Night school to open next week under Prof Dickson
Board of Education approved a $2 per night rate for high school teachers and $1.50 for ward school teachers for the new night school to begin next week in the high school building. Prof G A Dickson will direct at $3 per night with sessions planned in bookkeeping shorthand and other subjects on Monday to Friday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
G. A. Dickson
Dickson
A. L. Morrow
S. G. Balcom
Myrtle Gillespie
Katherine Foulke
F. L. Orth
Bertha Stearns
Utility Teighers
Prof. Dickson
Carrie Jeffery
Elizabeth Ritchie
C. C. Shaffer
Robert White
Man Flees Union Station as Girl Chooses Pursuit
At Union Station around 7 pm on Tuesday a young man fled as a Mercer train arrived. A nearby girl of similar age chased him along the platform through the train and between box cars then onto Cunningham avenue. The wild dash ended unseen, leaving spectators guessing about the pair’s identity.
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Union Station
Cunningham Avenue
Auto Victim In Grave Danger At Shenango Valley Hospital
Peter Frank remains in serious condition after a Sunday evening collision with a Hoyt automobile at Shenango Valley Hospital. He has multiple broken ribs and a punctured lung, with severe bowel trouble increasing the risk of death at any moment. doctors cannot predict the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Frank
Hoyt Automobile
Shenango Valley Hospital
Newborn Son for Sat terfield Family
A son was born to Mr and Mrs David Satterfield of Milton Street. The announcement records the birth of a child and the parents names and residence.
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David Satterfield
Milton Street
Murderer Rosena to be hanged in county jail corridor
The pardons board refused commutation for Rosena after news reached New Castle at 5 30 p m Tue. Execution timed for 10 00 a m Thu in the Lawrence county jail corridor. Father DeMita and Father Dannielli visited Rosena as Sheriff Waddington prepared the scene.
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Rosena
New Castle
Krosena
Demita
Stuart
Fred Rosena
Lawrence County
Board of Pardons
Harrisburg
John Coccho
Walter Reynolds
Waddington
Reynolds
Pardon Board
Father Demita
St. Vitus’s Church
Guissippi Dannielli
Leech
Rocco Rocco
Ten Members to Be Elected to School Board
The spring election will choose ten members for the school board with eight wards sending two members each. Expiring terms include W J Chain Archie Gordon R C G White Charles G Martin John H Black J J Dean Thomas Sadler C N Lockhart S A Barnes and William G Parsons. The high school site weighs in the race as debates continue. Meanwhile Lawrence county reports an outbreak of the grip among horses, with vets Dr E E Bittles and Dr E C Porter managing cases and owners noting signs of the disease and fatigue in affected animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Chain
Archie Gordon
R. C. G. White
Charles G. Martin
John H. Black
J. J. Dean
Thomas Sadler
C. N. Lockhart
S. A. Barnes
William G. Parsons
Board of Education
North Hill
Lawrence County
E. E. Bittles
E. C. Porter
Wallace and McClelland Named in North Beaver Record
J. C. Wallace and Anna B. McClelland are listed in the North Beaver record alongside other local names, indicating a civic or property designation in the district. The entry documents local affiliations and may reflect a town board or land record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Wallace
Anna B. McClelland
North Beaver
Jeffries Johnson Fight Bids Opened With Big Guarantees
Bids for the Jeffries Johnson fight opened in New York with promoters posting guarantees from $5,000 to $20,000. Proposals from T. J. McCarey Tex Rickard Jack Gleason Eddy Graney and others outlined purses from $75,000 to $125,000 and varied shares of gross and picture receipts. Discussion followed on the meaning of the bids and potential venue near San Francisco.
