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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1919

Page

7

Luciusboro Murderer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

Mike Baroni of Luciusboro admitted to manslaughter in a lodging house stabbing of Lewis Lorenza after a drinking party in October. The case proceeded with juror shortages and courtroom delays as officials summoned additional jurors.

Mike Baroni Lucifisboro Lewis Lorenza Liuchisboro Boggs Alfred Amici Pete Vito Nolle Presse Arthur Kramer Mike Betta John Buncosh WBS Jée Rundle Andrew Romand Peter Walski Mike Craven William Schrecengost Naturalization F Court J. N. Langham Langham Naturalization Court Grand Jury Register’s Office Court House Harry A.boggs

Sunday Trains Cut To Save Coal In County Rail Service

The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh railway reduces passenger service to conserve coal. Sunday trains between Punxsutawney and Indiana are discontinued and several Indiana branch changes take effect. Trains 11 12 between Dubois and Punxsutawney. 121 122 between Creekside and Iselin. 128 127 between J M Junction and Aultman. 133 134 136 136 between Lucerne Shaft and Luciusboro are discontinued.

Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Punxsutawney Indiana DunBois Creekside Iselin

War Orphans of Serbia Adopted in Indiana

War orphans in Serbia have been adopted in Indiana in the past week. Miss Dorothy Hinitt announces substantial cash contributions by Indiana patriots and many residents will support the effort. Sergeant Ruth Farnum will address a mass meeting at the Presbyterian church on Thursday, January 13. The first Indiana adopters include John Fisher, George D. Simpson, Harry B. Neal, Edith Buchanan, normal school girls, and two Presbyterian Sunday school classes.

Serbia Milana Indiana Dorothy Hinitt American Serbian Relief Committees Ruth Farnum Presbyteriann Town John §. Fisher George’ D. Simpson Harry B. Neal Edith Buchanan Presbyterian Sunday School

Three Negroes Die in Colver Mine Shaft Incident

Three miners employed in re timbering the Ebensburg Coal Company shaft at Colver were buried alive Monday night when earth slipped in the shaft. All three were experienced in timbering and had come from the Connellsville field weeks ago. The disaster halted work and left families in mourning.

Colver Ebensburg Goal Company Culver Connellsville

Busy Days at the Ridg e Valley Vocational School Basketball Opener

A busy Wednesday and Friday in December feature a farmers meeting with RB Watts of State College discussing farming issues. J W Warner discusses farm burkly development, then meets the Guernsey Breeders Association. Washington Township Vocational School hosts its season opener against Falls Creek. The corn judging team heads to the Farm Products Show in Harrisburg in January funded by The Savings & Trust Company of Indiana.

Beason State College RB Ll. Watts Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders’ Association Washingington Township Vocational School Falls Creek Jefferson County Agricultural Harrisburg

SavERAD Hunters Get Dedr Reports From Over County

Reports from Over County indicate game is plentiful. Hunters from Pine Plains Wallace Elkin and others returned with a bear and two bucks from a mountain trip. A hunting accident near Center county injured Clark Daugherty Jr. at the Indiana and Jeannette Hunting Club camp. An elaborate company dinner for 26 at Mrs. Carla Yuckenberg’s home praised workers and growth of C&I Motor Co. Turkeys found at Charters Oak and at the Indiana Bear Club camp, with 15 to 18 pounds noted. A Jacksonville pie social raised 183.85 for church furnace purchase. Miss Mac Davis of Indiana Normal leaves for Nashville to join the YWCA.

