First Session Of Delegates Ends Without Agreement
Paris dispatch reports the first session of the supreme inter allied council failed to decide on peace conference procedures. Officials expect a second session at the foreign office to begin at 3 this afternoon. Secretary Lansing said only technical details had been settled. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing attended the meeting amid talk of secret diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edwin Nevin
International News Service
Spondent
Corre
Paris
Supreme Inter-Allied Council
Foreign Office
Wilson
Lansing
United States
Murder on Pearson Street Leaves City Stunned
Italian resident John De Lawrence was fatally stabbed on Pearson Street near Taylor Saturday evening. Police recovered a bloodied dagger near the body and the victim was pronounced dead at Shenango Valley Hospital. investigators remain at sea with little to go on as no arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Lawrence
John de Lawrence
Pearson Street
Taylor Street
Logan
Gaston
Tom Spears
Nick Toscano
Boyd
Shenango Valley Hospital
Peter Capitolo
South Jefferson Rest
Slow Month in Mayor's Court
Reports of the mayor, poor warden and poor director were submitted to council this morning and accepted and placed on file. The mayor's report showed 183 arrests had been made and that the receipts had been $897. Receipts reported by Poor Warden Perry Snyder amounted to $29.40 and those of the poor director as being $43.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Snyder
Gregory resigns as U S attorney general in 1914
Thomas Watt Gregory who has served as U S attorney general since 1914 resigns to return to private law practice. Other notes cover McDowell National Bank of Sharon’s 50th anniversary, Beaver county teachers pay rise support, a Tarentum merchant robbed of 117 dollars, wage increases for sheet mill workers, and various local incidents and bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Watt Gregory
U.S
Tarentum
Lewis May Be Successor To Gregory
Chicago Democrats unsettled after Attorney General Gregory resigns. Reports say United States Senator J Hamilton Lewis is a likely successor and may launch a mayoral campaign Thursday. The outcome leaves Democrats uncertain about who will lead the mayoralty bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Gregory
Dauphin County Upsets War Insanity Theory
Harrisburg reports 1918 saw insanity rise in Dauphin County despite the belief that war absorbs minds. A total of 64 residents were sent to the state lunatic hospital, with 44 sent to penitentiaries, and a few directed to Phoenixville and Spring City facilities.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin County
State Lunatic Hospital
Whington
Phoenixville
Spring City
Gba O. Carlota
Androw
Woman In Murder Tells Of Her Act
Marie Augustine Le Baudy describes to attorney Marty W. Moore how she shot Jacques Le Baudy on a Westbury Long Island staircase to protect her 15 year old daughter from a fate worse than death. She says he had threatened to kill her and twice tried to stab her with a hunting knife. The wife, speaking in broken English and French, recounts weeks of fear while she hid in a 50 room mansion facing bronchitis and distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Baskerville
International Mews Service
Cort Rondent
Westbury
L. It
Marie Augustine le Baudy
Marty W. Moore
Jacques le Baudy
le Baudy
The
Sahara
Long Island
Mrs. le Baudy
Rev Bingham Returns from Front in France
Parole Officer W C Smith received a message from Rev William Bingham stating he was returning from France and would meet at the Union depot before boarding a train to Slippery Rock. He had been active in Y M C A work in France and served at Plaingrove church. He reported he went over the top several times, escaped injury, and is en route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Smith
William Bingham
France
Smith
Union Depot
Slippery Rock
Rev. Bingham
Plaingrove
Churches to raise 10 million for after war work
New York January 13 Inter church emergency campaign committee announces 11 of 14 Protestant denominations will start a cooperative national drive to raise 10,000,000 for after war needs. The amounts include Methodist Episcopal 2,000,000 Presbyterian 1,750,000 Lutheran 500,000 Baptist 300,000 and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Inter-Church
Methodist Episcopal
Presbyterian
Lutheran
Baptist
Prowstant Episcopal
Disciples of Christ
Big Bill From Western Penitentiary Sets County Record
County commissioners received a $16 634 bill for keeping 63 prisoners at the Western penitentiary for the past year. The charge covers 13 753 days at about 82 cents daily with no labor credits earned. The rising cost of living has driven per day costs up from 35 12 cents in 1912 to 82 cents in 1917, signaling a continued financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Penitentiary
Lawrence County
Wreck Toll Stands At 21
BATAVIA New York Central railroad officials explained the cause of the wreck at South Byron early yesterday morning in which 21 persons were killed and nine injured. One was so seriously hurt that recovery seemed doubtful. All the dead had not been identified. most identified victims were residents of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Batavia
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
South Byron
New York City
Memorial Service by Elks Honors 17 Members
The Elks club auditorium hosted a full memorial service for 17 lodge members who died in the past year. Exalted Ruler C W DeArment led the ceremony with America and the Star Spangled Banner. Edwin M Underwood gave the eulogy as C W Herman Hess delivered the main address urging charity justice brotherly love and fidelity and optimism for a better world.
