Arrest for Chicken Theft Tangles Butler County Trio
In the New Castle area a gang face charges for stealing forty five chickens meat flour and a double barreled shotgun from a farmer six weeks ago. Philip Gold employed at Jamisonville was arrested after warrants led to his capture and the men fled, later pursued by Detective Stewart. John Field James Hilliard and Charles Field were captured while Clarence Field remains at large. Authorities traced the loot to a local grocer and a foraging trip tied to the four Butler county men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Philip Gold
Jamisonville
Buller
J. A. Stewart
Thia City
Sharles Field
Joan Field
James Hilliard
John Dold
Butler County
Sherrit
Gibson
Logan
Stewart
Lawrence
Butler
Amgert
Hin
Clarence Field
Toy’ Uah
Field
Jett Jamisonvill2eld
John
James Hil-lar
Mercer County
Angert
Goldould
Flicker
Gallagher Must Help His Wife in Alimony Case
Frank Gallagher of Ellwood City faced a bou hostage case hearing before Judge Porter. He was offered to pay his wife $1.20 weekly while admitting marital troubles and denying liquor addiction. Gallagher claimed prior finances and a quarrel over rent led to the dispute as witnesses described alleged mistreatment. District Attorney Young represented the plaintiff with A. Martin Grenam for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gallagher
Ellwood City
Porter
New Castle
Gallagher
Ellwood
Young
A. Martn Grenam
Pool room sale nets 900001 in junior asset auction
William Tf Stebride’s Washington street pool room fixtures and stock, seized for nearly 1600, were sold at public sale. James Woods of Sulaski purchased for 2900, barely covering costs. Mrs Margaret Dulex sues Baltimore and Ohio for 25000 over husband Murry W Bales’s death in a Rock Point freight wreck on October 10 1908. The widow attributes railroad negligence and dangerous trackside conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tf. SteBride
Washington Street
Plains
James Woods
Sulaski
Margaret Dr. Beles
Mohoningtown
Pwit
Baltimore & Ohbia
Youngstown Vindicator
Margaret M. Dulex
Murry W. Bales
Rock Point
Rachel M
Brekepan
Anderson, Anderson & Barnum
Farmers Face Choice on State School Support or $60 Million Road
Theodore Rynder urges Pennsylvania Grange to back Rynder plan removing school real estate tax and having state cover school operating costs. He argues heavy school taxes burden farms, cites county rates, and opposes a $80 million automobile road bond, warning of renewed debt on farmers. He envisions local schools with libraries and centers, and criticizes bureaucratic commissions and highway schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore P. Rynder
Philadelphia
Carbon County
Cameron
Sullivan
Forest
Potter
Warren
Stuart
New England
Smmull
Stuart Wil
Pittsburg
Highway Department
Pennsylygola
Skunk Mining Proves Profitable for Local Youth Trappers
The Lawrence county youth discovers skunk mining as a profitable seasonal venture. With a press and shovel, he harvests skunks from wild grits, selling pelts up to ten dollars depending on color and white markings. Minks and beavers are scarcer, while skunks and minks drive most trapper income as beavers and otters have become extinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Grent
Ile Volor
Lawrence Vannty
Good Well Struck on the Green Farm in Coylesville field
The Kison, Snyder & Co. report a strong oil flow from a well on the Green Farm in the Coylesville field, with estimates of over 25 barrels. The find suggests new activity in the district after months of small producers and few drilled wells. The Meyers farm well and the D. B. Campbell well face delays due to equipment and water flow, delaying pay sand access and completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kison, Snyder &Co
Coylesvilly
Gnade
Moe
Nice
McKee
Nakes
Patronize
HIN
Fold Ny
Bollard Ani Michener & Hormall
New Castle
D. F. O. Bhieldy
New Bedford
McGoshon & Co
Baatrook
New Century Co
Edenhurs
L. R. Davidson
Pulaski
Pi Ketterer
Wampum
Incation to Them Expected to Make a 500d Pradauer
A fragmentary note indicates an entity is expected to make a 500d pradauer in relation to its lege Incation. Details are unclear and names or dates are not provided. The readable portion suggests a financial or legal action, but the exact scope remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Jess Prafit
Wasi Aladel
Smeg
Lambertville Rubber Co
Lambertville
MercerCounty Eyes Dry Column Campaign in Mercer County
The ministerial associations in Mercer County plan an aggressive campaign next spring to push for dry status. They will circulate remonstrances across towns giving voters a chance to sign against licensed liquor houses in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grernvuille
Mercer County
Lowellville Boy Named as West Point Cadet Alternate
Lowellville pupil Wale var Becker selected by Congressman James Ken tay for leadership at the United States military academy in West Point. Mahton Shafter and William Copthorne named alternates. Becker was a Raven school student slated for graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowellyha
Wale
Becker
Lowellville
Incheen
Congreeman
James Kentay
School Report from Summit School for December
Report lists pupils and half days with several misspelled names like Catherine Garver Rilzardtty and Glen Whiter. notes six enrolled and a few students with half days. Mentions Alive Hutchinson and Benjamin Weluch among others in a damaged OCR text.