Over County William Douglass Homer Stephens Wayne Bagley Mr. Douglass Wallace Elkin Dast Plumyilte DuBois I. F. Lightner W. C. Buterbaugh Dixonville William Stonebraker Deckers Point Carl Wilson Garmantown Ik County Lightner Buterbaugh James L. Peterman Wayne Avenue Blair Lumber Company Westmoreland County Somerset County Peterman Arthur, Peterman A. BH. Longwill Robert George R. W. Jones C. & I. Motor Company Carlo Yuckenberg Ing E. B. Campbell Indiana Charles E.buterbaugh Church Street Charters Oak Huntingdon County Indiana Bear Club Clark Dickey Town

Special Election Saturday for Indiana School Bond Issue

A special election in Indiana will be held Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to approve a $100,000 school bond for an extra building to relieve crowding and meet growing facility demands. Voters are urged to go to their regular polling places and register a yes. Patriotic Women at Plumville Mrs H C Christy spoke to local clubs about Americanization efforts for the southwestern district.

Indiana School Board of Plumville H. C. Christy South Seventh Street Federated Clubs of Pennsyvania Pleasant Valley Study & Fancy Work Clubs Christy

County Roy Guards American Legation in China

An Indiana county boy Evert Ord Conner son of Ley Conner of Glen Campbell is one of the United States Marines from Pennsylvania chosen to guard the American legation at Pekin China. Wil Locate In Indiana wt M Hudson of Kiskiminetas township Armstrong county has bought Rev W T Anderson property on Maple street and expects to locate in Indiana soon. Broke Arm in Fall Ernest Nichol son of James Nichol of South street broke his right wrist Friday when he slipped on icy pavement. Thirsty Foreigners at Coral Muy Ton of Grapes A number of foreigners of Coral have purchased a ton of grapes to be made into wine.

Roy China Indiana Evert Ord Conner Ley Conner Glen Campbell Pennsylvania Pekin Ernest Nichol James Nichol South Street Coral Muy George Kelsey Belvidere Tils George Bailey J. Paul Myers Wendell Greensburg W. H. Myers Parkwood Myers Creensburg James J. Orr Bryan Washington Township Orr of Progress P. O. Stuchell Homer City Progress B. I. Wineman Eilaworth Megal Rossiter Winslow Martin Stewart John Bodiscar Plegal Giiuele

Personal Brevities From Brushvalley Indiana Visitors

Local column lists residents and visitors from Brushvalley and nearby towns who were in Indiana on Monday and over the weekend. Names include T. Rugh, D A Putt, I Somerville, W W R Spence, Emily Myers, H G Gussidy, PD I Shearer, Daisy Gilbert, A F Heiliefinger, Walter Black, Walter Ayers, Assessor A C Dodson, Mrs S H Drenning, Andrew S Dick, W N Ker, Annie Neal, Mrs S C Lynn, I B Stutsman, S P Douglass, Henry Nicewouger, Miss Annie Neal, and others. notes on subscriptions to The Progress.

T. Rugh Brushyalley Indiana D. A. Putt Near Pann Run I, Somerville Cherry Tree W.W. R. Spence Washington Township PD. I. Shearer Olivet Misa Daisy Gilbert Wayne Avenue Pittsburgh A. F. Heiliefinger Latrobe Shelodan Walter Black Walter Ayers Smicksburg A. C. Dodson West Mahoning Township H. Drenning Homer City McCombs Railroad Avenue Andrew $. Dick I. I W. N. Ker Big Run R. V. Kerr Clymer Avenue

Local notes from Homer City and nearby towns

Blacelick Mia Ollie Lyda of Homer City was in town on Thursday. The Bell family departed for Cleveland last week and friends wish them success in their new home. Local telegraph work and hospital news surface as residents return home. A baby boy arrived at the Graff home in Grafton Thursday night. Communion services were held at the Methodist church. One hundred dollars were raised by the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid bazaar. Repairs at the IP R R station continue.

Mias Ollie Lyda Homer City Lown M. S. Bell Cleveland R.M. Devore Tunnelton J. H. Otto Fannie Rankin Alfred Bellina Detroit Mich Stanley Graff Charlie Grater Jag. Wadsworth Indiana Samuel Altman Butler County Teddy Williama Claghorn J. J. Palmere Alta Wilson Mlwood City R. R. Station

Residents and visitors mingle in Pittsburgh area notes

A jumble of short mentions records visits by Penn Run and Blairsville residents to Pittsburgh and nearby towns. People like Mrs Edwin Empfield, Nel lie Lewis, Elsie Householder, J W Davis and Roy Wolfe are noted visiting relatives and friends in Indiana Ambridge Blairsville and Ebensburg. A foreign traveler who hid $700 in a shirt saved nothing as the washwater river loss ends with the wife unaware of the stash.

