Street Department Employee Names Read In Select Council
Street Commissioner Barteaux presented the department list of workers and their assignments for July 20. The full roster, organized by ward, names W W Simpson and others, plus contracting teams and cart crews from New Castle Contracting, with William McDonald as assistant street commissioner.
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Barteaux
Select Council
Cukerbraum
W. W. Simpson
W. Davis
George Dyer
W. H. Everhart
Paul Pander
Charles Hindeman
Joseph Boyd
William Sullivan
August Bensick
W. B. Koonce
Robert McKee
William McDonald
Jeff Bender
Peter White
Samuel Mitchell
John Travis
John Hergenroder
James Clark
Patrick Sayers
Joseph McAnnis
Assessors Extras Vex Finance Committee
The finance committee of councils refused to approve an assessor W N Aiken bill for 75 dollars for 25 days of overtime work. They noted transfers since books closed and said those who moved property could seek other authorities for relief. Final disposition awaits a future council or committee meeting.
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Finance Committee
Councils
W. N. Aiken
Ohio saloons shrink as tax rolls drop
Ohio auditor records show 458 fewer saloons in the state by July and a revenue shortfall of 897207.19 since January. Despite the decline, total revenue from the Aiken tax year to date exceeds 1905 by 4909950.12, due to the higher tax rate on the remaining establishments. The drop results from local option votes and saloonkeepers failing to earn enough to pay the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Powers to Marry Fair Financeer
Caleb Powers who arrived for the Chautauqua is said to plan a fall marriage to a Kentucky woman who financed his lecture tour. An interviewer asked about the Goebel killing. Powers says Henry Youtsey, now a life prisoner, is the one held responsible for the crime.
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H.O
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Goebel
Henry Youtsey
Powers
Central Fire Dept. Cuts Response Time in Mall Kitchen Fire
Sparks fell on the roof of a mall kitchen at 274 West Lincoln Avenue the home of Benjamin Jordan. Central Fire Dept. was called at 9 a.m. Saturday and extinguished the blaze with a bucket of water before arrival. The one mile run took five minutes.
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a @mall
Benjamin Jordan
Lincoln Avenue
Central Fire Department
Imperial Gearless Motor Washer company formed in Grove City
A corporation named Imperial Gearless Motor Washer company organized at Grove City with capital stock of 25000. Directors include Benjamin Spearman W M Bashline W S S McKay from Grove City and H H Lang from Slippery Rock, who serves as president. W S McKay is manager and treasurer. Plant to be erected in Grove City.
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Imperial Gearless Motor Washer Company
Grove City
Benjamin Spearman
W. M. Bashline
W. S.S. McKay
H. H. Lang
Slippery Rock
W. S. McKay
Beulah Park Hosts C M A Convention
Christian and Missionary Alliance members in this city announce the opening of the Beulah park convention on August 7 to be attended by several New Castle residents. Beulah park lies eight miles from the Cleveland public square and is reachable by trolley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Beulah Park
New Castle
Cleveland Public Square
Few Deaths in City Weeks Long Silence
In New Castle the city has seen few deaths for several days. Infant mortality remains surprisingly low with not a single baby dying within city limits over the entire week.
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New Castle
Wampum Social Notes Tie Visits and Ball Game
Wampum residents host visitors from New Castle Pittsburg Moravia and Cascade Park. Misses Shoaff Gray Frew and Hickey travel guests include Drs Medard Harris and Mrs Maloney. Wampum baseball team to Zelienople Saturday August 8 after 15 to 7 win three weeks ago.
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Margaret Hickey
Pittsburg
Harry Stiglitz
Natrona
Susie
Alice Gray
Moravia
Pearl Frew
New Castle
Lulu Marshall
Wampum B
Nellie Ray
William Maloney
Emma Miller
Drs. Medard and
Harris
Mt. Clemens
Joanne
Margaret Shoaff
Gertrude Black
Madge Shuler
Wampum Baseball Club
Zelienople
Two MURDERERS EXECUTED IN SAN QUENTIN YARD
John Siemsen and Louis Dabner leaders of a San Francisco gang were hanged at San Quentin for the Munakata murder. They were linked to the deaths of Pfitzner and Freide and to a bank robbery, after a series of killings and a cashier wounded.
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United Press
San Francisco
John Siemsen
Louis Dabner
San Quentin
Pty Munakata
Giemsen
Dabner
John Pfi
First Service by Rev. Holland at Second Baptist Church
The new pastor Rev. Holland preaches his introductory sermon "The Love and Fear of God" at 3 pm Sunday. Leaders aim to raise $100 with offerings at services. He presides at the morning covenant meeting at 11 am and leads the 7:45 pm communion service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
Holland
Physicians Seek State Hospital for Inebriates
Physicians led by the Pennsylvania Medical association campaign for a state hospital for inebriates. Counties unite to push the plan and a bill with signed county petitions will be proposed when the legislature convenes.
