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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1925
Page
34
Biographical sketch of William Watts Hart Davis born July 27 1820 in Bucks County Pennsylvania. Details his family lineage military service from the Revolution through the Mexican and Civil Wars, political roles in New Mexico and Pennsylvania, editing the Doylestown Democrat, and later public positions including auditor general candidacy and diplomatic postings.
Philadelphia 1885 to 1889 agent served on the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Commission and was a prolific historian. He wrote History of Bucks County two editions Fries Rebellion Life of General John Lacy and the Spanish Conquest of New Mexico. He led Bucks County Historical Society long tenure and married Anna Carpenter in 1856. He died at his Doylestown home in 1910.
Yale undergraduates will not compete in rifle shooting and bowling with other universities. The Athletic Advisory Committee ruled these contests must be eliminated because they are connected by telegraph. Face to face meets will be used in all branches of sport. Yale will maintain eighteen sports for students.
A thunderstorm swept over Reading Pennsylvania and lightning struck the steeple of Trinity Lutheran Church the second oldest church in the state. Firefighters controlled the blaze in about an hour.
Switzer's team edges Sillman's in a tight league finale by fourteen to fifteen to claim the Boy Scout baseball series title. Cubs win inspection banner for the second straight time with ninety seven points. Hut members include Arthur Sillman the hut leader Edward Cox Charles McConnell and Donald Switzer.
Bethlehem Ship Corporation denies owing the United States over 11 million dollars in excess wartime payments and with its co defendants defends against equity actions in district court. It also files a counterclaim for 8.84 million dollars with interest claiming the government owes that amount.
Mercer news notes Burgess Paul Terhune announces his candidacy for re nomination as burgess, pending the Democratic primary on September 15. He says the decision reflects support from friends in both parties after four years in office.
Tokyo printer Eliza Hayashi has invented a hard metal type claimed to endure over 500000 impressions. The invention addresses Japan’s need for thousands of characters and could cut replacement costs to about one twenty fifth of current expenses.
Mrs Harriet A Holbrook deposited five dollars in an East Bridgewater bank on October 28 1848 and never withdrew it. The five dollar principal accumulated interest to one hundred forty eight dollars and ten cents, an emblem of small beginnings.
In Buckfast Devonshire Benedictine monks after twenty years of toil press toward finishing the new Buckfast Abbey church on the ancient foundations built eight centuries ago. They funded the project with gifts and its western front is nearly complete as they enter the final stage.
In Santa Barbara California on July 27 researchers led by Prof. D T. Rogers search Indian mound sites after a 1601 Spanish silver coin is found. The coin discovery sets off a hunt for more treasure in the area.
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