07 Apr 1922
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1922
Page
1
On May 31 the local high school will graduate 213 students, the largest in school history. About 186 four year students and 27 two year commercial students will finish their courses. The auditorium will seat only the seniors on stage with minimal tickets for relatives, while class night allows more spectators. Six weeks remain with exams beginning May 17 and final exams May 21.
Trohert Hampton, 35, of Detroit, attempting to flee a ten year federal prison term for motor vehicle thefts, leaped from a Pullman car window on a moving train near Rushville Missouri at 50 mph. He survived the fall but was badly injured and taken to the penitentiary hospital likely to die.
A fragmented musing on spring fatigue and waning energy. The narrator laments dulled youth, sagging ambition, and sluggish pace as warmer days arrive, noting weather shifts and social frustration with bankers and clerks behind the works.
Genoa April 7 report notes heavy security at Hotel Imperial Santa Margherita where the Soviet delegation quarters amid uproar from honeymooners. Detectives with searchlights patrol corridors and palm garden while Italian authorities ban new guests and limit privacy as Russians lodge there. Women secretaries, dressed in masculine fashion with short hair, are observed in the crowd.
John Clark of Camp No 54 Richwood West Virginia says at 108 he remains in splendid health and can chew cross ties for railways with ease. He has been married five times and fathered 36 children, 22 living, his fifth wife dying eight years ago after twins.
An imitation of a famed public climber prompts boys to scale walls across Mexico City. Several youngsters are injured while attempting the stunt, and authorities report one death after the professional arrived from the United States sparked a wave of risky climbs and rescue calls.
New Castle and nearby towns report several marriage licenses issued. Names include Adaline Colfith and Tony Casilla, Atoinella Gratellio and William R. O'Neil, Vina M. Merlin and Robert Goodman, Hemphill Speing, Virgil Burnett, Lois Heckathorn, Erroll Walker, and Dugan. Local records show issuances across New Castle New Brighton Barberton and surrounding communities.
Arrest warrants have been issued for State Senator George Gray and his business associate John Flynn after a dry agents raid on their bleaching plant seized 209 gallons of altered moonshine. The raid occurred Wednesday, with authorities planning transfers of enforcement leadership rumored for the Wilkes-Barre district.
Geo L Richie 53 was shot in his St Louis home after a long family quarrel. Police say he is in dangerous condition at City Hospital and insists he shot himself. His daughter Maude 18 is in custody and claims she accidentally fired while trying to scare him during a dispute with her mother.
Cripple Creek Colorado April 7. County Commissioner Richard Quinn urges courts to impose fines on bootleggers and moonshiners instead of jail terms. He argues jail costs drain county funds as bootleggers gate Teller county out of house and home and fears other Colorado counties may exhaust funds to board and lodge violators of the dry law.
Democratic senators renewed charges that President Harding was responsible for civil service infractions and removals of Democrats from office, replacing them with Republicans. Stanley of Kentucky and Caraway of Arkansas led caustic personal denunciations labeling Republicans as pale malcontents.
Grand opera star Madame Amelie Galli Crue reports jewels valued at 45000 dollars missing from a bag in a dressing room near the San Juan Capistrano mission. A maid misplaced the bag, two women seen in the room fled, and police across California are alerted as investigators seek the suspects.
Oklahoma City and Lawton tale centers on Lieut. Col. Beck's shooting in Day home. Prosecutor Hughes pursues hidden threads as inquest nears. Military planes ferry witnesses including Beck’s nephew, Haddock, and Walke. Day and wife await defense while authorities hint at revelations.
Informational report from Washington notes a temporary federal commission as a remedy for the strike plagued coal industry. John Brophy, a miner's trade representative, testified to the House labor committee about establishing a fact finding panel with supervisory powers over the industry.
Civil War veterans convene at Diamond to discuss memorials and reunions as pleasant weather favors outdoor gathering at the public square. noted by observer Joseph T. The event signals summer ceremonial return and communal remembrance among veterans.
Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ward Meek, former Fort Sill commander, was shot to death after a bridge party at the home of Judge Jean F. Day in Oklahoma City. Day, released on bond, says the aviator attacked his wife and that the revolver discharged when he struck Beck.
In a Pulaski County tale a man named Nick Nushkavich faces a raid by County Detective Jack Dunlap and officers who confiscate a self installed still. The report blends local lore about the Monitor and a historical nod with a modern tax and liquor enforcement incident.
A man described as the father of several victims associated with an axe attack killed himself. Police say he had been connected to the case and his death follows a pattern of self inflicted harm amid ongoing inquiries into the incident and injuries to five others. Names and specifics are unclear from the fragment.
Rioters looted Middleton stores in Cork Ireland as metal heats fled and machines ran. Staff sheltered inside while stoves rattled and bells warned of danger.
Fragmentary obituary notes Hana Me Beunimi Gtson listed with address Superior Street. Mentions Lovise Robertson Pergusen and a Bellevue related reference. Details are incomplete in the OCR text.
Harrisburg April 7. Lieutenant Governor Beidleman and Harry Mackey withdraw from the Republican gubernatorial race. The contest narrows to George F. Alter Gifford Pinchot and John S. Fisher with Alter filing petitions and asserting readiness after a physical exam. Debate over additional candidates and party support continues.
A chaotic press snippet records thieves targeting patil boxes and a motor vehicle chase. George A Stern and Wilkins, both about 60, are named in a theft charge while officers pursue suspects in Ditis Hari. A local incident ends with a father killed, and the report mentions Beaver County officials and police actions amid rising crime.
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