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Pennsylvania Medical Association
Seeking homes for 200000 Hungarians
Father V. Kovacs of New York arrives in Winnipeg as emissary of Pope Pius X and Emperor Francis Joseph to study land conditions in Western Canada. He aims to colonize 200000 Hungarian farmers, hoping to ease US immigration tensions due to harsh conditions in refugee camps.
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Winnipeg
Man
Father V. Kovacs
New York
Pius X
Francis Joseph
Austria
Canada
Hungary
Father Kovacs
United States
Local visitors and guests list from Butler area
Mrs Lizzie Strong of Bradford visits her mother Mrs Walker. Mrs F E Barnhart and daughter Ethel visit Butler. Dr and Mrs J L Christie are business visitors at Pittsburg. Mr and Mrs S A Stright of North Braddock visit J C McCandless. Esther Barnhart of Beaver Falls visits grandfather Rudolph Barnhart. Mr and Mrs Walter Duncan of East Butler visit George Duncan family. Mrs and Miss Bell of Butler entertained by sister in law Mrs Eleanor Graham. Mr and Mrs George Hare of Beaver Falls and their three children visit sister Mrs John Watson. Rev and Mrs Sparling and Ruth spend two weeks in Buffalo New York with Sparling relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Strong
Bradford
Walker
F. E. Barnhart
Ethel
Butler
J. L.christie
Pittsburg
S. A. Stright
North Braddock
J. C. McCandless
Esther Barnhart
Beaver Falls
Rudolph Barnhart
Walter Duncan
East Butler
George Duncan
Miss Bell
Eleanor Graham
George Hare
Removal Notice Shifts McBride Real Estate Office
The real estate and insurance office of Quincy A. McBride has moved to 61 percent East Washington Street. The office will reopen for business Monday August 3 1908 and can be reached by Bell phone number 285.
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Quincy A. McBride
Washington Street
Bell
Special Lots On Sale Monday Morning At Great Discounts
A catalog of bargains featuring Basement Women s two piece dresses 50c sale price assorted belts 5c cotton charlies at 2c yard and 10c sheets 5c gauze and 124c yard laces and insertions 5c yard printed lawns 4c yard plaid cotton crash 3c yard and other fabrics with many items priced well below regular values.
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Dresden
Barnsley
Art Linens and Quilts Sale with Deep Reductions
Reductions on a wide range of fine linen items including drawn work embroidery Mt. Millick pieces and colored silk embroidered textiles. Prices cut on towels napkins damask items and quilts with sale figures from 23c to $4.75 per piece and multiple bulk discounts across Swedish and German fabrics. Center displays showcase bargains on center aisle tables.
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Mt. Millick
City Hall Officials Plan Months of Absences
Mayor Harry J. Lusk and City officials will depart for vacations across the northern states this month. Lusk and Mrs. Butler will stay at Forget-Me-Not cottage at Geneva on Monday. Alderman Green will cover city desk at Central for two weeks. Hughes and Clerk Marquis will visit SCC Michigan for fishing and boating. Electrician Devlin and Mrs. Devlin depart for Detroit August 16 to attend the International Association of Municipal Electricians convention, then proceed to Klinger Lake for several weeks.
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Harry J. Lusk
Lyman C. Hughes
City
William §. Delvin
Hugh Marquis
Lusk
B. F. Butler
Geneva
Lake Erie
O. H. P. Green
Central
Hughes
Marquis
SCC
Michigan
Lake State
Devlin
Detroit
Mich
International Association of Municipal Electricians
Klinger Lake
More Appropriations for Mercer County Schools
Mercer County schools receive an increased state appropriation of 7.5 million dollars, up from 5.5 million, with the rise funding higher teachers salaries. The county teachers institute is set for the week starting August 31, while many instructors are on vacation or touring Europe.
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Sharon
Mercer County
Harrisburg
Europe
Regular Army Man Walks Across United States
New York August 1 Sergeant Walsh a U S army on fur lough from Presidio walked into the mayor's office after completing a San Francisco to New York trek in 63 days 23 hours claiming a record. He said the walk was a wager and that he lost 50 pounds with plans not to repeat it for $100000. He described crossing a narrow trail 9 inches wide at 10000 feet and said he was snow blind from sun on snowcapped peaks.
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New York
San Francisco
Walsh
United States Army
Presidio
Italians Plan Sept 7 Parade and Fireworks in Grove City
Italian residents of Grove City Mercer and Butler counties plan a monster celebration September 7 with parades illuminations and fireworks. Grove City and Pascarella bands from Youngstown will participate and New Castle’s uniformed society may join the parade. Local businessmen will be asked to contribute to costs and boost foreign-born engagement.
