Not guilty verdict in Wellendorf murder case and Christmas plans
The jury acquitted Charles Wellendorf of murdering Ernest Bauman and discharged him. He remains on $1,200 bail on a conspiracy charge. Alice Reebel is freed on $25,000 bail. Alvina Wellendorf and Mrs Reebel stay on Bond. The family plans a festive Christmas at their Padenburg home.
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Charles Wellendorf
Ernest Bauman
Alice Reebel
Alvina Wellendorf
Reebel
Porter
Padenburg
Wellendorf Acquitted Not Guilty Verdict Returns in Court
The jury found Wellendorf not guilty on the murder charge and the conspiracy charge was postponed to the March term. Bail set at 1200 dollars. Alice Reebel’s case postponed to March term amid speedy-trial arguments. defense urged immediate hearing.
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Wellendorf
Charley
Young
Porter
The
Commonwealth
Alice Re
Elks Club Busy With Christmas Baskets for Needy Families
Elks club rooms buzzed as about a score of members packed baskets for hundreds of poor families on their lists. Each basket included a chicken or two, other seasonable foods, clothing, toys, and candy. Baskets were loaded Tuesday afternoon for delivery to New Castle and area residents.
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Elks’ Club
New Castle
Elks
Taft Suits People of Pacific Coast Says Att y Heney
F. J. Heney says Pacific coast residents stay bitter toward Japanese and Chinese and favor strict exclusion while paying little heed to the war scare. He notes westerners discuss politics and finance with Roosevelt or Taft as top choices and Hughes as a distant second.
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Taft
Pacific Coast
Atty. Heney
United Press
Washington
F. J. Heney
San Francisco
Heney
Pacific
Roosevelt
Hughes
New Transfers For Highland Car Line
Transfers issued for the Highland avenue street car line show traction officials will not run cars through from Walton to Mahoningtown for now. The orange transfers aim to prevent conductor slimming by fraudulent passenger presentations, as colors for other lines include blue for Mahoningtown and red for Grant Street among others.
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Highland Avenue
Walton
Mahoningtown
Highland
Cascade Park
Grant Street
Croton
Youngstown
Sharon
Postoffice Christmas Day Hours and Deliveries
Carriers will make one morning delivery across the city with a window from 11 30 a m to 12 noon. General delivery stamp and registry windows open 10 a m to 12 noon. Money order window closed all day. No evening service at carriers window. Mails dispatched as usual.
Marseilles Lunatic Asylum Abuses Lead to Strangulation Death
Four attendants are under arrest in Marseilles after the death of musical director Taillefer at a major asylum. Police fear more deaths from similar mistreatment as investigators review a string of alleged cruelties. Taillefer's wife viewed the body as physicians found strangulation marks. keepers confessed the death followed an outburst during a struggle.
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United Press
Marseilles
France
Taillefere
Tailliere
Hudson Votes Dry to Win Waterworks and Lights
In Hudson Ohio a railroad town voted out the saloons to secure municipal waterworks electric lighting and sewage plants. Millionaire J W Ellsworth pledged the projects costing about 100000 to 150000 dollars if saloons were eliminated, despite local resistance to dry movements.
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United Press
Hudson, O
J. W. Ellsworth
Pittsburg
New York
Hudson
Ellsworth
Little Orphans See Christmas in Downtown Stores
Holy Family home children under Sister Margaret Henry visited downtown to view Christmas windows. They explored toy departments at multiple merchants and enjoyed the outing, cherishing memories of the trip despite not receiving all the gifts they saw.
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Holy Family
Margaret Henry
Battleship Fleet Arrives at Trinidad
Washington reports official confirmation by cable from Admiral Evans that the battleship fleet has arrived at Trinidad.
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Trinidad
United Press
Washington
Admiral Evans
Navy Department
Man Moves to Enforce Hat Law After Movie Blindness
A man who attended a Youngstown cinema could not see because of women wearing hats and has begun a legal push to enforce the law.
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Youngstown
All New Castle Aims at Charity Help Across City
Reports describe hungry children and needy families as organized charity begins. Ex Sheriff Jim Brown and Thomas W. Phillips pledge support while Elks, Volunteers of America, and church groups distribute baskets. The Associated Charities, housed at 14 North Mercer, opens under ministerial association oversight with donations from Drake potato, Pearce and Quig, and local merchants.
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Jim Brown
Associated Charities
North Mercer Street
Thomas W. Phillips
Phillips
Elks and the Volunteers of America
Brown
Roy Brandon
J. P. Caldwell
Er. E. Leavy
Drake
Pearce and Quig Company
Quig
James M. Smith
Smith, Hutton & Kirk Hardware Co
E. E. Higley
M. E
Hassau and Latong Face Serious Charge Hearing
Joe Hassau and Mrs Mary Latong will appear before Alderman Williams Friday afternoon on a serious charge brought by Mike Vergo. Hassau reportedly has a wife in the old country while Latong's husband is said to live in Sharon. Both posted bail for the hearing.
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Joe Hassau
Mary Latong
Alderman Williams
Mike Vergo
Hassau
Old Country
Christmas Morning Service at Epworth Church
An early Christmas service will be held at 6 30 oclock Wednesday morning at Epworth Methodist church. The pastor Rev J C McDonald will be in charge.
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Epworth Methodist Church
J. C. McDonald
Death Record Notice for Annie McGowan and Others
Death notices list Annie McGowan 83 of Jacks ville Ira D. Kerr of Sharon Major Gilbert Eberhart of New Brighton Mrs Emma Ulrich of Hubbard and W Harris of Pittsburg with ages and locations noted for each entry.
