Prohibition Rally Draws Big Crowd in Lawrence County
Congressman M Clyde Kelly and C R Zahniser addressed a crowd at the First Christian church for Lawrence county's first law enforcement rally. Kelly defended Prohibition, citing Congress and states ratifying the amendment, while warning of bootlegging harms and crooked agents amid calls for action.
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Lawrence County
M. Clyde Kelly
Cv. C. R. Zahniser
Kelly
America
Mr. Kelly
Congress
Senate
Pris
Westminster College Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Highest honor students for Westminster college in June are Mary A. Graham of Pittsburgh and Margaret E. Reeder of New Castle. Graham, a Schenley graduate, Phi Theta Pi member and debate participant, will earn an A B degree. Reeder, in three years at Westminster, is from New Castle and trains as a teacher.
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Westminster
New Wilmington
Westminster College
Mary A. Graham
Pittsburgh
Margaret E. Reeder
New Castle
Graham
Schenley High School
Phi Theta Pi Sorority
Alpha Sigma
Reeder
County Line Street
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Ludendorff Acquitted In Treason Case At Munich Trial
General Erich Ludendorff was acquitted of high treason linked to the Munich uprising. Adolf Hitler was found guilty and sentenced to five years and a 200 mark fine. Three codefendants shared the same fate as Hitler. others received lighter sentences or accessories verdicts.
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Munich
Erich Ludendorff
Adolph Hitler
Fascisti
Poehner
Kriebel
Weber
Hitler
Frick
Wagner
Pernet
Ludendorff
von Kahr
Bavaria
General von Lossow
Reichswehr
Herr Seisser
Berlin
Body Of Drowned Man Not Found
Carl Douglas of Pleasant Valley drowned Sunday afternoon near Brenneman's station in the flooded Muddy Creek and his body had not been recovered Monday morning. Scores of people searched the banks while drags hooks and dynamite were used in attempts to locate the body. The search continued with hopes of finding him during the day.
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Carl Douglas
Pleasant Valley
Brenneman
April Fool Weather Pranks Anger Piques Reader
A reader laments April Fools tricks that mislead neighbors and divert work, but vents strongest about the weather man delivering a cold, raw day at thirty four. The humorous beat turns sour as practical jokers and mischief overshadow lighthearted pranks.
New Schedule Of Phone Rates
The New Castle district Bell Telephone Company announces rate increases in a Harrisburg filing. Individual business phones rise to 6.00 monthly, two party business lines to 5.00, while individual residence phones stay at 3.25 per month.
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M. F. Dull
New Castle
Bell Telephone Company
Harrisburg
Police Court Nets $3 500 In Month
Mayor William H. Dunlap reports March receipts totaling about 5500 from violators of the law. He notes heavy fines on speakeasy and gambling house operators, while showing leniency toward those who ignorantly violate the law or face intoxication charges. He cites 75 percent as consuming canned heat and alcohol rus rather than real whiskey and proposes measures to curb these beverages.
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William H. Dunlap
Dunlap
Oregon to Take Public School Law to Supreme Court
Oregon officials and supporters of the compulsory attendance measure expect an appeal to the U S Supreme Court after federal judges ruled the law unconstitutional. Spokesmen for the Scottish Rite Masons and opponents said decisions on an appeal would come soon, with private and parochial schools hoping for Supreme Court review. The ruling found the law violated the Fourteenth Amendment by depriving schools of property rights and overstepping the state's authority to control education.
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International News Service
Portland
Ore
Oregon
United States Supreme Court
P. S. Malcolm
Scottish Rite Masons
Wallace McCamant
Scottish Rite
Hill Military Academy
Supreme Court
Flood Wipes Out Kitzmiller Mines Town in Maryland
Desolation follows the Potomac flood with Kitzmiller and Piedmont towns severely damaged. Five Beeman family members drowned near Kitzmiller while Western Maryland Railway lines are washed out. State loan of 75000 dollars for temporary relief approved as Cumberland stabilizes.
