12 Sep 1925
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1925
Page
1
A partial clipping references candidates for various offices in an upcoming September election. It notes personalities like John S. Fisher of Indiana Pa and expresses support for his gubernatorial candidacy, praising his integrity and qualifications. It reflects a local publication urging readers to consider state leadership and elections.
Eyewitnesses describe a chaotic street brawl as Wilton and Ravenscroft clash with rivals amid a theater crowd. Prominent figures including Charles W Hawthorne, Fred Mackay, Jack Greene, W Espinosa, and Bobby Edwards are named as participants or onlookers in what witnesses call a wild duel with canes ending in intense scuffles and expulsions.
Fragmentary OCR yields a lone theater policeman directing action as a motion is adopted to hire a certified auditor to audit funds, with a focus on the end of a sanitation wall scene and a protest or procedural step.
Atlantic City on September 12 witnessed Fay Lanphier of Oakland California crowned Miss America in the annual pageant. Twelve thousand spectators saw the split of the golden apple listing the top contenders Miss California Adrienne Dore of Los Angeles as the runner up.
Readings from the press show Pilot Skiles Pope and Otto Stantz at a naval hospital after their PN-9 rescue from Lihue. Crowds at Nawiliwili cheered Commander Rodgers and his five crew as headlines praised the seaplane recovery and the swift hospital welcome.
Miss Elizabeth Cary returns from Salamanca New York to stay with her niece Mrs Thelma Cary Halford. Los Angeles visitors Mr and Mrs T W Andrews spend a few days with cousin Mrs Mary Ray. Mrs Harry Stonebraker and Miss Rose Stonebraker visit DuBois relatives with Mr and Mrs Oliver Wynkoop. Various locals welcomed friends from Homestead Reed Pa Oakland Ave South Dakota and more, including church events and college plans for area youth.
Church notes outline Holy Communion and worship times for multiple congregations including First Presbyterian Calvary Baptist St Bernard's Catholic and Wesleyan Methodist. The Calvary note highlights baptisms, Bible classes, prayer services, and a sermon series The Cry from the Cross with dates and meeting places. Churches invite attendance and detail weekly schedules and special events through mid September.
Harrison Noel of Montclair was indicted by Passaic county grand jury for the murder of six year old Mary Daly in her kidnapping case. A second indictment charged Noel with assault with intent to kill John Sandin, a chauffeur.
A sweep against nonpermanent Chinese residents and suspected tong members began with the arrest of Gyong Pook, Chin Chung, and Lo Hing near the Court House area. Police described Gyong as carrying a loaded revolver and noted the white paper bearing a black key sketch as evidence of gang affiliation, while sorting through a Sunday School gathering and an air service meeting at the hall.
A 26 year old Homer Balsh of Atlanta is reported as having killed himself by drinking tainted liquor after being banished from a flophouse. A coroner's jury found suicide, noting his departure from the lodging where Bella said he cried he was dying because he was tired of life.
Dollie W Ayers claims Walter H Peterman misrepresented her finances while she runs for Register and Recorder. She alleges deceit about an estate, debt, and her husband’s will to sway voters against her and says she entered public life only out of necessity and aims for a clean campaign.
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