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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
4
Public notices list rates for Daily and Weekly subscriptions, including daily by mail offers. It invites correspondence on county matters and directs all payments and communications to The News Company in New Castle Pennsylvania, not to individuals.
Businessmen report stronger Christmas commerce and higher express, post office, and railroad activity in New Castle. Real estate dealers note rising demand for better homes while marriages rise this fall and winter, indicating broad prosperity despite some pessimists.
The New York World suggests Dr. Cook’s polar claims reflect self delusion, comparing him to George IV and other famed self-deceptions. It notes Cook’s Arctic journeys with Peary and Bradley, his Eskimo expedition, and the physical and psychological toll of the treacherous voyage near Cape Columbia.
A collection of snips on local life and politics from New Castle and nearby towns. Comments touch on speed fines, traffic bells, taxes, airship fever, and municipal issues. The piece rails at politicians and social quirks with pointed asides about New Castle readers and public life.
The article weighs two views on Cook the explorer. One suggests plausible proofs supporting his claims. The other accuses him of deliberate fraud for fleeting fame and money, predicting his exile and ridicule if exposed.
Miss Elizabeth A. Hart of Pittsburgh and Harry Jackson of Pulaski married Monday December 27 at the groom's home with Rev. J C Worner officiating. Jackson is a Navy serviceman. Pulaski residents visited, a funeral for Mrs W Mead Clark was held, Norton Concert Co. performed in the Presbyterian church as part of the Maccabee lecture course. The next lecture by M W Chase is set for January 31, 1910.
Florence Colum and Lawrence Frank faced the mayor on suspicion after being found in Van Horn's coal yard around 11 30 last night. The pair were discharged with a warning. Colum denied a sweetheart claim, while Frank spoke little English and the notice of debt deduction for coal was cited.
A. B. Thompson and Eliza M. Thompson filed a damage suit in Mercer alleging Mrs. Thompson was permanently disabled after a fall on Erie Railway premises in Jamestown New York. Experts testified as the case proceeded, with $20,000 sought for injuries. The report notes land productivity as a separate fact.
The ad touts Cod Liver and Iron tonic Vinol as a superior remedy. It claims rising demand shows its merit in rebuilding strength and addressing pulmonary troubles while inferior remedies fade away.
Leesburg residents Orpha Scollard and Grace Munnell visit family and colleagues while others travel to Conneaut Grove City and Johnstown. Christmas events fill the Presbyterian church as Rev Wright is expected to preach next Sabbath.
Mike Ferry an Italian national was arrested at Warren Ohio on a charge of lovemaking after he approached passing girls on the street. Separately the Italian government announced plans to spend 20 million dollars to develop its first naval base on the Adriatic at Ancona.
New Wilmington hosts sleighing parties from New Castle Mahoningtown and Sharon with supper at Hotel McCreary. Notables include Mrs Ollie Rhodes L R Thompson Eben W Cook Pearl Waite and J E Davy plus B Barnes Grace Moncrief and others. Community events feature Naccanna club annual social evening and week of prayer services at local churches with watch meetings planned.
Nelson E. Whitaker a prominent Wheeling industrialist died last night of pneumonia. native of Maryland he led the Whitaker Glessner company with Whitaker Sheet and Tin mills Wheeling Corrugating plant Laughlin mill Martins Ferry Ohio Portsmouth Steel mill and coal properties. He served West Virginia senate 1890 to 1898 and chaired the Louisiana Purchase exposition committee. He was a staunch Republican.
Five men arrested during the holiday rush in Youngstown were released on promise to depart the city at once. Authorities held the men briefly before释放, citing pending investigations and public safety concerns.
A local druggist promotes Rheuma as a national cure with money back guarantees. A Pottstown, Pennsylvania woman claims dramatic relief after using fewer than two bottles, saying her rheumatic pains vanished and she has had no flare ups since.
Fredrick Townsend Martin, society leader and clubman, claims the idle rich class has disappeared from New York as education spreads. He compares conditions in England, New York, and America, arguing civilization moved the class westward and that education drives Americans to knowledge while stagnation ends.
Leading coal operators in the bituminous fields expect higher coal prices next year. They cite stricter mining and safety laws raising production costs, with a wage dispute entering Toledo talks to set a base rate. miners seek one dollar per ton, employers push eighty five cents, and a final decision is uncertain but an increase seems likely.
Philip Anzziano the blind Italian once at the city home was sent to Dixmont today after months of detention and troubling behavior. He lost his sight in a quarry explosion at Hillsville last March and has since been a city charge, his mind deteriorating to a breakdown.
A prayer meeting at the West home and a Christmas stretch at McCaslin school marked the weekend. Students presented teacher Miss H R McCracken with a parlor lamp, a surprise gift from the class amid illness and absences.
Major General John A. Wiley, a renowned Pennsylvania military figure, died at his Franklin home after a lengthy illness. Born 1843 in Pittsburgh, he served in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and nearly four decades in the Pennsylvania National Guard, retiring as major general. He organized local units, led in several conflicts, and held civic roles including mayor and council member of Franklin. He is survived by his wife Mary Tritech, daughter Florence Van Naten, a sister Elizabeth Lawton, and two brothers.
George McFadden of New Castile slipped on a slippery Erie street sidewalk in West Middlesex Pa yesterday afternoon. He suffered a bad wrist sprain after the fall, no physician needed. several other falls reported but none serious.
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