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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
1
Marion dispatch reports Warren G Harding shows fatigue as cabinet speculation swirls. People flood his office with suggestions while Harding withholds selections and promises to hear pleas for posts soon.
City’s leading women in civic affairs condemn the pay scale for the woman police officer. They argue Mrs. Muirhead as police matron performs work equal to or beyond male officers and demand equal pay. They plan to bring the issue to council soon.
A downtown Terre Haute business district fire caused damage estimated at 400000 dollars. The blaze broke out last night and the origin remains unknown.
Arthur Mometer urges residents to hit the ice as the dam lies frozen and sunny noon temps hover at 29. The warning notes risk of thawing if warm sun persists.
Oscar Ford was captured in Mercer after stealing Dr. John Foster's automobile. He pled guilty before Alderman Green and was committed to jail. Ford's family are Mercer county farmers on the Grove City and Mercer road. he formerly worked in the city.
A year in Lawrence County saw four capital crimes with Adam Waliki ewic killed on Christmas night and Kalinick still at large. Earlier slayings included Emil Hidasy near the Burton plant and J C Abraham by Roy Phillips, while Alex Rose faced acquittal amid defense claims a stranger did the shooting. Other violent deaths totaled eighteen railroad deaths, nine auto accidents, plus drownings, explosions, asphyxiations, and seven building fires in Ellwood City.
Skaters flock to Neshannock Dam New Castile reports fine ice on three sites including Lehigh Portland Cement dam near Cascade Park and Cascade Lake. Several hundred skaters enjoyed the frozen surfaces last night with more parties planned if cold weather continues.
In Lancaster Pennsylvania S A Baileys garage and 34 autos along with James Reardons machine shop were destroyed by a blaze. Loss set at $100000. Fireman Charles Kreider suffered serious injuries. In Dublin raids led to many arrests in Parnell and Rutland squares.
Officials probe a blaze at Wilmington Leather Company the second in a month. The factory four blocks burned along with a row of dwellings valued at 3 million dollars, the city’s costliest fire. Trains on the B&O line routed through flames. police fired holes in wire glass to allow water streams. The plant was the second largest in the East.
About fifty nine Hurley saloon keepers were arrested in a wholesale raid by 48 Prohibition agents. Authorities seized liquor valued around $100,000. Officials warned the operation would continue despite the peaceful arrests and early reports of ongoing sales after the raid.
Washington reports women lawyers say Clara Smith Hamon in Oklahoma cannot be tried by a women juries under state law. They argue men would acquit a woman, while women jurors would be harsh. Rosalie Jones and other feminists voice opinions on juror sentiment and mercy.
Ardmore Oklahoma December 29. Clara Smith Hamon alleged slayer of Jake L Hamon asserts she received one quarter of his fortune in a will. Administrator Frank L Ketch holds the secret and will not discuss it. Her lawyers plan no probate until after her January 24 murder trial. Friends deny the will’s existence. Hamons oil king era noted, Mrs Hamon remains secluded at her sister’s Wilson home.
Chicago December 29 Robert Firmin offered himself body and soul for twenty five hundred dollars to support his wife and baby. Visiting nurses from Hinsdale Sanitarium aided him today after he spent the day doing odd jobs in the neighborhood. Firmin and wife came from Detroit seeking employment. He previously sailed but left the sea after marrying three years ago.
Clara Prexli aged 12 of 12 E Reynolds street fell on the sidewalk at the south end of the Mill street bridge Tuesday at 5 pm and sprained her ankle badly. She was taken home in the police patrol and given medical attention. The accident was described as very painful.
Joe Green of this city recovered from an aggravated ivy poisoning and has been discharged from Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh where he was treated last week.
Mayor S A Barnes announced that police matron Mrs Rae Muirhead will continue in service for another year and has not discussed resignation. He noted her work has yielded unexpected positive results and she has served without pay.
Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania departs Washington for Marion to discuss the Harding administration’s international program to be offered soon after March 4. The talks will include the incoming president.
New Castle post office Christmas period sets records with 6639 sacks handled at the main office from December 2025 and additions from Mahoningtown sub station. Outgoing mail totaled 3449 at main, 262 at sub station. incoming 2190 main and 289 sub. Special delivery packages reached about 800, driven by five delivery staff.
Two death notices list Mrs Daisy Sherger age 51 of East Reynolds Street and Mrs Harriet Bates of Newcourt Youngstown Ohio. The brief item records their deaths without further biographical detail.
Reports from Milan and Paris say Gabriele D Annunzio has relinquished power in Fiume to the municipal council amid negotiating talks for a truce. Central News dispatches quote 400 killed and thousands wounded in fighting, though death toll details are disputed. Rapallo treaty may be restored if Fiume evacuates.
Ivan J. Elowich and Mike Opperman were sentenced to the Western penitentiary for holding and shooting Mr and Mrs Johnsons near the John Hotten farm in Washington township. Sheriff J M Boyd took them to prison this morning. Elowich wore anger at Opperman for confessing and threatened what he would do when released. He learned of the confession when a plea for leniency was made for Opperman.
Snapshot notes Uncle Joe Cannon at forty four years in Congress after twenty three elections. Agnes McNevin in the family of Mrs Mary G Knight Boston to receive a half million dollar legacy. A New York judge stays sentence on a salesman who blinded a bootblack by overcharging for a shine. Chain store group cuts candy prices by eight to thirty eight percent. Powell Presbyterian Church near Towanda Pa destroyed by fire of unknown origin. Seven year old Donald Coleman Reading injures eye with butcher knife. James L Wilson Santa Claus at Scranton store dies of heart trouble. Cigarette tax revenue for November 1920 falls four million dollars from November 1919.
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