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The
Elks Club
Lodge
Elks
C. W. DeArment
Emeryer
Fred
Board Of Trade Meeting On County Bond Issue
The Board of Trade will convene Wednesday at 12 15 at the YMCA for a general meeting with luncheon. The purpose is to gauge member sentiment on issuing bonds for county road improvements and all members are urged to attend and speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Remonstrances Likely Over Dry Ohio Ahead in New Castle
A Sunday sermon at First Methodist in New Castle warned that Ohio going dry could make New Castle the wettest spot in Western Pennsylvania. Rev. A J Rinker urged remonstrances, urged legislature to ratify prohibition, and warned of a moral crisis beyond immodesty, highlighting covetousness as the prevailing sin. A memorial service honored Col Theodore Roosevelt and Dr J Wilbur Chapman before the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
New Castle
Pennsylvania
A. J. Rinker
First Methodist Church
Rinker
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
J. Wilbur Chapman
Woman Does Propose Now at Baptist Sermon on Courtship
Rev F B McAllister spoke to a packed Baptist church about courtship and the woman’s role in proposing. He praised Theodore Roosevelt’s wholesome home life and urged that a returning World War I veteran be a chivalrous example, noting the woman’s drudgery and the marriage vow.
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The
Baptist Church
F. B. McAllister
Shelby Tube
Hilwood City
Theodore Roosevelt
McAllister
Tribute Paid To Lieut Arthur Jewell in New Wilmington
Memorial services honor Lieut Arthur Jewell, New Wilmington native who died in France. Speakers included Dr W C Wallace and R G Ferguson. Music by a quartet and a duet by Miss Hallie Elliott and Mrs Frank J Sewell. Mrs Jewell and daughter attended. Mr Jewell absent.
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New Gton
Arthur Jewell
New Wilmington
France
Presbyterian Church
W. C. Wallace
Westminster College
R. G. Ferguson
J. O. Campbell
S. A. Kirkbride
J. D. Barr
Walter Sewall
Hugh Hart
Hallie Elliott
Frank J. Sewell
Jewell
Dormont
Bold Bandit Capture by Youngstown Detective
County Detective M. J. Young assisted in trapping two bandits in Youngstown after a robbery at a drug store. The clerk was knocked senseless. the thieves fled by car, then on foot. Young pursued one suspect and ordered him to surrender when caught. The other suspect was captured by a fellow officer. The clerk recovered and alerted police.
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M. J. Young
Youngstown
Bessemer
Young
H A Livingston Dies In France
Official word reports Private H A Livingston of the A E F Troops died December 22 from pneumonia in France. A New Wilmington resident at 238 years old, he was a 1912 New Wilmington High School graduate, spent two years at Carnegie Tech, worked for Pennsylvania Lines, and was drafted May 26. He leaves father Hiram Livingston and longtime guardian Harry S Green.
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H. A. Livingston
Livingston
New Wilmington
New Castle
Harry S. Green
East North Street
Carnegie Tech
Pennsylvania
Camp Greenleaf
Camp Crane
Livston
France
Hiram Livingston
Ee Welker
Sparticides Routed In Bloody Berlin Offensive
Berlin crowds cheer as Sparticides are driven from their last stronghold the Baltzenow brewery by government troops after a week of terror. Karl Liebknecht reportedly arrested. Hamburg leadership imprisoned. Adlon Hotel guarded as Americans remain under protection.
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Baltzenow
Karl Liebknecht
Lichtenberg
Hamburg
Dr. Lauffenberg
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Council
Adlon Hotel
America
Harris
Herr Preuser
Spandau
Munich
Banning May Be Released From Internment
Atlanta January 13. Charles F. Banning Pittsburgh steel magnate ordered released by Federal Judge Newman. Federal attorneys appeal the decision and Banning remains held on ten thousand dollar bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Charles F. Banning
Pittsburg
Newman
Banning
Senators Push Resolution Calling Immediate U S Troop Pullout
Senator Johnson of California introduced a senate resolution urging immediate withdrawal of United States soldiers from Russia. The measure states the opinion of the senate on ending U S troop presence in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
United States
Russia
Sennator Johnson
California
City Sees No New Flu Cases After Week of Reporting
After seven days with no new influenza cases, the city health department reports no new cases during a four hour period from Saturday to this morning. No additional illness details are provided in the notice.
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Health Department
Death record notes several residents passing away
A fragmented death notice lists individuals including DeLawrence aged 33 of Pearson, Byron E. McKean aged 35 from New Wilmington, Jack Irvin Weygendt aged 3 months, Peter Eye, and B. B. Tobias aged 76 associated with Erie and Mul.
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Peace DeLawrence
Pearson
Byron E. McKean
New Wilmington
Jack Irvin Weygendt
Peter Eye
B. B. Tobias
Erie
Mul
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Mystry
McDowell National Bank of Sharon
Beaver County
Lion
Department of
Nevada
John Alexander
St. Louis
Butler
Keystone Bronze Company
New Brighton
Lewis
Bingham
IN CO. History
Hess
F. B. McAl
Lister
Lieut
New Wilmingston
Com
Munity Hero
Rata
Ualiy Utld Bold Bandit
BRLIN
Copenhagen
Berlin
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