Police Say Ross Is Bank Robber Held Up Officer Last Tuesday
Lieutenant Dysart and a state officer arrived with Willie Fisher in custody. Police seek identifications from bank workers and witnesses who saw the Union National robbery. Sam Ross alias Sam Sylvester alias Cedar Ross, arrested in Toledo, arrived with Corporal Mannion. Fisher is expected to arrive later, with Ross claiming an alibi and noting recent meetings with Fisher in Cleveland.
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Ross
Henry Dysart
Willie Fisher
Fisher
Union National Bank
Sam Ross
Willie
Harry Nelson
Sam Sylvester
Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Mannion
Dysart
Bandits Auto Identified by Canton Owner Today
C H Schlabach of Canton Ohio identified the stolen Hudson speedster used by the Union National bank bandits. He viewed the car at police headquarters and noted distinctive fender bumps tire carrier tools and special gearing claimed to allow 80 mph. The car had 14 900 miles when stolen and 15 180 now. damages included a loose gasoline feed pipe and rear tire removal.
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Union National Bank
C. H. Sclabach
Canton
Ohio
Sclabach
Secabach
Schabach
Fisher Waives Extradition in Bank Robbery Case
TOLEDO OH May 28 After hours of deliberation 19 year old Fisher agreed to waive extradition and left for New Castle with a lieutenant of police He insisted he would not be identified with Sam Ross while in custody and said he was not in the New Castle job Detectives note the marked currency on him links him to the robbery despite his denial
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New Castle
Ross
Toledo
Little Willie
Fisher
Union National Bank
Sam Ross
Sam Sylvester
Transportation Plight Discussed By Harding
Senator Cummings, chairman of the Senate Interstate Commerce Commission, met with the President for over half an hour to discuss the transportation situation. He said several aspects were explored but he could not make public statements at this time.
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International News
Washington
Cummings
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
A Memeter Dreams Of Being A Reporter
An amused narrator recalls Arthur Memeter boasting of wanting a reporter’s life with constant interviewing and late hours. He notes reporters’ hard work and irregular hours, contrasting it with laziness and the comfortable life of those who read today’s news. The weather is described as eighty five.
Young people elected leaders at county conference
Joseph Miller and Dorothy Aubel were elected presidents of the county’s Older Boys and Older Girls divisions. Howard Cox and Sylvia Shaffer were named vice presidents, Clyde Cameron and Josephine Humphrey secretaries, with May Hennon serving as joint treasurer. The event drew 225 delegates at the Highland United Presbyterian church and featured a 5:30 banquet by the Naomi Circle.
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Joseph Miller
Dorothy Aubel
Exta Anual
Highland United Presbyterian Church
Howard Cox
Pulaski
Sylvia Shaffer
Mahoning District
Clyde Cameron
Wampum
Josephine Humphrey
Ellwood City
May Hennon
Naomi
W. H. Garnett
Roy Thompson Pierce Craft
William McComb
JH. H. Johns
C. H. Milholl
Percy L. Craig
Miss Nutting
Highland Sunday School
W H. Garnett
Roy Thompson
Elizabeth Nutting
W. Earl Bothwell
Fiume Harbor And City To Join Italy
London reports both Fiume city and harbor will be annexed to Italy by force of a mutual agreement with Yugoslavia to be signed before June 1. The agreement also includes Pertobalos for Yugoslav annexation.
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Fiume
Italy
International News Service
London
Jugo-Slavia
Jugo- Slavia
Pertobaros
Memorial Day Postoffice Hours in New Castle Pa
New Castle Pa May 28 1921 post office hours for Memorial Day list no delivery by carriers and open windows from 9 to 11 a m Money order and postal savings windows closed all day Regular service continues with mail dispatched as on ordinary days Postmaster H M Good signs off
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New Castle
Surrender Of Lee Portrayed By Rotarians
Rotarians stage a Civil War banquet in Carnegie Auditorium as 37 veterans attend. James A. Gardner speaks on veterans affairs. John Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln excerpt dramatizes General Lee's surrender at Appomattox with Gilkey as Lincoln, Richards as Grant, Miller as Lee.
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Carnegie Auditorium
New Castle
John Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Appomatox
Thomas A. Gilkey
Grant
Howard B. Richards
Lee
M. J. Miller
Rickenbacker Ends Chicago Stop on Washington Flight
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker the American ace started from Checkerboard Field at 7 30 a m on the fourth leg of his cross country flight from Redwood City Cal to Washington He would fly Chicago to Dayton and then on to the national capital by mid afternoon En route from Omaha to Chicago he slept briefly in the cockpit of a mail plane piloted by William C Hopson
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International News Service
Chicago
Rickenbacker
Redwood City
Cal
Washington
Checkerboard Flying Field
Rantoul Field
Woolbridge
Dayton
Ohio
Omaha
Neb
William C. Hopson
Body Found Near Covert's Station In Mahoning River
Four Mahoningtown boys discovered a badly decomposed male body in bushes along the Mahoning river above Covert's station bridge this afternoon. Nelson King, Ryan Hilliard, Herbert Smith, and Joe Ridley reported the scene to C. Gilliland, who notified the coroner J. P. Caldwell. Identification was not possible from remains or clothing.
