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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1922
Page
31
Indian hero Captain Sunset, famed Cherokee ace of the Lafayette Escadrille, starts east in search of his wife and two children after poverty tore them apart following World War I. He says 14 German planes were officially credited to him and 17 unofficially, with multiple wounds and five shootdowns.
Henry M. Whitaker wealthy land owner of Laurel and Pulaski counties died Wednesday afternoon after being transferred from the Eastern State Asylum at Lexington to London. For 20 years he ruled like a feudal lord in his districts and maintained strict control over his properties and tenants. The body reached London yesterday.
The subject controlled 6 000 to 7 000 acres of coal and timber land along the Rockcastle river about 15 miles from London with many tenants. For years he and his followers were rumored to operate moonshine stills and openly flout laws, yet he repeatedly escaped conviction until the Laurel circuit court’s February term.
Eight graduates from Oxford Cambridge and other English universities competed for a London laundry post handling telephone inquiries. The job for 250 pounds requires judgment and tact to manage the office, and the laundry connected to a large hotel drew more than 800 applications.
Alfred Barker of 1061 Avondale St. reports Foley's Honey and Tar eased his boy's seven to eight week bronchial cough. He says it soothed and healed the condition and would recommend the product. Sold everywhere.
An English inventor creates shoes where spring steel clamps replace laces. The device grips the foot securely with a simple tightening action, offering a novel fastening mechanism and potential for quick adjustment. The concept mirrors the traditional lace system while using metal clamps for stability and ease of use.
Activity near Kilauea widens as Napau and Panau pits erupt with steam and lava sparks. Craters Iapia Puuhuluhulu Alea also show signs of renewed activity while Makapuu crater previously dormant wakes with lava streams toward the sea. Professor Jaggar notes ongoing volcanic unrest.
An application to the federal power commission shows American Super Power plans a hydroelectric transmission line from Lewiston in Niagara County to Yonkers connecting with New York City lines. Cost estimated at 27 million, it would supply base load and extend power to southern New York, shipping Niagara power hundreds of miles for the first time.
In Dalmatia fishermen dye nets brown and bright green to lure fish. White nets deter fish while green and brown blend with seaweed and water. Dyes come from plant bark and stay fast against water and sun after light application.
New York report on a $3,000,000, 31 story club hotel planned for Lex ington Avenue at 59th Street. The building houses 1200 sleeping rooms and fireproof construction with a pool, Turkish baths, bowling lanes, lounges, libraries, dining rooms, private dining rooms, and a reception hall for women visitors.
A statement notes that in the interval of a clock tick a beam of light could wrap the globe about eight times, illustrating light speed as a vast astronomical measure.
Miss Jessie Bimford of Chicago told the League of Women Voters in Saginaw that prohibition suffrage and physician-led remedies curb immorality and keep children in school while praising health laws and juvenile education. she also warned jazz music is worse than liquor. Separate notes quote Doctor Rosenberg critiquing a 1920 law on estate dissolution and forest land restrictions, saying loopholes prevent rapid abolition of large landed properties and affect 60 million acres under 1,300 landholders.
June 13 report notes the first year results of a law to gradually abolish old Prussian landed estates. Dr Curt Rosenberg, an independent socialist Reichstag figure, leads scrutiny of the reform’s effects on Junker power and property holdings in Berlin.
The Boston Transcript records a debate over whether by products are worth the price. Grogan argues they provide nourishment comparable to meat, while the butcher notes the lack of gravy and insufficient portions for the cat and next day hash.
Locust swarms invaded Aurora Illinois forcing school dismissal as insects covered classrooms and trees. City Forester McClean termed them harmless and experts predicted they would die within six weeks, as the insect din drowned normal sounds across the Fox River valley.
In a humorous exchange a patient asks for plain language about a condition while the doctor bluntly calls the patient lazy. The humor hinges on the request for a scientific name and the patient’s need to report to his wife. The Birmingham Age-Herald captures a witty moment reflecting everyday dialogue.
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