27 Sep 1929
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1929
Page
1
In a clipped, rambling note from Kingman Arizona, Will Rogers critiques government policy and Senate authority. He mentions a trip to Los Angeles and gas stations, then shifts to a satirical jab about politicians claiming power while conceding impotence.
A Pennsylvania New Castle column notes poor lobby ventilation urged improvement. It mentions Leesburg preparations for a big day, East New Castle’s oil and gas activity with storage tanks, a detour near Cascade Park, bridge progress over the B R and BP Leacks and pending repaying. Rally day for churches is planned and Fire Prevention Week highlighted with safety bulletins.
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending this morning show a maximum temperature of 77 and a minimum of 61. No precipitation is recorded. The N River stage is 3.5 feet and stationary.
Havana listens to meteorologists after Florida storms veer away. Officials report winds in the 39 to 46 mph range near Miami while no hurricane danger is seen. Cuban authorities note battering surf and hope the storm heads toward the Bahamas, with Nassau contact intermittently reestablished.
Closing arguments in the murder trial of three former coal and iron policemen continued in Pittsburgh, Pa. They allegedly beat John Borkow to death at the Imperial bar of the Pittsburgh Coal Company on February 10. Defense urged that Watts stabbed Watts during an altercation. Jury deliberations were expected later today.
Charles M. Schwab, Bethlehem Steel chairman, forecasts prosperity for steel manufacturing for at least a century. He spoke after arriving from a Wheeling district mill inspection and while in Pittsburgh for a Chamber of Commerce housewarming dinner. He cited Pittsburgh’s steel tradition as a guarantee of long term prosperity.
Senate debate over the flexible provision of the tariff bill continues as President Hoover is awaited for a decisive reply. Borah presses the President to clarify industry and agriculture rates while observers deem Hoover’s involvement risky. Public and party lines fear a political misstep as hearings unfold on city plumbing charges and enforcement in a separate incident.
Three men injured when a Union Lines bus traveling from Detroit to Pittsburgh swerved from the road and plunged down a 190 foot hillside near Steubenville Ohio. Driver Pete Broski 30 Wellsburg W V was seriously hurt. George Williams 30 of Steubenville suffered a possible fracture. John Scordillis 40 Pollansbee W Va sustained injuries.
New York banker Waggoner of Triluride Corp pleaded guilty to six counts of using the mails to defraud. He was arraigned before Judge T Blake Kennedy, held on 100000 bail, and a trial set for October 4 with witnesses to be brought from Colorado.
City officials plan to display national flags in the downtown area this Saturday afternoon to honor visiting members of a World War era unit. The initiative, coordinated by the 32 percent light Geld artillery reunion organizers, calls for public tribute and decorations downtown.
Dolly Newman, a dance hall hostess and key witness in the murder trial of Euvie Peacox, plans to marry her boyfriend Wil lie once Tex leaves the area. The romance follows a day when she testified as the most important material witness in the case.
French aviator Dieudonne Coste, who left Le Bourget at 8 20 this morning to set a new endurance record, was reported over Liege Belgium about noon, then over Cologne Germany as he heads east toward a nonstop flight to Japan with Tokio as the probable destination.
In White Plains on September 27 the courtroom heard defense attorney Sidney A. Syme challenge the murder case against Earle X. Peacox. Syme argued the defendant faced immense misfortune and urged the jury to find him not guilty, while silver toned rhetoric and cross fires of accusation filled the proceedings.
In CIC Seen Baty Tarentual on Sept 27 Mullerstuyn near here 16 year old Kmit Cullen died from an accidental rifle discharge. Her cousin Walter Allénovig 15 fired several shots from a 9 rifle and as he prepared to shoot again the girl ran in front of the gun and was struck in the stomach dying hours later at Allegheny Valley hospital.
Maria Williams aged 19 of 217 Balt Street and James Scialdone aged 12 of 127 Center Street are listed in the death records. The notice records their ages and residences.
The aging former premier Georges Clemenceau, known as the big man, discusses mortality and his birthday in Paris. He says he fears nothing and will keep working, while his son and others reflect on aging and life. The interview moves to his health and resolve as he faces the end of life.
The bandit, identified as Wainwright, fled with cash after a robbery attempt near the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing. He claimed strong need for funds and said he could not find work. Police apprehended him minutes later after tourists witnessed the escape on the South Side.
Coastal storm unloads unprecedented floods as hundreds of lowland residents evacuate. Homes abandoned across Georgia with crops ruined and rail lines damaged. The continuous rainfall threatens regional disruption and long term economic impact.
Myrna, a statuesque beauty who came to Broadway from Pittsburgh, died at her New York home due to heart trouble. She was once hailed as one of the most beautiful girls in the shows produced by Fierens Ziesfeld.
Fragmentary text references a court case, residents, and officials but lacks complete names or events. readable items include mentions of a sheriff, dates, and possible legal actions, though details are obscured by garbled transcription.
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