Negro robber captured by detectives after New Castle Junction burglary
Detectives J W McCullough and George H Foulks nabbed Jim Johnston alias Frank Jackson a burly negro in a closed box car near New Castle Junction shortly after 1 am. He confessed to two house burglaries and shooting a watchdog and is held on 1000 bail awaiting further hearings and police coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McCullough
George H. Foulks
Johnston
Jim Johnston
Frank Jackson
New Castle Junction
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Evans
Willow Grove
McCullough
New Castle
Foulks
Pittsburg
O. H. P. Green
Altoona
Akron
Clearfield
James Zacharell
Charles Frazen
Carmine Galech
Galech
Waddington
Allegheny
B. C
Lexington
Negative Report On Sunday Law Returns To Council
The police committee of councils voted to return the Sunday selling ordinance introduced by Councilman McKlvenny with a negative recommendation after a tie vote on referral. Rae Gorman and Mellvenny supported it while Fisher McCann and Shaffer opposed. The committee then adjourned after a brief session focused on routine bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Committee of Councils
McKlvenny
Rae Gorman
Mellvenny
Fisher, McCann
Shaffer
Police Committee
To &O
Wallace Case Inquest Setup As Chemist Reports Awaited
Coroner Cox expects to hear this afternoon or morning from chemist Aschman of Pittsburg who is analyzing the poison that killed Mrs Effie Wallace wife of Attorney Chester W Wallace. An inquest jury will be empaneled once the report arrives with Attorney Wallace expected as a principal witness. The case has drawn widespread interest and the public awaits the forthcoming facts.
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Cox
Aschman
Pittsburg
Effie Wallace
Chester W. Wallace
Wallace
Leprosy Stricken Wife Seeks Deceased Husband
Mrs. Isabelle Wardwell, wife of the late General David C. Wardwell, raves in a county hospital contagion ward after escaping from Tombstone Arizona and seeking her missing husband in a soldiers home. She is emaciated by leprosy and may be sent to a leper settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Isabelle Wardwell
David C. Wardwell
Wardwell
Tombstone
Ariz
Benson
Giant Redwoods May Be Burned In Yosemite Fire
Yosemite Valley battles a great forest blaze threatening the national park giant redwoods. Drought and heat fuel numerous conflagrations across the reservation with the worst near Hetch Hetchy and Lake Elmonor as San Francisco supervisors touring a water supply region are turned back by flames. They escaped with difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Yosemite, Cal
Yosemite Valley
National Park
Hetch-Hetchy
Lake Elmnor
San Francisco
Japanese Tea Garden Flag Banner Sparks Protest
The Japanese Korean Exclusion League protests a Golden Gate Park tea garden display that prints Japanese Tea across an American flag. District Attorney Devlin orders removal of the banner from the flag to address the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
San Francisco
United States
Armenian man jailed in New Britain rug theft case
Police believe Kapral Tarsin acted as a fence for New York crooks after finding rugs, silks and laces worth about a thousand dollars in his home. Tarsin denies the charges and plans to contest them. He did not explain how the items came into his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Britain, Conn
Kapral Tarsin
New York
Tarsin
Mother Saves Children From Fire After Lamp Explodes
Mrs. Frank Fullwood of 155 Phillips Street leaped from a window with her two young children as flames engulfed their three room cottage. She suffered burns to the head and arms and will recover. the fire caused about 75 dollars in damage and was fought by the Fifth Ward fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fullwood
Phillips Street
Fullwoods
William Pitzer Dies After Stroke in New Castle
William Pitzer, age 64, died at 5 a m Thursday at his sister Mrs Emmeline Elliott's home on North Cedar Street after a severe paralysis stroke. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War and lived his life around New Castle. Survived by two sons Milo and Thomas and two sisters Mrs Elliott and Mrs Catherine McGinley. Funeral set for Saturday at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pitzer
Emmeline Elliott
North Cedar Street
Seventh Ward
Pitzer
North Beaver Township
New Castle
Milo
Mahoning Avenue
Thomas
North Street
Catherine McGinley
Moravia
Gamblers leave Kittanning fair as state police arrive
Kittanning Pa August 20 gamblers fled the county fair after games and pool selling were shut down by state police. The Civic league district attorney and Lieutenant Cohitt led troopers in the enforcement while Fair Association members criticized the anti gambling drive. Some citizens back both sides amid the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Civic League
Cohitt
Fair Association
Cross Suits Over Furniture Dispute
Jenny and Joe Demario were arrested on larceny by bailee charges after allegedly obtaining goods on credit and fleeing. John Walsh accuses them of improperly securing goods while Joe sues Walsh for furnishing liquor to a person of known intemperate habits. Hearings set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny
Joe Demario
Nat Williams
Crabill
John Walsh
Joe
John
Treasury Statement Reveals Daily Receipts and Expenditures
Washington treasury report shows receipts of 1,891,465 dollars and expenditures of 1,530,000 dollars for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Deaths of Mrs Mary Jane White and others in Pittsburg area
Obituary notices list Mrs Mary Jane White aged 72 of Pittsburg Mrs Alex B Bell aged 60 of 114 Division Street and William Pitzer aged 64 of North Cedar Street.
