Defendant In Shooting Case Tells His Story
August Whitney on trial for the murder of William Scott testified at a session of court held by Judge Emery last night. He claimed initial self defense but later said he shot to frighten Scott, who advanced with an uplifted hatchet. Whitney faced a long cross examination as he recounted his horse training background in Kentucky and Ohio before moving to New Castle where he worked at various local plants and stables.
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August Whitney
William Scott
Emery
Scott
Witney
R. L. Hildebrand
Whitney
Covington
Paria
Oakland
Fair Grounds
New Castle
Johnson Bronze
New Castle Fair Grounds
Mrs Harding Improves, Doctors See Full Recovery Likely
Washington dispatch reports steady improvement in Mrs. Warren G. Harding’s health, with doctors saying recovery from illness is probable barring unforeseen complications. No operation is planned for now, and the White House notes a quiet night as vital signs show ongoing improvement under care by Dr. C. E. Sawyer and colleagues.
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International News
Bergice
Washington
Warren G. Harding
Mayo and
Finney
Frosh Welcome and Seniors Warned at Ames Campus
The college scene shifts as freshmen in green hats arrive and sophomores prepare to guide them in campus life. The piece notes cheerful days ahead for Arthur Mometer amid a lively campus in Ames with warm weather and a forecast around seventy four degrees.
Drive For Margaret L Henry Home Names Teams And Captains
General chairman A C Hoyt announces a drive for the Margaret L Henry Children’s Home from September 19 to 25. The solicitation squads list captains and assistants including David Pyle B F Butler T J Davies R Thompson M D Welle T P Of futt Earl Machin Mares Feutchwanger C W Reed H M Gold perg J B Haley Wm Waddington Abe Levine T V A Malloy J Flaherty Charles T Metzler Thomas Hart man Robert L Meersmans Carl Hall Guinaugh J C McCready H G Miller Q A McBride F S Hoyt W A Davis Rice Sam Klafter Charles Medard Walter Hamilton Thomas Moore Oliver Rodenbaugh Myer Prank D B W Beadel J K Furst W S Wheeler James Foater C L McMilen H L Marvin H B Richards D E B Glosaner Louis A Haug Jr Marian Woods Peter Boyd Arthur L Connor Howard Duvall G W Allen Frank Wood Harold Ferguson J H Hendrix George A Rigby SR Maitland O P Brown Harry Alexander James F Wallace John G Taggart Robert L Wallace T H Hitchcock H D Taylor W Ayers Lh Grossman Robert Whitla Jesse R Cooper Wm Atkin gon Howard M Kirk Charles G Martin Mrs Earl R Thompagon Assistants Thomas Dickey Mrs Crowl Mrs Harker Mrs Francis Sowersby Mrs Darl Machin
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Sesterante
Margaret L. Henry
A. C. Hoyt
David
Pyle
Ansistgate
B. F. Butler
T. J. Davies
R. Thompson
M. D. Welle
T. P. Offutt
Earl
Machin
Mares
Feutchwanger
C. W. Reed
H. M. Goldperg
J. B. Haley
Wm. Waddington
Abe Levine
T. V. A. Malloy
J. Flaherty
Pasiatants
Charles T. Metzler
Thomas H. Hartman
Robert L. Meersmans
Carl Hall
D. D
Guinaugh
J. C. McCready
H. GQ. Miller
Q. A. McBride
Hoyt
W. A. Davis
Jos
Rice
Sam Klafter
Aasistants
Chas. Medard
Walter Hamilton
Thomas Moore
Oliver Rodenbaugh
Myer M. Prank
W. Beadel
J. K. Furst
New Teachers Are Selected By The School Board
The New Castle school board elected several new teachers at its Tuesday evening meeting on September 12. Added to the staff were Helen Irving Katherine Henderson Marie Stainford Esther Lundeen Mary I Broadberry Elsie Bowman for Elementary. Paul J Bweeney Bertha Wagner H L Stover Benler High. Elizabeth Hurst Lettie Cheer J W Carr of Bucyrne C named supervisor of penmanship replacing J L Moser who was transferred.
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New Castle
Helen Irving
Katherine Henderson
Marie Stainford
Esther Lundeen
Mary I. Broadberry
Elsie Bowman
Paul J. Bweeney
Bertha Wagner
H. L. Stover
Benler High
Elizabeth Hurst
Lettie Cheer
J. W. Carr
Bucyrne
L. Moser
Allied Flags To Be Raised Along Turkish Boundaries
Allied commanders in Turkey decided to place flags of the allied nations along the neutral zone boundaries to display unity and deter Turkish incursions. Turkish national forces have occupied Broussi as Angora newspapers push for more military successes.
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International News Service
Constantinople
Turkey
Turke
Broussi
Angora
Bleese Defeated in South Carolina Run-off Primary
With nearly all votes counted in Columbia, former governor Bleese loses to Thomas G. McLeod by more than 16,000 votes in the South Carolina run-off for governor. Phillip H. Stell also loses in the sixth district race to A. H. Gasque.
League Approves Disarmament in Nations Assembly
GHENDEVA Sept. 13 General disarmament was approved by the League of Nations assembly disarmament commission today.
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International News Service
Ghendeva
League of Nations Assembly
Dollar Savings Association Buys East Street Block
The Dollar Savings Association completed the purchase of an East Street block building at 810 Boat Street from Mrs. James W. Leathers and Thomas Marshall for 25000 dollars. The three story brick structure will be used as headquar ters next spring, with first floor rooms now occupied by East Street Restaurant. The building spans 85 feet on East Street and 60 feet deep, offering two storefronts and four apartment units across two and a half floors. The move signals a planned expansion beyond Neahannock Avenue locations.
