Keystone State Senate Debates 1811 Session Leaders
Harrisburg January 2. Republicans from the state senate and house gather ahead of the 1811 session as they rally behind United States Senator Geo T. Oliver for a full six year term and support William E. Crow for president pro tempore and John F. Cox for speaker. Keystones plan moves toward fusion with Democrats, while Henry Cochran or Webster Grim are discussed for Senate seats and J Calvin Meyers or Michael F. Shawn for speaker. Session length is debated with expectation to end by April.
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Harrisburg
State Senate
House of
Keystoners
Pres
K Stone
Henry Cochran
Lycoming
Webster Grim
Spe
J. Calvin Meye Center
Michael F. Shawn Luz
Woman’s Christian rally at First Baptist New Castle
Mrs Rae Muirhead led a Sunday service for women at First Baptist Church New Castle with hundreds of Rae Muirhead Business Girls' club members in attendance. Music by Mrs Paul Browne Patterson and a volunteer choir accompanied by a piano soloists. The speaker urged a new stand for Christian life in the new year and proposed forming a Personal Workers league for women as an auxiliary to men.
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First Baptist Church
Rae Muirhead
Sara Dana Falls
Lottie Nicklin
William P. Felch
Miss Falls
Paul Moseley
Mary Medard
Winifrid
Blodwen Lewis
Muirhead
New Castle
Charles Greer
Women of the Elf
Jesus Christ
New Members Swell City Churches After Sunday
Churches in the city report large gains in new members on Sunday. The Methodist Episcopal church welcomed over 300 new members and the First Christian church added a substantial number, boosting totals to around 599 since the Sunday campus. Campaigns to raise funds begin next week.
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Theworth Methodist Episcopal
First Christi Church
Christian Church
Portsmouth Stirs As All Sunday Comes Welcome
A fragment from a Portsmouth page shows anticipation of Sunday events with a welcoming tone. The short item highlights community mood and upcoming activities in the city.
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Portsmouth
Billy Sunday Arrives in Portsmouth for Welcome
Evangelist Billy Sunday steps from a Pullman at the Norfolk and Western depot to a crowd in Portsmouth January 2. Ministers and laymen greet him warmly as preparations are made for his evangelical campaign. Architect A P Gill introduces Sunday to George D Selby and W B Anderson on the way to the entertainment committee.
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Portsmouth
Billy Sunday
Norfolk & Western Depot
William A. Sunday
Sunday
George D. Selby
W. B. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Palmists Face Legal Fight Over Future Predictions
New York auditors weigh palmistry legality as a palmist’s future-forecasting faces police scrutiny. Inspectors had raided fifteen palmists and fortune tellers in Manhattan as the case moves toward the state supreme court and possibly higher courts.
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New York
Manhattan
Gold Rush Hits Duchess County Farm Field
Poughkeepsie N Y January 2 Duchess county farmers shift to prospecting for pay dirt on their rocky beds Everett Davis reports gold worth 26 dollars and silver worth 10 dollars per ton prompting locals to dig with pick and shovel on nearby tracts Davis filed a claim with the secretary of state for his farm and more claims are expected as the office reopens
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Duchess County
Everett Davis
Davis
Secretary of State
Abducted Girl Returns Home Under Coercion
A 14 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Gogliotf of Hillsville, is returned after an abduction last Friday night. The motive centered on forcing a marriage to Gaeline, head of the plot, under coercion during concealment in Bel gosmer while the girl awaited escape. Parents refuse to consent to the match and the abductors identities are known.
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Dinter
Frank Gogliotf
Hillsville
Hay
Belgsemer
Friends Q
Gaeline
Woer
Chealing
Bessemer
Fire destroys hay and damages stable on West Lawrence Street
Ten minutes into 1911 a West Lawrence Street stable owned by Dominic Alsemo burned with about half a ton of hay and partial roof loss. Chief Connery and firefighters pulled a horse to safety amid a dramatic scene as a second alarm brought extra departments that were later recalled.
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West Lawrence Street
Dominic Alsemo
Connery
Craig
Dan McDaniels
Tod Backs Clarke for Senate in Ohio
Sen ator David Tod of the Mahoning Trumbull district endorses John H. Clarke of Cleveland for United States senator. He says he would rather vote for a viable Democrat than waste a vote for a Republican with no electoral chance and adds he will vote for Clarke if the opportunity arises.