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United Press
New York
Jeffries-Johnson
Hoboken
Edward Graney
San Francisco
Jimmy Coffroth
Colma Athletic Club
McIntosh
Australia
England
France
America
T. J. McCarey
Pacific Athletic Club
Los Angeles
Tex” Rickard
Ely
Nev
Jack Gleason
California
Nevada
Utah
James Coffroth
Colma
Oceanview
Eddy Graney
Tuxedo Club
Henry George Jr to Speak to Local Teachers
Henry George Jr son of the noted reformer and head of the George Junior Republic at Grove City will give an address to teachers and other residents in the city. The date of the lecture has not yet been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry George, Jr
George Junior Republic
Grove City
Strike Leader Predicts Clear Victory For Walkout
A strike leader claims success is certain as railroad managers report operation with many elderly workers. The leader vows the action will stay orderly amid the labor dispute.
Railroad Strike Hits Twin Cities Rail Lines
Strikers from the Switchmen's Union of North America halt work across the Hill system and other lines in the Twin Cities, protesting six cent hourly wage raises and poorer conditions. The strike began 6 p.m. November 30, affecting the Great Northern system of 6,961 miles and the Northern Pacific with 5,605 miles. About 1,500 strikers active in the Twin Cities. Northwest totals range from 5,000 to 15,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switchmen's Union of North America
Hill
Twin Cities
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Grain trade unsettled by switchmen strike at Duluth
The Duluth grain market faces heavy losses as the switchmen strike disrupts handling and raw contracts. Delays threaten boats and cargo insurance expiring December 5. In St Paul, President Frank T. Hawley of the Switchmen's Union of North America comments on the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
St. Paul, Minn
Frank T. Hawley
The
Switchmen's Union of North America
Coincidence in Deaths of Two Brothers in Youngstown
Thomas Hagan died yesterday in Youngstown, a brother of John Hagan who died seven years earlier in the same city on the same day. John had been ill and, wandering at dawn, fell while descending stairs, his rib piercing the heart and causing death. Friends recalled the eerie timing as they learned of Thomas's passing.
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Thomas Hagan
Youngstown
John Hagan
Thomas
Taft and Penrose Confer on Postal Savings Bank Plan
Senator Penrose spent two hours with President Taft at the White House to discuss legislation and politics. The postal savings bank and parcels post were the main topics. Penrose favors establishing postal savings banks.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Penrose
Taft
White House
Postal Savings Bank
Parcels Post
Penrose
Postal Savings Banks
Death notices for James Whippo and Johanna Regan plus infant Gilfillan
Death records list James Whippo aged 69 of Shenango township infant Gilfillan aged 5 days of Energy and Johanna Regan aged 51 of Villa Marie.
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James Whippo
Shenango Township
Infant Gilfillan
Energy
Johanna Regan
Villa Marie
Bridgeport Tin Strikers Return to Old Jobs After Mill Restart
Four tin mills at Bridgeport Aetna Standard begin operation with old workers and hundreds of former employees seeking their prior posts. Management reports no protests and optimism that the Shenango plant’s output remains high with 20 mills in operation in New Castle and continued restart plans across nearby facilities.
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Bridgeport
Aetna Standard Tin
Aetna
CC. A. Robingson
Wheeling
Barrett
Laughlin
Martins Ferry
New Castle
Pyle
Shenango
Tention
Medill
LaBelle Tin
Stone
Greer
Doom of Lords Seen After Budget Rejection
London December 1 England watchers say the Lords doom is sealed by its midnight vote 350 to 75 against Lloyd George budget The Reuters dispatch notes cabinet plans to resign and dissolution of parliament before a January election The budget impact includes a large revenue shortfall and renewed calls for defense and pension funding in the campaign
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London
England
House of Lords
Lloyd-George
Lords
Asquith
House of Commons
Sandringham
Lloyd- George
Spinster Held for a Murder in East Orange Home
Miss Virginia Wardlaw, 60, held without bail by Recorder Nott on a murder charge after the body of her niece Mrs. Ocey W. M. Snead was found in a bath tub in their East Orange home. Snead’s $20,000 life insurance naming Wardlaw’s mother as beneficiary, a will in Wardlaw handwriting, and Snead’s alive husband in New York are part of police findings as autopsy confirms drowning.
