McKinley to Address Congress on Cuban Independence Threat
Amid tense Europe Spain Cuba talks and Maine disaster echoes, President McKinley is expected to address Congress today. Officials stress the United States will not accept Cuban independence compromise, while European mediation efforts rise and navy preparations intensify along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bfckisley
Congress
Olliciais
Maines
Lause
Europe
Spain
McKinley
Cuba
United States
Hague
Harrisburg
National Guard
Washington
Maine
Havana
Adition
Shawneetown levee break floods town. 250 drowned
Evansville April 3. At 6 PM the Shawneetown levee broke a mile above the town sending a giant flood through the valley. A large portion of Shawneetown was destroyed and about 250 persons drowned. Many sought refuge on rooftops or second stories as the river surged. A 13 year old boy saved himself by clinging to a wagon tongue until help arrived. Other notes include a man injured by a shotgun blast and a wedding anniversary in Blairsville with Indiana guests. A full history of Company F NG P is promised on page seven.
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Evansville
Fire Wrought Ruin Near Plumville and Marion Center
A series of fires destroyed a Plumville dwelling owned by Charles Jewart, with roof loss and $500 damage, $400 insured. A Marion Center house owned by John H. Rochester and leased to Aaron Lang burned, $700 loss, with suspected arson. In Cherrytree a Rodkey property stable burned, $50 loss, with adjoining house damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumville
Marion Center
Cherrytree
Charles Jewart
Mahoning Township
John H. Rochester
Aaron Lang
Lang
Thompson
Rodkey
Vincent Tonkine
Church Dinner Brings Pleasant Reunion at Second United
A Saturday congregational meeting at Second United Presbyterian featured a social dinner with baskets of food. Toasts honored by James Anderson and others. Trustees elected G. W. Stewart and Henry Moore. auditors Rev. H. Q. Graham and Calvin Moorhead. by-laws committee J. Telford and Ira Rowe. Treasurer's report showed expenses paid and a surplus. Pastor J. M. Welch's salary raised from 500 to 900. Conemaugh Presbytery to install Welch next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterians
Second United Presbyterian Church
James Anderson
H. Q. Graham
Edgar Moorhead
Geo. Rowe, Jr
William Adair
Ernest Stewart
J. M. Welch
Conemaugh Presbytery
Mix. Welch
Peculiar death shocks Armstrong township readers
A 64 year old man near Tannery died after a day of violent vomiting, leaving a puzzled medical community in Armstrong township. He had stomach trouble for years but was healthy until the attack. He is survived by his wife and daughter Emma. Funeral services were led by Rev. M. S. Telford and interment in Oakland cemetery.
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Armstrong Township
Andrew Fee
Tannery
Fee
Emma
Crete
A Tale of an Egg and a Wedding Romance
A wedding in South Mahoning township blends romance with a quirky origin tale. Charles H. Jones, Turtle Creek merchant, and Jessie Weamer wed at Mary McClusky’s home and plan a honeymoon in Ashtabula county before settling in Turtle Creek. The courtship began when Jessie sent her address on an egg to Jones, then a grocery clerk, sparking years of letters, visits, and eventual marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Mahoning Township
Charles H. Jones
Turtle Creek
Jessie Weamer
William Weamer
Mary McClusky
Mr. Jones
Plumville
Indiana
Weamer
Local Property Transfers and a Brutal Assault Report
A ledger of land transfers records numerous sales in Indiana, Blairsville, and surrounding townships with prices from 75 to 5,000 dollars, including 69 acres to John Collip and 124 acres to W. W. Irwin. The page details multiple equitable transfers between individuals and trustees, plus a violent incident where a youth named William Agey was chained to a boiler before a whipping-post proposal. It also notes James Bay seeking a reduced pension and announces attorney W. M. Mahan's new office space in the Farmers' Bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Glen Campbell
Jamez Nelson, Sr
A. W. Wilson, Sr
Adm
Indiana
Rosanna Goodlin
Thomas Sutton
Peter Sawyer
Washington Township
W. W. Irwin
W. W
Susan Duncan
White Township
J. M. Winsheimer
Peter Leasure
Cherryhill
J. Wimer
D. W. Krytzer
East Mahoning
Silas G. Gaul
Samuel Nesbitt
Cheryhill Township
F. H. McCaffery
E. W. Griffith
Green Township
G. F. Row
Martha ©. Crawford
W. J. Gompers
Grifith Ellis
E. M. Lockard
J. EK
Tobin Thomas
William Agey
Quince Agey
Upper Twolick
Church News and Easter Events Across Town
Presbyterian church plans an egg festival next Friday evening while Missionary William Nichol from Egypt will speak at United Presbyterian in Greenville on Sabbath. Local YMCAs hosted a reception. Epworth League sets a 6 am Easter sunrise prayer. Easter concerts, letters from 40 state societies, and a missions collection for India are noted. Shooting contest results show Hetrick edges Ferguson for county championship. prizes include a gold medal and cash.
