City Notes on Streets Repair and Local Affairs
City workers repair second ward streets after rain depressions. Mayor Mayne, nearing one year in office, handles many callers and presides over city council and police court. A Grant Street resident reports Christmas trees were given to youths who caused a large fire, urging removal. A decorated vase found at the city dump will serve as a flower receptacle. Page two mentions reappointments and ongoing city matters.
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Mayne
C.y Health
Daily Weather Report from the U S Weather Bureau
Weather data shows a 24 hour period ending nine this morning with a maximum of 33 and a minimum of 28 and no precipitation and a river stage of 6 feet. A Sunday period ended at nine oclock reports a 43 degree high and 21 degree low with no precipitation and a river stage of 63 feet. A year ago on January 30 the high was 33 and low 19 with no precipitation.
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U.S
Oreck
Civil Trial Set For Four In Honolulu Killing Case
In Honolulu four Americans accused of taking the law into their own hands face a civil trial by civilian jury. The case involves the killing of a native who allegedly attacked the wife of a gal officer, with names including Mrs. Granville Fortescue and Lieut. Thomas H. Massie.
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E. J. Lord
Albert S. Janes
Winn
James Gilliland
Joseph Kahabawad
Concert to Aid Mayor's Relief Fund Sunday
The New Castle Civic Orchestra under Julius V. Sypher will perform at The Cathedral on Sunday January 17 at 2 30 pm. Admission is free with a collection for the Mayor's Relief Committee to aid the unemployed. Fifty local musicians rehearse three months for the program featuring soloists organist Thomas H Webber tenor George F Anthony and baritone Richard E Johns.
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New Castle
Thomas H. Webber
George F. Anthony
Richard E. Johns
Mayor's Relief Committee to Convene Tonight
Jamies K. Love, chairman, announces an important meeting of the Mayor's Relief Committee tonight at 8 oclock in the council chamber City Hall. He urges all members to be present.
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Jamies K. Love
Mayer's Relief Committee
Council Chamber
City Hall
Aicnlters
MacDonald Urges Hard Facts At Lausanne Reparations Conference
London reports Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald says Britain and the world must face the reparations issue at the Lausanne conference. A Cabinet meeting will set the working basis for war debts and reparations amid German protests that it cannot pay more.
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International Mews Service
London
Great Britain
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Chinese Students Riot In Nanking
Thousands of students camp on Nanking streets threatening a bid to seize government power in Shanghai. The unrest targets political leaders as they press to take control and end the chaos. Report by Dixon Hoste, International News Service.
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Dixon Hoste
International News Service
Shanghai
Nanking
Wang Ching-Wei
New Parish For Rev Fr Clifford Transfer Stir Community
An announcement in St Marys Parish church stated Rev Fr Francis S Clifford assistant pastor is transferring to a parish in Butler county effective Thursday January 21 He will arrive February 2 1928 and begin duties including a role in the dedication of a handsome new church building in the local area.
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St. Mary's Parish
Francis S. Clifford
Butler County
New Castle Hospital Aims to Restore Finances
Marcus Feuchtwanger, director of Jameson Memorial Hospital, urges raising $80,000 to wipe out a $60,900 deficit after the hospital’s first two years. He argues the institution must stay at a high standard and be ready to treat all patients regardless of means. The campaign seeks community support to keep the hospital open and capable against disease and accidents.
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Marcus Feuchtwanger
Ufe
New Castle
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Feuchtwanger
Lawrence County
Japanese Plan New War Front In Manchuria Near Harbin
A Japanese officer told an American official that Japan’s next war front in Manchuria could be far north near Harbin. He said the Japanese general staff favors fighting Russian troops over Chinese forces. The disclosure came from diplomatic circles in Peiping on January 11.
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Joan Goette
Flarvice Bratt
International News Service
Peiping
Japan
Manchuria
Harbin
Os Faye Yhwol
Gandhi's Wife Arrested in British Crackdown in India
Bombay dispatch reports the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi's wife along with other nationalist leaders at Bardoli as Britain s campaign to quell dissent intensifies. Karachi clashes injure thirty as police quell protests and a 10 000 strong mob frees three prisoners at Spinigar.
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International News Service
Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Bardoll
Mahatma
Gandhi
Karachi
Spinigar
Roosevelt and Al Smith Talk Nominations And Runs
In a Penang dispatch dated January 11 the report paraphrases a Democratic meeting chatter about nominations. It suggests Roosevelt seeks another chance to run while advising Al Smith to handle nominating duties, with discussion hinting at past campaigns and Hoover’s cooling momentum.
