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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
9
A humorous portrait of the disruptive pest at a trapshooting tournament. He arrives late with excuses, mishandles his gun, borrows gear, disrupts scoring, talks loudly, insults others, and typically forgets to pay for his targets.
June 23 Philadelphia fans recall a heat soaked game where Kid Gleason and Jimmy Callahan discussed umpires. Joe Cantillon, then new to umpiring bases, overheard insults and refused to eject Gleason promising a full nine innings under the scorching sun.
The Deaconess home reports a busy three months with rising attendance at meetings and classes despite sickness and storms. Highlights include 2 903 calls, 1 444 children's mission distributions, 1 662 junior league students, 1 454 children taught, 202 garments given, 75 jars of jelly, and 1 bushel potatoes. The industrial program serves at least 175 children, with older girls sewing shirt waists. a stormy picnic drew 90 children. Praise for helpers Miss Riley, Mrs Nelson, Mrs Sitler, and Miss Grace Clark.
The Katzenjammer Kids Hans and Fritz are featured in the New York World's Sunday edition. Their lively adventures entertain thousands and contribute to the Sunday World's popularity. They are drawn by original creator R. Dirks.
Joseph Dietz of Oakland California a 28 year old chauffeur passed a bogus check to break into San Quentin to get an education he received 18 months from Judge Edgar T Zook He hoped for four years and said a job like that would be wasted time Dietz has a wife and two young sons and said he planned to improve himself through schooling despite the crime
Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott the Fiji governor and British high commissioner notes Fijians reject cannibalism and embrace movies. mosquitoes rise as they dislike clothes. One hundred island men go to war. all are deemed capable killers, but none enter. The couple return from London after their son suffered shrapnel wounds.
The cases against Edward Johnson Irene Lawrence and others charged as accessories after the fact in the Marshall Smith murder by William Hun Reynolds were continued until the September term. Reynolds case was paused due to Major Cunningham being called to war.
Johnny Evers the shortstop for the Boston Braves is in bad luck again with a painful throwing arm that may force him to miss games for two weeks. He has a history of injuries including broken legs and pneumonia, and the current lame arm is the latest setback after a strong start to the season.
The 1916 class at New Castle Business College held graduation Friday evening at First United Presbyterian Church. Rev. C G Farr spoke and Prof. G E Lyons presented diplomas to 27 graduates across Commercial and Stenographic courses. the college closes for summer and reopens September 5, 1917.
Fishermen and bathers fear the barracuda a torpedo shaped hunter with a deadly bite and many varieties. The creature grows six to eight feet long and can strike with ferocity even when caught on a line. Its bite is poisonous and wounds may inflame and infect, according to the Philadelphia North American.
Reconstructed cream made from desiccated milk water and butter with salt removed is reportedly produced by a nomogen izer. It supposedly restores butter fat and yields ice cream with smaller crystals and a natural flavor, aiding regions lacking dairy farms and providing emergency supply where demand varies.
A St. Louis woman conducted a funeral for her pet canary Pete. The bird’s body was embalmed and placed in an oak coffin with silk lining, buried in the family plot at the cemetery after appropriate services and floral offerings.
A brief note states that old rags are repurposed to manufacture imitation leather products. The report highlights recycling methods and industrial use in the leather substitute industry.
The U S government seeks to clear the canal zone by relocating natives and other nonemployees to sites outside the strip. Villages like Chagres are moved eight miles away with temporary housing built, while barges carry families and possessions to new homes before razing the old village. Rev A A Holzer, son of a rabbi, will speak on From the synagogue to the Cross at Park Christian church Sunday at 3 p m and also play the violin.
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