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Grove City
Mercer
Butler
Pascarella
Youngstown
New Castle
Former New Castle Teacher Delivers Sabbath Address
Mrs Anna Arbuckle formerly of New Castle and a high school teacher gave an address in the M E church to a large audience Sunday evening. She is visiting her sister Mrs VanHorn in Balm and returns to work Thursday. Her niece Miss Ethel Van Horn accompanies her.
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Anna Arbuckle
New Castle
Mercer County
Anna Arebuckle
New Haven
John Thompson
William Hutchinson
Market Street
Gladys Smith
Joseph Howard
Georgia Court Rules Mail Solicitation For Whisky Illegal
Judge Richard B. Russell and the Georgia court of appeals hold that soliciting orders by mail for whisky or other intoxicants in Georgia is a crime. The ruling applies to individuals and corporations regardless of origin and was issued with full court concurrence.
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Atlanta
Richard B. Russell
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia
Tin mills close at South Sharon due to bar shortage
Sharon Pa Aug 1 Eight of the twenty hot mills at the South Sharon tin plant of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company shut down today because of a scarcity of steel bars. It is expected they will resume operation next Monday morning.
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Sharon
South Sharon
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Regular hot mill crews report dates at Shenango works
Regular hot mill crews on mills Nos. 1 to 20 will report for duty on Monday August 3 1908. Mills Nos. 21 to 80 will be idle for one week starting Monday August 3 1908. American Sheet & Tin Plate Co announces the schedule with an official notice from E. Pyle.
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Shenango Works
American Sheet & Tin Plate CO
Pyle
Fancy Ribbons Special Lots on Sale at Bargain Prices
Lot 1 Narrow Plaid and Variegated Ruffle Ribbons 8c and 10c values 4c a yard. Lot 2 Plaid and Dresden Taffetas plain colors and stripes 12 42c 15c and 20c values 8c a yard. Lot 3 Fancy Ribbons worth 24e and 35e yard 12 2e. Liberty Latins Gauze Ribbon double faced satin rich stripes pl aids 4 to 7 inches wide 45e to 76c a yard 23e a yard.
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Dresden
Lottex Liberty
Household Requisites on Sale With Ammonia and Soap
A sale offers 10c bottles of extra strength Ammonia for 5c and 15c Violet Ammonia for 10c. 5e packages Miller's Powerine for 3c and 5e Kirk's Snowberry Toilet Soap for 2c. Radax items 4c, 8c and 15c per package. 15c Witch Hazel bottles for 10c. Miller's Naptha Soap 344c per cake. Heise and other seasonable goods will be featured all week with updates in this column.
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Miller
Powerine
Kirk
New Bridge Project Underway in New Wilmington
A work crew began constructing a stone bridge over McClure run on West Water street, replacing a narrow 5 foot span with a 14 foot opening. New Wilmington now boasts three modern bridges expected to meet demand for years.
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New Wilmington
McClure Run
West Water Street
Ramsey
Slippery Rock
George W. Perkins
Howell T. Getty
Prof. Scaglione
J. W. Buckham
Slippery Rock Creek
Buckham
Bishop Canevin Seeks Summer Collection for St Pauls Orphans
Following an official request to clergy and laity of the Pittsburg diocese, the mid-summer collection for St Pauls orphans asylum will be taken up at masses tomorrow. Churches with July 15 16 picnic booths are exempt. Contributions should be sent to Rev M Lynch treasurer Idlewood Pa.
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Canevin
Pittsburg
St. Paul's Orphans’ Asylum
M. Lynch
St. Paul's Asylum
Idlewood
Moody meetings at Kinsman set for August dates
Dates for the annual Moody meetings at Kinsman Ohio are fixed for Saturday and Sunday August 15 and 16. Dr. A C Dixon will lead the event and Prof C C Case will conduct the singing drawing large crowds from nearby New Castle and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Kinsman, O
New Castle
A. C. Dixon
C. C. Case
Sturgeon-Ewing Reunion Planned at New Galilee Home
Invitations are issued for the Sturgeon Ewing reunion to be held this year at the home of Dr S D Sturgeon of New Galilee on Thursday August 27.
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New Galilee
Sturgeon-Ewing
S. D. Sturgeon
New Thursday
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Central Fire Dept
Eeeeveeeveeens
U. S
TIN Mills
Vera Getty
Jessie Elliott
John Wright
Getty
John V. Thompson
The
Postoffice
Clinton White
Stoneboro
H. E. Barr
Joseph Hunter
Ww. Co. T. U
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Mitchell
Indian Run
Neshannock Falls
Ben Kaufeerier
Johnston
Allegheny
Fruit
Stella Conway
William Criss
David Allen
Jack Thorne
A. Cc
J. B. Pyle
Hope Residence
Town
Robert Totten
Maxwell
W. W. Cox
Kinsman, C
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