City Surges to Zero as Cold Tightens Its Grip
In a sharp cold snap the city recorded near zero temperatures at dawn with some outskirts dipping below zero while downtown hovered around zero. The forecast calls for fair but not as cold tonight and Tuesday, with temperatures moderating. pipes froze in several homes and one thawing alarm on Neshannock Avenue prompted a nonfire call due to smoke from thawing efforts.
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North Hill
Mill
Washington Streets
Neshannock Avenue
Kaiser Off To Eastern Front Of War
Berlin reports Emperor William fully recovered and heading to the eastern front for a major drive against Russia. Analysts say victory may hinge on eastern operations as the western front remains stalemated and Salonika campaigns yield little gain.
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Kaiser
Berlin
William
Russia
Teutons
Salonika
Servia
Germany
Bulgaria
England
France
Archangel
Mrs Russell files claim for Idaho homestead land
Friends of Minnie E.K. Russell report she formerly lived on Neshannock Avenue and has moved to Twin Falls Idaho where she filed a claim for 320 acres to homestead starting next spring.
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Minnie EK. Russell
Neshannock Avenue
Twin Falls
Idaho
Rotary Conclave Planned in Baltimore February 22
At the weekly Ro tary club luncheon in Baltimore a Rotary conclave for February 22 was announced. Suggested topics include Some of the Things Worth While in Rotary and A Rotarian's Community Assets. J P Cavenaugh of Youngstown sang several solos as plans for summer civic work were reviewed.
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Rotary Club
Baltimore
Rotary
J. P. Cavenaugh
Youngstown
Fire destroys Asbury Park Press and Trust buildings
A January 17 blaze in Asbury Park New Jersey destroyed the Asbury Park Press and the Asbury Trust company buildings. The fire started on the third floor, with ice hindering firefighters and one injury reported. Damages ranged up to 150000 after a three hour effort to contain it.
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International News Service
Asbury Park
N. J
Asbury Park Press
Asbury Trust Company
Press
Duel With Germs Aims To Set Medical Honor To Test
Chicago January 17. Dr Charles E M Fischer challenges Dr John Dill Robertson health commissioner to a lethal duel with germs as weapons. Five cultures to be prepared three harmless two poisonous. A referee to exchange cultures for diagnosis and a bet of inoculation. Robertson expected to reply today.
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International News Service
Chicago
John Dill Robertson
Charles E. M. Fischer
Fischer
Robertson
Plan to Keep Down Price of Gasoline
Washington plan proposes a tax of one dollar per gallon on all gasoline sold for 15 cents a gallon with an added dollar per gallon for every cent increase. Representative Ben Johnson of Kentucky introduces the bill aiming to hold price at fourteen cents per gallon.
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International News Service
Washington
House
Ben Johnson
Kentucky
Johnson
Montenegro Reports Armistice With Austria
Athens dispatch via Reuters Telegraph reports Montenegro may have signed an armistice with Austria. While other sources echoed the claim for days, Austrian and Montenegrin dispatches deny it.
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International News Service
London
Athens
Reuters Telegraph Co
Austria
Salary Raises for City Engineering Dept Employees
City Council approved salary increases for three engineering department employees all long‑serving with nine years in service. Registry clerk from 75 to 100 monthly, assistant engineer from 90 to 115 monthly, sewer inspector from 70 to 85 monthly. Council also discussed mercantile tax collector report and finalized payments for Mercer Street and Winter Avenue paving.
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Milholland
Mercer Street
Division
Home Streets
Winter Avenue
Council
M. EB. Miller
Woods and Golder
Fire destroys 20000 tons of coal at Williamsburg plant
A blaze at the Williamsburg coal plant of the A J and J J McCullum Co in Brooklyn destroyed 20 000 tons of coal and threatened 80 000 more. Fire crews from Williamsburg Brooklyn and Long Island City fought to prevent spread toward the Standard Oil Co tanks nearby holding millions of gallons of oil. Loss estimated at 125 000.
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International News Service
New York
Williamsburg
A. J. and
J. J. McCullum Co
Brooklyn
Long Island City
Standard Oil Co
Autos Collide At Diamond Injuries After Riverside Britton Accident
An early morning collision at the Jefferson Washington streets diamond narrowly avoided disaster. Riverside Livery driver escaped injury while Britton Dye works driver Ralph E. Miller suffered severe foot and leg injuries. Riverside car required front wheel replacement. Britton car only had a dented fender. Both vehicles were moving at the time of impact.
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Riverside
Britton Dye Works
Jefferson and
Washington Streets
Ralph E. Miller
Britton Delivery
Washington Street
Britton
Jefferson Street
HI Y Club Meeting At YMCA With Nesbitt Speech
The HI Y club holds its weekly meeting at the YMCA with supper at 5 30. Rev S M F Nesbitt of Central Presbyterian church speaks on Vision. A large attendance is expected for the evening session.
