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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
45
An ice mine was found in upper Spearfish canyon in the Black Hills. Workers blasted through rock to uncover a frozen soil formation resembling a wall of ice mortar. The vein is about 15 feet wide and 10 feet high, facing a sunlit western slope, and may open to another wind cave near Wind Cave in the southern Black Hills.
The peat bog north of Salem between Albany and Ellsworth roads has burned since early spring and shows no sign of stopping. Investigators say the fire could last years, undermining ground and drawing smoke day and night. No effort will be made to stop it as it does no apparent harm and may burn out on its own.
London ranked near New York in accidental deaths for early 1925 with 25,234 street accidents in the 24 square mile area and 226 fatalities. Privately owned vehicles, including cars and motor trucks, caused the most fatal incidents.
A Portage County Ohio woman was abandoned at birth in a county poorhouse. Named Delia Jones for decades, she spent her life there as the world passed her by because of her birth circumstances. The piece highlights a heart breaking story of neglect and isolation.
Chicago postal inspectors continued questioning clerks about an alleged plot to rob air mail between Chicago and San Francisco. Forty clerks were detained after a valuable San Francisco bound mail consignment disappeared from a plane. Inspectors cite similar disappearances and say they have evidence of a wider robbery scheme involving many postal employees. A separate fragment describes two animals fleeing a train and watching it pass.
CONNELLSVILLE Pa Aug 28 John Boulebush and companions were groundhog hunting on a Greenboro ridge back of Dunbar when Boulebush spotted and killed what is believed the largest rattlesnake in the area. The reptile measured five feet four inches with 12 rattles and a button.
SUNBURY August 28 The railroads may have replaced horses in transport but two young mules near the tracks provided a humorous race. The Sunbury council referred to committee a request by Frank Foulke architect Greer Building to build a sidewalk in the rear and along Sycamore way on the Greer block.
William Stapleton, 78, a veteran newspaper editor linked with Rocky Mountain development, died in Denver after a brief illness. He formerly led the Denver Republican and worked with Chicago and St. Louis papers. born in Milwaukee.
Engineers halted power line work from Canada to Buffalo when towers reached capacity. A four inch gas main extended to the American shore. A sewer rat was sent through a nearly mile long pipe with a string tied to it. Half way across the rat stalled, prompting a late plan to use a weasel to chase it.
The rat slipped out on the American side with a string in tow while a weasel followed. They pulled heavier cord into a conduit and dragged power cables behind them, creating a tense scene at the border structure.
Mrs. Ella Sparrow of New Athens will become Harrison county clerk of courts on September 7 and appoint her father Harvey I. Given as chief deputy. Sparrow was elected on the Republican ticket after the death of her husband Deputy Sheriff Forrest Sparrow who was killed during a liquor raid.
The Prince of Wales butter statue at Wembley uses over three and a half tons of Canadian butter. The sculpture shows the Prince hatless beside his riding horse at High River Alberta, looking out over the crowd.
Nairobi sees a rush for gold in Tanganyika Territory with finds over a 200 mile area. Prospectors from Many countries converge on Lupa River belts while the government levies a $200 cash deposit to cover potential local charges.
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