New Bedford Bond Issue Considered for Lawrence County Roads
Citizens at the courthouse conference in Pulaski township and county commissioners moved to submit a 500000 bond issue to voters at the next election. Wylie Gibson proposed steps to raise funds via a two mill tax over ten years. County officials urged a definite roads program to unite the county and advance its future welfare.
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Lawrence County
Pulaski Township
New Bedford
William McElwee
McElwee
Big Peace Conference Late Today
Wilson to confer on peace terms as delegates gather for late day talks aimed at restarting negotiations. Officials anticipate updates on global ceasefire plans and regional stability measures with key representatives present.
Clemen ceau to Meet House Before Open Peace Talks
Paris January 9 Premier Clemenceau will consult Colonel E M House at 4 15 pm ahead of the big peace conference with Wilson Orlando and Balfour. The talks aim to choose the opening date for the preliminary peace sessions next week. Plans may shift before the meeting hour as data is reviewed at the foreign office.
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Paris
Clemenceau
E. M. House
Wilson
Orlando
Italy
A. J. Balfour
House
Foreign Office
Col. House
Seine
Crillon
Colonel House
County Memorial Committee Named by Judge Emery
Judge S. P. Emery named a committee to plan a Lawrence County memorial for New Castle and county soldiers. Members include J Norman Martin, James A. Gardner, Walter Reynolds, Hannon, McMichaels, Howell Getty, Thomas Cooper, C. A. Martin and H. A. Fullerton. The panel will decide memorial type and financing and may call a future meeting.
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S. P. Emery
Lawrence County
New Castle
City Wall
Emery
J. Norman Martin
James A. Gardner
Walter S. Reynolds
Joseph Hannon
T. J. McMichae
News Notes From Western States And National Events
Snapshots cover music for union revival meetings in West Middlesex. Reports note a blast furnace shutdown at Re public Iron and Steel in Eharon. A German teaching ban bill appears in Ohio legislature. War casualties exceed four and a half million with over one million deaths. An Ash tabula man dies in his sleep after alarm. Thousands of soldiers gain full citizenship under naturalization act. Panama canal name change proposals to Roosevelt canal surface. Pennsylvania ranks tenth in crop value in 1918. Springfield judge resigns over salary. Cape Cod cranberries fetch twenty dollars a barrel. Kansas farmers kill twenty thousand jackrabbits in three days. Steps to repatriate 3,500 naturalized Americans from Turkey underway.
Peace Treaty Signing Expected Soon
London reports the initial peace treaty likely to be signed before end of February with Germany again seeking swift negotiations. Allied nations favor expedition, Pall Mall Gazette says.
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International News Service
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Germany
Yankees In Russia Not As Enemies
International News Service reports from Washington that about 12 000 American troops in Russia are there as friends, not enemies. About 10 000 at Vladivostok and 2 000 elsewhere have been welcomed by local residents, with Senator Hitchcock confirming the cooperative stance amid questions on policy.
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Washington
Russiia
Vladivostok
Archangel
Murmen
Hitchcock
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Johnson
California
Yanks Go To Berlin Report Prompts Allied Action
An international wire report from Amsterdam on January 9 states American troops will enter Berlin to restore order. A Zurich dispatch says an American delegation arrived to assess Germany's political and economic situation, with potential for loans and fund assistance.
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International News Service
Amsterdam
Berlin
Zurich
Germany
Lokal Anzeiger
America
Pardon Petition for Hillsville Man Joe Romeo
Joe Romeo of Hillsville seeks a pardon for an aggravated assault and battery conviction from the September term of 1917. He was sentenced to two years in the Western penitentiary. attorneys Graham and Cunningham represent him with J. Edwards of Hillsville as prosecutor in the case.
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Joe Romeo
Graham and
Cunnigham
Romeo
Western Penitentiary
J. Edwards
Hillsville
West Side Raid on West Washington Yields Alleged Disturbance
Police conducted a raid on a former fire engine house on West Washington street last night, the first in weeks. Three girls named Louisa Rose Gladys Peed and Grace Connell and three men named John Austin Ed Saller and T R Williams posted forfeits of 15.00 and 19.00 respectively. None appeared to claim the forfeits this morning.
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West Washington Street
Louisa Rose
Gladys Peed
Grace Connell
John Austin
Ed Saller
T. R. Williams
Trampled to Death by Horse on Farm near Princeton
Essie L. Book of Slippery Rock township died after a horse trampled him in his barn. He was found by his daughter about 7 pm and died a short time later from a fractured skull. Born 1860, he was longtime farmer, survived by his children and siblings. funeral 1:00 pm Friday at his home, with burial at Herman Cemetery led by Rev. Offitt.
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Essie L. Book
Princeton
Mr. Book
William
Nancy Book
Slippery Rock Township
Elizabeth McConnell
Etta Young
Nancy Blair
Nellie
Ida
Norman
Clyde
Adeline Book
Minnie Pence
Mary White
Viola Book
Walker Book
Oak Grove U. P. Church
Herman Cemetery
Offitt
Bolsheviks Proclaim New Government in Berlin
BERNE reports insurgents calling themselves Bolsheviks have proclaimed a new government in Berlin. Two Spartacist leaders, Leibmann and Ledebour, head the committee administering the new regime.
