Worthington Wills Wealth to Daughters Then Dies to Serve Time
John W. Worthington known as Wolf of LaSalle Street lies near death at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary from diabetes, but prison doctors report great improvement after insulin treatment and a strict diet. He began riches from a five dollar bet, rose through promotions, and later drew a two year federal sentence for misuse of the mails after two escapes and fugitive years in Mexico.
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Atlanta
John W. Worthington
Wolf
LaSalle Street
Chicago
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Worthington
Mexico
Y W C A Announces Reducing Class Schedule
The Y W C A will start reducing classes tomorrow at 10 AM with morning and Thursday evening sessions. Residents are urged to inquire at 748 for details, as enrollment is limited and vacancies remain.
Willing Workers Plan Progressive Masquerade at Second U P Church
Members of the Willing Workers class of the Second U P church will hold a progressive masquerade party Thursday evening starting at Miss Helen Allison's home 910 Marshall avenue.
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Second U. P. Church
Helen Allison
Marshall Avenue
Employe Wagers Owner's Funds On Series Lost
A Pittsburgh Pirates loss cost Philip Laberto the proceeds from a carload grape sale. Laberto allegedly failed to turn in $1,475 of his employer's funds after betraying loyalty during the Washington series. He was arrested as a disloyal employee.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Washington
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philip Laberto
Laberto
Great Britain Sees Difficulty In Pact Agreement
London observers react to the Locarno pact texts with cautious optimism. Some commentators warn that Britain and Italy as co guarantors could clash over unprovoked aggression by Germany or France and fear potential involvement if France aids Poland or Czecho Slovakia. Overall liberal papers express quiet approval while the London Express urges stronger nationalist sentiment.
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Great Britain
Italy
Germany
France
England
Europe
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
League of Nations
London
Taciitly
London Express
Indiana Boxer Dies After Stabbing in Hotel Fight
Charles McAulife known as Frankie Schaefer, a prominent lightweight boxer, lay in serious condition after being stabbed three times in the back during a hotel room fight in Indianapolis. Olin Watkins, a bell boy, was arrested on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Charles McAulife
Frankie Schaefer
Olin Watkins
State Poultry Show Promises Prizes at State College
The third state standard production show at State College November 5 6 and 7 awards nine silver loving cups 37 rosette ribbons several cash prizes two 4-dozen metal egg crates a traveling cup for best egg laying hen with 250 eggs or more and a traveling cup for county points top displays include Barred Plymouth Rocks White Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds White Leghorns mottled Anconas Wyvandettes Light Brahmas Jersey Black Giants and Cornish. Premium lists available at Lawrence county farm bureau Croton avenue.
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State College
Plymouth
Second Sawmill Week Opens at State College
STATE COLLEGE Pa Oct 20 portable sawmill operators and lumbermen from across the state arrived for the second Sawmill Week staged by the Penn State farm forestry department. A varied program runs today through Friday with talks, demonstrations, and tests on horsepower fuel use and time for sawing as commercial firms and six tractor makers participate.
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State College
Farm Forestry Department
Pennsylvania State College
Penn State Gridiron Warriors
Michigan State College
Shenal Sentenced for Impersonation and Burglary
Uniontown Pa October 20 Convicted of impersonating an officer and entering the home of B J Kosnovich former York Run Pa hotel proprietor in search of liquor John Shenal a ball player today was sentenced to 18 months to three years in the Western Penitentiary Judge E H Ruppert imposed sentence It was alleged Shenal gained entrance at the Kosnovich home by using a fake search warrant.
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International News Service
Uniontown
B. J. Kosnovich
York Run
John Shenal
Western Penitentiary
E. H. Ruppert
Shenal
Kosnovich
Republican Winners Named for County and City Posts
The recent party primary names the Republican candidates for county and city offices in the upcoming November 3, 1925 election. The list highlights the slate advancing to the general race and reflects party backing across local government posts.
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Republican Party
Mellon Tax Reduction Plan Faces House Hearings
House committee members anticipate little new information from ten to fourteen days of hearings on Secretary Mellon s tax reduction proposal. They aim to identify taxes to drop while preserving revenues and face a likely fight over lowering the top surtax from 40 to 25 percent, a compromise after talks with leaders.
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Mellon
House
Rep
Garner
Texas
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Hull
Congress
Treasury
United States Open to European Arms Conference
The White House announced that the United States would support an international conference to reduce armaments if European nations agree to follow Locarno peace treaties with such talks. President Coolidge stressed no selfish motive and no claim of authorship, welcoming a downward revision of armies and navies.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Locarno
White House
Coolidge
Texas Legislature Seeks State Tax Control of Estates
A Texas legislative delegation urged that after January 1929 the power to tax estates be vested exclusively in state governments as states press to repeal the federal estate tax amid Ways and Means bill drafting.
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International News Service
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Texas
Gish Sisters Lillian and Dorothy Star at Penn Theatre
Lillian and Dorothy Gish headline the Penn Theatre program this Thursday through Saturday with acclaimed titles including The Birth of a Nation Hearts of the World and Orphans of the Storm. The sisters share honors in Romola and appear together in these classics.