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Mary Jane White
Pittsburg
Alex B. Bell
Division Street
William Pitzer
North Cedar Street
Old Timers Picnic Draws Mass Citywide Support
Martial bands parade through New Castle as thousands gather at Cascade park for the Old Timers picnic dinner hour marks a major turnout. The Grand Army and drum corps lead processions, with extra trolley service and traction facilities notes. A letter from 1838 to Wilmington resident Cripps is highlighted as an interesting relic. Continued on Page Three.
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Cascade Park
New Castle
Smith
Traction Company
Robert McGuffin
Lewis V. Cripps
Wilmington
Del
Ann G. Robinson
Seventh Ward
Lewis Cripps
Pittsburg
Ohio River
Beaver River
Beaver
Mrs Anna May Bell Dies After Five Months Illness
Mrs Anna May Bell wife of Alex B Bell of 114 Division Street died Thursday morning in hospital after a five months illness with complications. Her son A B Bell Jr was killed on the Pennsylvania railroad the day before Thanksgiving and she never recovered from the shock. She was born in Mercer county sixty years ago and was a member of the Epworth M E church. Surviving are husband and children James B Carl and Blanche all at home. Also brothers and sisters John Harry Mercer Daniel Pulaski Mrs Louis Ringer Mercer and James Harry Sharpsville. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Anna May Bell
Alex B. Bell
Division Street
A. B. Bell, Jr
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mercer County
Epworth M. E. Church
James B
Carl
Blanche
John Harry
Mercer
Daniel
Pulaski
Louis Ringer
James Harry
Sharpsville
Davis Death Remains a Mystery in Monson Case
Springfield mass Aug 20 Faith Davis body found in a pond at Monson last Sunday remains unexplained. District Attorney Taft will order an inquest while analysts await stomach contents report and jeweler’s watch examination to time the immersion.
