Langhan Fractures Jaw While Swallowing Forged Check
Frank Langhan a 34 year old salesman was in Bellevue hospital's prison ward with a fractured jaw after police struck him while he attempted to swallow a forged check for 10232 dollars 17 cents during booking on forgery charges. He had presented the check at Spencer Trask in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Frank Langhan
Bellevue Hospital
Langhan
Twelfth Field Artillery
Philadelphia
Thomas F. Feney
Spencer-Trask
Broad Street
Concern
Liberty Bonds
Fitzpatrick
Coolidge Sets Instructions for Bonus Administration
President Coolidge issued definite orders for administering the World War adjusted compensation act despite Congress failing to provide initial funds. He said the law remains in force and imposes executive obligations that must be carried out without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Weeks
Cicone Case Is Called For Trial
The commonwealth case against John Cicone for setting up a gambling device was called for trial before Judge Emery at noon. Defense is by Thomas W. Dickey with District Attorney R. L. Hildebrand prosecuting.
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The
Commonwealth
John Cicone
Emery
Cicone
Thomas W. Dickey
R. L. Hildebrand
Township to Receive 3 1 2 Ton Dump and Stage Body Truck
Supervisor J. W. Newton of the Square Deal Garage Croton Avenue announced a 3 1 2 ton combination dump and stage body truck will be delivered to Wayne township supervisors next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Newton
Square Deal
Croton Avenue
Wayne Township
City council to discuss new lighting system plan
Councilmen and Louis B. Round superintendent of New Castle Electric company branch here will confer today on plans and specifications for a new light system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis B. Round
New Castle Electric Company
Silent Era Programs Tease New Reels and Stars
The listing highlights John Gilbert in A Man's Mate with Nixon and Jimmy Aubrey in The Mechanic. Star Fred Church with Katharine Grant in The Trail of the North and Chaplin features The Floor Walker and The Pilgrim. Also shown are Harry Carey in The Lightning Rider, Baby Peggy in Our Pet, East Side West Side, and Scaramouche with Lewis Stone Ramon Navarro and Alice Terry, plus Plastigrams views in third dimension via Penn glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STAR
Fred Church
Katherine Grant
Charlie Chaplin
Pathe News
Harry Carey
Peggy
Penn
Lewis Stone
Ramon Navarro
Alice Terry
Third Dimension
Mail Train Bandits Loot Major Cash and Bonds
Four armed bandits halted a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul mail train at a grade crossing and forced clerks to move pouches containing cash and bonds. The haul, from Chicago Federal Reserve shipments to western cities, could exceed 100000 dollars with bonds and stocks still uncounted. Investigators call it an inside job. seventy clerks were detained for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Helena
Butte
Seattle
Spokane
Louis Phillips
Phillips
United States Post Office
Germer
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Union Station
Chicago
Waukegan
Ill
North Shore
Milwaukee and St. Paul
A. M. Germer
Leaders Hold in Cleveland to Shape Campaign
The leaders linger in Cleveland planning strategy with Dawes facing off against La Follette and the Democratic party. The article describes a potential three cornered westward campaign with Dawes, La Follette, and party factions as key players, noting the restrained White House presence and rare public appearances. It portrays a dramatic, movie-like convention wind up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
White House
Hell'n
Maria’ Dawes
la Follette
Democratic Party
Dawes Nominated as Hoover Fails to Grab Nomination
The article describes the 1924 Republican convention where Dawes wins on the first ballot with 682 144 votes while Hoover gains 234 5 percent. Butler clashed with party leaders over Lowden, and the Democrats planned their convention in New York with tax reform and anti corruption platform items.
