American Troops And Navy Move South For Tests
More than three thousand U S Marines embarked at Quantico on transports Henderson and Chaumont for a Caribbean voyage. Over a hundred American warships sail toward Panama to concentrate for maneuvers testing canal defenses and assault capabilities. Rear Admiral Coontz commands 80 aircraft and fleet forces in the southern Caribbean for the period.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Quantico
Virginia
Henderson and Chaumont
Caribbean Sea
Ameri
Pacific
Atlanticc
Panama
Panama Canal
Eli K. Cole
Williams
Col
Snyder
Smedly D. Butler
Philadelphia Police
South
Canal Zone
Culebra
Porto Rico
Atlantic
Robert FE. Coontz
Supreme Command
Commissioners Visit State Highway Officials on County Road Program
County Commissioners Weingartner Huey and Shields with commissioners-elect McCullough and Davis will travel to Harrisburg this evening to confer with Secretary Paul D Wright of the state highway department. They aim to show harmony on Lawrence county's road program and that the incoming board will carry it forward as established in recent years.
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Weingartner
Huey and Shields
T. J. McCullough
F. M. Davis
Harrisburg
Paul D. Wright
State Highway Department
Lawrence County
Highway Department
Tri County Good Roads Meet Draws Keen Interest
Nearly 300 people attended Ellwood City meeting as citizens and officials discussed road improvements from Mt. Jackson to Bessemer and routes toward Portersville and Zelienople. The group eyed bond allocations, planned spring bids, and welcomed many new members, with R. T. Brown elected president and H. W. Phelps treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Tri-County
Chamber of Commerce
Portersville
Perry
Zelienople
J. W. Off
Motor Club of Pittsburgh
Oilers
Ellwood Fire Department
R. T. Brown
Eugene Swartz
H. W. Phelps
B. F
Three Boys Sent To Reform School In Robbery Case
Three boys aged 12 to 13 were sent to the Pennsylvania Training School at Morganza by Judge Emery after arrests in the Brown and Hamilton store and Cripp’s Hardware store robberies. Five others were paroled with March sixth reporting duties. Hearings in chambers covered store entries and the youths' conduct. parolees or their parents must restore stolen property.
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Brown and Hamilton
Cripp
Pennsylvania Training School
Morganza
Emery
John McDevitt
John Manegine
Phillip Farone
M. J. Young
J. Ed Elder
Young
New Castle Newsboys Hold New Year Banquet and Show
Nearly 400 Newsboys gathered at the Hotel Leslie for a New Year banquet featuring roast beef veal chicken and turkey then attended a theatrical program in the Opera House. Mayor-elect William Dunlap and Mayor Rentz attended as local talent performed. The event closed with gifts of candy and ice cream as crowd control kept the young attendees orderly.
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New Castle
Opera House
Rieck Company
Jake Genkinger
Leff and
Silverman
Leslie
H. M. Goldberg
Francis Sayles
Keefe
William Dunlap
Fred
Opera
Denver Chi Man Shot by Mabel Normand Chauffeur
Courtland S. Dines, Denver oil man and social figure, was shot last night at his North Vermont apartment after a romance with actress Mabel Normand. Normand’s chauffeur Greer surrendered and led police to the scene. Edna Purviance is also linked to the case. Dines was in critical condition with a chest wound. Greer faces assault with intent to murder charges.
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Los Angeles
Courtland
William G. Cayce
International News Service
Calif
America
Courtland S. Dines
Denver
H.A. Greer
Mabel Normand
Der
Edna Purviance
Dines
Miss Normand
North
Vermont Avenue
Greer Or
Kelly
Greer
Welshire
Dinner Party Honors Mr and Mrs Wagner
Dr and Mrs W L Campbell of Croton avenue entertained at a 6 o'clock dinner for Mr and Mrs Philip Wagner of North Mercer street who leave soon to spend the winter in the south. Twelve guests attended with silver and rose tones decorating the table. Informal pastimes followed the meal.
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Philip Wagner
North Mercer Street
W. L. Campbell
Croton Avenue
Holiday Rush Turns to Workload Spree
The poem-like piece by Arthur Mometer notes the postholiday surge in business and calls for calm after the holidays. It highlights the phone ringing off the hook and jazz bands hushed as bills arrive and tasks pile up, with weather hints of twenty nine and stern work ahead.
Rebels Fail To Seize Tampico In Mexico Oil Port Clash
Battle west of Tampico ends with rebel López de Lara defeated as federal troops rout the attackers and push toward the U S border. Mexican government to form a new army with U S supplied rifles and aircraft to secure Tampico oil fields and coordinate with forces advancing on Veracruz.
