16 May 1921
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1921
Page
1
A small crowd attended a motion hearing on a request for a new trial in AL case against Terrence White, convicted of murdering his wife. Judge Emery presided as White, escorted by Sheriff Boyd, appeared pale but composed, marking his first courtroom appearance since conviction.
Polish insurgents capture three Silesian towns Gegolin Cross Strehlitz and Nikolai Pless amid fierce Sunday fighting. French garrison remains in Nikolai. German plebiscite police interned. Traian troops redeployed to Ratibor. inter Allied commission sends reinforcements to Gogolin.
Local chatter centers on John Keamer and Arthur Mometer as talks on bootlegging and Volstead era policies surface. Citizens consider enforcement shifts and possible crackdown while community debate hints at a broader stance against homebrew and illicit sales.
City council approved about a 10 percent wage cut for day workers in the street engineering and garbage departments. The new scale takes effect May 16 and raises hourly rates for foremen drivers and pavers, with rates listed for street, engineering, and garbage staff, including sewer and furnace roles.
Hon John Kramer Federal Prohibition Commissioner spoke at First Methodist church urging patient effort to enforce Prohibition. He said the coming generation will curb the drink appetite and that enforcement will take time, noting education of the people is essential and the fight continues beyond the eighteenth amendment.
BW Cunningham of Pittsburgh, a former resident, has endowed 31000 to Almira Home to establish a room in memory of her mother Mrs George W Crawford. The gift designates room 4 on the fourth floor for this memorial, with the room to be named accordingly.
A woman was hit by a car on Washington Street Saturday night as it traveled north. The vehicle, driven by Park at North Street, struck Mrs. Simon of South Milarest and fled, leaving her briefly unconscious before she was aided home. Police, investigating a rash of robberies in the Seventh Ward, arrested Gene Lorraw, Wary Deverit, and Charles Zeigler on Sunday morning as part of the ongoing inquiry.
The ministers association held the final meeting of the season at the Y.M.C.A. with Rev. Charles H. Quick of Savannah Methodist Church as speaker. Quick spoke on Across the Continent in a Ford. A planning committee for next year was appointed including Rev. C. M. Smail Rev. S. E. Irvine and Rev. D. R. Dunne with Rev. C. G. Parr named chairman to organize the annual picnic for members and families.
Italian voters completed Sunday’s general election with Giolitti expected to command a safe working majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The contest tested whether Socialists and Communists or Constitutionalists would control government, with Fascisti support strengthening the government as clashes broke out in Venice and other districts.
Fragmented obituary notes multiple individuals with ages and places unclear due to OCR errors. Entries mention Weldon 71 in Kibwood, Mady Wirako, Vine Ioevinski, Shenae town 62, David Welham 4, and others with scattered locations and dates. No coherent event details emerge beyond deaths and ages.
France seeks unity with Poland over Upper Silesia while Britain sends troops from the Rhine to restore order. Briand hopes a confidence vote this week reinforces allied solidarity and leads to a meeting of premiers. The United States will be represented by Colonel George Harvey.
Rev A K Steele of Grace Methodist Episcopal Reynolds Agnew preached on marriages using hints and hints in illustrating points. The New Castle News column Hints and Dints was quoted Sunday morning in reference to the sermon.
International News Service report from Williamstown notes Kentucky National Guard units arriving to quell fighting along the Tug River front. Five insurgent leaders are jailed in Pikeville after capture by West Virginia state troopers under Shields A. C. Pinson and Captain Brockus. Militiamen, largely mountaineers, have improved security. no shots across the border have been reported. Authorities search for the supply base fueling arms distribution as the scene shifts toward Pare Two Hives.
In the first precinct of Hickory County, the number of women listed for assessment has more than doubled from last year. The 1920 figure shows 180 assessed. with the new system and countywide registration, close to three hundred women will be registered as voters once records close.
Police in Youngstown investigate a murder in New Bedford as a possible vendetta connection to the Palcone case. Joseph Christarell was killed Sunday night, with early evidence suggesting a black hand motive. County detectives and the coroner examined the scene as inquiries continued.
A local party departs on an overland tour amid ideal weather for the first leg. The group travels by a heavily laden vehicle toward Columbus and Obie with plans to visit the G and AMT in Colorado, then California, aiming to complete the journey in two months if conditions stay favorable.
President Harding declined Senator Sutherland's appeal for federal troops to quell intermittent warfare in West Virginia coal fields. He said it would be unwise to send federal forces and warned against establishing a precedent in a sovereign state unless organized rebellion was evident. He doubted local authorities needed outside aid, believing state troops were already present and capable of handling the situation.
Dublin May 11 The republican army has launched a major offensive across Western Ireland with heavy fighting reported. Crown forces and Black and Tans suffer unusually heavy losses as Sinn Fein attacks escalate. ambushes and reprisals noted in multiple districts.
Reports recount a violinist and cornetist threatened with arrest in Wellsburg for street music at a shared Presbyterian service, while John E. Gill, head of Manufacturers Light and Heat and prohibition figure, dies in Morgantown. Bond interest awaiting holders. long serving Belleville teacher near retirement. ex Blairsville police chief dies in accident. A juror inquiry in Martinsburg surfaces amid trial challenges and other scattered local items.
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