James McGinn Sentenced for Wife Murder in Hubbard
James McGinn of Hubbard confessed to killing his wife Maud McGinn during a walk near Hubbard. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Warren and received a life sentence in Columbus. After transfer, he remains in prison with no possibility of pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGinn
Mra
Maud McGinn
Tibbard
Ohio State Penitentiary
Inn
Warren, O
Navink
Warren
Columbus
W. A. Williame
Trumbull
Ohio
McGinn
Hubbard
Pasters
eGinn
Trumbull County
Thompson
South Jet Street
MADERIS MILLION
Dwight D. Book, son of Admiral Milton Book, patent owner of a turbine wheel improvement, sells the patent to General Electric of Schenectady for 3,000,000. He studied at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Columbia University, served as a naval ensign in the Spanish American War, and founded a company to manufacture the turbine. GE now controls the patent rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Book
Milton Book
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Dwight Book
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Columbia University
Mahoning Valley Loses Big Damage Case
The Youngstown Telegram reports the verdict in Conn vs. New Castle and Low Railway Co. at 5000 dollars. The case arose from the Fourth C. Guly wreck near Edenburg Pennsylvania, a severe passenger collision. The jury reached its decision after a hard fought trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown Telegram
Ce Conn
New Castle & Low
Railway Company
C. Guly
Edenburg
Metal Clock Savings Bank Offer From Real Estate Trust Co
A Pittsburg Real Estate Trust Co advertises a handsome oxidized metal clock savings bank given to anyone opening a savings account with a $3.00 deposit. The clock serves as a useful timepiece and ornament for the home. Capital and surplus are listed at $3,700,000.
Stritmater Bros. Ad Promises Family Bargains in New Castle
An advertisement from Stritmater Bros. in New Castle Pennsylvania touts low prices on winter footwear for the whole family. It markets shoes boots felt boots arctics lined shoes and slippers plus a large rubber goods selection all under one dollar deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stritmater Bros
New Castle
Women's Shoes Dongola Lace Shoes and Variants
Catalog listing shoe types with prices including Dongola lace shoes at 0.98 and 1.50, heavy winter and grain shoes at 1.25 to 2.00, box calf extensions at 2.00, lined plain toe or tipped shoes, and old ladies comfort shoes priced around 1.00 to 1.50 in a dense, OCR-like invoice format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telia
School Shoes for Girls in Dongola Store Ad
Dongola shoes for girls in lace patent tip 0.80. Patent tip extension soles 1.00. Kangaroo calf or oil grain 8hO 0.66.6. Box calf heavy shoes 1.25. Finest box calf and vici shoes extension sales 1.50.
Rubber and boot sales listing in old catalog style
Advertises assorted rubbers for women misses and children with prices from 23c to 75c plus men’s rubbers including heavy rolled edge styles. Also notes buckled arctics and best grade buckle arctics with prices up to 1.25.
Slippers feature as ideal low-cost Xmas gift
Holiday slippers touted as the best and most useful present at little cost. Call before buying to decide on slippers for Christmas gifts.
Bargains for the Little Ones Shoes as Advertised
An advertisement lists children’s footwear including Dongola styles with button or lace closures in patent or stock finishes, plus Bisby hard soles with buttons and soft sole baby shoes in all colors. The text references calf and dongola leather and mentions related shoe varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seebac
Mens Felt Boots and Accessories Listing
Mixed catalog style items describe men's felt boots with varied grades and high cut designs. Also listed are lumberman socks snag proof and boys felt boots in sizes 11 to 6 with additional boot features and hooded rubber items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Eees Lumberman’s
Scsape
Cgvon Cco
Eveetea
Ccc
Shoes for Boys and Youths in Satin Leather Prices
A catalog listing boys and youths shoes in satin calf heavy oil grain and solid leather with prices ranging from .85 to 1.50. Various styles include seamless oil grain and kangaroo seamles, little gents sizes 8 to 12, and odd sizes offered at bargain rates by phone inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Aera Ped Vivisa
Buby Coke
Traverse jurors listed for January court term
The January term traverse jurors are named, including J B K Anderson New Wilmington engineer and G Clifford Brand Seventh ward clerk among others. Jurors come from Wilmington Perry Neshannock Ellwood City Slippery Rock and surrounding townships with occupations ranging from farmer and miner to clerk and carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bkb Anderson
New Wilmington
G. Clifford Brand
H. Jabez Boots
Wayne Township
E. B. Bitner
J. T. Beall
Irwin Campbell
W. H. Chambers
North Beaver Township
Elisha E. Casewell
W. F. Dufford
John M. Dungan
Francis A. Fry
Shenango Township
Tra Field
John J. Green
Isaac T. Gibson
Wilmington
J. M. C. Green
Washington Township
Edward M. Hamilton
