Proposed State Soldier Bonus Setback by Supreme Court
Bulletin from Philadelphia reports that the proposed $25,000,000 World War II era bonus for Pennsylvania veterans faced a setback as Supreme Court Justice Sadler upheld lower court rulings. The decision prevents placing the matter before Commonwealth voters before 1919, delaying the measure’s progress.
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Cinternate Onal News
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Sadler
Commonwealth
First Fireworks Victim Reported in Mercer Street
Harold Ramsay of McCoy Motor is the first fireworks accident victim this year on North Mercer. A firecracker exploded near his desk injuring his face and ear but doctors report no permanent damage despite initial shock and sight concerns. Police say entry to a finished East Meyer Avenue house occurred during the prior night with chisels and screwdrivers stolen.
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Harold Ramsey
McCoy Motor Company
North
Mercer Street
Mr. Ramsay
NeCoy
Mr. Ramsey
T. Ly Shields
East Meyer Avenue
Republicans Ready for Battle in Midwest Senate Seats
Republican leaders focus on Wisconsin and North Dakota for fall special elections aiming to gain seats amid insurgent and progressive pressure. La Follette family figures, including Robert M. La Follette Jr., eyed as future progressive standard bearer if Young Bob wins, signaling a high-stakes battle for control.
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Tucky
Colorado
Indiana
Ohio
Arizona
Oklahoma
Maryland
Tli
Wisconsin
North Dakota
la Follatte
Ladd and Frazier
B Brookhart
Iowa
North Na
Kota
Ha Follettee
Ladd
la’ Follecie
Robert M. ‘la Fallette, Jr
Bob
Senate
President Coolidge Sightseeing Tour Begins on Vacation
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge toured Cambridge common and adjacent sites aboard the Mayflower yacht. They visited the Charlestown navy yard and Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown, where they inspected the graves of John Coolidge and his wife Mary. The couple greeted crowds with smiles as bands played and cheers rose along the coast.
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Cambridge Common
Visiu Navy Yard
Marblehead
Coolidge
Cambridge
Busy day in town as sights show daily life crowd
A fragmented scene shows a woman with four children near an excursion train at Cascade Pari busy packing a large basket of food while a mother directs her kids. A group of taxi drivers discuss current topics while awaiting a Pittsburgh train at the P and L E station. A hardware man neatly rolls a nails keg in the store and a clerk boxes a parcel in blue ribbon. A motorist pounds dents from a fender with a heavy truck. A Western Union messenger delivers ice cream. A storekeeper checks staff wear for centennial medals. A messenger repairs a bicycle on North Jefferson street hill. A salesman prepares to visit New Castle merchants next week. a foreign laborer struggles with a pencil leads task rescued by a young clerk. Children fashion an Indian headdress from chicken feathers. A chauffeur fits a new uniform while ice is chipped from a cabe. A cautious motorist asks a traffic cop about highway speed limits before driving to Sharon. Visitors arrive for the centennial celebration.
Banquet Highlights Welsh American Club Convention
Members of the Welsh American Club of this city returned from Cleveland where they attended the National Association of Women's Welsh clubs convention. Eight hundred joined a banquet at Hotel Cleveland Thursday night. Notables at the concert included Daniel Roberts of New York and Mrs. John Evans among others. New Castle ladies were guests at an affair hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harber Davis in honor of Prof. Reese Reese of Pittsburgh. Charles Dawe directed the mass chorus which won at Youngstown Eisteddfod, with Daniel Roberts of New York City, Dr. S. T. Lewis of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hughes of New York also noted.
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Cleveland
National Association of Women's Welsh Clubs
Daniel Roberts
Janes
New York
John Evans
Henry Badger
New Castle
Harber. Davis
Reese Reese
Pittsburgh
Charles Dawe
Mass Chorus
Youngstown
Weather Outlook Shows Showers For Week of June 28
Weatherman forecasts for June 28 to July 4, 1925, parts of the Worth and Middle Atlantic states to see partly cloudy skies with occasional local thunder showers. Temperatures start moderate and rise to above normal later. Ohio Valley to have scattered thundershowers and above normal warmth. Great Lakes region to expect occasional showers with similar temperature trend.
