Identity of Murdered Man Is Confirmed in Wampum Case
Frank Nerci of Coraopolis is identified as the man found shot along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks near Wampum on November 20. Investigators noted gold filled teeth and wounds as distinguishing marks, and a Coraopolis brother said the victim had been missing five to six days with no money or known motive.
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Wampum
A. S. Leslie
Frank Nerci
Coraopolis
Leslie
Baltimore and Ohio
Mr. Leslie
Marshall’s
Tme
Farrell to Leave City in School Board Shuffle
The board of education elected two new teachers and two new janitors. Helen Boser will teach a grade position, Frances Bedford will teach Spanish at the high school for 110 dollars monthly. R P Farrell resigns as high school instructor to join the Miami Institute. Janitors Frew Book and J F Cromie resign to allow transfers and new hires at Highland avenue Thaddeus Stevens and Pollock schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Helen Bowser
Frances Bedford
R. P. Farrell
Miami Institute
Germantown
Dickson
Farrell. Frew
Thaddeus Stevens School
Board Of Trade Directors To Meet For Luncheon
The directors of the board of trade will hold a luncheon at the Lawrence Club on Thursday January 10 at 12:16 locally.
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Board of Trade Directors
Board of Trade
Lawrence Club
Mutiny Reported Widespread in German Army on Eastern Front
International dispatch from Copenhagen reports Bolshevik hopes for altered terms at Brest Litovsk after Leon Trotzky quoted on mutinies in the German ranks. An army of 25,000 mutineers was said to desert in the Kovno district but were surrounded. fate unknown. Trotzky cites independence from Brest Litovsk rulings if peace aligns with democratic aims. Berlin says German envoys at Brest Litovsk refuse removal of armies until Russian demobilization.
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International
Copenhagen
Petrograd
Germany
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
Kovno
Brest Litovsk
Berlin
International News Service
Wilson
Prospective nurses invited to meet Eva David son
All women interested in nursing are asked to meet Eva David son tomorrow at the public safety committee rooms on North Mill Street. She has information for prospective nurses about training under government auspices and the growing opportunities in this field.
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Eva Davidson
Public Safety Committee
North Mill Street
Husband Found Dead in Youngstown Home
Floyd Rayhouser a 26 year old motorman for Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light was found dead in bed at 1260 Wilson avenue Youngstown. Coroner says death natural and occurred about two weeks earlier with a burning gas stove in the apartment.
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Floyd Rayhouser
Mahoning
Rayhouser
Mahoning County
Youngstown
School Tax Must Be Paid At Once
Unpaid school tax must be paid before the fifteenth of this month to C. H. Martin at the city treasurer office or goods may be levied to collect the tax. After the date, collection will be immediate with added expense to delinquents. The R. M. B. G. club met at the Y M C A cafeteria for supper then sewed for Belgian children and bowled at the nearby alley. Next meeting is Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Martin
R. M. B. G. Club
Destruction of British hospital ship Rewa by submarine
The British hospital ship Rewa was torpedoed in the Bristol channel near midnight last Friday. Three crew members are missing. The vessel, 7308 tons, carried Red Cross markings and wounded soldiers were aboard but all were saved. Built in 1906 at Dumbarton and owned by British India Steam Navigation.
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International News Service
London
Rewa
Bristol Channel
Germany
Admiralty
Gibraltar
Red Cross
British and India Steamship and Navigation Co
Dumbarton
Glasgow
New Castle Inspector Reports 1580 Examinations Of Children
Dr. Wagner, medical inspector for the New Castle school district, reports 1 580 examinations. Sixty six parents were notified for defects, six children vaccinated, five vaccinations inspected. Schools visited monthly, 20 non enrolled children confined. Some buildings show poor sanitary conditions with sewer gas present.
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Wagner
New Castle
Leases Assigned in Pulaski Township Records
Assignments of leases in Pulaski township recorded today at the register and recorder's office. Leases were transferred from Joe Rutzik Thomas Lindsay David Black J W Roberts Fred Goodye John Reichert Hattie D Goodge John N McKibben Anthony Gastol and Marry Stevenson to M S Jordan and then to J E Carnahan.
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Pulaski Township
M. S. Jordan
J. E. Carnahan
Register and Recorder
Joe Rutzik
Thomas Lindsay
David Black
J. W. Roberts
Fred Goodye
John Reichert
Hattie D. Goodge
John N. McKibben
Anthony Gastol
Marry Stevenson
Military Dictatorship Impends In Germany
President Wilson warns of a looming German military dictatorship as internal German crisis deepens. Despite setbacks in Russia peace talks, militarism remains entrenched under Pan-German influence, shaping policy and risk assessments in Washington.
