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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1908
Page
6
Chicago will remain wet for another year as anti saloon forces fail to file 5 000 more signatures before the 60 day limit. Liquor interests countered with a petition for a closed Sunday saloon, drawing 174 146 names while reformers had 80 000.
Slipperyrock township teachers prepare a program for the institute to be held in the Princeton School house Friday evening February 21. The lineup includes History by Miss Book and Grammar by Miss Stickle, with sessions on School Prizes, Physiology, Library in the Public School, Literature, and more. Geared toward educator and parent relations, lectures feature Prof. J. C. Syling, Geo. T. Weingartner, and Robert Wallace.
A collage of brief items from coast to coast covers divorce suit against William H. Irwin, a missing pearl necklace worth 18000, a London double murder, Roosevelt at a Chicago convention, bloodhounds tracking a Quincy murder, a parricide suicide in Chicago, a derailed fast train near Belleville, a druma session tie up, Alaska to Paris car race entrants, a naval fleet report from the strait of Magellan, jewel theft clues from Mrs J Pierpont Morgan, nurse strike sitters at Huron Road, and a Marshall NC husband and prisoner case after a late night vigil.
Frank J H Hitchcock, retiring February 15 as first assistant postmaster general, will take full charge of Taft campaign operations in the east and south. Arthur I Vorys of Columbus will keep campaign headquarters in Columbus and supervise overall work while Hitchcock leads east and south efforts from a New York or Washington base.
Funeral services for King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz Philippe were held at St. Vincent's cathedral with Catholic rites. Lisbon mourns as crowds line streets. guards and police keep order. The widowed Queen and King Manuel stay away. Beginning this afternoon the two bodies lie in state for three days before burial.
R S McCULLOCH and CO on Pittsburg Street promote a week long display of India Linens Persian Lawns and fine Swiss embroideries. Special reduced prices include 19c yard dotted Mull and 29c yard embroidered Swiss with many patterns and insertions. Partial payments allowed and purchases can be laid aside.
Grace Franks of Salt Ste. Marie says she has two affinities not one and that mixing them is dangerous. She is jailed at Harrison street police station after a fight over her, with soul mates Todd Naylor and Percy McDonald involved. Naylor is hospitalized and McDonald is confined at Maxwell street station following a stabbing during the struggle.
NEW BEDFORD Miss Lizzie Sears wintering at Pine Bluff North Carolina. Rev. Press of Youngstown led preparatory services at the Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon. Mrs. George Zahniser and her Highland avenue family returned from a several weeks visit with her father Edward Agnew and family of Sewickley. P A Rogan of Sharon visits his mother Mrs Esther Rogan of West Northstre.
A large crowd gathered at Bollinger ranch to drive coyotes, aiming to reduce livestock losses. The hunt failed to produce many kills as most animals stayed hidden, though coyotes have recently threatened sheep pigs and chickens. Two drives occurred with lunch between, and another extermination effort is planned.
The note urges households to reveal their best thoughts and share all pleasant experiences from books to life. It argues that happiness is reduced when close ties fail to invest time in nurturing the soul and mutual happiness.
FE Lupson parish clerk of Yarmouth has completed 44 years of service at the Yar mouth parish church. He has attended 12 000 weddings and been absent from church only three times in nearly 2 300 Sundays. He has given away more than 1 200 Standard.
Official city list by City Electrician WwW enumerates alarm box sites across streets and avenues including Shenango Valley hospital Elm and Falls streets Jefferson Grant Green Beaver and North Beaver avenues with entries for mills plants and factories such as Croton avenue Crawford Moravia street and Box factory along with engine houses and public buildings the compilation covers numerous intersections across the city and surrounding districts.
A bill introduces civil service protection for all postmasters and clerks in third and fourth class offices. Congressman Acheson seeks to curb party influence by placing these offices under civil service rules, aiming to thwart the Pennsylvania machine's control.
Five acre lots with running water proposed for chicken farms promising value growth. Eight room home with bath gas heater hardwood parlor yellow poplar balance and cellar concrete attic finished offered at 3200 dollars. No additional investment required as home is in perfect condition.
An advertisement touts Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for indigestion constipation and low energy claiming it makes the system strong and healthy. It lists 35c for tea or tablets and references J. C. Wal.
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