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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
9
An Armistice Day style demonstration for Al Smith near Madison Square Garden escalated as an airman dropped pluggers and crowds tossed torn papers from windows. Police struggled to restore order while crowds roared for Al and sang along to street performances.
In Nashville the state of Tennessee runs a broom factory staffed by seventy blind workers, with about fifteen women among them. The plant, near the main state prison, operates at a profit with a 1200 broom daily capacity under the supervision of the commissioner of institutions.
Market activities align with similar factories and include rug weaving and mattress cleaning departments, offering employment opportunities for individuals who might otherwise become wards of the state.
At the fourth annual convention of the Disabled American Veterans in Salt Lake City Utah on June 26 discussions focus on policies for the coming year. National Commander Mrs. Robert W. Renton of Walla Walla Washington and representatives from the American Red Cross and Knights of Columbus speak. A tea for visiting women and the dedication of Memory Grove honor Utah war dead precede the annual election of national officers tomorrow.
In Hagerstown Mary Longebeam asked to lash her husband Lewis Longebeam who is to receive 30 lashes for wife beating. Sheriff Duffey denied the request noting the sheriff must perform the punishment. The case follows Judge J Scott Bower's city court ruling directing the cat o nine tails sentence and a medical check for the offender's condition.
The new luxury cabs in London feature dark blue color with light blue threading and ten lights for night visibility. Inside are blue and gold brocade curtains, maroon upholstery, spring seats, leather arm swings, mirrors, ash trays, a silver vase, and a speaking-tube amplifier, with a gilt Statue of Liberty on the bonnet. Tips are reported to be larger though fares remain the same.
A tidal hydroelectric plant near East Saugus, Lyons, claims to be the first to generate electricity with tides. Invented by Domenico Damiano of Boston, the station began two years ago and started operating earlier this year. A turbine in an arm of the Saugus river produces about sixty five horsepower, financed largely by Italian residents of Massachusetts.
A weekly series presents talks on birds trees flowers animals insects and rock formations. The broadcasts cover diverse nature topics from wildlife to geology.
In the Northern Adirondacks a elusive pack of wild dogs roams forests and roads by night, resembling timber wolves in appearance and behavior. They have depredations on livestock but have not yet harmed people, according to northern New York witnesses.
Henry Nebeker of Salt Lake City drilled 535 feet to a natural gas reservoir behind his home. He reports a steady flow sufficient for all his household needs, stored in a 300 gallon water tank, and estimates the output is far more than he can use.
Stockholm June 26 Stimulated by rapid motorizing of Swedish highway traffic native engineers have patented three inventions for motorists. An automatic beacon light warns at railroad crossings. An automatic slot machine refills gas tanks and a device prevents battery depletion. The gas vendor lets customers fill at any time by dropping a krona and operating a lever. Gas quantity follows market price and wage savings reduce costs. The Lloyd Barrage irrigation project in India will involve seven canals and excavation equal to four Suez canals.
In Mexico City the famed Tree of the Woeful Night under which Cortez is said to have sheltered is dying despite efforts by tree surgeons. Tacuba municipality is urged to uproot the ancient trunk for display in the national museum. Separately in Portland Maine, six year old John Dorsey leads the Monument Street Kindergarten band of 26 youths gaining local and regional notice with performances at a Rotary luncheon and the Maine Teachers Association meeting.
Louise Drafka is under arrest in Sycamore Indiana in connection with a $3 500 000 mail robbery at Roudout UL.
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