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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1926

Page

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Capitol Worried Over Dispute On Boundary Issue

Washington faced a tense decision over the Tacna Arica boundary dispute as Coolidge and Kellogg weighed next moves. Peru demanded the arbitrator award disputed provinces to Peru, while Chile warned such a move would trigger Chilean backlash and threaten U S relations. General Lassiter was en route home as plebiscite negotiations failed.

International News Service Washington United States South America Coolidge Kellogg Tacna-Arica Peru League of Nations Chile Lassiter Plebescitary Commission

Seizure Of Estates Of Former Royalty Before German Voters

Police and Reichswehr prepare for a nationwide plebiscite tomorrow to decide if the former German royalty will lose their estates. The measure would seize royal fortune for veterans and orphans, repurpose palaces for education, and nullify prior settlements with former rulers.

W C T U Fund Under Scrutiny by Senate Committee

The senate slush fund committee ordered a probe into a 250000 fund raised by the W C T U of Pennsylvania for law enforcement prior to a 2 million dollar senatorial primary. Mrs Ella George of Pittsburgh was subpoenaed along with Maud T Seymour and Leah Cobb Marion as potential custodians and witnesses. Hearings resume Monday with Wayne B Wheeler to testify.

International News Service Washington Senate W. C. T. U. of Pennsylvania Gifford Pinchot Pinchot Ella George Pittsburgh WoCa Pennsylvania Maud T. Seymour McConnellsburg Leah Cobb Marion Emporium Pinchot Fund Reed Missouri Wayne B. Wheeler

Six Nurses Receive Diplomas at Shenango Valley Hospital

Six young women graduated as nurses at Shenango Valley Hospital during a Friday commencement in the Young Women's Christian Association auditorium. The ceremony featured an Emery orchestra processional, yellow rose bouquets, and prominent remarks by Rev. George M. Lant dis and Rev. W. E. F. McClure on work and service.

Shenango Valley Hospital Young Women's Christian Association Emery Orchestra George M. Landis First Baptist Church

Three Women Take First Arctic Trek In Eskimo Fur Suits

Dorling Sentenced 15 Years For Manslaughter In Roy Lee Slaying. Three women, members of the Donald MacMillan Rowe Metcalf expedition, begin a summer northward trek toward the Arctic from Wiscasset Maine, with duties aboard Bowdoin and Sachem. They seek zoological botanical and anthropological specimens for the Field Museum and aim to reach the North Pole region.

International News Service Sandusky, Mich Pearl Dorling Roy Lee Jackson Wiscassbet North Pole Arctic Donald MacMillan-Rowe Metcalf Charles Sewall Wiscasset MacMillan Maud Fisher New York Marion Smith Wiscassett Bowdoin Sachem Providence R. I Peary Etah Greenland Field Museum of Chicago

Former Dowager Queen Olga of Greece Dies in Rome

Queen Olga, former dowager queen of Greece, dies in Rome after a life marked by political turmoil. She witnessed her husband King George’s regime crumble in Greece and his assassination in Salonika in 1913, with their son Constantine’s tragic fate and the scattered fortunes of their grandchildren.

Greece Rome George Salonika International Olga Italy William Denmark Constantine Palermo Europe

Willie Fisher Granted Rehearing By Pardon Board

Willie Fisher, who served fifteen years for the 1921 Union National Bank hold up, has been granted a rehearing by the Pardon board. He has appeared in the public eye repeatedly since imprisonment, including a hospital stay for criminal insanity at Farview. He escaped there and was recaptured near Niagara Falls, N Y, with a former guard before his pardon request was refused.

Willie Fisher Union National Bank Fisher Farview Western Penitentiary Niagara Falls N. Y

Fire Chief's New Car Is Delivered

The Lawrence Automobile Company delivered a new red car for Fire Chief Charles H. Lynn this morning. The chief test drove it immediately, and its bright appearance is expected to aid in responding to fires.

Lawrence Automobile Company Charles H. Lynn

Tear Bombs In Police Raid In Buffalo Backfires

Frank Pieber resisted federal agents for hours in a soft drink shop on Broadway. Shots were fired, tear bombs used, Pieber seized after police assault and a raid on a nearby miniature brewery. John McQuade, federal agent, was kicked out when Pieber drew a gun.

International News Service Buffalo Frank Pieber Pieber Broadway John McQuade McQuade

Clash in Berlin Leaves Seven Injured in Plebiscite Battle

In Berlin on June 19 seven Nationalists and Communists were seriously injured in a street brawl over the confiscation of former German royalty property. Wagons, rocks, and propaganda marked the clash as protests escalated. Communists paraded with a Kaiser effigy and speakers mocked Wilhelm in favor of confiscation.

International News Service Berlin Wilhelm

Socialists Back Herriot Program to Form Cabinet

A Paris report from June 19 notes a socialist delegation informed M. Herriot that their support for his financial plan makes forming a cabinet likely. The expected cabinet will lean left, as Herriot prepares a complete financial reconstruction program with consultations from experts.

Harry R. Flory International News Service Paris Herriot M. Herriot

Trial Of Butler County Slayer Is Nearing Finish

In Pa, Malcolm B Kunzleman 41 Oil City faces trial for the fatal Parker township shooting of James F Edwards 49 on April 18 He testifies self defense after Edwards allegedly threatened him with a knife Kunzleman says he feared Edwards since childhood and was unable to flee due to a broken ankle The jury hears accounts of Edwards alleged past injuries and threats involving Kunzleman’s family Also noted are returning relatives visiting Mrs Leyshon Richards Garfield Avenue.

