Common Council Sets Tax Millage At 12 1 2 Overrides Finance Panel
Flood response funding prompts council action as millage set at 12.5 mills to cover costs. Finance committee moves to fund repairs totaling 231 446.70 dollars without warning.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
1
Boy Drowns After Falling From Wall Into Neshannock Creek
Five year old Italian boy Peter Chirozzi fell from a ten foot wall above Neshannock Creek below the Rosena furnace dam at 10 this morning. Neighbors and furnace workers saw him vanish in the choppy water and a rescue effort with grappling hooks, a raft, and a diving suit followed as police and volunteers searched through noon with no body found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Chirozzi
Jefferson Street
Tyler
Mitchell
Connery
Dietterle
General Revenue Gets Ten Mills
Members of the common council acting as a committee of the whole amended the budget reducing cuts by the finance committee. The total appropriation excluding the poor fund is 281,446.70 with the poor fund adding 17,900. The tax millage for the year rises to 12 1 2 mills, up 1.5 from last year, split as general revenue 10, sinking fund 2, and poor 0.5. The council restored salaries and set improvements at 35,000 and damages at 10,000 as talks continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Finance Committee
Dean Sees Big Moves for Leesburg-Grove City Link
J. J. Dean, prominent New Castle wholesale figure, says extending the Pennsylvania company Leesburg branch from Carmona to Grove City would bring New Castle closer to Grove City and start large business relations with Mercer county town. He spoke this morning on the potential impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Dean
Pennsylvania Company
Leesburg
Carmona
Grove City
New Castle
Mercer County
No Telephone Strike In Boston Ends After Overnight Talks
In Boston, an all night conference between operators and New England Telephone Co. produced an agreement effective June 1. The state board of arbitration approved concessions including wage increases up to 100 dollars after ten years, a one hour lunch break, and a new board of adjustment, while the company does not recognize the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England Telephone Co
State Board of Arbitration
Quartet to Sing at Mission Tonight
Tonight at the Rescue Mission a special service features sermons by Mrs Rae Muirhead and a quartet performance. Singers include Anna Leavy Cora Ritchie J Davis and Mr Bell, with Superintendent J Berquist overseeing. Service begins at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Muirhead
Anna Leavy
Cora Ritchie
J. Davis
Bell
J. Berquist
Beaver Falls Freight Station to Cost 25000
The P. L. E. railroad plans a new freight station at Beaver Falls with an estimated cost of $25,000. The project aims to improve shipping and storage capabilities for the line and neighboring industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. & L. E. Railroad
Beaver Falls
Councilmen abandon finance meeting over street plan
Two city councilmen Dickson and McCormick left the finance committee chamber during budget talks on Taylor street. They returned briefly then departed again with no explanation, leaving no quorum for the meeting and triggering a breakdown in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Select Council
Dickson
McCormick
Finance Committee
Fire Escapes Must Be Clear Warned By Inspector
State Factory Inspector J R Patterson warns city residents that fire escapes on buildings must not be blocked with garbage, plants, or rubbish. Violations will be prosecuted with fines up to 500 dollars and six months imprisonment. more penalties may apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Patterson
Waiting for Bann s Cost Him Bride
Antonio Yukovitz sought a warrant to arrest Albert Verona for stealing his sweetheart Martha Mathews after paying 160 for her passage. While awaiting proper loan papers, Albert and Martha eloped to Youngstown, and Antonio followed but was told no warrant could be issued.