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Penang
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank
Hoover
Mrs Fortescue and Husband Face Honolulu Murder Charge
A photo shows Mrs Granville Fortescue and her son in law and an American private charged with murdering a Hawaiian youth in Honolulu. Authorities say the slain youth’s body was found in Mrs Fortescue’s car. Maj Granville Fortescue, once an explorer and adviser to President Roosevelt, collapsed in New York after learning of the arrest.
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Granville
Roland Fortescue
Alexander Graham Bell
Honolulu
Fortescue
Maj
Granville Fortescue
Roosevelt
New York
Major Fortescue
Reductions Made In Salaries For Lawrence County Employees
Lawrence County salary board announced minor changes to county pay. The commissioners clerk drops from 3000 to 2500 annually, the solicitor from 3000 to 7400, poor director from 2400 to 2100, and jail and county physician from 32200 to 1800. Board members include Elmer Conners, P. O. Elder, F. R. Woods, and Treasurer William C. Pitts.
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Lawrence County Salary Board
Elmer Conners
P. O. Elder
F. R. Woods
William C. Pitts
Conners
Court House
Lawrence County
Register and Recorder's Office
Death notices list several residents with ages and addresses
Death records include Adetta Hoover Cooper D Sharon aged unknown Amandus II Cover 76 1005 Beck ford street James Vincent Gibson 61 403 Galbreath avenue John A Hirt 212 North Mill street Dimitry Smelick 43 501 Denver avenue Elizabeth J McClain 75 New Wilmington Louis Koch 75 Los Angeles Cal John Offutt Lowery 13 Pain t Grove Township.
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Ers
Adetta Hoover Cooper
Sharon
Amandus II
Cover
Beckford Street
James Vincent Gibson
Galbreath Avenue
John A. Hirt
North Mill Street
Dimitry Smelick
Denver Avenue
Elizabeth J. McClain
New Wilmington
Louis Koch
Los Angeles
Cal
John Offutt Lowery
Paint Grove Township
Japanese Sentries Punished for Manchuria Attack
The Japanese government orders drastic punishment for two soldiers who attacked Culber B. Chamberlain, U.S. vice consul in Manchuria, with the United States accepting the settlement. An interpreter who joined the assault was previously dismissed.
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International News Service
Washington
Culber B. Chamberlain
Manchuria
United States
Stimson
Chamberlain
Ice Causes Cars To Leave Road On Icy Highways
Rain at midnight coated the improved highways with ice making driving hazardous. State highway patrolmen reported several cars skidded off between New Wilmington and New Castle but no injuries were known at the time.
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New Wilmington
New Castle
Sands Named City Assessor By Council Vote
The council met in the municipal building and voted unanimously to elect Andrew Sands city assessor, succeeding Elon Cover after swearing in. Sands, recommended by Albert Hoyland, director of finance, will serve a four year term. He previously served as city NS assessor.
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Andrew Sands
Sands
Albert Hoyland
Elon Cover
Saunds
Police Confession in Child Killing Shocks Cincinnati
Charles Bischoff a 45 year old shoe maker and tenement owner confessed to killing six year old Marian McLean and hiding her body in a basement. The body was found before Christmas. Prosecutors plan to seek a first degree murder indictment from the grand jury.
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International News Service
Cincinnati
Charles Bischoff
Marian McLean
Bischoff
Indlet
Robert Gorman
Asa Butterfield
Certification Of Talbot Measure Questioned At Harrisburg
The Talbot act, providing 10 million dollars for direct relief in Pennsylvania, faced doubt on capitol hill today as copies from state printer Richard Beamish followed the 1901 precedent and certified the act as law. Officials recall 1876 when a law passed without the governor's signature and was certified by house and senate clerks.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Richard Beamish
Commonwealth
House
Senate
Capitol
Wistful Traveler Dreams Of Peaceful Outing
A weary speaker longs to escape economic woes and war fears. He imagines a remote, carefree place where nature thrives and modern pressures like war loans and prohibition vanish, picturing a simple, calm day with favorable weather.
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Grace Ashley
Gaimbol
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Dorothy Taylor
Wilson, N.C
Meredith College
Raleigh
N.C
College Annui i
PA Newc
Department of Streets
Second Ward
Treser
North Hill
Grant Street
Dean Jacking
Howard Richard
Daniel Woolcock
Lotis
Daily Weather Report
Cathedral
Mayor’s Relief Committee
MacDonald
Lausanne
Ger
France
Germany
Heinrich Bruening
College
Clifford
F. S. Clifford
Will Woocins
Mrs.fortescue
Counci
Little Marian McLean
Talbot
Arthur Mometer
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