Indignant Rocco Racco Denies Murder Alibi Claims
Rocco Racco jailed awaiting trial for Deputy Houk murder rails at reports of his wife in need. He says a pawned watch and $20 claimed by Mrs. Racco prove nothing and vows to prove his whereabouts and produce witnesses to establish an alibi. He accuses Joe Cutrone and Fred Serace of lying about the case. He denies killing a man in the old country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocco Rocco
Seeley Houk
Serace
Cutrone
Lawrence County
Rocco
Old Country
Typhoid Fever Strikes Hickory Township Youth
Melville Jordan son of William Jordan of Hickory township was taken to Shenango Valley Hospital yesterday suffering from typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Jordan
Williamordan
Hickory Township
Shenango Valley
Woodmen Honor Leaving Member With Leather Pocketbook
W. G. Davis of Bartram avenue, soon moving to Aliquippi, received a surprise from Modern Woodmen members led by Fred Warnock. After sociable hours he accepted the gift, thanking the Lodge for the friendship. Davis will become head blacksmith at the Jones-Laughlin company in Aliquippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Davis
Bartram Avenue
Aliquippi
Foresters
Davis
Fred Warnock
Mr. Davis
Jones-Laughlin Company
Pioneer merchant Andrew McKinney visits family in town
Andrew McKinney of Clarksville visits his son Robert McKinney and daughter Mrs W T Burns. A pioneer Lawrence County merchant, he ran a mercantile business at Plaingrove for more than 25 years. He is now 84 and still hale and hearty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew McKinney
Clarksville
Robert McKinney
W. T. Burns
McKinney
Lawrence County
Plaingrove
Old Timers' Picnic Committee Badges Mailed
Badges for members of Old Timers' picnic committees have been mailed, enclosed in a souvenir. If not received, please notify the committee.
Elizabth Newman Child Buried In Hoysdale
Elizabeth Newman died Sunday at Hazel Dell aged two and a half after a weeks long bout with whooping cough. She was laid to rest Monday in Hoysdale following services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Elizabeth
Thomas Newman
Hazel Dell
Hoysdale
Mahoning and Shenango Railway Wins 25 Ticket Deal Extension
After a long battle in Youngstown the Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light company won passage of an ordinance extending its franchise 13 years to 25 years. The extension offers 25 tickets per dollar universal transfers and a partial service guarantee. Mayor Craver signaled likely veto citing inadequate citywide fare and transfer controls and demanded future line transfers and a formal schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Mahoning & Shenango Railway and Light Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Park and Falls
Craver
Pastaco Studio Offers 25 Photos For 25 Cents
Patrons are invited to Pastaco photos at 25 cents each, with quick daylight sessions at 65 East Washington Street. The Patterson Stationery Co. promotes Pastaco's natural look and urges crowds to visit soon for portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastaco
East Washington Street
Patterson Stationery Co
Big Convention of Merchants to Be Here Soon
Invitations to the 12th annual convention of the Retail Merchants Association go out for September 1 2 and 3 in this city. Several hundred delegates are expected. A committee of ten from the Retail Grocers Association and the Businessmen's Exchange handles arrangements. Sessions are to be held in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants’ Association
Retail Grocers’ Association
Businessmen’s Exchange
W. E. Patterson
Edward O’brien
Ur. Will Neff
Jere Blucher
Howard Munnel
Aged Wanderer Found in Toledo to be Brought Home
George Gibson, an aged resident of this city, was found wandering the streets of Toledo in a dazed condition Monday. He is thought to be of unsound mind and one of his sons went to bring him home after Chief of Police Gilmore received word of his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gibson
Toledo
Gilmore
Asters Attract Attention On Walnut Street
J. T. Gleason of Walnut street raises a bed of imported asters that draw notice for their large four inch blossoms and a range of shades. The flowers are likely the finest asters in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Gleason
Walnut Street
Camping at Brady Lake Reported by White and McBride
William White and wife with Robert McBride and daughter Myra camp at Brady Lake Ohio. They were visited Sunday by Miss Fanny McBride who returned home this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William White
Robert McBride
Myra
Brady Lake
Fanny McBride
Stillman Buys Fine Residence From Dry Goods Merchant
