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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1923
Page
22
Des Moines reports Miss Goldie Silberman, 19, runs a thriving debt collection business. She notes debtors vary by gender and status, from Italian bootleggers to ministers and society leaders, and credits persistent visits with prompting payments.
London June 23 A Royal Society paper notes nerve path length affects impulse travel time from brain to limbs. Short individuals experience slightly quicker nerve transmission, but the variance is too small to affect chances of escape in practice.
Philadelphia a 101 year old widow Angeline Dyson died at her home on North Bouvier street. She celebrated her 101st birthday in September 1922 hosting 300 guests with 200 relatives across five generations. Born in Pennsburg she was married twice. her second husband died 41 years ago. She leaves four children 37 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
Richwood residents report a week long string of sock thefts targeting men’s hosiery. The culprit has ignored valuables and diamonds, instead taking socks from multiple homes including Police Chief Hill, leaving residents amused and puzzled.
A brief cinema listing notes PENN presenting The Famous Mrs Fair starring Myrtle Stedman Marguerite De La Motte and Cullen Landis with Rambling Romeo. Dome shows Deserted at the Altar with Bessie Love Tully Marshall Queenie the dog and The Cold Homestead featuring Joe Rocks. Regent offers Whats Wrong With the Women and Star features Nobody's Bride with Herbert Rawlinson and Alice Lake plus One Stormy Organ Starring Bobby Dunn. Fox News adds Circus Pals and NIXON The Man Next Door with Emerson Hough cast including Alice Calhoun and James Morrison.
Major Draper M. Daugherty son of Attorney General Harry M Daugherty escaped Stamford Hall Sanitarium Connecticut when unknown men halted their car, pulled him aboard and sped away. He had entered April 25 and was committed for four months to a year on wife and uncle's petition. Health said impaired by drink and his notoriety tied to Dot King. He served with gallantry in France.
In St Louis on June 23 Ida Georgine Boening, 12, adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Boening, and claimed daughter of the late Joseph Alexander, was ordered returned to her mother Miss Audie Dunlap of Van Buren Arkansas. The circuit court set aside the adoption and the Boenings said they would appeal. The child will not be given to Dunlap pending a state supreme court decision. Dunlap said the child was adopted ten days after birth and she did not know why she parted with the infant.
Washington experts disclose a calf feeding substitute called near milk. The mix uses corn meal linseed oil meal oats dried blood flour skim milk powder and salt with warm water. Feeding progresses from mixture to gruel as milk is reduced, reaching 1.5 to 2 pounds daily by fifty days old.
Rosemary Cole at 416 Galbreath Avenue attends Garfield School. Florence Favorite of 719 Cunningham Avenue attends Benjamin Franklin School. Olive Jane Houlette from Edenburg attends Brewster School. Dorothy L. Price of 513 Electric Street celebrates birthday, attends Junior High. Lauretta Mae Winterbottom of 616 East Reynolds Street is noted.
Croton man William Helbley fired four shots at a stranger who entered his kitchen and fled across a footbridge into woods near Croton Avenue. No one was hit. Police searched area and a related threat to another resident was noted as officers remained on alert. Mrs Helbley and her family reported shock and a possible familiarity between the intruder and a prior threat nearby. Detective Lynch investigates.
Police chase an unidentified assailant in the East Side near Croton avenue. Detectives Horner and Lynch sweep Elders woods with help from citizen patrols while officers urge residents to avoid concealed weapons. A fast police response by car and motorcycle is planned if a suspicious figure is spotted.
Atlanta mayor Walter A. Sims was named leading counsel for W. J. Simmons, emperor of the Ku Klux Klan, in all litigation between Simmons and the Knights of Kamelia against H. W. Evans imperial wizard. Col. Simmons said the Knight of Kamelia would proceed with organization, and Evans was reportedly proposed for membership in the Atlanta castle but was rejected.
Report from the courthouse notes Mrs Best keeping order and aiding her sister Mrs Dunleavy as testimony proceeds. Spectators fill aisles and corridor, eager for details as jurors prepare to decide the case with speculation leaning toward acquittal over first degree murder.
Hammond, June 23. After Mike Yaksick was locked in a Turkish bath steam room, the steam was left on. He jumped, flopped, and broke a window to escape, crawled out in public view. He now sues for $5,000 in Superior Court.
The enslavement of Africans for profit began in Southern Europe about fifty years before Columbus's voyage. Spaniards carried it to the Americas, existing there a century before reaching English colonies. From a Virginia start it spread, and by the Revolution there were about 600,000 slaves in the colonies.