Mes D. G. Stronglg Pittsburgh Edwin Empfield Indiana Jamas Towler Fyock David Kephart Pittshurgh J. W. Davis Ambridge Nellie Lewis Ebensburg A. Holsopple W. L. Rhodes Blairsville Conemaugh

Children Cross. Save the Little Ones in Wartime

Fragmentary plea urging charity for Ute children and the wounded. The message imagines medical aid and burial efforts, condemns pestilence, and calls for action to safeguard children, referencing a sweeping humanitarian crisis and a cross symbol. The text blends exhortation with archaic spelling and garbled phrases.

Mail Carrier Examination Set for Barnesboro January 10

A civil service examination will be held at Barnesboro on January 10 for the rural mail carrier position based out of Cherry Tree. Another Big Parker Harry M. Dunmire of Juneau has butchered an O. I. G hog, 8 1/2 months old weighing 270 pounds.

Barnesboro Cherry Tree Parker Harry M. Dunmire Juneau

Explosion wrecks coal tipple at Starford mine

A dynamite blast wrecked the coal tipple at Jon Panaceti’s Starford mine Saturday night. No one was hurt. damage runs to thousands of dollars. Paid agitators are believed responsible. Sheriff Boggs arrested a foreigner for interfering with a miners meeting in Chambersville. Also noted are tributes to Capt. J W Dinsmore and obituaries for Mrs Helen Cunningham and a boy named Percy Widdowson.

Jon Panaceti Starford Tla Joss Onca H. A. Boggs Interferme Chambersville Teelin

Birds moved far north by cyclonic storms

A historical note suggests birds displaced by storms travel far from their usual range. Strong winds from cyclones push birds offshore, then shifting storm paths may return them to new locations. The source discusses how wind direction and storm spin influence these migratory detours.

Aingly Andy

Decline of Non English Speech in the 1600s

The passage notes that in 1600 English speakers were about one hundred twenty million, far more than speakers of French, German, Italian, or Spanish. It contrasts the vast English-speaking population with smaller groups using other languages and hints at linguistic dominance.

Fourth time uncle amid rapid progress

Kor the fourth born to Roherla and Nellie arrives at oma Roherla. An onlooker's remark frames the moment as an impressive reveal with a playful chant about the growing line of siblings. The baby responds with a charming, if garbled, quip about things moving on.

Kor Hym

Two Fatal Oil Fires Take Arcadia Women in Ten Weeks

Arcadia's mourning continues as Mrs. Ford Ferrier, 26, dies from burns after pouring kerosene on a stove. Her husband, injured, smothered the flames. Another Arcadia resident, Mrs. Clara Fay Terrier, 26, and three other victims are noted in a countywide report of two recent fatal accidents. The article also lists deaths from Burns, gun accident near Winslow, and several local obituaries including Mrs. Harvey Cunningham and Miles C. Buterbaugh.

Arcadia Ford Ferrier John Ferrier Culver McKinley Ferrier Nanty-Glo Jerry Shaner Breigh Beryl Ferrier Burnside Ferrier Miss Grenda

Lovejoy Postoffice to Become Commodore Office

The Lovejoy postoffice building is resting on skids and will be hauled to Pleasant Valley to serve the new mining operation as Commodore. Dr. F B Stevenson of Ninth street travels to New York City to specialize in several branches of his profession for a month.

