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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
2
OCR fragment mentions third party, choice, refusal, and Follette, suggesting a political dispute context. Names and clear actions are unreadable, but the piece points to a polemical maneuver and a contested measure within a campaign. The exact event and entities remain unclear from the readable text.
Mrs D Dutt Edwards and Mrs Banistel Nicholson hosted guests from Shelocta and Wilmington Delaware. Miss Marjory Douglass heads to Pittsburgh for the weekend. Mrs George O Connell returns from Pittsburg. Joseph E Parnell of Barnell Cowler Insurance transacts business in Johnstown. Col Richard W Watson leaves for Harrisburg for the weekend. Squire J W Gordon visits East Wheatfield acquaintances. Henry Yuckenberg returns from Clearfield with the Du Bois Hunting Club. Mr and Mrs Joseph B Ferguson of Saltsburg review Christmas bargains and visit friends.
The city contemplates erecting a prison as part of a $2 million municipal loan authorized to fund a new institution. A joint board from Common Pleas and Municipal Courts will advise, with three current county prison inspectors chosen by the former and selections pending from the Municipal Court. The board must reflect enlightened community views and may push for city department work rather than a nonexpert commission.
Obituaries report the deaths of Amos Wood, Jane Planchar d Roman, and Alfred C. Knox. Amos Wood, 1844 born in Huntingdon county, Civil War veteran, survived by wife Jane and several children and grandchildren. services held in Shelocta with burial there. Jane Planchar d Roman, Beaverdale teacher, died aged 26 at home. funeral at St Agnes Church in Beaverdale, interment Catholic church cemetery. Alfred C. Knox, 78, Mellon Bank vice president and brother of Senator Philander Knox, dies in Pittsburgh after a lengthy career.
In Smart Set January story Some Men Tell Duke Fitzgerald a reformed porch climber weighs telling his beloved about a past graft and blackmail threat. Doc Fay urges honesty. Duke fears losing happiness yet fears Blazer Johnson’s hold. The tale probes society’s punishment of ex convicts and the ethics of disclosure.
Chris Stamler tax collector of Rossiter transacted business in the Court House yesterday. J W Hadden, prominent Green township resident near Taylorsville, called on the Evening Gazette today. Evalyn Wolfe of 839 Maple street returned from a visit to her home near Penn Run. C C Weamer of Beyer now resides in Indiana at 712 Church street. John Leard Elder, Ebensburg civil engineer, now in Richmond Virginia for professional service. W H Bowder of Arcadia, returning to Mont Dora Florida around January 10 after disposing property there. George Hysong of New Florence visited Indiana yesterday. Henry Rose of East Wheatfield township visiting Indiana today. G A Clawson near Blairsville transacted business at Court House Thursday. Sara Rankin of South 11th street improving after appendectomy at Indiana Hospital yesterday. A B Ansley of Chambersville, county sealer of weights and measures, spent the day in town.
Washington reports Senator Robert M. La Follette will be admitted to full Republican standing after a peaceful settlement of intraparty strife. Senator William M. Butler withdrew opposition, agreeing to admit La Follette for the present while reserving punishment if he votes against party lines.
Fragmentary text notes a perceived difference between young La Follette and his father, suggesting a distinction in their records during the administration lead era. The incomplete item hints at political or public life contrasts within the La Follette family.
Pittsburgh December 11 Michael J Mino former teller of the First National Bank of Barnesboro Cambria county was arrested by a deputy U S marshal on a warrant charging embezzling 10204 99 of bank funds The complaint by a Justice Department agent cites an affidavit from R W Wylie a national bank examiner Mino was released on 5000 bond awaiting a December 16 hearing in Pittsburgh.
West Palm Beach Florida social columns report actress Bennett eloped with Philip Pleat on November 3. The couple, long known in local society, plan a Florida sunlight home and extended touring before settling. She cites tiredness of stardom and vows to follow her husband, praising his adoration over applause.
The Theatre of Marcellus, 1 940 years old, faces collapse as stones fall from its walls. Built by Emperor Augustus and named for his nephew Marcellus, it combined Doric Ionic and Corinthian styles and originally stood three stories with parts of the outer wall used for workshops.
The state plans diverse fur ranches while enforcing elder regulations on equipment and care. McGill, state game and fish commissioner, says raccoon and muskrat stocks are nearly extinct in the Northwest. This season closes to all furbearers except the skunk and fisher.
London notes the tango as the season’s fashionable dance at a charity ball with the Prince of Wales displaying expert steps. The Charleston fades from popularity while the fox trot remains common. In Washington the Senate Commerce Committee approves a bill to establish a bureau as part of Morrow Aircraft Board recommendations.
A. Manten & Co reports that the Commerce Department with an assistant secretary in charge is pressing for early action in the Senate. Bag eh Bingham served on the Morrow Board. The Vandererift Building in Pittsburgh is noted in the report.
Tokyo officials credit the cross word puzzle craze for a projected 150000 dollar increase in 1925 revenue. Between August and October the Tokyo Central post office processed over 600000 letters related to cross word puzzles, with English and Japanese language puzzles appearing in newspapers nationwide.
Washington December 11. The Treasury today removed the excise tax on fire apparatus. Refunds will be issued to manufacturers who have paid the tax since 1924. A federal court in New York recently ruled the tax legal.
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