David Jameson Advocates Canal Critique in Letter
David Jameson of New Castle Pa argues in a Gazette Times letter that New Yorks canal project is a colossal failure costing about 209 million dollars. He cites freight comparisons with the Pennsylvania Lake Erie and Lake railroad and warns the Lake Erie and Ohio River Canal would repeat the same fate. He calls canal boats an obsolete transport relic and urges caution for taxpayers.
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Gazette-Times
David Jameson
Wall Street Journal
New York
Pennsylvania and
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Pennsylvania
Lake Erie and Ohio River Canal
New York Canal
New Castle
Fogbound London and anxious world notes
London and its environs were fog bound. In Bulgaria a railroad bridge was bombed near Slivnitza with limited damage. In Mexico City German naval cadets met Gen Almada at the Capitol. Naples reports university friction needed police action to close. Paris notes a 1925 financial surplus of 34 million paper francs per L Information and budget audit report to the Chamber.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Slivnitza
Mexico City
Berlin
Gen- Almada
Naples
Paris
France
Violette
Chamber
Croker Children File Suit To Get Florida Homestead
In Jacksonville on January 16 the Croker children filed suit in equity seeking possession of the late Richard Croker estate, claim the Palm Beach homestead was unlawfully deeded to his widow Beulah Croker. The action follows a Florida Supreme Court decision in Norton v Bays restricting deed transfers of homestead from a living married man to his wife.
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State Supreme Court
Norton
Bays
Supreme Court
Florida
Boys Cause Damage and Endanger Themselves
Complaint filed with police by M Day of 1109 East Washington Street alleges local boys coasting in the alley rear of his property ran onto his terrace causing property damage and risking their lives. Police are investigating.
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East Washington Street
Special Children's Matinee at Capitol Seeks Extra Show
Manager Burke plans a special 10 o'clock matinee to allow more OP children to see D. W. Griffiths production America. The educational and entertaining photoplay will be shown to children who missed earlier performances, with parents urged to attend.
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Burke
D. W. Griffith
America
Churches Call For Rev. Cheeseman In Butler County
In Slippery Rock January 16 two Presbyterian congregations voted unanimously to call Rev. George Cheeseman, currently residing near Portersville, to serve Muddy Creek and Unionville churches on a united circuit. Cheeseman previously led both parishes for seven years before health issues forced retirement. He is expected to accept the calls and resume pastoral duties.
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Butler County
Cheeseman
Slippery Rock
George
Bowden
Muddy Creek Presbyterian Church
George Cheeseman
Yortergville
Bowdén
Unionville Presbyterian Church
Portersville
L. B. Heinmiller
Pittsburgh
South Tallant
Walker Boozel
Shenango Valley Hospital
New Castle
Mattie Bowden
Dunbar
George S. Bowden
Presbyterian Church
John Grossman
Moore's Corners
Worth Township
Butler Hospital
Rs. J. A. Caustor
Sharon
Youngstown
I. N. Moore
H. N. Headland
Ralph Allison McBride
No Changes Made In Mercy Coal Banks At Mercer
Mercer Pa January 1 The Farmers and Mechanics and First National Banks of Mercer will be controlled next year 1924 by the same board of directors with no personnel changes in directors or staff at either bank The FP and M organized with R C O Kerr as president EH B Reed as vice president and cashier P Anderson as assistant cashier The First National elected directors R J Wright Herman Hankel W 3 Logan J W Black HW Allison T 4 Sampson C G Williams The Farmers and Mechanics board includes F P Filer RG Kerr A H McElrath J M Miller R Montgomery J A Strang han Dr H J Reed G I Courtney BG Reed
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First National Banks of
R. C O. Kerr
EH. B. Reed
P. ©. Anderson
Thirteen Miners In Jail As Fight Ends In Shooting
Eight union miners and five non union miners were jailed in Fairmont West Virginia after a mining town fight at Grant Town left Walter Tobin dead and John Kelly gravely wounded. Sheriff Riggins deployed extra deputies to prevent further clashes as more arrests were expected.
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International News Service
Fairmont
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Jan
Walter Tobin
John Kelly
Grant Town
J. C. Riggins
$1,600,000 Boilers To Replace Battery In Farrell Plant
An appropriation near $1,600,000 by United States Steel Corp funds boiler replacement at Carnegie Steel Farrell works. Sixteen 600-horsepower boilers will be installed in four units. Dismantling of old boilers has begun and installation is scheduled to take about a year.
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Farrell Plant
Sharon
United States Steel Corporation
Farrell Works
Carnegie Steal Company
Steel Corporation allocates 2 million for new baths project
The Steel Corporation has appropriated 2,000,000 dollars for a new baths program within one year. Other units report activity on auxiliary equipment and net integration as part of blastn operations and inter unit coordination.
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Steel Corporaion
Latin cross word puzzles aid classroom learning
Puzzles are integrated into Latin courses to boost study hours and high standings. The method, praised as revolutionary, uses Latin word clues in English to reveal meanings, adapting the cross word puzzle for other languages and aiming to enhance scholastic achievement.
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