Car Overturns with Two Injured in Junction Crash
A weekend series of accidents in New Castle area left William Leck and his son Virgil injured when their car overturned on the West Pittsburg road near New Castle Junction. Both were hospitalized with head and leg injuries. A 12 year old girl was bruised after being struck by A J Ganster’s car on East Washington street. Other minor incidents include two parked-car damages on Wallace avenue and Grant street, plus a near-miss on North Jefferson Street.
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William Leck
Virgil
West Falls Street
New Castle Hopital
Offutt
Tony Frank
Forest Street
A. J. Ganster
Morton Street
East Washington Street
Seal
Wallace Avenue
Shriver
Milton Cameron
Grant Street
Shenango Street
Shanango Valley Hospital
Gill Falls
Wallace
North Jefferson Strai i
Wallace Avenas
St. Charles Black
R. D
Shingelig
John Cross
Mercer Street
Stone Services For Death Of Locomotive Engineers Leader
Multitudes of leaders attend the services for S. Stone head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers who died of Brights disease. Labor officials from major railroad unions, railroad executives, and civic figures will join the funeral at Euclid Avenue Congregational church with burial at Lakeview cemetery. Advisory board to choose a successor meets tomorrow at 10 o'clock. William B. Prenter and Harry P. Daugherty are top names connected with the succession for the 1927 triennial convention.
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International News Service
Eland
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Bright
Standard Railroad
Elvic Hite
Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
Lakeview Cemetery
The
Brotherhood
William B. Prenter
Harry P. Daugherty
Dorothy Perkins Stands Trial In Teen Murder Case
Dorothy Perkins, 17, the youngest New York girl tried for murder, testified in her own defense today. The defendant, with blonde bobbed hair, wore black with white lace, and appeared unconsciously pathetic as she faced the witness box over the February killing of admirer Thomas Templeton at her home party.
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Caullettt
Cinternational News Service
New York
Dorothy Perkins
Thomas Templeton
Saa
Chern
Distret
Keyes
Young
Charles Patrick Grogan
Pat Grogan
Hadang
Grogan
Keyas
Tdorothy Leopole
News Force Celebrates Rieckies Treat From H M Goldberg
The News staff in New Castle enjoyed a frozen dessert called Rieckies from the Rieck-Meluikin Dairy Company. Plant manager H M Goldberg hosted the treat as the newsroom faced cold weather. Walter Mank of the Central Fire Department underwent tonisil removal surgery today and is recovering as well as expected.
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News Force
H. M. Goldberg
Rieckies
Rieck-Meluikin Dairy Company
New Castle
Aapsfec avanesTs
Oto
Walter Mank
Central Fire Department
New Castle GOP Names Judge and Local Officials
The News lists primary candidates for the September 15 and 26 primaries. Yor President Judge XOBART L WALLacn Becand Ward New Castle Republican Ticket for President Judge CONMOCkHaET Second Ward New Castle for President Judge zm EMBL For Saggoe Sonn iadinet 8 Beaver Township for Jury Commissioner CLINT XUNNUDT Fourth Ward New Castle.
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Xobart L
Wallacn
New Castle
Republican
Conmockhaet
Second Ward
Saggoe Sonn Iadinet
McClelland
Beaver Township
Clint Xunnudt
Conneaut Lake Swimmer Sets Tied-Hands Track Record
Jack Herbert swam the Conneaut Lake length with hands tied behind his back, no boat, four miles in two hours twenty minutes amid white caps. Days later he swam from Conneaut Lake Park to Oakland Park with ties intact, establishing a resort record unbroken by others.
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Connégaut Lake
Jack Herbert
Conneaut Lake
Herbert
Conneaut Lake Park
Oakland
Rival Hair Bobbing Honors Shared by Two Babies
A New Castle News report notes infant hair bobbing honors for two babies. Little Walter P. Kerber previously held the record at five weeks old, while Little Miss Bil le Jéanne Seal, born February is described as visiting the barber at two weeks old, drawing visitors to her curious hair.