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Youngstown
David Tod
Mahoning-Trumbull
John H. Clarke
Cleveland
United States
Typhoid Danger Past in New Castle Says Health Officer
New Castle is past the danger of a typhoid fever epidemic, says Health Officer McCandless. Over the past weeks 30 to 40 cases were reported, but in the last week only a few new cases appeared, leading to the belief that the worst of the danger has passed.
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New Castle
McCandless
Deaths of Mrs. George R. King and two others
Detroit Michigan resident Mrs. George R. King aged 59 and Frank Amornd aged 53 Newport are named in a death notice. Ib Rosario Matasso aged 2 of West Pittsburg is also listed in the obituary items.
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George R. King
Detroit
Mich
Frank Amornd
Newport
Ib Rosario Matasso
West Pittsurg
Poison in Gum Hinted in Cumberland Engagement Death
Grace Blossor and her fiancé Charles Twigg may have been poisoned by cyanide in chewing gum. Police found a well chewed gum piece in the parlor where they prepared for marriage. Twigg’s mouth was tested for cyanide while Blossor’s body showed the poison.
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Cumberland
Grace Blossor
Charles E. Twigg
Cumberland Police
Twigg
Miss Blossor
Keyser
W. Va
Marriage License Totals Rise in 1910 Record
The 1910 marriage license dock reports 746 licenses issued, up from 562 in 1909, a gain of 184. The last 1910 license was George D. Powell to Mazie McCormack of Ellwood City, with notes of cruelty and petitions reflecting marital strain and resolved issues.
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George D. Powell
Mazie McCormack
Ellwood City
Shelty
Niles
New Year Crowd Foils Masher At Waldorf Scene
In Peacok Alley at the Waldorf Astoria a man attempting to press himself on a well dressed young woman met quick rebuke. He tried to use a familiar chat and was answered with a sharp joke before fleeing the scene.
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New York
Peacock Alley
Waldorf Astoria
Handel Oratorio Society to Resume Rehearsals
Members of the Handel Oratorio Society learn that Director Paul Browne Patterson and Mrs Patterson plan to restart rehearsals soon. Dr John N Emery has recovered from illness, enabling preparations for the annual May festival and potential new memberships. It is likely the first work will be The Deluge.
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Handel Oratorio Society
Paul Browne
Patterson
Emery
Industrial school to open Saturday as planned
A new industrial school will open this Saturday at 2 30 in the afternoon. Children may attend the session at 176 Croton, in a room recently used by United Workers' Bible stricts.
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Industrial School
Istrial School
United Workers
New Year Welcomed With Citywide Watch Meetings
Citizens in New Castle marked the passing of 1910 and arrival of 1911 with loud whistles and community watch gatherings. The New Castle Personal Workers’ league led a 300 strong consecration at the First M. E. church, while Mahoningtown held a Methodist church watch with a social program and remarks by Uncle Jimmy Johnston.
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New Castle
M. E
Jimmy Johnston
Mahoningtown
Methodist Church
False fire alarm at Beaver and South streets Sunday
Firemen were called to Beaver and South streets at 3 PM when the alarm box was pulled. No fire existed and the cause and responsible party were not identified. Victor Terrill of Toronto was visiting Mrs. B A Young on West Grant Avenue.
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Beaver
South Streets
Victor Terrill
Toronto
B. A. Young
West Grant Ave
Hannon Elected President of County Commission
The county board names Joseph Hannon president for 1911 and hires staff including John W. Edwards as reel janitor and W H H Shaffer as fireman. Harrison Pitts, son of Commissioner John Pitts, is named mercantile appraiser before Lusk’s death prompts changes in appointment profits to go to Mr. Lusk’s estate.
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el Joseph Hannon
John W. Edwards
W. H. H. Shaffer
Ard Reed
T. F. Craig
J. D. Tucker
Bes L. Lusk
Harrison Pitts
John Pitts
Wylie
Mt. Jackson
Lusk
Y M C A Campaign Matters Completed
This evening at five oclock a meeting of the executive committee of the Y M C A fund campus will be held to finish affairs. New Castle Y M C A plans athletes for a carnival event at Duquesne Garden in Pitts March 10.
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Ing
Y. M. C. A. Fund
New Castle Y
Poultry Show Opens to Open Exhibition in Lawrence
Poultry from all parts of the country are arriving as the Lawrence Poultry Show opens on North Mill Street. Fancy breeds and varieties will be exhibited this year and are promised to outnumber all previous shows.
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Lawrence
North Mill Street
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