04 Apr 1907
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1907
Page
1
The New Castle Savings and Trust Company stockholders meet at the Y M C A to hear the committee’s report on plans to reopen the bank and the effort to settle coal company bonds. They discuss finance, possible sale of coal property, and the need for a permanent receiver.
Smaller stockholders' committee offered a reopening proposal to New Castle Savings and Trust directors. no action taken. About 250000 dollars on hand could be distributed to depositors once authorized. Temporary receiver's status remains unsettled as stockholders meet and officials debate court appointment.
Work began Thursday to extend the double track system on North Highland Avenue. Beginning at Glenmore Boulevard, the project will replace the single track for about 1,800 feet north through trees. The right of way was secured months ago and Neshannock Township was later annexed. The line will reach almost to the forks of Coaltown Road.
The body of Mrs Mary Barner wife of Rev Robert Barner disappeared from her Rochester Pa home March 13 was found floating in the Steubenville Ohio river. Remains shipped to Rochester for interment. Declared demented from ill health she wandered away and is believed to have fallen into the river. Police in the area were on alert for the missing woman.
Not enough readable details to form a complete summary. The fragment mentions Roosevelt 15 and a stance of pride toward enemies but lacks context, date, location, or event to verify a full news item.
Washington April 1 Roosevelt allies say Parker misreads history in criticizing corporate campaign contributions. Government official notes a 1907 law barred bank and corporate donations to elections with penalties of 1000 dollars or up to one year’s imprisonment. President approved the measure January 26 1907.
D S Williams of East Lincoln Avenue a roller at the Greer tin mill suffered a severe injury Thursday when a plate struck his foot severing the Achilles tendon above the heel. He will be confined at home for several weeks and was treated by Dr J R Cox and Dr McCombs official surgeons.
D C Porter arrested for assault and battery before Alderman Williams appeared intoxicated at a hearing. He was sent to jail to sober up after his bondsman refused to renew his recognizance. A new hearing was set for this evening.
Harry Grensey of Hamilton street collided with a telephone pole while riding a bicycle on East Long avenue Thursday morning. He suffered a broken collar bone from the hard fall and was examined for injuries.
Death notices list Mrs Mary Shoalff aged 46 of 150 Cro ton avenue and Charles R. Darrow aged 309 of 150 Highland avenue with Bernard Hanratty 75 of 471 West Washington street and Philip Boyle Sr of Pittsburgh referenced.
The Thaw lunacy panel reports Harry K. Thaw is sane and capable of directing his own defense in the Stanford White murder trial. The commission’s written finding, delivered to both sides, allows the trial to resume where interrupted and leaves Thaw’s fate to the jury and potential unwritten law defenses.
Charles R. Darrow assistant general manager at Pennsylvania Engineering Works was fatally injured when a lifting rope snapped pinning him under a heavy block. He died at Shenango Valley Hospital at 4:00 a m. He was 39, born in Lowellville and survived by wife two children and stepchildren with several siblings. The incident occurred during construction work at a building project by Fort Pitt Bridge Company of Pittsburgh.
The case of Fred Clark against the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad company for $10000 damages for personal injuries is on trial before Judge Porter today. Clark, a brakeman, was knocked from cars and lost his right arm while shifting cars near Gardner avenue. He alleges negligence by the railroad.
Rural mail carriers complain boxes along routes are hard to access and fail to meet postal laws. A recent post office order says carriers should not detour from their course. Boxes must be near the roadside so drivers experience no inconvenience in collecting or delivering mail.
The sale of the T. A. E. and Robert McConahy personal property will be held by the sheriff at the homestead in Scott township on April 10.
A 12 year old girl named Annie Maschuller was found Wednesday evening in a lonely shanty near the Sharon trolley line in Frigzzleburg by Nels Davis. She says she was brought to the city by her father and told to stay with an aunt whose last name and residence she cannot recall. She described neglect at home near Pulaski and is now under care of Street Commissioner William McDonald in the Sixth Ward.
W. H. Smith of the Mahoningtown bank consults his attorney R. K. Aiken to decide how to wind up the institution. Depositors complain at the delay in statements and actions. The bank may be settled in bankruptcy due to a limited partnership. Creditors cannot move toward bankruptcy until an assignment or receivership is initiated. Some large deposits exist, with one reportedly over $9,000, while most of the 73 000 consists of small deposits.
The Ellwood City strike at Steel Forged Wheel Works ends with workers returning to duties. Laborers receive a five percent daily raise and heaters a ten percent raise. Company officials had no official statement but local understanding confirms terms.
Announcement yesterday confirmed J. B. Modisette of Cleveland is promoted to chief assistant general passenger agent in Pittsburgh. He succeeds Frank Van Dusen who died a month ago and will oversee passenger traffic across the entire system.
Ellwood City mass meeting and Board of Trade gathering heard R C Steifel president of Shelby Steel Tube urge council action to aid centralizing US Steel tube plants. Council denied right of way for a missing link causing injunctions and delaying construction. Citizens passed a relief resolution urging steps to permit completion. Council meets tonight with large turnout expected.
Six boys including Samuel and Eddie Craig William Walker M Hammond Frank Rodgers and John Kiernan were arrested before Alderman Ranney on larceny charges. Giuseppe Bonfiglia prosecutes over goods valued at about $10 stolen from his store in South New Castle.
A weather note for Western Pennsylvania shows showers tonight with colder temperatures. Friday calls for fair skies and cooler conditions afterward.
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