Pires Encroach Upon Valley Towns Fire Zone Fire Threats
Forest fires threaten homes and property across Blacklick Creek from Twin Rocks to Vintondale near Johnstown. Fifty men from Josephine and Blacklick fought flames near Heshbon and along the Berry tract. crews battled fires near Oakes Point and Coral. Sparks crossed the creek toward Rexis, Indiana County, as fires burned along upper Blacklick and Yellow Creek railroad. Estimated property damage near Johnstown reached 80000 dollars. fires largely under control after days of intense effort, with danger remaining in several pockets.
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Blacklck Creek
Heshbon
Old Berry Tract
E. Walker Smith
RK. W. Webbe
Oakes‘ Point
Blairaville
Blacklick
Coral
Ross Maban
Upper Twolick
Upper Blacklick
Wintondale
Rexis
Vintondale
Twin Rocks
Blacklick & Yellow Creek
Johnstown
Hillandes
Conemaugh Furnace
New Florence
Indiana County
Thriver
Hoover
Ligonier
Waterford
Bucher
A. &. Kirsch
Nicktown
Ebensburg
Underwood
Stover
Duman
Weather forecast hints fair conditions tomorrow
The weather page notes fair conditions expected tomorrow with seasonable warmth. It warns of forest fire risk and mentions apple butter production activity as a contextual note for the day.
Firefighters Halt Spread in Somerset and Nearby Areas
Constable Charles Stiffier led a large force as flames raged through Lovatt Beaverdale and Denlo districts. Firefighters removed combustibles to beat back fires, with similar threats in Quema honing valley near Boswell. In Ingleside, fires neared properties but were checked after long shifts, with crews enduring 18-hour stretches without relief.
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Charles Stiffier
Lovatt
Beaverdale
Denlo
Quemahoning
Somerset County
Boswell
Ingleside
Sloan Demonstrates Deep Plowing At Local Exhibit
A. A. Sloan of Sloan Bros store plowed deeply this morning in a public demonstration. He challenged McCrady Bros workers on Sitzle street, ignoring rough ground as he dug in. The audience credited the veteran farmer with winning the plowing test, despite fatigue.
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A. A. Sloan
Sloan Bros
William Jennings Bryan
Tie
McCrady Bros
Sitzle Street
Sloan
Miss Mary McCreight Sings at Missionary Society Event
About 150 attendees gathered at First United Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening for the Women’s Missionary Society Thank Offering Ingathering. Mrs. J. D. Brownlee presided the program and Miss Mary McCreight sang a solo. Refreshments of sherbet cake and coffee were served.
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Women's Missionary Society
Firat United Presbyterian Church
J. D. Brownlee
Mary McCreight
Cate
Chalfant Accused Bossed Move From Kittanning Church
Friends of Reverend Harry M. Chalfant claim his assignment from McKean Street Methodist Episcopal Church to Swissvale is driven by opponents of his campaign to aid local option candidates in the legislature. The dispute centers on who directed the pastor’s transfer.
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Kittanning
Harry M. Chalfant
McKean Streat Methodist Episcopal Church
Swissvale
Chalfant
Bellefonte meets 25 Normal players in lively football duel
Coach Ed Wood directed a brisk practice with 25 Normal players featuring forward passes and kick formations. Wood punted for the second team and his Jongapirala kept the varsity Locke on the jump, signaling a great game against Bellefonte Saturday.
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Wood
Jongapirala
Locke
Bellefonte
Johnstown All Stars Hire Fogarty as Coach and Forward
A group of 100 directors engaged Joe Fogarty of East Liverpool as coach and forward for the Johnstown All Stars basketball team. Available players include forwards Fogarty Reese Owen and Smith center Crichton guard Kent Bracken and Replogle.
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Johnstowno All Stars
Joe Fogarty
East Liverpool
Johnstown
Fogarty
Reese
Owen
Smith
Crichton
Guarda
Kent
Bracken
Replogle
Public Reception at Normal School in Indiana
Public invited to reception at John Sutton Hall on Saturday evening October 16 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. for all residents interested in the Normal School and its summer improvements.
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Indiana
Normal School
John Sutton Hall
Elocutionist Leads DuBois High Drill for Palace Play
Rose Neal of Marion Center trains DuBois High students for the upcoming production In the Palace of the King. The elocutionist directs the drill as rehearsals begin for the show to be produced soon in DuBois.
