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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1925
Page
8
International News Service reports in London that film star Thomas Meighan criticizes Britain's film industry for lacking international appeal. He notes America’s success stems from producers aiming for world wide audience and predicts Britain faces uphill fight as he travels to Iceland to shoot a new picture.
Henry Helmy Egyptian swimmer to attempt the English Channel crossing off Cape Gris Nez at 11 30 tonight with favorable sea conditions. He aided Miss Gertrude Ederle on her failed attempt and will back her next try Monday morning with a 3 am start to maximize outward leg then inward voyage to Dover. Weather, seas and tides determine success as sea grows colder and conditions worsen later in September.
American fliers with the French army in Morocco report unprecedented air conditions on the Rif front. Observing from high altitudes, they note extreme heat complicating flight and targeting. They describe flying high to avoid Rifian guns while studying the Taza front and watching aerial bombing operations.
Italian Ambassador Giacomo De Martino, recalled for talks on Italy war debt funding, will sail for the United States Tuesday to pursue financing negotiations with the United States and seek private credits. He was to meet the finance minister for a final conference before departure.
Frederic Cameron Church Jr former Harvard football star and husband of Muriel Vanderbilt was found unconscious and missing details of an accident. He left Massachusetts General Hospital after suffering facial lacerations and is hospitalized under care. Governor Square stated he suspected being struck by a car, but no clear account exists.
WANE Pa August 20 Pennsylvania railroad engineer William Bennett saved Mrs Dominick Vitto and eight children from death by forcing entry to their Park Avenue home. He shouted pounded on the door and broke it in as flames trapped the family. The house and contents were destroyed.
In Baltimore on August 23 a 17 year old boy shot himself at the home of his 19 year old sweetheart Misa Ella Beck after she rejected him. He used a revolver owned by Patrolman George Beck which had been on the dining room mantle. Ella and the boy had known each other since childhood and had been calling on her four times weekly before the tragedy.
Britain welcomes the restoration of full diplomatic ties with Mexico as a boost to British trade. Industry leaders praise the move, linking it to Latin American market expansion during the Prince of Wales visit and a broader push to regain market access in the region.
Paris Aug 29 German veterans and former French Foreign Legion members totaling about 16,000 are in Morocco fighting Moorish tribes. The report notes a mix of former German soldiers and Legionnaires among the forces.
In the ongoing conflict German soldiers attached to the Foreign Legion have endured heavy fighting since Abd-el-Krim began his offensive. French officers report the Germans have fought well and stood up to the exertions of the battle, while the sheer number of enlistments makes it unlikely the Ministry of War can accept all applicants.
Union City Mf Aug 29 Aged 98 Mrs Emma Gert died last Tuesday her poodle Teddy ceased eating Today the dog died Veterinarians cited starvation as the cause Mrs Gert was buried Thursday Neighbors urged the dog to eat but he refused to touch the offerings
CHICAGO Aug 29 The National Association of Retail Clerks isers and Furnishers listed wardrobe items for today’s well dressed man including a dinner coat full dress suit four sack suits a spare suit a frock coat two overcoats and two hats. It also says galluses may be worn again. The piece humorously notes the challenge of choosing what to say after a fishing trip about luck.
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