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Bille Jéanne Seal
East
Washington Street
G. E. Seal
New Castle News
Walter P. Kerber
Miss Seal
Jewelry Theft Reported At Bank Of Lawrence County
A jewelry theft led officers to a suspect identified as Frolick, last seen fleeing toward a river bank. Detective Logan confirms damaged cases, valuables valued at $58,000, with sealed cases sent to the National Bank vault awaiting insurance adjusters. Suspect described as about 30, dark, five feet nine, an ex-employee paid four dollars a day to carry a grip.
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Jefferson Street
Lynch
Mike Panella
South
Beaver Street
Logan
Lieberman
Nielsen
Butten mi
Nielsen's
Youngstown
United States Government Employment Agency
Cincinnati
Lipberman
Frolick
Kiederman
National Bank of
Lawrence County
New York
Mexico Reaches Quiet Reply to U S Ambassade Statement
Conservative officials believe the breach can be healed without public embarrassment and that Ambassador Sheffield will not return to Mexico due to ill health and the altitude of Mexico City. Calles’ note references international affairs connected to the British tramway strike and the Evans murder, while newspapers paused for Calles’ forthcoming statement.
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Mexico
Sheffield
Mexico City
Calles
Diplomatic Strain Over Mexican Cheese Claims
The article notes Sheffield protested to the Mexican government about numerous complaints from American and British subjects, with the American Embassy representing Britain. Officials say settlements are possible, but obstacles arise from State and Federal division and local authorities resisting capital orders, despite President Calles’ aim to fix the situation.
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Sheffield
Great Britain
Calles
Shenango Church Re Dedicated After Building Improvements
Shenango church re dedicated in a Sabbath School night program after lifting the building to add a basement for 150 person gatherings. The interior got a new choir stand pulpit chairs were reupholstered and a new foundation laid. Special services run nightly through next week ending with communion on Sunday June 28.
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Mercer Presbytery
5. L. Clark
New Badford
Chicago plans war to finish with gangmen
Sheriff Hoffman orders nightly 1 am closing of cabarets and roadhouses. Police chiefs to push one o clock close law via ordinance or licenses, target known criminals and gang leaders, and deploy 32 squads with shoot to kill warnings at gang hangouts.
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Bureau of Identification
Hoffman
Morgan Collins
Busch Ways and Means
Mexico Mexico Bitter In Reply To American Warning
The exchange between the United States and Mexico sharpens as President Calles rebukes Kellogg over claims of sovereignty and open diplomacy aims to clarify stances. Diplomatic circles note the response preserves Mexican pride and avoids visible weakness while awaiting the next official move.
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Kellogg
Mexico
United States
Praaidant Galles
Calies
Washington
Mexico City
Calles
Mexico and Kellogg clash over indemnity and sovereignty
President Calles rejects Kellogg's demand for immediate US indemnity for lands seized under Mexico's 1917 constitution. He argues agrarian laws are sovereign, and US indemnification acceptance was limited to Mexican law remedies. Calles warns against foreign overreach, notes ambassadors act for their own citizens only, and cautions that calling Mexico "on trial" would be an insult.
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Mexico
State Department
Kelloge
Calles
Kellogg
Tothia Galles
Galles
United States
Ives
Iren
Great Britain
Calies
Deaths Of The Day From New Castle area notices
Obituary notices list Mrs Minta Curry near Sandy Lake aged about 43 with eight children and church ties. George Pollock of New Wilmington and others, and Mrs Westcott of Malden Mass noted for heat illness. Joseph Klamut of Moravia Street dies in New Castle hospital aged 57, with services at St Marys Polish church. Emma Atwater of Me honing Avenue dies after operation aged 44. Funeral details for Mrs Hannah F McAulins and Mrs Margaret A Gibbon given. John Norval Bechtel of East Falls Street dies after four days illness. long-time Carnegie Steel safety staff, member of Trinity Church.