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Migs
Rose Neal
Marion Center
Palace of the King
DuBois
DuBois Morning Courier
Pauch Bros Tailors Offer Made to Order Suits
Pauch Bros Merchant Tailors advertises made to order ladies and gentlemen suits with quick cleaning pressing and repair services. Location at Gazette Building and contact via Indiana Dye Works phone.
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Gazette Building
Indiana Dye Works
Housewives Complain Of Hard Water Across Indiana
Indiana housewives have complained for days that their water is too hard. They say suds won’t form and pans accumulate a greasy sediment. Supt W A Hamilton denied reports of acid or lima in the reservoir. The Pittsburg Gazette-Times notes similar issues with its water, blaming drought and limestone carbonate in spring and river waters. The Monongahela River waters are said to corrode boilers and drive fish to the surface, prompting human interest in the unusual consequences.
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Indiana
Indiana Company
W. A. Hamilton
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Monongahela
Boilera
Thank Offering Meeting at First United Presbyterian
The Junior Missionary Society of the First United Presbyterian church will hold a thank offering service next Sabbath evening during the regular service. An offering will be taken. All are invited. Margaret J. Lowman, Secretary.
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Junior Missionary Society of the
First United Presbyterian Church
Margaret J. Lowman
Sut
Fingers Crushed By Cog Wheels In Grace ton
Dorothy Harris infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Harris Grace ton and granddaughter of Chief Kellar Harris had two fingers on her right hand badly smashed when caught in cog wheels during her mother’s weekly wash.
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Dorothy Harris
Harry Harris
Graceton
Kellar Harris
Child's Body Found in Old Canal Near Vandergrift
Squire Hunger of Vandergrift reported to the coroner the discovery of a fully developed female child’s body in the old canal near Vandergrift. Coroner C A Wynn will travel there to conduct an investigation.
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Squire Hunger
Vandergrift
Old Canal
C. A. Wynn
Greensburg Presa
Price couple welcomed in Clymer after Ashland wedding
Mr and Mrs David Price who wed in Ashland on Sept 30 reached Clymer on Monday and were hosted to a reception that evening. They occupy their already furnished home on Sixth street there.
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David Price
Ashland
Clymer
Sixth Street
Prize for Corn Ear at L Pattison Co Store
The L Pattison Co offers an $8.00 rocker to the first shopper who brings a fully developed corn ear with an uneven number of rows to the store. The contest invites participation from local residents.
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The
L. Pattison Co
J L Nix to lead Prairie State Incubator factory
J L Nix secures Morris and Batts interests in the Prairie State Incubator factory at Homer and resumes as general manager. Temperance lecturer H D Patton of Lancaster Pa spoke at Fagan's Hall in Clymer on a Wednesday evening. Industrial notice and local ads mention Dye Works and Ping Pong Photos at Piper's with room 25 Marshall building.
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J. L. Nix
Morris and Batts
Prairie State
Homer
Clymer
Piper
Judge halts Elk county rate law on passenger charges
Judge Harry Alvin Hall of Elk County issues a decree on October 6 1908 barring Elk County from enforcing charges under the 1907 Act regulating passenger fares for railroads against the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway The decision follows prior rulings by judges Bouton and Patton and anticipates similar hearings in Indiana Jefferson and other counties The decree declares the statute void as applied and enjoins enforcement in Elk County
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Hall
Elk County
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Road N
Bouton
McKean
Patton
Armstrong
Indiana
Jefferson
County of Elk
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railway Company
Act of Assembly
A. D
Giants and Cubs in decisive polo grounds pennant clash
National League pennant hinges on Polo Grounds matchup as New York Giants face Chicago in a charged game. Giants rely on Mathewson against Pfohler while Chicago’s battery tests the field amid gate crush and earlier incidents.
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New York
Chicago
Polo Grounds
Aaid Johns T. Brush
Charlie Murphy
National League
Juat
McGraw
Pflester
Kling
E Battery
Mathewson
Breshnahan
Giants
Pfolster
Miner
Brown
Hoffman
Matty
Learn's Superlative Flour Ad Sloganeering
A fragmented archival ad touts It Always Satisfies and mentions Learn's Superlative Flour with unclear pricing or product claims. The snippet shows promotional language for both a cook and a baker audience and a garbled price cue.
