News Company ownership and subscription details listed
The notice lists owners Mrs BE Treadwell and L Rentz as partners in The News Company with manager and editor credits. Subscriptions priced weekly and daily options are shown, with annual rates and sale at leading newsstands. Correspondence from county-wide public interest. All payments to The News Company New Castle Pa.
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the News Company
BE. Treadwell
L. Rentz
L. Rents
Eekly
Riots in Springfield Prompt Grand Jury Action
The Springfield disturbances earlier this week have subsided and a special grand jury meets to clear the scandal. Suspects linked to violence against women will be tried, with calls for firm punishment to deter future rioting and restore order.
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Springfield
Mis
Illinois
United States of America
New Castle Campaign Not Worth Attending
Youngstown’s opening campaign fizzles with no attendance by Senators Taft Roosevelt and Governor Hughes while Beveridge is present only as an orator. Local leaders urged New Castle Republicans to organize a more engaging future program to surpass Youngstown.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Hughes
New York
Beveridge
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad Prepares for Heavy Fall Freight
A Baltimore dispatch says the Pennsylvania Railroad has issued orders to ready rolling stock for immediate use as idle cars shrink. Suits of officials anticipate a large fall and winter freight movement with grain crops likely absorbing most idle cars, plus cotton and other merchandise ready to move.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Taxpayer Seeks Dog Tax for Pasteur Treatment
A Sharon man writes Pittsburg Dispatch lamenting dog bites harming children and urges a dog tax to fund Pasteur treatment, arguing owners should pay when their dogs bite. He notes animals are valued over human life in some cases and questions current aid to victims.
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Sharon
Pittsburg
Hints and Dints and Odd Bits From The News
Comic musings on late night independence and paying bills. Items note Old Timers humor and social quips. Mention Hains case, legal notes, weather jests, and a tomato tale from Glen Echo farmer Fullerton with unusually large specimens. A Leap Year marriage ad and Parker comment close the column.
The Lovers of Dogs Defy Silence on Humane Worth
A mysterious writer refusing to sign his name argues that a child or man may be valued like a dog or sheep. The text, labeled by readers as heresy, reflects a bold, time‑ahead stance on animal and human worth.
Field's Minstrels Open Here Tonight
Field's Minstrels open tonight at the opera house after renovations by Manager Genkinger. The troupe returns with new songs and jokes and a cast including last year's stars, promising a larger audience double first night appeal.
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Genkinger
Field
Many Liens Placed On File At City Court
Over one hundred municipal liens for street improvements were filed yesterday at the courthouse by City Solicitor James A. Gardner. The liens accrue interest from filing and require the property owner to cover filing costs. The surge reflects heavy sewer grading and sidewalk work during the summer and ongoing progress.
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Court House
James A. Gardner
Rockefeller gives fifty to cousin at wedding
Oklahoma City August 20 John D Rockefeller has loosened up again giving his second cousin Miss Gertrude Rockefeller fifty dollars for her marriage to David Frederickson. The couple honeymoon in Colorado Springs. John Norris and Miss Mary Norris of this city have returned home after visiting Neghannock Falls.
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Oklahoma
Cit Y
John D. Rockefeller
Gertrude Rockefeller
David Frederickson
Colorado Springs
John Norris
Mary Norris
Neghannock Falls
Borough Millage Increase Sparks Taxpayer Complaints
South Shar on taxpayers oppose higher borough millage which raises taxes this year. The council raised the levy for borough purposes not school expenses. the $75,000 high school building remains separate. The extra levy funds current costs, with possible reductions once finances stabilise.
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South Sharon
Pastaco Penny Photos advertised at Patterson Stationery Co
Pastaco is explained as Patterson Stationery Co’s penny photos. The one inch square pictures resemble the subject and are promised in two minutes for 25 cents, delivered in three days with a guarantee. The studio, at 65 East Washington Street, formerly Roy Brandon’s, invites crowds to sit for portraits.
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Pastaco
Patterson Stationery Co
Pasta
East Washington Street
Roy Brandon
St Joseph’s Church to Mark Rev Klute Silver Jubilee
The congregation of St Joseph’s Church in Youngstown will observe the silver jubilee of Rev John Klute’s pastorate on Sunday September 13. Visiting priests will join the ceremonies as the church undergoes renovations including repainting and new windows.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Youngstown
John Klute
Klute
St. Joseph's Church
Gilmour
Father Seltzer
Father Becker
Father Klute
Ben
Five Saturdays Five Sundays and Five Mondays Claim Folklore
Mercer county notes a rare calendar pattern this month with five Saturdays five Sundays and five Mondays. Contracts for the new courthouse will be awarded September twenty first. Mercer County Day at Cascane Park is set for Friday August twenty first. A Pittsburg damsel advertises she has four hundred fifty dollars and seeks marriage and departure from the pickle factory. The Meadeville library reports eighteen thousand six hundred twenty five books circulated with twenty religious titles. fiction leads with twelve thousand five hundred twenty five and juvenile four thousand eight hundred forty. The Mormons of Mercer county camp at New Hamburg with fifteen tents. The National Presbyterian Brotherhood convention will meet in Pittsburg next February. The Mercer County teachers institute will be held in Mercer the week starting Monday August thirty first. State Game Commissioner Kalbfus notes abundant game birds statewide and few illegal shooting cases.
