This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1925
Page
18
A reporter at a downtown New Castle restaurant observed 22 patrons, 16 men and 6 women. Sixteen men used or carried toothpicks, while none of the six women touched the toothpicks, suggesting a gender habit or etiquette rule influencing behavior.
Philip A Hartman faces a jury on murder charges in the death of State Trooper Francia J Haley. The commonwealth rested with Hartman’s signed confession, while defense declined witnesses. Closing arguments set for today before Judge McPherson. A police report links a Ford 689-356 to a Pittsburg area incident near Mill and Washington streets.
Ralph C. Irwin chief of milk control Pennsylvania State Department of Health will speak and Arthur H. Taylor of the American Child Health Association will also speak. Attendance for the month stood at 94.47 percent with a note on McKeesport upcoming game. Carl B Paisley Secretary. Retegram content and Syracuse Journal notices.
Philadelphia January 31 Magistrate Edward Carney the fighting magistrate reiterated his determination to wage his fight againse what he calls polite apathy among hotels. He recently returned from Florida and was served with director Butler over improper conditions at various hotelries. He said he has arranged with a dozen fashionably dressed young women to gather evidence in leading hotels.
The First Congregational church on Reynolds Street hosts a children’s eisteddfod this evening. A sizable number of competitors is reported and the contest is expected to be keen. This event had been postponed from Christmas.
New York reports that David A Belais, born 1862, claims a secret process to convert gold into white gold worth over 10 million dollars. After 30 years of attempts, he achieved a durable white gold that resembles platinum but at lower cost. The method withstood tests over years, with platinum supplies dwindling due to government use.
A fragmented account describes a modern alchemist's attempts to perfect white gold, with bets, skeptics, and a New York factory scene. It notes a worker named David A. Burgiz and hints at a secretive process guarded by a single trusted man amid tense labor relations.
This item recalls the old Black Bridge over the Shenango River near where Neshannock Creek meets it. The covered bridge carried traffic for years and floated away during the 1913 flood, breaking apart after grounding at Gardner Avenue. A new bridge replaced it, altering routes to Oakland and ending the wooden bridge’s era within the city limits.
Paul M Warburg argues in a recent address that the Dawes plan lays a firm foundation for Europe’s healing from inflation and economic disintegration. He says Austria Germany and Hungary’s stabilization signals the end of wild exchange fluctuations and hints at freer convertibility of currencies under globalized exchanges. The Federal Reserve system is praised for calmly supplying currency and controlling gold flows to prevent deflation and inflation spikes.
The piece reviews the appointment of Huntington Houghton as U S ambassador to Germany, detailing his background at Corning Glass Works, Harvard education, and prior service. It notes tensions among Britain France and Germany over reparations and hints at U S efforts to influence postwar diplomacy.
Anocopisian By Juden Jotai. Judge Henninger issued a lengthy opinion and decree in the Hoffmaster case involving Delmer M Mottmanter versus Florance A Baird and others. The decision covers land and mineral leases in Mahoning Township and orders Florence A Baird and John Baird to deliver a lease copy to W C Shelly upon payment of a $1 bonus. It also assigns a quarter of rents and royalties to Woranee A Baird for the lifetimes of Delmer M Kolfimaster and Tate VW Bakin and directs further actions to carry out the plan.
In 1924 Pennsylvania railroad grade crossing accidents killed 146 people and injured 681 across 1 030 incidents, according to the bureau of accidents. Automobiles figured in 920 collisions, causing 112 deaths and 535 injuries. Officials cite grade separation as the sole long term solution to the crossing problem.
Mountain Ash Male Chorus members George Anthony and Harry Evans, once top performers in Wales, will return to New Castle for a concert at Sento High School on February 6. Sponsored by the DPuasiners and Professional Womens' Club, the event benefits the libraries of Santor High School and Franklin and North Street Junior High Schools.
Dispatches report Sidney quotes Birch Helms saying President Wilson did not author Versailles terms but received them from an American professor group in New York. Stoop Elphinstone wrecked off Burma. 138 crew saved. Rochmane-Tau government reaches plane part maker deal in Bogland to build civil and army aircraft. Young Ottoman assassin arrives in Constantinople, hailed as a feared symbol of modern authority.
Mrs Martha Duff Silkniccer told News Service that William Harker is believed to be the father of a child linked to a custody case. Harker, 39, was jailed in Norristown on abandonment charges after a farm arrest yesterday. The disclosure follows a kidnapping accusation in Philadelphia that prompted concern over the childUna custody.
Miss Nana Jenkins will sing as soloist at the Emmanuel Church evening service on Sunday February 1 in the Emmanuel Baptist church. She will sing A Little While by Walter Role, accompanied by Edwin Lewis.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.