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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
1
Police report an early morning incident on Mill Street when Officer Fred Isabella encountered two men in a dark alley near Home Street. The assailants fled as the officer approached, leaving traces of burglary nearby and prompting a pursuit by authorities.
Chief Young greets Officer Fred Isabella at 10 30 as he notes the officer has had trouble sleeping after a shooting earlier that morning. The exchange underscores ongoing police response to a recent incident and the strain on personnel.
An officer faced two men who raised a revolver and fired. The bullet went wild, but the officer drew his revolver and returned fire toward the would be attackers. The incident continues on Page Two.
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel's troops repelled Austrian attacks and advanced near the front. Artillery duels intensify along the line with medium and large guns. the enemy was driven from Monte Nero and surrounding positions, leaving 200 dead. Concaplezzo remains a heavy artillery focus as Monte Nero district sees a quiet day.
Palma Rossi through attorney S P Emery sues Lehigh Portland Cement Co for 10000 over the death of his son who fell while unloading cement and died soon after. Emery filed a trespass action and will submit a statement of claim later.
North Beaver township resident Charles 8 Shearer suffered serious injuries when thrown from a wagon after the horses panicked on stones by the water tank. He sustained a badly injured back, a broken bone in his hand, and general bruises. initial fears of a broken back were not confirmed and recovery is hoped.
El Paso report confirms Francisco Villa’s army defeated by Gen. Alvaro Obregon’s Carranza forces. Aguas Calientes captured. Villa commanders retreat northward in a rout. Obregon to pursue, with Torreon as a potential stand. Carranza notes Villa crushed and unable to mount a comeback.
An industrial committees meeting of state boards of trade is held today in Allentown to discuss industrial development. Edward W. Beadle, chairman of New Castle’s industrial committee, could not attend due to last minute business matters.
Rev. G. A. Garrett of the First Free Methodist Church Arlington Avenue has returned from the general conference in Chicago and will preach both morning and evening at his Arlington church.
Paris dispatch reports heavy losses on both sides during Gallipoli fighting. Ottoman trenches were found filled with dead after British and French assaults, with 500 Turkish prisoners taken and advance across two kilometers.
A seven passenger car carrying a joy ride party crashed into a peddler's wagon on East 92nd Street in Chicago killing Mrs. Eva Landual, 25, and O. W. Franklin of Burlington Iowa. Three others were injured including Miss Mattie Briggs who may die. The car struck a curve and turned around, hitting the wagon from the rear.
Reports from Pittsburg say New Castle’s contribution to Belgian relief in Western Pennsylvania has risen to 4143 dollars. The latest donation was given through Secretary White of the New Castle board of trade.
In a New York supreme court session, Harry K. Thaw drew on friends from Canada New Hampshire and Vermont who testified he seemed sane. Witnesses including Gus Roeder William Shurtleff John Smith Henry Rousseau and Robert Ewing praised Thaw's rational behavior.
Berlin reports a German submarine torpedoed a British armored cruiser on June 20 about 100 miles from the Firth of Forth. The Roxburgh, a 10,850 ton ship, was said to be struck but not seriously damaged. analysts tie it to the Manotaur class.
Ellwood City hospital will not receive a $2,000 state appropriation approved by the legislature. Governor Martin Brumbaugh declined, prompting protests and efforts to secure a rescission. Local business leaders had already loaned funds to keep the hospital afloat. J. W. Offutt will investigate the decision.
Tioga County license court led by Judge Cameron refused the thirty licenses again, with all but one test case on appeal in the superior court. Affected license refusals mark the third denial in Tioga this year as the Hunters return from Akron after a sister in law’s death.
Vienna reports the Austro German drive from Lemberg toward Warsaw continues as Russian forces retreat along the Vistula and rail routes. Berlin flags mark the fall of Lemberg, seen as a major political blow to Czarism with questions over Russia’s next defensive line.
In Kittanning Pennsylvania at 2 a.m. 18 year old Estella Wood a stenographer at her Applewold home was shot in the head and is not expected to live. Her 20 year old lover Samuel Olynger died instantly. Mrs. Herbert Wood the girl's mother woke to two shots and found the scene with no clear motive beyond a quarrel between lovers.
A policy meeting at the Lawrence club in this city next Tuesday will be attended by the Beaver and Shenango Valley Conservation Association executive committee. The gathering aims to act on Governor Brumbaughs veto of the Pymatuning dam construction appropriation.
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