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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1908

Page

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Butler Sam Brown at the W. M. Brown Home in Court

Hugh Feeney and Sammy Brown were held for court on charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony at the residence of ex Lieutenant Governor William M. Brown. Each was bailed at $1,000 as witnesses noted many guests at the event.

Hugh Feeney Sammy Brown William M. Brown Alderman Green Marshall Commonwealth Samuel Foltz First National Bank Foltz Brown Sammy

County Schools Report Prepared by Superintendent

County Superintendent of Schools L Gilmore prepares annual report for Harrisburg. It will detail number of schools and teachers, wages paid, and other school matters with emphasis on township high schools' work in the past year.

Ounty L. Gilmore State Department Harrisburg

Horse Injured by Fall Into Sewer Near School

A gray mare owned by Liveryman George Lakey fell into an open sewer under construction above Croton Avenue near the school house Sunday at about 8 pm and was abandoned. Neighbors alerted Lakey, who arrived and sought the responsible drivers. The horse suffered no serious injuries.

George Lakey School House Croton Avenue Lakey

Fooled Robbers Arrested After Highway Robbery Charge

Constable from Alder man s Mayne s office arrested atz Seivel and Raxel Pate this morning on highway robbery charges. They were committed to jail for a later hearing. H. Bonsaskey reported being held up Sunday morning but had no money on him.

Atz Seivel Raxel Pate Mayne H. Bonsaskey Bonsasky

Missing manager hits Lawrence Savings and Trust case

Joseph Hittenberger former manager of the foreign department is missing after requesting a week’s vacation. Investigators report discrepancies starting at $15 and rising to nearly $400 with further alleged embezzlements. A German benevolent society and the bank’s surety cover some losses, while attempts to locate him continue amid notes of drinking and a peasant origin in Hungary.

Lawrence Savings and Trust Company Joseph Hittenberger Foreign Department Hittenberger Hungary Youngstown New Castle

Will McCandless On Tuesday Begins Health Officer Term

William McCandless, ex assistant city treasurer, starts Tuesday morning a three year term as city health officer. Mayor Lusk weighs whether Cyrus Horner, current health officer, should be on day or night police beat. Horner's seniority may force a night shift despite Lusk's wish for day duty. McCandless prepares to assume duties with Horner’s guidance before taking full charge.

William McCandless Lusk Cyrus Horner Horner McCandless

W C T U Convention At Ellwood City This Thursday

The W C T U of the city and county plans its semi annual convention at Ellwood City this Thursday. Trains leave at 8 24 am and 12 46 pm with executive board members taking the early train. The convention will run all day and cover important business.

Ellwood City Ellwood

Bicycle Stolen From Neshannock Avenue Porch

A bicycle owned by Tom Mears was stolen from the Mears residence porch on Neshannock Avenue early Saturday evening. No clue is available. Local thieves have been active, with about six bicycles stolen recently.

Tom W. S. Mears Mears Neshannock Avenue

Hail Storm Hits Eastbrook on Saturday Evening

M. W. Young of Eastbrook reports a severe hail storm passed over the area Saturday evening. Ground was covered by hail stones. Wheat suffered slight damage but no other damage occurred.

M. W. Young Nedit Eastbrook

Winter storms devastate farms and towns across multiple states

A severe snow hail storm crippled streetcar service in St Paul and caused widespread crop damage from Iowa to Nebraska. Reports describe Cairo Chicago and Paris dispatches of deadly cyclones and hail. Mississippi Alabama and Georgia face deaths and rail washouts as reliefs seek aid.

United Press Sioux City Iowa South Dakota Nebraska Helena Ark Mobile Ala Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Georgia Causeyville Meridan Miss Perry County Comer Fort Deposit

State Senate Candidate Files Expense Account

5S L White, candidate for state senate in the Lawrence-Beaver district, filed his expense account at the courthouse this morning showing total campaign costs of 397 dollars. He paid 150 dollars to the Republican county committee treasurer, 25 dollars to the local option committee treasurer, 213.10 dollars for newspapers, and 8.90 dollars for traveling. J B Haley, candidate for prothonotary, filed his account showing expenditures under 50 dollars.

L. White State Senate Lawrence-Beaver Court House Republican County Committee Local Option Committee J. B. Haley

New Castle Fire Department Adopts Summer Caps

Beginning today all paid members of the New Castle Fire Department wear lighter summer caps. The headpieces feature N. C. F. D. in silver and gold lettering on the front.

