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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1924
Page
1
The Democratic national convention resumes at Madison Square Garden with delegates anxious to vote while the deadlocked platform committee seeks more time. Uniformed police flood entrances to curb gate crashers as credentials are scrutinized and guards double at all doors.
Clayton White age 17 of Camp Run died Friday after a runaway horse dragged him for over a mile after he was thrown from a light two wheeled cart returning from a Lilyville church social. Neighbors who fought the horse halted it and deputies took the body to the morgue. He is survived by his mother and sister.
The Democratic resolutions committee failed to resolve whether to denounce the Ku Klux Klan by name or oppose unnamed secret organizations. Senator Walsh led a determined minority to stamp the Klan with its own designation, while Bryan warned the dispute could spark a world conflagration. The panel adjourned at 1:30 pm without agreement amid tense debate in New York.
Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten, linked to Millicent Rogers first as husband, is said to have chosen European film star Lya de Putti as his next partner. Reports say the Austrian fortune-hunter expects a marriage and may enter pictures opposite de Putti, while a diplomatic post is deemed unlikely.
At Madison Square Garden on June 28 Homer S. Cummings urged a new accord on the Ku Klux Klan plank as the Democratic National Convention recessed from 11 30 a m to 3 p m to avert a party split. He appeared fatigued yet pressed for unity and noted progress on other planks.
Hundreds of Shriners from Pittsburgh and western counties traveled in small groups through New Castle on their way to Conneaut Lake for the second annual Hegira event. They passed the Rieck McJunkin ice cream plant where Henry Goldberg and staff welcomed them with ice cream and treats.
Police reported a Ford roadster from the Warnock Hanna company stolen last night in Market Way. The vehicle was found this morning on Harlansburg Road and secured by the owner.
Reader voice derides Democratic Party activity, mocks cheering and asserting trouble brewing. Predicts a fall defeat, criticizes their platform on light wines and dark beers, and jokes about slicker performance on election day as weather notes eight cycled into the day.
Zionist Organization of America holds its twenty seventh annual convention in Pittsburgh with over seven hundred delegates. The agenda centers on moving the world Zionist headquarters from London to Jerusalem and creating a central bureau to coordinate homeland reconstruction funding. Notable speakers include Miss Henrietta Szold Abraham Goldberg Jacob Fishman and Dr Joseph Silverman.
Close to four hundred children from thirty-one Bible schools will take part in a Sunday evening demonstration at 7 45 at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School marking the close of summer sessions. Rev S B Copeland will preside with Rev W F Rotzler as principal speaker detailing local Bible school work. A paid enrollment shortfall of about seventy dollars will be covered by public donations.
In Madison Square Garden on June 28, resolutions committee members cooled a bitter dispute by kneeling in prayer at Wm. J. Bryan's request. The convention agreed to seek divine aid to resolve their troubles during the early hours.
Edwin Campbell of Poplar Street an employee of Carnegie Steel was slightly injured this morning when a mishap occurred. He was transported to Shenango Valley Hospital where doctors found one foot crushed but not believed to be serious.
A powerful cyclone struck Central I linds and parts of Iowa causing extensive damage. Morton near Peoria was nearly wiped out and early reports could not confirm fatalities. A call urged doctors and nurses to Morton while telegraph lines to Iowa towns remained down.
A woman and her infant are believed dead after a cabin boat on the Illinois River capsized during a heavy early morning storm at Peoria Illinois. Rescue crews searched the waters as officials investigated the incident and determined the boat served as the family home.
A Des Moines tornado struck early today injuring several people and tearing roofs from houses. Thousands of trees were uprooted and plate glass windows shattered in downtown buildings as communication lines failed with Western Union reporting no Iowa wires and the Postal Service noting many downed poles.
Police under Mayor Dunlap order that any intoxicated driver arrest be examined by City Physician Dr. F. E. Eakin. The test determines liquor influence to assure juries of clear judgments, reducing chances of conflicting testimony in court.
Rev Samuel Purvis of Youngstown Ohio will be principal speaker at the 29th annual Pulaski district Lawrence county Sunday School convention at Mahoningtown Presbyterian Church. The program covers registrations, devotions, reports, addresses, and officer installation with Rev Samuel Purvis delivering the 8 PM address.
Police were told this morning that a break in occurred at Danish's garage with the lock damaged to gain entry and a tire stolen from the premises.
New York June 28 The 54 members of the Democratic National convention resolutions committee reconvened at 1 30 PM to reach a final agreement on a Ku Klux Klan plank acceptable to all factions and avert a floor fight over religious divisions at the convention.
Campaign manager David Ladd Rockwell released a statement asserting McAdoo enters the moment with forces intact and lines drawn. He says confidence remains firm that McAdoo will win the nomination and the presidency in the fall.
Hundreds from Pittsburgh Ellwood City and other parts of Western Pennsylvania attend Saturday July 12 Cascade Park for the Loyal Orange Institution Boyne anniversary celebration. A parade begins at 10 AM with sports a baseball game dancing and prizes valued at 400 to be awarded. A mass meeting features Henry Peel and a slate of speakers from England Scotland and Ohio with local officials including Judge Emery Mayor Dunlap and District Attorney Hildebrand.
Peoria reports three fatalities from storms with a woman killed by lightning striking her house and a drowning involving a cab in boat home. In James Iowa Ogden near Des Moines was said to be wiped out by a cyclone last night.
Paris June 28 The United States polo team won the opening Olympic game defeating France 13 to 1. The U S squad dominated play with scoring from multiple players as they opened the tournament with a decisive victory.
Frank Kaufman told police that a Pennsylvania registered auto bearing license 865-685 struck his truck parked on Moravia Street. Some damage was reported to both vehicles.
Death records show William T Heaney aged 18 of 7 Boro Line street Clayton White aged 17 of Ellwood City Clyde A Shirey aged 42 of North Beaver township and Jacob Q Baker aged 90 of Leesburg. Records provide ages and towns of residence for the individuals.
Philadelphia editor James E. Macusker is ordered confined in Friends' Asylum at Frankford by Municipal Court Judge Brown, with money controlled by guardians, yet he is allowed daytime access to his office to run his business. He claims a political frameup by his enemies from editorials.
Snapshot reports a painter James Miller aged 48 fell from a ladder while painting in Greensburg and died from a fractured skull. Ed Leiser of Dover Ohio claims a big strawberry record Exhibit shows two berries weighing two and three quarter ounces. Eleven smallpox cases in Warren County under quarantine with measures to halt spread. John A. Dailey to be executed July 7 at Rockview after Board of Pardons denial. Six hose plants shut due to weak demand across multiple towns. Sheriff Brown seizes municipal piggery in Belle Valley with 1000 pigs and a $2000 claim.
Lawrence Skeffy of Niles Ohio was killed yesterday when struck by a truck driven by J H Gorr of Erie while he worked on a cement mixer on a new highway west of Erie.
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