Europe’s mission taken over by America in Berlin report
German Reichstag president Paul Loebe, visiting the United States, warns that Europe’s mission is being assumed by America. He cites U S house building, transport growth, and mass consumption, contends Americans waste raw materials yet enjoy higher living standards while labor weakens under capitalist structures. The report notes race and immigrant labor factors and portrays American capitalism as dominant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dietzel
Corresponden
Berlin
Europe
America
United States of America
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
Vorwaerts
United States
New Castle Milk Bottles Vanish In Yearlong Loss
In 1925 New Castle milk dealers report nearly three carloads of milk bottles disappeared rather than emptied. Most losses blamed on theft as bottles travel mysteriously, with a few broken during sterilizing. Rieck McJunkin and other firms plan a bottle exchange to cut losses in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Henry Goldberg
Rieck- McJunkin Company
Goldberg
Philadelphia
Idol Found in Burma Splendid Work of Art
The Burma statue of Buddha in a reclining pose measured about 190 feet long and over 40 feet high with a brick base, surpassing Yokohama’s 55 foot high figure in size. Burmese Buddhists flocked to view the hidden monumental discovery after engineers uncovered it near Pegu during railway embankment work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Burma
Rangoon
Mandalay
Pegu
Washington Star
Risking Life For Look From Lookout Mountain
A weather rock on Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga Tennessee attracts climbers who crawl out on hands and knees to glimpse farms villages and rivers below. The sheer drop 2900 feet creates a deadly edge with only smooth rock and loose pebbles underfoot and a fall certain death.
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Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Tenn
Medicine Hat
Washington
Green Valley
Notorious crime spot recalled by curious tourist
A tourist asks about infamous places and the native guide retells a village crime where a man attacked a rival in love with fiendish gusto. The guide confirms the attacker fled in a certain direction and the group stands on the spot where the crime occurred, per the Edinburgh Scotsman.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Mole Not Solely a Pest in Garden Plot
The mole is described as more than a nuisance due to its appetite for worms and grubs that can offset garden damage. It is noted to have exceptional hearing beyond human ability and a fur that remains perfectly straight regardless of movement, making moleskin exceptionally clean even when burrowing.
Community Social Roundup in New Bedford and Nearby
Local notes recount holiday entertainment by Anna Mary Cummings and Evelyn Wortman in New Bedford and the Hopewell Sunday School Christmas program. A string of visits follows with families from Masury Youngstown Ellwood City Hubbard Sharon and Grove City stopping by homes of Bauder Dagan Wortman and Clark families for weekend gatherings.
Swiftest Creature on Legs Is Horse
The author outlines two horse strains: a hairy roan Asiatic type that fights wolves and a smooth-coated swift Northern Africa or Southwest Asia breed. The thoroughbred is praised as the swiftest legged creature, its speed bred for dry uplands. Mechanical toe reduction favored speed but limited swamp travel.
