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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1908
Page
6
The New Castle club on North Mercer Street opened its dining rooms today for eligible members with James H. Anderson Stewart in charge of the dining room. Luncheon and dinner are served daily. a formal club opening is planned for next Monday evening.
Washington April 18 More than a thousand delegates representing 55000 Daughters of the American Revolution members will convene in annual congress here Monday the day after Lexington battle anniversary. European chapters representatives arrived. President general Mrs Donald McLean says the society is flourishing financially.
Interior paint product description states egg shell gloss finish for walls and ceilings from Dickson & Co Hardware with catalog code 20118.
A Washington dispatch reports the special House inquiry into Lilley corruption charges against the Electric Boat Co. will conclude charges are not substantiated. The committee will not recommend reprimand but will state whether charges are true or unfounded, leaving any action to the Rules Committee and the full House.
D C Sullivan of Montreal identified from papers as an advisory counsel of the Grand Trunk railway was run down and instantly killed in the New York City subway between 59th and 60th streets. The body was ground to pieces and the incident caused a panic at the 59th street station with passengers stampeding as the train struck him.
Rev. James A. McDonald will preach at United Presbyterian Church Ellwood City Sunday at 11 00 am on The First Easter Sermon with the topic Some Men go Before and Others After Judgment.
Court recessed at noon with cases not reached continued to a future term.
Absolute mystery surrounds the disappearance of Lena Stang aged 21 youngest daughter of F Stang of 202 Montgomery avenue Seventh ward missing since yesterday. Father reports infatuation with railroad man A B Hench of Mahoningtown and Hench denies knowledge of the absence. Police chief and relatives hold no foul play suspected though worry mounts over the unknown whereabouts.
Report from Chester says cars operate today with only police riders. No riot in city limits yet. Fire destroyed Johnson bridge to Marcus Hook cutting trolley wires. investigation ongoing. Three car loads of strikebreakers from New York housed at the Lafayette hotel for service.
Portland Oregon April 18 Reports received early today render practical certainty the prediction that Judge Henry M Coke has beaten United States Senator Charles W Fulton in the contest for the nomination to the senate. Coke's majority is placed between 2000 and 3000. He carried a majority of the counties in the state.
Arrangements are underway for a large Easter party to be held Tuesday evening, April 28, organized by the Temple club and expected to attract a wide attendance. Hanna's Green Seal Paint offered for sale by New Castle Hardware Co.
Mrs. Sarah Ambroes, long time Shenango Township resident, died at her niece Mrs. John Biddle's home Friday night at age 72 from heart disease. She leaves daughter Mrs. Lucy Barr, son Robert Ambroes, and brother Robert Hanna. Funeral at the Biddle residence Monday at 2 PM with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Harold Pierce of Wampum mourn the death of their only child Glenn Pierce who died today after several weeks with pneumonia He was seven years old and a bright child The parents have the communitys sympathy no funeral arrangements known at publication
John Sykes of Trenton, cited for unusual attentions to Mrs. Josephine Tabram. He trimmed corns and braided her hair at her home, actions the court labeled evidence of guilt. Mrs. Sykes testified to the affair prompting divorce proceedings.
W W Fuller chief counsel of the American Tobacco company denied a Richmond rumor that the tobacco trust plans to dissolve and reorganize. He called the Norfolk Jersey City and Lancaster plants to be removed and folded into a Federal Cigar company as false.
Woodbury New Jersey April 18 Still loyal to the memory of her dead fiance the Rev George W Tomson pastor of the Presbyterian church here who killed himself Thursday night Mrs Annie Kenworthy to whom he was to have been married next month will bury the preacher from her own home Monday morning and if she recovers sufficiently from the shock will follow her lover to the grave Mrs Kenworthy refuses to believe the gossip regarding the minister.
The Knight Templars will attend a Sunday evening service at First Christian church to hear Rev. Crayton Brooks deliver the sermon. Knights meet at the temple at 6 45 and travel to the church in full uniform without swords.
Rev A J McCartney pastor of Sharon First Presbyterian Church will tell the story of The Messiah at the Easter service Sunday evening as the Oratorio society prepares to sing the work next week drawing Sharon residents to attend.
At the Mrs. George Mack residence in Chicago readers are told of an auction next Monday at one o'clock featuring three horses a variety of wagons harnesses and farm gear plus a graphophone and other articles. Also note that Chicago mayor Busse has designated April 24 as housecleaning day with citizens urged to participate.
By order of the Court of Common Pleas Lawrence County the receiver will sell on South Mill Street New Castle Pa on Wednesday May 6 1908 at 10 oclock a m the two story brick planing mill frame office building and store room frame barn dry kiln one five room dwelling house about 600 feet of lumber sheds with lease for the land complete planing mill machinery and equipment boilers engines gas engine two electric motors wood working machinery for tanks and seats shafting belting pulleys and other equipment office furniture and fixtures builder's hardware adding machine vehicles and book accounts cash terms vary by asset includes schedules on request.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh. It endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and includes testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. It notes internal use, price of 75 cents, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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