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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1925
Page
1
Voters await a pivotal county contest as 79 polling places open at 7 am on Tuesday. Candidates, parties, andCitizens Committee literature color a tense pre election scene with rumors of Klan endorsements and heavy registration signals.
A Great Northern mail train struck an automobile at a grade crossing near Shelby Montana on Sunday killing five people and fatally injuring another. The dead are Mr and Mrs Michael Hasquet Mrs O B McIntyre and two children Virginia 11 and Jean 12. Mrs B 3 Lynch was fatally injured.
Arthur Memeter warns that the election day approaches with ballots to be dropped and counted. Voters face a fierce, noisy battle as losses, close calls, and hopefuls scatter among the crowd, while observers note the repeated political rhetoric and the cool weather of seventy four.
Central News dispatches report floods in Shantung Province after broken dykes released the Yellow River waters. More than three thousand Chinese have drowned and hundreds of villages have been wiped away as flood waters advanced up to fifty miles from the river.
Heat and drought spurred a spike in accidents on the Youngstown New Castle highway Sunday. At least eight people were hospitalized, four at Shenango Valley hospital with serious injuries. Mrs Althea Gwin and her mother Emma Foltz were among the injured, both taken by White & Co ambulances to Shenango Valley hospital. Mrs Gwin feared to have spinal injury. Mr Gwin escaped with minor bruises. The crash occurred about 7 39 a m near Frizzleburg.
The city faces a pivotal election as John F. Hylan and James J. Walker clash in a deeply bitter contest backed by Tammany Hall. Governor Al Smith’s involvement intensifies national interest as the subway fare issue dominates charges and countercharges ahead of voting.
Two people died in Ohio floods after heavy rainfall. Richard Stewart and Clara Timbell, both of Lorain, drowned when their stalled auto was swept into a hidden ravine on Clinton Avenue in South Lorain. The storm halted shipping on the Cuyahoga River and caused widespread water damage across northern Ohio. Weather bureau officials said rain would aid farmers but arrive too late to prevent damage in some areas. In Cleveland, 288 inches of rain fell between midnight Saturday and 6 am Sunday, the highest in 41 days.
International News Service reports a hurricane force storm tearing through a White Mountains village in Centre Ossipie N H half the population sought shelter from wrecked homes and toppled trees. The Excelsior mill has its top story blown off and several houses left roofless but no deaths or injuries are reported.
A dataset of marriage licenses shows entries with Vincenzo Romeo in Youngstown Rogary Carbon Edenburg Walter Frenzie and others including Bertha L St Clair in Wampum, Martin Boyuk New Castle Anna Marsi New Castle Wm Young Mille Lee Anderson New Castle. The readable fragments indicate several couples linked to towns such as Youngstown Wampum New Castle and New Castle.
Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, heads to Milford to confer with Governor Pinchot at the governor’s home on the anthracite strike. Pinchot seeks facts while Lewis offers no opinion, marking a step in wage discussions with operators’ committee chair Inglis noted earlier.
President Coolidge named a nine member grand jury to conduct a ten week probe into aircraft development and national aerial defense. The panel, chosen to be non political, will operate separately from the ongoing court martial of Col. William Mitchell. The inquiry aims to curb interdepartmental friction and propose federal policy for aviation.
Major Eddie Rickenbacker, famed air race referee, departed Mitchell Field Garden City on an army plane with a Curtis racing plane model. An invitation engraved on the one wing invites President Coolidge to attend the national air races on October 8 to 10. He plans a noon-call on the president shortly after arrival in Washington, D C.
Washington opens appropriations hearings as Budget Director Lor keeps a tight grip on spending. The goal is to keep outlays near 3,000,000,060 while receipts hover around 3,200,098,000. The ongoing budget fight with War and Navy departments continues, aiming to trim expenses ahead of Congress.
Paris Sept 14 French forces beat back western counter attacks and pushed a trench wedge into Rifian territory near Bab Hocine heights. Fierce fighting rages as Rif tribesmen attempt to retake the French occupied town of Reina about 12 kilometres north of the We Overgba river, while Petain delays due to rain and seeks Spanish permission before continuing the drive.
International News Service reports thousands of Europeans barred by restrictive immigration laws are gathered in Havana Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires awaiting developments. Officials say more than 1.09 million Europeans seek visas with slim chances to emigrate, while most remain unable to enter.
Twenty victims of Nashville's midnight terrorist wave prepare to identify Henrys Horn, the suspected marauder captured after a two week spree of home intrusions and knife attacks. Detectives search pawn shops for jewelry linked to the suspect as authorities plan further charges. Public fear eased by his arrest and citywide prayers mark the relief.
A rowboat capsized in a storm off the foot of St Lawrence Avenue in the Bronx. An unknown man and woman drowned as rescuers failed to reach them. Police guarded the scene as searchers continued the grim task.
Obituary notice lists John Swager aged 61 of Showange township and other local residents including George NM Maloy of 410 Ferns Levet ee, Mrs Charles Bow of Grighton, Meryom Kotruls four months, Alberts Walls streets, Mayanis two, and Sampson street News, detailing their deaths and addresses.
County figures show about 32,627 residents eligible to vote in the near primary with city total at 13,358 and boroughs and townships 19,268. Second Ward registers 3,599 the largest ever, signaling strong participation, especially among women. Precincts like Second Ward fourth with 829 and other wards report high totals, as personal registration remains effective in white boroughs.
Florida police seek two white women who were tarred and feathered by 15 masked men after leaving a prison farm. They were dumped in a lonely area, later found by a resident who helped remove the tar with kerosene. officers aim to identify attackers.
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