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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1925
Page
40
International News Service staff correspondent surveys leisure pursuits of prominent figures, detailing their favorite pastimes and how these hobbies reflect public lives and private interests across cultures.
Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania collects rare medieval manuscripts and early liturgical books, building one of the world’s finest printing history archives. He notes personal roots as a printer, enjoyed tennis, hunting, horseback riding, and annual duck hunts as hobbies beyond politics.
In a portrait of Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, the veteran marksman and World War II style leader is highlighted. The article notes his service as a major in the 311th Field Artillery in France, top rifle scores in 1916, and his extemporaneous debating prowess. It discusses his opera interest, mandolin skill, and generous wartime charity to Walter Reed Hospital. It ends with a teaser about Senator Watson.
The Philadelphia Ledger recalls lawyer Jones as ethically lax and shady in most cases, earning him the epithet shyster. In a notable defense, he urged for justice but the judge replied that the law confines him to a 15-year term.
International News Service reports Egypt will award contracts for two additional Nile dams costing about 25 million dollars. Gebel Aulia on the White Nile and a barrage at Nag Hamadi will create a reservoir nearly 200 miles long, storing about 2.3 million cubic meters of water, expanding irrigated land and reducing flood damage to crops.
International News Service reports a Cook County grand jury indicted three surviving members of the Drake Hotel gang for murder after they shot a hotel cashier. The true bills followed testimony from about a dozen witnesses. State Attorney Crowe plans to seek immediate trial without bail and to waive the usual 30 day delay.
Reading, Pa July 31 Chicago police will aid in identifying a man who shot himself in a local hotel last Thursday believed to be Robert Scott, brother of fugitive Russel Scott. The victim, known only as no body from nowhere, prompted calls from Des Moines Philadelphia Lancaster and others.
A slight earth tremor woke residents across Southwest Kansas at 6:15 AM on Thursday, with reports from Liberal to Dalhart and Tucumcari indicating a general quake along the Rock Island corridor. No damage was observed, and Pratt was not affected.
An advertisement urges buyers to self treat nervous fatigue and related ailments with Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand. It promises improvement within three days and a money back guarantee from H. L. Dague on the first box purchased, covering nervous conditions, constipation, loss of appetite, insomnia, and nervous indigestion.
Two 21 year old high school graduates from respected local families set five fires at the Westchester Biltmore Country Club Rendezvous of the Elite to get a thrill. Police say the pair, James Devlin and Rudolph Lepperd, are being held on arson charges.
Mrs Mary Talbot of Weymouth Mass appeals to headquarters regarding delayed payment owed to her son Lieutenant Ralph Talbot a noted war hero. The letter seeks prompt settlement amid bureaucratic obstacles affecting a grieving family.
The report untangles the maze of red tape Washington has wound about the payment of adjusted compensation due her. Lieutenant Talbot was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his daring as an ee on the French front in 1918.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa July 31 A Ambridge woman Mrs Josephine Mazurkes lived on the street for three days after being ejected for alleged non payment of rent She cooked on a street stove slept under an awning and was reconciled with her husband with help from Rev Albert C Curry director of Pittsburgh Goodwill Industries Police aided the settlement and she prepared to return to Ambridge where her husband works after storing her furniture
BELLEFONTE PA July 31 Officials today were without trace of two prisoners who escaped Rockview Penitentiary by cutting wire through enclosure. Fugitives are Francis Short and Joseph Doersch both serving five to ten year robberies terms. Short term began March 2 1924 and Doersch began July 1924 both from Philadelphia County.
An old advertising snippet touts Black Flag as a total home bug killer. It claims the product wipes out flies mosquitos roaches ants bedbugs moths dog fleas plant lice and chicken lice with a vegetable ingredient while remaining harmless to humans and pets. It advertises powder and liquid forms with prices and an introductory package, urging purchase at AI drug grocery hardware and department stores.
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