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International News Service
Cumberland
Kitzmiller
Garrett County
Beeman
Maryland
Fort Cumberland
Potomac
Piedmont
W. Va
Westernport and Lake
Luke Flat
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Georges Creek
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Edison
Wage pact reached for 10000 miners in district five
The wage scale committee of United Mine Workers District No. 5 and Freeport Thick Vein Seam Coal Operators Association officers announced a wage agreement affecting about 10 000 coal miners. President P T Fagan disclosed the settlement last night.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Freeport Thick Vein Seam Coal Operators Association
P. T. Fagan
Death notices for Charles H. McCown and Sara Lamright
Charles H. McCown, 59, of Darling ton township, is listed in the death records. Infant Cox is noted at 734 Chestnut Street. Mrs. Sara Ellen Lamright, 72, of New Galilee, is also recorded among the obituary notices.
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Charles H. McCown
Darlington Township
Cox
Chestnut Street
Sara Ellen Lamright
New Galilee
Weatherman Tries April Fool Snow Joke on New Castle
The weatherman dumped about two inches of snow on New Castle this morning. Some residents cleaned it away with good humor while others ignored snow removal, returning the joke with a light reaction.
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New Castle
Auto Victim Dies From His Injuries
Charles H. McCown a 59 year old farmer of Darlington township died at Providence hospital Beaver Falls on Sunday March 30 from injuries suffered when struck by a Beaver Falls man Thomas McPherson while assisting occupants of a wrecked car. He leaves a widow Anna Wilson McCowan and a son Allen and was a member of the Darlington Methodist church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from the residence with burial in Beaver Falls cemetery.
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Charles H. McCown
Darlington Township
Providence
Beaver Falls
Thomas McPherson
Allen
Methodist Church of
Darlington
Beaver Falls Cemetery
Funeral Services For Mrs George E Treadwell
Impressive funeral services were held for Mrs George E Treadwell on Monday at 3 PM from the residence 133 East Wallace avenue. A brief Methodist ritual was read by Rev H A Ellis with family wishes observed. Flowers and attendance from New Castle News employees highlighted the service. Pallbearers included Caldwell Bell Conway Davis Jackamo Fulkerson Gustafson Wolford. Burial set for Thursday at Oak Park Mausoleum.
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George E. Treadwell
East Wallace Avenue
Methodist
H. A. Ellis
First Methodist Church
The
New Castle News
James P Caldwell
Harry K. Bell
George W. Conway
Clarence Davis
James A. Jackamo
Clyde Fulkerson
William Gustafson
William J. Wolford
Oak Park
New Castle School Board Sets Millage At 5:30 P M Today
In accordance with the state school code the New Castle school board will meet this afternoon at 5 30 to formally set the annual tax millage. No millage increase is planned but personal assessment will rise from 3.00 to 5.00 per person.
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New Castle
Flour and Feed Mill Burns in Mercer
Fire at approximately 1 45 this morning destroyed the flour and feed mill of I J Pizer and Son on East street and two adjacent barns. The mill is a total loss with about 25000 dollars in damage while the barns may total 4000 dollars. Firemen could not save either the mill or the neighboring properties owned by Mrs Mary Orr and William Gault. All properties were partially insured and the mill may be rebuilt.
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Mercer
Apri
I. J. Pizer and Son
East Street
Mary Orr
William Gault
Expected Sinclair Surrender Ties to Teapot Dome Case
Senatorial investigators pursued details on 1929 oil deals as Harry F. Sinclair, Teapot Dome figure, was expected to surrender to arrest after being indicted on ten counts for contempt of the Senate. The probe also touched on payments in the 1926 Harding nomination and Daugherty’s alleged negligence in recovering Indian lands.
