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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
33
The New Castle library will host a centennial week exhibit of historic photos from residents, old buildings, and past scenes. Miss Sterling asks locals to donate titled pictures, starting with David Emery, first sheriff elected in 1849, and to bring copies of History of Lawrence County for display.
St Marys parochial school will end the 1924 25 term with promotion cards for third through seventh graders. Eighth grade certificates will be awarded Sunday at 2 p m by Father F F O Shea in the school hall along with premiums and prizes for top pupils.
Two automobile accidents were reported to the police this morning. George Campbell of 883 Marshall Street in Youngstown Ohio reported he was driving west on Edgewood Avenue when a truck collision occurred.
The body of an infant one or two days old was found in the Shanango river near the old Carnegie rolling mill by foreigners. A post mortem by Deputy Coroner Dr. Preston Steele found marks on the head and the child was taken to the Andrew Osborne morgue.
Steve Donoghue rode Santford to victory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on the third day of the meeting. Salmon Tour owned by the Aga Khan finished second and Lord Astor’s St Germane was third. It was ladies day with many smart gowns on show despite cold weather.
J R Ellison reports a bridal party was drenched last evening after a wedding celebration ride. The truck halted near a North Liberty Street gas station where the station owner soaked the group with a sprinkling hose. He may be summoned before the mayor to explain the act.
T J McMichael and fellow members of the New Castle bricklayers and stonemasons union join about 60 delegates from across Pennsylvania at the Bricklayers and Stonemasons International convention sessions in the United Labor League hall, Sharon.
Admitted William Allan Miller R D 8 Walter McConnell Volant June Ridley English avenue. Discharged Jim Tejano Hillsville Mrs Bertha Rodgers Slippery Rock William A Ribnour RD 4 James Johnston Fern street Mrs Frank Cartwright Croton avenue. Grass fire fight at Youngstown hill reported from box 62 at 11 10 a m today as firemen responded to the blaze.
President Livingston Farrand at Cornell cites the Scopes case warning against intolerance. John Hertz of Chicago says single taxi drivers outperform married men at the Atlantic City convention. Julius Kruttschnitt dies of heart attack in New York. Governor Jackson of Indiana commits to War Department cooperation on Defense Day July 4.
A Pittsburgh jury found Albert J. Tilles Sr. guilty of first degree murder in the February death of his son Albert J. Tilles Jr. The court fixed the life sentence under a new state law. The 17 year old was found dead after neighbors broke into the Tilles home following three gunshots.
Harrisburg June 18 The fall campaign preliminaries began across the state with petitions for the Superior court vacancy due by July 27. Nominees include Sen Albert Dutton MacDade and Jesse E. B. Cunningham. Mayors in Scranton and Pittsburgh seek candidates as factions jostle for control. Fifteen third class cities face mayoral picks and many others elect council members.
A 50 by 53 foot bake shop has been finished as the cake workshop for Mrs L R Rockwell. A new oven capable of 100 cakes was installed. The Rockwell home on New Castle road will be offered for sale. County farmers Drake Osborne Poole and teams depart for State College with agents Hagars Hunt to judge contests.
In Chung King rioters drove the British consul to take refuge aboard a ship. The diplomatic corps discuss instructions with Shanghai and Chinese commissioners but no solution to tensions has emerged.
Judge James B. Drew, acting with the jury’s life verdict, sentenced James Jones of Jefferson township to life in prison after a first degree murder conviction for shooting Albert Coleman, age 19. The jury recommended life instead of the electric chair under the new criminal code.
The Erie Times notes outside bidders forced price cuts in city paving bids. Erie contractors matched the competition, yielding about 25 percent savings compared with a decade of prior pricing. The paper welcomes this outside competition as beneficial for the city.
The French pathologist Davaine identified disease producing bacteria in 1854 while studying sheep anthrax, marking an early milestone in bacteriology.
Mercer Pa June 18 detectives working on the Locke murder case have developed a new angle to the investigation. Police confirm there is growing evidence and reassessment of prior theories as the inquiry continues.
The average man endures about 32 400 pounds of atmospheric pressure on the body. Barometric changes cause rises and falls of roughly 2 500 pounds in that pressure.
A financier ill with sleeping sickness at the Morgan country home in Matinecock underwent a blood transfusion last night. Four specialists treated him, with donors brought from New York and assistance from three nurses. The patient’s condition improved today. The note ends with a historical aside about the chair as a rare possession of great distinction.
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