01 Feb 1907
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
1
The article notes Jerome showing disposition to give the defense every liberty in selecting the jury. A juror may be dropped by consent. A participant expresses irritation at the slow proceeding, with care to avoid jurors connected to principals.
Panels summoned 4 talesmen 500 failed to appear 72 examined 318 remaining 110 selected as jurors 17 dropped 6 jurors remaining 11 peremptory challenges each side 40 used by state 20 used by defense 40
In New York on February 1, counsel for the State and defense moved to drop jurors from the Thaw White murder trial. Judge Fitzgerald overruled a challenge for cause against one prospective juror as peremptory challenges expanded. Ten talesmen were examined with no takers, and a mutual accord limited further selections while delays continue into postponed sessions.
A Baltimore dispatch reports Lowisa aged 18 was proclaimed dead in a wedding gift death notice dated January 29. In fact she is alive, married to Hugh McConville in Portsmouth Virginia, and resides with him there. The father sent the notice as a wedding present.
Ex County Treasurer J Wilse Clark sues Pennsylvania and Mahoning Valley Railway for 25000 claiming injuries from a Croton avenue collision. Plaintiff alleges high speed and careless operation. defendant contends Clark stepped into the car. Trial before Judge Galbreath with lawyers W H Falls J Norman Martin for plaintiff and C H Akens for defendant.
Seven hoboes of high rank and file were arrested by police Friday morning at the New Castle Portland Cement brickyard on South Mill street. Strangers to the city, they were taken to police headquarters and held on vagrancy charges.
Jacob Cosel sells his Washington street clothing store to Cosel Clothing Company of New York. Cosel will remain with the firm as manager.
Western Pennsylvania remains cloudy tonight with occasional rain. Saturday turns warmer with showers, and southern areas see slightly higher temperatures.
Britons push to downplay cruelty allegations against Owettenham while defending the accused in a heated public discourse. Protests and editorials call for accountability amid political pressure and media scrutiny.
A Bristol cable reports Sir Alfred Jones and his party defend Governor Swettenham over ordering American warships from Kingston after the earthquake. They claim Swettenham acted wisely and that condemning him is criminal, while recounting relief efforts for the wounded aboard the Port Kingston.
Fire Chief Frank Connery will present to the city fire committee a plan to hire seven additional firefighters across departments. He also calls for modern truck equipment, a steam fire engine, an inspector’s office, gasoline storage limits, and council action to adjust fire insurance rates believed to be kept high by the local underwriters. A councilman committee would meet with businessmen to find relief strategies.
Harry Bollard, charged by Truant Officer Dowler with violation of the compulsory school law, will be heard by Alderman Fulker on Saturday at 10. The case stems from the Hull Bollard affair at the Seventh ward school over Bollard's refusal to send his stepson Fred Kerr to school. The defendant vows to fight the prosecution. many witnesses are subpoenaed.
Eight council members visited the city poor farm on Thursday afternoon to inspect the buildings and farm and note minor improvements. The visit included supper prepared by Warden and Mrs. Gold.
A local Harrisburg notice reports a large property seizure linked to an agency named Hire Licks. The action appears to involve disposal or turnover of assets following an age-related clause or administrative timeline.
A massive early morning blaze in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania destroyed the opera house and damaged multiple nearby buildings including two hotels and several stores. Firemen from Steelton, Lancaster, and Middletown aided as four firefighters were injured and total losses were estimated over a million dollars. The opera house, part of the Reis circuit, suffered the greatest damage.
Thieves broke a side window to enter the Lawrence Ice and Storage office on West Grant Street and stole $2.75 from a desk drawer. Three men apparently carried out the break in, leaving tracks in the snow before police were notified.
Frank Henry of Youngstown died instantly from a bullet to the heart after drawing a revolver from his overcoat and firing it while visiting Miss Lilian Waite Thursday evening. Authorities consider the death likely accidental but undisputed.