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Germany
John Edwin Nevin
Washington
International
Janitor Explains Freezing Of Pipes At School
H. J. Lehman janitor of the W. N. Aiken building told the board of education that the heating system froze during Christmas vacation causing about 800 dollars in repair costs to the district. He said he was away from the building Thursday before and until Friday noon when the incident happened and that previous practice left the system in the same condition with no prior issues.
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H. J. Lehman
W. N. Aiken
Board of Education
Harry Luckenbach Sunk. Nine Feared Lost
Vice Admiral Sims confirmed the sinking of the American steamer Harry Luckenbach after torpedoing. Twenty-two crew members were rescued. the status of nine presumed missing remains undeclared, with naval gun crew status not specified.
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Washington
Harry Luckenbach
Sims
Navy Department
Women urged to register for war work in Lawrence county
Lawence county residents have one final registration day for war work on Thursday January 10 at public safety committee rooms on North Mill Street YWCA and at Oak Street Thaddeus Stevens Lincoln Garfield Highland Avenue Westside and Croton schoolhouses from 1 PM to 430 PM. Cards must be turned in by tomorrow to Eva Davidson with reports due to Philadelphia, and reports should be given to Miss Davidson before 930 PM at the North Mill Street safety committee room.
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Lawrence County
Public Safety Committee
North Mill Street
Oak Street
Thaddeus Stevens
Lincoln and
Garfield
Highland Avenue
Westside
Croton
Philadelphia
Eva Davidson
Miss Davidson
Newly Elected City Treasurer Steps Into Role
City Treasurer elect C. L. McMillan will assume duties January 15. Former City Treasurer C. H. Martin will continue in charge until then and has no plan yet for his future.
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C. L. McMillen
C. H. Martin
Martin
Fire Scare at City Hall Sparks Alarm and Warning
Smoke-filled City Hall prompted an evacuation as a small fire to waste paper in a stairway near the jail basement was quickly extinguished by Fire Chief Connery and city firefighters. Officer Pete Hillers aided the rapid response. The incident led to a policy change restricting waste paper storage in the area.
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Connery
City Jail
Pete Hillers
Permitted to Enter High School
Geneva Fleming of Union township was granted permission by the board of education to attend high school provided her parents subscribe to all board requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Fleming
Union Township
Board of Education
German Russia Peace Talks Stir Public Hope
Reported Brest Litovsk negotiations and renewed war talks dominate headlines. Entente endorsement of Wilsons war aims fuels optimism while mutinous behavior in the German eastern army raises questions about future terms. Japan weighs Vladivostok administration amid fears over Siberian POWs for Manchuria.
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Japan
Vladivostok
Siberia
Manchuria
China
Germany
Two Caught In Croton Speakeasy Raid
County Detective John B. Trusel and officers arrested Pete Richards and Tony Bond after a raid on a Croton speakeasy run near Croton Hill. They were committed to jail for a hearing as District Attorney Muse directed the information. Charles X. Xanthos was also charged with burglary after a North Hill burglary spree.
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John B. Trusel
Young
Nat Williams
Dysart and
Logan
Croton
Pete Richards
Tony Bond
Croton Hill
Alderman Green
Muse
Charles X. Xanthos
North Hill
Death Notice Two Local Women and Two Sidelined Residents
Death notice lists Mrs. Mary Connor age 76 of 405 North Ray street Miss Mary Burns age 23 of South Jefferson street Mrs. William H. Shaffer age 87 of 831 Croton avenue Mrs. Jamuma Remley age 71 of 514 West North street and Floyd Rayhouser age 26 of Youngstown Ohio as residents mentioned in the obituary column
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Mary Connor
North Ray Street
Mary Burns
South Jefferson Street
William H. Shaffer
Croton Avenue
Jamuma Remley
West North Street
Floyd Rayhouser
Youngstown
Foreigners open fire on coal unloaders in rear yard
Two apparent foreigners, intoxicated and boisterous, fired at William Hall and Fd South as they unloaded a coal car in the Dufford block rear yard near 10 o'clock. Hall was hit in the leg but not seriously wounded. Dr. Shaffer treated him and police investigate the motive, noting the assailants fled toward Grove Street.
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William Hall
Shadyside
Dufford
Hall
Shaffer
South Mill Street
South
Grove Street
Souta
Hill
Clua
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Frank
Nerci
Farrell
City
Brest-Litovsk
Pulaski
Kaiser
Will
W. N. Aiken School
Cc. L. M’millen
Russia
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