frank Germane
Butler
Lyle Lefever
Ph Ut
Eaerenn
David Vancy
J. D. Lloyd
Beaver
Andrew Balsovich
Clearfield
Walter Heuer
Crawford
Harry Manes
Fayrette
Morris D. Bilby
Merjoar
Jos
Cetinski
Oliver Mulvey
Antonio Caliendo
Angelo Iackson
Frank Loncar
Indiana
Genaro Mute
Tony Minkovitch
Ralph I. Orr
Lawrence
Doty Pardoned and Assigned to Algeria
Bennett J. Doty, an American member of the French Foreign Legion pardoned after 12 months of an eight year desertion sentence, has been assigned to duty with the Foreign Legion in Algeria. He was released from Clairvaux Prison and sent to a recuperating depot at sea before ordered to Marseilles, then to the first foreign regiment in Algeria. It was not known if he remained in Marseilles.
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Paris
Bennett J. Doty
French Foreign, Legion
Foreign Legion
Algeria
War Office
United Press
Doty
Clairvau
Magruder navy row ends with apology and pledge reforms
The Magruder navy squabble ends with an apology from Rear Admiral Magruder to Secretary Wilbur for misrepresentation in the New York Times interview. Congress plans to reopen the issue. Wilbur signals continued naval reform, potential deferral of action against Magruder, and discussions on layoffs and red tape elimination. Otto Koennecke, German ace, reports finding a spare wheel and plans a new route for a long flight from Baghdad toward India and beyond.
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Herbert Little
United Press
Washington
Magruder Navy
Congress
T. P. Magruder
Wilbur
Navy
Magruder
New York Times
Ted Tape
Hne
Lux
Ady Ghavies Pe Plunket
Wiban
Nela
Bagdad
Otto Koennecke
Germania
Dunder Abbas
Persia
Bombay
Calcutta
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan
San Francisco
Koennecke
Cologne
Atlantic
New York
Weather News Forecast for Western Pennsylvania
The forecast calls for showers tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. An active low over Nebraska and northern Kansas influences the plains and Lake Michigan region with rains extending to Iowa and Central Texas. Local temps show 8 a.m. readings from 64 to 82 degrees across cities. sunset at 5:46 p.m. and sunrise at 5:54 a.m. Friday.
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Oho Valley
Lake Region
Nebraska
Kansas
Concordia
Plains States
Canadian Northwest
Tenasaca
Iowa
Texas
Atlantic City
Miami
Chicago
Washington
Yellowstone Park
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