Rogers proposes prize for banker Mitchell in Nobel style
Special to The News from New York reports banker Charley Mitchell wins a Nobel like prize for discovering a 25 million dollar sum while aiding small investors, with comments on large investors gains and political remarks about Congress, British embassy shipments, and Siam embassy moves. The piece notes shipping volumes and ends with a quip about owning an embassy versus a country.
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New York
Charley Mitchell
New Castle Students Return After Weeklong Break
Local students in New Castle resumed classes after a pleasant vacation with good weather most days. Memorial Day on May 30 marks the next holiday, while Westminster College sent home students for a ten day break. Easter activities across churches reported strong attendance and well planned programs. Rural mail carriers begin their annual routes today to log delivery pieces and classifications for better service. A late Easter storm brought rain from evening onward, following a sunny morning and afternoon. Pyles second burial candidate Rol is noted as departing New York toward the western coast.
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New Castle
Westminster College
Early Life of New Castle Dry Goods Manager Wolf
When 21 EL R Wolf taught school in Adams County near Gettysburg Pa. He turned 21 just before a local election and voted that year. Wolf later taught widely and held office work in Youngstown before moving to New Castle in 1916 to become its office manager. He lives on East Morton Street.
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EL. R. Wolf
New Castle Dry- Goods Company
Adams County
Getnsburg
Jim
Wolf
William Jennings Bryan
Wiam McHinley
Youngstown
New Castle
Mr. Wolf
East Morton Street
Tornado Strikes Poplar Bluff injuring score and damaging homes
A tornado hit near Poplar Bluff Missouri injuring about a score of people with seven or eight seriously hurt. Farm buildings and homes were demolished and ten houses fell at Mineral. Phone lines were down hindering a full checkup. No deaths reported though some may die. Continuous damage extended from northern Arkansas to Mineral and the Missouri Pacific station roof blew off.
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International News Service
Poplar Bluff
Arkansas
Mineral
Missouri Pacific
Regular Army Officers Inspect Co B in Armory Tonight
Federal inspection of 125th Mounted Engineers at 8 o clock in the armory on Neshannock avenue. Company B to be redesignated Troop F, 103rd Cavalry for Federal recognition. Capt R Welter commands. inspectors include Capt R E Tallant and COL George W Phillips with Major Samuel B Wolfe. Former Troop FP members to attend. A M Graham to lead old timers. Public invited.
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125Th Mounted Engineers
Neshannock Avenue
103Rd Cavalry
Pennsylvania National Guard
Raymond Welter
R. E. Tallant
U. S. ,Cavalry
George W. Phillips
Samuel B. Wolfe
1St Pennsylvania Cavalry
A. Martin Graham
Cenre
Company B
Gibson to Succeed Herrick as Ambassador to France
Hugh S. Gibson currently ambassador to Belgium will replace the late Myron T. Herrick as ambassador to France. Gibson, a career diplomat, sailed for Europe after instructions for Geneva disarmament talks. A Californian and intimate of President Hoover, he aided in European food relief and was expected to retire Herrick earlier due to ill health.
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International News Service
Washington
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
Myron T. Herrick
France
International
Gibson
Europe
America
Geneva
Hoover
Ambassador Herrick
Key Bills At Last Three Weeks Of 1920 Session
Harrisburg dispatch notes two main items on the House agenda gasol ine tax bills and the anthracite tax repealer with adjournment looming. The Senate starts its final three weeks with highway measures and mine bills moving toward action.
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C. B. Yorke
International News Service
Stalf
Harrisburg
House
Senate
Man Electrocuted at Ellwood City During High Wind
Coroner J. P. Caldwell investigated the death of Michael Larise who was electrocuted at Ellwood City around noon when a live wire was torn from its supports during a fierce wind storm. Larise died instantly as the storm swept through the area.
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Ellwood City
J. P. Caldwell
Michael Larise
Larise
Poszs
Ellwood
Moor
Death notices list multiple local residents' passings
A grouped death record lists Frank W W Smith 58 of 424 Laurel Boulevard Victor FP Mills 46 of Buller Avenue Extension Elizabeth Snyder 82 of 247 West Grant Street John Henry Hofius 75 of Bethel Mercer County Macy Bell 70 of 1513 Hanna Street Thomas A Rothrauff of Cleveland and Mary E Parsons 71 of Harlansburg Road George Anderson Cain 29 of 605 Bay Street Mary Gombardo 35 of 104 South Wayne Street Michael Larise Ellwood City Sarah Cather 92 of Lincoln Nebraska Thomas Kennedy 71 of Newport.
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Frank W W. Smith
Laurel Boulevard
Victor FP. Mills
Buller Avenue
Elizabeth Snyder
West
Grant Street
John Henry Hofius
Bethel
Mercer County
Macy Bell
Hanna Street
Thomas A. Rothrauff
Cleveland, Co
Mary E. Parsons
Harlansburg Road
George Anderson Cain
Bay Street
Mary Gombardo
South
Wayne Street
Michael Larise
Ellwood City
Sarah Cather
Lincoln
Easter Day Is Pleasant One
Easter Day proved one of the most agreeable in memory with ideal morning and afternoon weather that allowed new finery to shine and church attendance swelling beyond expectations. A late heavy thunderstorm with sharp lightning rolled across the district, but ample warning kept most people prepared. overall, milady had little to complain of.
