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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1915
Page
4
The Indiana Progress issues note its status as the county’s oldest paper, detailing subscription terms and rates for varying periods. The notice lists one year, eight months, and four month options, with amounts shown, and mentions paper stoppages at expiration of subscriptions.
Recap of obituaries from North Mahoning and surrounding areas noting Jacob Bartholomew aged nearly 74 a farmer who died at home after a month illness with seven children from his first marriage and eight from his second. Elizabeth Baughman of Blairsville with twelve children and numerous grandchildren. William Feargon an English-born 82-year-old miner died in Ernest after apoplexy. Elizabeth M George widow of James W George died at 76 in Armstrong township. James Mervin Potts 15-year-old dies of laryngitis in Kenlysburn. Thomas H Ewing 82 dies in Gering Nebraska with one surviving child from first marriage and wife Lucy King. other relatives and funeral details listed.
Obituary notices list Miss Margaret Pash and Miss Margaret Bash in Rochester Mills who died after months of illness, with services at Peekers Point Cemetery. Other obituaries include Joseph Crooks near Plomyville, Mrs. Margaret H. George near Crete, and Harry Beck of Trade City, all with brief details on ages and survivors.
A Republican candidate appears for the upcoming county commissioner primary race. The notice notes party affiliation and candidate status as the race heads to ballots.
Four indictments returned by a Charleston West Virginia grand jury accuse Pittsburgh attorney A Leo Weil of soliciting bribes to influence Public Service Commissioners Charles H Bronson and Howard N Ogden. The cases allege felonies in being an accomplice before the fact and two misdemeanors, with additional witnesses and 400 pages of material presented by Prosecuting Attorney Townsend. The probe centers on alleged offers of 36006 dollars to Ogden and 10600 dollars to Bronson to sway rates set by the Manufacturers' Water and Light company and its subsidiaries after an April hearing.
In the eastern Ohio coal region a strike ongoing since last April faces little risk of violence, with W. R. Woodford of Cleveland stating conditions are peaceful. Eviction notices have been used by a single company, not signaling widespread action, as miners’ housing needs dictate future mine operations.
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes improving conditions in trade and industry with rising confidence replacing certainty. Actual business pace lags behind optimism as orders stay steady and progressive rather than spirited, signaling awakening momentum.
Notice announces a Dixonville teachers institute session Friday evening at 7:00 o’clock. It details government and corporate proposals about a new charter, insurance, and safety provisions, naming James W. Mack as solicitor and outlining duties and privileges pending Assembly action.
Ita claimed 9,000 children die annually in New York City from impure milk poison.
Fragmentary text appears to describe a scene with someone called A voting and leaving. It mentions farewell words and a clumsy entry into heat but lacks clear nouns, verbs, or context to confirm a factual event. The material is too garbled to derive a reliable report.
One hundred dollars cash when the property is knocked down and the balance upon consummation of sale. To be conducted by Daniel M Potts, executor of the estate by order of the court. J Blair Sutton Clerk Judisnn Va January 20 1015.
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