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United Press
Springfield
Mass
Faith Davis
Monson
Taft
Johnson Accepts Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination
Governor Johnson will accept the Democratic state convention nomination for governor and issue a statement this afternoon. The convention vote was completed yesterday in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Old Timer Letter Sent To New Castle Picnic Host
An 87 year old widow Elizabeth Crawford expresses longing to attend the New Castle old folks picnic. She recalls living there as a young wife, mentions her children and grandchildren, and sends love to neighbors and friends. Crawford signs the note from Philadelphia dated August 18, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Elizabeth Crawford
John M. Crawford
Indicted Society Woman Faces Smuggling Trial
Mrs Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne daughter of Crane Manufacturing’s president may face trial on charges of smuggling art treasures into the United States. Official goods listed include a Linne Virgin and Child valued at 7500 francs, tapestries 181 350 francs, Gothic candelabra 8150 francs, a marble bust 30000 francs, and an Italian fresco worth 200000 francs totaling 429000 francs. Relatives defend her innocence as Chadbourne rests with a vacationing U S district attorney for ten days to two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne
Crane Manufacturing Company
United States
Sims
Chadbourn
Linne
Rebecca
Edmund A. Russell
Lake Forest
Russell
Hom
Chadbourne
Order Restored at Springfield
Springfield Ill August 20 Only 800 soldiers remain in the city as 4 000 troops guarding since last Saturday leave in stages. Grand jury resumes with 50 witnesses. Saloon restrictions ease but reopenings postponed. Seventh regiment remains with mounted troops on guard until the grand jury finishes. Colored residents return to usual areas except those who left permanently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Springfield
Ill
Grand Jury
Ostrich Plume Theft Shocks San Francisco Society
Mrs. Ethel Price faced under fifty dollars bail after a military ball incident. A stolen ostrich plume owned by Mrs. Mabel Bates was found inside Price's stocking, halting the event and prompting a large search. No one was harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ethel Price
Mrs. Price
Mrs Hains Ready for Reconciliation in Captain Hains Case
Report says Mrs Hains will testify for Captain Hains if he allows reconciliation. Her alleged confessions and the army officer's defense hinge on supposed wrongs by Anna Annis. McIntyre notes she could aid only by taking the stand and repeating her statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. McIntyre
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Annis
Captain Hains
Heopuoppapp Derer
Hains
Carbon Recaptured After Missing Court Costs
Mike Carbon, sought on a court process for non payment of costs in a suit from last term, was captured Wednesday by Sheriff Waddington near Monongahela City Westmoreland County and brought back to jail. The case involved charges of aggravated assault and battery against Peter Strangi and Peter Cotesba from last fall. He fled the county after the suit ruled against him and has not paid the costs. He is attempting to arrange matters today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Carbon
Waddington
Monongahela City
Westmoreland County
Mike
Peter Strangi
Peter Cotesba
Mayor Hands 30 Day Sentence To Wife Beater
John Flowers charged with beating his wife on several occasions received a 30 day jail term from Acting Mayor Green. He was arrested by Policeman Shaffer after the latest incident and taken into custody. Four drunken suspects arrested the previous night were discharged by the mayor this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flowers
Green
Flowers
Shaffer
Poor committee tables the bills over mad dog treatments
City council committee tables bills for Pasteur treatment costs after censuring Poor Director Hainer for not being consulted before arranging care for six residents bitten by dogs and cats. Doctors sent patients to Mercy hospital in Pittsburg without authorization, and total costs cited were 26 dollars at Dr Collins and 100 dollars per case at Mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hainer
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburg
Harvey
Rhodes
James Gardner
Thomas Collins
Collins
Freight Travelers Given Ten Days Each
John Wilson Daniel Maloney and Harry Jones all of Pittsburg with Harry Kelley of Chicago were arrested for trespassing on company property. Detec tives McCullough and Foulks of the Baltimore and Ohio force caught them in a car at New Castle Junction. They pleaded guilty before Alderman Green and received ten days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilson
Daniel Maloney
Harry Jones
Pittsburg
Harry Kelley
Chicago
J. W. McCullough
George H. Foulks
Baltimore & Ohio Force
New Castle Junction
Alderman Green
Gladys Vanderbilt to Purchase Large Magyar Estate
Vienna reports Countess Szechenyi formerly Miss Gladys Vanderbilt of New York plans to buy a grand estate near Komorn at the Danube and Wagon rivers. Price is said to be 1.8 million dollars.
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Vienna
Countess Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
New York
Komorm
Budapest
Last Coupon in News Canadian Trip Will Appear Next Saturday
The News reports eight working days remain in the Canadian tour competition with votes and subscriptions to be counted. The final standing aims for a large total as candidates rally supporters and expect last coupons to appear next Saturday August 22, with results decided by Tuesday night.
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Junction
Aschman Soon'lIn
Terest
Isabelle Wardwel
Fifth Wd. Fire Department
Alex. B Bell
Davis
Johnson
Emily Chadbourne
Mrs. Hains
Hain
Gladys
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