Trusted Agents Of Goverment Aid Dope Ring Breakup
Col Will Gray Beach head of Chicago narcotics division and three trusted agents are under arrest as central figures in a sweeping federal raids against drug sellers and addicts. Officials say Beach aided a vast distribution network that supplied millions and exposed the inner workings of a major narcotics operation in Chicago. The raids involved about 100 detectives and follow recent confessions and evidence gathered in two weeks.
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Chicago
Will Gray Beach
Internal Revenue Department
United States
Beach
Narcotic Office
Old Timers Reunion Proclaimed Brightest Day of 1925
Cascade park hosts an all day Old Timers outing with reunions of residents from the borough era. W. T. Butz leads as secretary amid a reception and grand march at the pavilion. Col Dan Mooney may call the round dance as former residents travel from California and Florida to attend.
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Yesteryear
Cascade Park
Highland Avenue
Union
W. T. Butz
Dan Mooney
Dan
Stillman Youth Injured Doctor Flies for Aid
In a dramatic response to a telegram from Mrs. Stillman, Dr. David C. Bull flew 550 miles from Mineola to a Quebec lodge to treat Alexander Stillman fourteen for a broken arm and internal injuries. The boy is son of James A. and Mrs Anne A. Stillman amid the Stillman divorce case.
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New York
Canada
Alexander Stillman
James A
Anne A. Stillman
Stillman
The Traveler Questions What We Pay For Sightseeing
A reflective speaker laments high costs of travel and the lure of new vistas. He muses on staying home to rest while acknowledging the appeal of trips and the beauty of nature, noting eighty four as the weather hint.
Politicians To Have Indirect Charge Of Prohibition Directors
Treasury announces no new prohibition supervisors will be appointed who are objectionable to state senators. Senators will continue to influence city director appointments, undermining efforts to remove politics from Volstead Act enforcement. The plan by Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews to create 22 enforcement districts is thus jeopardized.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Prohibition Enforcement
Treasury
Ciry
Lincoln C. Andrews
Judge Crisswell Faces Re-election Fight in Venango
Pittsburg Post reports Venango county political contest over Judge George S Crisswell’s bid for a third term. Supporters praise his two decades on the bench as a civic asset while opponents led by Oil City lawyer William M Parker argue age may hurt his effectiveness.
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Pittsburgh Post
Pennsylvania
Venango County
George S. Criswell
William M. Parker
Oil City
Crisswell
Joseph P. Sheriff Dies at 96 in Lawrence County
Joseph P. Sheriff aged 96, longtime Lawrence County resident born October 31, 1892, died at the home of his niece Mrs. Lewis P. Kifer in Scot land Lane after an illness of old age. Funeral services set for August 13 at 1 PM at the Kifer home and 2:30 PM at the United Presbyterian Church of New Bedford with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Joseph P. Sheriff
Lawrence County
Nice
Lewis P. Kifer
Scotland Lane
Mr. Sheriff
Pulaski Township
William and
Jane Black Sheriff
New Bedford
Sheriff
Grand March Highlight At Old Timers Day
Civil War veterans meet after the march at Cascade Park for the Old Timers Day reunion. The grand march begins at two o'clock in the dancing pavilion followed by the Lawrence County Civil War Veterans Association annual meeting at three o'clock with an address and key remarks.
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Lawrence County Civil War Veterans Association
Bad Weather Delays MacMillan Arctic Expedition Base Find
Extremely bad weather at Etah Greenland, base of the MacMillan Arctic expedition, hinders naval aviators from locating an advanced base in Ellsmere Land. Lieut. Com. Byrd reported to the navy department by radio. Also notes Miss Margaret Reider visiting relatives in Ellwood City.
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Washington
Etah
Ellsmere Land
Byrd
Navy Department
Court Declares Girls Adoption Null And Void
New York reports a court declared the adoption of Mary Louise Spas, known as the seven day Cinderella, null and void. Edward W. Browning, a real estate operator who adopted her, sought the ruling after learning she was 21 and not 16 as claimed.
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New York
Mary Louise Spas
Cinderella
Edward W. Browning
Mary Louise
Woman Dies As Auto Goes Into Ditch In Scranton
Miss Belinda Sweeney, 40, of Scranton, died when a tire blew out and the car plunged into a ditch at Goodsboro. Four others were seriously injured, including Miss Shirley Walsh and P. O. Barrel of New York and Joseph Walsh and Patrick Cuff of Scranton.
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Scranton
Belinda Sweeney
Goodsboro
Shirley Walsh
P. O. Barrel
New York
Joseph Walsh
Patrick Cuff
Girl Refuses To Elope Murder Shocks Resort
Oneonta New York Aug 11 Clara Harris 30 of Gilboa was shot dead by George Maycock of Hartford Conn at a summer resort where they boarded after she refused to elope. Maycock then shot himself and is dying authorities said.