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International News Service
Washington
Worth
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Region of
Great Lakes
Centennial Plans Culminate In New Castle Celebration
The Legion Home Association marks a year of work with Mayor Dunlap as general chair for New Castle’s Centennial events. Harold Hunter leads as executive secretary while committees organize pageants, welfare, training, music, entertainment, concessions, churches, parade, sport, and publicity for a week of events starting June 29 across North Jefferson Street and Falls Street venues with displays, refreshments, and railroad exhibits attracting visitors from nearby cities and states.
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Men of the Legion Home Association
New Castle
William H. Dunlap
Dunlap
Harold CG. Hunter
Legion Home Association
R. C.lutz
Ben G. Graham
Anna Perry
Iretta Dart
Charles H. Greer
Federation of Women's Clubs
Clara Hartsuff
Thomas W. Johne
D. O. Davies
H. M. Goldberg
Marcus Feutchwanger
P. K. Stevenson
Charles W. Read
Charles W. Nolan
Louis 8B. McAneny
jJoh
J. A. Billig
C. J. Williamson
Iver V. Davis
Jack Hulmes
Alec Samuela
BOS Company
Bart Richards
Jefferson Street
North Street
Grant i Street
Falls Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lawrence County
War Department Offers To Sell Surplus Power
Washington June 27 The War Department offers for sale the surplus power to be developed at Muscle Shoals in August during tests of the new apparatus and water wheels. The department will not lease or dispose of the power despite the Muscle Shoals inquiry commission mandate.
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Buldetin
Mistnational News Service
Washington
War Department
Muscle Shoals
Augus
Special
Professor H Hervey Bedridden After Auto Injury
Prof J P Hervey of 307 Boylea avenue lies in bed recovering from injuries after being struck by a car while boarding a street car at Highland and Boyles. He is expected to be able to move about his home in a few days, with back and right hip injuries limiting his mobility.
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J. P. Hervey
Boylea J Avenue
Boyles and
Highland Avennues
Hervey
Highland Avenue
Park reunion honors class with highest attendance
Nearly 900 graduates gathered at the grove for a picnic reunion. Campbell led the event as silver cup for the class with the highest attendance was presented to the 1913 class president Charles Cox by General Chairman Clarence A. Patterson. The 1910 class finished second with 43.18 percent present. A blaze at the city tool house caused by gasoline overflow was quickly extinguished by the fire department using fire foam. damage judged small.
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John C. Taggart
Fox
Bryan Candidate For District Attorney in Lawrence County
J Elder Bryan announces his candidacy for District Attorney of Lawrence County subject to the Republican primary. Born in Lawrence County he practiced law since 1911 after education at Grove City College and Volant College and taught in rural schools. He pledges to present to the grand jury all cases with sufficient evidence and to enforce all laws without bias. his family and home in New Castle are noted. (POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT)
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J. Elder Bryan
Hoday
Lawrence County
Grand Jury
Attorjney
Citcous
Gold Grand Jury
J. Hitler Bryan
Bruce Johnson
Wilmington Township
Pennsylvania
Neshannock Falls
Volant
New Castle
Volant College
Grove City
Warren County
Butne
James M. Martin
Mr. Bryan
Morton Street
New Caste
Missing Men Searched In Tennessee Hills After Fatal Incident
Five men vanished on a remote Tennessee mountain Friday as officers seek clues. Dr Mason and Bowman are feared victims of a moonshiner gang after a bloodstained car steering wheel and crushed straw hat suggest violence. A four foot club was found near the vehicle amid probes into threats against Bowman for aiding prohibition agents.
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Howmap
Mason
Signal Mountain District
Bowman
Prohibition
Dr. Maron
Mountain Farm Home
Aale
Bhausa
Dr. Mason
Ank
Outside Carpenters To Be Imported To Break Strike
EAST LIVERPOOL June 27 Outside workers will be brought here Monday to fill the places of 126 union carpenters on strike since May. Contractors announced the plan to break the 57 day dispute after strikers rejected a compromise wage proposal of 25 cents a day. The carpenters seek 11 dollars per day.
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East Liverpool
Alnen May Llamt
Efrikers
FLC
Reward For Slayer Goes To Murderer Serving For Crime
Tony Gera is serving 10 to 20 years in Riverside penitentiary for murder. He was awarded 400 of the reward for the capture of the slayers of William McDougall, a Lewin Run recluse, in February 1924. Gera induced Blasius and Tony Spehar to confess to the crime. authorities overheard the confession. Spehar and brothers are also serving 10 to 20 years.