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William Kk
Hutchinson International News Service
Washington
Daugherty
H. M. Peck
United States
Oklahoma
Harry M. Daugherty
Jin
Peck
Miller Brothers
Warren G. Harding
Senate Public Lands Committee
R. H. Wilson
Sinclair
Oklahoma City
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Senate
Kittanning Girl Shot In Quarrel With Her Employer
Miss Elsie Huyprecht 19 died in a Kittanning hospital after a jealous quarrel with restaurant owner W T Gardner who is in serious condition. A warrant for Gardner charging murder was issued at the father's request. Huyprecht had worked for Gardner and stayed at the restaurant last Monday. Gardner is believed to have a wife in Pittsburgh.
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International News Service
Kittanning
Elsie Huyprecht
W. T. Gardner
Gardner
Pittsburgh
Mysterious man probes custody case in Denver
Mrs Helen Elwood Stokes says a man asked about the Stokes children at their school and later tried to speak with Jimmie at his grandmother's home. Police warned, and an armed guard for the kids will be increased under the separation suit terms.
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International News Service
Denver
Colo
Muriel
Jimmie
Helen Elwood Stokes
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
International News Service Today
Stokes
Arthur S. Miller
Jimmie Stokes
Zero Weather Yesterday and Snowstorm Today
One year ago last night at nine the thermometer showed zero, with a slow rise to 10 to 12 above by late morning. This year cold but not as extreme. several inches of snow startled sleepers and spurred shovels from storage. The month and April begin in severe fashion with forecasts of more snow and rain through Easter.
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W. A. McKee
Oak Park Cemetery
Weatherman
City Nurse Resigns After Four and a Half Years
Mrs. Mary Bell, city nurse, presented her resignation to council today. It becomes effective April 16. She served overseas during World War I with the Youngstown Base Hospital Number 31. Bell is praised for her efficiency in city service.
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Mary Bell
Bell
Youngstown
Not Guilty Verdict Rendered In Farax Murder Case
Gayden and co defendant faced trial for the November 13 murder of Mrs. Mary Farax. The jury returned a not guilty verdict at noon after multiple ballots, following a weeklong trial that began March 22. Defenders were W Walter Braham and Clarence A Patterson. Judge S Plummer Emery appointed counsel.
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Wiliam Gayden
Mary Farax
J. E. Hanna
Henry Briggs
Farax
Pennsylvania RR Net Income 1923 Tops 51 Million
Pittsburgh April 1 The Pennsylvania Railroad reports 1923 net income of 51 538 078 with operating revenues of 775 254 218 an increase of 78 654 449 over 1922 Stockholders total 144 228 up 62 8 percent in ten years and the report notes this growth.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Multiple Crises and Notices From McKean County to Erie
McKean county commissioners authorize an 820 000 reward for the arrest and conviction of a murder victim William J. McDougall a recluse. Arthur Schwindt a taxi driver is robbed in Erie by three men, loss 61 dollars. Albert Oliver 35 negro dies at home in Woodlawn by a blow from a milk bottle suspect Rassie Williams sought. Elmer McArthur 50 found dead in Kane rooming house from gas stove asphyxiation. Governor Pinchot sets April 28 as execution date for Albert Platt Crawford county murder. Mrs Mary M Matthews 50 of Cannonsburg dies after poison intent. Gasoline explosion at Van Cleaning Erie injures one burns blocks around. Mrs Anna Milligan Loughman dies at West Newton during her 83rd birthday congratulations.
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Pinchot
Albert Platt
Crawford County
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Margaret E. Reeher
Gen. Ludendorff
Arthur Mometer
Lakes
Treadwell
Gayden
Pennsylvania
R. R
McKean County
William J. McDougall
Arthur Schwindt
Erie
Schwindt
Albert Oliver
Woodlawn
Rassie
Williams
Elmer
McArthur
Kane
Mary M. Matthews
Cannonsburg
van Cleaning Company
Anna Milligan Loughman
West Newton
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