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International News Service
Berne
Berlin
Resignation Moves Hit New Castle Police Force
Officer Thomas Walters, the youngest on the force, turned in his paraphernalia and resigned this afternoon. The mayor received his resignation as more officers were expected to follow after Officer Reynolds’s recent departure.
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New Castle
Thomas Walters
Reynolds
Lawrence County Fruit Growers Elect Leaders at Annual Meeting
R Huey was elected president and J W Cummings secretary and treasurer of the Lawrence County Fruit Growers Association at its annual meeting yesterday afternoon. A chief item was a conference on cultural methods in fruit growing led by Prof Fagan of State College with reports on orchard fertilizer experiments.
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S. R. Huey
J. W. Cummings
Lawrence County Fruit Growers Association
Fagan
State College
Fifth Liberty Loan to Close Before May First
Treasury officials announced the fifth Liberty Loan drive will end before May 1, with the start date yet to be fixed. The loan is expected to total about 6 billion dollars as treasury certificates near that amount.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Warning Is Served On Turkey Over Medina Fort Surrender
London reports allies warned Turkey that if the Medina garrison does not surrender immediately the Dardanelles forts will be destroyed. A British force pushes into the Caucasus to compel two Turkish army corps to depart, with evacuation of 80 000 Turkish troops under way as soldiers burn and loot to sever links with the trans-Caspian region. The British control the Caspian Sea after defeating Bolshevik ships.
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London
Turkey
Medina
Dardanelles
Caucasus
trans-Caspain
Caspain Sea
Five Socialist leaders convicted in espionage trial
CHICAGO Jan 9 Five Socialist leaders including Congressman-elect Victor L Berger publisher Adolph Germer William F Kruse Rev Irwin St John Tucker and J Louis Engdahl were found guilty by a Federal Court jury after a trial before Judge Landis that began December 9 and lasted five hours and 50 minutes.
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International News Service
Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee Leader
Adolph Germer
National Socialist Party
William F. Kruse
Young Socialist
Irwin St. John Tucker
J. Louis Engdahl
The
American Socialist
Landis
Allied Troops On Way To Berlin Report Circulated
A Berlin circulated report at noon today says Allied troops are on their way to occupy Berlin at the request of Chancellor Ebert. The Amsterdam dispatch notes the claim originated in Berlin and is being circulated as of January 9.
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International
Amsterdam
Berlin
Ebert
Fire whistle tests at Rosena furnace cause prolonged blasts
The city tested the new pipe and valve on the fire whistle apparatus at the Rosena furnace causing blasts at different times and for long periods, as reported.
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Rosena
New York Harbor Braces as Marine Strike Expands
New York faces paralysis as a 12 500 strong marine workers strike spreads with 45 000 longshoremen to vote tomorrow on a sympathetic walkout. Government officials plan immediate steps and a high level conference to end the disruption.
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International News Service
New York
Washington
Marine Workers
No Flu Cases In Three Days
The health department reported no new influenza cases for the third consecutive day. City physicians have not submitted any new reports and general health conditions are described as better at present.
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Health Department
Beating Husband Arrested on Assault Charge
Frank Divilski was arrested by Constable Nat Williams on information before Alderman Cooper. He is charged with assaulting his wife and with surety of the peace. Mrs. Divilski alleges a severe beating and prior similar conduct. He awaits the March term in jail.
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Frank Divilski
Nat Williams
Alderman Cooper
Berlin Falls to Loyal Troops as Sparticides Retreat
German troops supporting the Ebert government entered Berlin from Potsdam and drove back the Spartacists. Four loyal soldiers were killed at the Wolff Bureau offices. Spartacus forces were expelled from Tiergarten and nearby streets as government reinforcements head to the city.
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Ebert
Berlin
Copenhagen
Potsdam
Wolff Bureau
Spartacus
Tiergarten
Illinois Senate Approves Dry Amendment Move
Illinois senators backed the dry amendment by a two to vote and set Tuesday for a house decision on ratifying the national prohibition amendment. Wet and dry leaders reached a midnight agreement to delay final action to avoid entanglements.
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Springfield
State Senate
Illinois
Senate
House
Supreme Allied War Council Meeting Called for Peace Conference
Paris dispatch reports Premier Crentsil ceau has convened the supreme inter allied war council to study issues for the upcoming peace conference. The Temps notes President Wilson asked Premier Clemenceau to be treated as prime minister of the United States rather than as president during the talks.
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International News Service
Paris
Crentsilceau
Suspreme Inter-Allied War Council
Temps
Wilson
Clemenceau
United States
Divorce Granted in Akron Court for Castle Residents
In Akron Ohio Judge H C Spicer grants a divorce to T F Jackamo from his wife H Jackamo on desertion grounds. The couple formerly resided in Castle.
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Akron, O
H. C. Spicer
T. F. Jackamo
H Jackamo
Castle
Death notices for John Lewis and Jennié Davidson
Two deaths listed. John Lewis age 73 resident of 3a Wale Street and Billc 1 book with age 30 from Na Princeton Pennsylvania. Jennié Davidson age 68 of 993 Bark Avenue.
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John Lewis
Wale Street
Princeton
Jennié Davidson
Bark Avenue
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Supreme Court
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Herr Ledebour
Spartacus Group
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