Clinton Collingwood Held in Jail on Burglary Charge
Clinton Collingwood of Hilliard was placed in Butler jail Wednesday to await trial on burglary alleged at Hilliard on the night of July 6. Committed on a warrant from Justice Philip Hilliard, he is said to have broken into Morris Kohn’s general store and stolen cash and goods valued at $50 or more, escaping before arrest.
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Hilliard
Butler
Hillard
Collingwood
Philip Hilliard
Morris Kohn
Mansour Loses In United States Court
New York reports United States Judge Hough ruled Isaac Mansour gained naturalization by fraud after Haiti expelled him in 1906. The decision ends Mansour’s damages suit against Haiti, which had been pursued through the state department, concluding two years of U S Haiti disputes.
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New York
United States
Haiti
Isaac Mansour
Black Republic
Hough
Mansour
Hayti
State Department
Political campaign notes sweep U.S. races and plans
Republican figures move with moving pictures in Oklahoma. William J. Bryan may attend Michigan's Democratic convention in Saginaw on October 1. DuPont named to head GOP speakers bureau. Socialist George B. Broomer nominated for Washington governor. Bryan may tour with John W. Kern. North Carolina hosts a spirited GOP gubernatorial contest in Charlotte. Debs seeks a $20,000 campaign fund for a cross country train tour. Michigan Prohibitionists pick Lansing for their nominating convention on September 20 with Chafin and Watkins expected to attend.
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Michigan
Saginaw
John W. Kern
North Carolina
Charlotte
Eugene V. Debs
Mr. Debs
New York
Pacific Coast
Prohibitionists
Lansing
Eugene W. Chafin
Ilinois
Aaron W. Watkins
Ohio
Claimed Woman Bewitched Cow Sparks Arrest and Fine
Anna Haben, a Slavish maid of Butler, denied witchcraft as Harry Sewasky faced charges of circulating a witch claim. Judge James N. McNally fined Sewasky five dollars and costs for disorderly conduct after the case, noting local superstition and urging disillusionment of accused witches.
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Anna Haben
Butler
Harry Sewasky
Sewasky
James M. McNally
Butler County
Wagle
Harry
Anna
Swain
James N. McNally
Roosevelt appoints five experts on farm life conditions
President Roosevelt named a five member commission to investigate farm life in the United States. The panel will study social sanitary and economic conditions on farms with emphasis on smaller southern farms. Members include L H Bailey Henry Wallace Kenyon Butterfield Gifford Pinchot and Walter H Page.
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Roosevelt
South
Old Timers Visit Historic Graves in City
Elder visitors toured the Old Stone Church graveyard on Pittsburg Street discovering ancestral graves. The church stood at the yard’s west corner and was torn down around May 1, 1877. They also visited Greenwood cemetery seeking pioneer graves.
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Pittsburg Street
Greenwood Cemetery
Realty Transfers From Ness to Hildebrandt and Foster
Andrew Ness transfers realty to Charles C. Hildebrandt in the Third ward for 1 dollar. Mahoningtown Realty Company transfers property to Elmira May Foster in the Seventh ward for 180 dollars.
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Andrew Ness
Charles C. Hildebrand
Third Ward
Mahoningtown Realty Company
Elmira May Foster
Seventh Ward
Soldier Receives Civil War Pay After Nine Days
MARION OH Aug 20 H H Harrison served nine days as a private in the Civil War before becoming captain of Company F 172 Pennsylvania volunteers. Yesterday he received a government apology letter and a $4.95 check for the nine days as a private. Harrison enlisted in Harrisburg October 22 1862. Fred Johnston a former resident now cartoonist on the Leader at Pittsburg is visiting New Castle.
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Marion, O
H. H. Harrison
One Hundred and Seventy-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Sam
Harrison
Harisburg
Fred Johnston
Leader
Pittsburg
New Castle
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Cure
A 19th century style advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a safe, harmless hair tonic that cures dandruff in weeks, stops hair loss, soothes itching, and leaves hair soft and glossy. It claims cooling effects for the scalp, supports its scientific formulation, and offers a money back guarantee. Priced at 50 cents per bottle from Geo W Clutton, with orders prepaid from Giroux & Co Buffalo NY.
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Luxuri
Geo. W. Clutton’s
Giroux 4G. Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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