Cost Of Operating City Drops In 1924 New Castle Fiscal Report
Washington teletype reports New Castle city government total expenditures for 1924 at $1,561,831 or $31.91 per person, a drop of $2.84 per resident from 1923. The 1924 revenue totaled $1,478,134, with property taxes making up 70 percent of income, and net city indebtedness at $2,322,611 or $45.41 per capita.
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George H. Manning
Washington
New Castle News
Washington, D. C
New Castle
Department of Commerce
Independent Board of Education
Tax levy and per capita figures for New Castle 1924
The 1924 city corporate levy totaled $1,247,021 with $412,721 for the city, $611,439 for the schools, and $223,761 for the county. Per capita tax for all three was $25.49, and assessed property value subject to ad valorem taxes was $30,571,950. Total indebtedness for the schools stood at $1,581,673. 1923 per capita was $45.99 and 1917 was £38.25. No general property tax levy was imposed for state purposes in 1924.
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New Castle
Darrow Returns To Chicago After Scopes Trial
Col Clarence Darrow arrives in Chicago and greets supporters with a broad grin. He talks of optimism over the Scopes verdict, noting a potential appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court to challenge anti evolution laws. He says the fight resumes in September with briefs to be filed.
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Dayton
Tenn
Darren
Tennessee Supreme Court
Th Supreme Court
Tennesee Supreme Court
Doctor Fractures Feet In Fall While Walking In Sleep
GALLIPOLIS O Aug 3 Dr W G Barnett of Point Pleasant WV was brought to a local hospital suffering fractures of both feet after falling from a second story window of his home Saturday night while walking in his sleep.
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Gallipolis
W. G. Barnett
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Crossword Puzzle From Historic Page Clues Revealed
A vintage newspaper crossword presents numbered horizontal and vertical clues including items like periods of devotion, forms of address, and common objects. Start by filling confident answers to unlock crossing letters and complete the grid, with hints referencing weights, currencies, and everyday terms.
Wordplay puzzle with running theme and city clue
A cryptic puzzle item combines visual hints and word fragments. It mentions a U S city linked to tire work and dirigibles, plus common artist’s article and a blacksmiths tool in plural form.
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Ohio
King Haakon VII celebrates 53rd birthday today
The Day's News notes King Haakon VII, who will mark 53 today, begins his 20th year on the Norwegian throne next December. It recounts Norway's historic secession from Sweden, aided by Britain and France, and the people's choice of a monarch. Crown Prince Olav, 21, studies at a university in England.
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Haakon VII
Norway
Sweden
Great Britain
France
Frederick VIII
Denmark
Maud
Edward VII
Olav
England
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Promises Baldness Prevention
Advertises Parisian Sage as the best tonic and scalp treatment to stop hair loss and itching, banish dandruff, and promote growth. Sold by McKee's Cut Rate Store and all druggists with a guaranteed result.
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McKee
Adjourn Railroad Merger Hearing Till September 8
Hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission on the Nickle Plate railroad merger were adjourned until September 8. Van Sweringen brothers of Cleveland propose unifying Chesapeake & Ohio Erie Hocking Valley Pierre Marquette and Nickle Plate into one system. Proceedings have run since May with opposing stockholders.
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Bulletin International News Service
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nickle Plate Railroad
van Sweringen Brothers
Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Hocking Valley
Pierre Marquette
Nickle Plate
van Sweringens
Start Plans For Erection Of Bryan College At Dayton
DAYTON Tenn Aug 3 The first chapter of the Bryan Memorial association formed to raise a national fund for a Bryan memorial college in Dayton Rhea county citizens organized chapter No 1 and sent cables to Josephus Daniels H D Fainbain George P Washburn and Col P H Callahan inviting their visit Washburn offered to donate 25000 for the college erection.
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International News Service
Dayton, Tenn
Bryan Memorial Association
Bryan Memorial College
Dayton
Rhea County
Josephus Daniels
the Navy
H. D Fainbain
Washington
George P Washburn
Massachusetts
Col. P. H. Callahan
Louisville
Washburn
Bryan College
Auto crash victim dies in Butler County
Kurt M. Stank, 36, of East Brady, injured when his car struck a billboard on Slippery Rock road last Thursday, died today at Butler County Memorial Hospital. The accident occurred near Butler and investigation continues.
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Butler, Pa
Kurt M. Stank
East Brady
Slippery Rock Road
Butler County
Man Killed In Auto Crash Near East Brady
In a collision Saturday at Memorial hospital an unnamed man died from internal injuries. The deceased was the sole passenger in a car driven by J A Caspen, 33, of East Brady. Caspen, said to be intoxicated, is held on $1000 bail awaiting a hearing on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
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Morial Hospital
Stank
J. A. Caspen
East Brady
Caspen
18 Years For Election Killing in Kermit
James Munsey, participant in Kerrmiton May election violence that left two dead and three wounded, was found guilty of second degree murder in Williamson circuit court. He received an 18 year penitentiary sentence for fatally shooting Sherman Parsley, a Kermit merchant near the polls.
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Williamson
W. Va
James Munsey
Kermit
Munsey
Sherman Parsley
Retired Minister Kills Wife Then Ends His Life
Richmond reports: the Rev George E Holder 45 a retired Disciples of Christ minister shot and killed his wife in their South Richmond home and then killed himself. It is noted Mrs Holder was his second wife and former housekeeper they had married recently Holder had retired from ministry recently due to ill health.
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Alletin
International News Service
Richmond
George E. Holder
The
Disciples of Christchurch
South Rich
Mond
Holder
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