Lovejoy Commocore Lovejoy Postoffice Pleasant Valley Commodore Toocal F. B. Stevenson Ninth Street New York City

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Luciusboro Priond Pune Besse-Black Earl Besse Turtle Point Bertha, L. Black D. Walter Black R. R. Richard Smicksburg Lutheran Church Myr Besse Holland-Jacoby John S. Holland Carrie L. Jacoby Wayne Rigg South Tenth Street B. M. Gearhart Lutheran Church George Joseph I. Lightner Carrie George Garman Hamilton Wesleyan Methodist Church Albert W., Smith Strangford Frances M. Minchinnett Blain A. Mikesell Sagamore Laguna G. Ashbaugh Strangford Torrest St. Cigir Florence Stella L. Mack Florence John McCoy Josephing Iola Peters Josephine Charles E. Nyland Sagemore Rose Viola Cribbs Plumville John Holland Carrie L. Jacoby Dittsburch John. L. Getty Church Getty Indiana County the Daughters of the American Revolution The Christian Church J. A. Beaton Oakstraet Mra K. Greenlee North Ninth "Street Indiana Volunteer Fire Association James Tl. Jack Harry Bell Thomas Moorhead Frank Kollar John M. Daugherty Lyric Hall Cherryhill Lewis Conway Cherryhill Township Progress Office Joseph Wilbur P. Graff Philadelphia School of Design Albert Henry Brushvalley Llders “Ridge Vocational School Saverad Hunters Hunter Clark Daugherty, Jr 8. C. Daugherty Jedouette Indiana and Jeannette Hunting Club Center County Clearfield William S&s. J. R John M Frank Daugherty Jacksonville Christian Ny Deavor Society Presbyterian Church of KR. W. George West Lebanon Mac Davis Indiana Normal School Nashville, Tenn Young Women’s Christian Association S. C. Lynn Stutsman Cramer S. P. Douglass Green Township Henry Nicewouger Penn Run Frank Melarland Jeve Thomas Struthers Twelfth Church Streets Fay Simpson Washington, D. C Chestnut Street W. R. Calhoun H.V. Calhoun G. W. Higin John W. Miller Washington Street J. A. White I. G. Bender Howard M. Wells Rochester Willis James Stewart M. G. Stewart Alma Rugh Michel Brink Loyd Buchanan Jake A. W. Overdorff Vernon Shannon Mauk Calvin Steffy Truby Coup Rowland John Brink Belling Hee Mather Robert McMeans Dayton Paul McMeans Punxsutawney Hospital Clymer Santa Claus Methodist Episcopal Church of Clymer Blacelick David Sture Jordan Bays Starfornd J. W. Ninsmore Robert W. Dinsmore Punxgatawney 78Th Pennsylvania Regiment Mahoning National Bank Internal Revenue Collector Marty Walter Dinsmore Puntsutawney J. John A W. Arthu Dinsmore Patton C. C. Dinamore L. Dinsmore Teeodaburg Wis A. C. Allino Helen Cunningham Helen Shepley Cunningham Blairaville T. D. Cunningham Samuel Shepley Helen and Wallace Cunningham Stanley Mitchall New York Howard Cunningham Washington George Cunningham Percy Widdowson Harry N. Widdowson Vicinwy of Clymer Alca Che Greenwood Temetery Rs. Harvey Cunningham Margaret Cunningham Alicea Clark Marcus Hook, Pays Alex R. Ruesell Omaha Nebr William R. Russell First United, Presbyterian Church Sunningham G. Morrow. R Miles C. Buterbaugh Miles CG. Buterbaugh Frank Gromley Prederick Buterbaugh Purchase Ling Jeannetta Gilhursen East Mahon King Hust Mahoning Baptist Church Jesse Buterbaugh Porto Mico Raward Leroy Buterbaugh Tyrone Lou Wash Shelocta Jink Gromley Benjamin Puterbaugh Hillsdale Emery Buxterlumgh Brushvallay Andrew Genter Township Alexander Boessan Alexander Boessnay Samsuel McCreary Job Craft Anna Claws Phillip McCreary Springdale Garfield McCreary Ouggon Ida McCreary Pittasburg Hila Smyers
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