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Africa
Asia
Four Bandits In New Jersey Get $2,000 In Loot
Four armed bandits entered the Alpha boarding house in New Jersey bound and gagged proprietor Joseph Sanchez and seven roomers. They escaped with loot valued at $2,000, according to reports reaching Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Bandits
New Jersey
International News Service
Easton
Alpha
N. J
Joseph Sanchez
New Castle Visitors and Local Social Notes
Edenburg Mrs Emma Leeper and daughters Olive and Elizabeth were New Castle visitors Saturday. Dr and Mrs J W Fox were New Castle visitors Saturday. Mrs Harry Park was a New Castle visitor Monday. Mrs Elnor Kelso and son Alva were New Castle visitors Saturday. Carl and William were New Castle visitors Saturday. Mrs Sarah McIntosh spent Sunday evening with friends in Youngstown. Mr and Mrs Harry Park of New Castle spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Park. Alex Dutton and John Frech of Lowellville called on friends in town Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Harry Coates and children of New Castle spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Frank Coates. Miss Margaret Foley is spending
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Anna Mary Cummings
Evelyn Wortman
Hopewell Presbyterian Sunday School
George Forman
Lila and
James
Masury
RB. F. Harry
Ed Sutton
New Castle
C. P. Johnson
Herman Bauder
Dorothy
Irene Harry
Dorothy Dagan
Youngstown
Ellis Harry
Edwin
Mabel
Clarence Young
Mahoning
Margaret Stover
S. E. Cover
Dorothy Bauder
R. M. Shields
Thelma
Arthur Konkle
Gertrude
John Dagan
Irie Wylie
Ellwood City
Russell Bailey
Wooster
Orrin Bailey
J. N. Clark
Robert Clark
Sharon
Mary Wortman
Hubbard
Carrie Greggs
Melvin
E. L. Courtney
Wilcox
James Gilliland
Ralph
Betty
Frizzleburg
Lee Zedaker
Ralph Underwood
Martha Cowden
Alice Gruever
Geneva
Helen McClenehan
Harry Brown
Norman Ruby
Mercer
Paul Thompson
Linesville
Harold Bailey
Ewing Thompson
Grove City
Emma Leeper
Olive
Elizabeth
J. W. Fox
Harry Park
Elnor Kelso
Alva
Carl
William
Sarah McIntosh
John Park
Alex Dutton
John Frech
Lowellville
Harry Coates
Frank Coates
Margaret Foley
Magnificent Moose Head Exhibition in England
An exhibit features the outline head of a giant Canadian moose, the third largest shot, weighing 1500 pounds with 70.25 inch antlers and 14 points each. The antlers alone weighed 64 pounds before mounting. The moose roams western Canadian forests, while a closing line notes a boy’s view on high school education and ball handling.
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England
Canadian
Weekend Visitors Reported Across Town and Nearby
The column lists residents and guests visiting from New Castle and nearby towns. Names include Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Ashton, Mr. and Mrs. Claire Hoover and children, Charlie Mack and Priscilla Stanley, Mrs. Irvin Hofmeister, Mr. and Mrs. John Park, Forrest Raub, Emerson Morrow, Blaine McCullough, and L. D. Hoover. Several visits occur in Youngstown and Masury with Saturday and Tuesday references.
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John Foley
Youngstown
E. F. Ashton
New Castle
Claire Hoover
Masury
Charlie Mack
Priscilla Stanley
Irvin Hofmeister
John Park
Forrest Raub
Emerson Morrow
Blaine McCullough
L. D. Hoover
Trapper Robbed of $1500 in Toledo Home Hold-Up
Charles Dart, 56, fisherman and trapper living on Edgewater Road beyond the Casino, was robbed of his life savings after three bandits tied him, wire-bound, and searched his shack last night. He offered no resistance and was found by neighbors.
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Toledo
Charles Dart
Edgewater Road
Dart
Obscure Corner Burglary Strips Room of Belongings
A burglary at obscure corner left mattresses ripped cupboards rifled and every item scattered through the residence. No arrests reported.
Odd Fish Found Only In California Waters
A hagfish in Monterey Bay is described as blind yet highly attuned to touch and a strong sense of smell. It shows rudimentary eye spots but none respond to light. Dr. David Starr Jordan notes its purplish blue color, 19 inches to two feet length, eel like form, and three hearts including a portal-system heart.
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Monterey Bay
California
David Starr Jordan
Leander’s Swim and a Humorous Garage Clause
A playful clash of myth and modern life. Leander’s daring swim is contrasted with a wife’s habitual use of us not I for expenses, hinting at shared tasks and shared costs in a light, domestic anecdote.
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U.S
Virginia
Ontario
New York City
L.L. Swan and CO
North Mill Street
Auto Limericks
By Clark Newton
Lad
Sweetums
Percy B. Walls Motor Co
South
Mercer Street
John D. Rockfeller
New Bedford
Jonathan
Hickens
Pralines
Franklin
Wright
Sunkist
Edenburc
Leander
Hellespont
Everetta
Picture Vamps
Hylos
Kline’s Shoe Store
South Mill Street
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