Laverty reception for pastor at Coopersdale church
The Coopersdale Methodist Episcopal congregation hosted a Wednesday night reception for Rev and Mrs S B Laverty. Seventy five members attended and presented a $20 gold purse to the pastor. He thanked them and spoke briefly. The evening featured music, social diversions, and luncheon. Laverty previously served in Homer City and has many friends here.
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Ladiea
Coopersdala Methodist Episcopal Church
S. B Laverty
Laverty
Tharke
Homer City
Engineer Patterson Hart Injured In Train Fall Near Raselas
William Patterson Hart, a freight engineer of the Middle Division, was badly injured Wednesday near Raselas when he fell from his moving engine. He was found unconscious, taken to Ridgway hospital, and remains in critical condition. Patterson is a well known Indiana figure who has visited here.
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William §. Patterson
Middle Division
Raselas
Patterson
Ridgway Hospital
Indiana
Weddings Bring Tangles Of Vows In Elderton And Heilwood
The region records multiple weddings: Samuel Roy Cunningham and Misa Catherine Miller wed at Misa’s home with Rev. Campbell officiating. a reception at Hazard Cunningham’s follows, and the couple honeymoon in Pittsburgh before settling in Indians. Also Prof. Robert C. Gibson and Miss Mary B. Smith married at Elderton Lutheran parsonage with Rev. Price officiating, then to Leechburg after a short wedding trip. Merle Williams and Vernie Mottara wed at the bride’s aunt’s home in Jon Pittsburg and plan to reside in Heilwood. D. W. Hawk, Elderton resident, in fair health, took a country drive. The second Republican main meeting of the campaign was held in Strongetown with speakers Felt, Stewart, Wonder, and Jackson.
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Samuel Roy Cunningham
Misa Catherine Millar
Shelocta
RE. A. Campbell
Elderton U.P
Cunningham
Todiana Lumber & Supply Co
Moses B. Miller
Hazard Cunningham
Peeler
Lutheran Parsonage
Elderton
Thucadsy
Robert C. Gibson
Leechburg
Mary B. Smith
Wo. L. Price
Susan Smith
Grove City College
Toon
Merle Williams
Hellwood
Misa Vernie Mottara
Daniel Mottara
Roschester Mills
Jon Pittaburg
David Berkey
Wilkinsburg
Heilwood
Slater
Misa Myrtle Mottarn
Gazette Force
Strongetown
Mesars
George J. Felt
Ernest Stewart
A. M. Wonder
Walter H. Jackson
Strangetown
Eldersridge Speakeasies Targeted by Local Caller
An Eldersridge correspondent urges action against local speakeasies as worthy of eradiation. The Hill Supply Co of Avonmore completes a new schoolhouse in Young township.
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The
Hill Supply Co
Avonmore
Young Township
Lutheran Church Convention Closes With Mission Work Progress
The Lutheran convention wrapped up withdevotional led by Mrs D Kucts and talks on good presidency traits. Rev J B Bittle spoke on synod progress and foreign fields, noting over 81000 raised for a hospital bed in Gundar India and a 300 fund for his emergency aid. Officers were elected, including Mrs J W Schwartz as President and Rev L B Wolf as guest speaker on foreign missions.
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Kucts
Wikmerding
W. B. Clangy
Chicora
J. B. Bittle
Turtle Creek
Tuesaday Allgrooon
Gundar
India
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Pires
Josephine
Belsano, Wehrum and
Firat of Church
Drilling DuBois
Drouth
Harry Alvan Hall
Trever
Scoffold
Watson Prentiss
Timner
Flickinger
Bauger
Baltsburg
Miss Evtle Hayward
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Dangerously
Wiliiga W. White
Gem Studio
Carpenter Avenue
Coopersdala Folks
Patterson Hart
Cunningham Miller
Gibson—Smith
Mottern
D. W. Hawk
Eldersridge
New School
Elderaridge
Lutheran Church
Wolf
W. W. Criley
Bilairsville
Sharon
Pittshier
Pennsylvania
Indiana Lutheran Society
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Connallevitis
Outober
Moore and Jeftur
J.W. Schwartz
A. J. Tuckle
North Side
H. C. Rejiers Aspinwall
D. K. Hill
J. BH. Markward
Mra. Himes
Ray
J. B. Markward
L. B. Wolf
Baltimore
Board of Foreign Misatqam
Se ‘Gothem
Dudley Buck
Misa McCullough
Golo
Redeemer
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