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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
1
Frankin county authorities hurried to Zeigler Illinois after a three day wild cat coal strike escalated into riots. Six men were wounded and transported to nearby towns as telephone lines to Zeigler were cut. Local union officials reportedly attended a miners meeting before the violence.
Alexander Thomas of 2325 Murray avenue Pittsburgh sustained a severely cut left hand and wrist and body bruises Tuesday after noon about 2 30 when his car a Hupmobile turned turtle in a ditch on the Wilmington highway near the New Castle Field club private drive. He was rushed to Shenango Valley hospital by a passerby. Three other occupants of the Thomas car escaped with minor bruises. the car was wrecked. Pearson of Greenville in a Packard, making a left turn to New Wilmington, had slight damage and no injuries. Bushes along the field club drive obscured view for both drivers.
A boy named Arthur Mometer endures a swollen jaw and face from mumps. Nia offers a smile as he notes his ailment, while friends express sympathy, hope, and practical support, hoping the illness passes and he recovers. The crowd acknowledges limited aid beyond care and a positive outlook. Weather is noted as seventy.
New York police avert a gangland clash as rival factions in the underworld mobilize for war. The department warns detectives of an imminent hostilities between the Neary Mob along Seventh and Eighth avenues and the Diamond Mob with gunmen from Detroit.
Pittsburgh telegraph operator Kavanaugh Jacobs age 55 at Monongahela near here refused to leave his key as death approached. He hoisted the red danger signal stopping all trains then collapsed and died. A raffle tied up for an hour on the P and L BE until Jacobs body was found and the cause of the warning signals learned. He phoned for a physician just before dying.
Death notices list Edwin J. Klingensmith aged 25 of Maywood Station California Mrs Jessie Ethel Wilson 40 Woodlawn Pennsylvania Joseph Colick 49 Chewton Pir Luigi Montano ten months of 10 Pearson Street noted in local records.
A 15-year-old Ohio boy, using a fictitious name, confessed to murdering Professor Adam R. Clawson of Lodi New York after an attempted holdup between Jefferson City and California Missouri. He claimed he killed Clawson because he was broke and wanted the car. A bloodstained suitcase linked to the crime was found in the boy's car. The sheriff reported the confession as inquiry continues and the boy awaits his father.
Crowds from near and far fill Cascade Park for Old Timers Reunion as the fire and drug corps parade through the city. The pavilion hosts a grand march and a Civil War veterans’ association meeting draws many survivors to the event.
International News Service reports J G West sheriff of Fulton County Kentucky was shot and killed early today while attempting to arrest Moon Joe Weatherly at his home. West and county official Tobe Jackson approached the residence when a shot fired as West stepped onto the porch killed him. Weatherly fled and remains at large.
The Reynoldstown School Association held its eighteenth annual reunion at the W. N. Aiken school on Pearson street with over 100 alumni attending. John M. Snyder was re-elected president with Mrs. James Pollock secretary and Hert Whal ay treasurer, as five vice presidents from last year retained their posts.
Police hold three New York men in connection with a tragedy at the Hotel Flanders after a waiter, Sol Trencher, was hurled from the ninth floor. Trencher suffered a fractured skull, two broken legs, and internal injuries. The men were taken to the Forty seventh Street police station as investigators probe the motive amid a string of party‑scene crimes in midtown Manhattan.
Pittsburgh police began a citywide manhunt for the bandits who robbed Daniel J. Horney, 20, a Washington Trust Co. messenger, of about $20,000 before dumping him from a stolen auto. Nine thousand dollars in checks were recovered along with the car. Horney is in a hospital recovering from a severe beating.
Newswriter John Kraft tours Europe noting low labor pay amid high living costs in France Germany Austria Romania Czechoslovakia Hungary Switzerland and more He cites currency instability scarce luxuries and poor meals while detailing wages for clerks teachers organists farmhands and workers across nations.
FREVORTON Pa Aug 12 Mr and Mrs Michael Hunt became grandparents three times in three consecutive days. The event, rare for the region, coincided with the birth of three grandchildren to different families, first-time grandparents for the couple. Names include Mr and Mrs John Hunt and Mr and Mrs James Hunt of Trevarton and Agnes Hunt of Shamokin.
New Orleans reports a nationwide probe into liquor rings centered in Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Prohibition officials say bribe graft totaling about fifty thousand dollars aided undercover agents, with a 200 man dry army leading raids and arrests. Investigations aim to reach top organizers, financiers, and bootleggers through forthcoming indictments.
New Castle schools may see large funding changes after the townships vote to require township taxpayers to cover tuition for township pupils attending city schools. The board approved a legislative act shifting the burden from parents to township funding, ending the prior $6 per month per pupil payments.
Mahoning school reopening hangs on bricklayer dispute with the Wood’s building annex. The Mahoning school board rejects extra funding for a concrete wall, urging the contractor G W Lusk to proceed per contract. The building committee recommends sticking to brick despite a $392 cost increase. The board favors no taxpayer fund increase and the matter continued on page two.
Dr W C Booher of this city will be the school dentist for New Castle schools for the coming year. He was elected Tuesday night to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr Raymond Lutz. Salary set at 125 per month for nine months. No action taken to secure a school hygienist. The district authorized purchase of 3874 worth of supplies for the year.
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