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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
1
In Chicago a high profile murder case for Russell Scott opened with both sides presenting alienists to argue sanity. Judge Jospeh B. David ordered rapid progress and juror selection to proceed today as testimony split between eight defense experts claiming insanity and five prosecution experts asserting sanity.
Philadelphia report says Jacob Miller, 24, was found hanged in his cellar with hands tied behind, feet bound, and a gag in the mouth. Police deem foul play possible, noting a ten foot distance chain nearby. Miller, a war veteran, was found by his father. Neighbors reported no prior signs of melancholy.
The piece portrays Arthur Mometer Caesar O'Brien Augustus McShadd as a clerk who loves tennis and golf but performs poorly at work. He dashes to the links after five, chasing fun and drinks, while colleagues label him a bore. The tale ends with a moral: at work do not play. avoid being a McShadd.
National Kiddies Day activities spread across Cascade Park with a large, varied program for children. The day features rides at reduced prices for kids, a pony presentation, athletics, fireworks at 10 pm, and discounts on soft drinks and cones. Don McKibben and Superintendent Shaner lead the event with aides.
A kitchen fire at the Georgian hotel in Brownsville Aug 3 swept a city block, causing more than 100000 in damage. Fire crews arrived late as the blaze spread and telegraph poles fell disabling lines. several people inhaled smoke but no injuries were reported. Losses included Georgian hotel 30000 Brosius Drug Store 35000 Frederick Store 20000 Robinson Wall Paper Co 4000. An investigation was begun to determine the fire's origin.
Four alleged bootleggers, including two women, sped through Cleveland streets and exchanged shots with police before escaping. They were said to have been picking up a liquor cargo from a ram boat near Willowick, as authorities continued to track the Hooze crusade amid fresh developments. Meanwhile a city visit note mentions Mr and Mrs Charles A Berry hosting guests, following a marriage in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Traffic accidents data from July 26 to August 1 shows 16 persons injured across five accidents outside the city and county roads, with 525 injuries from January 1 to August 1 including 129 in brutalities on streets inside the city.
Four people injured as dynamite blast tears through a building in Kansas City's Armour boulevard apartments section. Windows shatter at Sheridan next door. Victims include Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Stephenson and two young children. Nine sticks of dynamite found as police investigate. Foreman Don Smith cites non union labor but denies labor trouble.
Benwood West Virginia August 3 Carl Beltz thirty five of Youngstown Ohio lies in jail without bond awaiting a hearing for the alleged attempted kidnapping of Mary Kelly eight. The girl was taken from her home in an auto but escaped when the car halted.
Washington Aug 3 The American Federation of Labor ends affiliation with the La Follette third party movement and reverts to nonpartisanship in elections. Leaders say mass third party action was wasted and harmful to electing candidates with good records. The change follows the La Follette campaigns of 1922 and 1924 and comes after the death of Senator La Follette, signaling a return to traditional labor strategy.
The New Castle Mining and Clay Froducta company was awarded the Ellwood City high school project to furnish Heather tapestry bricks. About 400,000 bricks will be produced in the full color range and delivered as needed for the building.
Slippery Rock marks centennial week with a packed normal school chapel concert by the New Castle Conservatory choir. A union service followed led by resident pastors and the key to the town presented by Councilman Schremp to Dr. Hockenberry. Centennial program continues with events at the athletic field and a baby show later afternoon.
County Detective Jack M. Dunlap and his unit pursued a liquor car through New Castle toward Harbor, speeding past Parks town Corners at up to 65 miles per hour. Dunlap attempted to pass but the vehicle swerved and the pursuit continued, with continued coverage hinted on the next page.
Police search city and nearby mountains for a lone bandit after he shot and killed three people and wounded another during a holdup on a mountain road near Fort Logan. A car carrying two men and two women was stopped. the assailant demanded cash, opened fire, and killed 17 year old Marla McCormick and mortally wounded Julia Stears, sister of McCormick.
Special Sodeepondent describes a New Castle woman's flying trip to Antwerp. She details currency quirks, hotel service, and a vivid tour of Rubens, Titian, Veronese, Van Dyck, Jordaens, Vest, Bouguereau in the Rubens Gallery and the Antwerp Cathedral. The piece notes city life, public transport quirks, and a Brussels stay before continuing.
Atlantic City Aug. 3 The joint operators miners wage talks face an imminent collapse with talks stalled since July 9 and little progress. John L Lewis demands the operators chairman participate or the conference may dissolve, inviting Harrisburg talks and possible federal intervention to avert a strike. Police later report a theft on Cascade Street including a spare tire and parts.
Fragmentary report lists Mrs William A Marshall of 531 2 South Front Street and Mrs Mabel Marshall of Altoona, with related names Mrs Murtha Streets of Wheatland Pa and Robert Kombo among others, multiple unclear ages and addresses in a Wheatland Jamier Cho area. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent context or confirmed relations.
A Sunday evening crash on the Ellwood New Castle road near Baldwin Inn left Mrs. Josephine Alvano of Niles Ohio badly hurt internally and other occupants badly cut and bruised. The patients were rushed to Ellwood Hospital then to a friend’s home. Driver Phillip Nach of West Virginia, a nephew of Morris Caplan, was passing a Studebaker sedan when the collision occurred. The Ford car was wrecked and the Studebaker damaged.
In a quarrel over Mary Arena 25 a fight Saturday night left Thomas E. Trever 38 of Berwick Pa dead and Chester Hughes wounded. Ugo Baldasero 25 of East Rochester fled the state as a suspect. Baldasero was jealous over Miss Arena's attentions to the two men and has not been located.
Six bandits raided a garage at Coney Island today overpowered a watchman, blew the safe open and rifled it of its contents. The receipts from Saturday and Sunday are believed to be considerable.
Pittsburgh begins Frank iGdwin Smith and Louise Merars. Pittsburgh, Karoly Foreckas. Oil City Jule Kovacs. Oil City James Patterson. Ellwood City Helen A. Moore. New Castle.
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