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Calvin Coolidge
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
William M. Butler
New York
Pennsylvania
Butler
Herbert Hoover
Dawes
Hoover
New Jersey
Borah
Idaho
Kenyon
Iowa
Curtis
Kansas
Burton
Ohio
Sanders
Indiana
California
Coolidge
White House
David A. Reed
Reed
Andrew Mellon
the Treasury
Keystone State
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chicago
Hughes
Senator Borah
Commerce Hoover
General Dawes
Washington
Henry M. Dawes
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Mellon
Congress
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Harding - Coolidge
Senate
Department of Justice
Veterans’ Bureau
Unspecified Dawes Nomination Moves Silent Coolidge Bid
The article notes General Dawes and Charles Dawes considered nomination plans as political figures weigh options amid Lowden speculation. Dawes, born in Marietta, 59, studied at Marietta schools, Marietta College, and the Cincinnati College of Law before practicing law and later entering banking in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes
Europe
Coolidge
Mills
Frank O. Lowden
Charley
Marietta
General Dawes
Marietta College
Cincinnati College of Law
Lincoln, Neb
Chicago
Republicans Back Dawes as Vetted Ticket At Washington
Secretary of State Hughes praised General Dawes as a top prepared executive with proven achievements and patriotism. The discussion centered on the Republican platform and the ticket featuring Harding Coolidge and Dawes amid the reparations inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Coolidge
Dawes
Hughes
Explosion on U S Battleship Worst Since Maine Sinking
A dramatic explosion on the U S battleship Mississippi tore through a gun turret killing many gunners and injuring others amid a chaotic rescue. Ensign J J Levisour survived by leaping from the shell deck as a naval board of inquiry opened to determine causes and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Maine
H. D. Smith
J. J. Levisour
Wiley
Battleship Division
Naval Board of Inquiry
Henry Wiley
Yates Sterling
U. S. S. New Mexico
United States Navy
New Mexico
W. W. Pratt
Mississippi
No Shoot At Fair Grounds Saturday
The Sportsmen's Gun Club cancelled the planned shoot at the fair grounds on Saturday. An earlier call for a shoot was canceled at noon. A shoot is scheduled instead at Mahoningtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Mahoningtown
Conductor Helps Aged Lady Off Street Car
D T observed conductor No. 598 assist an elderly woman from a street car. Passengers praised the courteous act. Nearby, R C noted three vehicles speeding on Grant Street. Mr and Mrs W C returned home after missing a Sharpsville train. An aged colored man slept in a Diamond Park area. A lively description of a buxom colored woman on Washington Street drew much attention.
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D. T
Washington Street
Golden Century Garden Pageant at First Baptist Church
A summer pageant commemorating the Baptist Publication's 100th year will be staged during the annual Children's Day program at First Baptist Church Sunday at 7 30. Ira Wilson directs music with Clyde Griffith and C L Martin handling decorations. The program spans six periods featuring names like Lester Klingensmith, Dorothy James, Helen Reynolds, Thelma Remley, and Moyrna Smith with roles for Boy Scouts, Junior Girls, and the Young People's Society. A special Children's Day offering is collected followed by benediction.
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Baptist
Philadelphia
First Baptist Church
Ira Wilson
Clyde Griffith
C. L. Martin
Sidney Smith
Stanley Tresser
W. H. Williams
Pierce Craft
Lester Klingensmith
Dorothy James
Harriet Hughes
Ralph Zeigler
Billy Pattison
Ellen Patton
Daisy
Helen Eugenia McCommon
Betty Brown
Mary McConnell
Virginia Custer
Margery Hildebrand
Winifred McCallister
Margaret
Ruth Edminston
Garnet Thompson
Ruth Simons
Helen Martin
Dorothy Martin
Geneveive McCalmont
Marjorie Patterson
Grace Patterson
Eleanor Horner
Thelma Fox
Jean Wallace
Marian Hughes
Virginia Callahan
Summer Flowers
Jean Remley
Helen Reynolds
Sarah Dandy
Buttercup
Jane Hyde
Louise Horner
Moyrna Smith
Rebecca Horner
Margaret McCormick
Spirit of Society
Marian Griffith
Boy
James Metzler
Billie Powell
Walter McCormick
Edith Cleveland
Jane McCune
Helen Garret
Spirit of Denomination
Thelma Remley
Young People's Society
Golden Century Fruit
Charles Craft
John Weyrick
Nel Sturdy
Miss__ S. Ss
Dorothy Powell
Pearl Hockenberry
Lola Kennedy
Deaths of the Day in City Obituaries and Services
Deaths and funeral notices list Carl L. Dean 39 of 464 Neshannock Avenue who died June 13 after two year illness, his family, widow Katherine and son William named. Also reports Rose Altha Reeves funeral by White Company, Sarah Cole buried Oak Park after arrival from Pittsburgh, Samuel Felix funeral from St Marys with large attendance.
