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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
3
A Vandergrift store owned by Indiana men and the Vandergrift Commercial College burned Thursday night after an overheated furnace started the blaze. Estimated losses reach $16,000 with $700 insurance. owner Pennington plans to rebuild this year. Fire discovered about half past ten. district efforts to save the building failed.
A jumble of names and places from Parkwood and nearby towns shows residents and visitors in daily life. Mentions include Anderson of Livermore, Maude Taylor heading to see Homer City friends, Dungan and Clow in town, McCoy family near Jacksonville, Lugan and Lucas attending a funeral, and local business notes about Bolivar Weekly News and J. Blike Traynor's leadership.
A. L. Bennett of Strongstown admitted wealth after a Johnstown Hill District incident. He accused a quadroon of taking cash and negotiable paper totaling over $3,000, plus $40 in cash, during a fruit store purchase. The case was settled after Bennett showed his purse and funds.
The inquest into the Ernest tragedy hears widow Mrs Anna Chalinka recount how she led the attack on Dimitry Dorachoi better known as Mike Dora after he shot her husband Mike Chalinka. She describes grappling with Dora at the top of the stairs and later seizing the revolver before authorities arrived. Autopsy confirms two bullet wounds to Chalinka and one to his neck.
An Indiana town reports a wide grip outbreak with a long list of sufferers. Names include Mrs Hettie Jamison at Ponxeatawney hospital, Mrs Belle T Thompson visiting in Pittsburg, Joseph W Clements, Henry Hall and sister Sarah, Mrs 0 M Wilson, Mrs Harry Bryan, Mrs Sue E Willard, Mrs Peter Sutton, R N Rosa, Miss Zella Edminton, a year old child of the Longwill family, Laura Buterbaugh teaching in Johnstown with tonsillitis, and many others across streets and towns. Several patients recover or are recovering from bronchitis, typhoid fever, heart trouble, and brain fever levels.
Court heard jury verdict in ejectment from East Mahoning township. Plaintiff Annie M. Young awarded one interest in about 20 acres. Defendants include John W. Robert Clyde and others. Appeal cases, non-suit for Berry Bros vs Ewak Puskas, and various continued matters. Adourned to Monday.
E C Crossman of South Second Street opens a real estate office in room 6 of the Farmers Bank building moving from Wilkineburg Trust Co where he led the real estate department. An unknown man is killed near Lockport on Tuesday night January 7, and authorities arrange for burial.
Hastings Jap 10 Mitchell Dunlap, 70, underwent amputation of both legs at his home near the Indiana county line. Surgeons Dru Rice and Peterman operated at Daniel Kerlinge's Marsteller residence. Dr. Rice says the case is remarkable as cancerous tumor and gangrene prompted the operation. the patient is recovering well.
A quirky, imperfectly transcribed verse tells of a roundhouse spider and a hare pursued by a bat and dog. The fragmented text links actions and outcomes, presenting a fablelike sequence that ends with the hare swallowed and a dog sated, claiming a moral about end results.
Government whisky tax receipts for November show a decline of 4 817 000 compared with November 1906. The ad highlights Persians fancy work floss in white and color at the People’s Bargain Store 1098 Philadelphia Street. Jewelry and cutlery advertised by Appleby Peterson near The Moore, Kean Kutter.
John McCabe, nineteen, distributed cigars among friends and was suspected in the Elmora Postoffice robbery near Bakerton Cambria county. The night of December 16 a window was pried open and $5 in stamps plus six boxes of cigars taken. Gibbon traced the cigars to McCabe leading to arrest by Deputy Marshall Owens. McCabe held on $500 bail for court in Pittsburgh in May.
The State Executive Committee of the Prohibition party plans to hold its State convention in late May and asks Indiana County to offer a suitable hall for two days and nights. About 300 visitors are expected. proposals must include accommodations, music, badges, and entertainment. Local support from business leaders is promising. a county arrangements committee would coordinate with state officers if chosen. Proposals due by March 1 with a later committee meeting to decide.
Miss Mabel St Clair of Panxautawney and Robert E Armstrong of St Marys wed at noon at the bride’s home with Rev C W Miner officiating. Attendants Miss Ida Anderson and Mr William St Clair. Bride, Indiana Normal 1901 graduate, taught in Panxautawoey schools. Groom a UPenn law graduate. They plan a northern wedding trip and relocation to Pittsburgh after March. Sixty guests attended including Miss Helen St Clair and Mr Charles Hitler.
William Sebring, 46, a painter decorator from Cherry Tree, Clearfield County, was killed in a hunting accident while out with six companions to shoot pheasants. He reportedly stood on a log, gun resting on his foot, slipping and firing, with the shot penetrating his heart. His body was found about two hours later and brought home for viewing. his widow and several siblings survive.
Mrs F B H Elwee of Bolotown New Brunswick reports relief from a chronic shoulder pain after trying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. She states the remedy gave prompt relief and recommends it. Sold by all druggists.
President Roosevelt forwards to the Senate the nomination of F. R. Hammond for postmaster at Bolivar and J. A. Pearce for postmaster at Mora. The rest of the text appears garbled and references furniture ads and unrelated items.
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