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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
13
A German man who served six months for theft in Germany says he went to Zurich for holidays and stole openly so he would be arrested. He explains a Swiss prison is a paradise and he is treated well, then receives six months and expulsion after serving.
State Rep. William J. Mangan of Pittsburgh says his arrest by federal prohibition agents in a bribery case was a frame up though he admits politics played a role. Agents raided a saloon and say Mangan offered $70 to drop charges after three beer barrels were found. Mangan, a 1914 legislator, was released under $2,000 for a hearing set October 17.
England's birth-rate fell in the second quarter to its lowest on record, down 183 from the prior year's quarter. Deaths decreased by more than 900 in the same period, infant mortality stood at 66 per thousand, and marriages fell by 1,626 from last year, prompting concern over a potential recovery.
In Moscow on September 15 foreign concessionaires were granted access to 6.4 million acres of land, with half suitable for cultivation and the other half for cattle, horses and sheep breeding. A distant note recalls a century ago Scotland’s Monkland Railway powered by wind, trains pushed when wind faltered.
A lighthearted note on autumn days when the weather stays pleasing. The speaker wryly links pleasant conditions with reduced venting at officials, implying a calmer mood in civic discourse.
Boy Scout Troop No 18 schedules an important meeting for this evening at 7 30 o clock sharp. The gathering is set at Highland United Presbyterian Church.
Frank Boron and Clara Carabella were married Thursday afternoon in the office of Alderman L. C. Mantz with Mantz officiating. The couple's friends witnessed the ceremony.
A bystander recalls being struck by a stone during a dispute between two boys. She says she was not an innocent bystander but the object of the quarrel, noting her involvement in what they were fighting about.
Comic exchange shows Muggins humorously misreading sympathy for a widow. One character suggests complimenting her black attire as consolation, highlighting lighthearted miscommunication in a somber moment.
Mount Carmel Pennsylvania reports a looming coal famine as anthracite mines suspend operations into the new year. Residents stocked two months of coal while company offices show empty bins and no coal for sale, forcing potential buying from distant Philadelphia dealers if the strike drags on.
MOSCOW September 15 The Lena Goldfields concession covering over one and a half million acres of gold silver copper zinc and lead areas in three independent regions has been granted to a British corporation for exploitation. It is the largest foreign concession granted by the Soviet government since the revolution and holds major political and economic importance as it is awarded to a British firm for development.
The report notes government control by a company and states American banking interests will participate in the operations, signaling a financial sector role in governance.
Only about one seventh of works offered at the Royal Academy sale were bought during showing. Of 631 oil paintings 90 sold, 55 water colors sold, and 42 etchings. A Montana man fired six shots into a crowded court without injuring anyone. Big towns have broadcasting stations while small towns rely on party line telephones.
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