Joseph Humphreys
Ellwood City
Bryant Henderson
Lewis H. Hawthorn
Taylor Township
J.C. Hoon
Joseph Lieberman
J. H. Lusk
William H. Manning
Perry Township
Thomas Murphy
Neshannock
William McGary
Grove City College Winter Term Begins January Sixth
The winter term of Grove City College starts Tuesday January 6. Students enrolling now can complete a full college year by continuing through spring and summer sessions. For catalog and information contact President Isaac C Ketler in Grove City Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove City College
Isaac C. Ketler
Grove City
Collector preserves Pinkerton circular on Charlie Ross kidnapping
C C Sankey of Wallace avenue, a longtime railroad man, holds an archive of old papers including Allan Pinkerton’s circular about the 1874 Charlie Ross abduction. The document shows a child’s identification details and cautions to keep the material private to aid the search. Charlie Ross disappeared with his brother Walter near Germantown, Pennsylvania, and was never found despite a $20,000 reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Sankey
Wallace Avenue
Sankey
Pennsylvania
Allan Pinkerton
Charles Brewster Ross
Pinkerton
Littl
Charlie Ross
Charlie
Walter
Germantown
Cuslody
Jesus
Charlie Brewster Ross
Washington Lane
Joe
George
Frank
Papa
Marecellus McDowell
Jennie McDowell
Mamime
Polly
United States
Shenango Presbytery Adopts All Overtures On Revision
At the mid winter meeting in New Bedford Shenango presbytery adopted all 11 overtures for revision of the confession of faith by a 17 to 8 vote. The action aligns with most Pennsylvania presbyteries and signals broad support for revision across the country, even in Western Pennsylvania where conservatives had been expected to resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenango
Presbyterian Church
New Bedford
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Unit States
Presbytery approves two week evangelistic service plan
At Shenango Presbytery a motion passed authorizing each ministry to provide two weeks of evangelistic services to assist other pastors. The Rev. Joseph White, a New Castle native, was received from the Troy presbytery and has returned to live here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Shenango
Joseph White
Presbytery
Troy
White
New Castle
First Baptist Church Extends Call to Rev. Forrest L. Fraser
The First Baptist congregation unanimously invites Rev. Forrest L. Fraser of Bradford Pa to become assistant pastor. Fraser, a Nova Scotia native and Y M C A veteran, has long worked with young men and may arrive in New Castle around January first to begin duties inclining toward missionary work. Salary offered is 800 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Forrest L. Fraser
Bradford
Fraser
Young Men's Christian Association of
New Castle
Jacob Sallade
Sallade
Bitter Fight Warns Against Ignoring Dr King’s Discovery
Beall Miss. resident T R Beall reports his wife showed consumption symptoms last fall. After trying all else she used Dr King’s New Discovery and improved at once, four bottles cured her. Sold by Paisley Hutton Pharmacies and John F Neely Long Avenue. Price 50c and 1.00. Trial bottles free.
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Dr. King
T. R. Beall
Beall
Miss
Paisley and
Hutton
John F. Neely
Long Avenue
Tragic Baltimore worker crushed by train near Vulcan foundry
Thomas Goodman head boilermaker at Baltimore and Ohio shops in New Castle Junction was fatally injured when slipping on an icy area near Furnace Street and dragged under a passing passenger train. He survived only a short time after emergency amputation and hospital care. Goodman, 19, had lived in the city two weeks with relative J. Riley at 512 South Jefferson Street and had two brothers in Buffalo. He had recently moved from Ireland via Buffalo to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Goodman
Baltimore & Ohio
Vulcan Foundry
Dunn and Rice
Goodman
J. Riley
South
Jefferson Street
New Castle Junction
Ireland
Buffalo
Butler Jail Breaker Pleads Guilty
A telegram from Butler reports Clyde Adams who escaped from jail on May 8 with help from Amy and Maggie Houk pleaded guilty to jail breaking. He had earlier pleaded nolle contendere to larceny and faces sentencing Saturday. The Houk sisters’ case likely goes ahead tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Clyde Adams
Amy
Maggie Houk
J. Rainey Hoon
Ellwood City
Nolle
Houk
Adams
John T Davis denies boys ran errands for Port er
John T Davis called The News to state his boys did not run errands for Mrs. Sarah A Porter, who was found dying in her room on Atlantic Avenue Tuesday morning. The News office received the request on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Davis
Sarah A. Porter
Atlantic Avenue
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W'Guinn
Maderis
Mahoning Valley
Nmien
United States Army
New Castle, Pa
Traverse
John Sergeant
Stewarts
Sampson
Joseph W. Stritmater
Michael Shallenberger
Howard Thompson
Cass Waddington
Joseph Wagner
Edward Watson
W. A. Wymer
James S. White
Hickory Township
Shiloh
S.C. Wetts & Co
le N.Y
Furnace Street
Xmas Millinery
Stritmater Store
Stritmaters
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