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Milady
Five Die in Pennsylvania Easter Auto Crashes
A state wide rush of Easter travel left five killed and 36 injured in Pennsylvania. Three deaths occurred in Pittsburgh, one in Carlisle and another in Naamans, Delaware. Hospitals report 10 serious injuries while many minor crashes were recorded on open roads.
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Lumiernanimal News Service
Pennsylvania
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Carlisle
Wumington
Del
Aliquippa
Wilmington
Marguerite Mojloski
Chester
Harrisburg
Mexican Warfare Continues On Dual Fronts
Active hostilities persisted in two front lines at Naco Sonora and Jimenez Chihuahua with rebels claiming victory in an early engagement south of Jimenez. Federal garrisons guarded by troops faced air attacks while rebels under General Gonzales momentum pressured forts and a border cafe.
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Naco
Sonora
Jimenez
Chibushua
Lucas Gonzales
Jose Gonjzalo Escobar
Jimanez
Fara Two
Easter Services Fill City Churches With Congregations
Churchgoers packed worship houses for sunrise services and morning Easter sermons. Beautiful weather boosted attendance as young people led prayer, hymns echoed through visits to the sick, and baptisms and new members were welcomed.
City council seeks opinion on pension act validity
City officials clashed over pension law and fund management as Councilman Tyler asked City Solicitor Robert White for a formal constitutional opinion on the state police and fire pension act. Burns introduced an amendment to make the council the pension board and require investing funds in government securities, while Reeves challenged the wording and investment authority.
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Clayton Peeves
W. T. Burns Todey
J We
Tyler
Robert White
Pension Board
Burns
Reeves
Solitor White
Council
Xeipal Securitie
Sientaare Securities
Faye
Morgan Case To Be Investigated From All Angles
Washington reports an official investigation into whether Congressman William M. Morgan of Ohio carried four bottles of forbidden liquor through New York customs after a Panama junket. Telegraphic orders direct New York customs to hand over records to District Attorney Charles H. Tuttle for possible grand jury indictment. Cooperation with the district attorney is urged to speed the process.
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Internationrl
Washington
William MM. Morgan
Ohio
Panama
New York
Torurict
Charles H. Tuttle
Cutons
Treasury
Morgan
Beaver Falls Girl Is Killed in Gale at School
A gale at Beaver Falls Pa disrupted a school recess when a stone coping fell from a building. Naomi Mallick age 7 was fatally struck on the head. skull fracture caused her death at Providence hospital. The gale moved about 50 miles an hour.
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Beaver Falls
Birl
kWed
Naomi Mallick
Providence Hospital
Death of Ambassador Herrick Shocks Paris Eager to Honor Him
Paris and Washington mourn the death of Ambassador Myrean T Herrick at 74 from a bronchial cold and heart attack. He won French hearts by staying in Paris during the 1914 German advance and walked in Marshal Fochs funeral procession. Diplomatic circles recall his steadfast service and cheerful mien as nations unite in tribute.
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M. T. Herrick
Paris
France
Bordeaux
Marshal Foch
Cathedral Notre Dame
Les Invalides
Plans For Funeral Of Smith College Student
Springfield Mass April 1 funeral plans for Princes John Smith a Smith College student who disappeared last year and whose body was found near here last week are on hold awaiting her family arrival. The funeral was expected at South Amherst. Frances St John Smith vanished from Northampton and her body was found in the Connecticut river at Longmeadow after a nationwide search. An inquest was being arranged for the death to determine cause, though body condition hampered exact determination. The autopsy by Dr. Frederick D. Jones was completed late Saturday afternoon.
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Springfield
Mass
John Smith
Smith College
South Amherst
Miss Smith
Connecticut
Frances St. John Smith
Connecticut River
Longmeadow
Northampton
Frederick D. Jones
New Kind Of Fruit On Display At The News
In southern Florida a new fruit called papaya is shown by Fred L. Rentz of The News after demonstrations there this winter. It weighs ten to twelve pounds and grows on a sturdy stalk with many fruits per plant. A fifty pound box has reached The News office for display. Citizens of New Castle and nearby areas are invited to view this healthful fruit and its medicinal qualities. The display is not an ad but a local curiosity open to visitors tomorrow and if still present later.
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Florida
Fred L. Rentz
The
Cook Place
Minami
Mr. Rentz
New Castle
Connin
Uney
Atlanta Youth Pleads Guilty in Thrill Murders Case
Atlanta youth Gallogly admits guilt in the Willard Smith and S. A. Meeks murders, facing life imprisonment after two trials ended in disagreement. Accomplice George Harsh, dubbed mastermind, was convicted and awaits trial. Meeks’ identity and role clarified amid the crime spree.
Southern Cross Fliers Lost In Weather Storm
Sydney reports search teams launched at dawn for Capt. Charles BE Kings and Capt. Charles III after the Southern Cross, forced down by fuel shortage and foul weather, entered a fierce rain storm over North Australia.
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Javishationss News
Sydney
Australia
Pishes
Charles BE
Kings
Charles III
Wilches
North Australia
Southern Cross
Windham
Vague School Holiday Answered by Confused Text
A fragmented notice describes students returning from a vacation to resume lessons and spelling English, mentioning a slow morning walk and a delayed start after an Easter break. The garbled text references ages, dates, and unclear conditions but signals a school schedule or break end.
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