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Carl L. Dean
Neshannock Avenue
Mr. Dean
New Castle
W. B. Dean
Sarah Robinson Dean
Woodlawn
Methodist Church
The
Alley Rats
Katherine Forrest Dean
Sep
William
John R. Dean
Reeves
Rose Altha Reeves
William Reeves
White Undertaking Company
Charles Bell
Ellwood City
Norman
William Friday
Kenneth Sheffler
Harry Anderson
Leroy Ward
Earl Ward
Oak Park Cemetery
Delegates Named for VFW State Encampment at Bradford
New Castle will be represented at the State Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to be held in Bradford Pennsylvania June 19 29 and 21 by delegates William Fleming Harold Hunter Ralph Montgomery Ivor Davis and W L Burton. They will depart Thursday morning June 19. The New Castle VFW regular meeting is set for Monday evening June 16 with plans to have all members present for a special business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bradford
William Fleming
Harold Hunter
Ralph Montgomery
Ivor Davis
W. L. Burton
Swisher Completes Pharmacy Course at University of Pittsburgh
J Marion Swisher son of Mr and Mrs George W Swisher of Forest street was among 150 graduates in the University of Pittsburgh pharmacy class of 19xx. Principal address by Dr William Mayo of Mayo Brothers hospital Minneapolis. Swisher previously worked in a local drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J .Marion Swisher
George W. Swisher
Forest Street
University of Pittsburgh
William Mayo
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Minneapolis
Minn
Swisher
Nineteenth Baby Born to Wis Farm Family in Little River
Peter Shallow, a prosperous farmer of Little River, Wisconsin, welcomed his nineteenth child. The family has had four sets of twins. The mother was married at 14 and is now 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
Peter Shallow
Little River
Wis
Mrs. Mary J Douglass Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary J Douglass widow of Harvey J Douglass were held Saturday at 3 PM from 713 Emerson Avenue led by Rev. Francis Reese of Central Presbyterian Church. Interment followed in Oak Park cemetery. Survivors include son A Earl and daughters Ethel and Katherine, plus sister Mrs. Joseph Harris and brother J S Robinson. Also granddaughter Jean Isabelle Douglass. She belonged to Central Presbyterian Church Protected Home Circle Pythian Sisters and Ladies Auxiliary to the O R C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Isabelle Douglass
Central Presbyterian Church
Protected Home Circle
Pythian Sisters
Ladies Auxiliary
Death of Elna Gilfillan 33 at Eastbrook follows illness
Miss Elna Blanche Gilfillan aged 33 of 809 Wilmington Avenue died Thursday evening June 12 after an extended illness. She was born July 31 1891 in Eastbrook a daughter of Theodore and the late Kate Wright Gilfillan and was a member of the Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church. Surviving siblings include Margery James Clyde Jessie Alice Harry and Calvin. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 pm from the Eastbrook U P Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elna Blanche Gilfillan
Wilmington Avenue
Eastbrook
Theodore
Kate Wright Gilfillan
Arlington Cunningham intersection widening ordinance
Council committee reports an ordinance to locate and widen the intersection of Arlington and Cunningham avenues. The land needed is condemned and owned by Mr. and Mrs. William Morris. The city will pay Morris $500 for the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Arlington
Cunningham Avenues
William Morris
Morris
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Forger
Frank Langham
Boomer
H.R. Huston
E. Long
Charles Chaplin
Cleveland
Yale
R. C
Grant Street
Mrs. W. C
Sharpsville
Mrs. Gilmore
Nora M. Gilmore
North
Beaver Township
Robert Hamil
Mt. Jackson U. P. Church
David Kyle
John Robinson
Frank Paden
James Wilson
William Wallace
John McCullough
Mt. Jackson M. E
Mr. Emery
Ezra Emery
Court Street
H. A. Ellis
First Methodist Church
Robert Jones
Douglas McKlvenny
Alfred Turner
Robert Hainer
Clinton Mitchell
Ed Hainer
Adam Onstott
White & CO
Neshannock Ave
the Winter CO
Earth
Boy Scout
Davis Shoe CO
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