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Arthur Constantine
International News Service
Menico City
Lopez de Lara
Tamaulipas
Tampico
Mexico
War Department
el Cerro Hacienda
United States
Plutario Elias Calles
Oquenio Martinez
Esperanza
Vicente Gonzales
Isthumus
Tehuantepec
Vra Cruz
Vera Cruz Harbor
Bell Telephone moves staff under new district plan
Effective January 1 1924 Bell Telephone announces territorial and plant reallocation. New Castle district now covers Greenville Sharon Rochester and Butler with M F Dull as district manager and H R Lampe as traffic superintendent. Several staff reassigned to Erie district including D C Chisholm W R Boreman Herman K Gibson and others. Also notes a birth in Shenango Valley hospital Wilbur Dale Abbott.
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Bell Telephone Company
New Castle
New Castle District
Erie
Greenville
Sharon
Rochester
Butler
Tertiory
M. F. Dull
New Castile
D.C. Chisholm
W. R. Boreman
Herman Kk. Gibson
iSrie
H. M. Wehner
William Wehner
KE. C. Lynch
FE. W. Kingsley
Dull
Young Warren Man Commits death by own action
Harold A. Josephs 21, a schoolteacher, shot and killed himself at the breakfast table in his Warren home. He had been discussing a love affair with his mother, and the affair is believed to be the motive for the act.
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International News Service
Warren, Pa
Harold A. Josephs
Thousand Women In Fayette County To Be Called For Jury
Fayette County jury commissioners announce that one thousand women will be called for jury duty in 1924. They declare that women are better jurors than men.
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Fayette County
International News Service
Uniontown
Funeral Directors Banquet and Meeting Set for Thursday
Members of the Lawrence County Funeral Directors Association and their guests will attend a banquet Thursday at 6 30 p m at the New Castle Field Club. The event also serves as the association's regular quarterly meeting.
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Lawrence County Funeral Directors’ Association
New Castle
Association
Release Of Woman Held By Bandits Sought By U S
The United States will press through diplomatic channels for the release of American woman Mrs. J. R. Kilen captured in China by Tao Yao Jen. Dispatched from Peking reporter Jacob Gould Schurman confirms the case and notes the wounding of Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Hoff, members of the Lutheran Mission. The American legation has demanded punishment of the bandits from the Chinese foreign office.
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International News Service
Washington
China
Tao Yao Jen
State Department
Jacob Gould Schurman
United States
Peking
J. R. Kilen
Bernhard Hoff
Police log cites dangerous street conditions citywide
Three reports received by police on Tuesday about dangerous streets. Officer McConahy logged two: a man-hole cover in front of the Star Restaurant on Apple Way and another at South Mercer and South streets. A third report noted a cover off at Hamilton Street and Galbreath Avenue, replaced by Officer Nelson. Street department notified about the two cases.
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McConahy
Star
Apple Way
South Mercer
South Streets
Hamilton Street
Galbreath Avenue
Nelson
Chicago Three Dead In New Year Moonshine Fete
Police report three deaths in Chicago during New Year celebrations. Victims include 29 year old John Hines who drank until unconscious, William Krupka found dead amid bottles, and John Robinson who died from a skull fracture while intoxicated. Police describe the event as the dryest celebration in years.
Farm Bureau To Elect Officers On January 12
Norman Dale, agent for Lawrence County Farm Bureau, announced the annual officer election will be held at the Y W C A auditorium on January 12. The meeting starts at 1 o clock with yearly reports and farmer topics on the agenda. He urges every farmer to attend.
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Farm Bureau
Norman (. Dale
Lawrence County Farm Bureau
Dale
Automobile Stuck In Mud Near Moser’s Station
Sheriff Andrews has not yet identified the owner of a car found stuck in mud near Moser's gasoline station on the Wilmington road yesterday. The owners used a window at the Moser garage to fetch a pick and shovel to free the vehicle and later returned the tools and paid for the window.
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Andrews
Moser
Wilmington Road
Audit of Court House Books Begins Next Monday
Attorney Charles W. Riley of Ellwood City is appointed to audit the books in the offices of the register and recorder and prothonotary, with work to start next Monday. The register and recorder’s office will be audited first.
