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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
7
Special Thursday bargains listed by Pittsburg Street merchants include reductions on ladies coats and jacket suits with prices from 7.98 to 12.50 and fabric items such as flannel and apron gingham. Many items marked down from regular values, with emphasis on new stock and no old goods.
Laundry list of in store specials including linen table damask at 39c and 79c, plus hosiery and sleeping garments for men women and children with prices cut from 50c to 39c, 25c to 19c, and up to 79c, highlighting limited balance of week sales and reduced lawn waists to 79c.
A rural mail carrier urges patrons to ease delivery by preparing stamps, keeping boxes clear of snow and pennies, avoiding unnecessary inquiries, and ensuring roads remain passable. He stresses not interrupting routes, pre-stamping mail, and following carrier rules to avoid service disruption.
New Castle city faces a health inquiry as State Register Wilbur R. Batt requests complete birth returns for the past month. He cites unreported births and warns fathers, physicians, and nurses may face fines up to 50 dollars. Health Officer Horner plans to file delinquent cases with the state if reports are not submitted by the tenth.
Dr. Grimm visited Pittsburg on Wednesday. The limestone quarries near Bessemer resumed operations Wednesday. James Cooper left Monday for Grove City College with his father John Cooper. Miss Abby Lingenfelter and Samuel Ferguson visited Dr. Zimmerman at Shenango Valley hospital on Tuesday.
W. H. Davis a colored man died yesterday in Youngstown jail from pneumonia while serving a 30 day sentence for stealing a pair of mittens. The case underscores hardships of inmates in local facilities.
Chicago police search for robbers who gagged and bound J Ward Fleck a collector for Libby McNeill Libby and stole 1200 dollars. A fire threatened Messiah Evangelical Lutheran church of Chicago causing about 5000 dollars in damage.
Bowery nickelodeon owners urge Taft to display his picture. F J Marion says he represents most five cent theatres in New York and notes strong public sentiment for Taft. Secretary Taft has not yet consented to appearing in the moving picture machine.
Fred W. Gallant has improved after a month in the hospital with typhoid fever and will be moved to his home today or Thursday. He is reported to be in much better condition and the discharge plan is under way.
Mrs Elinor Glyn in Washington defends her novel Three Weeks saying only the middle classes are shocked by it and that the work is an analysis of deep love not an object lesson. She explains people misunderstand the multipart nature of human beings and are shocked by what they do not grasp.
Harrison New Jersey January 8 Theodore Whitmore is held without bail on a direct murder charge. Police say they will complete evidence for indictment while Whitmore’s Albany friends promise top legal counsel. Whitmore claims an alibi will prove his innocence.
The State Department informed Japan that Kogoro Takahira’s appointment as ambassador to the United States would be entirely satisfactory, clearing the way for his transfer from Rome and return to Washington where he previously served as minister before Aoki.
National salesmen for the General Fireproofing company convene in Youngstown for a three day meeting. A Shenango Valley birth is reported, a daughter born to Mr and Mrs J C Leohner of Boyles Avenue.
Country districts take interest in the Associated Charity work in this city. Tuesday evening the Ladies Aid Society of the New Bedford M. E. church contributed 5 dollars. L. B. Hoyt gave 25 dollars, the Hannon tinners 5 dollars, and Miss Blanchard 2 dollars, totaling 37 dollars received. Superintendent Foulke reported a busy time at the North Mercer street headquarters with many new applicants being helped. The work is now well organized and citizens are urged to aid with cash and donations of food and clothing.
Atlanta, Jan 8. Physicians forecast about two more deaths among victims of yesterday’s Louisville and Nashville Copper Creek wreck on the Coll vert special. The excursion train from Cleveland to Florida plunged from a trestle, killing Engineer James Edwards Fireman Mosey Baldwin and Road Foreman of Engines Schnapps. Mrs Emil Hoover of Columbus and Florence A Stulebaker were reported dying. the wreck carried about 200 passengers.
Ladies of the Royal Orange Lodge No. 129 held a banquet in the Jackson block rooms with guests from Lodge No. 76. Progressive were the diver sions, Houghland and Sweet won first prizes, Planton and Humble second, followed by dancing and ornate red white and orange decorations.
Miss Margaret Byington reports that despite substantial relief for Monongah mine explosion victims about 350 families from over 100000 in cash, clothing and food, an additional 100000 is required to meet relief goals. She notes mine owners have cooperated fully in the effort.
The Lutheran League of St. John’s Lutheran church met last evening at Miss Beatrice Burke’s Martins Street home. Officers were installed and a new committee appointed for the year. A luncheon followed, with vocal and instrumental music to entertain members.
Unsecured credits of the Chicago Great Western railway company met in London on January eighth to apply for a receiver to preserve the status quo while arranging a first mortgage on all indebtedness and securing a stockholders vote on the plan. President Stickney presided at the meeting.
Charles Wadsworth Whitney, 88, of the H. N. Whitney and Sons banking firm, was found dead in bed at his father’s residence in New York. A .38 caliber pistol wound to the right temple and the revolver at his side were reported to Coroner Acritelli as a suicide.
Invitations issued for the Grove City College students and Alumni Association of Lawrence County annual banquet to be held at Odd Fellows hall on Friday evening January 31. The committee aims to enhance interest and enjoyment based on past successes.
Announcement notes meal tickets drop to five dollars and regular board to four fifty per week starting Friday January tenth at The Venetta. The message provides the new pricing and reference code 11813 for record.
A meeting of the stockholders is held at the court house this afternoon to hear reports from the special committee on accounts paid depositors. A dividend to stockholders will also be declared.
A local restaurant advertises a 21 meal ticket for two dollars and ninety cents as a 10 day special. Diners can try a single meal before purchasing. The ad also promotes a line of homemade pies cakes and salads and directs customers to call or visit next to the Fountain Inn under proprietor D E Tid.
Two individuals named David Reese and Mary Jones are noted in a New Castle context. The fragment suggests a connection or event involving both, with no further details available to specify date, venue, or nature of their link.
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