International News Service Tser Malcolm B Kunzleman Oil City James F. Edwards Parker Township Kunzleman Edwards John R. Henninger

Primary Contributions In Western Counties Of State Before Probe

Senate investigators focus on Pennsylvania campaign spending and the Anti-Saloon League. Wayne B Wheeler faces cross examination as the committee probes receipts and expenditures since 1920. Officers on the Pepper Fisher western campaign committee had distributed at least $10 000 in western Pennsylvania without proper records, suggesting broader unrecorded influence. Continued on pages two.

William K. Hutchinson League Pennsylvania Pepper-Fisher Western Campaign Committee Vernon F. Taylor Indiana Pepper Committee

Musical Comedy Actress Anna Austin Dies By Self Destruction

New York June 19 A mysterious Emil linked to the death of Anna Austin 32 musical comedy graduate who swallowed poison and wandered her apartment for two hours resisting treatment Police search for the mysterious Emil believed to be a wealthy Brooklyn businessman The note asked to notify Emil and a Brooklyn number and stated Emil is the cause of it all The actress native of Savannah Georgia had prior calls to Charles Fraction of the telephone company about poison and not being disturbed

International News Service New York Emil Anna Austin Miss Austin Savannah Brooklyn Charles Fraction Telephone Company Fraction Gertrude Flint

Hearing resumes into Gray station disaster killings

State and federal investigators rejoin the inquest at the wreck site in Blairsville Pa where 15 persons died and 30 were injured. J H Redding and interstate and state officials from Pittsburgh visit the scene as witness testimony remains secret. George McConnell of Altoona says his fireman brother William McConnell is hospitalized and not yet questioned.

Newe Blairsville Gray Station J. H. Redding Pittsburgh Pennsyilvania Railroad Interstate Commerce Commission Pennsylvania Public Service Commission Cincinnati Limited Washington Express George McConnell Altoona William McConnell Latrobe McConnell

Miss Reznor Is Married Today in Mercer

Miss Virginia Reznor daughter of the late I P Reznor and Markley C Brown of Pittsburgh were married this afternoon at four o clock in the Second Presbyterian Church Rev Co E Lamale officiated The couple held a reception at the Reznor home and will reside in Pittsburgh

Mercer Virginia Reznor I. P. Reznor Markley C. Brown Pittsburgh Second Presbyterian Church Co. E. Lamale Reznor

Homestead Masons Enjoy Annual Picnic at Cascade Park

Three hundred fifty members of the Homestead Masons from Homestead Pennsylvania gathered for their annual picnic at Cascade Park. They arrived by special train and were carried to the amusement center by the Pennsylvania Ohio Electric Company cars in a coordinated outing.

Masonic Fraternity Homestead Cascade Park Pennsylvania-Ohio Electric Company

Tear Up Old Walks At New Cathedral

Workmen began tearing up the flagstone sidewalk in front of the Scottish Rite cathedral on Lincoln avenue to install a new concrete walk. A Pittsburgh contracting company will perform the exterior cement work alongside other projects outdoors.

Scottish Rite Lincoln Avenue Pittsburgh

Marriage Licenses for Austin W. Darlington and Farrell Burdick

A records list marriage licenses issued shows Austin W. Darlington and Farrell Burdick among applicants, with O'Hare Wheatlend appearing in the same register. The notice documents the names connected to upcoming nuptials and related civil paperwork.

Austin W. Darlington Farrell Burdick O'Hare

Cardinals Read Mass as They Seek Rest During Eucharistic Congress

In Chicago nine cardinals envoys to the twenty-eighth Eucharistic Congress joined a simple Mass in small chapels after a formal Coliseum reception. James J Davis read President Coolidge’s greeting and condemned Catholic prejudice, sparking a sustained ovation from 15 000 attendees representing many faiths as religious freedom and tolerance were praised.

Gene Hoffman International News Service Chicago Archdiocese of Congress James J Davis Labor President Coolidge Cardinal Mundelein Davis Rhode Island Maryland America Tomorall

Four Passenger Cars Derailed in Vermont Incident

International News Service reports four Montrealer cars derailed near Riverton Vermont. One hundred ten passengers were tossed from berths and seats but injuries were not reported. The fast train halted by emergency brakes. no lives were lost. passengers reassigned to other cars and the journey resumed toward Montreal.

International Riverton Washington Montreal Central Railroad of Vermont Montpelier

Picnic Supper Pleasures Yet Curb Appetite

The speaker indulges in outdoor picnic fare of baked ham sandwiches coleslaw beans and pickles while noting cool weather fifty eight degrees. Wooden plates tin spoons and lukewarm coffee accompany scalloped potatoes. The grove setting with overhead trees and buzzing bugs spurs further eating.

Luke

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Capitol Germany S. Dunbar Weyer Reichswehr von Hindenburg W.C U. Fund Ment Fund Y.W.C. A Rev. McClure W. EF. McClure First Presbyterian Church McClure Far North Dorling Frozen Paron Board Bank Bandit Herriott Butler County Henninger Earl Machin Marian Jack Mrs.Leyshon Richards Garfield Avenue Richards Ville Redding Blairs Cardinals Miss Reznor Homestead Masons New Cathedral Cape Arthur Mometer
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