E. Smith sold a house he erected in the Cherryhurst addition to John Sudman, a dry goods merchant, for a cash price of 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillman
S, E. Smith
Cherryhurst
John Sudman
Col 'Deraton
Mather Bros Grand Clearance Sale Specials
Mather Bros Co lists weekly clearances including Elgin watches with 20 year cases, Roger Bros and Reed and Barton knife sets, triple plate flatware, cut glass bowls and sugar with cream, Gorham writing paper, and Thermos bottles. Located at 113 East Washington Street, wholesale and retail jewelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Rilee Oreo Hi
Roger Bros
Reed and Barton’s
Gorham
Mather Bros, CO
East Washington Street
Pittsburg Child Breaks Arm While Playing
Emily daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Pitzer of Pittsburg street slipped and fell last Friday breaking her left arm at the wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily
Hillsville Train Tragedy Claims Austrian Worker
An Austrian workman about 40 at the Carbon quarries in Hillsville was killed when struck by a string of donkey-engine cars on a track. He stepped on the track near a curve and was unable to hear a warning due to nearby noise. He died hours later in Youngstown hospital. identified only by check number, reportedly leaving a wife and family in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsville
Youngstown
Lowellville
Austria
Funeral for Mrs. Clara Shaffer Held in Ellwood City
Mrs. Clara Shaffer died Sunday after long illness with malaria and typhoid fever. Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church by Rev. W. A. Renton. Interment followed at Locust Grove cemetery. She left two daughters Erma Scott of Park Gate and Clara at home, plus a brother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Clara Shaffer
W. A. Renton
Locust Grove
John Shaffer
Corrine
Shaffer
Methodist Church
Ladies of the Maccabees
Erma Scott
Park Gate
Clara
Edward McGaffie
Toronto
Big Marching Clubs Forming in Youngstown Parade
Thousands of dollars are raised for the Taft campaign in Youngstown with plans for a vast parade. Major manufacturers including United States Steel and Republic Iron & Steel fund uniforms for marching clubs, aiming for about 20 000 uniformed participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Youngstown
United States Steel Corporation
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Joe Trax Prepares Brass Cannon for National Encampment
Joe Trax shines his brass cannon as he readies for travel to the national encampment in Toledo. He plans to showcase the display at the event and joins fellow members in preparation duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Trax
Toledo
Mother's Guide to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A maternal guide urges using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for teen girls showing sluggish thoughts headaches dizziness fatigue and withdrawal. It claims the remedy aids the body during the coming change and has helped three generations progress from girlhood to womanhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A letter from Ellen M Olson of Kewanee Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her backache sideache and regulating her periods after doctors advised an operation. The ad claims thirty years of the remedy helping thousands of women with displacements inflammation uterine issues and related symptoms and invites letters for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Olson
Ellen M. Olson
North East Street
Kewanee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Trunk Mystery Disappointment is Also Gone in Ellwood
Ellwood police officer Samuel Parker found a rusty trunk on Hazel Dell bridge and paid 50 cents to move it for inspection. A crowd feared a dead body but revealed a kit of bridge repair tools. the trunk was returned to the bridge with town workers assisting, ending the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Ellwood
Samuel Parker
Hazel Dell
Parker
John Hossler
Citizens urge action on old school house in Ellwood City
Ellwood City residents say the Crescent avenue and Tenth street school building needs attention. They report it is not locked, windows are broken, and the structure is deteriorating except for a band practice room that remains in good condition. They urge the town to care for the place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Crescent Avenue
Tenth Street
Alarm clock sought to curb late hours in Ellwood City
Locals plan to buy an alarm clock for a young man who wandered home after midnight near Franklin avenue. Friends tracked him to Summit avenue and aim to help him avoid troubling family by arriving earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Franklin Avenue
Summit Avenue
Ro wdy Elements Stir Ellwood City Streets