The funeral for Askella Price, an aged gypsy widow, was held in Cardiff. She reportedly lived to 107, dying after a brief illness following a fall at an encampment in Llandaff near Cardiff.
Raymond Teeter recalls old horse drawn days and letting horses take him home after late engagements. He tried it with his automobile and is now recovering.
In Beijing tensions rise as the China Cabinet faces internal splits, prompting political speculation and commentary from analysts. Officials caution against premature conclusions while competing factions vie for influence, signaling potential policy shifts on trade and diplomacy.
David E Nessle of New Castle announces candidacy for Lawrence county treasurer at the Republican primaries on September 18 1923 He is a lifelong resident educated locally from J B Nessle’s Sons grocery to wholesale confectionery business at 111 South Beaver street A Republican loyal to city and county service Nessle is described as honest capable and well known in the community
A long necklace of ten dollar gold pieces decorates a gypsy fortune teller on East Washington street. An Auburn Ohio car sees a small truckload of empty strawberry crates. Two cemetery stones marked Snow and Frost noted on a Lawrence County road. A streetcar derailment pushes a new auto to the curb. A main street car with Pennsylvania plate 693830 shines with lights. Large crowd attends a religious meeting in Berger's woods. Children hose each other at a local home. Farmers bring in home grown strawberries for city markets. Fireworks appear in shop windows and some are misused by youths. Post office carrier carries a large mail load. Mrs Florence Martin's Short street garden near prize condition.
Mrs McKinlock recalls Miss McCormick’s devotion to her late son Lieut McKinlock who died in the war. The girl visited his tomb with Mrs McKinlock, seeking solace in a drama of memory while never confiding about bridging the gap to the officer. Three large gifts honor the lieutenant: a Harvard dormitory, Northwestern campus, and a Chicago Art Institute terrace.
In Louisville on June 23 a July 4 dedication is planned for Federal Hill near Bardstown to honor Stephen Collins Foster, author of My Old Kentucky Home. The event, marking Foster's birth anniversary, includes a Pittsburgh delegation and remarks by Mayor Magee and Senator Reed. Foster wrote the song in 1852 while visiting Federal Hill.
The condition of Stanley Antowsky who attempted death by his own action by cutting his throat at his residence Oakland Friday is slightly improved. Shenango Valley hospital stated today he has regained consciousness and is stronger and now has some chance for recovery.
Roy Taylor, 40, with a smooth face and weighing 125 pounds, was reported missing from his Leesburg home. The sheriff's office asked the police to assist in locating him. he was last driving a Star auto with Pennsylvania license 728-489.
Word has been received of the death of S. P. White of Oakland Iowa at his home Thursday June 21 after a long illness. He was born 56 years ago in North Beaver township and moved to Iowa at age 20 where he farmed. He is survived by his wife two sons of Oakland one brother J Scott of Columbiana Ohio and one sister Mrs W R Clark of Enon Valley.
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Sarah J. Waddington were held Friday at 2 30 p m from the residence 1008 East Washington Street Rev Herbert Ellis of First Methodist Church officiated Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers Watson Kemm Reynolds Forest Painter and Shaw named in the ceremony
Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Tellison were held Friday afternoon at the residence 2203 Highland Avenue with Rev. C. J. Birker of Grace M. E. Church presiding. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs Julia Pawlowski aged 50 of Maple street died this morning. Born in Poland she is survived by two sons John and Zygnut. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 from St Marys Polish Church with interment at St Josephs Cemetery.
Guidance on easier milk digestion suggests pairing milk with bread or crackers to prevent large clots. Lime water or barley water added to milk yields similar digestive benefits, aiding smoother digestion.
In the Panimint range near Death Valley Al Meyers of Tonopah pursues silver near the old Panamint mine linked to United States Senator William M. Stewart who once faced bullion bandits. After earlier thefts Stewart shipped silver in ball form to thwart raiders and recovered bullion. a later treaty with bandits remained unviolated.
Wallace H Shibler of West State street leaves Sunday evening for Philadelphia to attend a convention of the Episcopal church. He serves as lay delegate for Trinity Episcopal church. Sessions will continue through the coming week at Chestnut Hill church.
In Flint Michigan on June 23 Albert G. Badersher 31 and Helen Maser 37 were implicated in an alleged agreement where two families traded wives. Maser planned to live with Badersher. the scheme involved both husbands and wives and prompted Badersher to report it to authorities. The two families were neighbors near Lima, Ohio.
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