18 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
1
Local listing notes the UZ Office and Printing Plant housed in the Gazette Building on Carpenter Avenue in Indiana Pennsylvania. It is metered in the Indiana Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter.
The piece discusses county level nomination processes for borough township and ward offices with suggestion meetings and party ticket certification under a new election law. It questions the meetings' force while noting parties may certify rival candidates. It also commends Pennsylvania’s resolve to prosecute the Coatesville lynching and hopes state action if local authorities fail.
A lengthy list of marriage licenses includes Enest B Race Agnes J Campbell Stanley Laboaz Acadia Stella Yanasz Arcadia Charles H Bennett Elizabeth M Douglass Dilltown James H Long Fannie L Roberts Center Michael Fylko Clymer Agnas Loia Joe Sofia Banks Luiguia Fernana Banka lair M Baun Baye Juneau Anna M Couch Punxsutawney John Howanee Heilwood Mary Wasda Heilwood Henry F Highfield Leola M Young Benjamin H Crede Blairsville Geneva Gilmore Blairsville Paula Juracek Mairsville Wolunta Kokolasyk Gypsy Mary Zarepokian Coy Roy C Widd Rochester Mill Olive BE Snyder Rochester Mill Des Maines slain after bowel illness cure claim cited. A column then notes varied obituaries and incidents including a man fatally shot in Wilkes-Barre, balloonist killed at Mt Vernon fair, and a man found dead in bed in Kittanning. The text also references an asthma-related death and miscellaneous notes.
An English visitor notes America's ease with assimilating immigrants. A friend lists diverse workers a housemaid Norwegian grocer Scotchman and others, highlighting a mosaic of nationalities among service and trades.
Harrisburg August 18 Governor John K Tener told Chester County District Attorney Robert S Gawthrop to arrest and bring to justice the men responsible for the lynching of Zach Walker in Coatesville last Sunday night He said state police and militia would assist and that the attorney general s department offered aid Gawthrop and police expect to arrest prominent locals and say the police have shields for mob members Coatesville Pa August 18 the police force will be arrested to provide information to the county prosecutor and break the obstruction in the investigation
Warren Pa Aug 18 Three inmates of the North Warren state hospital have escaped in three weeks. Henry Hoffman Frost Warren fashioned a bone key to depart. PerUnand Fischer murder suspect fled with Joseni Shanner. Guards traced leads to Bradford and Loy Man. Meaher and Stsarter missing. believed gone west.
In Portstionta Washington a boxing match ends with Klaus dominating and knocking down opponent repeatedly as referee halts the bout. Elsewhere at a city prison No Haskins, aged forty, hangs himself with a blanket after cursing his wife and authorities. the death follows a failed assessment of his sanity.
Market list from Pittsburg shows Butter-Prints at 29 24 with tubs 2845 29. Pennsylvania and Ohio creamery items at 24 Ut eggs selected at 20 2. Poultry prices include hens at 12 34. Cattle values labeled fair and common to good fat bulls and fresh cows listed. Sheep and lambs prices cover various grades from prime wether 3.78 4 to spring lambs 2.50 6.50. Hogs categories show prime heavy hogs 7.9 7.95 and other weights 6.10 6.40 with pigs 74 20 and roughs 6.00 87.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item describes a school exercise using 100 large four by four foot six inch sheets, each with quarter inch squares and marked spots to visualize millions. Spacing and layout suggest walls 450 feet long or five rows of 90 sheets, illustrating scale while noting the Bible contains about 3.6 million letters and that if each letter were a dollar it would nearly fund half a battleship.
A prominent official recalls a tale of an absent minded lawyer who hailed a taxi to take a judge to court. The judge rode in, but when the case opened the lawyer learned the cab ride had earned the judge the fare. A crier noted the irony as the lawyer stood puzzled.
Old style classified notices seek five tons of Timothy hay for market. help wanted for telegraphy or bookkeeping. furniture and tool ads, including a 80 inch top desk drawer unit. several positions described with soberness and shop locations. Listings mention Dupan Glass Works and Norah School for employment.
For sale Breech loading double barreled shotgun twelve gauge MG Long at 524 Maple Street. Lost black handbag contained a new thermometer and one dollar fifty cents. Finder please leave at Gazette office. eya-2t
A baby’s hood with blue ribbon on each side is found. The owner may claim it by calling at the Gazette office.
An ordinary case of diarrhoea can be cured by a single dose of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This remedy has proved superior for bowel complaints and is sold by all druggists.
New York report on Annie R Betts suit against husband Louis L Betts a famed gambler. She alleges he earned large sums from gambling operations including a lump of 140000 from a so called steel king and claims bets and venues across Philadelphia New York Florida and Atlantic City. Her account links gambling to venues in St Augustine and Richmond and mentions casino style manipulation and theft by unknown devices.
In a dispatch from El Paso dated August 18, reports claim China demands 22.3 million as compensation for deaths of Chinese citizens during a Mexican revolt. The claim cites a payment linked to border tensions and notes officials met with President De La Varna and others. Also, in Greensburg Indiana, Ars O L Creath and her mother Mrs Sarah Scott reconnect after thirty years believed them dead.
Weather forecast notes showers tonight and Saturday with unsettled skies and light winds. The report advises prepared travelers and outdoor plans for the period ahead.
A former liner waiter relates a true nautical tale about an old passenger who demanded a porthole open in rough seas. A big wave drenches him with a live dish, forcing instant service, yet the teller notes the yarn is not a fish story but a true incident he never expected to share.
A brief saying by James JOIN speaks on how opportunity arrives to all men at some time. It hinges on the individual to seize it and shape what follows by his own choices and effort.
The New York World reports on geologist Professor Weichert’s claim of a central iron core about 6,550 miles in diameter, surrounded by an unmelted shell and a liquid layer. It notes doubts about deep metallic deposits, noting most mines lose value with depth and are poorer after the first thousand feet.
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