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Presbyterian Church
William Mr. Nichol
Egypt
United Presbyterian Church
Greenville
Normal
Epworth League
M. E
C. W. Rink
D. M. Kinter
Jesus
Endeavor Society
Sample Run
Church of Christ
Christian Endeavor Society
Christian Church
Christian Chapel
India
Hetrick
Marketen
Prre
Messrs
D. A. Hetrick
John D. Ferguson
John Bennett
Messrs. Hetrick
Ferguson
Mr. Bennet
W. C. Davis
D. W. Simpson
W. B. Stewart
Fred Buterbaugh
Ministers Defend Cuba at Local Association Meeting
The Ministerial Association met in the Episcopal church on Monday afternoon. Rev H Q Graham read What Is the Outlook, sparking lively discussion on Spain and Cuba. Four new members Reva Sloan Donmire Calvin Courtney were received. next meeting April 18 at the Presbyterian church, Rev Dr Hall to read a paper. Grace Neal, daughter of Sheriff T B Neal, was taken to a Philadelphia hospital for an operation. Dr G E Simpson and Dr Wm Simpson accompanied her Mother.
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Minsterial Association
Episcopal Church
H. Q. Graham
Graham
Spain
Cuba
Reva
Sloan
Donmire
Calvin
Courtney
Grace Neal
T. 8. Neal
Philadelphia
G. E. Simpson
Kellysburg
Wm. Simpson
School diploma drive and county teacher exams
In March the county held seventeen examinations for common school pupils with 107 applicants. Fifty five will receive diplomas, while others miss age, attendance, or grades. A list of diploma recipients is given, with district results pending for Conemaugh and Grant. Upcoming teacher examinations and locations for 1898 are announced, with interest in fall details through a circular request. Also reports a week of weddings and local notices.
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Hammers
Edward McHenry
Wes Riethmiller
Ernest Lydie
Edward Nesbit
William McKee
D. Lester Wingar
Edward Irwin
Dessa Arthur
Willis L. Good
Willie Morrow
David W. Morrow
Everett L. Pierce
Earl H. Park
Nona Work
M. Edna Risinger
Blanche Stahl
Collins Mikesell
Grace Kantian
Edith I. Clark
Mary Evans
Mollie McCrea
Earl Miller
Maude Johnston
Vernie Johnston
Harvey Lear
Samena Maxwell
Horace L. Lockard
Viola Sawyer
Archer Johns
Olive Radcliffe
Kate Houston
Jess Sickenberger
Blanche Frantz
Elsie Shank
Nellie Frantz
Lulu Moorhead
Jessie Empfield
Velma C. Widdowson
Cameron Davis
Frank C. Wilson
John Mitchell
Greenville
Burns
Barkley
Armagh
Washington
Mechanicsburg
Five Points
Plumville
Smicksburg
Covode
Marion Center
Parkwood
West Lebanon
Urbana
Ferguson
Homer City
Blairsville
Indiana
Kellysburg
Cookport
Gettysburg
Smithport
Locust Lane
Richmond
A. M. Hasmarts
Equity Case Fixes Road Drainage Across McCormick Farm
An equity case from East Wheatfield Township before Judge White lasted from Thursday afternoon to Friday evening. HLT McCormick, Armagh railroad engineer, sued road supervisor C A Campbell over water from a pond and culvert that flooded his fields. The court sustained the supervisors, ordering McCormick to pay all costs, at least $400.