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Gish
Lillian Gish
Dorothy Gish
Romoia
Penn Theatre
Mitchell court martial papers reach War Secretary
Court martial documents for Col Mitchell accusing superiors of criminal inefficiency in air force administration arrive at Secretary of War Davis desk. Papers carry recommendation from Mitchell's superiors to try him for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. Davis expected to order a court after review.
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International News Service
Washington
Col
Wm. Mitchell
War Davis
Davis
Col Mitchell
Organized search in murder swamp continues as rumors swirl
The long running investigation into the murder swamp near Farrell draws crowds as family members from several towns search for missing kin. Despite wild rumors of bodies and arrests, authorities offer no confirmations while theories abound about whether victims were slain elsewhere or in the swamp. Past crimes in the area are recalled as investigators study old clues. Meanwhile social notes report B H W C club Euchre night at Mrs Edward Deans with prizes won by Mrs Mary Moser and Mrs Jane Johnson and a masquerade planned by Mrs Walter Hoover in one week.
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Fred Stelter
West Pittsburg
Emma Jackson
Baltimore & Ohio
Jackson
B. H. W. C. Club
Edward Dean
East Washington Street Extension
Mary Moser
Jane Johnson
Walter Hoover
Deaths Of The Day John C Robison Funeral
The body of John Christie Robison, died Sunday in Detroit, arrived in this city and was moved to Jos S Rice Funeral Chapel. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm conducted by Dr H A Ellis, with burial in Oak Park cemetery. Robison, 29, born in Pittsburgh, was a UM Engineering student and Delta Sigma Phi member.
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John C. Robison
John Christie Robison
Detroit
Mich
Jos. S
Arthur and
Mary Robison Christie
John and
Emma Robison
Robison
University of Michigan
Delta Sigma Phi
Methodist Episcopal Church
D D G Club Holds Masquerade Party at Mrs Doug lass Home
Members of the D. D. G. Club gathered at Mrs. Carl Douglass on State Street for a masquerade party. Prizes went to Miss Anna Weddell and Miss Rose Waller. Refreshments were served by the hostess with assistance from Mrs. Thomas Edmunds and Mrs. Leon Drumm. The next meeting is set for two weeks at Mrs. Edmunds on Blaine Street.
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D. D. G. Club
Carl Douglass
State Street
Anna Weddell
Rose Waller
Thomas Edmunds
Leon Drumm
Blaine Street
Doctor Speintiict I Chronic Disease Specialist Ad
Graduated register ed and licensed physician treats chronic diseases of men and women. Warns that weak and run down men can be helped. Offers confidential, low cost treatment for stomach liver kidneys skin nerves heart and long standing illnesses. Claims no operations needed for appendicitis gall stones piles.
Butcher Aged Ewes Warns Sheep Growers in County
W B Connell a sheep expert from Penn State and noted Lawrence County sheepman warns local wool growers against holding old ewes. He advises culling older, unproductive ewes now and replacing them with ewe lambs to maintain flock strength, noting range men are not shipping young breeding ewes to eastern markets.
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W. B. Connell
Penn State College
Lawrence County
Connell
Scranton School Board Delays Five Million Bond Issue
Scranton directors defer the five million dollar school bond proposal to the spring primaries due to suspensions in the anthracite mines, avoiding a rushed vote at the upcoming election. The postponement aims to safeguard funding amid mine shutdowns.
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International News Service
Scranton
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Wolfe
la Salle
Street
Millionaire Defrauder
Y. W
Indiana
Thorn & Summers
S. Plummer Emery
H. M
Buck) Reynolds
Register
Jeannette W. Hutton
J. Elder Bryan
M. C. Kennedy
Walter V. Tyler
D. O. Davies
Louis G. Genkinger
R. T. Withers
W- L. Campbell
J. H. Mellvenny
Andrew Dietterle
James K. Love
Green
United States
Lillian and
Mitchell
Farrell
New Castle
Addison Black
Addison S. Black
East Washington Street
A. J. Randles
Second United Presbyterian Church
Robert L. Black
Esli Black
Clarence J. Black
Raymond Black
Samuel T. Hoover
William Watters
Oak Park Cemetery
James Mitchell
James F. Mitchell
Bluff Street
Eileen
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Annie Quinn
William Quinn
Cleveland
Homer Quinn
Wiliam P. Quinn
Niles, O
Thomas Boyle
J. G. Travers
Scott Street
Thomas Book
Englewood Avenue
Rosenthal
Caracas
Optician
R. W. MacKenzie
North
Jefferson St
New Castle, Pa
Metzler
Lawrence
Emery
Emery Publicity Committee
Wallace Block
Wool Growers
Gude
Smith
W.B.A. Mahoningtown Review NO
K. of P. Hall
Jack Gerson
Clint Snyder
J. ¥. Perelman
New Castle Hardware Winter Co, Reynold, Thorn & Summers
Gordon Shirt Shop
Boston
Ed Smith Candyland
Higgins Co
Lawrence Confectionery
Frank & Harrison Brown & Hamilton
Dufford Co
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