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Minta
Minta Curry
Sandy Lake
George
Lucinda Morrow Wolford
Walter H. Wolford
Robert
Franklin
Clarence
Jamestown
James Jewell
Homer Reege
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. W. Westcott
Malden
Mass
W. Thompson
Highland Avenue
Jodeph Klamat Joseph Klamut
Moravia Street
New Castle Hospital
Poland
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Cemetery
Emma Atwater
Clifford Atwater
Honing Avenue
Georgia
West Jackson
New Castle
St. Paul's Baptist Church
St. Paul's Bapetac Church
Engram
Greenwood Cemetery
John Norval Bechtel
John Norval Beehhtel
Bis
East Falls
Mr. Bechhtel
Pittsburgh
Amos and
Elizabeth Pattizon Bechtal
Carnegie Steal Company
Trinity Church
Macatees
U S Presses for Mexican Action and New Castle Plant Plans
The United States seeks action from Mexico as bidding reaches about 32,000 pounds, roughly 440,000 dollars. A sewage treatment plant will be built at the old race track in Taylor township, New Castle, after the state board of health order and contract award. The main sanitary sewer is already completed.
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Taylor Township
City of
New Castle
State ‘Board of Health
Greek Assassin Kills Macedonian Autonomist Leader
On June 15 Pantacho Michailos, head of the Macedonian autonomists, was killed by a Greek assassin in Sofa per Central News dispatches. The report notes regional tensions and a suspected political motive behind the crime.
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Bulletr
Ndon
Pantacho Michailos
Sofa
Uwasasain Sacapad
Bechtal Family and Services At Graceland Cemetery
The will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock from the residence 125 East Falls street with Rev. Philip C. Pearson in charge. Burial will be made in Graceland cemetery. The notice mentions Modern Woodmen and lists the wife Margaret Jane Nichal pagn Bechtal and children John B Nancy F George A Wilam W Margaret S, plus brother James Bechtal of Bath New York. Also a felonious assault report involving Anthe mas Roth and Michael Wester before Alderman Mantz.
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Hannah F. McAuils
J. Y., McAulin
Harlansburg Road
Hey
A. D. Reid
Machanicsburg
J. Greer Bingham
Wampum Presbyterian Church
Fred Davidson
Joseph Wilson
Wampum
Ray Wilson
Slippery Rock
Walter Jackson
North Sewickley
C. H. Mithholland
Milton Young
J. W. Rhodes
City
Alex MecAnis
Beaver Falls
Oak Park Cemetery
Margaret Jane Nichalpagn Bechtal
John B
Nancy F
George A
Wilam
W. Margaret S
Providence
BR. T
James N. Bechtal
James Bechtal
Bath
New York
East Falls Street
Philip C. Pearson
Graceland Cemetery
What Did You See Well Known Church Attender
A reader recalls a church attendee at Princeton church who walked out wearing the minister’s hat. A separate note reports Dick Cook filing a complaint with police after boys tore down his mailbox at Wilmington and Sheridan avenues. Mr and Mrs Ben Lydd returned home from a stay at a nearby lake.
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Mares
Dick Cook
Wilmington
Sheridan Avenues
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Ren Gewick
Sheep Hill
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U. 8
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Shenango Church
Chicago
George M. Pollock
Youngstolyn Hospital
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New Wilmington
Jearo
Westminster College
Methodist Episcopal Church of
W. W. Pollock
Sharon
John H. Pollock
Mary B. Pollock
Rev. Rich
Neshadhock Cemetery
Mrs. Gibbon
Mra
Margaret A. Gibbon
Winslow Avenue
Woodlawn
Sharon and
Youngs- Lown
U. S
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Blue Eel
Fashion Park
Michael Wester
Mantz
Anthemas Roth
Eene
Ben Lydd
Tneaut Lake
Dodge Brothers
Foster Brothers, Inc
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Selt Goon Sen Cars
Hippog
Rome
Wren
Suwaomer
Stason Hippodrome Musical Players
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Bell
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