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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1925
Page
1
Headless nude man found in a swamp near West Pittsburg cannot be identified as detectives and local officials search for clues. They suspect a deliberate murder with the head and clothing hidden to thwart identification, with the body possibly two to four weeks dead.
The American Legion’s seventh annual convention in Omaha focuses on aeronautics and national defense. Leaders push for a three secretary plan under a national department, while Navy testimony cites under manning and 800 flyers versus needs for 1,500 pilots.
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania on October 7 the Pilots Association offered a $500 reward for information to recover missing air mail pilot Charles H Ames or his plane after he ran out of fuel in dense fog. Authorities, while hopeful, faced slim prospects as guardsmen mobilized to aid the search through Allegheny timberland under Air Mail Supervisor Charles F Egge.
Spectators expect a tight opening game as the 1925 World Series begins in Pittsburgh with the Senators and Pirates set for an evenly matched clash. The lineup features Rice and Goslin for Washington and Traynor and J. Harris for Pittsburgh, with Meadows and Johnson pitching in the opening contest.
A baseball fan grins broadly as he anticipates the World Series clash. The morning promises a balmy day with temperatures around sixty two, and fans are eager to see the teams take the field under pleasant weather.
Yonkers court heard claims by Carlton Linich that his wife Bernadetta Linich left their home to share a lover’s nest with Edward O Connor a truck driver known as sheik O Connor countersued for assault and Linich threatened to sue for alienation affections Mrs Linich mother of a four year old boy
Rep. Theodore Burton told Interparliamentary Union delegates that President Coolidge does not plan to summon a new disarmament conference now. He said Coolidge wants to wait until the European situation clarifies and until actions by the League of Nations and other European bodies are better understood.
Miss Ted Cunningham of Baltimore reports that on Butler Road about five miles from Slippery Rock a car driven by a man named Frisk from Meadville collided with her vehicle on a one way bridge as she neared the midpoint. Police alerted.
Mercer street will have no vehicular traffic from 1 45 pm until the game ends each day between Sycamore alley and North street. Traffic to cross from Washington to North street must use Apple alley Sycamore alley or Diamond alley. No parking on Mercer street in the restricted stretch during the game. Officers will enforce the rules.
President Coolidge faces a rebel Shipping Board opposing White House policy as Admiral Leigh Palmer is ousted, and Bert Haney blocks resignation while Plummer Benson Thompson push for board independence. Congress returns in two months, options include abolishing the board or replacing two members to restore White House control.
Charles Campbell and Ada Allen of Ellwood City listed among local license issuances. Alderdice and Dietz marked for Washington County. Lawrence Moon and Emma Wilcox both from New Castle. Vincent Baling also New Castle with Julia Sniezek, plus Cushner from Canonsburg and Sadve Samuels from New Castle.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett told the president's air board that the American fleet, kept on a 5-5-3 ratio from the disarmament conference, can repel enemy air attacks. He argued the navy must have an air force equal to top foreign powers to remain supreme and win the next war. He spoke to answer Colonel William Mitchell's charges and various air service proposals by military fliers.
Chief of Police Dysart and officials including Alex Silverman C Ed Smith Thomas Jones and James Steiner travel to Pittsburgh to watch the opening world series game. Only a handful of tickets have arrived in New Castle.
Mrs. Sadie Gordon, 47, of Akron is reported dead. The brief notice lists her as deceased with no further details on date, cause, or survivors.
Report from Locarno current as leaders show optimism yet clashes persist in security pact talks. Germany seeks to erase war memories and protests the phrase open to imply war guilt, and objects to Rhenish statute as an international constraint on German territory.
Shenandoah Pennsylvania reports a town switch to dry status after mine suspensions at Anthracite mines. Water mains have broken repeatedly due to settlement of underground workings during the strike, forcing halt of water supply to homes despite efforts to fix the damage.
Fred Beale of Otsego New York, father of missing insurance broker Fred Beale Jr., says the body shown in the State Anatomical Bureau resembles his son but is shorter. Troopers had identified the Bradford Pennsylvania rooming house death as Beale Jr., though the father disputes the identification.
Athens October 7 Greek premiers will be limited to a single year in office under a new constitution draft by the Parliamentary Committee awaiting National Assembly ratification. The proposal passed by four votes amid opposition and aims to democratize the cabinet while preventing excessive power in one person despite seven week long premiers in the past two years.
Margaret L. Saffin as trustee files preliminary foreclosure papers on a $2,700 mortgage against E. M. Lanza claiming arrears in payments.
Attorney W. W. Stevenson was admitted to practice in the supreme court at Pittsburgh yesterday. He has practiced law in the area for many years.
Forty five thousand fans filled Forbes Field for game one as the Pirates hosted the Washington Senators. Washington, defending champions, faced a hostile crowd amid Walter Johnson’s pitching likely factor, while Pirates supporters embraced their pennant run and early odds favoring Pittsburgh.
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