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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1908
Page
1
Judge Porter questions liquor license applicants about membership in liquor dealers organizations and political ties. Some admit membership but deny political activity. most deny any group for promoting municipal candidates. By noon 20 applications processed, no temperance supporters present in court. several licenses discussed or withdrawn.
Controller Hughes reports January spending and year end balances showing $74 138.47 available for two months of the current year and two months of next year. General revenue fund stands at $565 339.82 with other funds totaling $24 798.55. Warrants of $25 670.81 were issued last month as the city uses up funds.
The National Window Glass Workers' union plans to appeal Judge Phillips's ruling dissolving the Amalgamated Window Glass Workers' union. Funds from organized labor nationwide were donated to carry the case from common pleas to higher courts, arguing the decision harms organized labor. The union cites restraint of trade as the core issue and sets apprentices under its wage scale to fill vacancies.
Harrisburg February report on the capitol graft conspiracy trial of Sanderson Snyder Shumaker and Mathues. Prosecutors promise their strongest testimony remains, with Architect Huston's assistant Stanford B. Lewis set for re examination and possible corroboration by Rev. Samuel Huston and another official. Defense seeks to undermine key witnesses as Pennypacker readiness adds to expected clashes.
The courthouse building commission of Mahoning county opened bids Saturday afternoon for a new Youngstown courthouse. Henry Schenk of Erie appears the lowest bidder with 824000 dollars, with a possible rise to 850000 dollars after material changes. Bids will be tabulated and contract awarded after final estimates.
Slippery Rock borough installs a steel cell in the Odd Fellows building to house prisoners for the first time, relieving officials who faced great inconvenience from lacking a proper holding place.
Tony Ross, the city’s heavyweight prize fighter, will lead a group of friends on a sleigh ride party to New Wilmington this evening. They will stay at the hotel there where arrangements for the visit have been made.
Health Officer Horner reports two contagious disease cases by noon. Hazel Hamilton, 6, of 20 North Beaver street, has diphtheria. Carl O Kingsbury, 12, of 7 Stewart place, has mumps.
Webster Lawson of Greenville, a B. and O. section hand, was struck by a passenger train, pushed 30 feet in deep snow, and rolled beneath the engine but sustained only slight injuries.
A Senate bill by Senator Burnham would establish parcels post on rural routes with a 5 cent first pound and 2 cents for each additional pound up to 11 pounds. Perishable items allowed. rural customers only. stamps required and "rural parcels-post" labeled. The plan favors local merchants over mail order houses by cutting transport costs.
Prof William Parsons of New Castle appeared as soloist with the H N White Factory band at the Cleveland H N White auditorium today. Director F J St Clair praised Parsons cornet skill and presented him with a handsome engraved gold medal after the sixth selection.
Attorney Clyde V. Riley was appointed master in the divorce of Matilda A. Thompson against Moses C. Thompson. A motion to amend the Good Roads Machine company case was granted. A rule to discontinue Giuseppe Moretta vs Pasquale Serza was granted. Deputy constables named for election day include James McBride James Harvard James B. McCune George Patton and James French.
Mrs Douds wife of Deputy Sheriff William F Douds is seriously ill at her Walnut street home after a Sunday stroke leaving one side partly paralyzed. She showed slight improvement this morning and doctors hold hopes for recovery.
Three additions were received at morning services and two were baptized at night, totaling 56 received during Rev. C. S. Brooks' pastorate since he arrived September 1. The article notes Brooks has served since the start of September.
Ray White, an employee of the Petroleum Ironworks at Sharon, slipped on icy pavement Saturday night and suffered serious injuries.
An editorial argues that a strong silent shift among disciplined voters will rebuke current mayoral leadership. It praises the county detective for cleaning crime isles and calls for a police reform to curb lax, politically driven policy.
John Norris of Neshannon Avenue, an employee at Standard Wire Mat Works on South Mill Street, fainted at work and fell into a vat of water and cleaning substances. He swallowed some of the liquid, was rescued, and taken home where he remains ill though not expected to have serious injuries.
The Central Presbyterian church Brotherhood names Albert Street as delegate to the Laymen's Missionary convention in Philadelphia starting Wednesday and ending Friday. The group will meet Tuesday evening for a lecture and social time, in the first regular monthly meeting of the newly organized brotherhood.
At a morning meeting the committee report stated Associated Charities is not answerable to the Ministerial association. The body adopted the report as it recently urged Associated Charities to refuse tainted money.
Portersville lacked mail for two days after a heavy snow storm cutting residents off from the outside world from Wednesday to Friday. Carriers later arrived with tall tales of drifted snow that forced them to lay fences and walk through fields to reach homes.
All city banks will be closed all day Wednesday in observance of Lincoln's birthday. Merchants and others needing banking services should conduct business Tuesday instead.
John White, a 56 year old resident near Isle three to four miles from Portersville, died Sunday evening after a five week illness from consumption. He never married and lived with his 86 year old mother. he leaves a sister Mrs Saiver in Charleston, West Virginia. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 11 AM at Zion Baptist church with interment in the church cemetery conducted by Rev. Warren.
A Cleveland dispatch reports pig iron manufacturers meeting there endorsed maintaining the $17 price for No 2 foundry iron at Mahoning and Shenango valley furnaces. They discussed relation to ore and finished material and supported conciliation and co-operation inspired by the Gary movement. This stance by iron producers, aligning with ore interests, is said to promise market benefits.
John Weir of South Jefferson Street remains convalescing at Drs Evans and Williams private hospital on South Mill Street. He is reported to be improving and could leave in a few days. Weir had a delusion that a steel company was trying to steal his home.
Mrs. O. H. P. Green of Richelieu avenue sustained serious injuries after a fall on the sidewalk in front of her home shortly after noon Monday.
Jeremiah Snare 52 of Hazel Dell. Kenneth Bauman 3 months of 264 East Reynolds. Mrs. Susan Crow 73 of 188 Dewey Avenue. John White 56 of Isle. Pa. Kenneth Bauman and others listed with ages and addresses in a local death record summary.
Senator Foraker of Ohio challenged President Roosevelt in the Senate over alleged patronage in Ohio federal appointments. He cited Charles Bryson of the Athens Gazette and correspondence with Rep. Douglass to argue that administration influence coerces officeholders, accusing coercion and political intimidation benefiting Taft. The chamber heard the remarks as tension briefly rose then eased with a presidential nomination read.
The report from Controller Hughes shows school board funds in fair condition with a net balance of 65,323.89, down 16,967.75 from last month’s expenditures while income for the month was 1,167.27. Balance is distributed across First National Bank 28,439.60, National Bank of Lawrence County 1,482.49, Lawrence Savings and Trust 32,064.65, Citizens National Bank 4,494.49, and cash with treasurer 172.99.
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