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Kane
Tony Gera
Riverside Penitentiary
George Nelly
Bragford
William McDougall
Lewin Run
Blasius
Tony Spehar
Gero
Oman
N. Y
Kelly
Spehar
Indiana Car Left on Street Found
Officer Charles Langestreth investigated a report of a car idling near 820 Croton Avenue all day Friday and last night. The vehicle, bearing license No 215-797, was found shut down and moved to Keystone garage for owner custody. Doc shows it belongs to Joe Ruse, R. D. No 8, Marion, Grant County, Indiana.
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Charles Langetreth
Croton Avenue
Keystone Garage
Joe Ruse
R. D. No
Marion
Grant County
Indiana
Snake Bites Kill Two-Year-Old Boy
Gallipolis Ohio June 27 internatunal news service reports Archie Brooks two years old son of Mr and Mrs Archie Brooks of Reedsville died today after being bitten five times by a copperhead while playing in the yard. His mother aided the child during the struggle.
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Internatunal News Service
Gallipolis
Archie Brooks
Reedsville
Shepherd outlines plans for the future in continued coverage
Judge Harry Olson, chief prosecutor, lamented the verdict and warned the fight has begun. He said stronger corroborative evidence could have shaped the coroner's jury result. The coroner's jury held Shepherd for the murder of Mrs. McClintock, with a different trial approach anticipated if it proceeds.
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Harry Olson
Shepherd
Widen Street Petition In Ellwood City Viewers Appointed
A petition to widen Wampum avenue in Ellwood City led the borough to appoint viewers. Hugh L. Stewart, civil engineer, and attorney J Elder Bryan with Samuel A. Roelofs were named, with Tudge Emery as viewer. The record ends with fragmented garbled text about a bachelor.
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Ellwood City
Wampum Avenue
Tudge Emery
Hugh L. Stewart
J. Elder Bryan
Samuel A. Roelofs
Auto Accidents Reported To Police Headquarters
In 24 hours four accidents were reported to police. William Jones driving the Hoselbaum Brothers truck of Youngstown hit a light pole at Long Avenue and Howard, damaging the car light. J. K. Hees reported a hit and damaged his car on Atlantic Avenue when another car tried to cut in between his and a second vehicle. the other driver fled. Forrest and Kant collided at Highland and Wallace. both cars were damaged. Kahl was damaged when Forrest, speeding, struck his vehicle on Highland. both drivers claim avoidance. M. W. Steele reported a rear-end collision at Wallace and North Jefferson near the Leslie hotel when Clarence Kennedy stopped and Reynolds bumped him, damaging Kennedy’s car.
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William Jones
Hoselbaum Brothers
Youngstown
Long Avenue
Howard
J. K. Heees
Leagure Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
Car Marth
Heess
Dean Forrest
Florence Avenue
W. A. Kant
Highland
Wallace Avenues
Kahl
Highland Avenue
Forrest
Selling Tickets For City Pageant At Love and Mall Drug Store
Ticket sales for the Centennial Pageant opened at 9 00 am at Love and Mall drug store with progress noted by 10 00 am. Reserved seats available all day at the store and other locations as announced.
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Love and Metlown’s
Pageant rehearsal set for Tuesday at Franklin school
Anna Perry chairs the event as final rehearsal for the school pageant is announced for Tuesday at 1 PM in the Benjamin Franklin Junior High School auditorium. Tickets were sold at the door and proceeds support the event.
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Ray
Vsty
Suraess
Bene Rankinn Duning High
Anna Perry
Rammiitan
Benjamin Franklin
Reverend Post to Preach at St John’s Church
Rev. Post will preach at St John’s Lutheran Church due to Rev FP E Stough’s absence at the Lutheran Synod meeting in Erie Pa. Rev A HK Post will lead the morning service. There will be no evening series.
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Rev. Post
St. John’s Church
FP. E. Stough
Lutheran Synod
Erie
A HK. Post
St. John's
Lutheren
Oelonk
Sons Of Veterans Parade On Fourth Of July
The Sons Of Veterans will march in a Fourth of July parade, with Comper serve participation announced by Lieutenant Clarence M. G. as part of the defense day events.
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Sons of Veterans
Comper
Lieute
Clarence M. G
Police Court News: Disorderly House Fines Issued
Maygie Smith arrested by Officers Kennedy Harper Ore Thor and Fleeger as keeper of a disorderly house and paid a $100 fine. Jennie Brown arrested at the same place as a visitor in a disorderly house and paid a $24 fine.
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Maygie Smith
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