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Oneonta
N. Y
Clara Harris
Gilboa
George Maycock
Hartford
Marker Honoring Major Morton Unveiled at Slippery Rock Cemetery
Under direction of Mrs. Charles K. Kuhn the New Castle Perry Chapter Daughters of 1812 unveiled a marker at Slippery Rock cemetery for Major William Morton. Grandson Thomas D. Wilson provided a life sketch while granddaughters Jessie B. Hamilton and John Nothdurst received and presented the marker. Mrs. H W Dean officiated in place of the missing chapter Regent.
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Charles K. Kuhn
New Castle Perry
Daughters of 1812
Slippery Rock Cemetery
William Morton
Thomas D. Wilson
Major Morton
Jessie B. Hamilton
John Nothdurst
Charles Greer
H. W. Dean
California Girl Slayer Of Mother Faces Trial Again
Dorothy Ellingson, 17, awaits trial for murder of her mother in San Francisco. Prosecutor Harmon Skillen expects jury selection to take at least a week. Defense counsel Walter McGovern indicates an insanity plea will be submitted. she was originally found insane and sent to Napa before being recalled for trial.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dorothy Ellingson
Harmon Skillen
Matthews Brady
Ventura
Dorothy
Walter McGovern
Napa
Six Auto Accidents Reported In Past 24 Hours
An epidemic of six automobile accidents reported in the city in 24 hours all minor with little damage. J E Shira’s car on Mill and Washington was struck from behind by J H Hershberger as he turned left on red. Percy Walls’s car damaged at Mercer and East Washington when Fred Hill failed to stop at a red light. Edward L Mitchell followed two cars on Grant street and hit the car ahead. no damage. Joe Guido avoids a left turn on Mill when a fast rear car nears Phillips Street traffic.
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Pearson Street
Mill and
Washington Street
J. H. Hershberger
Johnstown
Percy Walls
Mercer
East Washington Streets
Fred B. Hill
North Mulberry Street
Edward L. Mitchell
Lathrop Street
Grant Street
Joe Guido
South Mill Street
Mill Street
Phillips Street
Guido
Southern Dry Officials In Bootleg Raid
New Orleans launched a major prohibition operation as over 350 agents from multiple states began a sweeping crackdown on bootleg traffic. The raid covers the city and extends along an eighty mile stretch to the Mississippi Gulf coast.
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Southern Dry
International News Service
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Payroll Bandits Take $3434.50 In Chicago Heist
In Chicago on August 11 bandits held up Adolphe R. Nolte paymaster for Moody and Waters Co printers in the company garage and escaped with 3434.50. Also noted is a homecoming and a birth announcement from local residents.
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Chicago
International News Service
Adolphe R. Nolte
Moody and Waters Co
Notices Open Advertising for Political Campaigns
The New Castle News announces its advertising columns are open to candidates and citizens for political ads provided they do not vilify or slander opponents. The policy states the paper will not participate in mudslinging while remaining accessible to reputable individuals and businesses.
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New Castle News
Lawrence County
The
Coolidge Backs Aerial Program and Los Angeles Use
President Coolidge supports federal effort to promote commercial aviation and favors using the naval dirigible Los Angeles to push air transport. A decision on whether private, government, or mixed control should run a Los Angeles air route awaits commerce and navy secretaries. In Albany, Alberta Higbee 22 of Erie Pa, a former Follies actress, attempted suicide by poison after claiming a $800 Saratoga Springs robbery and said she will recover.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Naval Dirigible
Los Angeles
Secretaries of Commerce and Navy
Albany
N. Y
Alberta Higbee
Erie
Follies
Miss Higbee
Saratoga Springs
Deaths of Joseph P Sheriff William J Broadbent and James Mann
Death records list Joseph P Sheriff 96 of Scotland Lane William J Broadbent 78 of Sandusky Ohio and James Mann 22 of Warren Ohio with brief notices.
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Joseph P. Sheriff
Scotland Lane
William J. Broadbent
Sandusky
Ohio
James Mann
Warren
Plans Modified For New Bridge Over Neshannon River
New Castle council adopts modified Erie Railroad bridge plans over the Neshannon river at the confluence Shenango. Two tracks proposed with a five foot pier, Erie cooperation pledged, and city to drop further opposition to the pier amid flood and waterway concerns.
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Erie Railroad
Neshannock
Shenango
Robert White
New Castile
Erie
New Castle
White
Burns
R. H. Parsons
Council Today
State Water Resource Power Board
Penna
Pennsylvania
Neshannock Creek
Erie Railroad Company
Nine Others Donate Skin for Betty Welsh Graft
Nine people including the child's mother submitted to operations at Shenango Valley Hospital to graft skin onto five year old Betty Welsh of Slippery Rock who was burned by a firecracker blast. Earlier, nurses and seven youths from Slippery Rock had donated skin, aiding the ongoing grafts for her recovery.
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Shenango Valley Hospital
Betty Welsh
Walter L. Welsh
Slippery Rock
Little Betty
Bernard Hoge
Lloyd Dennison
Edward Laser
Leland Steinecker
Jiles Stillwagon
Sheridan Hines
Paul Boozel
W. L. Welsh
Andrew Harcar
New Castle
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