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Mahoning River
Mahoningtown
Nelson King
Ryan Hilliard
Herbert Smith
Joe Ridley
C. Gilliland
Mr. Gilliland
J. P. Caldwell
Escaped Murderer Captured Near Georgetown
Norman Garfield, who escaped from a local jail, was recaptured near Georgetown today and remains in custody, with his execution by hanging scheduled for next Thursday.
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International News Service
Georgetown
Ont
Norman Garfield
Garfield
Marriage Licenses In New Castle Names Thellman Shuler And Geardini
William Thellman of New Castle and Geraldine Shuler, Elvige Geardini of New Castle are listed with marriage licenses. The OCR reads show New Castle as the common location.
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Wm. Thellman
New Castle
Geraldine Shuler
Elvige Geardini
Mrs Mary Marshall Emery Statement at 460 B Washington Street
Mary Marshall Emery's residence is listed as 460 B Washington Street in the notice.
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Mary Marshall Emery
Washington Street
Soldiers Offer Cars for Memorial Day Relay
Citizens volunteer automobiles to transport old soldiers and G A R ladies from the Opera House to Greenwood cemetery on Memorial Day. Instructions detail 2:30 PM assembly on South Street, loading procedures, route via Market Water Washington to City Building, then to West Washington Bridge and Greenwood cemetery. Personal names and companies listed among volunteers. number of cars deemed insufficient.
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Opera House
Greenwood Cemetery
South Street
Mercer and
Jefferson Streets
Market Street
Washington Street
City Building
West Washington Street Bridge
Memorial Day Plans Complete
Plans for Memorial Day observances are announced. The Sunday service will be held at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. James Albert Patterson delivering the sermon. A Monday 2 p.m. service at the Opera House features Hon. J. N. Martin. A parade to Greenwood cemetery is at 3 p.m. The G. A. R. ladies meet May 29 at 6 p.m. at city building and march to Neshannock Creek to honor seafaring fallen soldiers.
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First Presbyterian Church
James Albert Patterson
Opera House
J. N. Martin
Greenwood Cemetery
City Building
Bank of Neshannock Creek
Water Street
Children Are Tossed Into Net
One woman died and 28 people were overcome or injured in fires in New York and Brooklyn. Mrs. Anna Farrell, 80, of Brooklyn, was found suffocated in her kitchen. A life net saved three children when they were trapped in a Brooklyn blaze. Edward Schone, three, was tossed from a window by his sister and survived with serious injuries. Florence, 16, and Fred, 5, landed safely. Sixteen firemen faced gas and smoke, three gas pipes melted in a Manhattan cellar fire, seven taken to Bellevue Hospital.
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International News Service
New York
Brooklyn
Anna Farrell
Edward Schone
Florence
Lorence
Fred
Avenue
A. Manhattan
Bellevue Hospital
News Briefs: The Pittsburgh Diamond Theft to Juvenile Suicides
Snapshots At News Two bandits entered the office of Philip Wohl, a Pittsburgh diamond merchant, and stole gems valued at $5,000. Walter Tremain near Greensburg Indiana killed himself with his eight year old son pulling the trigger. Governor Sproul vetoed a half million dollar forest purchase appropriation. Jury unable to agree in Ronceverte West Virginia for Jim Haynes murder trial and discharged. Building trades in Wheeling warn of open shop unless 20 percent cut by June. Theodore W. Robinson awarded $2,275 for alienation of wife’s affections by Merrill F. Christy. William J. Peight, 32, died by self inflicted gunshot at Altoona. Herbert Myers, 24, drowned at Knocksburg reservoir. Harry Coulter in Beaver robbed of day’s receipts. Albert W. Hanson killed by wife in Youngstown quarrel claiming self defense. Bank robberies prompt defense conference across several counties.
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RED Cross
Wallace Schultz
Wallace Strait Schultz
Troubetskoy
Russia
France
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Schultz
T. Turpin
Cleveland
Dorothy Rubel
Harding
Arthur Memeter
H. M. Good
Rotarians
James A. Gardner
Veterans—Affair
Covert
Seventh Ward
D. Jameson
H. M. Kirk
D. H. Long
Geo
T. Weingartner
W. L. Beal
Geo, A. Rigby
Carnegie Steel Co
John Butler Clare P. DuShane
H. A. Rugh
P. K. Fike
Roy Wallis
S. C. Moore
Jacob F. Rentz
R. H. Kirkpatrick
C. A. Brookover
New Castle Motor Co. Central Motor Co
M. B. McKee
D. 8
Pyle
Jas. M. Smith
Sam
First Presbyterian
OPERA
Philip Wohl
Pittsburgh
Walter Tremain
Greensburg
Ind
Sproul
Ronceverte
W. Va
Jim Haynes
Bill" McLaughlin
Wheeling
Theodore W. Robinson
Arnold, Pa
Merrill F. Christy
New Kensington
William J. Peight
Altoona
Herbert Myers
H. C. Brick Company
Knocksburg
Harry Coulter
Beaver
Albert W. Hanson
Youngstown
Dure
Mahoning
Trumbull
Stark
Columbiana Counties
Mercer
Lawrence County
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