News Company Announces Publication Address and Directors
The News Company at Corner Sycamore Street and Apple Alley in New Castle Pa lists owners Mrs George Treadwell and Fred L Rentz with Bert Wells as manager. Editor invites county correspondence on public interest. Notices instruct sending checks and drafts to The News Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore Street
Apple Alley
the News Company
George &. Treadwell
Fred L. Rentz
Frea L. Rents
Bert Wells
Chiensee E
Notich
New Castle
License Court Reform Sparks License Fee Debate in Philadelphia
Analysis shows reorganization of the Philadelphia license court dropped a rule requiring sworn disclosure of attorney fees in license cases. Without the rule applicants can pay high fees and influence costs. The old rule, dating to 1906 under Judges Sulzberger and Von Moschzisker, demanded full disclosure of all representatives and payments before hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Atttorney
Lawrence County
Porter
Sulzberger and
von Moschzisker
Maryland Governor Signs Telegram Filing Time Bill
Governor Crothers signs a bill requiring all Maryland telegrams to show filing time. The piece notes possible passage in Pennsylvania next year and argues for interstate commission standardization to improve telegraph efficiency. It claims recipients need filing times to judge message speed and fairness of rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crothers
Maryland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Habgood Expected as Next Speaker in Republican Rise
Post primaries predict Robert P. Habgood of Bradford will become speaker, aligning with Republican leaders and the Penrose circle. The forecast notes Habgood would act directly and faithfully on the party dictates and Knorning era guidance in the state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Machine
Robert P. Habgood
Bradford
Habgood
Senator Penrose
Knorning
Habgood Named Delegate At Large From Pennsylvania
The big four who will represent Pennsylvania as delegates at large in the Republican national convention include Habgood. He rose from obscurity to lead a county representatives group and later chaired the house while opposing local option. His alleged lack of independence is cited as reason for the honor and for becoming a speaker next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Habgood
Bradford
Emery
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Penrose and Company
Indignities of hand me downs and aging outfits
A fragmented verse piece laments sharing older brother Alferd's clothing from pants to underwear as he grows, plus a stray note on a measles recovery. The passage shifts to a collage of one liners about a circus, a lid ballot, a comical breach-of-promise scene, and a centenarian slated to wed again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alferd
Harper’s Magazine
The Man of the Hour and The Clansman At The Opera House
The Man of the Hour by George Broadhurst plays Thursday April 23 at the opera house. The plot centers on graft driven politics and a mayoral conflict over a railway franchise. The Clansman production follows with Franklin Ritchie leading Ben Cameron and Eugenie Hayden starring Elsie.
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George Broadhurst
Opera House
New York
Chicago
Dallas Wainwright
Gibbs
William A. Brady
Joseph R
George H. Brennan
Franklin Ritchie
Ben Cameron
Eugenie Hayden
Elsie
Mr. Ritchies
Miss Hayden
Louis Mann
Hoch the Consul
Silas Lynch
James J. Ryan
Barry Maxwell
Uncle Nelse
Doomsday Ends Long Running Vaudeville Run At Cascade
Grismer company finishes stay at the Savoy Theatre in New York along with cast including Lionel Adams and J R Armstrong. The Cascade vaudeville house closes its four act production Doomsday praised as the ninth wonder of the world with spectacular scenic and electrical effects drawing large crowds.
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Grismer
Savoy Theatre
New York
Lionel Adams
J. R. Armstrong
Louis Hendricks
Horrigan
Boss
Felix Baney
Ethel Brandon
Ruby Bridges
Jane Aubrey
Ee Buterfield
Murdock McQuarrie
Cascade Vaudeville Theatre
Community notices and statewide developments in Pennsylvania
Arbor day activities and upcoming circus season are noted along with local mowing, painting, and trolley line talks. In Allegheny county 10 000 Democrats vote Republican in the recent primary. Statewide efforts to protect song birds and a new Mormon church in New Hamburg Mercer county are reported. Franklin approves a 260000 bond for a water plant. Since March 1 Pennsylvania added 54000 acres to forestry reserves, Meadville carpenters keep last year’s wage scale, Neshannocks to Eastbrook fishing yields poor luck, and the state National Guard will be equipped with US Magazine rifles model 1903 replacing Krag rifles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
State of
Pennsylvania
United States Magazine
Various Local Notes and Quips From Reading and Nearby
A column of brief items covers local oddities and opinions. It mentions police whiskers in Reading Pa, a New York ballgame incident, dandelion harvesters, spring scents, auto menace to roads, rising bicycle thefts in New Castle, reactions to Harry Thaw, a fire on Neshannock Avenue, and Butler County prohibitionists weighing a party paper publication.
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Reading
Butler County
When We Were Friends shines in Macauley production
The Comedy drama praised as a season favorite closes with a farewell engagement on April 25. William Macauley leads a well chosen company with brilliant scenic and electrical effects hailed by press and public. Friday April 24 night show expected to be sold out at Genkinger Theatre.
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Macauley
Patton
William Macauley
Genkinger
No Hats at Handel Festival for Ladies and Audience
The Handel Society announces no hats for women at the Thursday and Friday music festival. Chorus members will leave wraps in designated areas while the amphitheater is completed and rehearsals are set at the Coliseum tonight.
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The
Handel Oratorio Society
Festival of Music
Star Theater crowd cheers for Whalley Whalley and Alberta
Heavy applause and encores mark the Star theater performances. Whalley and Whalley are praised as the best musical team yet seen. Miss Wulfken amazes with contortion feats while Alberta performs hair and head strength stunts culminating in a hair carried human merry go round.
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Star Theater
Whalley
Wulfken
Venus
New Castle
Alberta
Samson
Aged woman hurt after fall at Sharon home
An 83 year old woman, Anna Rice, suffered severe injuries after a fall down stairs at her Sharon residence. Authorities may classify the incident as potentially fatal while she receives care. Dickson & Co. hardware promotes Sherwin-Williams paints for home projects.
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Sharon
Anna Rice
Ellery band to perform two great concerts at the opera house
The Ellery band, 50 Italian musicians, tops the season in New Castle with matinee and evening shows. Critics praise its unrivaled musical ability and worldwide tour as it embarks on an eighth annual itinerary. Dickson Co. Hardware.
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Ellery Band
Royal Italian
Opera House
New Castle
Quaker Health Remedies Proved To Aid Many Ailments
A Quaker Health teacher touring Ft Wayne Indiana demonstrates Quaker Herb Remedies and Oil of Balm curing rheumatism indigestion constipation and related conditions according to testimonials. Mrs Miller and Charles Killian cited recovery after short use with prices listed and sale at J C Wallace’s drug store.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Charles Killain
Spy Run Avenue
J. C. Wallace
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Bell
Citizens
Lusk
Youngstown
Salem
Ore
Middletown
N. Y
Cascade Vaudeville
Channing Ellery
England
France
Germany
Washington
District of Columbia
Roy. Pein
Wilmington
New Ham
Burg
Mercer County
Franklin
Clinton
Potter Counties
Meadville Carpenters
Neshannocks
Here
Eastbrook
Piso
Letters of Credit
T’s
Boston Transcript
Harry Thaw
Neshannock Avenue
Citizens National Bank
Corner Mill
Washington Streets
Sherwin-Williams
Dickson & Co
Floorlac, the Great
Central Park Lawn
Patterson Stationery CO
Roy F. Brandon
W. A. Brady
Jos. R. Grismer
U. S
la Follette
Ev’ng
Macauley & Patton
Cat Ees
Ascadt South Mill ST
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