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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
8
Thursday night bowling pits Sharon, Youngstown and New Castle in a three corner contest at Fellowship alleys. It is the series finale for a $50 prize posted with the event. Youngstown leads. Sharon trails. New Castle sits in last yet remains within reach with one strong game.
New Castle lodge No 642 Free and Accepted Masons holds a special meeting at the Masonic temple on Thursday February 6 1908 at 1 30 PM to attend the funeral of Brother Samuel Emery members of sister lodges invited by order of the Worshipful Master
An advertisement claims daily work strains injure kidneys and promote back pain. It features John G. McCann of Milton Street, New Castle, Pa, reporting lasting relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, NY is sole US agent.
Miss Irene Lackey disappeared from Chicora on December 28 1905. A Christmas photograph mailed from California revealed her marriage to J M Painter in St Louis. The couple endured the San Francisco earthquake and pursued life in Seattle Alaska and Oakland. Her parents plan a May trip to Europe visiting Butler and Chicora.
A Youngstown report describes efforts to reorganize an interstate polo league bringing together top players with potential managers for Youngstown New Castle Akron Canton Pittsburgh Cleveland and Columbus. Players seek positions and express frustration with the National league citing mistreatment since the interstate league dissolved.
Walter Ball, former half back with New Castle Interstate league club, and released by Bridgeport, has been secured by Manager Frank Wilson of the Twin Cities club. He’ll bolster contenders for cellar honors. Ball is on Mansfield’s reserve list, with consent from Manager Drumm for this season.
Mercer county clerk Hugh Jones won a $9000 judgment after a trial that began Monday and concluded Tuesday afternoon. The case stemmed from a 1903 trolley accident on Basin street in Youngstown that left him with a broken neck and long hospital recovery. The suit will be appealed.
The American battleship squadron completes coaling at Punta Arenas and will sail early tomorrow. The Chacabuco leads as far as Valparaiso while the Bolognesi meets two hundred miles off the coast to escort to Callao. Admiral Evans is confined by rheumatism but officers report warm shore receptions.
Two coal fires in the basement of the Jones house at 312 West Grant Street heated the cellar, creating dense smoke after 4 p.m. Tuesday. Passerby reported the smoke, police were alerted, and investigators found frozen pipes thawed by burning coal. no damage occurred.
A Special revenue officer conducts a week long inquiry into liquor quality in the region. Fifteen hotel and saloon operators and forty government officers at distilleries are accused of violations. Tests compare bottled liquor to 100 proof standards. doctored bottles, misfilled jugs, and off duty or intoxicated staff are cited.
In New York a family of three ended their hardships with a gas-related death. Max Sacheman, his wife, and their fourteen month old child were found dead after a day of hunger and unemployment. Sacheman, a paper hanger, had been out of work nine weeks. The couple reportedly used a gas meter to inflict fatal gas exposure.
Jersey City, Feb 5 Friends of Hugh Cook a coal peddler for years are stirred by a suicide note in which he accuses his wife a Christian Science convert of denying medical help and torturing him. He hanged himself using handkerchiefs while she was away and Mrs Cook returned to find his body. He said he would not recover without a doctor and planned to end his troubles.
A Young Woman's Missionary Society gathering at the Second United Presbyterian church featured special music by Mrs. Work Miss Minnie Jackson and Mrs Frew. President Mrs Culbertson led as roll call focused on noted missionaries and a paper by Mrs Andrew Magill explored Pioneer Missionaries.
Mr and Mrs Emerson Kline of 64 Pearson street welcome a baby girl. Mrs Kline is known as Miss Mary Davis formerly of Mercer county. Mr Kline works for the Atlantic Refining company and is well known in the city.
The partnership between J. H. Gilfillan and J. J. Francis is dissolved by mutual consent. Clients are asked to pay all bills to J. H. Gilfillan at 195 Superior Street. all firm debts will be presented to him. Signed J. J. Francis.
Thursday February 27 marks a city wide day of prayer and fasting led by ladies from multiple churches. The event runs from 9 30 a m to 4 p m with hourly prayers and no noon break. Also noted is yesterday’s annual meeting of the Mercer State hospital trustees.
The Twenty seventh district Republican nomination faces a lively contest as George F. Arnold of Clarion and Capt. Samuel B. Cochrane of Kittanning enter the race. They threaten incumbent Major Joseph Beale and challengers Hon. W. O. Smith of Punxsutawney and J. H. Langham of Indiana with a stirring contest. Clarion county had expected no nominee, with hopes that its Republicans would back Mr. Smith alongside Jefferson County.
T C Whiteman of a prominent Greenville firm pleaded guilty to assault and battery after attacking Dr. Mossman, one of the town’s oldest physicians, following a remark. He was fined.
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