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Dollar Savings Association
Dollar Savinga Association
Boat Street
James W. Leathers
Thomas Marshall
East Street
Dollier Gayings Association
Haat Street
Neahannock Avenue
Lodge and Cox Renominated in Massachusetts Primaries
Boston September 13 United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge won his sixth Republican nomination by a margin over 62600 in yesterday primaries. Gaston Democratic nominee leads by about 19000. Incomplete returns show Governor Channing Cox renominated by over 76000, defeating District Attorney J Want Allen.
Pershing Celebrates 62nd Birthday Quietly
Washington September 18 Gen John J Pershing marked his sixty second birthday with quiet observance. The piece notes four years earlier at age sixty eight the army had pushed Germans across the Rhine and advanced to cover large territories, with thousands of German troops captured and few American losses.
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Intarations News Service
Washington
John J. Pershing
Rt. Mihlel Aaliant
Cummings Orchard Yields 1800 Bushels Of Peaches
J A Cummings near New Wilmington estimates about 1800 bushels of Elberta and Niagara peaches from 460 trees, averaging four bushels per tree. The bumper crop, marketed in New Castle Grove City and Youngstown, Ohio, is thought to be Lawrence County’s record.
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Cummings
Lawrence County
J. A Cummings
New Wilmington
Block Spur Track Plan Faces Legal Challenge
Property owner Samuel Foltz wins a preliminary injunction against the Pennsylvania and Ohio Electric Company preventing a proposed turn out on North Mill Street opposite Foltz property. Judge Emery schedules a Saturday hearing, with possible continuation after term. case argues the change would injure Foltz property and create a nuisance by blocking access to the street and sidewalk. The city court had ordered the company to install the turn out as a best trade solution at the site.
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Unon
Samuel Foltz
Emery
Pennsylvania and Ohio Electric Company
North Mill Street
Foltz
Mill Street
Washington
Kluster
Cunningham
Graham
McKinley
Aighland Avenue
City Coupe
Explosives Detonated Near Santa Fe Train
In San Bernardino California authorities reported a blast at a railway train site last night using more than 80 sticks of dynamite. Damage was minor but an investigation is under way to determine if rail strike sympathizers were involved.
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International News Service
San Bernardino
Calif
Damigo
Lincoln Garfield Opens Five First Grade Rooms
Lincoln and Garfield schools welcomed 318 first graders from 21 nationalities this fall amid a platoon style class system. Principal J M Hughes notes potential for a sixth class as enrollment totals 1060, with foreign-born students adapting quickly to American schooling and showing strong readiness to learn.
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Lincoln-Garfield
Lincoln and Garfield School
J. M. Hughes
State Hopes To Take Bids Soon On Route 77
David Jameson of the Law Yenes county automobile association received a Sept 11 letter from Harrleburg via George H. Bilson assistant commissioner stating that state highway plans for Route 77 will be completed soon and bids are expected within the next few weeks, showing the state's urgency to proceed with the project.
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David Jameson
Yenes County Automobile Association
State Highway Department
Jameson
Harrleburg
George Fr. Bilon
Agsistant
New Castle
Qhorge H. Biles
Proctor and Green Lead in Vermont Primary
At Montpelier on September 15 officials reported Redfield Proctor leading Lieutenant Governor W Foot by several thousand votes in the Vermont Republican gubernatorial contest. Democrats nominated J H Jackson F L Greene and Drown Mayer won the party nominations for U S Senator.
Business Men Confront City On Auto Storage Plan
A business delegation led by David Jameson met with city council at city hall to discuss an ordinance widening North Mill Street North Street and Neshannock Avenue, at an estimated cost above one million dollars. Jameson argued storage for autos is the key issue and opposed demolishing buildings for space, noting traffic shifts from North Mercer and Mill to North Jefferson Street.
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City Hall
North Mill
North Street
Neshannock Avenue
David Jameson
Charles Greer
Rufus Patterson
Charles Matthews
Charles Andrews
Samuel Foltz
Harvey McGoun
Harry Bower
Total Business
Jameson
New Castle
North Mercers
North Mill Street
Jefferson Street
Mill
Mercer Streets
Bulgaria May War On Greeks
London reports Bulgaria prepares to wage war on Greece to restore southeastern Balkan boundaries after Turkish defeat. Fighting said to have broken out between Turks irregulars and Greeks. Greek legation claims Bulgaria plans to tear up Neuilly treaty with Soviet support if directed at Romania. British officials deem Russia alliance with Turkish nationalists as far fetched.
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London
Bulgaria
Greece
Balkans
Neuilly
Serres
Sofia
Russia
Rumania
Turkey
Roumania
Constantinople
Red Roussia
Noted Tragedies and Legal Moves Across Steel Region
Reports from Montrose to Wheeling detail Mrs. Everett Devine dying after leaping from a carriage in a runaway incident, McKeesport's Marc Hastorech killed by a flying object, and a Bar Rolla town miners meeting violence where Emmanuel Cekas and his brother Michael were injured. A boiler explosion at a packing plant in Wheeling injured Lonks Neders. Police seek Martin Van Buren, 15, who ran away from home. Wheeling Bar Association seeks a special judge amid 91 divorce and 105 civil case backlogs. A timber shortage forces the St Marys tuber mill to dismiss over 100 workers. The incident compiles a tense snapshot of crime, labor strife, and judicial strain.
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Lonks Neders
Wheeling
Martin van Buren
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