Arkansas Court Frees Negroes in Race Riot Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered the release of six Black men twice convicted of murder tied to the 1919 Elaine race riot. The defendants, held since Phillips county circuit court trials, faced execution dates delayed by stays. State prosecutors had pursued the case, while Black lodges nationwide supported the defendants’ defense funds.
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Cinsernational
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
Phillips County
Brough
Kivenag
Telephone Girls Strike Cripples Rhode Island Service
Nearly 800 operators across Providence Pawtucket and Woonsocket exchanged strikes crippling Rhode Island lines. Picketees at major exchanges halted duty calls while toll operators scatted, leaving service between Providence and Newport disrupted and company costs pegged at ten million dollars.
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International Union of Telephone Girls
Telephone Company
Unicorn
Servier
Providence
Pawtucket
Woon
Rhode Island
Newport
Kiwanis Gathering Promises Large Park Event
Kiwanis members from numerous cities plan to meet at Cascade Park on Wednesday. Weather will decide if it becomes the biggest Kiwanis assembly in Western Pennsylvania outside a convention, with New Castle Club pushing hard for a huge success.
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Tne
Where To Go Tonight Nixon The Gastard Cup Cast
A listing of entertainment options features Nixon The Gastard Cup with Mary Carr and a notable cast including Miriam Battista Peggy Shaw and Richard Colling. Also cites Fox news Dome Soul of the Beast with Madge Bellamy Cullin Landis and Oscar the elephant star. Monty Banks in 6 A M two reel comedy and other acts from Pen n What a Wife Learned with Milton Lilly John Bowers Marguerite Da La Monte Star Pink Gods with Bebo Daniels James Kirkwood Anna Q Nilson Stan Laurel White Wings Jaze Bug Pathe News Magazine Tha Mysterious Witness and a Snub Pollard comedy.
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Nixon
Mary Carr
Miriam Battista
Peggy Shaw
Richard Colling
Arrow
Eddie Lyons
Hero
Fox News
Penn
Milton Lilly
John Bowers
Marguerite da la Monte
Bebo Daniels
James Kirkwood
Anna Q. Nilson
Stan Laurel
Jaze Bug
Pathe News
Birthday Editor Coupon Notice for New Castle News
A reader coupon from the New Castle News invites readers to mail a filled form to join a birthday membership roll. It requests full name, address, school attended, and birthday date, to be published at the proper time in the newspaper.
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New Castle News
New Castle Pa
Newa
State institutions produce and plant over 350000 forest trees
In Harrisburg on June 26 a report states that over 350,000 forest trees were distributed from state nurseries at institutions including Allentown Homeopathic Hospital for Insane and Danville State Hospital for Insane. The program, run with the Department of Forests and Waters, aims to reforest idle lands with seedlings and transplants raised at low cost. Major Stewart notes the effort as outdoor inmate work and a potential long term source for future state planting needs.
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Harrisburg
Department of Forests and Waters
Allentown
Major Stewart
Forests and Waters
Thumn
Four Addresses Outline Planks For His Party
The piece summarizes Harding’s 1924 campaign outlines as he tours Western states. It notes pro farmers relief, rigid prohibition enforcement, opposition to nationalization of mills, and stricter industry supervision. It covers taxation and government economy, with Harding stressing reduced federal spenditure and shifting tax burden to local governments. He campaigns in Salt Lake City with events and a Tabernacle speech.
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Harding
Hutchingon
Washington
Denver
Cheyenne
Milnes
United Say
Mr. Harding
Salt Lake City
Danver
Salt Lake
Capture of Rockview escapee at Punxsutawney
Robert Hill, 24, one of six convicts who escaped Rockview penitentiary in Center County on June 17, was captured June 26 by Deputy Warden Davis, local policeman Harry Staley, and three Butler state troopers. He was found at his sister’s home and offered no resistance.
Three Huge Submarines Planned for Navy Program
Washington June 26 Eight cruisers four light gunboats and three cruiser submarines form the building program the Navy Department will present to the Budget Bureau and Congress at the coming session. Details of the cruiser submarines are with the planning section of the General Board and no hint of the type is given. It is certain they will surpass any subs now in use by any power.
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Washington, D. C
Navvy Department
Budget Bureau
Congress
General Board
Mosquito Plague Strikes Sweltering Alaska
Anchorage reports continued heat waves with Yukon river districts seeing 90 to 170 degree readings, marking the hottest period on record. The Yukon subsoil has retreated to eight feet below the surface, and as soil warms, mosquitos proliferate across agricultural areas in Alaska.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Yukon River
Tana Valley
Arrest Suspect in Groton Case
A man about 45 to 60 years old was arrested in Groton after attempting to evade capture by washing clothing and buying bread and potatoes at the Moore store. Store patrons and district officials identified him as the suspect in the Miss Colaluca assault case. Officers Horner and Gaston detained him. The Croton residents say he matches the description of the man sought in the Coluluca case.
