Dickey Named Kiwanis President at New Castle Club Vote
Attorney Thomas W. Dickey was chosen president of the New Castle Kiwanis Club at noon during the annual election held in the YMCA dining room. He has served since 1918 in roles including director and committees chair. Other officers include Vice President M Louis Wallace, Treasurer Robert J Meers, and Directors James K Tove Thomas H Hitchcock Louis A Hang Ja Miner K M Higgins A R Kingsbury C D Parker Bart Richards Daniel J Reeble. Installations set for December 24. Reverend Herbert A Ellig spoke on his Maine woods trip during vote counting.
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Thomas W. Dickey
New Castle Kiwanis Club
Dickey
Falinw
M. Louis Wallace
Vic
Floody Trustre
Charles FE. Meth
Robert J. Meertmans
James K. Tove
Thomas H. Hitchcock
Louis A. Hang
Will Ayers
W. M. Noan
John Carroll
Herbert A. Ellig
Maine Woods
Sweetheart Accused of Killing Rival for Her Hand
Edward Flickinger 18 of Washta accuses Gertrude Weaver a schoolteacher of firing the shots that killed Morris Hardy on a lonely road. He says they planned to eliminate Hardy a rival for her affections and that after Hardy was struck he was shot with a rifle borrowed from a neighbor. Flickinger is jailed unable to post 10,000 bond. Hardy had recently finished a state reformatory term for automobile theft.
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Edward Flickinger
Washta
Gertrude Weaver
Morris Hardy
Hardy
Flickinger
State Reformatory
Fuckinger
Woman Saves Baby and Others in Pittsburgh Fire
In Pittsburgh December 9, Mrs Carl Wacktel plunged through smoke to rescue her baby from a burning apartment building and warned nearby tenants to flee to safety. The alarm woke residents early, aiding a swift evacuation as flames spread through the structure.
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Pittsburgh
International News
Carl, Wacktel
Laundry Fire Woman Guides Baby Through Smoke
Mrs Wachtel alerted her husband while carrying their infant as she fought through dense smoke to warn other residents who fled in night clothing. Firemen battled the blaze for three hours before it was brought under control. Damage estimated at 10000 dollars. cause unknown.
One Man Literary Strike by Winston Churchill
A famed American author Winston Churchill announces he will not publish new books while prices stay high. He laments readers cannot afford books and says stories written for himself will not be sold to those who fail to appreciate them. Churchill, born 1871 in St. Louis, attended the Naval Academy and married Mabel Hall. his notable works include Richard Carvel The Crisis and The Inside of the Cup. He last published in 1927 and lives in Cornish New Hampshire with his wife and nine year old son Winston Jr.
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Winston Churchill
Churchill
St. Louis
U. S. Nayeal Academy
Mabel H. Hall
Richard Carvel
Dr. Jonethan
Cornish New Hampshire
Wineton
Xmas Seal Sales Begin The Red Cross Seals Return
Scattered returns in city and county show Red Cross Christmas seals distributed by mail to about 430000 people in two weeks. Seals are now out and officials optimistic for sales returns as the drive continues. An elderly woman in a country town praises her doctor and recalls a grim anecdote about his prognosis.
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Tuberculosis Society
Spoo
Fight Over Will Tests Spiritualist Claims In Surrogate Court
LITTLE VALLEY N Y Dec 9 An effort will be made in surrogate court this week to prove Spiritualism rests on fraud as relatives contest Dr W Irving Hewitts 146000 estate bequest to the Lilydale Assembly of Spiritualism The defendants claim Hewitt was unduly influenced and irrational by alleged attempts to communicate with a departed spirit while his fortune was to go to the colony The Lilydale Assembly a 6000 member body expects national Spiritualist witnesses to testify and plans to bring famed psychics to Little Valley.
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Little Valley
N. Y
W. Irving Hewitt
Olean
Hewitt
Lilydale Assembly of Spiritualism
Année
Hinman
Buffalo
Ruth
Irena Hinman
Dr. Hewitt
Litlle Valley
Traditions Tell Of Many Sunken Cities
Traditions describe submerged cities linked to Killarney and Lough Neagh, claiming ancient sites drowned as punishment for wickedness. The fragment hints at lost civilizations and mythical faults, preserving lore of sunken places and their enduring intrigue.
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Killarney
Lough Neagh
Trish
Boy’s Clever Answer On Penalty Of Lying Stuns Newcastle Court
An English court case reports a boy in the witness box asked about where people go after lying. He cleverly answered with a series of everyday items from wagon to apple, prompting a remark from Judge Maule about competence. The tale mirrors a past courtroom moment.
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Newcastle
England
Maule
Connrel
World’s Wettest Spot Found In Assam Hills
A fragmentary report notes Charripingt in the Khasi hills of Assam as an extreme rainfall site with annual totals around 88 inches and a record 40 inches in a single day. The text also mentions heavy rainfall records in Britain and ties to Natal, South Africa.
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Assam
Niagaras
London
Juby
Graat
Britain
Uruton
Somerset
Poor Innocent Naturalist Recalled By Fabre Story
In aHumorous snippet from Human Side of Fabre P F Bicknall recounts an incident where a French naturalist sits dreamily on a stone near a ravine. Three women passing by misread his gaze as absent minded and whisper in pity calling him an innocent poor devil, crossing themselves. The tale underscores onlookers doubt of the scientist's sanity.
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Fabre
P. F. Bicknall
Languedoc
Tiewen
Crossmark of God and the World Goes Round
A fragment reflecting on signs of divine mark and love driving life and dizziness, attributed to Youth's Companion style. The line contrasts sacred seal with error yet ties affection to motion and wonder in worldly life.
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