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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
30
Thomas Gilcrest, 35, confessed to police that he beat his stepdaughter Olive Morris, 19, with a hammer and slashed her throat. Morris died after being taken to a hospital with a fractured skull and severed throat.
The New Castle News reports a large response to an appeal for homes for four motherless children. Many interested calls were received as hope grows that good American homes will be found for the girls aged six and seven and for the boys aged nine and 11.
A three story apartment building in Wilkinsburg suffered a $50,000 property blaze that forced five families from their homes. Captain Clarence Fry sustained a slight injury while responding to the alarm as investigators probe the cause.
Anti British sentiment rising in Peking as responsible groups push the Chinese government to sever ties with Great Britain and prepare for potential conflict.
State highway police warn that parking automobiles opposite Cascade Park is a traffic menace. Officers Beatty or Shuler patrol all county roads daily to curb speeding reckless driving and enforce motor laws with a policy of issuing warnings before arrests.
Raymond Kepp lowered his wife and three children from the second story to awaiting police and pedestrians then leaped to safety as fire trapped the family in their Wilkes Barre home. Authorities investigate incendiary cause.
Reports say LaFollette polled over four and a half million votes as factions including the American Federation of Labor and railroad brotherhoods split from the third party effort. Borah of Idaho may sway the La Follette camp but cannot control it fully. Widows Belle Case LaFollette could be named by Governor Blaine to fill the seat.
Workmen of the G. A. Trahan company began decorating streets with wires and supports for Centennial decorations. Thomas Dillon in charge said many decorations must be erected days before opening to ensure they are ready on opening day.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Bumsteads Worm Syrup with unclear product notes and quantities. No clear persons, organizations, or locations are readable to form a solid news item.
Three men who operated canal boats through the city include Captain Marquis and Captain Oliver H Seer Green, along with Captain Alvin Garvin. Arthur S and S es Pod Moore are also noted as operators, with S. D. Long credited in the source.
The article notes the year the Civil War veterans monument was erected on the Diamond, identifies the building formerly on the site of the New Castle Dry Goods store, and gives the year city hall was built.
The notice invites participation from everyone, explicitly including school children, and directs those who can answer to forward replies with their name and address to the Inquiry Editor at New Castle News in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
MacMillan voices relief that Roald Amundsen and his party are safe. From the ship base, three naval airmen will fly 250 miles to an advance base for fuel and food. Two planes will stay at the base, one to shuttle supplies to the exploration point.
Reports from Kings Bay indicate Amundsen believes the Norwegian polar coast is ice and open water. The news prompts discussion among explorers on the Donald B. MacMillan expedition and potential impacts on Arctic plans. Ellsworth’s father dies in Italy as the world awaited word on the fate of the North Pole flyers.
Early reports say the Amundsen expedition faced no severe hardships though scientists note the feat required great fortitude. A salvage plan for the plane at Lady Franklin Bay 130 miles from Kings Bay is undecided with options to send a crew or request a cruiser. Norwegian scientists say landing at the Pole was harder and point to the 28 days abroad as proof of useful observations.
St Marys school closes a term with 34 graduates and 13 advancing to junior high. The seventh and eighth grades win Palmer diplomas for writing. Father O Shea to preside. 40 pupils achieved perfect attendance. a list of honor pupils and awardees follows with multiple named students and grades.
A string of city scenes described by readers includes two girls home from boarding school touring in a shiny roadster while exchanging words with a boyfriend. A variety of urban moments follow from a friend seeing someone off at B and O Mahoningtown to kids, cars, and mishaps around New Castle and Cascade Park.
Funeral plans reflect the late senator's simple life as a special Baltimore and Ohio train carries mourners from Washington to Madison. Senator Burton Wheeler will head the senate group with a route through Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin stopping only to change engines. The body will lie in state in the capitol and burial is slated for Monday.
Personal mentions show Mrs. C N Wharton visiting Akron friends Mrs Harry Howlette visiting Mrs W McBride on East Washington street P J Rowland and family plan an extended Maine trip Miss Elizabeth Harvard heads to New York for vacation Mrs Arthur White stays with Mrs George Stoddard in Wilmington avenue George Grimm moves home from New Castle Hospital after illness Mr and Mrs Tom Moore leave for Baltimore for L C O M convention Mr and Mrs Lee Callender announce birth of son Lee Connor Mrs A J Graham to spend weekend with Dr and Mrs R J Robison Mrs C H Schlicher and son to visit Alberta Pa Mrs Albert Comley returns to Chicago after mother’s death Mrs Harry Reardon returns to Pittsburgh after week with aunt Mrs Clarence Lennig Jr recover after tonsil operation at New Castle Hospital Miss Dorothy Myers recovering at home after appendectomy Miss Ruth Myers Miss Mary Perdue and Miss Jennie Johnson head to University of Michigan summer course
Rev. S. R. Maitland, Ralph Guy and Ed Shaffer have returned from Taylor University in Up lands Indiana where they took part in commencement ceremonies and from Indianapolis Indiana where they attended meetings in the great Cable tabernacle.
The article recalls the perilous polar flight by Ellsworth and Amundsen aides. Prestrud lauds six men who dragged a heavy aeroplane from ice and boosted morale as they gambled on a risky takeoff. The team faced scarce food and equipment and survived by bold improvisation amid extreme cold.
A sightless girl named Julia leads her class in mathematics though blind. She mentally solves problems before other students and stores historical facts with remarkable tenacity. She plans to attend Benjamin Franklin Junior High to study English and composition.
A Plaingrove W C T U gathering led by honorary members drew about 160 members and friends. A debate on whether the W C T U has fallen short of its effort was followed by read papers and a male quartet provided music. Refreshments were served by the social committee. The next gathering, June 24 at Mrs. Jennie Foster’s home, will be Children’s Day and an all day meeting.
Robert E. Leasure and Eleanor C. Kinkade of New Castle tied in marriage license records along with Norris W. McElheny and Frances M. Zahniser in New Castle. The note adds a quip about disagreements over alcohol policy.
The defense began presenting its case in the afternoon as the state rested its case against William D. Shepherd, accused of murdering his foster son William Nelson McClintock. Star witness Charles C. Farman admitted confusion under cross examination, while the defense challenged his prior statements, prompting Farman to plead confusion during questioning.
New Castile Electric received permission from the city council to erect three utility poles and two guy stubs along Becker Street, pending standard construction conditions.
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