Cement official visits the city from Allentown leaders
George Armrad vice president of Lehigh Cement and his son William G. Ormrad toured the plant today and were hosted at dinner by T. F. Morehead at the Lawrence club. They were in town while attending a pipe iron manufacturers meeting in Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Armrad
Allentown
Lehigh Cement Company and Son
William G. Ormrad
T. F. Morehead
Lawrence Club
Pittsburg
G V Morrow In Critical Condition After Stroke
G V Morrow of 1308 Cunningham Avenue suffered a paralytic stroke Wednesday morning and remains in serious condition. He is a well known figure in this city and Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. V. Morrow
Cunningham Avenue
Mr. Morrow
Youngstown
Mrs Coates Killed in Stairs Fall at Home
Mrs William H Coates wife of Rast Butler manager at Valvoline Oil works died Tuesday from a fall down stairs at her residence in an apparent accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Coates
Valvoline Oil Works
Rast Butler
Record Month In Real Estate In New Castle County
The real estate market in New Castle and Lawrence counties saw peak activity in March under Register and Recorder Eakin. A total of 230 real estate transfers were recorded, roughly double the amount from a year earlier, with 482 instruments of all kinds filed this month. Deeds count roughly matches last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Lawrence County
Register
Eakin
Convention set for San Francisco in 1915
Richmond Va April 10 The Young Women’s Christian Association named San Francisco as the 1915 convention site. Delegations arrived and were seated as three sessions were held daily. Inauguration of the triennial conventions was postponed until after the San Francisco meeting and plans could be tested and results released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Young Women’s Christian Association
San Francisco
Good Roads Resolution Moves in Pennsylvania House
Harrisburg April 10 The Pennsylvania House adopted a resolution calling on the attorney general to inform by April 14 whether the legislature can pass anticipatory legislation to borrow and spend for good roads should a 50 million dollar bond issue amendment to the constitution be approved. The measure was introduced by John R. K. Scott and carried by R. J. Baldwin and Daniel J. Shern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
House
John R. K. Scott
Philadelphia
R. J. Baldwin
Delaware
Daniel J. Shern
Brakemen Charged With Disorderly Conduct
In Youngstown on April 10 J H Milmarth and Peter M Smith Baltimore and Ohio brakemen were arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. Warrant by John Fuller chief of B&O police states the men embraced two foreign women passengers aboard a B&O train. The men say they were joking. First case of this kind in local courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
J. H. Milmarth
Peter M. Smith
Baltimore & Ohio
John Fuller
Baltimore & Ohio Police Force
Bridge Contracts to Be Let by County Officials
County commissioners open bids this afternoon for several small concrete bridges to be built in various parts of the county. The total estimated cost is about 25000 dollars. Each bidder must deposit a certified check for 500 dollars as evidence of good faith and ability to complete the contracts.
Post office receipts rise 16.25 percent in Ye ar ending March 31
Youngstown postal receipts show a 16 1 4 percent increase for the year ending March 31, reflecting improved mail volume and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Candioto Still At Large After Harrison Street Shooting
Antiono Candioto of Harrison street remains a fugitive after a wife shooting yesterday. Police continue the case, while Mrs. Candioto lies in extremely critical condition at the hospital. Her two sons arrived from Chicago to be at her bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antiono Candioto
Harrison Street
Candioto
New Castle
Candioo
City
Chicago
Lawrence County Sunday School Executive Meeting Friday
An important meeting of the Lawrence County Sunday School executive committee will be held Friday at 2 30 PM in the new Y M C A building. The committee will plan the county jubilee convention set for June 5 and 6 at Central Presbyterian Church with prominent speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Central Presbyterian Church
Ammonia Boiler Explosion Kills Four at Moore Ice Works
An ammonia boiler explosion at Moore ice works in Pensacola Florida early today killed four workers two white men and two black laborers. The dead are W. P. Vance chief engineer J Floyd night engineer James Erie and Sam Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Moore Ice Works
W. P. Vance
Co. J. Floyd
James Erie
Sam Howard
Common Pleas Court Session Opens Tomorrow
Judge Porter will hold a short session tomorrow morning to check the trial list for the common pleas term next week. The list covers cases continued from the January term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Common Pleas Court
Third victim of accident dies in Ohio
Richard Hughes, injured when a street car was struck by an Erie train at Westlake's crossing four weeks earlier, died at his daughter Mrs. D. R. Williams home in Girard on Wednesday, the fourth of the accident victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Fabin
Petey
Youngstown
Richard Hughes
Westlake’s Crossing
Erie
D. R. Williams
Girard
Death Record for Peter Chirozzi and Roy Montgomery
Death notice lists Peter Chirozzi aged five of Jefferson Street and Mrs Roy Montgomery aged thirty of Plain Grove. The brief record identifies residence details and ages without further cause or service information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Chirozzi
Jefferson Street
Roy Montgomery
Plaingrove
Pope Pius X Granted Light Food As Condition Stabilizes