Furnace employees across the valley Mahoning Valley and the Cleveland and Brad dock district have devised a three trick demand to be presented as an ultimatum to furnace operators, as announced previously in The News.
The YMCA in Nectady announces the appointment of a new secretary, stating leadership changes aim to boost programs and member services. The move signals refreshed administration and continued community outreach efforts.
George E. Burgess of Schenectady N Y has accepted the post of general secretary in charge of the Y M C A in New Castle. He will arrive February 15 and assume duties, succeeding Judson J McKim who resigned to join Scranton’s railroad work. C Henry Volz will remain acting assistant secretary. Burgess is praised as an energetic organizer with eight years in association work and a Chicago Training School graduate.
A formal ultimatum from the Mikado to Teddy demands compliance or risk losing favored status. The message signals high stakes as negotiations unfold between the two parties.
President aims to press San Francisco to admit Japanese children to public schools as a matter of national dignity. Aoki’s note frames equal schooling with first class powers, prompting Washington to urge authorities to avoid a diplomatic setback amid tense East Asian relations.
At a Star of Wales lodge meeting No 60 True Ivorites of America officers for the coming year were elected. Past president Rev J P Thomas. President Morgans Llewellyn. Vice president William A Johns. Financial secretary Thomas Edwards. Treasurer Robert George. Recording secretary John Harvard Sr. Inside guard John M Price. Outer guard Evan Hopkins. Trustees William A Davis Thomas Grey and John M Price.
An up to date private exchange is being installed at Shelby Steel Tube in Ellwood City and will operate after February 15. Miss Kittie Butler will preside, moving from her role as chief operator at the Bell exchange, creating a hard to fill vacancy.
Representatives of the Youngstown carpenters union met with the local union to organize a district council for Youngstown Niles Warren Sharon New Castle and nearby towns. The aim is unified management protect members' interests equalize unions and curb cross-town work transfers. A follow up meeting will be held next week to advance plans.
Officer Lawrence Weddell, injured in a street car wreck at the Mahoning avenue crossing, has recovered enough to return to duty Thursday evening. Officer Edwards has been serving in his place.
Local grocers report quotes showing a clear increase in soap prices. They may keep one cake at five cents, but the number of cakes sold for a quarter could fall due to the higher costs and tighter margins.
George S Parrish has been selected as the private secretary of General Isaac Sherwood, congressman from the Ninth district, who formerly lived in Hubbard.
Reports from Youngstown hospital say Miss Hannah Keast of Edenburg is greatly improved after a serious operation. Doctors believe she will be able to leave the hospital during the coming week.
A court house site at Youngstown is to be purchased from Julia B. McClure an orphan of Potts a Pa who is fourteen years old The agreement names McClure as the seller and outlines the transfer of the site to municipal authorities under guardianship.
Local plumbers warn a 20 percent jump in plumbing supplies over last year anticipated to curb spring building, raising costs for enamel ware bath fittings and cast iron sewer pipe. Dealers fear reduced demand or ruined profits as construction plans may stall amid rising material prices.
Richard Logan, millwright at the West Middlesex furnace, was crushed under timbers when the roof collapsed. A brother of County Detective Creighton Logan and son of Mrs. Fannie J. Logan, he was pulled from the ruins with severe bruises but no broken bones. His condition, monitored by physicians, is improving as his family visits. He is a longtime local resident with a wife and two children.
S J Callahan secretary of the chamber of commerce is gathering data for an article on New Castle industries to be published in Industries a Pittsburgh magazine The March issue will be illustrated with cuts a valuable directory of principal manufacturing establishments in the United States has recently been received by the chamber of commerce files
Death record listing several individuals with ages and addresses including Charles Allen Pinkerton aged 20 months Liberty street and Chauncey M. Wilson aged 61 Youngstown Pennsylvania Delaware Hall aged 25 Sharon plus Walter G. Churchfield aged 27 350 State street and John Flinner aged 80 Elizabeth. Other names include Barbara A. Thayer aged 87 Warren QC Sarah Douglas 62 Wampum and Mrs.
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