31 May 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1911
Page
1
A small notice notes the Othe and Printing Plant at Carpenter Ave Sagotte is entered in the Indiana Post Office as second class mail matter.
Ren Pollock is away on business in Johnstown and Ridgway. W S Wiggins of Vandergrift visits Indiana friends, as do Mise Jein Johnston of Blairsville and Robert Robinson with son Joseph near Parkwood. Several locals travel for Memorial Day and to see relatives in Johnstown Blairsville Punxsutawney and Altoona while others host guests from Rochester Mills Pittsburg and Van dergrift.
A tidy stream of visits and social events unfolds across Blairsville Indiana and surrounding towns. Notables include Miss Viola Murray and Miss Martha Dick visiting, Sheriff Wallace Thomas with friends in Pittsburg, and Prof H D Condron supervising Blairsville schools during an Indiana trip. Various locals travel for reunions and baseball, with Juniata College student Harry Kimmel joining the Indiana visit and Miss Clara Wagner’s approaching wedding with J Blair Sutton as best man. A medical note reports Jerry Wise of Rayne township dealing with kidney trouble and dropsy, delaying work.
Gusty Ray of Indiana led Kight with a sparkling 6 2 victory over Juniata College, fanning eight in six innings and allowing two hits. Carl Crawford of Kiski starred at catcher with a single sacrifice and steal. Judy McGregor of Vandergrift A C shined at third for two games against Lawrenceville, collecting hits and excelling in the field. Erie pitcher McConnaughey shut out Mansfield 3 0, striking out eight. Also notes a rheumatism cure claim for Chamberlain's Liniment.
Multiple sale notices list tomato and cabbage plants priced at 4 to 6 cents per dozen across 252 EB Church Street Sixth Street Water Street and Donakugh's sewing machine shop plus a 1200 pound Plack mare and a leather back field back No 4 at Oakland Avenue and School Street Finder to Borough Engineer Thomas Pealer offering a reward.
A new automobile owned by Harry Wilson caught fire from a carborator defect while being brought to Indiana Friday. fire damaged paint on a wheel but was extinguished with little harm. Earlier, James McGregor’s car caught fire in the northern county from friction, near a brook buckets of water prevented damage.
Mr Blair McCracken son of J C McCracken Vandergrift and Miss Caroline Waugaman daughter of GC Waugaman Saltsburg were married at Mt Washington Presbyterian Pittsburgh on Saturday May 20 1911 by Rev Dr McClellan. Groom works as a clerk in East Pittsburgh and they will reside there.
A heavy storm struck near Blacklick on Monday afternoon with severe electrical discharges and rain but no confirmed serious damage. The same storm caused extensive damage in Cambria county near Ebensburg, injuring several people and resulting in one fatality.
Walter Spilish the fourth man wounded in a shooting at Kaylor Armstrong county mining town has died. The incident leaves four dead with Sindric, the alleged killer of three, still at large and unlikely to be captured.
Washington May 31 W J Uryan again drives Democratic rifts over the wool tariff revision. Underwood rejects Bryan editorial attacks and questions if reduced wool tariff fits protection aims. The caucus on wool Thursday will test leadership and future party lines in Congress.
Scalp Level banker M F Korlath who disappeared April 17 amid a $40,000 bank shortage was arrested in San Francisco. Tracing spanned from Scalp Level to Pittsburg Buffalo Canada and finally the coast. Chief 8 W McMullen reported the capture after intercepts and telegrams delayed his escape.
In St Louis on May 31 a woman known as Gus Saib was arrested for masquerading as a man after a parade and band sounds drew attention. She admits wearing men’s clothes for twelve years while seeking a husband who allegedly deserted her in Bremen Germany. She says she used the name Augusta Selb while employed as a waiter in New York hotels and cafes for eleven of those years.
A jolly crowd journeyed to Chestnut Grove for a day outing on Tuesday with two meals and afternoon baseball games. Attendees include Mary Salsgiver Bessie Dickne Mary King Edna Stewart Edith Balentine Bessie Sach Myrtle Richeberger Olive Risinger Gaynell Work Grace Fleck Ola Lesrn Mame King of Reynoldaville and Paul Lewis Ira Earl John Clarence Fleck Ross Getty Clark Sweeney William Laney Frank White Edwin Allison Lloyd McReight Alexander Cribbs of Wilkinsburg Daniel Redhouse of Boston Mass Clark Wineman.
On Tuesday morning an automobile struck the rear end of a Caruso Brothers fruit delivery wagon. The wagon was pushed forward on the horse and it was a near miracle that no serious accident occurred.
J G Hamlin of the State Veterinary Department visits Aves County to place quarantine measures amid an unnamed disease affecting poultry. Officials aim to contain spread among ships and boroughs of Shat County as of mid week.
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