Teddy for President. Bull Moose leaders meet in Chicago
Progressive party leaders confer behind closed doors at the Congress hotel in Chicago after receiving a Roosevelt telegram urging preparedness and a united stance. Frank Funk outlines plans to split the 1912 Republican field and press for Roosevelt's nomination, potentially forming a third ticket if the GOP nominates someone else. Other telegrams from St. Straus Beveridge Johnson Bird Parker and Sager are read.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Florentine
Congress Hotel
Col. Roosevelt
Frank Funk
Ilinois
Funk
Roosevelt
Oscar St. Straus
New York
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Charles Stumner Bird
Massachusetts
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Arthur N. Sager
New Garbage Plant May Be Erected
New Castle councilmen inspect the city garbage plant to decide whether to repair the existing facility or authorize a new plant. The current plant suffered substantial damage months ago and has not been fully repaired. The blown over stack during a storm shoulders the most costly repair as an option.
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New Castle
Teachers to Meet Wednesday at Y. W. C. A.
The New Castle Teachers' Federation will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon at 4 30 o'clock at the Y W C A.
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Y. W
New Castle Teachers’ Federation
Prayer Meeting at Almira Home by Primitive Methodist
The Primitive Methodist church announces a prayer meeting at the Almira home on Thursday evening at 7 30. All are invited to gather at the church and proceed together. A welcome greeting will be given to all attendees.
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Primitive Methodist Church
Almira Home
Trustee Appoints Roy Jameson as Bankruptcy Trustee
Roy Jameson was elected trustee at a creditors meeting for J. W. Schankweiler. Schankweiler testified about assets and liabilities before Referee E. M. Underwood. Schankweiler owned two cash groceries, one in the Seventh ward and another in Ellwood City, with stock totaling about 1500 and 1200 dollars respectively. Wholesale grocers to whom he owed large sums will be the major losers.
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Roy Jameson
J. W. Schankweiler
E. M. Underwood
Schankweiler
Seventh Ward
Ellwood City
Clearfield Game Warden to Speak at Local Meeting
Clearfield county Game Warden Phillips will address a Wednesday evening gathering at 8 o’clock in Alderman Green’s office. The meeting, open to all, aims to interest hunters, the Wild Life league, and anyone concerned with nature preservation of birds and fish. R. T. Brown of Ellwood City, Wild Life league president, will attend.
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Alderman Green
Phillips
Clearfield County
Wild Life League
R. T. Brown
Ellwood City
Haslam Urges Action Over Flood Threat in Local Valley
A large Rotary Club crowd hears E E Haslam of the State Waterways commission warn of severe flood danger in the Shenango and Beaver valleys. Mayor A D Newell will appoint a committee of twenty to work with the council on flood protection and creek improvements near Rosena Furnace dam and Jefferson street bridge.
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A. Additorium
Shenango
Beaver Valleys
E. E. Haslam
State Waterways Commission
Rotary Club
A. D. Newell
Newell
Neshannock Creek
Rosena Furnace
Jefferson Street
Half Hour Service To Edenburg
Local service will begin on the Youngstown to New Castle street car line between New Castle and Edenburg. One car will operate on a half hour back and forth run, supplementing regular service and aiding residents who travel to New Castle during the day. This convenience has long been desired.
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Youngstown
New Castle Street
New Castle
Edenburg
Atkinson's City Pay May Be Held Up
City finances official Commissioner of Finances Tyler said payments to John Atkinson, a former police officer wounded in service, may be halted until proper authority is shown. Atkinson has received $10 monthly from the city for several years.
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John Atkinson
Tyler
Atkinson
Justice Hughes Denies Schmidt Write of Error
Justice Charles E Hughes refused a write of error for Hans Schmidt the former priest convicted of murdering Anna Aumul ler in New York City. Schmidt faces execution by electrocution at Sing Sing this week.
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Washington
Charles E. Hughes
Supreme Court Today
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
New York City
Schmidt
Sing Sing
Ben Ali Theatre Fire Damages Lexington Business District
Lexington January 11 fire partially destroyed the Ben Ali theatre described as Kentucky’s finest. The blaze endangered many large downtown buildings with an estimated loss of 80000 dollars.
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Lexington
Ben Ali Theatre
Kentucky
Typhoid Fever Reported for Grace Fix at Delaware Avenue
Grace Fix of 1309 Delaware Avenue was reported to the health department today as suffering with typhoid fever. Public health officials urged tracing contacts and monitoring for related cases in the area.
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Grace Fix
Delaware Avenue
Health Department
Hay Kicks Over Traces Break for Garrison Idea
In Washington on January 11 Representative James Hay opposed the continental army plan and radical regular army expansion. He urged strengthening the existing regular army to its full war strength and making the National Guard the subsidiary of the national service, adding about 34,000 enlisted men and 1,500 officers for a total of around 102,000.
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John Edwin Nevin
Washington
Wilson
James Hay
House Committee On
Hay
Regular Army
Garrison
National Guard
Continental Army
Laughlin Named Oil City Postmaster Nominees
President sent the following nominations to the Senate for postmasters in several states. Ohio George N. Young Tiffin and Pennsylvania candidates Richard O Heilman Catasauqua William L Marshall Dayton Martie T Gilles Devon Edward S Laughlin Oil City Menzo M Burt Roulette C L Gibbs Titusville.
