10 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
1
Officials issue a formal demand ordering seizure of Western Austria assets and postal holdings. The government asserts legal authority and outlines steps for compliance, amid ongoing financial and administrative disputes.
United Press reports labor tension as officials fear a walkout by 4000 Western Union and Postal Telegraph operators in New York and New Orleans. Talks with government officials ponder seizure of telegraph properties if a settlement fails before Monday night.
Officials from the New Castle Ported Cement company will brief the council Monday on a plan to occupy Cascade Street for a half million dollar cement plant. The company had sought abandonment of a street between County Line and Grandview, which was denied, and the new proposal aims to quarry the underlying stone with minimal traffic disruption for several years before potentially renewing the abandonment request.
Death record for Adonijah Beggs 72 New Bedford. Annie Jeback 8 days died on 559 Mo via street. Mrs Washington Collins 65 of Jarlansburg referenced in local notices.
Frank Alexander a grocer’s driver was struck on the head by a stone thrown during a creekside incident near Pittsburg street bridge. He was carried by ambulance after six men held him down as his condition, described as a raving delirium with a possible skull fracture, raised fears of a fatal outcome. The assailant’s identity is known to bystanders but not disclosed.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Collins aged 65 died at 2 a m Saturday in Harlansburg after a long illness from stomach inflammation. Survived by husband Washington, son John at home, brothers George R and Hiram of Washington county Reilly of New Mexico. sisters Levina and Mary Ellen of Pittsburg. Funeral Monday at 10 from Harlansburg Baptist church with burial in Harlansburg cemetery.
Antonio Luciano pressed a second robbery charge against Dominick Tortolando, a Black Hand member, before Alderman Ranney on Saturday morning.
A fair pattern dominates Western Pennsylvania with clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. Sunday should stay dry with light winds and comfortable temperatures across the region.
Land stables proprietor Io Paisley filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the local court. Assets total 5 841, liabilities 7 850, with mortgages and several notes to local creditors. He cites threatened executions and seeks relief under the $200 exemption law.
Prosecutions against local milk dealers are noted with authorities pursuing cases. Details on defendants, charges, and court action are not provided in the available text.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust released results of 75 milk samples from 67 local dealers showing 13 not meeting butter fat standards and facing possible prosecutions. Fifty four samples passed. others below standard. The July 9 to 11 tests in this city were supervised by Special Agents Miller and Billings and chemist James Evans.
Fred Carr paid a fine and costs after being charged with drunken and disorderly conduct by park policeman Dan Camp. The case was settled before Alderman Ranney on Friday evening.
Explosions in Essex Ontario near Detroit kill station agent and engineer and injure others as relief trains are dispatched. A second blast in Boulder Colorado injures about 100, with houses and freight cars destroyed and no fatalities reported. In Ridgway Pennsylvania a nitro glycerine blast wounds five freight crew members during a burglary encounter, with several workers seriously injured and one burglar possibly killed.
The Troop F rifle team from N G P will leave around 9 PM Saturday for Mt Gretna to attend the state school opening Monday for four or five days. The five expert shots are Captain J W Cunningham Fred L Baldwin Corporal Frank Moore Louis Brown and Louis Young.
Nicola Ali the alleged Black Hand leader arrested at the Fox quarries Hillsville by Detective Logan had a hearing before Alderman Morrison and was committed to jail for the September term. Prosecutor Antonio Tolano testified Ali extorted $30 under threat of violence. Several other charges are likely.
John Luchansky goes to Alderman Ranney to charge Joe Yaseak with assault and disorderly conduct and to seek surety of the peace. He alleges a dispute over a small bill led Yaseak to seize a hatchet and threaten to behead him.
Sharon teachers will not attend the annual county teachers institute in Mercer this fall. They will hold their own institute during the Christmas holidays. Districts with 50 or more teachers may conduct their own institutes, and Sharon now fits that category. Greenville also joins the county institute as planning proceeds.
Detective W H Medard of the Ma honing and Shenango Railway and Light company caused the arrest of Charles Rogan Walter Hammond William Dugan and Carl Mallory on a charge of malicious mischief. The youths pleaded guilty and paid the costs.
Mrs. E J Johnston of Pittsburg Street won the P H C prize chair at the annual Rock Springs picnic in West Virginia. Ticket No 867 was drawn and the result announced Saturday by the judge.
A report notes ongoing criticisms of a federal judge, detailing responses from court officials and implications for public trust in the judiciary. The piece analyzes tensions between judicial independence and accountability.
The speaker indicates willingness to discuss the matter with companies if needed and promises wholesale indictment of officials who fail to comply with provisions of the new statutes.
Governor Comer plans swift action to force railroads to comply with state railroad statutes modeled after the Southern, despite Federal Judge Jones's criticisms. He may indict company officials who resist, with discussion offered to any railroad officials wishing to meet. Judge Jones says the railroads were coerced from constitutional rights.
Stock is being solicited for a Greenville to Mercer street car line. Promoters G. W. Hilderbran of New York and S. D. Downs of Greenville report strong sales. If built the line may extend to connect with the Sharon Sharpsville railway.
A defective frog in the switch at East Long avenue and South Mill street caused several street cars to derail. Two cars left the rails for about half an hour each on Saturday morning and traffic was blocked three times on Friday. Repairs will be completed soon.
Rev Charles Steizle, head of the Presbyterian department of church and labor, called on pastors of about 11 000 churches in the United States to discuss aspects of the labor question on the Sunday before Labor Day.
Sheriff Waddington seized New Castle Amusement Company property under a Home Trust execution for 3000 dollars. It is to be sold at the Coliseum on August 17 unless stayed. Receiver W R McKee appointed, raising questions on sale validity during receivership and prior levy. The execution note relates to Sam F Marquis seeking relief from James E Mooney as an individual obligation.
Building operations across New Castle stall as contractors fail to hire enough bricklayers. Even with record wage scales, firms struggle to secure men, delaying summer projects and risking suspended work or lower grade labor.
John Young and his brother Con became involved in a lively street fight with two Italians on South Jefferson street. Assault and battery charges were filed by Maratinio Fizzone against John Young and Joe Clum against Con Young. The men pursued a dog, a rush and a blow occurred, a crowd gathered, and the Youngs call the information spiteful. A hearing is set for next Tuesday.
Jury finds the DuBois to New Castle wreck caused by running the engine backward. They deem gross negligence by the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad company led to the accident though officials testified the track and roadbed were perfect.
The commission of James O Paint er and Joe Smith as special policemen for the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad was filed at the registrar and recorder's office today.
Chancellor James R. Day denounces government action against Standard Oil as political abuse of courts and prosecuting power. He accuses the administration of using the judiciary to fuel demagogic anger and urges public judgment on court use in business cases while proposing a satirical third-term slate led by Bryan and Hearst.
Due to the Odd Fellows outing next Wednesday the New and Sharon game remains here rather than moving to Sharon. First pitch is at 2 o'clock. At 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Ellwood Forge of Ellwood City faces New Castle Independents for county championship. Postgame events follow at the ball grounds.
Ellwood City residents grow alarmed as new tube mills attract many foreigners. Fights and disorder increase amid rising tension between foreign workers and American laborers. A Wednesday night incident injured a hostler when a stray bullet hit his shovel, with foreigners blamed for the shooting.
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