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East Wheatfield
White
Hlt. McCormick
Armagh
C. A. Campbell
Campbell
McCormick
Still a Riddle in Liquor License Ruling at Court
Judge White delayed ruling on liquor license applications, delaying verdicts as anxious attendees filled the court. The Homer City summer school opened with 75 students and growing class sizes as measles and mumps recoveries unfold, with Lola Lewis leading the primary department. An order granted HP Sandles for sheep damages totaling $9. Annie Sutton hosted a card party for about 40 friends on Friday.
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Ted
White
Homer City
Lola Lewis
Ambrose
Annie Sutton
East Philadelphiatreet
Robbers Loot Old Couple After Bold Atwood Escape
Three masked robbers entered Mr and Mrs George Adamson's Atwood area home on Saturday night March 26. An armed guard watched the door while two search the house. A pistol fired near Mrs Altemus head burned her hair. only $13 in a purse was found. Neighbors suspect local criminals. Palladium Lodge installed new officers for six months including Harry Yuckenberg as noble grand and J B Younkins as vice grand.
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George Adamson
Atwood
Margaret Artemus
Ahiat
Palladium Lodge
G. W. Earl
I Oficer
Lars
Harry G. Yuckenberg
Noble Grand
J. B. Younkins
Harry Ithart
Charles Dodson
T. B. Clark
Smith
Town Struggles With Unidentified Drunk Men Attempting Streetcar Suicide
In Saltaburg two intoxicated men, David Tat Little and John Parks, appeared in town on Wednesday evening and tried to throw themselves in front of moving street cars. Neither man’s residence is known, and Saltaburg is not believed to be their home.
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Widdowson
Robertaville
Stadden & McHugh
Glen Campbell
John E. DuBois
Pittsburg & Eastern
Little Mahoning Creek
Buffalo, Rochester
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Loyalhanna Goal & Coke Company
Cush Creek
G. Forsythe
Saltaburg
David Tat Little
John Parks
Pensions Granted to Fisher and Coleman
A pension of six dollars per month was granted to Jacob Fisher of Deckers Point. J N Coleman of ee was awarded a six dollar monthly pension. Plant an ad in the Progress and watch your business grow.
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Jacob Fisher
Deckers
Point. J
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James St. Clair
Cemetery Hill
Scott Stewart
Kenlysburg
John Altman
A. W. Kimmel
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Henry Wilson
Company F, N. G. P
Samuel Henderson
Henderson Farmhouse
Blairsviie
A. Taylor Harbison
Martha Frew Davis
Denver
Colo
Pittsburg
Noah Seanor
Hastings
Glen Campbell School
Olive Radcliff
Archer Johna
Pam
Edward Vogel
North Fifth Street
James T. Henry
Pearl Dickey
Joseph Dickey
Fritz
Lincoln Gilbert
H. Ney Prothero
Third Ward
Gupid
Edgewood
Frank Clawson
W. L. Shields
Jacksonville
Clawson
Milton Bowman
George Davia
James Bay
Nishannock
Mercer County
Interior Department
W. M. Mahan
Farmers’ Bank
H. 8. Durrett
Church News
Crissman-Hauxhuest
Ewing Crissman
Whitetownship
Annie Hauxhorst
Near Town
Lutheran Passonge
Lewis Hay
Lewis-Wolf
8. M. Lewis
Viola Wolf
Kittanning
Dayton
J. E
Morrison-Piper
Jasper Morrison
Emma Piper
Hillside
Westmoreland County
David Hall
HP. Sandles
Conemaugh Township
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