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Stunout School
Summit School
Wilssing
Catherine Garver
Rilzardtty Mrver
Poort Winter
Glen Whiter
Bkrl Caven
Hoy Fallison
Benjamin Weluch
Volhert
Binnffer
Carl Shaffer
Mose Mining
Joseph Mutter
Minnie Mutter
Kenneth Caven
Mom
Alive Hutchinson
Fenener
Foster's Weather Prognostications of a Severe Winter
Forecasts warn of a crossing continent storm from December 11 to 15 followed by cold waves and intense winter weather. A warm wave and further disturbances across the Pacific coast and Great Central Valleys are noted with December 12 near meridian 90. Christmas will bring high temperatures then a retreat to Atlantic cold waves. The piece blends long-range forecasts with odd mythic notes and quotes, mentioning Jupiter and the moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Foster
Washington, D. C
Continent
Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
Great Centric Valleys
Astern States
Great Central Valleys
Eastern States
Meridian 90
Meridian 99
Atlantic
Canada
Bepe
Gypsy Smith Evangelist’s Beginnings Told in Life Sketch
Iva D. Sankey profiles Gypsy Smith born 1860 near Epping Forest. From rearing in a gypsy tent to conversion in 1876, he learns to read at 15 and travels to become a global evangelist. The piece recalls Ira Sankey’s role in his early call and cites Smith’s rise as a preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva D. Sankey
Cleveland
Ira D. Sankey
Epping Forest
Gypsy Smith
Wanatend
England
Cambridge
Whitly
Buglant
Hanley
Salvation Army
New York
Campbell Morgan
America
Haldr
Kooklyn
Ocean Grove
W. H B. Lane
Free Church Coxsteil
Great Britain
General Booth
London
Foreigner killed at B. & C. station here
Ellwood City reports a fatal accident at the Fourth street crossing of the B. & C. railway. A foreigner employed on the A. & O. section was struck by the No. 116 passenger train and killed instantly. The man failed to heed the whistle and remained on the track as the train arrived on schedule. His remains were prepared for burial after witnesses observed the tragedy at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Fourth Street
Faust
Pittsburg
Bujeanan
Repvoy
Bilrsat
Ivalt
Paul
Hin
74 Postcards Mark 74th Birthday In New Wilmington
Rev J A Alexander of Cratton Pa visited his mother in New Wilmington yesterday. On December 8 Mrs Alexander celebrated her 74th birthday with a family gathering. She received 74 souvenir postal cards, one for each year of her life, from friends both local and distant. The town notes the quaint coincidence with fond memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wilmington
J. A. Alexander
Cratton
Oil activity grows near North Beaver towns
Excitement rises in North Beaver as Midway Oil plans two test wells within weeks near the Ohio state line between Petersburg and Middletown. Drilling operations may begin soon, with local residents and oil men watching closely for a possible gusher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Beaver
Midway Oil Company
Petersburg
Middletown
North Beaver Township
Reform World's Lovers Educational Reform Bill Proposed
The State Women's Christian Temperance Union announced a plan to present a new educational reform bill to the next legislature. It would require that the board of health issue a free book on the physiological psychology and natural laws of marriage with every marriage license, with copies also available for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Women's Christian Temperance Wnian
Board of Health
Macriege
Mass meeting clarifies Polish church debt in Boston area
Members of St Mary's Polish Catholic Church in Massachusetts met at Italian hall to discuss finances. Rev Father John Andrezjewski led the gathering and assured that only a $9,000 mortgage debt remains, with $9,000 in notes previously outstanding tied to Fidelity Funding head Patrick J. Kieran. The meeting drew over 400 parishioners amid turmoil over past loans and a mortgage on church property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
John Andrezjewski
Tintium Hall
Flame Street
Patrick J. Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
New Castle
Andrezjewski
Patrick J. Kuiran
Fidelity Funding Company
Gahesin
Keiran
Liis
Keirnan
Abeclared
Martin
Taft and Cannon Clash Over Tariff Revision Plan
President elect Taft vowed to veto any tariff revision pushed by Speaker Cannon and the House Ways and Means committee unless the reform met his party’s promised standards. Taft’s allies say he will scrutinize each item and press for genuine revision, while opponents risk losing votes in the next election if the measure fails. Also notes a birth to Mr and Mrs H A Ketty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Cannon
Way and Means Committee of the House
Payne
Dalzeil
Mr. Taft
Congress
Toot
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West Point
Foster's Weather
Ira Sankey
Jesugd
John Brighh
Alexander MacLaren
Bret
Japan
Seo Aig
Vezrest
Atlantic Refining CO
Citizens Bank
Mass
Intalian Hall
Joe Cannon
H. A. Ketty
Quest Street
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