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Charles W. Riley
Ellwood City
Register and Recorder
Register and Recorder's Office
Dr Ben Graham Honored as State Association President
Dr Ben G Graham superintendent of New Castle City Schools was elected president of the division of city superintendents at the Pennsylvania State Educational Association meeting in Philadelphia December 26 28 1923 The event drew Governor Pinchot and Nicholas Murray Butler with a concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra to close the session
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Ben G. Graham
New Castle
Pennsylvania State Educational Association
Philadelphia
Graham
Gifford Pinchot
Academy of Music
Dr. Graham
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Philadelphia Orchestra
Leopold Stonkowski
Holiday Hooch Toll Hits New York Twelve Dead
New York saw twelve dead and 241 ill from holiday liquor, with deaths double last year as Christmas and New Year observances ended. Prohibition era debates surfaced, as M Anderson of the Anti Saloon League called the New Year dry while observers claimed a wet holiday. Arrests remained few, with four charged with liquor violations since New Year’s Eve.
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International News Service
New York
M. Anderson
State Anti Saloon League
Handbag Found by Police Identified as Rev. Meltzer’s
Willis Green of 209 Green Street brought a handbag to the police on Tuesday. It was found on Neshannock Avenue and later identified as the property of Rev. B. H. Meltzer of Os Ray Street who was notified and recovered it.
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Willis Green
Green Street
Ile
Neshannock Avenue
BH. F. Meltzer
OS Ray Street
Local Quarry Orders Double Output for Furnace Build
W S McGinnis, superintendent at Pittsburgh Crucible Steel quarries in Bessemer, reports doubling limestone output for furnace use after return from Midland plant. Increased orders compel expansion with a new furnace planned next week and significant plant and worker housing investments for the coming year. McGinnis has led the quarries for 18 years amid a year of strong steel industry demand.
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W.S. McGinnis
Pittsburgh Crucible Steel Company
Bessemer
Midland
McGinnis
Miss Smiley Resigns From Treasurer's Office
Miss Ada Smiley, connected with the county treasurer's office for 12 years, has severed her connection. She declined a new position offered by County Treasurer David Neissle to pursue other plans, having been courteous and competent in her duties.
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Ada Smiley
Smiley
David Neissle
Miss Smiley
Watch Meeting Well Attended at Emmanuel Baptist
The watch service at Emmanuel Baptist Church drew a large crowd Monday night. Church ladies provided coffee and sandwiches as the New Year was greeted in a pleasant manner.
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
Death Records and Ages for Local Residents
Death notices list John Alfred Lowash eight, Rose AL Owrey seven, Susanna Kelso Carr sixty one, David M. Semple seventy three, Uriah Conrad sixty four, James Maxedon one, James Means seventy six, Caroline Mintilda Meyers blank, Mari Quilteo with address on Jefferson Street. The records reflect ages and residences in several townships and streets.
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John Alfred Lowash
Winter Avenue
Rose AL Owrey
Tot Sampson Street
Susanna Kelso Carr
Volant
David M. Semple
New Wilmington
Uriah Conrad
East New Castle
James Maxedon
Year in Review: Police Blotter and Fatalities Across Cities
The year saw 3003 Chicago marriage licenses issued before a fire struck Warren Pennsylvania destroying Barnhart-Davis works. Philadelphia reported nine New Year gunfire injuries, with one fatalist. Joseph Potito was killed in Allegheny County, and Nicholas Shipini was arrested. A 60 foot plunge killed Boyd Clendennin and J D Heitrich, while John Lark died and John Blake was injured in a separate incident. Westmoreland coroner logged ten murders and 26 personal crisis cases. mine and auto accidents claimed dozens of lives. Erie traffic recorded 1735 accidents with 80 deaths and many injuries. Overall, fewer hill deeds than 1922.
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Westmoreland County
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C. A. Adams
Charles Bell
I. R. Burt
H. E. Fisher
D W. Gibbon
W. E. Hall
H. E. Helling
W. A. Kerr
George Moyer
F. B. Moyer
H. E. McClymonds
J. E. McDonald
C. C. Nicklas
Jandis Roeloff
C. E. Sankey
Ralph Smith
F. H. Shaffer
Jud Turner
H. M. Wasser
J. F. Bingle
C. H. Blank
W. H. Braley
T. A. Blank
Fred Buquo
W. S. Johnson
C. HB. Sankey
C. A. Martin
C. W. Carbeau
W G. Duncan
M. J. Vadarvaux
W. Chancellor
H. H. Cresswell
S. D. Johnson
M. A. Bickett
P. E. Zeigler
Reform School
Hollywood
Greer Surrenders
Mrs. Wagner
Arthur Mometer
Revo
EL Cerro
Macienda
U. S
R. P. Abbott
Shenango Valley Hospital
Wilbur Dale
Warren
Chicago
Court House
Ben Graham
State Division of City Superintendents of
Barnhart-Davis
Joseph Potito
Stow Township
Allegheny County
Nicholas Shipini
Boyd Clendennin
J. D. Heitrich
New Kensington
John Lark
Edenborn
Joen Blake
Charles Alten
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