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Washington
Senate
Ohio
George N. Young
Tiffin
Pennsylvania
Richard O. Heilman
Catasauqua
William L. Marshall
Dayton
Martie T. Gilles
Devon
Edward S. Laughlin
Oil City
Menzo M. Burt
Roulette
C. L. Gibbs
Titusville
Death summons Henry C. Sankey of pioneer New Castle family
Henry C. Sankey died at his home in St Louis Missouri Monday at 1 15 PM after weeks of illness. He leaves a wife Lizzie Watson and three children Emily Carroll and Maxwell. Survived by brothers James P Sankey Eben Sankey Lawrence Sankey and sister Mrs Thomas H Falls. Funeral in St Louis with relatives from Pittsburgh and Ellwood City to attend. He served in the 134th regiment during the Civil War and was postmaster at Salem Missouri. He long worked for the Pennsylvania railroad and later the mint.
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Henry C. Sankey
New Castle
St. Louis
Mr. Sankey
Thomas H. Falls
North Mill Street
Ezekiel
Sarah Sankey
North Hill
Sankey
Methodist Episcopal Church
M. E
Ransom Post
Pennsylvania Railroad
Salem
Lizzie Watson
Paducah
Ellwood City
J. P. Sankey
Pitsburg
Revival Services Draw Large Crowds at Central Christian
Large attendance marked revival meetings at Central Christian Church last evening. Rev. D. P. Shafer gave a powerful address and the choir provided excellent music. Attendance has been higher this year than last.
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Central Christian Church
D. P. Shafer
Young singer to return home Saturday evening
Carrol learns a young city singer will return home Saturday evening after a stay in Pittsburg since Thursday evening. He was a guest of John McCormack, the famous tenor, and is related to him. He plans to sing with the Redpath Chautauqua in summer 1916 as an extra fine offer. He studies with Frank Milton Hunter. Mrs Edward Covert was taken to Shenango Valley hospital for an operation yesterday.
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Carrol
Pittsburg
John McCormack
Redpath Chautauqua
Frank Milton Hunter
Past Year Good One For Banks
A local note highlights a strong past year for banks with improved lending, steady deposits, and rising profits reported by regional financial institutions. Analysts credit steady interest margins, cautious expansion, and supportive regulatory conditions.
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Banks
No changes in officers made in local banks
Directors and officers were re elected at stockholder meetings for the National banks of New Castle. The National Bank of Lawrence county added Alexander Crawford Hoyt to its board. Bank presidents stated a prosperous year though current interest rates were not as high as last year.
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National Banks
New Castle
National Bank of
Lawrence County
Alexander Crawford Hoyt
David Jameson
Citizens National Bank
Samuel Foltz
First National Bank
C. F. Montgomery
Charles H. Andrews
J. C. McCready
J. P. H. Cunningham
John H. Lamb
J. Norman Martin
John H. Preston
Alex. Crawford Hoyt
Judson C. Norris
Thomas W., Phillips
Ben D. Phillips
George R. Ralph
First National Bank— Directors
No Tax Reductions Expected at City Meeting
Mayor A. D. Newell presided a mass meeting stating citizens should not expect tax cuts. He asserted the city will still deliver value for the money spent.
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A. D. Newell
British in Mesopotamia Doomed as Relief Effort Stalls
Constantinople dispatch reports British forces under Townshend trapped at Kut El Amara. A 90 000 man relief column from Imam Ali Gherbi is checked after fierce fighting with Turkish forces. The town endures round the clock bombardment as German General Von Der Goltz directs operations.
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International News Service
Constantinople
Townshend
Kut el Amara
Iman Ali Gherbi
Kut el Amara Ly
von der Golta
Mesopotamia
Newly Made Policemen Bond Approvals Reported
Bond approvals listed for Chief M. J. Young and several patrolmen set at 200 dollars each with various named sureties. Also approved were bonds for James A. Gardner city solicitor at 3000 dollars and C Milholland city engineer at 2000 dollars with a surety company.
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P. J. Hillers
C. Milholland
Vanderlip Quits All But One Office
Jane A Vanderlip president of the National City Bank of New York and director in several financial firms resigned from all offices except his position at the National City Bank. The move is to comply with the Clayton act prohibiting interlocking directorships in banks.
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Vanderlip
Washington
Janethe
A. Vanderlip
City Bank of New York
Th Riggs National Bank
Death notices from Missouri record for two elderly women
Mrs J T Onks aged 78 of Pictsburg and Miknes Davis Jacksville are listed in the St. Louis death records. Mrs Alexander Rankin aged 83 of Mas honing township and Dale Brown aged four days of 730 Brooks lyn avenue also appear in the notice.
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Teddy
Progressive National Committee
George W. Periins
Will AP Flynn
Vic Tose
Mediml PR Corps
Victor Murdock
Kansas
William Flynn
George W. Perkins
Medill McCormick
Illinois
Almira
J. W
Clearfield Game Warden
Haslam
Council
Lexington, KY
Democratic Party
Will
Laughlin
Edward Covert
South New Castle Borough
Shenango Valley Hospital
New Castle Institutions
David Jameson, Samuel Foltz and
C. F. Mont
Gomery
Kut El-Amara
London
War Office
Bad Clares
O.f
M. J. Young
F. Butler
Nick Faella
Lucia
James Wysner
G. W. Lamoree
John Janess
Edward Cayven
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