03 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1925
Page
1
The piece recounts gossip from Capitol Hill involving Henry Dawes’s wife and the vice presidency, with remarks on Charles Dawes and political expectations. It recalls a heated committee incident with William Hammer and Blanton, plus a note on Jusserand’s farewell and a bird gift, all set against a Washington backdrop.
Dr Gearhart will be in town Tuesday for a chicken dinner with a good old fashioned Scout spirit. A band concert and jamboree at the Armory will follow for those not attending the dinner. Dr Gearhart will depart early Wednesday morning for Erie.
The piece outlines the opening of the legislature with Gondnough and Emporium re elected as Speaker and details a potential reprisal firing of employees tied to opponents. It notes Thomas Bivett as a candidate backed by key figures, the likely caucus lineup, and Governor Pinchot’s pending address focusing on a short session, the Giant Power scheme, and the Forest and Waters bond issue. It also cites the expected two week Christmas recess and a large number of temporary appointments, plus projected 2,000 bills and 389 signed appropriation bills from the prior session. It provides 1923 statistics: 1296 House bills and 877 Senate bills introduced, with various passage and signing tallies.
A note indicates O Connell has a chance for recovery after a car incident. Tools lay beside the machine. Motor Patrol members theorize he left the car to adjust or repair something and was struck by a passing motorist. J W Ross who found him and took him to Westmoreland Hospital has not yet been located by State Police who continue the case.
Officials admit inability to identify a burned mass as a human torso until dissection. Police believe it is the Noschese boy with head, arms, and legs possibly cut off by a fiend or burned in the fire. The body is too charred for identification. Stutti and Joseph boys are held at the station pending investigation. Police fear other body parts may be hidden in the cabin debris.
A New Orleans States item notes that being alone with one’s thoughts can feel disagreeable, reflecting a social view on solitude and inner reflection.
Passengers from the Mohawk who escaped a fierce shipboard fire were landed after a perilous ordeal. Fire and smoke filled the social hall as heat intensified and crew urged action. Captain Staple defended steering toward Philadelphia but Coast Guard cutters deemed destruction inevitable. Dr D Villamena of New York blamed authorities for exposing passengers to deadly peril and loss of baggage after landing.
Wilmington dispatch notes orderly conduct of Mohawk survivors from discovery of the fire in the hold to rescue. heroines Miss Ida Beese and Miss Pearl Dekoske praised for steadiness and humor, while passenger John Cook recounts being lowered to a tug after crew rigged a rope swing aid.
A stained fragment quotes Uncle Eten declaring money as the root of all evil, asserting people chase money more than football. The lines mix rural dialect with a sports culture snapshot, hinting at financial motives behind athletic effort.
The Homer City Left-Handers easily defeated the Indiana Plaza team on the Gurthrie alleys yesterday evening. Lineup details were not fully provided.
Meriden Connecticut and the old Garden witnessed a brutal featherweight title bout as Kaplan overwhelmed Kramer with relentless head shots while Kramer battled back with body blows. A towel from Kramer’s corner signaled the end after nine brutal rounds as Kaplan claimed the championship before about nine thousand fans.
Indiana callers hover around Maple Grove as Alfred Detwiler and family visit, while Philadelphia police widen a drag net for John Campbell aka James Gordon, a convict who escaped Eastern Penitentiary hiding under ashes and is believed to be near his old northeast home.
Vienna report: Anna Schwartz, a bobbed hair siren aged twenty two, was imprisoned for a week after being found to have led astray a married barber named Joseph Leopoldine. The judge noted potential release if no further complaints arise by end of 1925 amid humorous remarks on hubi kopf hair.
New York trading saw a violent rally in radio and oil stocks as traders chased the new industry. United States Steel jumped to 123 1/4, U S Steel and California Pete moved higher, Westinghouse gained about nine points, and crude oil stocks climbed while overall markets pushed to new highs as sterling and wheat prices rose.
Chestnuts are a Christmas treat in France. Peel one-fourth pound of chestnuts, cook until fork tender, remove whole nuts, whip egg white to stiff snow, add sugar, heat, coat nuts, brown lightly, dry, wrap in waxed paper for use as chocolates. Also note: Saragossa governor arrests La Union editor for praising Vicente Blasco Ibanez.
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania ranked sixth in 1924 potato production with 28,792,000 bushels, up 2,647,000 from 1923. New York, Minnesota, Maine, Wisconsin and Michigan led. State crop quality was strong with eight percent unfit for food or seed.
A parade of residents including A. B. Analoy, I. B. Gulpstrick, Antonio Mody, Clyde Mottorn, M. C. Lyda, and Chas Moore are noted for various visits and business at courts and in Indiana and Pittsburgh areas. Scoutmaster R. A. Harrison and Mrs. Vigivon returned from Indiana after visiting Wilkes-Hatre. Jack Donnelly and Miss Mary Sennor are mentioned in travel and social notes.
Bon Ton The Leader and The West General Supply Co contributed generously with supplies. Sunday School Classes bought cloth and toys. Vernon Taylor and several clubs donated funds. Boy Scouts and Elks Lodge joined in cooperative relief, aiding Christmas activities in Indiana this year.
Officials state indirect returns from private investments exceed five percent direct yield. American capital abroad grows to over a billion dollars in 1925, with gold exports expected to exceed imports. The United States remains the globe’s main source of floating and fixed capital as economic development advances. Read the Gazette Classified Ads.
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