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Annie McGowan
Jacksville
Ira D. Kerr
Sharon
Gilbert Eberhart
New Brighton
Emma Ulrich
Hubbard
W. H. Harris
Pittsburg
Street Car Bridge Destroyed By Flood Near Butler
Bridge on the Pittsburg Butler Harmony and New Castle line over the Connoquenessing creek near Butler collapsed after an ice floe, delaying the New Castle to Butler trolley connection for months. The 130 foot high structure with two 300 foot spans stood on false work and fell as workers escaped. A new bridge will start within days and the loss is put at about 25000 dollars.
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New Castle
Ellwood City
Pittsburg
Butler
Harmony
Funeral in Sharon for Ira Kerr former New Castle resident
A group from New Castle traveled to Sharon by 11:30 car to attend the funeral of Ira D. Kerr 31, a former local machinist at the Carnegie steel mill. Kerr died Sunday night of typhoid fever. Interment followed at Sharon. He left a wife and child, and is survived by his parents and two brothers.
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New Castle
Joseph Anderson
William Jones
John Keifer
Norris Mitchell
Leah Tully
William Reiber
Philip Kerber
Sharon
Ira D. Kerr
Kerr
Carnegie Steel
John A. Kerr
Indiana County, Pa
George H
Pittsburg
Harry E
Homer City
Wife reports husband threatened to kill her
Elizabeth Boyle told authorities that her husband Con Boyle threatened to kill her and their child. Alderman Williams had Con arrested for assault and battery and surety of the peace and jailed him to await court action.
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Elizabeth Boyle
Con Boyle
Alderman Williams
Con
Two Papers Planned for Ministers Meeting
Shenango Valley Ministerial Association canceled the Monday session due to Christmas. At the next meeting, two papers will be read: Rev. Stratton on The Probationary System and Mrs. Z W Foulke on The Mission of the Women of Methodism.
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Shenango Valley
Mrs Annie McGowan Dies at Jacksville After Pneumonia
Mrs Annie McGowan 83 widow of James McGowan died at the family home near Jacksville after a three week pneumonia illness. Born in the city, she lived 65 years in Jacksville and was a United Presbyterian Church member. Survived by sons Burton and Alexander and several sisters. funeral plans unavailable.
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Jacksville
Annie McGowan
James McGowan
Alexander Wilson
United Presbyterian Church
Slippery Rock
Burton
Alexander
Wimner
Youngstown
Lizzie Parker
Ellwood
Wilhelmina Hooker
Edenburg
Hadassa Boyd
Martha Leise
Portersville
Levi
Large YMCA Bible class draws 38 members for study
The YMCA Bible class taught by Rev. E. E. Higley met with 38 members in attendance last night. The topic Social Teachings of Jesus drew strong interest as eight classes in the association stay well attended and active discussions continue across the city.
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E. E. Higley
Jesus
Wife accuses husband of revolver threat in peace case
Lena Luci filed a charge of surety of the peace against her husband Gligon Luci before Alderman Williams. She alleged he threatened and tried to prevent her talking to a male friend with a revolver. Gligon Luci remains jailed awaitingMarch term court.
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Lena Luci
Gligon Luci
Alderman Williams
Gligon
Prisoner Frantically Beats Pans. Bees Imagined Threat
Louis Stadler an insane inmate at the Youngstown jail kept inmates awake by frantically beating two tin pans. He claims to have buried a fortune at his farm near Buffalo and says he has forgotten its exact location.
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Louis Stadler
Youngstown
Buffalo
Weather advisory for Western Pennsylvania extends tonight
Occasional light snow or rain is forecast for Western Pennsylvania tonight and into Wednesday with unsettled conditions. Temperatures remain mild, and travel may be affected by slick spots in brief bursts of precipitation. Strong winds are not expected.
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Pennsylvania
Resumption of Tin Mills Brightens New Castle New Year
New Castle plans a strong industrial restart with ten tin mill operations set to begin January 6 along with a steel mill and railroad work resuming. District Manager George Greer of the American Tin Plate Company notes further mills will start soon, signaling an end to months of idleness and gloom.
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Stenange
George Jreer
American Tin Plate Company
Mr. Graat
New Castle Tin Mills
Greer
New Castle
The Congress the President and the Courts Toast
New York reports a shift in civic toasts at a New England society banquet. General Woodford praised J P Morgan for saving the country from ruin and Governor Hughes was acclaimed as a likely presidential candidate.
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United Press
New York
New England Society
United States
Congress
Woodford
Spain
J. P. Morgan
Hughes
Charity wards cancel Christmas gifts in Atlantic City
Atlantic City charity wards faced refusals as the Overseer of the Poor Barlow left town for Christmas after residents insisted on expensive items. The plan to give warm stockings flour or coal was rejected in favor of twenty-dollar gold samples and other costly presents.
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United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Barlow
E Wat Sman Crew Strives to Lighten Ship Off Gloucester
The schooner E Wat Sman lies on rocks near Boliver's Neck after going ashore last night. The crew works to lighten her cargo to free the vessel as big waves threaten to breach the hull. United Press reports from Gloucester Mass. on December 24.
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United Press
Gloucester
Mass
E. Wat
Public skating rinks planned for Youngstown when weather allows
Officials announce two public skating rinks will open in Youngstown as soon as conditions permit. The plan aims to provide community recreation space and will be finalized once temperatures stabilize for ice formation.
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Youngstown
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