17 Mar 1924
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1924
Page
1
Fragmentary notice outlining advertising rates and minimum charges. Mentions UK advertising, advertising made upon application, and a parish or organization context. Names and locations are unclear due to broken OCR.
Sergei Rachmaninoff performed for an official social crowd at the White House hosted by Mrs. Olodge. Cabinet members, justice officials, and 400 guests enjoyed the concert with tea and cake. Admission cost was borne by each attendee, reflecting Massachusetts family tradition amid national political chatter.
The novelist and playwright Mary Roberts Rinehart is noted for picking strong plots and may be drafting a Washington political novel. She has attended sessions of the Teapot Dome hearings, drawing attention and first hand impressions from spectators.
Government seeks injunctions and receivership to nullify the Doheny and Pan American leases. It accuses a 1921 conspiracy with Fall to obtain rewards for unlawful conduct and to deliver oil from California leases to Navy facilities in Hawaii. The filing calls for canceling leases, delivering agreements to the government, and accounting for minerals drawn from the naval reserve.
Pittsburgh, March 17. Albert Carelli, a youthful gunman, was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the shooting of a bartender during an attempted holdup. The jury had deliberated since Friday. The penalty for first degree murder is death.
Following a short illness Mrs Catherine Miller New widow of the late George J New died at her East Campball street home. She was 89 and born in Pittsburgh later moving to Blairsville area. Six sons and two daughters survive including Joseph Westford Harmon California Pa Harry Howard John Charles and Frank all of Blairsville, plus Mrs Matilda Snyder of McKees Rocks and Mrs Margaret Byrne of Blairsville. Funeral services were held at SS Simons and Pudes church with Rev J P Uawe officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Also noted is the funeral of Mrs Margaret Colkett of Smicksburg who died last Monday. Services held at the Lutheran church and interment in Smicksburg cemetery. She formerly Miss Margaret Mogle and had lived nearby all her life. Survivors include Mrs Miller and Mrs Guthrie of DuBois, Mrs Mary Good and Harry Good of Plumville, and Bartlow at home. Louis Sorone, 41, miner of Coal Run, died after a yearslong illness. Funeral tomorrow with interment at St Bernard’s cemetery. Karol Zgayner, 39, Austrian descent, died from severe burns after a mining accident at McIntyre. Interment follows at St Bernard’s cemetery. Harry Baun, 42, of Rossiter, died from blood poisoning after a horse kick received in his livery stable. Funeral services and interment were held. he is survived by a widow and six children and several siblings.
Contractors cutting bids reflect reduced material and labor costs in the Jetting project. Pennsylvania expects about 100000 saved on awarded contracts as bids responded to lower material quantities. Some bids rejected in Blairsville Armagh East Wheatfield. Also notes residents Dorothy Lowther and Susan Paul visiting local homes. Weather outlook predicts cloudy cool week with possible snow and rain.
Harrisburg March 17 State Highway Department announced the names of men placed on the official blacklist with no license revocations. The total on the prohibited list is 350 with 21 revocations for intoxication and others for driving without owner consent failure to stop at an accident transporting liquor and physical incapacitation. Notable names include Philadelphia residents Fray Griffin Kruste Miller Nickalla Knar and many others across Pennsylvania and nearby states.
Betty Batimas also known as Betty Tolken, 19, arrested at Union Station by three detectives after attempting to shoot them. She hid a cartridge belt for a larger weapon and was defiant. Police link her to several taxi holdups with a woman accomplice, believed from Greensburg with a man. Youngstown record noted. Authorities describe her as a blonde of 5 feet 6 inches with manning swagger. Aged crimes in Youngstown alleged robbery and house breaking reportedly handled by the man who escaped.
The earliest record of indirect lighting credits Queen Victoria. In 1800 she suggested deflected light illuminate Osborne House Durbar Room, with no lamp or fixture visible. The Philadelphia Record adds a dramatic aside about married life with a bride learning her husband’s preference for corned beef and cabbage over chafing dish dishes.
A reader from Lonaville argues that others should credit him for literary understanding while claiming he alone reads Shakespeare. The letter reflects local debates on interpretation and authorial credit in the community’s newspaper.
Blairsville aims to clinch the County Championship with a possible tie for second place if they beat Indiana on the local floor tomorrow night. Traffic officer Clarence D. Hinkle, a Philadelphia veteran, touts Tanlac as restoring his appetite and nerves after indigestion and sleeplessness.
Evangelist Rees argues against the view that Jews must return to the Holy Land before or after Jesus, saying the Word of God should guide belief. He plans to study scriptures supporting the "returning of the Jew" theory as Malta Hall on 121 N Sixth Street maintains steady attendance.
Merchants Institute opens today with lectures and meetings led by a recognized retail authority. The event mirrors a Teacher and Farmers Institute plan and aims to boost local trade, employee service, and general civic cooperation.
Pittsburgh. March 17. George Stelzner, brother of Mrs Isabella Stelzner Janssen, insists his sister is the victim whose mutilated body was found in a trunk at Ogden Utah last Saturday. He doubts misidentification, says telegram hinted Janssens were en route to Atlanta signed Bella and Fred. Police official says no word on prior marriages or disappearances.
The article notes Eohippus was about eleven inches tall and had four toes on the front feet and three on the hind feet. It hints at the evolutionary path to modern horses and discusses business-like pursuits, though the text is garbled and partially unreadable.
Hearings reveal Holdridge alleging Daugherty direct involvement with Muma and Spellacy over a plan to show Dempsey Carpentier fight films. Plan included press influence and go-betweens in states with bribes, goats, and Washington contacts as witnesses are subpoenaed.
In Pensacola Florida March 17 two army lieutenants Charles Porter and Olin H. Miners were instantly killed when their J. N. type land plane plummeted from a high altitude after a brief flight. The tragedy occurred while the crew were in the air for only a short time.
J B Satterfield, under death sentence for killing his brother in law R H Hart in 1922, escaped from the county jail in Atlanta by sawing through iron bars. Officials believe he fled shortly after midnight and efforts to locate him have so far failed.
Indiana’s girls basketball team edged Clymer 8 to 6 in a tight, hard fought game. Indiana relied on precise free throws to secure the win as both sides traded field goals, with Clymer scoring three and Indiana two.
Carlisle Pa March 17 cns Fire attacked the business district early today destroying the Woolworth Building and damaging a neighboring structure. Harrisburg Mechanicsburg fire crews aided as flames threatened to engulf the center of town. Estimated damage runs about $200000.
Licenses issued for Charles Braya Hain and Gladys McCormick in Mahoning County. The notices list names and locations with municipal authorities approving the licenses. Further details appear in local records as of January.
Readable portions suggest a garbled health note mentioning camphor and eye care. The snippet hints at caution with substances for eyes and references to herbal or chemical warnings without clear actions or dates. Further context needed for precise sourcing.
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