New Castle Fire Department

Roosevelt Moves To Four New Battle Fleet Plan

In Washington on April 27 the Senate’s naval debates reached a peak as supporters and opponents volleyed speeches over four MONSTER battleships. The administration faction led by Beveridge and Piles clashed with Hale and Aldrich backers who favor fewer ships. The debate, after two days of intense work, continued into a decisive third day with Senator Stone of Missouri opening the talks against the four battleship plan.

Washington United States Senate Beveridge Piles Hale Navy Committee Aldrich Financial Committee Stone Missouri

Viper at Bronx Zoo Donates Venom for Medical Serum

Bronx zoo officials seek to tempt a starving lancehead viper to eat. The snake refused food until a Sunday operation yielded venom used to replenish Lachesis serum, a key aid in treating nervous and mental conditions. Noted doctors Sinclair Smith and T C Robison observed.

New York Bronx Snyder Sinclair Smith T. C. Robinson San Francisco

Arm severed as gust toppled store case at Outlet Clothing

Edward Henderson, a clerk at Outlet Clothing, was badly injured during a rain storm when a wind toppled an exhibit case. He reached to catch it, severing an artery in his wrist and injuring hand ligaments. Doctors dressed the wound and he was sent to his home at 42 East Street.

Edward Henderson Outlet Clothing Company Henderson J. R. Cox Jesse Cooper East Street

Third Annual Lecture at Epworth Church

The Standard Bearers of the Epworth M E church host their third annual lecture this Thursday evening. Rev William Bramfield of Sharon will speak on What Makes a Man. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.

Epworth M. E. Church William Bramfield Sharon

Unity Club Banquet Marks End of Season

The unity club will conclude its winter sessions with the annual banquet Thursday evening in the College Dining hall in the Dean block. It will also be the annual meeting with officers to be elected.

Unity Club Oficers

Pennsylvania Bond Issue 1 Oversold by Underwriters

New York April 27. Subscriptions for the new Pennsylvania bond issue of 40 million dollars closed promptly after repeated oversubscriptions. Kuhn Loeb and Company said the subscription was its greatest ever. Bonds opened at 96 and rose to 99 amid strong demand and margin speculation. European allotment by Rothschild and Baring also over-subscribed.

United Press New York Pennsylvania Kuhn, Loeb and Company Wall Street Kuhn, Loeb London N. M. Rothschild and Sons Baring Bros. and Company

Fort Sumter Oil Well Reopens at Edenburg Field

James Stoner of Wallace Avenue notes the Fort Sumter well, drilled near the time Fort Sumter was attacked, is pumping strongly after recent cleaning by the New Castle and Buller company. The Edenburg field wells run about 300 feet deep with heavy lubricating oil. some earlier wells were as shallow as 160 feet, oil rising through rock fissures.

James §. Stoner Wallace Avenue Edenburg Fort Sumter New Castle and Buller Company

New Penitentiary May Be Erected

The state board of public charities recommends to Governor Stuart abandoning the Western penitentiary at Woods Run and building a new high altitude institution near Greater Pittsburgh. Poor surroundings and damp conditions are blamed for tuberculosis inside the prison. President Torrance says civic groups back the plan, based on an investigative report by R. W. Herbert.

State Board of Public Charities Stuart Woods Run Pittsburg Francis J. Torrance State Board of Charities R. W. Herbert

Afternoon Service Schedule At Tabernacle In South Jefferson

Rev S A Renicks will lead afternoon services at the Gospel tabernacle on South Jefferson street Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday A all day meeting will be held at Hoover Heights tabernacle Friday Speakers include J R Boddy of Lincoln Place Pa and S A Renicks Cc S Brooks pastor of First Christian church has accepted an invitation to address the Men s Missionary society at the Twenty second District Missionary convention in Newton Falls Ohio Tuesday evening

S. A. Renicks Gospel Tabernacle South Jefferson Street Hoover Heights

Miller to Attend Erie Conference Sermon Planned

Dr J H Miller of St John s Evangelical Lutheran church leaves Monday for Erie to attend the Erie conference of the Pittsburg synod at St Matthew s Evangelical Lutheran church. He will preach the conference sermon Monday at 8 PM.

J. H. Miller St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Erie Pittsburg St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church Miller

Raisuli Death Linked to Traitor Assassin Story

A historical dispatch reports the death of Raisuli the noted bandit as part of a broader crime narrative. The item mentions a drinking party near a cement plant and several arrests in New Castle, including Ed Norris’s denial of support for ten children and immediate discharge for all three suspects.