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Neshannock
Moore
Miss Colaluca
Omhers Horner
Gaston
Carroll
Coluluca
Croton Reatdants
Driver Held In Auto Truck Death of 18 Year Old
Continued from page one, the crash victim from Slippery Rock Pa, son of the late Everett Campbell, died after the auto truck incident near Moravia where his brother Henry Campbell runs a cocoa mine. Several witnesses are being interviewed by Coroner Caldwell, and an inquest will reveal the facts.
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Campbell
Slippery Rock
Everett Campbell
Henry Campbell
Moravia
Caldwell
Shenango Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted: Clifford Nelson Bosna mer Arthur Sisley Beaver Street discharged Margaret Rogan Volant Mrs Harriot Shellenberger Wam pum Lauren Frisbes New Castle Macom Offutt Volant.
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Clifford Nelson
Bosnamer
Arthur Sisley
Beaver Street
Margaret Rogan
Volant
Harriot Shellenberger
Wampum
Lauren Frisbes
New Castle
Macom Offutt
Canada to discuss aid with United States on rum smuggling
Ottawa officials say Canada will enter negotiations within two weeks to consider co operation with the United States to curb rum smuggling over the border. Premier King stated Canada desires to cooperate on enforcing laws while awaiting Washington’s response after a Canadian law summary. Parliament plans to adjourn in early July.
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Ottowa
Ada
United States
Mackenale King
Washington
Dominion
Canada
Ottawa
Parlamento
Keystone Tobacco Price Fixing Charge By FTC
The federal trade commission charged Keystone Tobacco Merchants association of Wilkes Barre Central Tobacco Robbers association of Lancaster American Tobacco Company of Jersey City and Lorillard Company of Jersey City with colluding to fix and fix prices for tobacco products. The FTC said the action substantially lessens competition and is an unfair business practice.
Eight Year Olds Teach Six Year Old Pupils
Milwaukee June 06. Prof Sarle L Baker of Lawrence Cottese Conservatory of Music Appleton has drawn statewide attention with results from a children teaching method. An eight-year-old instructor guides six-year-old pupils, leading to rapid sight reading of simple music and learning a new song in about twenty minutes.
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Milwaukee
Sarle L. Baker
Lawrence Cottese Conservatory of Music
Appleton
Grea Club
Earle
Arthur Sisley Slightly Injured at Work
Arthur Sisley foreman of P, L, EQ at 37 North Beaver street was taken to Shenango Valley apt al suffering leg injuries. No bones broken and not believed to be serious.
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Arthur Sisley
North
Beaver Street
Shenango Valley
Aptal
Admission of Negroes to Unions Urged at Conference
Stroudsburg, Pa June 26 William Pickens field secretary of the NAACP told the League for Industrial Democracy conference at Camp Tamatown Forest Park that there is no middle ground for black workers. He warned that if Negroes are excluded unions will face strikebreakers and mass resistance. He stressed Negro workers are willing to fight for better pay like white workers.
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Stroudsburg
Wiliam Pickens
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
League For Industrial Democracy
Camp Tammont
Forest
Indians Push for Oil Lands Open on Crow Reservation
About 25 Crow Indians from Montana discussed with Indian Office Commissioner Burke the plan to open up oil lands by railway on the Crow reservation. Final Interior schedule assigns 1,690,942 acres to 1,769 members. 121 receive outright allotments, others get 26 year restricted trust patents. Also notes birth announcement for Mr. and Mrs. D P Alexander of Wampum.
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Washington, D. C
Montana
Burke
Indian Office
Secretary of the Interior
Indiana
Whadda Ya See Pennsylvania Excursion Day Observations
Pennsylvania railroad workers head to Conneaut Lake for a B A division picnic at 7 30 this morning. Nearby youths speed up North street in bathing salts. Newlyweds camping at Vance farm on Little Neshaminy, cherry trees are being stripped. Children dine under a Carnegie playground tent while others watch Buck Reynolds and speeders on North Jefferson Street. Tommy Jones naps in the heat after a swim. A Rast Street sign reads Far Mend. Highest auto number 418 700 Pa. Police in uniforms patrol the area.
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Carnegie
Blizzard trial set to begin Wednesday morning in West Virginia
Lewisburg West Virginia June 26 With 20 tentative jurors in the box today indications were the trial of William Hilggard for uns mentioned connection with killings during the armed march on Logan county in 1921 would get under way Wednesday morning Under West Virginia law the state can strike two jurors and the defense can strike six Court adjourned before noon to give the state time to review the records of two yeulremen
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Shernaronalews Service
Lewisbles
W.va
William Hilggard
Loxam County
West Virginia
Aix
Heat Kills Four in Cleveland as Heat Wave Persists
In Cleveland Ohio on June 26 a prolonged heat wave claimed four lives in 12 hours. Temperatures broke records late yesterday. Thundershowers were forecast for today. John Szabe reportedly died by self inflicted gunshot amid the heat spell.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Ohio
John Szabe
Matinee Club To Meet Wednesday in New Castle
The New Castle Matinee club will hold an important meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the office of P. P. Capitola on South Jefferson Street. All horsemen are urged to attend as matters of importance will be discussed.