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United Press
Newark
N. J
Virginia Wardlaw
East Orange
Miss Wardlaw
Two Men Held Over Alleged Sale of Wife
In Buffalo a grand jury was asked to indict Ernest Phillips of Akron and Edward Smith of near Liscomport for selling a woman under a statute. Phillips allegedly sold his wife for 1 shilling and a farthing, and Smith claimed he did not know she was Phillips wife. The woman, Mrs. Phillips, is living in the poorhouse with her child after the affair began in a tavern a conversation about disposing of the wife led to her departure with Smith.
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Buffalo
Ernest Phillips
Akron
Edward Smith
Lpecgport
Phillips
Superintendent of the Poor
Smith
Madame Julian Held For Court In Fortune Telling Charge
Madame Julian, who had a partial hearing Monday on a fortune telling charge, had her case continued till today and was held for court by Alderman Ranney. Bail was set at 200 dollars.
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Julian
Alderman Ranney
Oil Well Shooter killed in Cameron blast
Shuster, an oil well shooter, was blown to atoms when the nitro glycerine magazine of the Marietta Torpedo company exploded half a mile east of Cameron West Virginia. The blast shattered windows and unsettled homes. Shuster’s team of horses and wagon were killed. a horse shoe landed in the town center. Reports from Washington, Pennsylvania, 25 miles away, say the shock was felt there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cameron
W. Va
Shuster
Marietta Torpedo Company
Here
Washington
Mrs L W Lutton Improves After Cleveland Visit
Miss Mary Lutton reports her mother Mrs L W Lutton is improving daily at a private sanatorium in Cleveland Ohio where she has been receiving rheumatism treatment for three weeks. The family notes marked improvement since the visit and her return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lutton
Cleveland
L. W. Lutton
Coal men sold short weights in Youngstown court
W J Rogers, a coal dealer, pleaded guilty to selling short weight coal after arrest. He claimed he had sold the business before the shortage report and accepted responsibility to avoid trouble. M J Hornberger blamed weighing errors, saying mud on the wagon led to the discrepancy. Peter Reed returns from Kinsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
W. J. Rogers
M. J. Hornberger
City to implement 100 house numbers per block ordinance
The New Castle city engineer Milholland leads renumbering of every lot with 100 numbers per block and 20 foot intervals in busy districts. Streets will be numbered from Jefferson and Washington, with two and a half inch house numbers to be affixed visibly. Postal delivery will be withheld for unnumbered houses. ordinance is pending council approval.
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Milholland
Select Council
New Castle
Jefferson Street
Washing Street
Post Office Department
James Whippo Dies After Short Illness in Shenango Township
James Whippo of Shenango Township died Tuesday evening at 5 after a brief hour long illness from acute pneumonia. He was 69, Civil War veteran, G A R member, born September 28, 1840, and longtime farmer. He leaves wife Elizabeth J Whippo and four daughters Minnie East Liverpool Ohio Blanche at home Mrs J B Hutton Walnut Street and Mrs T J Hamil Pearl Street. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 p m from his residence Interment is private.
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James Whippo
Shenango Township
Whippo
Charles T. Whippo
Lawrence County
Elizabeth J. Whippo
Minnie
East Liverpool
J. B. Hutton
Walnut Street
Blanche
T. J. Hamil
Pearl] Street
SONS OF STAINERS GET INTO TROUBLE
William Gross, tin mill worker, filed an information before Alderman Morrison charging Thomas Jones, William Cooper, Bren Lewis and George Dudley with breach of the peace. The young men, said to be sons of tin mill strikers, followed Gross on the street and threatened him with violence. They were arrested, jailed for a few hours, and released on bail for a hearing on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gross
Alderman Morrison
Thomas Jones
William Cooper
Bren Lewis
George Dudley
Tin Mill
Gross
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City Engineering Department
Ang Ghose
New Castle High School
John Chocco
Frank Martini
Thom R.A. Strike
Pennsylvania
East Orange, N. J
Madame Julian
Peter Reed
South Pine Street
Kinsman, O
Kinsman
Sons OF Stainers
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