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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1925
Page
2
A writer recalls attempting eclipse photography from the Sats Deposit and Trust building. He claims only two of twelve trials showed any sun moon image while most films were blank. He jokes about future aerial photography methods and traveling to Mars.
Fire of unknown origin gutted the Indoor Packing Company building in Philadelphia. The blaze caused an estimated loss of $25,000. Fire crews battled the flames as authorities investigated the cause. The incident closed the street surrounding the plant for several hours.
Hospital notes list multiple patients and dischargees in Shenango Valley. Names include Margaret Butler Amanda Weaver and Jose Harman dex with addresses in Milliam Hoagland Wampum and New Castle. Discharged patients include Frank Turner Sadie Pitzer Myrtle Kerr and Louis Walters among others.
Friday evening January 23, over 180 parents attended at Terrace Avenue school. A brief musical program followed by parents viewing pupils work in drawing English and other subjects.
A jumble of silent film listings and shorts from multiple studios and theaters. Features include Penn Blanche Sweet Bessie Love Warner Baxter and Robert Agnew in Those Who Dance plus Eddie Lyons comedy Almost Married and Pathe News reels. Also listed are Capitol Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Mary Pickford Hawaiian Entertainers and more, with GoGetters Fire When Ready and other titles. The page catalogs theater bookings and news reels across Capitol Liberty Regent Star and other houses.
Report outlines a probe into the Jazz girl case with Mooslin stating Minneapolis attorneys will question the girl’s grandparents Mr and Mrs Nils Erickson to uncover potential insanity in the mother’s family. Dorothy’s counsel plans interviews with friends of the mother before Thursday’s juvenile court hearing before Judge Frank Murasky to decide on juvenile handling or murder trial.
Births in 1924 show 639 boys and 639 girls born to foreign born parents with infants' deaths totaling 342 males and 822 females. The report credits nursing and physician education for improved infant survival and notes monthly figures for births and deaths throughout the year.
Mrs. Mark Butler of Winslow Avenue was taken to Shenango Valley Hospital on a Saturday after being laid up at home. Doctors found it necessary to amputate her left foot. Her condition is reported as good.
Bryan argues for wiping out twelve billion dollars in Allied war debts in exchange for global disarmament and lasting peace. He claims Europe would resist repayment, warns the debt issue risks future conflict, and notes public opinion across France Belgium Britain shapes the sentiment. He contends a debt cancellation could yield priceless peace and restore American prestige amid a hostile portrayal as a modern Shylock.
A Herrin public inquest opened into the killings of four people amid clan violence. Wives of the slain, including Mrs. S. Glenn Young who is blind, visited the undertaker and reflected on the tragedy as witnesses described the chaotic scene and the death of Thomas near the doorway.
The article reviews foreign loans backed by the United States, noting a $200 million stabilization loan, a $50 million Belgian loan for debt consolidation, and widespread American investment. It cites growth in Canada, new capital in Venezuela and Colombia, expansions in auto manufacturing abroad, and a takeover of Spanish telephone lines by an American firm. It also mentions a British sale of the Anglo-Chilean Nitrate and Railway to an American interest.
City counsel ordered W. T Burng to prepare a voucher of 7.36 in favor of Ernest McCaslin who appeared and proved he has been overtaxed since 1919 on a Northviewvenus lot. McCaslin paid tax on 80 foot frontage though the parcel frontage is now 46 feet after part was sold.
City schools opened the second semester with about 2 percent of students starting new studies in advanced parades. Franklin Fanier High School faced the greatest difficulty with around 1,900 students and a faculty increase bringing total to about 2,900, causing crowding. Some schools added faculty and staff, with minor changes noted in several districts.
Secretary of the Interior Work says the cabinet backs higher annuities for retired federal workers. He urged Congress during the current session to aid thousands of retirees by raising payments under the retirement law. The present average annual payment is $646, and he noted the retirement fund will reach $42,000,000 by July, the largest in history.
John McCreary Sr aged 34 of Hickory township died at home after an illness. He was born January 1, 1844, to Enoch and Margare McCreary. He was a farmer and a member of Eastbrook M E church. Survived by children R Le McCreary Eastbrook Ernesti M McCreary New Castle P P McCreary Eastbrook Mrs Brice Brice land wife Rev J M Briceland and Mrs Howard Scott of Los Angeles Cal. Funeral Tuesday at 2 from the McCreary home Eastbrook. burial Briar Hill cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Virginia Sheets were held Saturday at 2 pm from her home with Rev D R Duan in charge and interment at Greenwood cemetery. The page lists multiple obituaries and funeral details including P M Dicks, Mrs Susan A Wise, Mitchell Engs, Tony Conti, Ally Plonka, and Mrs Jennie Pearson Young with ages, relatives, and burial sites. Additional local society notes mention a chimney sighting, eclipse watchers, and pedestrians in town.
Weather notes attribute the sudden warming to the sun's eclipse on Saturday. Morning temperatures were near freezing, but after the eclipse the thaw progressed quickly with mild conditions by night. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Harold Mayberry at Shenango Valley Hospital on January 25.
The obituary states Mrs Alfred T Young has died and funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in Eastbrook at 4 30 PM Tuesday with Rev C F Baker officiating, burial in Briar Hill cemetery. It also notes the death of Merle Clark Ricer aged 4 months of Ellwood City with funeral services Tuesday at 2 PM and burial at Oak Park cemetery.
John Av Hastman owner editor and publisher of the Chicago Journal died at his Chicago home today from apoplexy. Funeral services set for tomorrow. Hastman born Eaton Ohio 1862 identified with Chicago newspapers since 1890, earlier with Chicago Herald as a reporter.
The senate judiciary committee shelved Charles G. Warren of Detroit's nomination to be attorney general, awaiting outcome of Justice Harlan F. Stone's Supreme Court promotion. A Berak subcommittee could not approve the appointment, Borah committee report offered no recommendation, and no action on Warren depends on Stone's confirmation. If Stone is not confirmed, Warren's nomination will be withdrawn.
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