Forest fires menace Montana and Idaho as winds spread blazes
MISSOULA MONT July 16 Officials described the forest fire situation in Montana and Northern Idaho as most menacing in years. Two new fires appeared in Custer National Forest and over 100 fires were reported across Western Montana and the Idaho Panhandle with many spreading toward villages as high winds threaten timbered areas. In Denver one man was injured and 1004 acres burned near Coal Creek as volunteers fought through the night and the blaze was brought under control.
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Nternational News Service
Missoula
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Custer National Forest
Mottana
Idaho Panhandle
Kootenai, Pend O’riele
Kankishu
Denver
Cal
Coal Creek
Fake money ring broken in New York state
Federal authorities report the arrest of sixty-one men and eleven girls in New York and other cities as they claim to have broken up a counterfeit operation. Over the past three months fraudulent $5, $10 and $20 bills were circulated in New York state Connecticut and New Jersey.
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Cinternational News Service
New York
New York State
Connecticut
New Jersey
News follows you on vacation from home town paper
A promotional note suggests readers send cash and name to the office to receive daily Newcastle News while away on summer trips. It promises up to date hometown updates from Maine to Michigan and across the country, costing little but worth many dollars in value.
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Lakeside
New Castle
Dorsey
Canada
Michigan
Maine
Four Brothers Over Eighty Reunite in County
Henderson G. Sharp of New Wilmington hosted a family reunion as his four brothers all over 80 gathered. The group included Judge James Sharp of Morehead Mina, 82, probate judge in his fifth term. Rev. J. J Sharp, 84, retired United Presbyterian minister. and Thomas Sharp, 86, retired farmer from the city. All four are Civil War veterans. Compen Sharp, 78, resides in Illinois and could not attend.
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Henderson G. Sharp
New Wilmington
James Sharp
Morehead Mina
J. J Sharp
United
Compensharp
Illinois
State Men to Inspect Gas Stations in Lawrence County
A letter from Edward Martin, Pennsylvania auditor general, orders immediate inspection of gas stations in the city and county. There are 135 stations in Lawrence County with many delinquent or indifferent on state gas tax reports. Dealers must obtain a permit from the state fire marshal and file a form with the auditor general detailing their intended business location. Penalties include fines up to 1300, possible imprisonment, and 10 percent penalties for delinquent returns. The auditor general intends strict accountability and collection of moneys owed to the commonwealth.
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Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
Auditor General
Commonwealth
Martin
Wind causes small fire at Newell Avenue home
Neighbors alerted the seventh ward fire department after wind scattered smoke from burning rubbish at 15 Newell Avenue. Mr Dodd lacked a permit. No property loss or injuries were reported.
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Seventh Ward
Dodd
Newell Avenue
Fire Department
Hunt For Slayer Continues Across Regions
Authorities pursue Phillip K Knapp, the alleged thrill slayer, as searches extend from Syracuse and Greenwich Village to mountain trails near the border. Police believe leads linking him to Monongahela and Wheeling have weak foundations, while a car description spreads to Wheeling West Virginia.
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C International News Service
New York
Phillip K. Knapp
Knapp
Syracuse
Greenwich Village
Constabulary
Say Sarge What Time Is It Now
City residents rely on police time as many lack accurate clocks. Day Police Sergeant Frank Jones reports constant requests for the correct time and notes his office has no reliable timepiece, while the Western Union clock in the courtroom provides accurate time for callers.
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Sarge
Frank
Jones
Western Union
Boy Accidentally Slays Mother As Gun Is Displayed
A boy accidentally killed his mother while handling a loaded gun shown to him. Investigators say the weapon was not believed to be loaded and the fatal shooting occurred during the display. Local authorities urged safe gun handling and reminded families to secure firearms.
Scopes Trial Crisis Deepens In Dayton Court
The Scopes trial nears a turning point as prosecutors seek to bar scientific testimony on evolution. Defense stalled by judge and Darrow presses Metcalf on the origin of man. The jury remains out as legal battle over admissibility continues.
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International Service Braft
William A. Hlachinson
Court House
Dayton
Tenn
Maynard M. Metcalf
Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Metcalf
A. Thomas Stewart
Raulston
MacMillan Ship Over Arctic Line
The flagship Bowdoin of the MacMillan Arctic expedition lay at Hopedale Labrador as repairs continued on the Brock propeller while the airplane car Mer Peary crossed the Arctic Circle and headed off the Greenland coast south of Disko Island per radio dispatches to the National Geographic Society.
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International News Service
Washington
Bowdoin
Hopedale
Labrador
Mer Peary
Greenland
Disko Island
National Geographic Society
Coolidge Calls Secretary Davis for Labor Talks in Swampscott
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis is summoned from Washington by President Coolidge to Swampscott Massachusetts for a conference at White Court. The talks aim to apply federal pressure to avert a coal strike as wage negotiations at Atlantic City continue. Davis plans to sail to Europe Saturday, but may cancel if mining suspensions threaten.