Raisuli New Castle Portland Cement Company Ed Norris Walter Norris Pat Smith Lusk William Rudesill North Hill Rudesill Joe Guthie Joe Toledo New Castle Junction Tony Ransick

Changes Planned on Police Force Reassignment

Mayor Harry Lusk plans broad police force changes to rotate officers off long held beats. Health Officer C. C. Horner and Ex-Chief Tom Spiers return to duty this week with Spiers likely moving to day work. Horner was recently reappointed.

Harry Lusk Lusk C. C. Horner Tom Spiers Spiers Horner

Reformed Presbyterian Church to Study Union Plan

The Presbyterian body plans a May 19 meeting in York Pennsylvania where a committee will study union with the United States Reformed Presbyterian Church. The move could spur creation of a single denomination amid decades of discussion. the church has about 260000 communicants and strong Pittsburgh ties.

Reformed Presbyterian Church United States General Synod York Pittsburg

80 Mile Trolley Run Connects Ohio Valley Route

The new Midland to Beaver trolley line will soon begin operation linking Morado Park and Freedom with Beaver East Liverpool Wellsville Steubenville to Wheeling and Moundsville over 80 miles. East Liverpool Traction pushes Midland Beaver construction with a Beaver Valley connection. Cars will run from Beaver Falls to Moundsville.

Midland Beaver Morado Park Freedom East Liverpool Wellsville Steubenville Wheeling Moundsville East Liverpool Traction Company Beaver Valley Traction Beaver Falls

New Pastor Expected This Week at Central Christian

Rev. R. H. Jordan accepted the call of the Central Christian congregation and is due to arrive this week to occupy the pulpit next Sunday morning and evening. He preached his farewell in Sistersville West Virginia and has secured a house on South Mill Street near Phillips Street.

R. H. Jordan Central Christian Congregation

Preparatory Services at Reformed Presbyterian Church

Preparatory services to communion will be held each evening this week at the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Rev. J S Martin will be assisted by J F McGaw of Sharon Il. Services begin daily at 1 45 oclock.

Reformed Presbyterian Church J. S. Martin J. F. McGaw Sharon

Girl Grace Stiles Vanishes From Youngstown Home

Nine year old Grace Stiles, daughter of prominent Youngstown residents, disappeared yesterday and police are pursuing leads as the case draws concern from the community.

Grace Stiles Youngstown

Tribesmen Waited Chance to Get Even

Tribal clash loomed as groups awaited a chance to retaliate after tensions flared. Authorities urged calm while communities prepared for possible confrontations amid mounting hostility.

Raisuli the Moroccan Bandit Assassinated in Tangier

Reports from Tangier confirm the death of Raisuli the famed Moroccan outlaw after years of resistance and kidnapping of Perdicaris. A sultan’s uneasy reign and international pressure framed his downfall with a $100000 ransom and immunity deals. An English concert manager sought him for vaudeville but Raisuli refused, deeming such humiliation unworthy.

United Press Paris Raisull Tangier Raisuli Morocco Perdicaris United States H Band Harry MacLean Sir Harry Shereef Sir Henry London England Sultan Abd- El-Hamid

Duc De Chaulnes Buried After Solemn Requiem

Paris reports the Duc De Chaulnes buried after a solemn high mass at St. Philippe Du Roule. The body was moved to Chateau Dampeirre for a service tomorrow before interment in the Campeirre mortuary chapel with his ancestors.

United Press Paris

School Children Killed and Injured by Falling Chimney

In Buffalo New York on April 27 a chimney from a building beside Public School No 35 collapsed into the yard. William Pinzel aged 14 was killed instantly while Hugh Quaherty and Leroy Hodges also 14 were seriously injured. Several children were buried but survived as debris was cleared. Pinzel's head was crushed.

Buffalo N. Y Willam Pinzel Hugh Quaherty Leroy Hodges

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Butler Sam Brown W. M. Brown Feeney Entertainment Sam Thore 8. B. Marshall Lawrence Club Savgs. & Trust CO Will M’candless Qoes Thurs Eastbrook Chicago Northwest ST. Paul Superior Wisconsin Comora Mozambique Channel Archiapelago Madagascar France Atlantic Southern Railway Washinton American Red Cross Society Senate Fire Department Roosevelt Naval Committee Tabernacle DR. Miller Presbyterian Ohio Valley ALL WE National
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