New Castle News Company Details and Contact
New Castle News in Pennsylvania outlines its operations and contact details. The notes list offices on Sycamore Street and Apple Alley with managers Bert Wells and editors aligned with Mrs. George K E Treadwell and Fred L Rentz. Subscription rates are shown as weekly and yearly, with telephones for rooms and business office.
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the News Company
George KE. Treadwell
Fred L. Rentz
Frea L. Renta
Bert Wells
Baditor
Man of the Hour staged to probe political influence at the opera house
The column promotes a Thursday performance of The Man of the Hour, a play shown in Pittsburg and praised for its depiction of political ring leadership. The plot centers on a boss and capitalist colluding for a perpetual franchise, with a youthful mayoral candidate who overrules them and exposes corrupt deals. The piece urges voters and thinkers to see the show or read the book bearing the same title.
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Opera House
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Union
Jwitch
Ave
Lawrence county backs local option in 1908 election
The Argus and Radical reports Lawrence county Republicans nominated Robert L. Wallace and Walter S. Reynolds for assembly pledged to local option and against Penrose. George T. Weingartner was named state senate hopeful for local option. Four delegates were elected to support a local option resolution. The piece contrasts Beaver county’s results and notes an anti-Penrose campaign, including Hartford P. Brown’s campaign expenses.
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Lawrence County
Argus
Radical
Beaver
Robert L. Wallace
Walter S. Reynolds
Assembly
Penrose
Beaver County
George T. Weingartner
State Senate
Local Option Association
Anti-Saloon League
anti-Penrose
Hartford P. Brown
anti-Penroses
Defeated by Unnamed Means Criticized by Authors
The passage charges that he spent nothing to sway votes yet was defeated by methods not creditable to respected professions. It notes controversy over why the defeat occurred and references good men who voted against him.
Limiting U S Court Powers and Rail Rate Injunctions
A Senate judiciary bill to curb federal court power seeks to curb injunctions over state rail rate laws. The piece cites North Carolina and other states where federal judges blocked state9 imposed low fare rules, undermining regional rail regulation. It argues for removing courts’ ability to block state authority.
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United States Senate
Judiciary Committee
Senator Overman
United States
North Carolina
Spring Fashion and Illness In Alices Diary
A comic poem fragment reports Alice enjoying spring attire then catching a cold. It contrasts sunny plans with a grim voice as she laments a stuffed head and indistinct speech while promising to wait for May blossoms.
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Alice
Detroit Free Press
Easter Paradox Hits Belleville Bank Cashier
In Belleville Wisconsin a bank cashier embezzled thirty thousand dollars in a vain bid to corner the limburger cheese market. He failed to profit and in despair drank.
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Belleville, Wis
The Clansman to Return at Opera House April 25
The Clansman with a New York cast returns to the opera house on April 25. The production emphasizes comedy romance and dramatic power, including scenes of the Ku Klux Klan, drawn from The Leopard's Spots and The Clansman. Ellery's Italian band concert slated for April 22 at the opera house showcases the Italian musical heritage.
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Opera House
New York
Metropolitan
Taddeo di Girolamo
Ellery Band
Man of the Hour to Star at Opera House April 23
The article previews the theater scene with George Broadhurst as author of The Man of the Hour to be staged next Thursday in the opera house by a strong cast. It also notes ongoing acts at Star Family theatre featuring Whalley and Whalley and performers like Miss Lucy Wulfken
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George Broadhurst
Clyde Fitch
Mr. Broadhurst
Mr. Wright
Nancy Brown
Jones
Smith
Duluth
Opera
Star Family Theatre
Whalley
Lucy Wulfken
Venus
Albertia
Samson
Flossie Chard
Merry widow themes and political boss talk in local chatter
The piece riffs on social schemes and reform, mentioning widows pensions, a Cincinnati street car conductors divorce plea, and John Tener resisting bossism. It critiques new laws, Easter prices, Emma Goldman’s stance, and everyday habits, closing with bleak fruit prospects in Mercer county and looming Loais flows.
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John K. Tener
Acheson
Washington County
Tener
Opera House Set for April 22 Matinee and Night
Rival acts stand alone in their class as the program heads to the opera house on Wednesday April 22 with both a matinee and a night performance scheduled.
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Opera House
Doomsday Vaudeville Spectacle Arrives With Big Hype
A new production titled Doomsday arrives in the city as the ninth wonder of the world. It features elaborate mechanical, scenic, and electrical apparatus and a team of expert electricians. The show opens with a New York morning scene and includes acts Stemm and LeGrange Happy Hal Price Willard Stanfear and John and Sadie Adams in a varied vaudeville bill.
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New York
John
Sadie Adams
Mercer Press and Local Notes Include Odd Claims and Opinions
A jumble of brief items reflects local views and odd anecdotes. Mentions of a Mercer Press quote, onion popularity, a prophecy about grass, school board experience, a man fined for trout, and Philadelphia lawyers allegedly seeking high license fees. Comments from Bert Camblin of Mt. Jackson reference Mt. Jackson social visits and Quincy Adams Sawyer.
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Bert Camblin
Mt. Jackson
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Aiding in Oratorio Work Promises Great Music Festival
The Coliseum will host concerts Thursday and Friday nights with local and out of town musicians. Steinway piano makers will loan a concert grand free of charge. John C. Ussher of Pittsburg and four Mozart Club tenors will join the Messiah chorus. Handel Oratorio Society of New Castle was discussed at a New York gathering.
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Coliseum
Paul Browne Patterson
New York
John C. Ussher
Pittsburg
Mozart Club
Evan Williams
Handel Oratorio Society of
New Castle
Lewis Accused Of Assuming Power Exceeding Office
The dispute centers on Francis Feehen's independent scale decision in District No. 5 for Mercer Butler Beaver and Armstrong counties. Miners claim he acted outside the miners and operators scale committees, ousting 600 workers from the United Mine Workers and threatening district operations through March and April meetings. Developments hinge on whether operators and miners can form a year scale and restore union compliance.
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Feehen
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Mercer-Butler
Indianapolis
Mitchell
Francis Feehen
Moorehead Building
Pittsburg
Feeden
Beaver
Butler
Mercer
Armstrong
Grove City
Examination for Four Letter Carriers in New Castle
The United States civil service commission announces an examination to fill clerk and carrier positions at the New Castle post office. The test will be held in this city on May 20. All applications must be filed by April 29 or be rejected.
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United States Civil Service Commission
New Castle
Manuel negotiates Franco to return as Portuguese premier
King Manuel of Portugal negotiates with former Premier Franco to leave Genoa and resume governance of Portugal. The monarch believes no other leader can adequately govern the country.
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Paris
Manuel
Franco
Genoa
Lisbon
Portugal
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