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HI Y Club
J. R. Sherrard Called By Death
Joseph R. Sherrard a longtime churchman and city leader dies at 206 Milton Street after a brief illness of pneumonia He was 78 and had lived in Lawrence county and New Castle before moving to the city thirteen years ago He served as county superintendent of schools from 1884 to 1890 and later as county assessor in the Third ward A deacon of the First Baptist Church for years he taught a Sunday school class for over fifty consecutive years earning a 50 year medal from the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School association
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Joseph R. Sherrard
First Baptist Church
Milton Street
Sherrard
Lawrence County
New Castle
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association
First Baptist School
New Castle Police Sworn In Reflect Mixed Body Types
New Castle's police force swearing in shows a varied mix of heights builds and weights. Officers range from the smallest Nick Fiella to the heaviest Fred Isabella with numerous others spanning lightweight to heavyweight categories. Bantams are notably absent in the new lineup.
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New Castle
Nick Fiella
Fred Isabella
Fiella
Tommy Lynch
Hagan
Lynch
McConahy
Jones
Hilliers
Schuler
Tyrrell
Kitty
Nelson
Cy Horner
Logan
Gaston
Dysart
Elder
Force
14 Year Old Girl Receives Marriage License
Catherine White of Hillsville aged 14 was issued a marriage license to wed 22 year old Anthony Canafrio of Hillsville. The girl’s father consented to the license, noting the law allows licenses at 12 and that she is two years over the minimum.
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Catherine White
Hillsville
Anthony Canafrio
Miss White
Fine concert at First Congregational for Red Cross
A sacred concert at the First Congregational church raised funds for the Southside Red Cross society. The event drew a large audience and featured a notable recitation by Prof. J. Elias Hughes. The silver offering totaled 50 dollars.
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First Congregational Church
Southside Red Cross Society
J. Elias Hughes
Transferred to New Duties at Richmond
J. J. Jilinek, who has represented Collier's Weekly Magazine Co. in this city for three years, is promoted to a post in Richmond Virginia in charge of one of the company offices. E. P. Allen succeeds him and has taken rooms at the YMCA.
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J. J. Jilinek
Collier's Weekly Magazine Co
Richmond
E. P. Allen
Reynolds Street Resident Safe in San Benito Texas
William Williams of Reynolds Street, located for some time at San Benito, Texas, is reported to be getting along fine and likes that part of the country very much.
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William Wiliams
Reynolds Street
San Benito
Tex
Mrs George A Jones Progress After Hand Infection Operation
Mrs George A Jones of Reynolds street is reported to be progressing as well as could be expected after an operation for infection in one hand.
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George A. Jones
Reynolds Street
North Shore Railroad Receiver Fight Advances In Beaver Case
A Beaver county court hears arguments on denying that Henry K E Cook of Beaver was prematurely appointed as receiver in the North Shore Railroad case. The case, brought by Pennsylvania Attorney General John C Bell, involved ten days of trial in Lawrence County with costs around 1500 dollars.
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Court House
North Shore Railroad
Henry KE
Cook
Beaver
Ornner
Porter
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
North Shore Railroad Company
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
John C. Bell
S Cone
First National Bank of
W. A. McConnell
Beaver County
Lawrence
Dauphin County
Mayor Dick Sends Two To County Jail
Two more offenders were sent to county jail by Mayor Dick after police picked them up last night. Mike Nealon fined ten dollars and costs or five days on the hill. Charles Westerman, described as a cripple, remained with Nealon as company. Night Sergeant Gene Buckley assumed charge of central station operations in his first night back on the job.
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Newell
Mike Nealon
Mike
Charles Westerman
Nealon
Gene Buckley
Central Station
Interesting Meeting Held by Men at Y
Yesterday at the Y M C A the regular Sunday afternoon meeting for men and older boys was held with a fair sized crowd. The program, led by George Carhart of the First Methodist church Men’s Bible class, featured several speakers on Is Christianity a Failure with reference to the war in Europe and other pressing questions of the day.
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First Methodist Church
George Carhart
Europe
Former County Treasurer Lafay ette Baldwin Ill in Shenango
Former county treasurer Lafayette Baldwin of Shenango township, long ill, is reported in a very critical condition today with heart trouble.
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L Lafayette Baldwin
Shenango Township
Farrell Man Buys Grocery Here
George R. Lostetter of Farrell has purchased the grocery store of W. J. Riblett on North Beaver croft and has already taken possession.
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Farrell
George R. Lostetter
W. J. Riblett
North Beavercroft
Bankruptcy sale nets $690 for fashion shop stock
Attorney William J. Uber as trustee sold the stock of goods from the Fashion shop in the St. Cloud building to Edward Harris of Franklin for $690. The stock, appraised at $893, consisted of ladies wearing apparel. Auctioneer Parker conducted the sale amid several bidders who did not bid up to the appraised value. Hershfield entered bankruptcy after the holiday season.
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William J. Uber
Henry L. Hershfield
St. Cloud
Edward Harris
Franklin
Parker
Hershfield
Children March Out Blazing School
Two hundred children were led to safety as fire destroyed the six room North Versailles township school at Turtle Creek. An overheated stove is suspected to have started the blaze amid zero weather, while volunteers focused on saving nearby homes.
