18 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1928
Page
1
Special to The News reports a dinner with Thomas A. Edison Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone and their wives. The piece emphasizes ordinary family life and notes Edison is deceased and Broadway outside the window seems quiet as lights dim.
In New Castle PA, local officials greet convention guests as frosty mornings arrive. The piece notes school heating, a new admin building nearing completion, weather hints, and local transit sightings along with assorted civic vignettes and social scenes.
The twenty-ninth annual convention of the League of Cities of the Third Class of Pennsylvania opened at the Scottish Rite Cathedral with about two hundred delegates. Mayor William H. Gillespie of New Castle welcomed attendees. Walter H. Craig of Chester and William T. Burns of New Castle spoke on tax income and city matters.
Chicago dispatch reports Billy Ranieri, abducted two weeks ago by Sicilian terrorists, is alive but hidden. State's attorney confirms names of every gang member and notes that two men and a woman remain captors. Kidnapers flee to a secret hideout as authorities pursue leads.
The opening session of the Third Class Cities convention in New Castle features Mayor W H Gillespie delivering a welcome address. A second Gillespie, from Pittston, replies on behalf of delegates and visitors. The two city leaders share the name as sessions proceed through Thursday at the cathedral.
BELLEFONTE Sept. 18 The eight convicts who escaped in the past two months faced Judge Ward Fleming who imposed maximum terms. Harry Fink Philadelphia 5 to 15 years. George Windemaker York County 3 to 7. Robert Ruane Lackawanna County 3 to 6. Nick Carbuch Allegheny 2 to 4. Louis Marino Lawrence 5 to 10. Three remains at large.
Voters in Becki ward face difficulty locating new polling sites after registrations. Registrars operate from four to ten this afternoon and evening at shifted venues, including a move from Highland Avenue and Leasure to a Euclid Avenue garage. Continuad on Page Two.
Fire in three distant mines in Cannonsburg area broke out almost simultaneously early today. Damage may reach 350 000 as state police and county officials investigate possible incendiarism. Venetia mine head house of Eclipse Mining Co in Nottingham township destroyed by an explosion followed by a fire that destroyed the shaft lining power house.
Returning auto tourists visiting Gettysburg recount the bullet hole in Jennie Wade House, now a preserved historic site. Once small enough for a finger, the hole has widened as visitors repeatedly probe it, with guides noting the doorway bears the telltale mark from the battle era.
Delegates from the League of Third Class Cities visited the local police court this morning. Mayor William H. Gillespie of New Castle received praise for his handling of cases. Three drunks appeared. two were discharged and the third received ten days in the county jail to sober up. Also present were Jacob B. Weaver, mayor of York, and Henry Butler, York city clerk.
Genevieve Ellen Miles is recorded with residence at 2 rear 202 Mullon Street. The notice lists the deceased name and address as part of the local death record.
Governor Al Smith arrives in Omaha on a two week grain belt tour with a farm relief speech planned for tonight. A large crowd welcomes him after an auto parade from the station to the Fountanelle hotel as Nebraskans and neighboring states confer with the New York governor on farm policy and votes. George N. Peck and ex Senator Gilbert Hitchcock join the trip, with a nationwide radio hookup planned.
Herbert Hoover toured New Jersey on a two day motor campaign visiting Newark Princeton and Elizabeth pledging five labor oriented aims. He promised prosperity under tariffs and restricted immigration to protect American wages while urging limits on injunctions and reaffirming collective bargaining rights as he prepared to return to Washington.
Cablegram from H. M. Proscher, plantation manager for Standard Fruit Co. Vega Baja Puerto Rico, reports 500 acre plantation 25 miles from San Juan ruined. All buildings destroyed including manager’s house barns and stores. Estimated crop loss noted as about 25 000 crates of grape fruit with other losses unspecified. Local men seek further details on holdings.
Telegram from Mrs. K. C. Humphreys at St. Cloud reports New Castle residents in the area are safe as the storm passes. Despite property damage, the group near St. Cloud Florida remains unharmed at present.
Porto Rico begins its vast rehabilitation as shelter and food needs dominate relief efforts. Damage surveys place property loss around 50 million dollars, possibly climbing to 80 million. deaths feared in the hundreds. A five member citizens committee directs aid, with military rule as a backup if civilian relief fails.
An 18 year old in Thomas Virgin Islands reports a deadly hurricane that swept Porto Rico and Florida. The storm killed more than thirty in the Leeward Islands with Monserrat suffering the heaviest losses. Seventeen hour winds of 100 mph uprooted trees unroofed homes and ruined crops. Havens harbor and striping were damaged while the governor mobilized naval forces. Property damage nears one million dollars.
Survivors arriving in New York recount vivid scenes of death and devastation on Porto Rico. Liner San Lorenzo reached sea safety after the storm. Ralph B. Guijarro, promoter, described the hurricane’s peak on September 13, with winds possibly near 290 miles per hour as roofs, huts, and homes were torn away and people were killed by flying debris.
Florida's hurricane toll rose with unconfirmed reports above 150 and 37 known dead. Damage in South Florida reached about 25.9 million dollars with 38 injured listed by Red Cross, though many more may need medical aid. Belle Glade, Palm Beach, Lake Worth and nearby towns report multiple deaths while ice-region debris hampers search efforts. continued casualty totals expected as rescue work proceeds.
President Coolidge ordered doubled efforts to move relief to Porto Rico. The Bridge naval supply ship sails from New York stocked with relief items. The War department sent 36,000 blankets 2,000 tents 5,000 cars from New York Central depot. Red Cross placed 1,450,000 tropical rations for shipment weighing 1,240 tons. A national fundraiser was proclaimed to aid the relief effort.
A quirky historic snippet shows a boy who doubles as an ice seller in winter and a heat profiteer in summer. The tale hints at weather driving demand and a daring, if odd, business mindset amid chilly winds and kitchen chores.
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