Ellwood City on August 18 reports say a noisy rowdy element has grown bold and strolled streets at night. A Sunday incident near Lawrence avenue and Sixth street saw a man swing a razor and threaten another before a revolver-wielding bystander stopped the clash. Citizens, alarmed by the display, call for police protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Lawrence Avenue
Sixth Street
Eckles Arrives at Almogordo Feeling Well
Ellwood August 18 Eckles wires from Almogordo New Mexico that he has arrived safely and is feeling very well. Friends hope the dry southwest climate aids his full recovery and health restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Eckles
Almogordo
Ellwood
Fred C. Johnson
New Mexico
Eckles
Southwest
Peter Haus's Wife Ill In Ellwood City
Ellwood City notes Peter Haus faces family illness as his wife becomes very sick. Haus holds local garbage removal contracts and is a known figure in town, though his mood is down as the situation unfolds. The illness is serious but not considered alarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Peter Haus
Peter
Barn Fire Destroys Smiths Ferry Farm Barn After Lightning
Ellwood City area report says lightning struck the large Smiths Ferry barn owned by James Kirk. The structure burned rapidly after 11 pm, destroying a valuable building filled with hay and grain on the farm operated by W J Kirk for his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
W. J. Kirk
James Kirk
Smiths Ferry
Lightning strikes St. Agatha's bell tower in storm
Ellwood City reports a severe electrical storm on Monday morning damaged St. Agatha's Catholic church bell tower. The bell rack suffered a torn supporting pillar, the bell rang once as the strike hit, and the framework will need replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
St. Agatha’s Catholic
Wilson’s trip home with a matched team of four year olds
C W Wilson of New Wilmington returned home from Ellwood City accompanied by a fine matched team of four year old blacks he purchased in Beaver County. He will use the animals at his home in the northern part of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
C. W. Wilson
New Wilmington
M. D. McCarthy
Beaver County
Bnai B'rith Plans Fall Entertainment Series
The Independent Order of B'nai B'rith No 638 held a regular meeting in their hall and outlined plans for a fall entertainment program. They will announce their schedule soon with a War Cyclorama depicting the 81 war at the Butler fair August 25 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Independent
Order of
B’nai B'rith
Butler Fair
Cap Moon Arrested for Embezzlement in Ellwood City
Ellwood City reports Captain Moon former police chief arrested on embezzlement charges. He allegedly collected 75 dollars for back rent from H D Liebendorfer and did not remit the funds. Moon waived a hearing and remained in bail set by his constable bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Moon
Creighton G. Logan
O. H. P. Green
New Castle
H. F. Leibendorfer
H. D. Collingwood
Sixth Street
Liebendorfer
Captain Moon
Council
Martin Reiner
Jacob Krauter
Reiner
Board of Trade
Wild honey thrills Ellwood City men after bee tree harvest
I E Newton and neighbors A E Conners George Challis and Thomas and Harry News ton cut a bee tree that yielded about two patent bucketfuls of honey. They endured about 4000 stings apiece but prize the sweet harvest over the pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
I. E. Newton
A. E. Conners
George Challis
Thomas
Harry Newston
Local visitors list from Butler and surrounding towns
R S Lowry of Butler is in town on business. Jere Bender visited Pittsburg yesterday. Miss Bessie Whaley of New Castle visits today. Merl Black of New Castle visited yesterday. Miss Jennie Newton travels in Findlay Ohio. Miss Amy Hazen of New Brighton visits Miss Mary Butler for a few days. William Leichholtz of Zelienople spent yesterday with Alex Twentier. Minnie and Edna Keller of McKeesport visit their uncle Isadore Kraus. Mr and Mrs J D Barnhardt of New Castle visit here a few days. Lenora Marshall of New Castle returns home after visiting Miss Iva Shaner. Zelia Wahls of Evans City visits sister Mrs Alea Twentier for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Lowry
Butler
Jere Bender
Pittsburg
Bessie Whaley
New Castle
Merl Black
Jennie Newton
Findlay
Amy Hazen
New Brighton
Mary Butler
William Leichholtz
Zelienople
Alex Twentier
Minnie
Edna Keller
McKeesport
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Satuday
R. S. McCulloch & CO
Rocco Racco
Penies
Johnston's
wWrence Aye
Stritmater Store
M. V. CO
Gleason
Asters
Mather Bros. Co
Ance Sale
TRAX
Mother’s Guide
Scotch Woolen Mills CO
E. Washington St
W. M. Moss
Mgr
Ellwood City News
ST. Agatha’s
B’nai B’rith
CAP
Logan
Warerant
H. F. Lieben
Dorfer
Ellwood Personals
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