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New Castle
P. P. Capitola
Jefferson Street
Greatest cause of last year's fires in Massachusetts
Boston June 26 Colonel Alfred F Foote state public safety commissioner reports careless smoking and smoking in bed as the greatest fire source last year with 1362 fires and 2 562 953 in losses. Adults handling matches caused 772 fires 3 000 280 in losses and children playing with matches caused 484 fires 223 479 in losses. Twelve lives were lost to fire that year.
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Boston
Alfred F. Foote
Fin Jay
Bethlehem Exempts Dwellings From City Tax Plan
Bethlehem PA June 26 City council passed an ordinance granting a five year tax exemption for all dwellings erected or under construction from the date of final passage to October 2 1924 The exempt assessment will not exceed 7000 and eligible homes will be tax free in the city until October 1 1929 The measure follows a finding that over 600 more dwellings are needed in the city
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Bethlehem
Uume
Lawn Fete in 27 Chara At Lesson Home North Jefferson
The Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion hosts a lawn fete Wednesday evening at the Lesson Home on North Jefferson Street. Strawberries, cream, and cake will be served to raise funds for a good cause.
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North
Jefferson Street
Laghon
Deaths of the Day George Albecker and others
Notices report the deaths of George Albecker aged 73 after illness, Irene Elizabeth Bury, Irene May Steynolds, Charles Mills, and Joseph Gryzboski. Funeral arrangements are listed for Heaging parlors, Grand Cemetery, St. Mary's Church, Oak Park cemetery, and St. Michael's Slavish Church with interments following services. Survivors include spouses and children in several cases.
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George Albecker
Bill
Alx
Anna Albecker
Mary
George
Charles
This City
Frank Albecker
Tacomaé
Washington
Greenwood Cemetery
Irene Barry
Irene Elizabeth Bury
East Laurel Avenue
C. J. Williamson
Highland Unita Presbyterian Church
Fin Cbarge
Misa Ruth Dreachar
Clare Phillips
Ruth Gillenple
Elsbeth Burden
Arild Lusk
Grand Cemetery
Charlies. Mills
Charles Mills
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Joseph Grayboski
Joseph
Peter Gryzboski
Terrace Avenue
St. Michael's
Arrest Runaway Boy For Starting Blaze In His Home
Charles Brenneman an 18 year old runaway from Polk returned home and started a fire by turning up a gas hot plate to burn water. Curtains caught fire at about 12 45 pm on New Atlantic avenue. Chief Connery and Detective Horner handled the scene and the boy, described as mentally deficient, was jailed awaiting Polk officials to return him to Unat place.
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Charles Brenneman
Polk
Unat Place
Jungle Natives Worshiped Disease In British Colony
London reports that Dr Dein tnla Shapaca infiltrated a secret cult worshiping smallpox in Negeria to stop the plague. Despite fanatical opposition, he exposed methods and aided health officers. King George decorated him for his service to the empire.
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London
Deintnla Shapaca
Shapara
Negeria
King George
Oldest Iron Mine in United States Closed
The former Strlington iron mine, in operation since 1760 and once supplying iron for Revolutionary War chain links and every major conflict, was sold last week by the Pearson family. Flooding, demolition of tracks, and teardown of buildings followed as buyers remained undisclosed and local ore from Ramapo Mountains noted for a special steel.
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New York
United
Strlington
N.Y
Hudson River
Piarson
Ramape
Starlington
Sharon Pressed Steel Company Goes Bankrupt
Involuntary petition for bankruptcy filed in federal court at Unfery district against Sharon Presser Steel Company of Wheatland Pennsylvania. Creditors claim amounts totaling 1 128 52 with Flower Builders Supply Co 246 92 Charles S Flower Co 844 40 Spur Cantrape Co 48 00. Petition cites combined act of bankruptcy dated February and seeks appointment of trustee.
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International News
Dune
Petiton Oon
Sharon Presser Steel Company Magufacturwrk
Eteg
Wheatland Pa
Chilma Neeremate
Pete Wen
Gatmx
Flowere Builiars Supply Co
Charles S. Flower Company
Spur Cantrapé Company
Tanel
Hill
C Company
Maxwell Denies Authorship Of Poison Letters
George B. Maxwell, president of the Am Society of Carm posera, appeared before Judge Keanig in general sessions to deny writing a series of poison letters aimed at New York social women. The letters attacked prominent figures, and Maxwell refuted authorship claims.
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Maxwell
Farmer Plants $150 and Gets It All Back
Lancaster PA June 5 A farmer named Beyerk was planting tobacco when a planting machine uncovered a wallet in soft earth. After a lengthy search failed to locate the owner, Beyerk kept the bills and later found the wallet contained $150 in perfect condition.
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Lancaster
John Beas
Beyerk
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Peep Eee
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Goedar City
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Thiele
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Stady
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Shenango Valley Hospital
Keystone Tobacco
D. P
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Bend Sa
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Ine
Pennsylvania
Conneaut Lake
Big B. & A. Division
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Tommy Jones
Paya
Logan County
Matinee Club
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Blaze
Talking Parrot Sale
New Castle Hardware Co
Eastington St. Bell
L. L. Swan & CO
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Sharon Pressed Steel Company
Wheatland
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Tuston
Cee Ree Peas
Atkinson Paint & Glass Co
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