Vatican reports Pope Pius X rests comfortably with no major change in status. Doctors allowed an egg with broth, a sign of cautious improvement after a temperature near normal and renewed influenza concerns. A senior aide voiced grave fears of the pontiff's fate amid a restless night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican
Amici
Pius X
Leo XIII
Hearing on Admiral Eaton will set for April 28
A probate court in Rockland will hear the will of the late Admiral Eaton on April 28. His widow Jennie May Eaton faces trial for his murder in Plymouth county jail and has declined to act as executrix. The will, signed in Brookline on November 30, 1906, leaves the estate to Mrs. Eaton with a $600 bequest to nephew Joseph P. Varnum, and provisions for Dorothy Eaton and Mrs. June Keyes under survivor scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National News Association
Boston
Admiral Eaton
Jennie May Eaton
Plymouth County
Chamberlain
Rockland
Joseph P. Varnum
Dracut
Eaton
Brookline
Varnum
Dorothy Eaton
June Keyes
Haney Furniture Manager Moves Into North Hill Property
J. F. Haney of Haney Furniture rents the Hill property at Highland and Garfield Avenue after arriving in the city and staying at the YMCA. Attorney D. N. Keast owns the now-rented property and plans improvements before Mr. Haney moves in late in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Haney
Haney Furniture Company
Hill
Highland and
Garfield Avenue
City
Rev. James W. Campbell Seriously Ill
Word reached friends in this city that Rev. James W. Campbell of Newtonville Massachusetts is very ill in a hospital after a nervous breakdown. Campbell formerly preached at the First Methodist church here and has many friends who sorrow at his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Campbell
Newtonville
Mass
Campbell
First Methodist Church
First Aid to the Injured Demonstrated for Boys at YMCA
Dr Allan W Urmson led a hands on First Aid session for boys in the YMCA reading room assisted by nurse Miss Kiser. The demonstration showed bandaging techniques using roller and triangular bandages. It kicked off a four lesson course planned for successive Wednesdays under the peace scouting program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan W. Urmson
Carhart
Boys’ Department
John McBride Held for Shooting in Tent-to-Kill Charge
John McBride was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of shooting with intent to kill for wounding Mrs. Mary Rigney of Youngstown. The incident involved Rigney suffering gunfire injuries and McBride facing imminent legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McBride
Mary Rigney
Youngstown
Grand Jury
Peril In Travel On Unlighted Streets In New Castle
New Castle faces dangerous travel on unlit streets for firemen with horse drawn apparatus. Central firemen answered a false alarm at box 12 in Falls street district. Earlier there was a roof fire at a Centre street barn around 2 am and a small roof fire on Craig street yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Central
Falls Street
Centre Street
Craig Street
Local man hunts for sweetheart amid arrest warrant dispute
Antonio Yurkovitz of New Castle sought a police court warrant for Albert Verona after claiming Verona stole his sweetheart Martha Mathews who arrived from the old country. Yurkovitz cited $160 spent to bring Mathews for marriage. Authorities said a warrant could not be issued under the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Yurkovitz
New Castle
Albert Verona
Youngstown
Yurkovitz
Martha Mathews
Ole
Martha
Verona
Antonio
Albert
Body of Child Found in Beaver River Near Beaver Falls
The body of a child believed drowned and swept from New Castle or Sharon was found in the Beaver River near Beaver Falls. Coroner Moore of Beaver County investigates. The city has no missing child report. Annie Bell, suffragette, charged with possessing a loaded pistol near Holloway jail, arraigned and remanded without bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Sharon
Beaver River
Beaver Falls
Moore
Beaver County
London
Annie Bell
Holloway
City hearing cites police graft over flood rescues
Witnesses at a city investigation testified that rescues during the flood used city boats and that payments were taken by officers. Constable Kerr was named by some witnesses. Davis and Lillie were dismissed from the force. The mayor and city solicitor led questions as the probe continued with more developments expected Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahoning Avenue
Preston Avenue
Davis
Lillie
Kerr
Ben Steinbrink
Charles McKeever
Steinbrink
Constable Kerr
James A. Gardner
Cahill Named Passenger and Ticket Agent for B and O
Thomas Cahill of Youngstown, a former Baltimore and Ohio employee in New Castle, is appointed passenger and ticket agent over the B and O territory from New Castle to Akron and Painesville with headquarters in Youngstown. He began as telegraph operator in 1906 in New Castle and stayed there until 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cahill
Youngstown
Baltimore and Ohio
New Castle
B. and O
Akron
Painesville
Cahill
Probe into flood victim charges to be thorough
The investigation into charges of exploiting flood victims continues to Friday afternoon. The mayor publicly urges anyone with direct knowledge to testify at Friday’s hearing and to report anyone with such knowledge. Witnesses will be subpoenaed. The probe covers Mahoning avenue and Center street districts and other city areas with potential evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahoning Avenue
Center Street
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Iasila
Allan Urmson
Carnegie Steel Company
James Brown
Mr. Brown
Bert Coates
Pine Street
Coates
Hughes
Dean
Mission Tonight
Taylor Street
Nickson
Perry
Connelly
Raney
Antonio Yukovitz
Cement
Recorder's Office
Common Pleas Court Session
Pope Pius
Pontiff
His Holiness
J. W. Campbell
Man
McKeever
Mayor Active
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