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International News Service
Swampscott Mass
Davis
Washington
Coolidge
White Court
Atlantic City
James J. Davis
Europe
Commission Hears Claims For Damages On Mahoning Ave
The Public Service Commission heard damage claims from Mahoning avenue property owners over the Gardner avenue viaduct. Claims list Lawrence County, New Castle, multiple railroads, and electricity firms as affected parties. Hearings proceeded in parallel in three court rooms with witnesses detailing pre and post viaduct property values.
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Mahoning Avenue
Gardner Avenue
Public Service Commission
Court House
Ray Shelby
Richard W. Martin
John Fox Weiss
Antonio and
Rosario Fiella
William J. Caldwell
W. C. Patterson
Clarence Patterson
Rose Cohen
William McElwee
Frank Martin
McElwee
B. Hr, and P. Railroad Company
John P. Lockhart
Robert M. White
J. Norman Martin
C. H. Akens
Indiana record falls with baby’s ten grandparents
A New Paris Indiana report of a baby with seven grandparents uncovers a Lawrence County record surpassing it. Arthur William Cottrill, 20 months, of Ellwood City KD 3, lists four generations on the father’s side and five on the mother’s, naming J A McMillen D M Cottrill H T Cottrill and others as grandparents great grandparents and great great grandparents.
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New Paris
Indiana
Lawrence County
Arthur William Cottrill
Ellwood Ciy
K.P. D
Be.cottrill
J. A. McMillen
D. M
Arthur William Gaterill
W. E. Cottrill
D. M. Cottrill
H. T. Cottrill
McMillen Caldwell
Pfaff
Bryan Great Orator May Not Be Allowed To Speak
William Jennings Bryan, dubbed the evangelical leader of the prosecution, may be barred from giving a cross of gold style speech in the Scopes trial. If not allowed to discuss evolution or the Bible, he could be confined to Florida lectures, with no legal topic to address and no chance to defend the Modernist cause.
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Fano
William Jennings Bryan
International
Bryan
Florida
John T. Raulston
Dr Bartholomew Killed In Pittsburgh Crash
Dr George E Bartholomew a former city dentist was killed in an automobile accident in Huntingdon Pennsylvania. The telegram reported the crash occurred Wednesday July 15. Funeral services will be held in Greensburg with Rev Slouga presiding. The Bartholomews had been visiting New Castle recently and had returned from Nebraska en route to Pittsburgh.
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F. E. Stoush
St. John's Lutheran Church
George E. Bartholomew
Huntingdon
Greensburg
Slouga
Derate
Nebraska
Pittsburgh
Dempsey Signs To Meet Harry Wills Bout Next Year
New York July 16 Jack Dempsey signed an agreement to meet Harry Wills in a championship bout any time next year. The deal was announced to Tex Rickard, New York promoter.
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International News Service
New York
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Tex Rickard
Shenandoah Aces First Airship Maneuver Flight
The Shenandoah dirigible launched from Lakehurst for maneuvers with the Atlantic fleet off the Virginian capes, marking the first Navy joint operation with a Zappella type airship. Wind was light, cloudbank obscured the craft after ascent, then it returned to Lakehurst near midnight after drills with the Rhode Island coast fleet. John Hannon, 76, found on Highland Avenue after a stroke, unable to speak, taken to Shenango Valley Hospital. Officer Pete Hillers identified him and returned him home.
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Lews
Lakehurst
Virginian
Capes
Rhode Island
S. S .Taxon
John Harnon
Mills War
Highland Avenue
Shenango Valley Hospital
Pete Hillers
Mr. Hannon
Rieck Automobile Stolen Last Night
Thomas Blake of Rieck-MeJuikin Dairy reported a Ford Roadster stolen from Mercer Street around 7:50 PM. The car, license 238-471, Bronxville, N.Y., was recovered by Blake after returning about 10:80 PM. A rainstorm delayed the Sprain Golf Club Metropolitan open championship until tomorrow.
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Thomas Blake
Rieck - MeJuikin Dairy Company
Pollee
Ford
Mercer Street
Muehings
Bronxville
Sprain Golf Clio
Gypsy man held after Klivans jewelry robbery
W P Nutter aged 35 of Harrisonburg Virginia is held on suspicion after Pinkerton and New Castle police link him to a Klivans Brothers jewelry store theft. His wife and three young sons are in custody. Jewelry tied to the burglary identified by the Klivans. Nutter denies involvement. Detectives traced him to Youngstown where two separate juvenile cases were being heard. officers agreed to return him and his family to the city. Meanwhile his boys allegedly earned money by misinforming strangers about their father’s blindness.
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W. P. Nutter
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Pinkerton Detective Agency
New Castle
Klivans Brothers
Nutter
Pinkerton
C. G. Logan
Thomas Lynch
Youngstown
Logan
Mahoning County
South Side
Marriage Licenses Wm. H. Robinson, Sara Husbend
Wm H Robinson and Sara Husbend obtained a marriage license as recorded in the local civil registry, proceeding to formalize their union in the county date book.
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Wm. H. Robinson, Sara Husbend
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