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Pittsburg
North Versailles Township
Turtle Creek
Colored Policeman In Uniform At New Castle
William Wahl becomes the city’s first colored police officer, assigned to a district with many colored families. He appears in a new uniform and is expected to handle investigations and other duties, with council officials hopeful the experiment will succeed and set a model for future hires. Wahl is noted as a capable citizen and amateur boxer.
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William Wahl
New Castle
Mr. Wahl
Wahl
Officer Wahl
Persia Declares War on Allies in Persian Dispatch
Constantinople Jan. 17 dispatch from Van reports the governor general of Luristan has taken control of Persian national forces and declared war on Russia and England.
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International News Service
Constantinople
Luristan
Persia
Russia
England
Van
Master Plumbers Banquet Thursday
On Thursday evening the Master Plumbers' association will hold a banquet at the Collins House. A fine menu will be served and a postprandial program arranged. A number of toasts will be given. Practically all city plumbing firms will be represented.
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Master Plumbers’ Association
Collins House
Emmanuel Baptist Church News in Bar Harbor
Rev Thomas Jones of Bar Harbor Me preached Sunday morning to a large congregation at Emmanuel Baptist church. The Red Cross sewing class meets this evening at 7. Mid week prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30. The Ladies Aid society meets Thursday at 1.
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Thomas Jones
Bar Harbor
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Red Cross
Ladies Aid Society
Garrett Hughes Visits Father Enroute West
Actor Garrett Hughes of Vitagraph spent the weekend with his father Prof. J. Elias Hughes in this city while on his way to Chicago. He has been in the United States about two years and has made rapid progress as a motion picture actor since starting in the field.
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Garrett Hughes
Vitagraph Moving Pictures
J. Elias Hughes
Chicago
Judge Emery Reopens Stamping Co Case Here
Judge S P Emery revoked former Porter certification and ordered the New Castle Stamping Co case to be heard before him. The matter involves auditor Charles R Davis surcharging George W Johnson by over 77000 and has persisted since 1910 with Pennsylvania Engineering Co among plaintiffs seeking early resolution. Master Samuel L Clark was appointed in Hodges v Hodges divorce proceedings. E E Hileman v Chipman settled. alimony terms discussed in McCann v McCann with a future hearing date. The Distefano minors guardians were authorized to pay accrued interest of 355 16 to their mother.
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S. P. Emery
Porter
New Castle Stamping Company
George W. Johnson
Prather
Crawford County
Emery
Samuel L. Clark
James H. Hodges
Gertrude Hodges
Turks Report $5 Million Booty From Sedd El Bahr Evacuation
Constantinople via Berlin reports the Turkish war office says about 5 million dollars worth of loot was captured after the British abandoned the Sedd El Bahr camp on Gallipoli. The haul includes 15 cannons, ammunition, carts, motor cars, bicycles, 290 tents, 50 000 blankets, oats and barley.
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International News Service
Constantinople
Berlin
Sedd-El-Bahr
Gallipoli Peninsula
Turkish War Office
Samuel Wolf Held on Liquor Charge Then Bonded
Samuel Wolf charged with selling liquor without a license was re arrested Saturday by Constable R. B. Morrow and Detective D. C. Walcott. He spent five hours in jail before securing a sufficient bond and was released.
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Samuel Wolf
Mantz
R. B. Morrow
D. C. Walcott
Court of Appeals Session Opens in Pulaski
Pulaski County commissioners Jacob F. Carl and R. M. Leslie convene a court of appeals session at Pulaski. James A. Gardner remains ill with grip and key clerk James Lafiorée returns to duty after illness.
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Pulaski
Jacob F. Carl
R. M. Leslie
James A. Gardner
James Lafioree
Grip
Deaths of Several Citizens Across Towns
Obituary notices list Joseph R. Sherrard age 78 of Milton Street. James Whaley 69 of County Line Street. Reuben Shanor age Si of Crafton. Jeremiah McDonald 76 of Youngstown. Andrew J. Kelley 11 days of Moorehead Avenue. William E. Twiss of Pittsburg. Mrs. Mary Alice Steen 62 of Jacksonville. William Henry 69 of Oakland. and Mary Pay of Darlington as recently recorded death notices across local communities.
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Joseph R. Sherrard
Milton Street
James Whaley
County Line Street
Reuben Shanor
Crafton
Jeremiah McDonald
Youngstown
Andrew J. Kelley
Moorehead Avenue
Pittsburg
Mary Alice Steen
Darlington
William Henry
Oakland
Pay
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Asbury Pk
Montenegro
Eng. Dept
E. C. McCracken
Court Street
Margaret McCracken
McCracken
C. H. Milhollan
Bell Telephone Company
Sheridan Avenue
Blaine Street
HI Y
J. R. Sherrard
North Shore
Case
Party
Isu
Emmanuel Church News
Father Enroute
E. E. Hileman
F. B. Chipman
Hugh McCann
Emma McCann
Lawrence Savings and Trust Company
Andonetta
Vincenzo, Dominico
Michelino Distefano
Camelia Distefano
Sam Wolf
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